iPhone or Android??

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  • polar135
    polar135 Posts: 319 Member
    I have used both and i prefer android as i can make my phone look any way i want. different launchers (home screen replacement apps) can change the entire look of the phone.

    I also despise itunes. I have a huge collection of music and movies and i find that i want to shoot myself in the head when i have to add stuff to a iphone or ipod.

    My wife has a iphone and at times wishes she could go back to android just because it has free turn by turn directions with google maps.

    IOS (Iphone/Ipod) is very user friendly. Very easy to use, but you can't change the look and feel of the screens beyond folders and wallpapers; Android takes time to get use to but once you learn how to use it, its very powerful as it 100% customize-able. (Launchers, live wall paper and so on.)
  • lmh0111
    lmh0111 Posts: 11
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  • Isabella_Adeline
    Isabella_Adeline Posts: 21 Member
    I have an Iphone and love it! Itunes can be a pain to set up but now that it's organized I don't seem to have any troubles and even share my library with my husband, which allows us to share apps, music, movies and tv shows. I can download music separately from other sites and burn any cds I buy onto the computer and add them to my library. With regards to the apps, there are tonnes of free apps and tonnes of paid ones, the nice thing about apps is that in most cases if you accidently delete them you don't have to pay to get them back (not true of music). for me a huge thing has been support that's available. When my step-daughter dropped hers and it was having issues, they simply replaced it, no questions asked. Also because of the nature of the app development, I have zero concern about viruses and the like. just my 2 cents.
  • Ksnoddy87
    Ksnoddy87 Posts: 121
    Ok now what do you guys think about the fact that you have to pay $99 up front for the iPhone insurance and that only covers minor damages...if you loose that bad boy, you're crapped out! As opposed to any other phone, you're able to get a replacement phone by just paying a $100 deductable or so?
  • jobster68
    jobster68 Posts: 145
    Android - I absolutely love my Samsung Galaxy SII!
  • AgandNes
    AgandNes Posts: 13 Member
    I love my Android G2. I love that my gmail syncs up with the phone and it does everything I need it to. I wouldn't trade my phone for any other.
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    Blackberry...nuff said. :laugh: I love going 3-4 days without having to plug my phone in also.

    Had a HTC Dream android and hated it...now you couldn't pry the BB out of my cold dead hands.
  • ONE03
    ONE03 Posts: 125 Member
    I think both platforms are equally impressive and fit my needs. Only thing is there are more choices of phones with the android OS. So you will have your good and bad phones with android on it.

    What will usually sway my decision is which one will hold its value for when I want to switch up.
  • MPwife10
    MPwife10 Posts: 130 Member
    I LOVE MY DROID!
  • anG2413
    anG2413 Posts: 40
    Saw a lot of "android apps are free" "HTC has insurance".. Etc
    I've never paid for an app on my iPhone, and I have insurance on it, as well :)
    Also, the iPhone 4s is quite amazing & I've had zero battery problems
    I agree with the guy who said "android is open source iPhone is not" we actually had this discussion in my CIS class the other day
    It depends on "what" you want to do with your phone
    Also, all of my android user friends have had numerous phones because they quit working, won't install updates, deletes all info(since its stored on the phone), force closes everything. Etc.
    I had to restore my previous iPhone(3G) because I had 4.02 IOS software
    And it couldn't handle it. But I got my texts, numbers, even my previously visited websites.

    anyways, I say iPhone. But that's up to you in the end :)
  • bobbinalong
    bobbinalong Posts: 151 Member
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    Since there are lots of recommendation but virtually ZERO actual information, here's my $.02.

    The key difference between them is the fact that andoid is open source and the iphone is not. Open source is a double edged sword. The good thing about it is that anyone can develop for android, from sophisticated and complex roms to very basic apps. That means that new apps are going to hit the market faster/more often and greater customization is possible. The downside is that there are more frequent version updates and quality control is much harder to enforce.

    What's that all mean? Well, if you want a reliable, solid phone that you just want to use as it was meant to be used, go with the iPhone. If you want to be able to tweak and play and try things and don't care about force closes and what not, go android.

    Both have extensive markets with more than enough free and paid apps. That should not be a determining factor. iPhone does not support flash, in most cases that isn't a deal breaker, but for some it could be. an iPhone is an iPhone is an iPhone. There are several different flavors of android... all have the same key features, but the look and feel can vary device to device.

    This is the best explanation I have seen, Thank You! Currently doing comparison shopping, long time Android user is continually frustrated with product.
  • festerw
    festerw Posts: 233 Member
    bobbinalong wrote: »
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    Since there are lots of recommendation but virtually ZERO actual information, here's my $.02.

    The key difference between them is the fact that andoid is open source and the iphone is not. Open source is a double edged sword. The good thing about it is that anyone can develop for android, from sophisticated and complex roms to very basic apps. That means that new apps are going to hit the market faster/more often and greater customization is possible. The downside is that there are more frequent version updates and quality control is much harder to enforce.

    What's that all mean? Well, if you want a reliable, solid phone that you just want to use as it was meant to be used, go with the iPhone. If you want to be able to tweak and play and try things and don't care about force closes and what not, go android.

    Both have extensive markets with more than enough free and paid apps. That should not be a determining factor. iPhone does not support flash, in most cases that isn't a deal breaker, but for some it could be. an iPhone is an iPhone is an iPhone. There are several different flavors of android... all have the same key features, but the look and feel can vary device to device.

    This is the best explanation I have seen, Thank You! Currently doing comparison shopping, long time Android user is continually frustrated with product.

    This thread is now nearly 6 years old and a lot has changed. Buy a good phone and it'll work no matter what the operating system, but you can't expect a $200 android phone to work as well as a $800 iphone.
  • zcb94
    zcb94 Posts: 3,678 Member
    I love my IPHONE because it keeps up with my school needs. It's basically my personal assistant!
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    As a recently ex phone salesperson, I'd normally say it depends on how you use your phone. Generally Apple phones are really good for people who want to do all the normal phone stuff, easily and without fuss. Androids are more versatile, and work tne way YOU want, Iphones make you work the way THEY tnink it should be done. So they tend to be easier for beginers or non power users.
    But in this case, the Iphone 4 is outdated enough that Apple will actually be a frustrating fit eitner way. Apple upgrades all thier phones, at the same time, and doesn't take into account the older phones. The 4's do not cooperate very well with current OS, or the apps that are available now. It just isn't powerful enough to handle even what Apple considers basic anymore. If you decide to go for an Iphone, you really should consider at least the SE. It is less expensive and smaller, but still new enough that it will still work with newer apps and OS. The Android phones are still useable, even with the older or less powerful phones, as long as you are not planning on downloading more than a couple of apps. Plus the fact that you are used to an Android system means you would likely be frustrated by the built in limitations on an IOS phone.
    My suggestion is to stick with Android. But if you do decide on iphone, go with SE or better.
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    festerw wrote: »
    bobbinalong wrote: »
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    Since there are lots of recommendation but virtually ZERO actual information, here's my $.02.

    The key difference between them is the fact that andoid is open source and the iphone is not. Open source is a double edged sword. The good thing about it is that anyone can develop for android, from sophisticated and complex roms to very basic apps. That means that new apps are going to hit the market faster/more often and greater customization is possible. The downside is that there are more frequent version updates and quality control is much harder to enforce.

    What's that all mean? Well, if you want a reliable, solid phone that you just want to use as it was meant to be used, go with the iPhone. If you want to be able to tweak and play and try things and don't care about force closes and what not, go android.

    Both have extensive markets with more than enough free and paid apps. That should not be a determining factor. iPhone does not support flash, in most cases that isn't a deal breaker, but for some it could be. an iPhone is an iPhone is an iPhone. There are several different flavors of android... all have the same key features, but the look and feel can vary device to device.

    This is the best explanation I have seen, Thank You! Currently doing comparison shopping, long time Android user is continually frustrated with product.

    This thread is now nearly 6 years old and a lot has changed. Buy a good phone and it'll work no matter what the operating system, but you can't expect a $200 android phone to work as well as a $800 iphone.

    Lol, one day I'm going to notice dates, ROFL! Danged zombies!
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