It took me about two to three weeks when I moved from the iPhone to Android before I was totally comfortable. Now I can bounce back and forth from one to the other without really caring much.
I switched from Symbian to Android about 3.5 years ago without any problem
I'm a rare duck: I use Android, iOS and Windows Phone on a regular basis these days. All three have their advantages, but the iPhone 5 is my main phone. Here's why:
- Camera, camera, camera. I don't think a lot of Android users realize how bad many of their cameras are, even those that are supposed to be top-tier (see: One, GS4). The iPhone 5 (and certainly 5s) has virtually no settings, but it has a knack for getting just the right color accuracy, sharpness and focus. Yes, the Lumia 1020 I also use takes better photos in some circumstances, but it's 1. big and 2. does some things oddly (color balance, macros).
- App priority and quality. Android's catching up, but the rule of thumb remains that you have to use iOS to get the best apps as soon as they're available. Android has more flexibility, but you rarely see apps that are absolute platform sellers -- that is, they use an Android feature so well that it's an incentive to switch.
- Siri. Hey, don't laugh, it works very well for certain tasks. I much prefer the iOS approach to reminders and timers than Android's. Google Now is great for general voice searches, especially on a Moto X, but Siri seems to excel at task-driven commands.
3) Windows Phone 8 is very fast and fluid, seems very lightweight. Biggest issue here is simply the lack of quality apps. To this day it still doesn't have instagram or Google Drive, just 2 of many missing apps. Yes there is web based, both both suck compared to the Apps.
The several Instagram apps aren't enough, including at least one signed off on by Instageam itself?
(I still don't understand the charm in ensuring your photos are shitty looking, but to each their own)
SkyDrive works great, and has apps for iOS and Android (as well as the desktop).
There's even a Google drive app. I've found there's generally one or two good third party apps for popular services on WP.
That fully integrates into a drive in the O/S like Android?
Does it work with editing documents?
Really asking honestly.
The several Instagram apps aren't enough, including at least one signed off on by Instageam itself?
(I still don't understand the charm in ensuring your photos are shitty looking, but to each their own)
SkyDrive works great, and has apps for iOS and Android (as well as the desktop).
Also is it an official app? If not, why would you give your Google account credentials to a random 3rd party?
That fully integrates into a drive in the O/S like Android?
Does it work with editing documents?
Really asking honestly.
Also is it an official app? If not, why would you give your Google account credentials to a random 3rd party?
There's plenty of missing WP apps. Complaining about the lack of Google services is like complaining about the lack of Apple services on Android. Google will likely never support WP unless it becomes significantly more popular.
Tapatalk is available now and there is a HD YouTube player as well.
I'm not bashing WP8, so please don't take it that way.
I use Google Services on a Daily basis at both work and home, so having a phone that best incorporates this is key for me.
At the same time, I'm sure there are LOTS of WP8 users who complain. Remember Apple has Chrome, Drive, Google Maps, etc - All official apps. I know WP8 user base is small in comparison, but these Official Apps are a huge miss in my books. I don't want to fall back on 3rd party apps with missing functionality.
Just my view. I gave WP8 an honest try. I see no point in buying into the Ecosystem. Just my opinion.
Like a lot of others, I'm Android all the way. I now expect my phone to be a small desktop computer in my pocket. I expect its functions to aspire to be a full sized computer, not just be a cop out 'mobile' version of what it should be. I want it's limits to only be what's not technically possible, not what some company/guru has decided I shouldn't be able to do.
Android is the only platform that fills that role for me.
I like iOS for what it is- but if I have to use my wife's iPhone 5 for too long I start to get frustrated with it. It's a more limited user experience than I prefer, although granted a polished and expertly-presented limited experience.
Android is geek-rough around the edges, whereas iOS is 'corporate' slick and safe.
End of the day for me, geek rough around the edges ends up getting the job done, and corporate slick feels safe for my parents, but doesn't cut it for me. I'd have too hard a time switching to ever consider iOS for daily use, though I enjoy messing around with just about any tech device.
Windows phone completely underwhelms me- it'll likely never be a consideration for me unless it just becomes *exactly* Windows. (And a more usable version of Windows than the current Metro side of 8 which to me is crap incarnate, so really, I mean a complete re-think of Windows in the [hopefully way better] post Ballmer era)