Hello everyone!
I am mainly an Android guy, with a little bit of Windows phone sprinkled in. :laughing: After resisting for a number of years, I finally bought an IPAD Air 2 to try out iOS. This is my second tablet. My first tablet was the Nexus 7 (2012). Because of the terrible NAND flash Asus put in it, it is pretty much a paperweight now (well, with LL anyways)... I thought I would write a bit about some of the things that jumped out at me while using the IPAD and see if anyone has had a similar/different experience.
To be honest, I expected I would find the IPAD terrible to use, and was expecting a very difficult period of adjusting to it. To my surprise, I wasn't too impressed by it, nor was I disappointed. It was like, you know, a bit different to use, but on the whole, it doesn't really feel very different from using my N7. Granted, my N7 is old and cheap, and is slower than a sloth with LL, but going back to JB, it feels just as smooth as the IPAD. The transitions on iOS look smoother, but other than that, not too much of a difference.
The notifications menu/area definitely is pretty basic on iOS and android does a much better job of it in my opinion, at least in terms of flexibility and some features, e.g. replying right from the notification, etc. I really like the fingerprint reader though and really wish my Moto X had one... I've tried out the fingerprint reader on the Samsung GS6, and it was pretty frustrating. Apple's fingerprint reader works flawlessly and works EVERYTIME...
As far as the UI goes, iOS doesn't look too bad. I like that there is greater consistency of the UI across all the apps. Sometimes, you will come across an app on Android that just looks completely out of place. It has gotten better with LL, but I don't think it is quite up there with iOS yet.
Siri is alright, haven't really used it too much. Google Now is pretty awesome and very useful in my experience. I haven't used Siri enough to really make a fair comparison. Out of the three major personal assistants though, I really like Cortana. It just felt "nicer" to use that Now and Siri.
The only thing that annoys the heck out of me is the issue of the file system. Not being able to manage the file system like I was able to in Android is driving me CRAZY.
A lot of my friends always told me that they prefer their IPAD to android tablets, because "it just works." I guess that depends on your expectations though. For me managing the file system and having access to it, etc. is something that I deem a basic and fundamental feature. So from my point of view, the IPAD doesn't "just work." I don't want to go on a rant here, it just bugs me... I've been trying to adjust, but it's not going too well...
So, to conclude this small (maybe not so small) wall of text, I am fairly, and unexpectedly, comfortable with iOS (aside from the file system thing...). Overall, it doesn't feel all that different from using my N7.
Anyways, any Android/Windows guys here? How was your transition? Did you completely move over to iOS for all your mobile/tablet devices? Or are you using a mix of devices?
I am mainly an Android guy, with a little bit of Windows phone sprinkled in. :laughing: After resisting for a number of years, I finally bought an IPAD Air 2 to try out iOS. This is my second tablet. My first tablet was the Nexus 7 (2012). Because of the terrible NAND flash Asus put in it, it is pretty much a paperweight now (well, with LL anyways)... I thought I would write a bit about some of the things that jumped out at me while using the IPAD and see if anyone has had a similar/different experience.
To be honest, I expected I would find the IPAD terrible to use, and was expecting a very difficult period of adjusting to it. To my surprise, I wasn't too impressed by it, nor was I disappointed. It was like, you know, a bit different to use, but on the whole, it doesn't really feel very different from using my N7. Granted, my N7 is old and cheap, and is slower than a sloth with LL, but going back to JB, it feels just as smooth as the IPAD. The transitions on iOS look smoother, but other than that, not too much of a difference.
The notifications menu/area definitely is pretty basic on iOS and android does a much better job of it in my opinion, at least in terms of flexibility and some features, e.g. replying right from the notification, etc. I really like the fingerprint reader though and really wish my Moto X had one... I've tried out the fingerprint reader on the Samsung GS6, and it was pretty frustrating. Apple's fingerprint reader works flawlessly and works EVERYTIME...
As far as the UI goes, iOS doesn't look too bad. I like that there is greater consistency of the UI across all the apps. Sometimes, you will come across an app on Android that just looks completely out of place. It has gotten better with LL, but I don't think it is quite up there with iOS yet.
Siri is alright, haven't really used it too much. Google Now is pretty awesome and very useful in my experience. I haven't used Siri enough to really make a fair comparison. Out of the three major personal assistants though, I really like Cortana. It just felt "nicer" to use that Now and Siri.
The only thing that annoys the heck out of me is the issue of the file system. Not being able to manage the file system like I was able to in Android is driving me CRAZY.
A lot of my friends always told me that they prefer their IPAD to android tablets, because "it just works." I guess that depends on your expectations though. For me managing the file system and having access to it, etc. is something that I deem a basic and fundamental feature. So from my point of view, the IPAD doesn't "just work." I don't want to go on a rant here, it just bugs me... I've been trying to adjust, but it's not going too well...So, to conclude this small (maybe not so small) wall of text, I am fairly, and unexpectedly, comfortable with iOS (aside from the file system thing...). Overall, it doesn't feel all that different from using my N7.
Anyways, any Android/Windows guys here? How was your transition? Did you completely move over to iOS for all your mobile/tablet devices? Or are you using a mix of devices?
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