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Hi there,
I'm struggling to make a decision on if I should make the jump to iPhone or stick with Android. Please help me with this decision.
First, let me list what I own that pertains to the subject.
Now brief history
I started off on Blackberry Curve, moved to iPhone 3 then moved to iPhone 3GS. Me and my fiancee joined accounts and unfortunately I joined hers because she's had longer history with the carrier; it was T-Mobile . She's had them since VoiceStream. So I was forced to go Android Donut. Hated Android until Ice Cream Sandwich, rooted every phone I had just to make it bare-able, and now that Jelly Bean is out I actually like Android especially 4.2.
Anyway my first switch back to iOS was an iPad 3 (later upgraded to the 4th gen) and in August 2012 I made my first jump to OS X; rMBP.
Current mindset
*Keep in mind that my experiences are based on what I know personally not as a whole*
I'm very fortunate to own the things I own and to have this 'problem' is nice. That said, I can't decide if it's smart to go all Apple or not. I really like Android Jelly Bean and how responsive my phone has become, but there's still things that urk me! I like my iPad, but there's still things that urk me on that platform as well. I love both and hate both if you know what I mean.
I was gonna list all the pros and cons I've had on both, but I thought I'd just list what I do and what's important to me.
Defaults: I love defaults, I love the fact I can have a program other than what came with the phone to be my default app. I wish I could use the Gmail app as my default email app for my iPad. When I wanna share something and email it to a friend of family member, it doesn't seem to be possible using the Gmail app on iOS.
UI: I love the look of Android Jelly Bean 4.2. Small things to font all the way up to theming and live wallpapers. I love having contact images associated with text responses and conversations over text messaging. Google Now is very cool to me.
Notifications and Widgets: Self explanatory, but I like how it is on Android
Accessories: Hands down better on iPhone and I'd love to have that many options available to me.
Web Browsing: I hate browsing the web on Android especially forum writing.
Apps: I see so many apps available on App Store that I cannot find on Google Play and when they are on Google Play, sometimes they are more functional on iOS. Poking on Facebook for example. It's stupid I know, but it's the only thing that comes to mind at the moment. I like how organized the App Store is and how they categorize the apps.
Security: I'm not too familiar with the subject, but it appears that Android is weak in this department. I don't install apps outside of Google Play, but I've heard that it's still risky and I've heard that it's safe if I only use Google Play. Regardless, the fact it's in question makes me uncomfortable.
Compatibility: Here's the big one for me. I know my Galaxy Nexus will talk to my TV without any set up. I can send YouTube videos from my phone to my TV without any work. I can send photos and videos to it as well. It makes me think it is an Android/Google TV, but not sure. My iPad doesn't do this and I'm not sure how to get it to. My Android phone is also able to print from the phone over WiFi. Not sure how to get my iPad to do this. These limitations I assume the iPhone will have. However on the flip side (as far as I can tell) I can't get my Nexus to use photostream, iMessage, iCalendar, etc. I can't use my Nexus on my Logitech stereo dock thingy and the real kicker here is I can't hook it up to my car stereo intelligently. What I mean by this is I have an auxiliary port that I can use, but I have to still fiddle with my phone while driving. Not good and I'm assuming I can use my car stereo and steering wheel controls with an iPhone.
Cross Compatible: Not all is bad, I can use google music on both my iPad and Android which is nice since I can store up to 20,000 songs for free on the cloud so I don't use any iPad space or Android space. Certain apps are compatible on both platforms, but that's not the issue here. What is is apps I buy on iPad or Android for the most part only work on iOS or Android. For example my work, friends and family had this craze for a few months of playing Great Big War Game. I bought it for iOS, but all the sudden everyone started getting map packs and stuff and I was only able to play when I was home or had my iPad. So I bought it on my Android phone, I paid twice for every map and twice for the game. This has happened more than once. With an iPhone I feel like this wouldn't be a problem. It'd have almost perfect cross compatibility. This goes the same way if I had an Android Tablet like the Nexus 10 and a Nexus 4.
So basically I'm struggling to decide what to do.
I'm struggling to make a decision on if I should make the jump to iPhone or stick with Android. Please help me with this decision.
First, let me list what I own that pertains to the subject.
- iPad 4th Gen
- MacBook Pro-R
- LG 55LM7600
- Galaxy Nexus 4.2 Jelly Bean [not rooted]
- A Car
- Canon Printer
Now brief history
I started off on Blackberry Curve, moved to iPhone 3 then moved to iPhone 3GS. Me and my fiancee joined accounts and unfortunately I joined hers because she's had longer history with the carrier; it was T-Mobile . She's had them since VoiceStream. So I was forced to go Android Donut. Hated Android until Ice Cream Sandwich, rooted every phone I had just to make it bare-able, and now that Jelly Bean is out I actually like Android especially 4.2.
Anyway my first switch back to iOS was an iPad 3 (later upgraded to the 4th gen) and in August 2012 I made my first jump to OS X; rMBP.
Current mindset
*Keep in mind that my experiences are based on what I know personally not as a whole*
I'm very fortunate to own the things I own and to have this 'problem' is nice. That said, I can't decide if it's smart to go all Apple or not. I really like Android Jelly Bean and how responsive my phone has become, but there's still things that urk me! I like my iPad, but there's still things that urk me on that platform as well. I love both and hate both if you know what I mean.
I was gonna list all the pros and cons I've had on both, but I thought I'd just list what I do and what's important to me.
Defaults: I love defaults, I love the fact I can have a program other than what came with the phone to be my default app. I wish I could use the Gmail app as my default email app for my iPad. When I wanna share something and email it to a friend of family member, it doesn't seem to be possible using the Gmail app on iOS.
UI: I love the look of Android Jelly Bean 4.2. Small things to font all the way up to theming and live wallpapers. I love having contact images associated with text responses and conversations over text messaging. Google Now is very cool to me.
Notifications and Widgets: Self explanatory, but I like how it is on Android
Accessories: Hands down better on iPhone and I'd love to have that many options available to me.
Web Browsing: I hate browsing the web on Android especially forum writing.
Apps: I see so many apps available on App Store that I cannot find on Google Play and when they are on Google Play, sometimes they are more functional on iOS. Poking on Facebook for example. It's stupid I know, but it's the only thing that comes to mind at the moment. I like how organized the App Store is and how they categorize the apps.
Security: I'm not too familiar with the subject, but it appears that Android is weak in this department. I don't install apps outside of Google Play, but I've heard that it's still risky and I've heard that it's safe if I only use Google Play. Regardless, the fact it's in question makes me uncomfortable.
Compatibility: Here's the big one for me. I know my Galaxy Nexus will talk to my TV without any set up. I can send YouTube videos from my phone to my TV without any work. I can send photos and videos to it as well. It makes me think it is an Android/Google TV, but not sure. My iPad doesn't do this and I'm not sure how to get it to. My Android phone is also able to print from the phone over WiFi. Not sure how to get my iPad to do this. These limitations I assume the iPhone will have. However on the flip side (as far as I can tell) I can't get my Nexus to use photostream, iMessage, iCalendar, etc. I can't use my Nexus on my Logitech stereo dock thingy and the real kicker here is I can't hook it up to my car stereo intelligently. What I mean by this is I have an auxiliary port that I can use, but I have to still fiddle with my phone while driving. Not good and I'm assuming I can use my car stereo and steering wheel controls with an iPhone.
Cross Compatible: Not all is bad, I can use google music on both my iPad and Android which is nice since I can store up to 20,000 songs for free on the cloud so I don't use any iPad space or Android space. Certain apps are compatible on both platforms, but that's not the issue here. What is is apps I buy on iPad or Android for the most part only work on iOS or Android. For example my work, friends and family had this craze for a few months of playing Great Big War Game. I bought it for iOS, but all the sudden everyone started getting map packs and stuff and I was only able to play when I was home or had my iPad. So I bought it on my Android phone, I paid twice for every map and twice for the game. This has happened more than once. With an iPhone I feel like this wouldn't be a problem. It'd have almost perfect cross compatibility. This goes the same way if I had an Android Tablet like the Nexus 10 and a Nexus 4.
So basically I'm struggling to decide what to do.