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| Ignore the dirty screens. That's what happens when you got kids. |
Android and Apple have been battling it out for years. Every year Android comes out with something different while apple comes out with something the same but different. My last phone was an Iphone 4. My current phone is a Samsung Galaxy SII 4G (what a mouthful). I am an android convert now but by what I have to say your probably not going to believe me.
Apple seems to be the choice that everyone makes for their phone. The iphone's throughout the years to me haven't really changed much. Not in looks and not in features. They improve the system and change bits and pieces yes but it still looks the same.
I loved the Iphone when I first got it. It was my first smart phone after having a Nokia for years. I love how the Iphone is so smooth with it's touch features. I think that is something they are winning at. Another thing I think they are winning over with Samsung is battery life. We all know Iphones have crap battery life as they are now. But my Samsung is worse.
The Iphone is easy to use and They have the same platform across all their products like tablets, ipods etc. This makes it easy for everyone as things are the same.
Something I didn't like was the syncing of Iphones. When you have two or three different Iphones on the same apple account and you hook up one of them to the computer it will automatically sync the other iphones things to yours. Unless you were smart and learnt from the first time how to stop it. Wiping out all your contacts and photo's. If you haven't backup your phone it's all gone.
I can't speak for the new Samsung S4 cause I don't have it, but I would love to know how it runs.
My SII 4G is pretty good. Easy to use. You have to get used to it but once you play around with it they're just as easy as the Iphone. The screen is bigger but the phone isn't that much bigger. So it's not like holding a brick to the side of your head.
I like Internet browsing on the Android better then the Iphone. Google search looks better and works better. Websites that don't have a smartphone function still works fine like you're on a computer. It's easy to turn on and off WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.
That's another thing I love about the Android. The GPS. I hate navigators as you have read about it
here and
here. But the Android phones use Google maps and the navigation system is free. Is is really nice not like my navigator I have in the car. I also think it's a lot more accurate and keeps up with you. Once you reach your destination it shows you a street view picture of your destination. How cool is that.
With the apps android and apple pretty much have the same apps. Any apps you get on a Apple you can get on an Android. Some work better on the Android too. Android doesn't come out with a new system every couple of months so you're not constantly updating. Some apps get their updates a little later then Apple. That because Android system is on many different phones with different resolutions and screen sizes. Where as Apple phone is one thing across it all.
Another thing is your phone doesn't need to be hooked up to a computer on one program. There are several programs you can use. Or you can use the ones they recommend. They are easy to navigate but again you have to get used to it just like anything else that's new.
Personalisation. I can personalise a lot more on the Android then on the Iphone. In terms of what widgets I want and where I want my apps to be. With apple all apps need to be in a row. But with Android I can move apps where ever I wish. If I want one page of apps to have all the apps as a box around the outline of the phone and have it empty in the middle I can do that. The widget I love the most is the Google widget. I have it on my home screen so that if I need to Google something real quick it's their already.
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| Obviously I have the most used apps on the front page like Facebook, Twitter and Candy Crush. |
Now for some negatives. It needs resetting at least once a week. Again might just be my phone but might not be. Sometimes it freezes or lags. I'm backing up the Android here cause it could mean my Internet connection is crap so it lags and freezes. Or it could be an internal thing.
Another thing, that is probably my carriers fault, is my contacts don't show up when they are calling me. So I don't know who the hell is calling me. I answer the phone with this fake "Hellooo". Then I have to try figure out who the voice is. So if your calling me tell me your name first. (rant over)
Something else I just remembered. The podcasts. It's so easy to get podcasts on a Iphone then it is on an Android.
But all these flaws and I still love the Android. Samsung make really good phones now and are really giving Apple a run for their money to improve their game. Will I ever go back to Apple? Mayyybbeeeee but I don't really want to.
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