I’m planning on switching platforms and I’m just curious of the opinions of people here. I think that Android can have advantages in areas of privacy and external app installation, but most of the benefits come with a lot of tinkering out of the box.

I’m a very capable person at modifying my phone and I don’t generally mind doing that. I can make the interface work however I want. But I find myself caring less and less about how I interact with things in the light of what Apple is doing.

I’m looking at Android and it seems to be pretty far behind iOS at the moment. The messaging service is a huge sticking point and progress isn’t being made to unify iMessage with RCS apps. It seems to me like Samsung is making more progress with the platform than Google itself is. Like they’re the ones carrying it right now.

Keep in mind, I’m not a shill here. I haven’t used iOS in years. I still think they’re overpriced phones and Apple isn’t a great company. And I wish USB-C was a thing. This isn’t an ad. I’m just frustrated with the android platform and Apple seems to be leaving it behind.

Example features: FaceID, iMessage, home screen UX, battery life, and extended software support.

So can anyone tell me if they feel the same or help me in my decision? Not trying to start a tech war btw

  •  flatbield   ( @furrowsofar@beehaw.org ) English
    42•1 year ago

    Apple is a walled garden and because of it I will not touch their products. Stuff tends to be over priced too.

    Do not use face ID on phones other than Apple and maybe Samsung as most are easily spoofed.

    A phone is a throw away device so my opinion is buy the cheapest one that does what you need.

    •  CleoTheWizard   ( @LimitedBrain@beehaw.org ) OPEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      I have a different philosophy. Phones may be throw away (becoming less and less the case though) but they’re also the technology that I interact with daily and hourly.

      I’m a student so my productivity is highly dependent on being in group chats, typing up emails, taking tablet notes, work on a laptop, etc. But the biggest impact to my workload at any one time is my phone.

      Now my android isn’t bad at any of the tasks I throw at it, but there’s a larger social impact for not having iMessage.