I'm not an Apple fanboi, so while I used to love my iPhone, I was never "in love" with it.
Then... I got an Android tablet, and started to really see what I was missing.
Then... iOS 5 came out, and like a fool I updated my phone.
Fuck.
Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck.
What was a decent phone, and okay portable productivity device became a fucking annoying piece of shit. First: iOS took away the combined music / videos app (button? can't remember what it was called now) and split them into two buttons. Why? Then it added another button for Newstand and I can't get rid of it. AND a whole bunch of other little things that just annoyed the fuck out of me. Like random recordings when the phone is locked. How to turn that off? Why do I have 20 + recordings of me breathing, or eating, or talking, or smoking? What caused the phone to decide "Hey, it's time to record something!" ?
After a few weeks of iOS 5, I said "Fuck you iPhone" and got a Razr.
Happy Mike now.
I like Android a lot. No, it's not perfect, but it works in the way I expect it to, and the browser(s) are far superior to Apple's half assed piece of shit browser. I never liked the Apple browser, so iOS 5 didn't do anything to help my opinion of that.
For those of you wondering:
1. Isn't the Razr fucking huge? ie. TOO big?
No. At least not in my opinion. I actually like the larger size. Love the larger screen.
2. What about battery life?
Not really sure how to compare this. I didn't think the iPhone battery was worth a shit, and the Razr seems to be just as good (or bad) as the iPhone.
3. It doesn't have "Retina" graphics.
So? The screen resolution is still fantastic. I'm very happy with it. Can't see the pixels, it's crisp, it's bright, it supports HD. What more do you need really?
4. It's not shiny like the iPhone.
True. You got me there.
5. It doesn't have a billion games for $0.99 or free like Apple's appstore.
This is one point that I will concede to the iPhone. If you want the ultimate hand held gaming device, get an iPhone or iPod Touch.
6. Why do you need more than one browser?
I like to play. I like options. I like to be able to see my graphs, and not get a big block in the middle of the screen because flash isn't supported. Plus, Dolphin HD is really sweet! Much better than the stock broswer
7. Widgets?
Yes, Android has widgets. Do I use them? Some, most I don't bother with.
8. What about the network?
I have a grandfathered account with unlimited data. So, now instead of being stuck with 3G on the iPhone, I have unlimited 4G LTE. For those of you not fortunate enough to have 4G, I'm sorry. It's insanely fast. My 4G hotspot rivals my hardwired ISP speeds. Best I've clocked on Speedtest.net was 27 meg down on 4G. My hardline runs between 30 - 33 meg down. You can't tell the difference. It's sick.
9. I thought Netflix on Android sucked.
Apparently it did prior to the Bionic (or maybe the Razr), but at any rate, it doesn't on this phone. With 4G (and my unlimited data plan) it rocks.
10. What about the camera?
To be honest, I haven't played with it much. What little I have played with it has taught me that the shutter is slow. The iPhone definitely has it beat here. As long as you're not trying to capture action shots, you'll be fine. Apparently, the video portion is really good, but I haven't bothered with that yet. I'm not a photo hound or videographer, so neither is real important to me.
11. Speakers?
Very good. Loud. Sound clarity is good, range lacks, but it's a tiny little speaker, what do you want from it?
The tl;dr version:
iOS 5 ruined my opinion of the iPhone. Got a Razr. Happy again. The end.
Then... I got an Android tablet, and started to really see what I was missing.
Then... iOS 5 came out, and like a fool I updated my phone.
Fuck.
Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck.
What was a decent phone, and okay portable productivity device became a fucking annoying piece of shit. First: iOS took away the combined music / videos app (button? can't remember what it was called now) and split them into two buttons. Why? Then it added another button for Newstand and I can't get rid of it. AND a whole bunch of other little things that just annoyed the fuck out of me. Like random recordings when the phone is locked. How to turn that off? Why do I have 20 + recordings of me breathing, or eating, or talking, or smoking? What caused the phone to decide "Hey, it's time to record something!" ?
After a few weeks of iOS 5, I said "Fuck you iPhone" and got a Razr.
Happy Mike now.
I like Android a lot. No, it's not perfect, but it works in the way I expect it to, and the browser(s) are far superior to Apple's half assed piece of shit browser. I never liked the Apple browser, so iOS 5 didn't do anything to help my opinion of that.
For those of you wondering:
1. Isn't the Razr fucking huge? ie. TOO big?
No. At least not in my opinion. I actually like the larger size. Love the larger screen.
2. What about battery life?
Not really sure how to compare this. I didn't think the iPhone battery was worth a shit, and the Razr seems to be just as good (or bad) as the iPhone.
3. It doesn't have "Retina" graphics.
So? The screen resolution is still fantastic. I'm very happy with it. Can't see the pixels, it's crisp, it's bright, it supports HD. What more do you need really?
4. It's not shiny like the iPhone.
True. You got me there.
5. It doesn't have a billion games for $0.99 or free like Apple's appstore.
This is one point that I will concede to the iPhone. If you want the ultimate hand held gaming device, get an iPhone or iPod Touch.
6. Why do you need more than one browser?
I like to play. I like options. I like to be able to see my graphs, and not get a big block in the middle of the screen because flash isn't supported. Plus, Dolphin HD is really sweet! Much better than the stock broswer
7. Widgets?
Yes, Android has widgets. Do I use them? Some, most I don't bother with.
8. What about the network?
I have a grandfathered account with unlimited data. So, now instead of being stuck with 3G on the iPhone, I have unlimited 4G LTE. For those of you not fortunate enough to have 4G, I'm sorry. It's insanely fast. My 4G hotspot rivals my hardwired ISP speeds. Best I've clocked on Speedtest.net was 27 meg down on 4G. My hardline runs between 30 - 33 meg down. You can't tell the difference. It's sick.
9. I thought Netflix on Android sucked.
Apparently it did prior to the Bionic (or maybe the Razr), but at any rate, it doesn't on this phone. With 4G (and my unlimited data plan) it rocks.
10. What about the camera?
To be honest, I haven't played with it much. What little I have played with it has taught me that the shutter is slow. The iPhone definitely has it beat here. As long as you're not trying to capture action shots, you'll be fine. Apparently, the video portion is really good, but I haven't bothered with that yet. I'm not a photo hound or videographer, so neither is real important to me.
11. Speakers?
Very good. Loud. Sound clarity is good, range lacks, but it's a tiny little speaker, what do you want from it?
The tl;dr version:
iOS 5 ruined my opinion of the iPhone. Got a Razr. Happy again. The end.
