Very general, no particular device in mind .. first thoughts?

 

Why is this not in the Computer Related and Technology section?

 

Because it's about brands, not devices.

 

 

Well I'm booked in at meadowhall tomorrow morning to take a second 5 back....first one wouldn't hold a charge , now I have one that freezes up, drops Internet and rings when it feels like it
Getting tedious now

 

iPhone are good for those that don't want to change things and once set up correctly generally seem to be ok to use, but yesterdays technology at tomorrow's prices does come to my mind.
So Android for me

Richard

 

I like the iPhone predominantly because I'm comfortable with it. Saying that the '5' does appear to be fraught with problems and the 5s is rumoured to be bargain basement so i'm seriously considering android

 

Had an iphone for years. Recently switched to android. ios is better in some ways and android better in others. For me android suits my needs better than ios.

 

I've had both, and it comes down to one thing for me, build quality and durability. Apple hands down!

 

Oh god pimmo!


Not another thread on this

Each have their pro's and cons .

Personally I prefer apple

 

I have been a long time iphone user.

3,4 and 4 s.

Last week I upgraded to a 5.

Three days later after it froze and crashed I got my second five, that one had no signal, I exchanged it for a htc one,

I'm getting used to android,

While the phone is faster, camera is better, the iOS is what makes the apple, the touch recognition is miles better on the apple devices, the apps seem to be better, I can't get nav free to save to android,

I like both but build quality at apple seems ****e, the mrs is on her third iphone 4 in 8 moths

 

They both have pretty much the same functionality these days. I prefer iPhones as they are easier for my wife and children to use. We also use iMessage and FaceTime extensively, but could equally use WhatsApp or Viber...

(I voted 'Don't care')

 

Surprised to see Android taking the lead.

 

I use Apple as it's what I started with and it work fine, so there's no 'need' to change. Although I have tried Android with a company Samsung Galaxy (not S or S2 etc) and it was a slow, constantly crashing piece of junk. Maybe that soured my Android experience, but Apple for me.

 

Like the older iPhones then

 

Wouldn't bother me having either one,but one reason I went with an android phone was the monthly cost just to have a new iPhone,compared to a new android phone on the same tariff..

 

Android does bit everything for a reasonable price

I like the windows phones, but like apple, you can't do a bit of everything, although the prices are reasonable

So android it is

 

To be fair, Apple make the best pies

 

It's simple, if you want cheap and care more about how it looks than how it functions, Android is for you.

 

It's simple, if you want a corporate giant to dictate the model you buy, the price you pay, the accessories you buy and the cost and means of storing your data, then buy an IPhone.
I like to have some choice in the above matters so I've been an android user since they first launched.

 

Oh how the mighty have fallen, back in the days when iFail 1 was released it was considered a piece of modern design genius, now Android are considered the better looking option.

The day that Apple lost the plot, and outed all it's followers as thoughtless sheep was the day that the released the model 4 to the market and let the mainstream public do their beta testing at full price, releasing a product ahead of time with known flaws is naughty by any stretch of the imagination.

 

Yeah, because Google are a family business and Samsung - by far the most common device - are mates working from a garage.

Times have changed, Android has gone from a hobby to a serious business, the Apple Fanboi has been replaced by the Fandroid, and they're rampant.

Pretty much all of the 'features' that Android users have berated Apple users for are now OK because... Android. Your devices are tied to providers, your apps are forced upon you, your phones are abandoned shortly after release and replaced by another with bigger numbers, but that's OK because they're free.

Enjoy your device and thank Steve for making it happen.

 

iFail? Who's going to believe a word you say when your opening statement is absurd.

 

I've had an original iPhone then a 3GS, when that needed upgrading i did think about the 4S but by that time IOS was beginning to annoy me so i made the jump to android.

I'm not going to say its OMG AMAZING and IOS is rubbish, on the whole i prefer android but IOS does do some things better, its easier to use out of the box for example where you need to fiddle with Android to make it what you want.

But for me when you consider a top quality Android handset is £200 where the IOS version is what £400+

 

I sense bitterness in your retort, it's also a nice get out for you to hide behind rather than dealing with thw points raised

As much belief in my opening Gambit I would suggest as yours with the use of the equivalent derogatory terms Fandroid and Fanboi.

Horses for course, the primary difference is that Android users don't have to buy all the other products in the set to get the user experience (Apple ties it users into the monopoly, albeit they smile so sweetly in applestore when they rape you).

Personally, regardless of all else, the only two reasons I have for not getting Apple product is the cost of the apps and the fragility of the product hardware.

 

We were in apple shop yesterday, to ask how you would send photos from an ipad to us, because someone is supposed to be...
The guy definitely had a certain attitude, presumably had it drilled into him from above

 

wow ..

My iPad even jailbroken is locked down, my S4 is completely customised, worked on any network, masses of apps of my choosing .. and took me 30 minutes to sort out.

 

Here we go again.


FFS this argument really is amazingly boring.

 

Always had iPhones, then changed to a nexus 4, that didn't like water so I'm borrowing an iPhone 4, have to say I much prefer the android phone and as soon as the waterproof Sony Experia z1 comes out I'll be getting one

 

iPhone because it works perfectly in conjunction with my Macbook Pro Retina. My old iPod which I bash around the farm also works perfectly and they all do everything I want them to do.