I come and go from both iOS and Android, but on the whole I much prefer Android.
There are four things that keep me wondering if I’ll go back to an iPhone:
the Watch
Airdrop
the general seamless integration across Apple devices
better art/design/editing apps
That said, these things keep me on Android:
really really love that it’s more of a computer in the way it handles file management at OS level and across apps.
related to point 1: Background activity. Far fewer apps on Android require you to keep the app open while they work away, which is intensely valuable to me in my workflow.
core OS app alternatives, and easy sideloading of good apps that aren’t quite ‘legal’ (😎)
(Apple has improved in these areas, but I’m still more impressed with Android’s approach, despite the inherent security risks)
I mean, exactly none of the above is important to regular people, and even most iOS ‘power users’ are adamant they don’t need that level of system access badly enough to leave iOS for it. Which is cool! But I’m glad I have it, and frankly I find my Samsung S23 Ultra experience to be better in just about every way than the various times I boot up my iPhone 13 Pro. (And I’ve absolutely spent enough time in both camps to know what I’m talking about. 😂)
My iPhone 13 Pro is now not much more than a camera and a gaming machine with the Razer Kishi V2 attached, haha.
That said, there are four things that keep me wondering if I’ll go back to an iPhone:
the Watch. The Apple Watch is still the best watch around. I’ve had the Pixel Watch and the Galaxy Watch 4, and I still miss the Apple Watch 5 gathering dust in my drawer. I prefer the shape (which is why I have an old Oppo Watch and a Huawei Watch Fit 2), and it just does so much more than any Wear OS watch.
Airdrop. Yes, Android has its own take on this concept, but when you use an Android phone with a Macbook, the options are far fewer. Syncthing, Airdroid, Snapdrop, etc. None of them are quite as good.
the general seamless integration across Apple devices.
I come and go from both iOS and Android, but on the whole I much prefer Android.
There are four things that keep me wondering if I’ll go back to an iPhone:
That said, these things keep me on Android:
(Apple has improved in these areas, but I’m still more impressed with Android’s approach, despite the inherent security risks)
I mean, exactly none of the above is important to regular people, and even most iOS ‘power users’ are adamant they don’t need that level of system access badly enough to leave iOS for it. Which is cool! But I’m glad I have it, and frankly I find my Samsung S23 Ultra experience to be better in just about every way than the various times I boot up my iPhone 13 Pro. (And I’ve absolutely spent enough time in both camps to know what I’m talking about. 😂)
My iPhone 13 Pro is now not much more than a camera and a gaming machine with the Razer Kishi V2 attached, haha.
That said, there are four things that keep me wondering if I’ll go back to an iPhone:
the Watch. The Apple Watch is still the best watch around. I’ve had the Pixel Watch and the Galaxy Watch 4, and I still miss the Apple Watch 5 gathering dust in my drawer. I prefer the shape (which is why I have an old Oppo Watch and a Huawei Watch Fit 2), and it just does so much more than any Wear OS watch.
Airdrop. Yes, Android has its own take on this concept, but when you use an Android phone with a Macbook, the options are far fewer. Syncthing, Airdroid, Snapdrop, etc. None of them are quite as good.
the general seamless integration across Apple devices.
Better art/design/editing apps.