The Official Android Discussion Thread

[Jew]

I own an Android device (Galaxy Nexus), and I definitely enjoy the fact innovation seems to come faster to the platform thanks to it being more open to the developer community to tweak. I really hate the Android vs iOS debate, since at the end of the day all that matters is if the phone works for you. Plus, competition in the market pushes both Apple and Android developers to keep improving their product.

 

However...

 

I'm still 99.9% sure I'm switching to an iPhone. The battery life is definitely worse on android devices, the screens keep getting larger and larger and less ergonomic (this is honestly the biggest dealbreaker---Verizon's flagship Android is approaching mini tablet levels with a 5" screen, so even though it is more powerful than an iPhone you can't even use it with one hand!), and the best apps tend to hit iOS first (such as Tapped Out, which I have to play on my iPod and limits me to my home or hotspots).

[megalyte]

I'll soon be upgrading my HTC Inspire to a HTC One X+ , I have no desire to change to an iPhone until iOS really becomes innovative and more customizable than just the wallpaper. Android has had so much innovation and development towards it that make the OS really stand out from the competition, not to mention the plethora of choices you have. I personally do not brag about my Android phone and what it can do that an iPhone can't, as I dislike people who do that, and vice-versa. I will say though that competition is good for both Google and Apple. Both products are great, but I feel that Android offers so much more than Apple does and that is enough to keep me away, not to mention Apple's business practice of litigating instead of innovating (but that's another discussion )

 

PS, don't get lost with Apple maps!

[rollercoasterbuff]

Here's the thing. Apps in the android market do not go through screening. Apple screens each one. This helps avoid negative software getting into the device. iPhone has security built in, just like all of Apples other products... Android does not. Not to mention.... Panoramic pictures, touching devices to share data, etc etc have been on the iPhone for a long time. Applications. They may not be standard features, but that's what is great about having the largest app market. There really is an app for everything.

The other half of it is... Glass and plastic or glass and aluminum. Quality parts. That's the other part.

The only android phone that sticks out, in my opinion, is the galaxy S3. Better camera for sure. Enables better pictures at night as well. The iPhone isn't great at that. The camera needs improving. But that's just about it.

You gotta look back too. The iPhone was the first of its kind. Android wouldn't be here today, or where it has advanced to without the competition of the iPhone.

Just my thoughts.

[Sir Clinksalot]

Is it wrong that I love my iPhone and my Galaxy Tablet pretty much equally?

[Jew]

I don't really understand why anyone needs to fight about Android vs iOS. if a phone or tablet works for you, that's all that matters.

[A.J.]

Is it wrong that I love my iPhone and my Galaxy Tablet pretty much equally?

I don't really understand why anyone needs to fight about Android vs iOS. if a phone or tablet works for you, that's all that matters.

Fandoms are so cruel to each other. I use Mac OS X and iOS, and the rest of my family uses Windows and Android. As such, I have experience with both mobile platforms, and both platforms have strengths and weaknesses.

 

I really like the sheer amount of customization that developers and manufacturers have with Android devices. If you didn't know any better, you would think that the Kindle Fire and Galaxy Tab have completely different operating systems!