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An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by StavrosK »

rimantas wrote: post #11
mattquiros wrote: post #5

Been an Android user for a year (Galaxy Tab 8.9) and was going to get an iPhone 5 last Christmas just to try out a different device. I changed my mind and am getting a Nexus 4 instead. I was able to use one of our test iPhones at work for a primary phone and here are just 3 things I don't like about iOS: 1. Toggling settings can be difficult. In Android, you have a pull-up/pull-down menu right from the home screen wh…

> The thing can't even send files over Bluetooth. > How is that not possible in 2013? The thing will also not accept your 1.44MB floppy. Shocking, I know. Ok, ok, I get what you say, but frankly, this is some pretty obscure use case for most. Not for you, obviously.

Maybe you and everyone you know has unlimited data, but not everyone does. Bluetooth file sending works on every single phone apart from the iPhone, and it's frustrating when people can't send you photos because your stupid phone doesn't support the most ubiquitous file sharing method since 1995.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by jamesjguthrie »

I went the other direction recently, from Galaxy S2 with 4.2.1 Jelly Bean to iPhone 3GS with jailbroken iOS 6.0.1.

The iPhone feels great in my hands because it's so small and the battery seems to be lasting for ages. I don't even feel like it's that old because it still has the latest OS and apps.

I'm enjoying the iPhone for now but I think it's mainly due to getting bored with the Galaxy. The Galaxy is due an upgrade in November and I think at that point I'll get a Nexus.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by michael_miller »

lucian1900 wrote: post #13

> While Android still doesn’t give you bouncing lists and scroll views Is that something people like so much? Whenever I've used an iOS device, it annoyed me. I much prefer the highlight in Android.

Superficial as it is, absolutely, this is something I love about iOS. It reinforces the "manipulating real objects with touch" metaphor. If I move my finger while pressing down on a piece of paper in real life, I expect the underlying paper to move as well. The highlight on Android just feels weird and clunky with no basis in real world interaction. That's not to say it isn't usable -- it just isn't as much fun without the momentum scrolling physics.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by blinkingled »

gonehome wrote: post #3

Interesting - I switched from android to the iPhone 5 recently (after having the N1, NS and Galaxy Nexus). I thought this was the first iPhone that finally had the necessary hardware (LTE being required after the galaxy). The main things I miss are better google voice integration on the nexus phones (the ability to use the web interface for texting is something I can't give up). I also used to not pay for texting thi…

Battery life in Android land is a matter of choosing the right handset. I don't believe the iPhone holds a candle to my Note 2 or the RAZR Maxx if you actually use the phone heavily. Plus replaceable/extended batteries are another option.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by Tyrannosaurs »

w0utert wrote: post #6

I agree with what the article says about sharing data between applications, this really is one of the biggest pain points of iOS right now. Fortunately, it looks like Apple will finally address this in the future, iOS 6 already has infrastructure in place to allow for remote view controllers that (in theory) should allow any application to register itself to handle certain data and events. Right now seems to be only…

I agree, though I think some of the "not all Android applications look like crap" type stuff is just pointing out that some of the things people have used to beat Android with in the past are no longer true which is fair enough.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by lucian1900 »

michael_miller wrote: post #23
lucian1900 wrote: post #13

> While Android still doesn’t give you bouncing lists and scroll views Is that something people like so much? Whenever I've used an iOS device, it annoyed me. I much prefer the highlight in Android.

Superficial as it is, absolutely, this is something I love about iOS. It reinforces the "manipulating real objects with touch" metaphor. If I move my finger while pressing down on a piece of paper in real life, I expect the underlying paper to move as well. The highlight on Android just feels weird and clunky with no basis in real world interaction. That's not to say it isn't usable -- it just isn't as much fun witho…

I don't really think of my phone as obeying any sort of real life physics. There are way too many interactions that don't (on iOS as well) for me to be able to keep up that illusion.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by josteink »

lucian1900 wrote: post #13

> While Android still doesn’t give you bouncing lists and scroll views Is that something people like so much? Whenever I've used an iOS device, it annoyed me. I much prefer the highlight in Android.

> While Android still doesn’t give you bouncing lists and scroll views

It used to be in Android until Apple made it a 1 billion dollar lawsuit and banned everyone else in the universe from implementing it.

Those bouncing lists. 1 billion dollar. And Apple is not a patent-troll. No siree.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by dasil003 »

StavrosK wrote: post #20
acchow wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Galaxy Nexus is garbage. I went from 4S to Galaxy Nexus too and it infuriated me. The screen was unusable in sunlight, microphone and speaker quality were laughable, battery life is half the 4S, not-very-sensitive touchscreen, etc. Now on an HTC One X, which I like more than the iPhone. It doesn't have any of the quality issues of the GNexus.

Odd, I got a Galaxy Nexus and it's the best phone I've ever had. To each his own, I guess.

I have to agree with this sentiment. My wife has a 4S, but when I needed to upgrade my phone last spring, I didn't want to buy an iPhone mid-cycle. I got the Galaxy Nexus and was pleasantly surprised in all aspects. With ICS and especially JB, Android has really closed the gap to the point where I'm actually glad I don't have an iPhone because I'm a big Google ecosystem user and the better Gmail and Calendar apps tip the scales for me.

GN is clearly inferior in build quality to an iPhone, but you have to be a bit of a snob to call it "garbage". It's solid hardware.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by buster »

w0utert wrote: post #6

I agree with what the article says about sharing data between applications, this really is one of the biggest pain points of iOS right now. Fortunately, it looks like Apple will finally address this in the future, iOS 6 already has infrastructure in place to allow for remote view controllers that (in theory) should allow any application to register itself to handle certain data and events. Right now seems to be only…

Well, there are quite beautiful homescreens and widgets for android. You don't have to use them but i would say that iPhone users are just missing out on something. Sure, you are used to just take what Apple gives you and praise that but i couldn't.. I want high customizability and i love to change the entire phone setup when i get bored by the current setup.. or try out a new home screen once in a while. It's painless and fun for me to do :)

But surely, what really is missing on iOS is the whole intent/sharing system. It's just painful to try to interact between several apps on my iPad.

Btw. One of the more beautiful homescreens is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tsf.shell

Or widgets: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levelup.be...

Those are things that i simply can't get on iOS and i'm used to it. I want that on my mobile.

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