@Valkyrie_D I don't believe in paying apple prices
@Valkyrie_D Android has more customization features.
@MeTheUnfiltered @Valkyrie_D
That's always been one of my main reasons for Android. I like that I can install from alternate sources / repos, run different launchers, etc.
I don't like walled gardens, and I see Apple as the ultimate version of that. If course, that approach has certain advantages, but it's not for me.
Another big one is the hardware. If a device manufacturer makes changes I don't like, I have other options.
@Valkyrie_D Android all the time. I like being able to do exactly what I want with my own devices ๐
Iโm an iPhone user, probably because I joined the cult early & never looked back. Their Kool Aid is pretty tasty. However, Apple is too pricey, so I never have a new version. I use older. reconditioned workhorses.
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More bang for the buck.
iPhones are great phones but you are paying for the name besides the phone. Plus you can hook an Android phone up to a Windows PC and Windows see's your phone as an external drive. Very easy to transfer files such as images and MP3's between the two๐
@Valkyrie_D more customization offered....i love some just some of the features of the Iphone like facetime and Siri but can find those options for an Android as well soooooo Android it is
Apple is a closed ecosystem with a single manufacturer. Itโs safer, more secure, more privacy centric. Apple has better industrial design. (They look better.) Integration between products is seamless.
I'm surprised that android is so much more popular than apple in this poll. Then again, #cosorocks ๐ค
I've always loved android, bc I used to root my phones for full customization (don't have to do that now unless I want to get rid of the bloat). Apple is too strict with what you can and & can't do with their phones. If I own it, don't brick my phone for customizing it to my preferences ๐คทโโ๏ธ
@Valkyrie_D I've had one apple phone. It worked well enough as a phone but had a weird quirk. Non-apple apps didn't render screen colors correctly. I sent the phone in for repair and received it back in a week. The color rendering problem? Not fixed.
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neither
I have never, and will never own a smartphone.
@corlin @Valkyrie_D Having traveled a lot overseas, I can say that getting around without a smartphone can be very difficult. Recharging travel cards for public transport or booking a ticket on a high-speed train pretty much requires a computer or smartphone. Looking up train and bus schedules, calling a cab, etc. are difficult without a smartphone. Locking and unlocking your credit card to prevent theft is simplified. Translating signs and posters is a breeze with a translator in your pocket.
True.
If I traveled overseas today, I would buy a cheap smartphone, used. In the country I am visiting.
And put very little personal info on it. Just the absolute necessary.
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lil surprised by the results thus far...expected it to be closer to even...60/40 at most...
@opie Iโm also surprised by the results thus far!!! And, the arguments are very valid and reasonable!
@Valkyrie_D I've tried to use an Iphone several times and always find it limiting and frustrating to use. Android lets me use my device the way I want to.
Customization.
Can delete more bloatware.
Forces market competition (I owned the Z-hinge Android with a keyboard, the very first Android)
@Valkyrie_D: Better phones all-around. iPhone, iWatch, iPad, and Mac all talk to one another and share important features seamlessly.
@thedisasterautist @Valkyrie_D
Move across all devices seamlessly makes apple superior in my book.
@thedisasterautist @Valkyrie_D
I have an older iMac, an apple tablet and previously an iPhone, there was no way to move old photos to the phone. Tried everything. Specifically, there was no way to move old Samsung phone images to the iPhone. I could move DSLR pics from the Mac to the phone, it would not move Samsung pics.
@KGinKS @Valkyrie_D: I haven't had an Android phone since maybe 2012, but I did see this just now. Seems a bit convoluted, but Samsung and Apple do absolutely hate each other.
@KGinKS @Valkyrie_D: I saw this as well, though as you said, you may've already given it a shot.
@KGinKS @Valkyrie_D: Years ago I moved my photos directly from my Motorola Android to my Mac via USB and then they shot into the iPhoto Cloud thingy, but that was back in the day before cables were longer cool.
@thedisasterautist @Valkyrie_D
I saw it. I could copy anything from iTunes to the iPhone EXCEPT Samsung photos.
Three hours, on and off, with tech support at apple. Ok, try this, I'll call back in 30 minutes. No resolution. The following Monday they announced they were killing iTunes and splitting into separate modules, no further updates. 3 hours.
@KGinKS @Valkyrie_D: I hated iTunes on Android. I'm not that big a fan of it on Apple.
I'm old. So I almost always move things manually, like we did in the old say when there was no cloud and everything had to be done via cable transfer.
@KGinKS @Valkyrie_D: I'm not a fan of anyone's tech support centers. Rarely had any positive experiences. Not infrequently I knew more than their CSR ops, and other times, as happened to you, they never called back. I did always get the "How Did We Do?" emails.
Android.
Customization, the ability to install apps not in the Play Store, and if you enjoy such things, you can install alternate OS.
Samsung fan, partly because they are built in South Korea.
Smart Switch allows me to easily back up my phone data to a computer - don't have streaming access to put anything in the cloud and wouldn't if I did.
@Valkyrie_D Apple. Because the chip implanted in my head tells me to.
@Valkyrie_D Neither. The best phone I ever had was one of the old, classic Nokias -- built like a tank and did what I wanted it to do, easily. Really liked that thing.
@Valkyrie_D Android but only because Apple's music management is a complete dumpster fire.
Just wanted to thank everyone for participating! The results surprised me ๐