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He says that he sees other phones acting as a gateway to iPhones but I seem to see the reverse happening. I have seen a number of users getting frustrated with

by 51Cards 10y ago

He says that he sees other phones acting as a gateway to iPhones but I seem to see the reverse happening. I have seen a number of users getting frustrated with the lack of options in the iPhone market and moving on to other devices more tailored to their personal needs. The "generic" iPhone is what they bought first until they found more appealing devices that suited their specific desires better. I know very few people who've gone from Android to iPhone, especially in the last couple years.

sxg 10y ago
Your anecdotal experiences definitely don't match my anecdotal experiences. I think we need to be careful with these kinds of stories.
- jsjohnst 10y ago
  I've seen a number of the transitions he saw a couple years ago, but an almost equal number coming back now. Many I know that switched, are now coming back, realizing that "cute customizations don't offset the fact things just work better on iOS" (not looking to get in a debate, just repeating what they said).
  - sxg 10y ago
    I personally switched from an iPhone 4S to an HTC One M7 for the bigger screen size, but I switched back after less than 6 months because I couldn't get over the lack of consistency in the Android experience. There were duplicate apps with different design styles, multiple text messaging apps, etc. I found I had more choices in general on Android, but it was rare to find an option that I was completely satisfied with. If I decide to go back to Android, I would only get a Nexus device with stock Android. That may fix the majority of my complaints with Android.
    - jsjohnst 10y ago
      I really like my Nexus 6P (GoogleFi edition). It's a great phone all around. Better than my 6S, no, but it's definitely a very good quality phone and one I'd recommend if someone hated iOS.
    - cageface 10y ago
      The 6P is a great phone. I know Google has to walk a fine line here but I'd really like to see them putting more effort into promoting and distributing Nexus phones.
hugi 10y ago
This is pretty much the exact opposite of what I've experienced within my group of friends/family.
crapolasplatter 10y ago
I tried the Iphone for the trial period due to its popularity once. Never again. Multi-tasking on the android is a breeze and flows more naturally vs my experience with the iphone. Plus the Iphone while once set the standard it now appears to be trailing far behind most android devices. I recently switched my mom from the iphone to samsung s7 because it has a SD card storage. She recently lost all her pictures because the iphone died on her and there is no way to get it back . She had tears in her eyes because it had pictures of the grandkids. Keep in mind she has no internet nor computer at home she just wanted a phone wiht camara capabilities . I had to explain to her that unlike her previous android phone that had removable SD card storage the IPHONE ecogreedness doesn't, because they want you to pay for there icloud storage. Hence I switched her back to android with SD storage. Which makes it breeze to swap cards when they fill up and back them up without having to use craptunes. Not saying androids are the best thing since slice bread but I don't see the hype about iphones and there closed ecosystem?

by 51Cards 10y ago

sxg 10y ago

Your anecdotal experiences definitely don't match my anecdotal experiences. I think we need to be careful with these kinds of stories.

jsjohnst 10y ago
I've seen a number of the transitions he saw a couple years ago, but an almost equal number coming back now. Many I know that switched, are now coming back, realizing that "cute customizations don't offset the fact things just work better on iOS" (not looking to get in a debate, just repeating what they said).
- sxg 10y ago
  I personally switched from an iPhone 4S to an HTC One M7 for the bigger screen size, but I switched back after less than 6 months because I couldn't get over the lack of consistency in the Android experience. There were duplicate apps with different design styles, multiple text messaging apps, etc. I found I had more choices in general on Android, but it was rare to find an option that I was completely satisfied with. If I decide to go back to Android, I would only get a Nexus device with stock Android. That may fix the majority of my complaints with Android.
  - jsjohnst 10y ago
    I really like my Nexus 6P (GoogleFi edition). It's a great phone all around. Better than my 6S, no, but it's definitely a very good quality phone and one I'd recommend if someone hated iOS.
  - cageface 10y ago
    The 6P is a great phone. I know Google has to walk a fine line here but I'd really like to see them putting more effort into promoting and distributing Nexus phones.

hugi 10y ago

This is pretty much the exact opposite of what I've experienced within my group of friends/family.

crapolasplatter 10y ago

I tried the Iphone for the trial period due to its popularity once. Never again. Multi-tasking on the android is a breeze and flows more naturally vs my experience with the iphone. Plus the Iphone while once set the standard it now appears to be trailing far behind most android devices. I recently switched my mom from the iphone to samsung s7 because it has a SD card storage. She recently lost all her pictures because the iphone died on her and there is no way to get it back . She had tears in her eyes because it had pictures of the grandkids. Keep in mind she has no internet nor computer at home she just wanted a phone wiht camara capabilities . I had to explain to her that unlike her previous android phone that had removable SD card storage the IPHONE ecogreedness doesn't, because they want you to pay for there icloud storage. Hence I switched her back to android with SD storage. Which makes it breeze to swap cards when they fill up and back them up without having to use craptunes. Not saying androids are the best thing since slice bread but I don't see the hype about iphones and there closed ecosystem?