Android vs iPhone poll

iPhones are basic and are easier to use, android is way more customizable and can do more.

Android wins
 
13363892:milk_man said:
iPhones are basic and are easier to use, android is way more customizable and can do more.

Android wins
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I don't think in todays age, people have issues using either operating systems. I agree though you can do more with Android.
 
Different strokes for different folk, neither is better in terms of absolutes, it's a subjective personal choice.
 
13364056:Peter. said:
apple has imessage which means i can text from my laptop and phone, that wins it for me
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true so handy when traveling abroad also the wifi calling is a lifesaver
 
Androids are too confusing for me, I don't really care if I can change what the apps look like on the home screen I tend to not stare at my home screen for hours on end, I stick with the simple fruit.
 
13363892:milk_man said:
iPhones are basic and are easier to use, android is way more customizable and can do more.

Android wins
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This is the first time I've upvoted one of your posts.

Posted from my Nexus 5
 
iPhones are much easier to use, have a pretty good camera, and have more apps designed for them but are lacking in the specs area as compared to android phones. Almost all of the top line androids have better specs/feaatures including one of the most important battery. Also they have better screens, better cpu's, more durable build quality, cheaper, and one of the best features of them all is expandable storage. Overall android wins
 
13364134:Eric_Partridge said:
better cpu's
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This right about where your post fell of a cliff, you can't directly compare hardware specs from android with iOs device. Let's take the iPhone 6 and put it up against the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus and compare CPU's, the Samsung has the mighty Snapdragon 805 2.457 GHz with 4 cores and the iPhone has a paltry two core 1.4Ghz Apple A8. In those numbers the Snapdragon is beating the A8 hard.

But what if we look at some cross-platform benchmark scores with Geekbench? Then the S5+ scores a neat 2983 in multi-core performance. The iPhone 6 scores a 2885, roughly in the same ballpark. But remember, that iPhone has an entire less gigahertz and is lacking two cores. When you look at a single core benchmark the iPhone scores a 1612 and the S5+ a 1033, that is a big difference.

What does this tell you?

Despite seemingly weaker the iPhone has much more efficient chip in combination with the tailored OS which offers superior single-threaded performance, which is arguably more relevant for most everyday tasks like browsing.

I hate phone comparisons, you need more asterisks and longer explanations then necessary so back to this point I said earlier:

13364029:omnidata said:
Different strokes for different folk, neither is better in terms of absolutes, it's a subjective personal choice.
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as far as basic use goes they are basically the same. there's nothing i can't do on my android that i couldn't do on my iphone and vice versa. imessage is nice but where i live whatsapp is the go to and i actually prefer it because it's more universal.

it is important to get the (almost) stock android though, looking back i wasn't a fan of the samsung version when i had an s3. also, there are lower end android phones that will obviously be worse, you get what you pay for. it's best to get a flagship for the build quality.

one thing i hate about iphones is itunes, maybe im retarded but for me its way easier to sync my android with a mac.

so basically OS wise it doesn't matter, for the average user they are virtually the same and if you think otherwise you're some fanboy wannabe tech junkie. i have a moto g because at the time i needed to buy an off contract phone with cash and it was the best bang for my buck.

now hopefully this phone lasts me a while. any company that can make a stock ios/android phone that has a multi day battery, water resistance and burly build will get my business (although obviously manufacturers don't want you phones lasting 10 years which sucks)
 
Had an iPhone for years. Got an LG somethin or other today and it's cool as hell. Its just as easy to use assuming you're not a dummy
 
Had an HTC before and it was good but I got an iPhone 6 recently and its much better and smoother, and the ecosystem is better with iMessage, and all the apps since I have a mac. Specs don't mean anything when the CPU and the OS do not work well together, the iPhone CPU is perfect for ios 8.

The flagship androids are also great though its all personal preference.
 
Had an HTC before and it was good but I got an iPhone 6 recently and its much better and smoother, and the ecosystem is better with iMessage, and all the apps since I have a mac. Specs don't mean anything when the CPU and the OS do not work well together, the iPhone CPU is perfect for ios 8.

The flagship androids are also great though its all personal preference.
 
13364056:Peter. said:
apple has imessage which means i can text from my laptop and phone, that wins it for me
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google hangouts. basically same shit , comes on the nexus and you can download it as your sms app on any other droids. i also think( am not sure) that you can use hangouts with a mac, but you cant use imessage on a pc
 
Must point out that very rarely on an Android phone can you upgrade between major operating system releases. You have to give Apple credit for that, my 4s runs the latest version fine and it's 4 years old.
 
13364313:mseward said:
google hangouts. basically same shit , comes on the nexus and you can download it as your sms app on any other droids. i also think( am not sure) that you can use hangouts with a mac, but you cant use imessage on a pc
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Yeah but all of my friends have iPhones and no one wants to use Google hang outs
 
I really like Apple products for the desktop experience, as I am a developer and designer. But Android for me is the way I choose to go for a phone.
 
i got an iphone 6 last week after having a htc one for two years and another android for 2 before that.

for the first week i was kicking myself for getting an iphone instead of waiting a month for the new htc/samsung. i got really frustrated that you couldnt do simple customisation things that i thought were pretty basic. i knew there was a customisation difference but i didnt realise that it was for really simple and basic things that i wouldnt have thought two seconds about on android.

in saying that, after about a week with it i really like it. i thought the touch id was a made gimmick a few months ago when i first heard about it. since using it, its honestly one of the best things ever.

also if someone could help me out with some cool iOS apps to download that arent your standard fb/snap/insta that would be cool.
 
13364182:omnidata said:
This right about where your post fell of a cliff, you can't directly compare hardware specs from android with iOs device. Let's take the iPhone 6 and put it up against the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus and compare CPU's, the Samsung has the mighty Snapdragon 805 2.457 GHz with 4 cores and the iPhone has a paltry two core 1.4Ghz Apple A8. In those numbers the Snapdragon is beating the A8 hard.

But what if we look at some cross-platform benchmark scores with Geekbench? Then the S5+ scores a neat 2983 in multi-core performance. The iPhone 6 scores a 2885, roughly in the same ballpark. But remember, that iPhone has an entire less gigahertz and is lacking two cores. When you look at a single core benchmark the iPhone scores a 1612 and the S5+ a 1033, that is a big difference.

What does this tell you?

Despite seemingly weaker the iPhone has much more efficient chip in combination with the tailored OS which offers superior single-threaded performance, which is arguably more relevant for most everyday tasks like browsing.

I hate phone comparisons, you need more asterisks and longer explanations then necessary so back to this point I said earlier:
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Although this is true this is purely do to the fact that apple directly controls all parts on production and can implement features to help the phone be faster. If you were to put a snap dragon dual core processor in an iphone you would see a drastic decrease in performance. Or if you were to put the apple processor in android such as the m8 or g3 of s5, there would also be a drastic decrease in performance. Lets also not forget the fact that apple really didnt improve there processor from the 5s to the 6 (by .05 ghz)
 
My HTC ONE has pissed me off a few times, but I still like it better than my old IPhone.

I have dropped this thing countless times without a case but the screen does not crack. I've had my M7 for 2 years. Getting the M9 next month.
 
13364697:Eric_Partridge said:
. Lets also not forget the fact that apple really didnt improve there processor from the 5s to the 6 (by .05 ghz)
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So going from a 28nm process to a 20nm process isn't a big change to you? Forget those GHz, they are meaningless.

The A8 is about 20% faster on CPU, and 50% on the GPU compared to the A7 whilst being far more efficient, but boy oh boy is it a bad upgrade because mah MHz, didn't increase.
 
I have no desire to customize stuff on my phone. Basically, I want to be able to call, play music and do some internet stuff. Apple stuff (ipod's, phones, macbook pro) has always worked for me without any issues at all. The only thing that makes me hesitant to upgrade to the iPhone 6 is how much bigger it is. I want it to fit in my pocket without looking like I'm trying to stuff a book in there. The iPhone 5 was pretty much the perfect size.
 
13364748:lcoopman said:
I personally think apple is good at marketing, but really not good at anything else.
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You have a fucking retarded personal opinion then.

They follow a completely different path from other companies, this applies across every thing they do. That doesn't mean they're not good at anything.
 
13364793:*DUMBCAN* said:
You have a fucking retarded personal opinion then.

They follow a completely different path from other companies, this applies across every thing they do. That doesn't mean they're not good at anything.
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No disrespect to iPhone. Personally I think they have better advertising, but could work on their processor, screen etc.
 
13364182:omnidata said:
This right about where your post fell of a cliff, you can't directly compare hardware specs from android with iOs device. Let's take the iPhone 6 and put it up against the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus and compare CPU's, the Samsung has the mighty Snapdragon 805 2.457 GHz with 4 cores and the iPhone has a paltry two core 1.4Ghz Apple A8. In those numbers the Snapdragon is beating the A8 hard.

But what if we look at some cross-platform benchmark scores with Geekbench? Then the S5+ scores a neat 2983 in multi-core performance. The iPhone 6 scores a 2885, roughly in the same ballpark. But remember, that iPhone has an entire less gigahertz and is lacking two cores. When you look at a single core benchmark the iPhone scores a 1612 and the S5+ a 1033, that is a big difference.

What does this tell you?

Despite seemingly weaker the iPhone has much more efficient chip in combination with the tailored OS which offers superior single-threaded performance, which is arguably more relevant for most everyday tasks like browsing.

I hate phone comparisons, you need more asterisks and longer explanations then necessary so back to this point I said earlier:
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13364807:lcoopman said:
No disrespect to iPhone. Personally I think they have better advertising, but could work on their processor, screen etc.
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Yeah, but you should learn to read. The iPhone processor is better than the best android processors at single core, even with a serious clock-rate disadvantage.
 
13364829:*DUMBCAN* said:
Yeah, but you should learn to read. The iPhone processor is better than the best android processors at single core, even with a serious clock-rate disadvantage.
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Can I see your source? Sure I've seen the iPhone load a website slightly faster but compared to android on playing games, watching videos etc. It can't compare.
 
Used to get iphones, first the 4, had a 4s for a little while waiting to upgrade, then a 5s. I loved the 5s for about a year, at which point it slowly began turning into a complete piece of shit. Battery life became awful, it would overheat, random crashes, and all sorts of bugs (one day it decided not to do internet on wifi or data, didn't work until it was restored). Ultimately, iOS used to be more stable (speaking from experience going between an iphone 4 and a moto atrix 4g). Apple also used to have higher quality control, or simply make longer lasting products. I was feeling the same way bout the computers, where now you are paying a lot of money down, getting less for it, and they don't last as long (not able to upgrade, so one part bottlenecks it). I built a windows desktop, and then I began looking at androids. I just got the oneplus one, and I really like it so far. Very good build quality, it's fast, the os looks nice, and lots of options that are easy to use/understand. I've only had it for a few days now, but I am able to do so much more on it with a single charge. No imessage was a bummer, but most people have facebook messenger, and the antenna seems to pick up a slightly better signal (for me on campus at least). I've found every app I used on ios, and some new ones and/or features. Haven't done much with music yet. I may end up buying a used ipod nano to use for working out/skiing, though I would probably also do that if I had an iphone 6+ (because it is so big). This turned into a wall of text, but those are my thoughts on it.
 
13364056:Peter. said:
apple has imessage which means i can text from my laptop and phone, that wins it for me
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13364313:mseward said:
google hangouts. basically same shit , comes on the nexus and you can download it as your sms app on any other droids. i also think( am not sure) that you can use hangouts with a mac, but you cant use imessage on a pc
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I text off my laptop using Airdroid. Does everything imessage does and so much more. Wireless file transfer, notifications for all apps, screen mirroring to computer, etc
 
13364879:erikK said:
I text off my laptop using Airdroid. Does everything imessage does and so much more. Wireless file transfer, notifications for all apps, screen mirroring to computer, etc
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What app do you use for that?
 
Would rather have android, but due to the contract I'm stuck with apple products for the foreseeable future.
 
I'd like to go on the record saying fuck Apple I didn't want that stupid app for a watch I don't and never will have. Once my contract is up for my 5s probably going to get the Sony z4.
 
13364956:.Hugo. said:
What app do you use for that?
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It's called Airdroid,you download the app on your phone and then you can either control your phone from any device by signing into airdroid on the web or from your computer by downloading the desktop app. Would highly recommend,the amount of things you can do with it is pretty incredible
 
13364973:crotchvent said:
I'd like to go on the record saying fuck Apple I didn't want that stupid app for a watch I don't and never will have. Once my contract is up for my 5s probably going to get the Sony z4.
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I love my Sony
 
I've been anti-apple for years. Change the status-quo, fuck the norms, you're all sheep type shit. But in the end I don't really give two shits about being able to root my phone or customizing and all that nonsense. When it comes down to brass tacks all I do is play games, text, call, and email.

So I'm getting an iPhone cause it has cooler cases available for it.
 
First smart phone was an htc one. Had it for about a year and a half and i got the iphone 6 in november i believe? And ive fallen in love with it. I like the layout of the messaging platform and the simplistic design on IOS.

The only thing i miss about having an android is being able to download anything i wanted off the internet..especially music.
 
I'd offer an opinion but it turns out I really only use my phone for basic functions and I don't know anything about phones and I've only had one smart phone in my lifetime and have very little experience with the other platform.

So my opinion would be very unhelpful.
 
iPhones shut off in the cold immediately and don't turn back on until you get them to room temp and after a year mine has so many battery problems. Don't even get me started on screen cracks, camera problems, bad speakers and screen freezes. iPhones are the gapers on the mountain of smartphones.
 
13364182:omnidata said:
Despite seemingly weaker the iPhone has much more efficient chip in combination with the tailored OS which offers superior single-threaded performance, which is arguably more relevant for most everyday tasks like browsing.

I hate phone comparisons, you need more asterisks and longer explanations then necessary so back to this point I said earlier:
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I have been on the internet for a long time and this is the best and most informative android vs iPhone comparison/post I've ever read +k
 
13365259:Thom4s said:
and after a year mine has so many battery problems.
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And you basically have to be a pro to access the battery. While with most Android phones you can just pop off the back and replace the battery
 
The HTC one m8 is the best phone on the planet. It's a super computer in my hand!I was originally an Apple guy because of my macbook, phonthe HTC one has completely won me over. When ever I now use a different phone it just feels awful and awkward in my hand. The iPhone 6 is the worst too, it feels like a midget phone to me whenever I'm holding one.
 
If you slapped a samsung logo on the Iphone no one would buy it. The Iphone is a status symbol
 
couple of the main reasons Android is far better:

I can root it. This means I can do whatever the fuck I want with it.

- I've tweaked the CPU to be underclocked during certain tasks (like when screen is off it's limited down to practically nothing), so I can get a solid 4 days on my Sony with decent use. It'll loose about 1-2% battery life overnight depending on reception.

- I'm able to get rid of every stupid app that comes built in that you usually can't get rid of

- I can revoke any privileges of apps. I mean why a game needs access to your contacts list, wifi information, phone number, etc etc is beyond me. Install app > revoke all privileges > still use app

- adblock

- solid task managers to restrict background apps.

then there are a bunch of apps apparently you can't get on apple, like emulators. yeah I play pokemon on my phone. yeah it's amazing.

can you get torrent and VPN apps for iphone? maybe.

expandable memory and removable battery are nice.

many other things are nice too, like having the entirety of Wikipedia offline on my phone (minus pictures), which is super useful and doesn't exist for iphone.
 
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