Android or iPhone?

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Used to be Android supporter, then I received a hand-me-down iPhone 5 and now I can't go back to Android. I prefer the touchscreen hardware on iPhone as it's more responsive. My suggestion : Don't believe in paper specs but try the phones out in real world usage.

If you get a chance to try out display phones at a store, try dragging your finger back and forth very fast on an iPhone vs Androids. The Android will have a noticeable lag, no matter how slight, even on the flagship Samsung Note series for example.

As for backups, iCloud does an amazing job. I factory reset my phone last time because I wanted to send the phone in to change the battery (yeah I know Androids have detachable batteries etc, but it was the iPhone's first battery change in 2-3 years, whereas I had to change my Android's battery after the first year, and it needs another battery change again the year after that, which I didn't bother), anyway after getting my phone back, turned on the phone, entered iCloud account and the phone asks if I would like to restore from iCloud. I tapped yes and sometime later my phone was exactly as it was before, down to the arrangement of icons in the home screen. So easy compared to Android!

Besides that, I also love Apple's fast charge technology, the battery charges in a fraction of the time compared to my Android, not to mention it lasts longer. UI wise, I love how thoughtful the designers were when they enable the use of useful apps without unlocking the phone, apps such as camera, torch, calculator, timer etc. the physical mute button is also awesome, without the need to dive into menus to mute the phone.

Apps wise, I found the AppStore ones to be superior. More expensive, sometimes yes, but they they're a pleasure to use. I bought a lot of apps on Android, but I don't care about abandoning them because I prefer AppStore apps. I also love that they can be used on the iPad too. I actually like the iPhone so much I went and bought an iPad.

I could go on and on but if I were you I'd go for the iPhone OP.

I see votes are totally one sided but I'll give out my opinion anyway.

First of all I'll say I'm an Android user myself (much better for my needs and I never really liked iOS anyway), however since I am also the "tech guy" for family and friends I end up with a lot of different phones going through me for the smallest problems or needs and as it stands most of the people I know own iPhones but looking at the people coming at me with problems I'm getting more android devices than iPhones for fixing, in fact most of the iPhone users just come to me for backups or transferring stuff from the phone to a PC since they can't do that, while android users come to me for problems with apps, phone/tablets not booting, slow systems, freezes and whatever you can think of happening on a normal windows PC. In the past 3 years I've never seen a slow or unresponsive iPhone while it happens every day on my phone (but it's a Galaxy S3 which is kinda outdated now, I use it only for calls/messages so I don't care).

If you need a phone which won't have problems with the system and you need it mainly only for the regular stuff you would need a phone for go for the iPhone (especially if it's iPhone 6 or newer mainly because of the support as someone stated in a previous comment). If you need something more, like having the freedom of customization, a lot of apps outside the google store and don't mind minor problems like rare slowdowns (mainly happens when you start filling up the phone with random apps and it has low ram haven't seen much problems with the higher spec ones) then android is definitely the superior choice.

Specs and freedom wise Android wins but iOS is nicely optimized and it's light compared to Android so even with the lower specs it works smoother than many Android phones.

I always had an Android phone till I got my iPhone, I have it for 1 year now and im still very happy with it! It looks better, iphones last longer and its like iphones stay fast and smooth, and overall it looks better, is easier to use... So iPhone for sure! android is ok imo, but to many options, they get slower after a while and much more chance to get dirty virusses on ur phone imo (atleast i had virusses on my android phone which i never had on my iphone)

My first smart phone was an iPhone, and I will admit that I felt it was a little ... rigid, especially with all the Android users crowing about customization. So when it came time to get a new phone, I tried switching to Android. Honestly, I think the technical differences between the two are minimal if you're not someone who wants to fuck around and tweak your phone. For someone that's not a power user, yeah, Android was a little better, but the difference was negligible.

To me, the BIGGEST reason that I'm planning to switch BACK to iPhone is stability of apps and variety of games. iPhone trumps Android in both areas. Also, my experience is that premium iPhone games go free on the App Store with surprising frequency.

iPhone is also great for FaceTime with other iPhone users. FaceTime is so much faster and more stable than Skype, especially if you find yourself traveling through China. Skype is terrible!

I'll also note that I did try a Nokia Windows phone in between. That experience ended up being terrible. I don't have a huge number of apps, but the Windows store is so devoid of stuff that it becomes a detriment. Stay away from Windows phones for now. Not that you asked.

i onyl used Android, i like beeing able to install shaddy apps ;D

I gues for normal everyday use, either one would be the same.

for free? Probably an iPhone for the longer support and high value it retains if you want to sell it.

If I had to pay for it:

budget over 450€ Iphone
between 200 - 450€ android
under 200€ Windows phone

As someone who owns both an iPhone 6 and an old Samsung Galaxy Note 2, my answer is Android. By a country mile.

i always had android but i bought an iphone recently because every kids have one and it's easy to get one used for few buck.
But I still think android are better.
You can have many games,apps,and download many things for free.googleplay is better than iphonestore.
Iphone have more restriction
Android cost much less money and most of time they are better than iphone.
Btw iphone are weak so its always broke and many things are not compatibles so you have to pay much more only to have iphone's shit.

Well the way you put it I cannot give you a definite answer. I need more details on the models that are available for you. For example if they are willing to give you either an iPhone 5C or an (Android) LG G2, I'd prefer the later. If they would give you an iPhone 5s or an (Android) Moto G (2013), I'd take the iPhone 5s.

Also depends on whether you own a PC or a Mac. If you own a mac you already are part of the Apple "Universe" so going for an iPhone seems the obvious choice.

Ill always go with a android phone over an i phone toy. Apple makes stuff that is only compatible with their approved hardware/software. Not much wiggle room for anything there. Android on the other hand is not one company only, and it makes it more adaptable and easier to use it with different tool (internal or external)

apple always makes overpriced stuff. all their new release aren't really new and they tend to claim that they pioneered that feature.
get an android smart phone with a good camera , at least 13mp rear and replaceable battery.

as for the UI on smartphone, I think Touchwiz on Samsung is the best atm. it's so convinient that you will never need to download another launcher.

iPhone , best phone i had, even though, yesterday my iphone 5 decided to stop working for the call side. It connects to wifi and works for everything, just stopped recognizing my number for no reason, it didnt fall or anything. A friend that works as a phone repairer, said might be the mother card. Meh... im so angry.. its 2,5 years old and worked like a charm.. im so upset :/ iphones are very expensive though, i agree that android is cheaper. I had mine with an offer with my operator

I have an iPad and since iPhone uses iOS, I would go with Android, Apple is awful, over priced, restrictive crud-ware.
It's a company that makes people go "baa-a-a-a!".

The thing only I like about my iPad, it was a gift, is that it can go where my computer can't.

If I had to spend money it would not on anything from Apple, the greedy buggers. I despise them with a passion.

The main benefit of Android is that it isn't Apple.

As most people already said, it's mostly a matter of personal preference. The iPhone looks better. It's fancy, easy to use and it's well organised. The Android is not as good looking but it usually has a bigger screen, it's more permissive and there are a lot more devices that use Android so you get a wide range of future products while using the same account. I had a Iphone 4 and a Galaxy S4 so far and i was happy with both of them. Ultimately, just pick the one that comes from a more recent generation.

The fandroids took this place over already, but I wanted to post this:
Android:
If you want to customize everything and/or want to download illegal apps, choose android.
If you want a phone that is stable and works, choose iOS.

People who say apple is overpriced are plain wrong, because that's relative. Buying an android phone of the same quality of an iPhone you'll at least just as much (same with mac/pc btw, although I still prefer pc.)

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Poll seems about right considering Apple has about 16% of the market share and Android has around 79%.

Android voters = disappointed iPhone buyers.

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Neither. iPhone is overpriced, Android is still a mess on anything but the highest tier phones. Windows Phone or Blackberry. Windows, if you are among those wo want to use their telephone to everything but using it as a phone. (People like to do that for some reason. I will never get what is so great about watching a movie or playing a port of a console game intended for tv screen on a display smaller than your palm…)

Currenly leaning towards a JollaOS or UbuntuTouch. Android being alltoocool but getting in control of your device is quite difficult. Even more so on iOS which i would call a near-nightmare.

I'd prefer an iPhone in the situation where money is outside of the question. Better security (stuff as bad as Stagefright never happened on iPhones), more apps and games that I'd actually use, less of a headache choosing what model I want, easier to use, and lasts longer (look at the iPhone 4S against the Galaxy S3 now).

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