I’m an Android user and I don’t really have any experience with iPhones and quite frankly I’m biased towards Android for a number of reasons. And I’m a geek so I’m not the right one to judge the “easy to use” test because it’s usually easy to use anything that works. There are also a lot of Android phones out there so it would also depend on which one you compared. For example I like the Motorola droids better than Samsung.
So – I keep hearing people say that iPhones are easier for “normal” people to learn. So skipping everything else, I’m looking for opinions from people who have significant experience on both phones. Is it true? Are iPhones really easier than droids? the question assumes that users are going to be somewhat heavy users. Lets assume that besides making phone calls the user is going to do these activities:
- Email Access
- Maps and Navigation
- Voice commands for voice texting and voice navigation
- Calendar
- Utilities such as Calculators, timers, alarm clocks, etc.
- Usability while driving in a car dock
- Web Browsing
I call spammy bullshit on this post.
What’s next?
Posts sending you to FaceBook?
If you ask me (which I think you did), I say anything except Apple.
As far as I’m concerned, I choose to NOT go with a company that has historically used the court systems to bully their competition – and consumers. I also choose to NOT go with a company that misleads people about “their” technology and seems to go against the very freedoms that allowed their company to start in the first place. I choose to NOT patronize a company that wants to dictate what people can and can’t do! (That famous Apple commercial where the girl throws the hammer at the big screen was really more like a mirror on the collective Apple company philosophy – not someone else’s.)
Those reasons are good enough! I won’t even go into the over pricing of Apple’s devices. That’s almost too easy. But I will say that there do indeed seem to be a lot of fools in the world with a bit too much money. And let’s not forget that a fool and his money are soon parted.
…And if you have been led to believe that Apple is some kind of great technology developer then check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFeC25BM9E0&feature=g-high-u
(In case that URL is wrong, just search YouTube for the title: “Has Apple Really Ever Invented Anything?”)
You do understand that every corporation must defend its patents vigorously? You do understand that if they do not, shareholders will hold them responsible? Don’t hate the playa, hate the insane game which awards these patents. Oh, and you do know that Google and Motorola are suing people as well. Get over this fake indignation. Change the patent system and all will be solved, until then, these companies have to do this in court.
Everybody loves the underdog. You’re no different.
The reality is, Apple has the better product, the better brand and all of Apple’s competitors are chasing them.
Which ever you use first and most will be easier to use.
It is just that simple.
This debate has been going on for sooooo long it’s not even funny; it’s like a worn-out, bald tire. I agree with the earlier poster vis a vis Windows Phone 7. I’ve used Android and iPhone and I prefer WP7 over both. It’s like the best of both worlds: many brands and carriers to choose from (Android) AND a consistent user experience (iPhone). I say use whatever you like and who gives a sh*t.
Myself, I prefer WP7
’nuff said.
I used an admittedly entry level Android phone (Lg Ally) for two years. I really enjoyed the open nature of Android, and how easily I could access mail, calendars, and files on my phone.
When my contract was up, I thought I’d give the iPhone 4s a try.
Since a hardware comparison would be unfair, I’ll try to stick to the OSs.
Generally, iOS 5 seems more stable than any of the versions of Android I used. (I had to do a hard restart, and reinstall everything manually a couple of times on the Ally.) If I will have to do that on the iPhone, everything is backed up to iTunes. Advantage: iPhone.
I did find it easier to manage my gmail accounts in Android. I get the feeling that Apple only allows it grudgingly. That having been said, my mail and calendar sync almost immediately with the iPhone, where there was sometimes a delay on Android.
Advantage: I’d have to call it a tie.
One hardware issue where almost every Android phone beats the iPhone is in storage. Would it kill Apple to allow a removable SD card?
If I were to decide on a new phone today, and I could get an iPhone running Android – I would probably pick Android, but only if they provide a better backup function.
Would have to say Android is a bit clunkier but has more flexibility. iPhone is Apple and if you have a iPhone then you need a Mac and a iPad and iPod. Its a ecosystem and if you have all Apple then it works great. If you don’t then your not in the Apple system. Android is not so closed in its ecosystem. It works as a stand alone product just fine. So I think the difference is weather you want all your gadgets to sync together then go with Apple. If you have a lot a different stuff then Android works just as good.
John,
Yes, good point the iPhone is meant to fit into the Apple ecosystem. Which for the most part is easy to use and nicely designed. The problem I have are that it forces you to use the loathsome iTunes. I’ve had more trouble syncing and trying to figure out how to migrate to a new iPhone than I care to deal with. It’s thinly disguised attempt at making it easy, is really to lock you down. This in turn makes it inflexible and or hard to understand when something does not go according to script.
Android will beat iphone. It’s the era of android man.
Thanks
Android will beat iphone. It’s the era of android man.
Thanks
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