Android or iPhone?

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  • mrsjones2point0
    mrsjones2point0 Posts: 332 Member
    iPhones are great for their simplicty, and that whole "everyone has one" - which simply is because Apple makes a great product, and it's an easy choice.

    Droids are way better, wider variety of phones and features. I LOVE my droid and would never settle for an iPhone.

    (PS: for all those who stated a reason of dropping their iPhone or durability, that's not a reason - droids have otterboxes too)

    Plus, I run all my stuff all the time, so I love that the droid has a changable battery. On a day long bus trip to the mountains, by the end of the day iPhone users were conserving batteries, droid users were just switching to their back-up battery and playing games and texting pictures etc. I guess it depends on how much you use your phone, and what you do on it. I live on mine, gaming, social media, texting, banking, blogging, everything!
  • DaWayne360
    DaWayne360 Posts: 261 Member
    Custimization, freedom, screen size selection, and computing power all favor Android, and because it's on so many different phone makes, they're always improving it and competing to have the best. Iphone has the ease of use advantage and the fact that it's universally the same on every single phone which is probably why so many people over 40 favor the Iphones.

    Your reply was spot on, thanks. (:

    I'm over 40 and it took me a couple weeks to adjust from I-phone to an android. I do like the android better now. The only downside to my Galaxy S3 is the battery life sucks. I always have to have a charger handy. As far as dropping them. Check out an Otter Box no matter what kind you get. They are pricey, but you can get good deals on Amazon
  • mrsjones2point0
    mrsjones2point0 Posts: 332 Member
    Buy a back-up battery, and a separate charger. . .cellphoneshop.net has them for super cheap
  • kkzmom11
    kkzmom11 Posts: 220 Member
    always gonna be Android for me.
  • _Giselle_
    _Giselle_ Posts: 68
    I've had both but once I went iPhone I never looked back. I have the 4S and the 5 (one is my own, one is my work phone) and I love both of them. They're simple, easy to use and the service from the Apple store is a big deal for me. I walk in, say it's not working and they hand me a brand new one. Done! In the past I've been so frustrated when phones have started playing up and you have to go to the shop and they're like *oh… hm… well we can send it off and see what they say… but you'll have to pay if they don't find anything". No thanks.
  • giampi260271
    giampi260271 Posts: 12
    I read a lot here that iPhone are easy to use. Sorry, but 'm not able to understand where iPhone is easier to use than my Nexus 5 (and previously Galaxy Nexus).
  • Mitzki5
    Mitzki5 Posts: 482 Member
    Android is far superior to Iphones. My phone is Android and my daughters Iphone, Ipad and Ipods have turned me off from any Apple product.
  • bd0027
    bd0027 Posts: 1,053 Member
    Thanks y'all. (:
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    They're simple, easy to use and the service from the Apple store is a big deal for me. I walk in, say it's not working and they hand me a brand new one.

    This is enough to put me off iPhone.

    It shouldn't happen often enough to need commented on...
  • TheWretchedFat
    TheWretchedFat Posts: 52 Member
    IPhone because it's simply and user friendly.
  • CDMAGS
    CDMAGS Posts: 150 Member
    It all depends on what you like...but Android is my way of choice apple is too restrictive.
  • LosinItAll2012
    LosinItAll2012 Posts: 238 Member
    I was a Blackberry lover...then switched to check out the IPhone... had it for 2 months and gave it to my son... Now have Samsung Galaxy and LOVE it!!!!

    The IPhone doesn't even compmare IMO...
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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Been on iPhones since the beginning and just got my first Droid to try out till another upgrade rolls around. I have to say, I am indifferent. I don't really like the design of the Android OS but it works fine. Honestly, I just don't think it matters, but will hopefully be able to move back to iPhone (please have a bigger screen) when the 6 comes out.
  • AprilMae1975
    AprilMae1975 Posts: 726
    I swore I'd never switch from Iphone to Android....and then I did it. I have never regretted it. I love my GS4 and would choose Android over Iphone any day. Go to the phone store and play with both, see which one has the features you like. What's good for one person isn't always best for the next.

    Good luck!!
  • Timmmy40
    Timmmy40 Posts: 152 Member
    I will stick to my android phone. Damn iphone/aol users!
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    IMO it depends on what your preference. If all you want is to talk, text, web browse and not too tech savvy go iPhone. There is nothing better right out of the box for someone who is not familiar with mobile OS's.

    If you have some semi tech saviness and want customization on how the OS feels / performs, go Android.

    I am rockin the HTC One and running the Android 4.3 build with the 4.4 theme and really liking it. My previous devices were Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S1, and iPhone 3GS and out of the iOS and Android OS's my preference is the Android for customization.

    Battery life appears to be better on the Apple product but Android has larger displays... so again it just depends on what you are going for and how well you know mobile technology.

    Just my $0.02
  • anabelpalomo
    anabelpalomo Posts: 34 Member
    I've ALWAYS had an Android and just last week switched over and got an I phone 5S. I still haven't received it so I haven't had it in my hand yet to play with it and mess with it, but I'm very excited. I think for me it was the "look" of the phone that pushed me a little to switch to the I Phone. It just looks sooooo nice and it's an I Phone! Lol
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    Plus, I run all my stuff all the time, so I love that the droid has a changable battery.

    Not all Androids have removable batteries but if the Android device you choose has a removable battery picking up a spare is worth its weight in gold if you are on it a lot. Picked up one for both of my old Galaxy phones and they came in handy.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    i hate this topic, just so you know - but I always seem to respond to it.

    while it is true that an iphone is easier to use out of the box, it is not devoid of customization or computing power to do other thing to do things that are "tech savvy." And Androids are pretty simple too, you don't HAVE to do a ton of customization to either if you don't want to.

    i don't get anything for selling a phone to anyone. so I am never one to advocate one over the other. I doesn't really matter to me which phone you get.

    iPhone5, Note 3, LG G2, or Nexus 5 are the best phones on the market right now. Go to Best Buy, hold them, play with them, pick which one you like the most.
  • wvtracyann
    wvtracyann Posts: 95 Member
    I always had androids and my last two were the samsung glaxy 3 and the galxy 4 I did like the 3 but was highly dissapointed in the 4 I just upgraded to the iphone5C and am really impressed it is very simple to use and and super fast. The only downfall I have found with the iphone is accesories cost more and they do not have the swype function. If this phone was to break today I would replace it with the same one :)
  • hanssonrickard
    hanssonrickard Posts: 12
    Why let other people decide for you what to choose?

    as wolverine66 says, go to a store and feel/test them out and pick the one you like.

    Android vs IOS battling is just waste of time.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Android.... iPhones are for sheep
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    Android.... iPhones are for sheep

    the irony in this statement drips like delicious maple syrup on a stack of fluffy pancakes
  • ezziriah
    ezziriah Posts: 9 Member
    Have always had an iPhone or some sort of Apple product for the last 7 yrs. Now I don't have any beside my iMac and I miss my iPhone I Loathe my Samsung S3. I've dropped my iPhone soooo many times not the first dent or crack. Drop my S3 once and its cracked. I'm trying to use it til I get the money for something new but not sure 100% if I will go back to iPhone. We will see. Cause I'm buying a iPad in a few months so what would be the use of having an iPhone?
  • Briargrey
    Briargrey Posts: 498 Member
    Over 40 and never wanted an iPhone for reasons not relevant here. I've messed around with iPhones and such, so I'm familiar with them, but I had an Android based phone for years. However, I just switched to a Windows phone 6 months ago, and I love it. I've got a Nokia Lumia 928, and it's perfect for what I use my phone for (phone stuff, texting, work email, mfp when it is working, and secondarily I browse the internet when I need to).
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    Agree with all those above that say, "try them in the store and choose the best one for you". Personally, I'm an Android user for personal use. I respect Apple and their products, especially their "eco-system"; however, I like flexibility and don't like being boxed in to one vendor/solution. That's why I'm also a Windows/Linux user.
    At work, they're still using BlackBerry, but have started early trials of iPads and iPhones for mobile users. I'm heartened to know that they're making a genuine effort to incorporate iOS in our Microsoft-favored environment even though it'd be much easier to use Windows-based phones/tablets. Time will tell which wins but I'd prefer either over the current "Crap-berry" existence.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Android.... iPhones are for sheep

    the irony in this statement drips like delicious maple syrup on a stack of fluffy pancakes

    Sir; that. sounds. delicious.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Android.

    Also, I like plastic screens. Just don't drop it in the toilet.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Home phone! :bigsmile:

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