New Phone

[LGC]

This is like asking what is the best cigar, best rum, hottest woman, best cup size, etc. Even though this is a highly subjective subject matter, everyone thinks that their opinion trumps all others.

You first have to define your technical knowledge, requirements for the phone, primary and secondary uses, etc. After deciding on these factors, it will then be easier to start looking at specific phones.

[pwhite]

I have found that since I use a Mac for home use (IMac), it is much easier to sync and manage with an iphone. However, my wife did have a droid for a while and I thought it was pretty good. Issue for me though is compatibility and ease of syncing.

[Warren]

I was also an iPhone user for a few years and loved them. My contract was up and I just felt like a change and been seeing quite a few Samsung androids about. I ended up getting the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and I just love it. Sure it's huge and at first you think how am I going to lug this thing around but within a couple of days it just becomes natural and the screen is just amazing.

I gave my wife my old iPhone and now when ever I pick it up the screen on it just looks tiny. I find that the Samsung is just as easy to use as the iPhone and if anything a bit easier because you no longer are firmly tied to iTunes every time you need to do something.

I did receive a good natured ribbing from Rob. He recons I had to remove the rolled up sock from my jeans to make way for the phone.

I'm flattered that he noticed.

[obviousadams]

They are both great, they are just a little different. IOS is easier, more fluid and is a perfect fit if you have other Apple devices. It's fit and finish is second to none. IOS apps are better but not by much until you get to ipad apps where Apple is still quite a bit ahead. The downside is that IOS is getting kind of long in the tooth and Apple is a closed eco system. It's less of a hassle and nothing ever changes, but that also means it's also not very customizable.

Android isn't as neat and clean but for that sacrifice you get choice. Screen size, various features, build quality, battery life, expandable memory, price etc. Android OS is a native multi-tasker and has more features than IOS- widgets for example and real multitasking. The removable battery and expandable storage on most Android devices is a really great feature. Some Android phones don't have it, but none of the Apple phones do.

I like them both. Iphone would make my life a little easier because I have so many Apple devices (Apple TV, Macbooks and ipads), but swype, multi-tasking, widgets, expandalbe memory and the removable battery make Android the winner for me and I am a pretty big fan of Apple.

[Hypersomniac]

I had an HTC for a couple of months, then had to switch my account over to AT&T (they bought out the other company in my state), so I ended up with a Samsung Captivate. I liked the HTC way better than the Samsung. After a while I rooted the phone and put on Cyanogenmod 9. IT was definitely a better experience after that.

After my contract was up I switched to Verizon and got an iPhone 5. The phone feels way better than either of my two android phones. It is missing a few small things that I never realized I wanted in a phone until I didn't have them. I jailbroke my iPhone to see what I could do with it, and it made a small difference but not much. Without the ability to use textwrapping on websites (I don't know how Apple doesn't realize that text wrapping is important and doesn't include the ability) and swype by the time my contract comes up, I very well will go back to android.

I also love Mac. I have a retina MacBook Pro.

[frito]

They are both great, they are just a little different. IOS is easier, more fluid and is a perfect fit if you have other Apple devices. It's fit and finish is second to none. IOS apps are better but not by much until you get to ipad apps where Apple is still quite a bit ahead. The downside is that IOS is getting kind of long in the tooth and Apple is a closed eco system. It's less of a hassle and nothing ever changes, but that also means it's also not very customizable.

Android isn't as neat and clean but for that sacrifice you get choice. Screen size, various features, build quality, battery life, expandable memory, price etc. Android OS is a native multi-tasker and has more features than IOS- widgets for example and real multitasking. The removable battery and expandable storage on most Android devices is a really great feature. Some Android phones don't have it, but none of the Apple phones do.

I like them both. Iphone would make my life a little easier because I have so many Apple devices (Apple TV, Macbooks and ipads), but swype, multi-tasking, widgets, expandalbe memory and the removable battery make Android the winner for me and I am a pretty big fan of Apple.

OMG!! we are twins

[obviousadams]

OMG!! we are twins

After years of building my own machines I kind of like Apples closed system and uniformity. If they added swype and widgets I might even get an iphone.

[aeolus]

I just made the switch from an iphone 4 to the Samsung S4. It's taken a couple of days to get used to the new system, but I really like it. The camera is pretty amazing.

[dubleuhb]

Here's another vote for the Android Razr Maxx HD. The battery is by far the best/longest lasting out there. I got mine back in November and had looked at all the usual suspects. Even considered the iPhone, even though I basically loathe Apple on general principle. The Razr Maxx HD is simply great. No complaints at all.

Cheers,

Greg

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Just got one of these recently and love it.