iPhone or Android?

[mrodgers]

I personally just don't like Apple's business model for selling product.

If I run out of space on an Android, I just add a different larger SD card for a few $.

If I run out of space on an iPhone, I have to buy a whole new phone for a lot of $$ and spend a lot more $$ to get one with more memory.

If I run out of space, it would cost me $10 on Android or $300+ on iPhone and I would have an extra useless expensive handset laying around.

 

[SC Minnie]

If you are in an area that h 4G coverage, I would not even think about getting a current iPhone. Apple really dropped the ball by not supporting 4G yet. If you can wait until the fall then it might be worth waiting for the new iPhone. That being said, I have an HTC Thunderbolt. My only complaint has been the poor battery life.

ITA

I have an iPhone and DH and DD have Droids. We just upraded DD to the Droid Bionic 4G. The difference in 3G and 4G is amazing. DH's phone is ready to be upgraded and I told him to wait until the new iPhone comes out and hopefully it will have 4G. We'll both get new ones then.

THe one thing I really miss about the Droid was Google Maps. I've been using the free Mapquest app with iPhone. It does have navigation and does work, I just liked Google maps better.

 

[jacksmomma]

I love love love my iphone! I have a 3GS, got it for free when the 4S came out. It is a good phone, but the camera stinks. If you want it for the camera get the 4 or 4S.

 

[Tracerr00]

I seem to be the only one that's had an iphone and an android and I prefer android. I have a DroidX2 now and I love it. This seems like a small thing but I love the larger screen. The screen in the iphone is a lot smaller and I love to read on my phone when I have time to waste and the larger screen works for me. I also use the heck out of the google maps and the turn by turn directions. The market is also a lot better in terms of apps. You just have to decide what's important to you!

 

[EveDallas]

I don't own any Apple products and honestly, I don't get the hype, but that's just me. I have Sprint, and was able to upgrade about a month ago, and went with another Droid. I was able to compare the iPhone and the Droid in-store and I love the phone I picked out (Samsung Galaxy S II)...bigger phone, better screen, and I found easier to use than the iPhone

Same here. I don't own Apple products and don't intend to, so no iPhone for me. I have a Virgin Mobile LG Optimus and I LOVE it. Service is only $25 per mont and it does everything I want.

 

[BWV Dreamin]

I personally just don't like Apple's business model for selling product.

If I run out of space on an Android, I just add a different larger SD card for a few $.

If I run out of space on an iPhone, I have to buy a whole new phone for a lot of $$ and spend a lot more $$ to get one with more memory.

If I run out of space, it would cost me $10 on Android or $300+ on iPhone and I would have an extra useless expensive handset laying around.

Plus I like the fact that you can change the battery on an Android where you have to take an Iphone to an Iphone store for the sales people to change it, plus charge an arm and a leg for a new battery.

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Same here. I don't own Apple products and don't intend to, so no iPhone for me. I have a Virgin Mobile LG Optimus and I LOVE it. Service is only $25 per mont and it does everything I want.

I just ditched my Iphone and bought this same exact phone (Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V) AND I LOVE IT!! Wish I could have gotten the $25 plan. Right now since I don't know how many minutes I'll be using, I went with the $45/plan, but I have a feeling I'm going down to the $35 plan next month. It is a pretty cool little phone! Phone cost me $80 total, and I get unlimited text, data, and 1200 minutes and its 3G!!!

 

[disney_girl125]

I had an htc evo which I loved, but it was going and I upgraded to the iphone 4s. I kept putting off upgrading because I thought I would regret it. Well I waited too long, I love love love my iphone 4s! I will never go back to droid!!! From now on it's only apple for me!! It is so easy to use. I wouldn't get the iphone3 though, I would just go with the newest one..the 4s.

 

[dhardawa]

iPhone all the way.

 

[jeepgirl30]

I absolutely love my iPhone 4S. I had a BB and a Droid. No way would I ever go back to either.

Lots of people rave about their Droids and I did too. Until i started playing around more with our iPad and the kids iPods. I was a supporter but now I feel i just wasn't all that informed. I too thought the android market had more free stuff but i haven't had any trouble on the iphone in fact i find it has more now that i'm a user.

I didn't hate my droid but i felt it lacked a lot of functionality i was looking for that the apple products had. I love i start reading a book on the iPad then switch to my iPhone and pick up at the same page i left off.

I can't imagine traveling for work now without being able to facetime the kids. That alone makes me love my phone.

With the iPhone we can all share apps/music/etc through itunes.

 

[JB2K]

I hate Droid. My husband used to swear by his and I got one because he loved it so much (he was the only person in our town to return an iPhone when they first came out). I loathed the Droid - heavy, clunky, awkward, and I wasn't impressed with it's SmartPhone technology. Granted, this was about two or three years ago, so they've probably created a lighter model since then.

Need to remember, that unlike the iPhone, Android is not "handcuffed" to a specific piece of equipment. Android is a software platform that runs hundreds of different types of smartphones (much like Windows does with the PC).

 

[MrsDuck]

I've had both the iPhone and an Android phone-- I prefer the Android.

 

[lobsterslayer]

When DW and I first got smart phones she got a blackberry and I got an iphone-3. Within 1 year she had switched and we are both big fans of apple products. When this PC needs replacing we will buy apple (that is how much we love our iphones). Apple products are very intuitive and just work. Just my opinion.

 

[AshleeH]

Need to remember, that unlike the iPhone, Android is not "handcuffed" to a specific piece of equipment. Android is a software platform that runs hundreds of different types of smartphones (much like Windows does with the PC).

That explains why I also hate Windows .

 

[livie1205]

I have had androids until 6 months ago when I caved and got the iphone 4s and I would NEVER go back to android! I LOVE LOVE my iphone, my hubby that hates smartphones all together had me get him the iphone 4s 2 days ago and he has not put it down! lol
I went through target mobile for his phone and they had a deal that gave me 30.00 EACH credit for EACH working phone I took in so I walked out with the iphone 4s 16 gb and 2 otterboxes for 52.00!

 

[branv]

I had the opposite experience of a PP. I have the HTC Evo on Sprint and had to spend about three days using an IPhone (long story ). By the end of it, I wanted to chunk the IPhone against the wall. FWIW: I use a lot of apps, but not a bunch of "play" apps. Not games, not really recreational/entertainment stuff, just very useful things such as an app for lists, travel plans, maps, camera, internet, messaging etc. Love and adore it. I found the IPhone clunky and not intuitive AT ALL. Honestly, I think preferences tend to come down to differences in how people's minds work rather than the phones themselves. FWIW: I hated the Apple laptop I used for a while too. I just think there is a difference between making things intuitive versus treating the user like a moron.



Now DH has the same phone. He has a few issues with it, but it's because he is very techy. For this reason he really, really, REALLY despises IPhones. What I mean is that his problem with the HTC Evo is all the junk they install on it out of the box, eating up power and memory. Apple is the same, but with the Iphone you can't remove it. However, with an Android phone he can (and plans to) wipe the phone of all this junk and install a...yep, name fails me , I need a tech person to fill in here...well, it's some kind of thing that let's you have far more control over your phone and what is on it. It also takes out all the bloat, and speeds it up in general. Not something a person should do if they're like me (clueless), but vital for nerdboys like DH

 

[Missy29]

I had the Evo and I did like it but it always froze up and the battery like was pretty bad. I now have the iPhone 4s and I love everything about it, it's not 4g but that's not a big deal to me as spirit didn't offer 4g in my area anyway. My iPhone never freezes up and the battery life is better, I also like the camera on the iPhone better. I did like my larger screen on my android but that's not a big deal to me.

 

[crazelion]

I had the opposite experience of a PP. I have the HTC Evo on Sprint and had to spend about three days using an IPhone (long story ). By the end of it, I wanted to chunk the IPhone against the wall. FWIW: I use a lot of apps, but not a bunch of "play" apps. Not games, not really recreational/entertainment stuff, just very useful things such as an app for lists, travel plans, maps, camera, internet, messaging etc. Love and adore it. I found the IPhone clunky and not intuitive AT ALL. Honestly, I think preferences tend to come down to differences in how people's minds work rather than the phones themselves. FWIW: I hated the Apple laptop I used for a while too. I just think there is a difference between making things intuitive versus treating the user like a moron.



Now DH has the same phone. He has a few issues with it, but it's because he is very techy. For this reason he really, really, REALLY despises IPhones. What I mean is that his problem with the HTC Evo is all the junk they install on it out of the box, eating up power and memory. Apple is the same, but with the Iphone you can't remove it. However, with an Android phone he can (and plans to) wipe the phone of all this junk and install a...yep, name fails me , I need a tech person to fill in here...well, it's some kind of thing that let's you have far more control over your phone and what is on it. It also takes out all the bloat, and speeds it up in general. Not something a person should do if they're like me (clueless), but vital for nerdboys like DH

Your DH rooted his android.