VS
I've used the iPhone 4 as my daily driver for two years. If
you're following me on twitter (obviously you don't) you will know that IOS and
I have a love-hate relationship. It wasn't really always fun with IOS. There were
a lot of times where you just want to be away from it. There were times where
you get tired of the same old UI but let's be honest here, IOS just works. The
UI is outdated but it works...
The transition of IOS to Android was always the reason why I
held on to the iPhone 4 for two years. It wasn't because I was saving money, it was
a bit more of being practical. I always viewed Android as BETA Phone OS. For
me, the first "REAL" android version is still the Ice Cream Sandwich…
But Jelly Bean brought the house down when it launched.
Jelly Bean, yes Jelly Bean is the main reason why I tried
(yep past tense) my luck with Android. Here's a piece of advice if you breathe
IOS for a loong time and you wanted to try Android go for the Galaxy Nexus.
Just like what I did.
I've been using stocked android on my Galaxy Nexus for about
a month now. It was a painful transition and it wasn't easy. Letting go of my
iPhone 4 was really hard. It was like letting go of your pet cat into the wild
after loving and caring for it so much. It had cracks, damages, scratches on
the hardware but it's still intact. IOS 6 is still working really well on the
phone. It had some random crashes here and there but those weren't serious. It
was just the phone's hardware failing to work with the bugs of the OS. The
battery life of that phone was still solid. Like seriously the iPhone 4
survived a beating in my hands (not intentionally okay). But yeah using the
Galaxy Nexus was really hard at first. I had to adjust to the non-retina
display of the Nexus which wasn't that big of a problem. For me 720p displays
are still amazing. But I did have problems with the Nexus' subpar camera
considering that the iPhone 4 had a similar 5 megapixel shooter but it takes a
much better image than the Nexus. And of course the layout of Android which can
be frustrating at times.
Mine came with Ice Cream Sandwich. But after playing with it
for an hour, it updated itself to Jelly Bean without me knowing. I just knew
about it when the phone prompted me for a reboot. The OS is really smooth and
yes Android is a little bit more complicated than IOS. I had no problems
finding the apps that were installed on my iPhone until.... Tweetbot for
android was nowhere to be found.. Well it doesn't exist. Then all of the
problems just came in pouring. I miss the IOS feature where you only have to
tap the top part of the screen to bring you to the latest tweet. I miss the
simplicity of IOS.. all of a sudden the simple/boring UI of IOS made sense. It
isn't broken so why fix it? I miss typing on a phone with one hand (first world
problems). And yes.. I miss the IOS keyboard that I complain a lot in the past.
After a month with android, I'm patting myself on the back
for not buying a Nexus 7. For ignoring the temptation of the Galaxy SIII, Note
2, ect. Android is amazing and the next versions of it will only make it
better. The UI is amazing and it's still user friendly like any developers
would hope for. It may have its minor flaws and shortcomings but it's an
amazing OS for phone and tablet. Android will continue on to be the most used
OS in the world and I wouldn't be surprised if it stays that way forever. But,
Android is not for me. After going through Symbian, IOS, Windows Phone (for a
week) and Android.. I came to the conclusion that IOS is the best OS for me..
IOS has a lot of problems and it frustrates me a tad bit.
It's locked and it has a complicated way of updating the software. iTunes is a
piece of ship and it makes IOS worse and it should be destroyed for all eternity.
But after all the complains and the rants you end your day beside an IOS
Device. Thankful for another day that it didn't crashed, break, ect. We
complain a lot about the iPhone but despite its flaws.. IOS still.. Feels like
home.
