What kind of cell phone do you own?

[Maverick 791]

I have my own cell phone plan with Verizon and the cheapest plan is $90 (voice, messaging, data). Add another $10 for taxes and charges and my total bill each month is $100.

 

Kinda sucks but it is what it is.

[Sarge+ 3,436]

I get unlimited talk, text, and data for $45 a month.

[GA_Eagle 595]

I've heard people talk about how there's so much you can do with an android instead of apple but I've had a couple and didn't see any big difference between that and my current iPhone so can someone enlighten me about this.

[CampinWithaMissingPerson 2,025]

I've heard people talk about how there's so much you can do with an android instead of apple but I've had a couple and didn't see any big difference between that and my current iPhone so can someone enlighten me about this.

 

I'm not the guy to explain because I just got a super phone so I'm a newb with all this stuff. BUT, the reason I am actually posting a response to you is to simply draw the comparison of Apple computers to PC. PC is much more customizable, you have the freedom to do lots of different things (and thus also fuck up a lot of different things), with Apple computers its kind of you get what you get and that's it. It's a good product, but it is what it is.

 

I'd image the folks who prefer Android phones over Apple enjoy the freedom and variety to do things. I'm an idiot though, don't listen to me.

[Maverick 791]

I've heard people talk about how there's so much you can do with an android instead of apple but I've had a couple and didn't see any big difference between that and my current iPhone so can someone enlighten me about this.

 

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110815101046AAC8sKm

 

Most of the information from the best answer is spot on, surprisingly.

Edited May 28, 2014 by Maverick

[BucD+ 648]

I prefer the more stable/reliable iOS, personally.

 

They're also more secure.

 

Customization is the biggest difference. If you're big into that, then yes, get yourself an Android phone. That is really big to some.

 

As far as what Dutch said that iPhones are for people that don't know what they're doing. Yeah, I'd agree, to a degree, with that. Although I know what I'm doing and I prefer the iOS and the iPhone. I've had them all.

 

It's all about preference. What do you need and what do you want out of your device.

[Dutch 874]

I prefer the more stable/reliable iOS, personally.

 

They're also more secure.

 

Customization is the biggest difference. If you're big into that, then yes, get yourself an Android phone. That is really big to some.

 

As far as what Dutch said that iPhones are for people that don't know what they're doing. Yeah, I'd agree, to a degree, with that. Although I know what I'm doing and I prefer the iOS and the iPhone. I've had them all.

 

It's all about preference. What do you need and what do you want out of your device.

 

Basically the bold. It is all about preference. That's why as a sales consultant we asked customers what do they do on their phones and what do they want their phones to be able to do.

[DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241]

There are infinite amount of apps that allow you to change your launcher with Android, which allow you to change the interface of your Android into a multitude of different themes. To go along with the different locker changing apps, the multitude of widgets that you can place on the locker or your home screen, changing the way your notifications look, and how you get them. You can pretty much change your Android device to look and almost feel like its an Iphone.

 

But I pay for my phone and my little brother's on a family plan of 165. It includes unlimited talk and text with 10 gigs of sharing between the two of us.

[Favre4Ever+ 4,476]

I get unlimited talk, text, and data for $45 a month.

You and I probably have the same thing... They just talk about how "cheap" it is.. And I was wondering how it ACTUALLY compared. As I haven't gone through a phone company in years.

[Piggly Wiggly 960]

Android backers have basically morphed into a group of narrow-minded, elitist fucks.

 

I have plenty of experience with Android devices (Motorola Backflip, Samsung Galaxy Player, Samsung Galaxy Mega), and I can safely say Apple is clearly better.

 

The main argument in favor for Android in this thread seems to be ''EHRMAGERD SO MUCH MORE CUSTOMIZATION ON ANDROID!!!111''. You guys it make it sound like the iPhone is a Jitterbug compared to Android phones lol. There's plenty of customization possibilities on the iPhone. Ya'll ever heard of a jailbreak? I had so much fun back in the day messing around with themes on my iPod touch.

 

Windows Vista was prob my personal fav...

 

 

 

But I'll list some points on why Android is inferior to Apple (based on my last Android phone experience)

 

- Messaging system is terrible. On the iPhone, you automatically see the message on your home screen. With Android, I had to go to my fuckin' inbox just to see who the text was from lol.

- Deleting apps is a joke with the Application Manager bullshit. Why can't I just delete apps right off the screen like with the iPhone? Dumb.

- Mailbox. Oh my fuck, why is e-mail severely delayed on Android!?

 

Overall, Android is just way too flawed to come close to topping Apple. iOS is just so much more polished and reliable.

 

Keep in mind, I'm not an Android hater. In January, I could have easily upgraded to an iPhone 5 or 5S, but I wanted to give Android another shot and see how much they improved. Bad decision. On the brightside, I'm getting my replacement tomorrow for my shitty Android phone and it's an iPhone. Gonna feel nice having an iPhone in my hand again. It's the 4S, but I'll roll with it until I'm eligible for an upgrade at the end of next summer. Will be targeting dat 6 or 6S.

[Sarge+ 3,436]

You and I probably have the same thing... They just talk about how "cheap" it is.. And I was wondering how it ACTUALLY compared. As I haven't gone through a phone company in years.

StraightTalk? Hey, it gets the job done for me. For the low cost, I'm not switching any time soon. I never have a problem with texting, emails, browsing the web, etc...

[Favre4Ever+ 4,476]

And I wasn't dissing it at all... I love it, especially for the price.

[Sarge+ 3,436]

Yea it's pretty hard to beat that deal, especially if you just want the modern basics for smartphone use.

[Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014]

Android backers have basically morphed into a group of narrow-minded, elitist fucks.

 

I have plenty of experience with Android devices (Motorola Backflip, Samsung Galaxy Player, Samsung Galaxy Mega), and I can safely say Apple is clearly better.

 

The main argument in favor for Android in this thread seems to be ''EHRMAGERD SO MUCH MORE CUSTOMIZATION ON ANDROID!!!111''. You guys it make it sound like the iPhone is a Jitterbug compared to Android phones lol. There's plenty of customization possibilities on the iPhone. Ya'll ever heard of a jailbreak? I had so much fun back in the day messing around with themes on my iPod touch.

 

Windows Vista was prob my personal fav...

 

 

 

But I'll list some points on why Android is inferior to Apple (based on my last Android phone experience)

 

- Messaging system is terrible. On the iPhone, you automatically see the message on your home screen. With Android, I had to go to my fuckin' inbox just to see who the text was from lol.

- Deleting apps is a joke with the Application Manager bullshit. Why can't I just delete apps right off the screen like with the iPhone? Dumb.

- Mailbox. Oh my fuck, why is e-mail severely delayed on Android!?

 

Overall, Android is just way too flawed to come close to topping Apple. iOS is just so much more polished and reliable.

 

Keep in mind, I'm not an Android hater. In January, I could have easily upgraded to an iPhone 5 or 5S, but I wanted to give Android another shot and see how much they improved. Bad decision. On the brightside, I'm getting my replacement tomorrow for my shitty Android phone and it's an iPhone. Gonna feel nice having an iPhone in my hand again. It's the 4S, but I'll roll with it until I'm eligible for an upgrade at the end of next summer. Will be targeting dat 6 or 6S.

-Why should you have to "jailbreak" your phone? Out of the box, Android's customization and options shit on Apple's. Apple products are dumbed down enough to where a 1 year old can use them (literally, my nephew has known how to find his folder and open games almost since he popped out) .

 

-With Android your texts show up in the notification bar and you can see who sent it and much of the beginning of the text right from the bar. Not sure wtf you're talking about here.

 

-Going to one extra menu to uninstall an app makes Android inferior? lol. Some people would consider this a plus so shit doesn't accidentally get uninstalled.

 

-Never had a problem with email, either.

[Maverick 791]

That's pretty scary. My response was almost word for word what your post is.

 

Get out of my head.

[GA_Eagle 595]

I guess I shouldn't have opened this can of worms. For my purposes, which are pretty limited, I noticed very little difference in the capabilities for what I want it for. Basically I use it as a phone that can do some other fun stuff. So far the Iphone seems like its held up better than my past two phones (both Androids), but I've only had it for a little over a year. My last phone was sent back at least once by now for fixing for overheating.

[Barracuda 629]

I really have no preference and don't own either an iphone or an android.

 

But why is the iPhone being dumbed down a bad thing? I would think most see that as a plus.

[GA_Eagle 595]

I really have no preference and don't own either an iphone or an android.

 

But why is the iPhone being dumbed down a bad thing? I would think most see that as a plus.

I'd say it is a good thing, at least for me. It seems to work with anything I plug it into without having to look up anything on google which I found myself doing a lot with the s3 and thunderbolt I had previously. We'll see if it holds up down the stretch.

[Maverick 791]

I really have no preference and don't own either an iphone or an android.

 

But why is the iPhone being dumbed down a bad thing? I would think most see that as a plus.

If something's dumbed down than you're most likely restricting its capabilities.

 

As stated by myself and many others, that's the case here.

[Piggly Wiggly 960]

-Why should you have to "jailbreak" your phone?

 

Because it allows access for third party apps/features.

 

 

Out of the box, Android's customization and options shit on Apple's.

 

Yeah, maybe right out of the box, but a jailbroken iPhone can't be touched customization wise.

 

 

Apple products are dumbed down enough to where a 1 year old can use them (literally, my nephew has known how to find his folder and open games almost since he popped out) .

 

Android backers really grasping at straws here with the ''iPhone is so dumbed down!!!111'' LOL. Pretty much all smartphones are ''dumbed down'' and very easy for anyone to use out of the box. But I bet most Android users would be fucking clueless trying to run a iPhone jailbreak process which takes a few minutes.

 

 

 

-With Android your texts show up in the notification bar and you can see who sent it and much of the beginning of the text right from the bar. Not sure wtf you're talking about here.

 

Not on my Galaxy phone, at least. I got a ''Messaging: New message'' and the time it was sent every time I received a text.

 

 

 

-Going to one extra menu to uninstall an app makes Android inferior? lol. Some people would consider this a plus so shit doesn't accidentally get uninstalled.

 

It's a big nuisance on Android, IMO. And it's pretty tough to ''accidentally uninstall'' an app on the iPhone since you need to tap the X in the upper left corner of the app and then confirm the deletion of it.

Edited May 29, 2014 by BenJarvus Green-Ellis

[blotsfan 2,112]

Apple products are dumbed down enough to where a 1 year old can use them (literally, my nephew has known how to find his folder and open games almost since he popped out) .

 

Apple developers would be proud of their phone being that user-friendly.

[DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241]

I think all anyone who has talked down IOS are saying is that if a smoother phone experience is all you want from your phone, then the Iphone is for you. Iphones don't crash anywhere near as much as some Androids do (varies on how many apps, mods you install), and for the most part are easier to use out of the box then Androids. Those are large reasons Apple continues to win a giant share of the phone community.

 

But while android phones may not always be as smooth as Iphones, there are a lot fewer restrictions on what you can do with your phone, and how much you can customize and personalize it. Not only that, but most of the time, these android phones (speaking specifically of "flagship" phones) are usually more powerful and have better specs then their counterpart Iphones and cost less. And the only really start getting laggy when you start installing certain apps.

 

BJGE is talking about doing something that, not only for the longest Apple has tried to push to be considered a federal crime, but in doing so forfeit warranty, Apple support systems, etc, just so an IPhone can be as unrestricted as an Android is out of the box. And once you jailbreak your Iphone and start installing hacks, mods, 3rd party apps, a lot of what makes Iphones so much more smooth and less prone to crashing then Android also goes out the window.

 

And to piggyback off of that, like you can jailbreak an Iphone, you can root most Android devices, in which case you get to customize your android in ways only developers should be able to.

 

Additionally, this whole idea that Iphones are "simpler" to use is a taboo imo. I won't disagree with anyone who says that Iphones are smoother and the the UI FEELS more intuitive (this by the way is even slipping, although the 6 hasn't come out yet so we don't know). But especially since Google is now Android, the operating system itself is just as simple and easy to use as IOS, the difficulty is more dependent on the phone you get, not the operating system itself.

Edited May 29, 2014 by DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F

[Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014]

Rooting your Android is similar to jailbreaking your iPhone, but it's not necessary to do in order to be able to customize your phone the second you buy it, without forfeiting warranty. The fact that you have to throw away your warranty and risk bricking your device in order for it to even compete with Android in customization makes Android superior in that regard, lol.

 

iPhones and Apple products in general are great if you're not tech-savy. Like Dmac said, that's why they hold such a large part of the market. But if you want something with unlimited capabilities and the ability to fuck around with your property uninhibited, you buy Android/PC/whatever.

[GA_Eagle 595]

I'd say it is a good thing, at least for me. It seems to work with anything I plug it into without having to look up anything on google which I found myself doing a lot with the s3 and thunderbolt I had previously. We'll see if it holds up down the stretch.

Shouldn't have said anything. Broke my fucking screen a minute ago. FUCK.

[JetsFan4Life 542]

I have had an iPhone 4s since about October. Works fine for me.