Android vs iPhone Have You Switched in The Last 2-3 Years - Share Your Experience

LYellingIntoTheVoid on 23/05/2025 - 21:28
Last edited 25/05/2025 - 17:28 by 1 other user

I've been a long time Android user apart from briefly flirting with the iPhone 1, and iPhone 5S, but was largely underwhelmed by its functionally or lack of on both occasions.

But its been over 10 years since then so I'm interested to see if/how Apple has stepped up their game and whether or not they have finally dethroned Android in terms of OS features and functionality.

What camp are you in?
What device along with the features, do you love most about your preferred platform?

Please try to keep it civil.

Edit: the following video puts it to bed.
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Comments

  • shxhshzhz on 23/05/2025 - 21:32
    +36

    Each camp will support and praise themselves šŸ˜‚

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 23/05/2025 - 21:35

      yeah prob. šŸ™ƒšŸ˜µā€šŸ’« but hopefully they can justify it

  • Baysew on 23/05/2025 - 21:38
    +25

    Please keep it civil, no hating, just share what you like only.

    Popcorn sellers hate this one request.

  • [Deactivated] on 23/05/2025 - 21:42
    +29

    IMO I moved to Apple when I turned into an old man (about 3 years ago, when I could no longer call myself "mid 30s"). Consistent, secure and I only use a handful of apps. So long as it gets upgraded every couple of years it's reliably speedy and has one of the better cameras around. I got sick of customising the look and feel, the weird slowdowns in certain situations, everyone having their own UI and versions of apps and having to fiddle with things all the time. But mostly it was security, consistency and family.

    I hate how much they lock behind the Pro moniker though. 60hz screens on a $1300 device should be a crime against humanity.

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 23/05/2025 - 21:47
      +1

      I Agree about the weird slowdowns. I had a absolute frantic day looking for a rental, racing from house to house heavily relying on my pixel 7 to do all the doings, but was letting me down.

      • Charmoffensive on 28/05/2025 - 16:13

        The pixel 6 to 8 were bad because they switched to the new processor design during covid and then had goddamn samsung exynos manufacture them. 9 has matured a lot and the 10 should be plum, given it's a TSMC chip.

  • Gunnar on 23/05/2025 - 21:44
    +1

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Le4sGUeXTk&pp=0gcJCdgAo7VqN5tā€¦

    If Apple, replace single people with android

    If Android, replace single people with Apple

    My theory/thoughts have always been:
    - If you like tinkering go Android
    - If you just want it to work out of the box go Apple

    I couldnā€™t really care fiddling with my phone so Iā€™m Apple

    • CrispyChrispy on 24/05/2025 - 01:26
      +25

      Don't need to tinker with Android devices, though. Most (bar the cheaper phones that typically come with a lot of bloatware) offer a perfectly usable out of the box experience.

      • modiika on 26/05/2025 - 09:49
        +4

        I'm not the person you are replying to, but I've made similar recommendations to people in the past. What i have meant by 'if you like tinkering go Android' is not so much that you have to more, that you'd need an android to really tinker, Apple is more locked down.

        Also there's a lot more choice in Android devices that can be overwhelming, in many ways the lack of customisation and number of models makes iPhone easier to recommend and get support. The iPhones tend to be good all rounders. If you have a specific need, really want to tinker, or are particularly budget conscious then Android is more likely to have a better option.

        Honestly, though for most people, there is no compelling reason to switch ecosystem both are good. Long gone are the days when the features of apple vs android made a compelling reason to switch. They are struggling to convince most people to upgrade, let alone switch.

      • Brianqpr on 28/05/2025 - 10:27
        +2

        Agreed, there's a perception among Apple users that Android is more difficult to use because its more customisable. Simply not true, it is every bit as easy to use as IOS.

        I also think a lot of online commenters who are apple users actually have no or very little experience in using Android so actually have no idea what its like to use.

  • MS Paint on 23/05/2025 - 21:46
    +18

    Customisation using launchers (Nova etc) and ability to sideload APKs has kept me from ever trying apple since the 3GS.

    • MS Paint on 23/05/2025 - 21:55
      +30

      Android will add capital letters where required and spell Android correctly. I think you should give one a crack.

    • fantombloo on 24/05/2025 - 08:26
      +25

      I wont waste my time learning andriod money on apple, it does the same as ios android you know, call people, text people, browse net, email, FBmp.

  • YellingIntoTheVoid on 23/05/2025 - 22:03

    I remember with the iphone I couldnt open or edit a common everyday document, I think it was a Word document, and I couldnt connect to multiple bluetooth devices simultaneously, or at all. Is that still a thing for Iphone?

    in 2021 I asked to borrow a girlfriends ipad, but it didnt have the ability to run multiple users. so I had to get a tablet for the kids to share

    • unison on 28/05/2025 - 07:27

      If you have any word processing app installed like Office, Word or Pages you can open a Word document. Single-user behaviour is still the same.

  • 0FoxGiven on 23/05/2025 - 22:06
    +9

    Switched to Android 4 years ago after using Apple for about 10 years. I doubt I'll ever go back due to their atrocious money grabbing shenanigans (eg: you just have to buy their shitty overpriced charging cables if the original ones fray). The lower-mid tier Android phones can get buggy and crappy after a year or so but the high end ones work perfect in my experience and camera quality is pretty much the same as iPhones if not better. And with these Samsung preorder deals, upgrading every 1-2 years costs just like $200-300

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 23/05/2025 - 22:16

      any features you miss? or wish android had?

      • 0FoxGiven on 23/05/2025 - 22:25

        Resale value of iPhones. If I got iPhones at the same prices as these Samsung preorder bonus stacking deals, I would probably not have to spend even a dollar every year to upgrade (mostly likely could make a profit even).

        No, there is nothing I miss honestly. My smartphone use these days is limited to browsing, work use, photography and few apps that don't suck away time pointlessly like the cancer that is social media. Although, my partner would argue OzB is my social media :(

        • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 13:19
          -2

          I never resell my phones. too much confidential data on it.
          And no, wiping any device does not actually delete the data, it just deletes the indexing to that data. You can recover the data with recovery software, not something I want a stranger having the ability to do.

          • MS Paint on 24/05/2025 - 13:37
            +2

            @YellingIntoTheVoid: The regular Joe buying your phone on FBM has no interest nor the knowledge on how to recover your erased and encrypted data.

            • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 13:42

              @MS Paint: But thats the thing, you just dont know who. Any stranger is considered a regular joe, even me, yet I know how and have the software to do it.
              Want to sell me your old phone?

              murphy's law, If can happen, it will happen, eventually.

              • MS Paint on 24/05/2025 - 14:15

                @YellingIntoTheVoid: I've sold all my old phones so can't send you one. I can definitely send you a tin foil hat though.

                • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 14:21
                  -1

                  @MS Paint: thanks, but I have too many as it is. Plus it gives me a weird rash. doc didnt know what it was, said it was out of this world, whatever that means…

    • thrillhouse on 24/05/2025 - 08:05
      +6

      I can use any USB-C cable with my iPhone, I donā€™t understand?

      • fantombloo on 24/05/2025 - 08:30
        +22

        Now you can. Don't thank Apple for that.

      • 0FoxGiven on 24/05/2025 - 16:36
        +4

        Ye that changed after the EU forced Apple to do so. Else they would have continued with their nonsense.

        • modiika on 26/05/2025 - 09:52
          +2

          But the lightning cables were every where, you certainly didnt need to buy them from apple. I havent found switching to usb-c cheaper on the cable front.

          I just dont think this is a material issue for most people.

          • RockyRaccoon on 26/05/2025 - 10:38
            -2

            @modiika: Rule one, donā€™t tell some one something they donā€™t want to know

          • socialistshroom on 26/05/2025 - 16:41
            +3

            @modiika: It's a proprietary connection, so Apple takes cut of the profits from every lightning cable sold (unless you are buying a non-licensed one).

            They can't do this with USB-C, hence they only adopted it when they were legally forced to.

            • modiika on 27/05/2025 - 09:31
              -3

              @socialistshroom: Sure, but they were making peanuts on it by the end. A significant number of people just buy the cables from Apple anyway, so they still make their best profit on those options.

              At the end, when EU forced the change, it just meant that any one upgrading from an older iPhone had to get all new accessories and chargers. USB-C adoption is wider, but not that wide, particularly at that time. People flipped out when they moved from 30 pin to lightning even though it was a significantly better cable, so I think honestly Apple was gunshy to make the move until there was a more significant install base.

              I do think usb-c is better in the long run, but I think they would have got there eventually anyway. I think this issue mattered a lot more to android users than it ever did to Apple's existing market.

              I have to say, its far more annoying how many products, still ship with Micro-usb. Particularly tech products aimed at kids.

  • BinnyC on 23/05/2025 - 22:52

    I couldn't justify paying a 60 hz iPhone a premium price that did not have a USB C earlier, no wireless charging and behind in technology compared to Samsung's.

    Not saying Iphones are not great but samsung that are 30 to 50 percent cheaper on sale were much better deals and now days pixel 9 series.

    If the prices are at par, yes iPhone for the brand and consistency, IOS that is in-house for their phones.

  • miwahni on 24/05/2025 - 00:21

    I was Samsung from my first smartphone up until 2019 when I bought my first iPhone, mainly due to my son's experience with Apple since the first iPhone was introduced. Cons - I missed the ability to easily create my own ringtones and otherwise fiddle with appearance. And the camera on the iPhone 11 sucks bigtime.
    Pros - that iPhone 11 is still going strong, still has over 75% battery health. I replaced it last month with a 16 Pro only for the better camera, otherwise I'd still be using the 11 as my daily phone. Everything just worked and kept working.
    And now that I have a Macbook and Apple Watch, I guess I'm in the Apple camp for a while yet.

  • CaptainJack on 24/05/2025 - 04:18
    +6

    I have never owned an iPhone, but fundamentally (calls, messaging, music, browser etc) both Android and iPhones work very well. I'm sure most complaints about one or the other not working/missing functionality are user error, or otherwise just some specific use case which is valid but uncommon.

    Ten years ago when phones were still rapidly evolving that might've been different.

    That said I prefer Android because there are more options and you can get the same quality at a lower price point.

  • AustriaBargain on 24/05/2025 - 06:16

    Now that you can have retro game emulators on iPhone I can't think of any reason to switch.

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 08:20
      +2

      Perhaps you better fact check yourself.
      Android auto is wireless, I have no stability issues. The early version of Android auto wasn't wireless, it has long since changed

    • R4 on 25/05/2025 - 19:31

      Eh? I have 2 cars with wireless Android Auto

      • timhn on 26/05/2025 - 20:19

        The wireless for Android Auto is controlled by manufacturers.

        • R4 on 27/05/2025 - 11:09

          Cool but as long as it works, who cares.

    • aong152 on 25/05/2025 - 21:12

      Not only is it wireless, if your car only supports a cabled android auto, you can grab a USB -> wireless adapter for both android and iOS for like $20 off Ozbargain

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 08:29
      +4

      Android has quickshare, for easy and instant file sharing between different devices. There is also phone link, giving you full access to your phone (calls, messages, email, photo etc) from your desktop.

      Siri is no different to Gemini/ Google assistant in terms of hands free. I will say that "hey Siri" is easier to say than "hey google"

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 13:02

      I will put this here for the "Apple has Airdrop" argument

      Quick Share

      • CrispyChrispy on 24/05/2025 - 13:20
        +2

        Tbf not even many Android users are aware of Quick Share, which is a shame because it's so useful

        • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 13:27
          +1

          True, need to better job highlighting the feature, perhaps put it front and center on all android phone launchers home page

      • eggboi on 25/05/2025 - 14:21
        -4

        airdrop is far more useful for the same reason airtags are 100x better than the samsung or tile equivalent - it's a much more widely adopted system.

  • lilbudgie on 24/05/2025 - 09:14
    +9

    Unlike a lot of the people on here I am an old lady so this is my old ladies opinion. I don't tinker at all. I just like things to work and work well and for them to last for ages. I also like quick and efficient tech support which is always a user problem although I have rarely had to use it. I am now in my old age totally entrenched into the Apple eco system as it just works so well and just ties in together. I rarely download apps or do anything other than make calls, text and use the GPS. The thing about Apple weather it is a phone or computer or anything for that matter is they just last…..for years and years. I never buy new just refurbished from a reputable site with good return and warranty (very risk adverse) and I have never been disappointed. I just don't need the latest and greatest and as long as it does the basics I am happy. Before my current phone I used Android for a couple of months and even though I picked up the how to use it relatively quickly it still drove me nuts so I went back to Apple.

  • FireRunner on 24/05/2025 - 09:17
    +5

    I switched to Android for about 6 months a couple of years ago.
    Previous phone was an iPhone 8 Plus and I upgraded to Motorola Edge 30 Neo.
    My highlights were:
    - Screen - 120Hz and OLED - so much better than the iPhone 8 Plus
    - Price - was about $300 from JB-Hi-Fi
    - Dual Sim - was the primary reason for switching
    - General usage felt better for the most part (not surprising against a 2017 phone)
    I didn't like:
    - Basically starting from zero with Google apps - I have a library of Apps with Apple though I didn't pay for any of it, it sucks to have nothing
    - Different Layout - basically being on iPhone so long, the different layout of Android took a bit of getting used to
    - Keyboard - I couldn't get used to typing on the Android keyboard, might be specific model but it felt cramped and I was constantly making mistakes even after 6 months
    - OS updates - I don't know what was happening but the phone should have supported the latest AndroidOS but it didn't even months after release. It looked like other regions got the new update but the Australian model didn't.

    I ended up switching back to Apple with the iPhone 15
    Features I liked:
    - Camera is phenomenal
    - All my Apps back
    - Could use the Keyboard again
    - OS feels smoother despite being only 60Hz display - probably the transitions that Apple uses everywhere
    - eSim
    - Excellent battery life
    - Long term OS support
    I didn't like:
    - Screen going back to 60Hz - it's most noticeable when scrolling. It sucks because it's an inexpensive feature that Apple withholds simply to upsell you to the Pro Model
    - Price
    - No finger print scanner - while I really liked the face unlock a backup fingerprint scanner would have been nice

    Now I get that comparing an entry to mid level Android isn't fair against an iPhone and if I had spend similar amounts on Android would resolve most the issues and negate the advantages of the iPhone but yeah, this is what I did and I can only share what happened.
    Would I try again Android again? Yes, I have been interested in the Google Pixels specially but I plan to hold onto my iPhone 15 for at least 5 years from purchase so not anytime soon.

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 10:01

      Has apple improved it's UI navigation?
      I remember doing simple things such as accessing Bluetooth or wifi settings was a pain in the ass, as it meant having to navigate to settings app with multiple taps and swipes, then scrolling through settings to find whatever

      Whereas android has a 'press and hold on app, button etc' will bring up that features particular settings options directly.

      • FireRunner on 24/05/2025 - 10:32

        I think youā€™ll find whatever youā€™re used to will be the simplest/most intuitive.
        Iā€™ve not had any issues navigating settings and options with Apple but it might be because Iā€™m so used to it

        For Wi-Fi/BT you can access settings in the swipe down menu and pressing and holding icons to take you to the full settings

        • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 11:47

          Nice. What about particular app management? Say you want to deny an app it's network access ability, Can you hold down on an app to turn it off?

  • BigBirdy on 24/05/2025 - 10:13

    Theyā€™re both fine. Obviously Apple products average at a much higher price point, so are more comparable to flagship Android devices, but mid-range Android are way cheaper and perfectly fine for most users. Budget Android can be hit and miss, but what iPhones sell new for under $200? Some apps are far better on a particular platform, off-road navigation has been better on Android, for me.

  • avoidfullprice on 24/05/2025 - 10:37

    Switched to iPhone three years ago due to rest of my family chat with the ā€œblueā€ bubble, so now I can send reactions and have read receipt etc. Trouble is my peers use android so basically I have the same issue with them instead.

    With android phones I have used low-mid range phone by samsung, oppo, nokia. The inability for me to cheaply replace the batteries have me swap new phone very two years. This is compounded by cheap phones donā€™t get long android security updates. Whereas this iPhone still get iOS security updates.

    I still use android tablets so whenever I need to do things iPhones canā€™t, I have options.

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 11:11
      +3

      I don't get your logic.
      You get cheap android, complain can't replace batteries, which you can't do on iPhone either, then buy a Iphone that 2-3x the price? Not even comparable.
      If you wanted continuous OS and security updates, Why didn't you just buy a high end android that offers future
      updates like a pixel, galaxy etc.

      you can send reactions and have read receipts on android too you know

      • avoidfullprice on 25/05/2025 - 08:55

        you can send reactions and have read receipts on android too you know

        Not between android and iPhone, which my family is using. Unless RCS is supported , they come up as separate messages like XX reacted to ā€œentire message you sent comes upā€.

        The blue bubble is just one example. I also get to have shared subscriptions with my family that they already paying for (iCloud). I also get to share and see our live locations without asking ā€œwhere are youā€.

        If you wanted continuous OS and security updates, Why didn't you just buy a high end android that offers future updates like a pixel, galaxy etc.

        I have done exactly that before I switched - for the bang should in stay in android and iPhone. Ultimately the feature I like about android are the apps (which I can use on my tablet) and not the customisation or 120hz screen on phone. For MY everyday use, interoperability with my family device, I have decided to switch and see for myself instead of debating.

        So Iā€™m not saying one is better than the other because Iā€™m on iPhone now. Iā€™m responding to your title in sharing my experiencing changing over, as you are asking if Apple has stepped up the game after 10 years. You canā€™t expect me to write essay telling you everything when you donā€™t say much about why you stay on android but then drip feed ā€œI didnā€™t like Apple because of X, have they got betterā€, right?

        How about you update your main post with what you canā€™t live without from android phone and what bugged you in iPhone 5? Then have a discussion?

        • YellingIntoTheVoid on 25/05/2025 - 10:00

          The compatibility with family thing/ecosystem, totally get it. Worth it for that alone

          What bugged me about the iPhone, compared to the alternative, almost everything.

          ā€¢The pay wall for just about everything, even after ā€¢dropping big $$$ on the device itself.
          ā€¢No Document/ file management
          ā€¢Didn't play nice with non apple Bluetooth devices, couldn't connect to Bluetooth headphones.
          ā€¢The long winded way of navigating.
          ā€¢No MP3/MP4/mkv support
          ā€¢No way to organise the interface to increase productivity and ease of use.
          ā€¢Unable to search natively, like a particular setting
          ā€¢The ugly and boring UI, and no way to change it. (Samsung was ugly AF too, but I could change it)
          ā€¢Lacking features eg IR sensor, fingerprint reader, FM radio, face unlock,
          ā€¢Inability to install custom OS to correct all its flaws or make improvements.
          The heavy weight and all glass make it very fragile.

          What I really liked
          ā€¢ It felt very nice in your hand
          ā€¢ The fluid scrolling animation
          ā€¢ The customer is king like service

          All of which account for nothing after sale is done. So for a day -to day device meant to augment you and increase productivity, android made more sense.

  • Nillionaire on 24/05/2025 - 11:13

    For me personally it's:

    Google Pixel > Apple iPhone > Sony/ASUS/Moto/etc > Samsung Galaxy > Xiaomi/Vivo/Oppo

    And I'll only consider getting the highest end largest size models so Pixel 9 XL / iPhone 16 Pro Max / Galaxy S25 Ultra.

    • payless69 on 26/05/2025 - 07:41

      As a dual system user I was wondering if the Pixel is more youtube compatible than that fruit brand ?

  • Soviet on 24/05/2025 - 11:51
    +2

    I currently use the iPhone 12 mini coming from an Android LG V20. What I have found is that specialised software is more plentiful with Android. Apple want you to use Apple unless there is no other choice. I do love the size of the mini but Apple have abandoned this design so next phone I'm back on Android. I don't hate or love either OS as they both have their advantages. The iPhone was bought during that crazy Telstra sale many years ago so I thought, give it a go. Didn't regret it at the time and still think it's a solid phone. Still getting updates which the previous Android didn't though this is a manufacturer thing. If you want a phone that does the work with minimal fuss, ios is a win. But if you like to customise then maybe Android.

    My previous previous phone was the Nokia 1520, maybe the best phone I had ever owned until Microsoft messed it up then abandoned it.

  • SlickMick on 24/05/2025 - 11:58
    +1

    I was always Android, except for 1 trial with an early iPhone. I had to purchase an app to be able to use send messages to Google Groups, whereas I had never needed to pay for an Android app. Went straight back to Android.

    However, my Androids have never lasted more than a couple of years. And they only get upgrades for about that time anyway. That is the 2 reasons why I am no iPhone for life.
    Apple supports iPhones far longer than Android phones get updates, and they last long enough for that to be relevant.

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 24/05/2025 - 12:04

      Any particular OS features that stood out to you on iOS that made you go "oh this is cool" that you frequently use?
      Or anything that disappointed you like "why can't I do this like I could on android?"

      • SlickMick on 24/05/2025 - 12:22
        +1

        No. I'm no Apple fanboi, other than being impressed with the long life of iPhones.

        I think the world is a different place now. The Apple Store has apps for all the google stuff, so now I get to choose whether to use Google Maps or Apple Maps in the car. I haven't found a single thing I wanted to do on iPhone that I couldn't.

        My need to send group SMSs disappeared. It was surely the wrong solution to a problem that Signal & WhatsApp address. (Maybe they weren't around back in the day??)

        Oh btw, when I switched to iPhone, just a couple of years ago, i bought an iPhone 11, though iPhone 14 was out. I'm not paying $1000+ for a phone. I was seriously considering going back to an old Nokia screenless phone until I realised Apple support their older models.

  • Drakesy on 24/05/2025 - 15:03
    +1

    Last Apple i had was an Iphone 6 - liked the design, hated the battery.

    Swapped to a galaxy s9+ then an S22+ and loved them.

    Went back to Apple when the Iphone 16 pro max came out with incredible battery life.
    Migration was a bitch but i don't really mind. Android if anything was less buggy IMHO. But there's barely anything between the two now.

    I'll probably stick with Apple at least for another 3 years.

  • shaybisc on 24/05/2025 - 16:42

    I thought Tim Apple had paid sufficient obeisance to King Trump at the billionaires suckfest to avoid the dreaded tariff. What went wrong?

    • TimApple on 25/05/2025 - 22:56
      +1

      I suck what?

  • Kelpei on 24/05/2025 - 19:36
    +1

    Android user for life. Have tinkered with custom ROMs in the past, very much loved my POCO F3 till it was bricked by the 3G shutdown. Have been using the Moto G54 since and like the vanilla Android experience.

  • 2025 on 24/05/2025 - 23:09
    +2

    Grab an iPhone at Apple, youā€™ve got 14 days to return it if itā€™s not your thing.

    The control centre changes in recent iOS updates have made accessing things like BT a lot quicker, and changes to the Home Screen, settings and lots of other bits since your last test run might be a nice surprise.

    For me though, the killer app/feature is HomeKit. Itā€™s local network control of things in the house, eg the door locks, AC, lights, shutters, etc and it is waaaay more responsive than the Amazon or Google efforts.

  • IamHere2 on 25/05/2025 - 09:01

    I started with mid price Android phone and then switch to iPhone 7 and switch back to Android after that.

    You can't customised anything in Apple; can't even create a folder. So, I gave up on iPhone.

    Some people compare iPhone with mid price Android phone, which is not fair comparison. You get what you paid for.

    I like my Samsung S23+ mobile. And, Samsung is aslo providing now long term security support on their premium mobile.

  • roonie on 25/05/2025 - 09:14

    Wife had a 3GS back in the late 14th century (still uses it as her alarm clock). Then went early Xiaomi, a Sammy or two, an iPhone 11 then 15pro. In the meantime, iPod, ipad2, (when she retired), MacBook Air, 2nd hand MBpro, ipad gen6, etc, etc. Very easy for a non tech person to have everything talking to each other. Eg. Take too many photos during the day, delete most, edit, create albums - results appear on every device w/o effort. Over the same period. I was sony, Sammyā€™s, ipads, Apple TV, 2nd hand Mac mini. Phew! All sharing the one apple acct - too easy!!! All was going roolly wellā€¦ until we upgraded everything last year and I finally crossed the floor and went iphoneā€¦ on the one acctā€¦
    Thats when it got messy with missed calls for the missus ending up who a voicemail on my phone.etc. Itā€™s taken some time but itā€™s 99% there.
    After several decades in IT, Im v. happy with the Apple eco system, as is my FiL. And all my propeller head (unix) friends.
    If all you want is a phone, then whatever.

  • daniesaurs on 25/05/2025 - 09:48

    Currently I'm back to camp Samsung with a Fold 5 and have an iPhone 13 for work as well, my partner has an iPhone 15 Pro. I used to go through phones like once a year (S20 FE, Pixel 6, S22, Fold 3, iPhone 14 Pro, S23, Fold 5)

    To sum it up all flagship phones are equal for daily tasks (battery, camera and social media) nowadays and have enough levels of customisation but if you nitpick there are things some brands are better at:

    • Samsung: best for customisation with OneUI, best chipset for emulation and gaming, and best folding phone, a lot of seamless Windows support and OneDrive support built into OneUI.

    • iPhone: best performance for gaming, fastest for lightroom/rendering videos, best support from third party apps, the fastest camera you can get (take it out of your pocket and snap)

    • Pixel: Usually the cheapest flagship, best software updates, camera speed > samsung

    • Other androids: cheaper than all the above, will do some things better but will fall short on software support over a longer period.

  • Zidane on 25/05/2025 - 09:55
    -2

    I used Android, wife uses Iphone. Takes tonnes of pictures.
    The number 1 feature of Android over Iphone is that you can plug it directly into a PC and copy out all your photos and videos to a personal hard drive, as it acts like a USB.

    Iphone is not that simple and you need to go through various options due to the ecosystem (cloud based) just to do a local backup. Even finding out the best way to backup Whatsapp videos and photos is a pain and you will spend a lot of time searching forums on what to do.

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 25/05/2025 - 10:09
      +1

      This was my experience too over 10 years ago, but is it still the same today?

      • 2025 on 25/05/2025 - 12:13
        +1

        No, itā€™s a common misconception. While android will essentially present itself as a disk, the iPhone appears as a media device, and you can import pictures and videos with any number of apps on the PC. The difference is that you canā€™t browse app data or the phone data, itā€™s limited to your camera roll.

        And if youā€™re really keen, you can open explorer the old fashioned way and copy to a different folder/usb drive etc.

        In regards to WhatsApp, just turn on automatic saving of photos to camera roll in the app settings. Easy af.

        • mooseca on 25/05/2025 - 12:33
          +1

          Yep the file explorer works easy, photos were organised in to monthly folders.

    • UFO on 25/05/2025 - 20:10
      +1

      Incorrect.

      I connect my iPhone directly to my PC once a month to download all my photos and videos. Very seamless process, and it comes up as a standard media device.

  • deeevan on 25/05/2025 - 10:18

    Iā€™ve not switched as such, but have both phones for the last few years. All the apps I use are available on iOS and Android, so I have a fairly seamless experience with state synchronised across phones.

  • Bluto Mindpretzel on 25/05/2025 - 10:20

    I have both Android and iOS. My iPhone (its just a 12 mini) has mainly become my homepod remote. Both platforms have their strengths and weaknesses, but the fact that I cannot use any browsing engine apart from WebKit is a deal breaker for me on iOS. I use Firefox with privacy badger and uBlock Origin on my Android phone as I do on my laptop. The web it unusable without that. Beyond that, the services I use are platform agnostic, so it rarely matters which one I use.

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 25/05/2025 - 10:23

      So if you were to become a minimalist, and only had 1 phone for all the doings, I presume you would choose android?

  • spacemannn on 25/05/2025 - 11:50
    +7

    I went from having an android for over a decade to an iPhone which I've owned less than a year now.

    I terribly regret my decision. Third party Apps that control functions of the phone like SwiftKey don't work well. The word recognition is way off, so is the customisation because apple, for "privacy" reasons, doesn't want to give full access

    Siri is a terrible assistant, I feel like I'm using google assistant from the early days, speech recognition is not as good as Googles. Stop telling me to open apple pod casts for the love of God.

    You can't download apps from the browser like you would for an android so zero APK file support.

    The gestures are frustrating at times. I don't want to swipe every single day, just give me a button to press to view my open apps. It gets annoying.

    It throws every call from messenger, whats app and regular phone calls on my call log. I never asked it to do this. I wanted to keep everything separate, but Tim Cook WANTS MY PHONE TO WORK A CERTAIN WAY AND GOD DAMMIT THAT'S THE WAY IT'LL WORK.

    There's alot of little frustrating things that make this a terrible phone to use for someone coming from a Samsung, like not having a middle option between silent and general. If you love your androids, stick with them. Apple is over hyped, I don't see why.

  • PriceSensitive on 25/05/2025 - 12:06

    Yes, when considering a new phone I always switch between the two so it keeps me OS-agnostic. Both has it's perks and drawbacks but recently getting the Pixel 9, I have found that it incorporates the best of both camps.

    • YellingIntoTheVoid on 25/05/2025 - 18:28

      Compiling everything here and all the vids on YT, yes it's seems that pixel devices are the answer to the con's of both platforms.

  • gromit on 25/05/2025 - 12:40

    used both, both are awful for different reasons. The poor support, inconsistent interfaces and poor security of Android vs the Apple lockin with expensive services, poor user design aimed at the lowest common denominator and incredibly poor integration with anything outside their ecosystem.

    on the flip side, Apple has better security at this point and a consistent user experience. Android is accesible and customisable and not locked into a single store with excellent 3rd party integration.

  • tako on 25/05/2025 - 14:24

    I switched to an iPhone not by choice. I can get by with the little annoyances, like the crescendo alarm only being available with Sleep, the lack of a display showing how much time is left until the next alarm, inconsistent gesture control, the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth buttons in Control Centre not actually turning them off, and awful notification management. But the lack of a spam filter absolutely drives me nuts.

    • digitalbath on 25/05/2025 - 15:39

      You can actually use the sleep alarms for your regular alarm. Iā€™ve done it myself. Lostbthe instructions, so canā€™t explain how sorry. But Iā€™m sure you can find them on google.

  • dlakers3peat on 25/05/2025 - 14:28
    -3

    Apple caters primarily to a broad audience that prioritises simplicity and seamless integration over technical customisation. Its ecosystem is designed to be user-friendly, but this convenience comes at a premium, with consistent price increases over the years. Keeps you locked into a very ridgid and anti anything but apple ecosystem.While its core design philosophy has remained largely unchanged for over a decade, its loyal customer base continues to embrace its streamlined approach despite the higher costs. Little to no innovation. If that's what you are looking for buy Apple.

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