Bigbird Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 If you're a heavy google user, the android phones have much, much better google integration. much better. And the google maps app on android is much, much better. Either of those could potentially be a dealbreaker. If I could run android on my 4S I'd be happier than a pig in shit. The market fragmentation caused by a gabillion different handsets is really doing a disservice to android, IMO, because the hardware and accessories just aren't as nice as Apple's. Why? You can get much better hardware on an Android phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Why? You can get much better hardware on an Android phone. Hardware isn't as important on the iOS platform. A limited set of specs means everything just works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Sounds like if you were so reliant on Google to being with why did you go with an iPhone and not an Android device that is based on Google? I had an HTC Incredible for a 18 months, the battery life was shit and everyone stopped making accessories for it 2 weeks after the launch because it was old news. I like the iPhone itself, I'm happy with my decision to switch, but it's not all sunshine and roses is all. Why? You can get much better hardware on an Android phone. Better, and yet somehow not as good. It's a matter of opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Has anyone in this thread actually owned a good android AND and iphone 4 or 4s? if not, leave thread immediately. touch input is much more refined on the 4. for some reason im ALWAYS hitting wrong keys when typing on my 3D. ive tried calibrating the screen, but still cant get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I had an HTC Incredible for a 18 months, the battery life was shit and everyone stopped making accessories for it 2 weeks after the launch because it was old news. Accessories, etc...is other huge benefit of an iPhone. Over the years of having phones prior to my move to iPhones severa years back, my wife and I have a small tub of chargers, plugs, adapters, ect. that were always ever changing. Now even after 3 version of iPhones, the wife and I still use the same chargers and accessories (outside a case change) as we did from our old versions. No need to buy a new $20 car charger with every new phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Has anyone in this thread actually owned a good android AND and iphone 4 or 4s? if not, leave thread immediately. No, there's no such thing as a good iphone :dumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 No, there's no such thing as a good iphone :dumb: 2 separate entities.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Has anyone in this thread actually owned a good android AND and iphone 4 or 4s? if not, leave thread immediately. Yes. I used a couple HTC's and still have plenty of access as our company supports both. Every single rep I have in the field has a choice of phones to use and can switch anytime to any of the 8 different ones we support and only one of them is on an Android device. However, he is old and hates change so he litterally still has his phone that's a couple three years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'm in the "can't we all just get along?" camp. I would say that no real argument has been made one way or another, so go to a store for your carrier and play with some different phones. Someone should come up with a service to let people test drive phones for a while to really get an idea for what daily use with each is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Both phones suck you should buy a MOTOFONE F3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinHawk1647545499 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 can you load music on the iphone without itunes, like plug into a computer and put them on like a disk drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 OP... An android customers would have used Google on their phone to get the info. You are not ready grasshopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I have used both... iPhone is actually a nice device... with that being said, it really all depends on what you want... like as stated above iPhone is what it is, Android you can pretty much do what you want. people who say battery life sucks don't know what they are talking about... there's an outstanding thing called extended batteries, my thunderbolt goes at least 2 days without a charge. I recommend trying both and deciding from there what you really want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 can you load music on the iphone without itunes, like plug into a computer and put them on like a disk drive? Of course not. They put iTunes on the device itself so you can spend your monies with Apple$oft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FST94TSI Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I just switched from the droid bionic to the iPhone 4s although I swore I'd never give into the apple craze. The big deal breaker for me was the droids have the worst battery life I've ever experienced with a phone. I will say that although they each have their own advantages over the other it really comes down to personal preference. Most providers have at least a 30 day return guarantee so pick one and try it out. I will say that the iPhone seems to be much more well sorted out and much less problematic. I know that didn really answer your question definitively but I really think they're so close in capabilities that it's really personal preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I just switched from the droid bionic to the iPhone 4s although I swore I'd never give into the apple craze. The big deal breaker for me was the droids have the worst battery life I've ever experienced with a phone. I will say that although they each have their own advantages over the other it really comes down to personal preference. Most providers have at least a 30 day return guarantee so pick one and try it out. I will say that the iPhone seems to be much more well sorted out and much less problematic. I know that didn really answer your question definitively but I really think they're so close in capabilities that it's really personal preference. Just curious, but how does this happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I just switched from the droid bionic to the iPhone 4s although I swore I'd never give into the apple craze. The big deal breaker for me was the droids have the worst battery life I've ever experienced with a phone. I will say that although they each have their own advantages over the other it really comes down to personal preference. Most providers have at least a 30 day return guarantee so pick one and try it out. I will say that the iPhone seems to be much more well sorted out and much less problematic. I know that didn really answer your question definitively but I really think they're so close in capabilities that it's really personal preference. Qft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011SVT Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Just got a Galaxy Nexus (Jeez, who thinks up the names for these things?). Can someone point me to the list of 'must have' applications? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Just got a Galaxy Nexus (Jeez, who thinks up the names for these things?). Can someone point me to the list of 'must have' applications? Thanks. Google Wallet. Google even gives you $10 for signing up. http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/tech/2011/12/galaxy-nexus-on-verizon-google-wallet-leave-your-real-wallet-at-home/ Galaxy Nexus comes from Samsung's Galaxy line of phones + Nexus (Nexus = Pure Google goodness) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Of course not. They put iTunes on the device itself so you can spend your monies with Apple$oft. I think you can if you drag the music to the device then wirelessly sync it those new songs should transfer without it plugged in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAWDAD Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 4.3 inch screen 4g's that's 2 things you don't get with an iphone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 4.3 inch screen 4g's that's 2 things you don't get with an iphone I would say this is a preference thing also. The 4S has HSPA+, and I find Android phones with comically large screens unwieldy. Not to mention, with Verizon's latest statement of "No new phones on our network won't be LTE" and the recent launch of AT&T's LTE network, the next iPhone is almost certainly LTE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647545505 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I took my run of the mill Droid Incredibad on my deployment. At the time, I just planned to use it for pictures/vids/alarm and found it to work for playing music and overall a decent time killer. Battery life was excellent as I had no service, but, it did survive 120+F tucked in an ammo pouch, drops from getting in and out of MATVs, and even a poorly aimed EFP that sent our Cougar over on its side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/14/even-woz-thinks-the-android-bests-the-iphone.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I for one love my Cappy No locked down bull shit like you get with iphone. Praying that the next upgrade does not break your jail break or what ever else. I've owned a Iphone 3g and I don't think I could ever go back But I will admit the androids are more of a geeks phone. My wife loves her iphone 4s btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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