I would have to say that's what makes me hesitate to even jump to windows phone even if i could find substitute apps. My family has iDevices that I pretty much got them using. It'd be rough to abandon ship on them. Plus part of the charm is having other iphone users to share apps with, use icloud, and other apps like facetime, imessage, etc. Not to mention the apple tv's, itunes library on the always on PC, and future ipads.
Then there's the security in having an iphone. You know you can run to the Apple store if you have a problem. With the other phones, it's a run to the carrier because I don't see any samsung or nokia stores nearby. And with carriers, you need insurance and patience. Lots of patience.
And as the next few weeks will prove, iphone retains its value well. Accessory makers will be working feverishly to come up with new stuff. That doesn't happen for the others too much. And what's that? iOS 6? Coming to all recent iOS devices at once.
That's a lot to give up just so I could customize a homescreen or have a slightly bigger screen or whatever.
mind saying what you miss exactly? i'm really on the fence here lol
To each their own. To the op if your thinking of jumping ship look no further than the SIII
I used a 4S from around the end of January until about a month ago when I switched to an SGS3. Here's my take on it vs. an iPhone:
The SGS3 is hands down the best Android phone that I have ever used. And I've used a TON (Droid X, Droid 3, Droid Incredible 2, Bionic, Razr, Nexus, and now SGS3). It is fast. The camera takes beautiful pictures. It doesn't freeze or lock up on me. And it typically lasts me from 8 am until bedtime around 10:30-11:00 pm. I have killed it some days, but that's usually from a lot of internet use. I'm talking screen on for 2-3 hours at night playing on the phone. I don't really fault the phone for that. I killed my 4S many nights doing the same thing. It does not feel cheap to me. Is it the quality feel that Apple provides? No. But I definitely wouldn't call it cheap. With the exception of a very few apps, I can find everything I used on iOS, and they are typically less expensive. The other thing that I love about Android is that you can share pretty much anything with any app. If you take a picture and want to immediately share it via text, Facebook, twitter, DropBox, etc., you can do it right from the picture. This is very nice and something I wish iOS would further implement.
Even though I absolutely love it, I'm still strongly debating on going back to iOS with the new iPhone. Here's why:
Sure the customization is very nice, but sometimes it's too nice. I constantly mess with my phone. Changing a screen here, a lockscreen there. It almost becomes an itch I can't scratch. I'm constantly trying to make it just right. While this is cool, it's also a pain. As others have stated, it is still slightly glitchy. Screen flickers, etc. While it is blazingly fast, I can't stand the little glitches. I'm so anal about things like that. You have none of that in iOS. The last two main things that are leading me back to iOS are productivity and my self-professed OCD. I felt that I was much more productive on iOS. I got more done, and I got it done quicker. Responding to texts and emails straight from the notification center just seemed to work right. And work quicker. The unified inbox just helped me manage my two email accounts better. And about my OCD...I want everything to look the same. Notifications for every app are different. Nothing looks the same. Some allow it to vibrate and ring, others don't. The icons look different. I just really liked the notification center in iOS. It was much more user friendly. And all the app icons were the same. Same size, shape, etc. Makes for a much cleaner look.
I understand why people love both. And Android still holds a place in my heart. I really do like it. But for an every day device like a phone, I think iOS is the way to go for me. Now my tablet, that's a different story.
Let me know if you have any questions about my ramblings.
thanks for the detailed info. this is exactly what i am looking for, honest opinions
sure i know this is an iPhone/iOS forum so some opinions will be biased but this thread has been very informative and not as biased as others
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Sure the customization is very nice, but sometimes it's too nice. I constantly mess with my phone. Changing a screen here, a lockscreen there. It almost becomes an itch I can't scratch. I'm constantly trying to make it just right. While this is cool, it's also a pain.... (snipped)
That is a perfect description of my experience with Android devices. It had literally become an obsession to make it perfect and after flashing every customized ROM available, I found perfection when I had finally had enough and returned it to the way it was when I brought it home from the store. I have no desire whatsoever to alter my iPhone in such a manner. I'm finally content.
I find it interesting that people are saying that they are using the iPhone for productivity purposes and Android devices for fun. I do use my iPhone 4S for productivity and it performs better than any device that I have ever owned. But I also use it for entertainment and I would have to say the same is true in this department as well. I listen to music, watch videos, play games, etc. more now with my iPhone than I do with any other device I have ever owned. To me, it is the best all-around phone you can buy.
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Yeah. It does become an obsession. Trying to get it JUST right. And that's where I kind of lean towards iOS for my phone. I like Android on a tablet, because it is more of a "fun" device. I don't need one. I just have one for fun and the occasional task. My phone I'd like to be clean and functional first and foremost. Fun second. And that's where the two differ, at least for me.
I just switched from Droid Razr to iphone 4S. I was also I devoted Android user. The problem is that Google puts out updates to all the android phones and then lets each maker customize that update to their own specifications and there incurs that instabililty. I didn't know what to expect with iphone but I have been very please so far (3 weeks) I get everyone's comments about functioning right out of the box as soon as I turned it on it told me I had 4 pending invites. On android the whole invite to calendar thing was very confusing. I will probably (never say never) never go back just because apple had one chance to impress me and it did. No bugs, glitches etc...after looking at the Galaxy S3 today. that device is Nice!
i'm not hating. just briefly jumped over the fence for a little bit