iPhone or Android? Here's an honest perspective
Posted by: Timothy Tibbetts on 10/29/2014 06:57 AM
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After jokingly mentioning I used my new iPhone 6 Plus in my pocket for 6 hours of motorcycle riding and it didn't bend a whole thing got started on our Facebook page about a MajorGeek using an iPhone as well as the usual Apple versus Android debate.
First, a little history. I have had every Samsung except the Mega and every iPhone ever made. That means since the iPhone was introduced in 2007 I have at least 10 cell phones and of course if you want to go way back, I started with the large brick phone when an “upgrade” was getting a bag phone that plugged in your car lighter (power outlets nowadays) and you paid for cell usage by the minute. Then came the flip phone days. Then, in 2007 it all changed when Apple introduced the iPhone.
My issue with brand loyalty comes back to how much things have changed since 2007 when the iPhone was launched. 4-5 years ago Apple was it. 4-5 years ago there was no Samsung and 4-5 years from now, who knows? I claim no loyalty to any product and certainly not to any company. If I did, I would still be using a Motorola flip phone. Hey, it was pretty good. I am entertained when people call someone a sheep for buying a particular brand when they themselves have loyalty to another brand.
I like both iOS and Android, but for different reasons, and here’s why. If you need to ask anyone which cell phone is best and you get one answer, you're getting bad advice.
Samsung (Android)
Overall, the Samsung is the bomb especially since you can customize until you’re exhausted. I can’t say enough about it although I find it has too much bloat now that can’t be removed (without rooting the device) and so many features most people only use a handful of them. It has so many new features the iPhone does not. I think the Android has come so far, so fast it’s almost ridiculous. The Android really is the Windows of today. Oddly enough, for all of Apple’s discussion of advancing technology, it really has fallen behind in the past 4 years as Android continues to improve by leaps and bounds on every release but some people don’t even know or care as shown by the fact that iOS and Android users split the majority of market share. Frankly I really didn't care much for Android until the latest couple of releases both in hardware and software.
Apple (iOS)
Overall the iPhone for me is a tad more fluid and simple to use, for good reason. While they have added a few apps that can’t be removed, it is still very little. That also comes with the downside of not being able to do anywhere near what you can with a Samsung in customization and access to the phone. This is because Apple holds a much larger control over their software and app submission process but it has its advantages when i work all day updating files, writing articles and doing reviews on the PC so when I get to my phone I just want to do what I have to do.
Here are some of my favorite, honest quotes from our Facebook discussion:
"As a tech during the day, I'm done with options when I get home. All I want to do is do my tasks as straight forward as possible."
"Android does take a little more tweaking than Apple but my I phone friends do not enjoy the benefits that I do on this phone period, the latest Android update really makes buttons on your phone obsolete, and the user interface is simple to use once you set your phone up. "
"I just don't like the price tag that comes with apple."
"I also like to compare the relationship between Android and IPhone to the relationship between Windows and Apple......they both are like the the relationship between carburated engines and engines with fuel injection. A carburated engine allows and even encourages a more intimate knowledge of the processes taking place within an operating internal combustion engine whereas a fuel-injected engine allows its operator to have peace of mind.....simplifying the engine's operation to a large degree. I prefer the control my Android phone affords me."
"I have the Galaxy 5 and use clean sweep for the app control. I have narrowed it down so I get easily 14 to 18 hours of heavy phone use, usually 6am to 11pm easily! If just a little time spent tweaking your phone out is by far the best phone I've ever had.
"But if you're a REAL geek or even a truly professional tech, these are nothing more than screwdrivers or wrenches."
As for me, i’ll continue to swap devices, it’s just fun - and a write off. The very definition of a geek is playing with technology.
For power users, specs matter and when you delve right in, here is where you will spot some big differences, if that matters. Here's a comparison of specs between the most popular smartphones on the market today:
Photo: Syracuse.Com.
First, a little history. I have had every Samsung except the Mega and every iPhone ever made. That means since the iPhone was introduced in 2007 I have at least 10 cell phones and of course if you want to go way back, I started with the large brick phone when an “upgrade” was getting a bag phone that plugged in your car lighter (power outlets nowadays) and you paid for cell usage by the minute. Then came the flip phone days. Then, in 2007 it all changed when Apple introduced the iPhone.
My issue with brand loyalty comes back to how much things have changed since 2007 when the iPhone was launched. 4-5 years ago Apple was it. 4-5 years ago there was no Samsung and 4-5 years from now, who knows? I claim no loyalty to any product and certainly not to any company. If I did, I would still be using a Motorola flip phone. Hey, it was pretty good. I am entertained when people call someone a sheep for buying a particular brand when they themselves have loyalty to another brand.
I like both iOS and Android, but for different reasons, and here’s why. If you need to ask anyone which cell phone is best and you get one answer, you're getting bad advice.
Samsung (Android)
Overall, the Samsung is the bomb especially since you can customize until you’re exhausted. I can’t say enough about it although I find it has too much bloat now that can’t be removed (without rooting the device) and so many features most people only use a handful of them. It has so many new features the iPhone does not. I think the Android has come so far, so fast it’s almost ridiculous. The Android really is the Windows of today. Oddly enough, for all of Apple’s discussion of advancing technology, it really has fallen behind in the past 4 years as Android continues to improve by leaps and bounds on every release but some people don’t even know or care as shown by the fact that iOS and Android users split the majority of market share. Frankly I really didn't care much for Android until the latest couple of releases both in hardware and software.
Apple (iOS)
Overall the iPhone for me is a tad more fluid and simple to use, for good reason. While they have added a few apps that can’t be removed, it is still very little. That also comes with the downside of not being able to do anywhere near what you can with a Samsung in customization and access to the phone. This is because Apple holds a much larger control over their software and app submission process but it has its advantages when i work all day updating files, writing articles and doing reviews on the PC so when I get to my phone I just want to do what I have to do.
Here are some of my favorite, honest quotes from our Facebook discussion:
"As a tech during the day, I'm done with options when I get home. All I want to do is do my tasks as straight forward as possible."
"Android does take a little more tweaking than Apple but my I phone friends do not enjoy the benefits that I do on this phone period, the latest Android update really makes buttons on your phone obsolete, and the user interface is simple to use once you set your phone up. "
"I just don't like the price tag that comes with apple."
"I also like to compare the relationship between Android and IPhone to the relationship between Windows and Apple......they both are like the the relationship between carburated engines and engines with fuel injection. A carburated engine allows and even encourages a more intimate knowledge of the processes taking place within an operating internal combustion engine whereas a fuel-injected engine allows its operator to have peace of mind.....simplifying the engine's operation to a large degree. I prefer the control my Android phone affords me."
"I have the Galaxy 5 and use clean sweep for the app control. I have narrowed it down so I get easily 14 to 18 hours of heavy phone use, usually 6am to 11pm easily! If just a little time spent tweaking your phone out is by far the best phone I've ever had.
"But if you're a REAL geek or even a truly professional tech, these are nothing more than screwdrivers or wrenches."
As for me, i’ll continue to swap devices, it’s just fun - and a write off. The very definition of a geek is playing with technology.
For power users, specs matter and when you delve right in, here is where you will spot some big differences, if that matters. Here's a comparison of specs between the most popular smartphones on the market today:
Photo: Syracuse.Com.
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