[belfastbear51]

I am joining the Apple family with the new iPhone when it comes out. I have been using Android for the past few years now and at start it was a nightmare as it was my first touch screen phone.

Is it much different to use?

ps, I ain't a fan boy of Apple just wanting a change. And the wife has the galaxy s3 which she says she would swap if I wanted lol

[Stuart_h]

Originally Posted by belfastbear51

I am joining the Apple family with the new iPhone when it comes out. I have been using Android for the past few years now and at start it was a nightmare as it was my first touch screen phone.

Is it much different to use?

ps, I ain't a fan boy of Apple just wanting a change. And the wife has the galaxy s3 which she says she would swap if I wanted lol

I believe its much harder moving from Apple to Android than vice versa as iOS is a much less feeatured OS and therefore easier to pick up.

Im guessing you'll be best to install itunes and add all your music/pictures/movies into that.

Plus you will have to get ready to sign your soul away to Apple obviously

[AntiDote]

I went from Android to iO5. It's a bit confusing at first, the lay-out is pretty different. iOS certainly is more restrictive but that's only a problem (and a minor one at that) if you're a fan of customising. I never was so it didn't bother me too much. Adding your own ringtones can be a bit of a potch as it's not as straight forward as with Android.

If you want to install a new app you have to sign in with your Apple ID each time you download something which can be a bit annoying but at least it makes it pretty secure from the average thief.

Obviously no idea how things will be different with iO6 but this is just my own experience

[James_Moore1]

Originally Posted by Stuart_h

iOS is a much less feeatured OS and therefore easier to pick up.

Explain what you mean? I was under the impression iOS and Android have the same amount of features.

[swordman]

Surely you have looked into the difference between the two? You didn't just wake up one morning and decide to buy a phone you've never seen on an os you know nothing about different you?

[paulbrock]

Originally Posted by James_Moore1

Explain what you mean? I was under the impression iOS and Android have the same amount of features.

they're not far off, and people can argue either way for which has more, or better, features (though I'm struggling to think of anything in iOS that's missing from Android).

Quick example - from pretty much anywhere in Android, any app, any picture, any link, I can hit 'share' and send it, not only by text, or bluetooth, but also by any other app that supports sharing. So its a doddle to add something to Facebook, or Twitter, or Google+, or Pinterest, or Dropbox or Evernote or....

I believe, with the latest versions of iOS, they've added Facebook to their limited list.

[AntiDote]

Originally Posted by paulbrock

Quick example - from pretty much anywhere in Android, any app, any picture, any link, I can hit 'share' and send it, not only by text, or bluetooth, but also by any other app that supports sharing. So its a doddle to add something to Facebook, or Twitter, or Google+, or Pinterest, or Dropbox or Evernote or....

You're right about that however other than bluetooth you can share pictures to all those apps through other ways. With Android it is just easier to do so. If you're the sort of person who prefers things on demand (and there are many) then Android would be more appealing on that basis. If someone who was an iPhone user had never used Android then because they can still do that, it's unlikely they'd be complaining. A bit like not missing what you never had, as well as the way iO5 does it is pretty much ok as is.

[IvanIV]

It's great for submissive types, Apple love to command you how to do everything

[paulbrock]

Originally Posted by AntiDote

If someone who was an iPhone user had never used Android then because they can still do that, it's unlikely they'd be complaining. A bit like not missing what you never had, as well as the way iO5 does it is pretty much ok as is.

And that is nail on head why the iphone 5 will sell very well. Lots of people got an iphone as their first and only smartphone, were amazed that you could play games and post on Facebook on it and have never considered the possibility that maybe other models might offer more.

[AntiDote]

Originally Posted by paulbrock

And that is nail on head why the iphone 5 will sell very well. Lots of people got an iphone as their first and only smartphone, were amazed that you could play games and post on Facebook on it and have never considered the possibility that maybe other models might offer more.

I wouldn't necessarily say they offer more - they just do it differently. 'Easier in some ways' I'll agree with

[Stuart_h]

Originally Posted by James_Moore1

Explain what you mean? I was under the impression iOS and Android have the same amount of features.

Without wanting to start a fanboy argument iOS is an App launcher with some extra functions.

Android adds:

1) Widgets - thousands of them
2) Live Wallpapers - admittedly a novelty
3) Improved Notification Bar - Any app can post items to the notification bar (the bar itself - i dont mean the pull down)
4) Choice of system features/customisations - you dont like the keyboard ? install a different one. Bored of the native launcher ? install a new one. etc etc
5) Proper multitasking - Apple allows certainly functions to multi-task but not all. Android even has floating browser apps etc that demonstrate full (at least 'better') multi-tasking

Im sure there are more but thats just off the top of my head.
I dont think even the most ardent Apple fans could argue that iOS isnt more restrictive in what can be done. Its just a fact. Whether that matters to people is obviously more questionable.

[AntiDote]

Absolutely. Restrictive is only a problem for people who don't like the restrictions.

[Stuart_h]

Originally Posted by AntiDote

Absolutely. Restrictive is only a problem for people who don't like the restrictions.

Agreed. But there are many out there who dont know that there is an unrestricted world beyond the Apple wall

As per the poster earlier there are many people who think that iOS and Android are pretty much the same in content. They arent.

[alan1302]

Originally Posted by belfastbear51

I am joining the Apple family with the new iPhone when it comes out. I have been using Android for the past few years now and at start it was a nightmare as it was my first touch screen phone.

Is it much different to use?

ps, I ain't a fan boy of Apple just wanting a change. And the wife has the galaxy s3 which she says she would swap if I wanted lol

Pretty similar to be honest - Windows Phone OS is similar as well...a lot of the actual user experience comes down to the phone as well...if the phone is up to scratch then the user experience should be silky smooth with any OS.

[The Sack]

My daughter has iPhones since the original one, she recently moved to Android and said it was the best thing shes ever done. She said she didnt think Android would have had all the apps etc. so she was really surprised.

[AntiDote]

Originally Posted by Stuart_h

Agreed. But there are many out there who dont know that there is an unrestricted world beyond the Apple wall

As per the poster earlier there are many people who think that iOS and Android are pretty much the same in content. They arent.

But that's subjective. If all you want is a good smartphone with plenty of apps then yes you could call them the same. If however you're a fan of customisation etc then no they're different. A one-size-fits-all approach is pointless and inaccurate.

[Helbore]

Originally Posted by belfastbear51

I am joining the Apple family with the new iPhone when it comes out. I have been using Android for the past few years now and at start it was a nightmare as it was my first touch screen phone.

Is it much different to use?

ps, I ain't a fan boy of Apple just wanting a change. And the wife has the galaxy s3 which she says she would swap if I wanted lol

Would it not be wise to actually wait for the new iPhone to be announced before deciding to buy one? As for right now, no-one actually knows much about it. There's been no official announcement at all, so we have no idea what it will be like.

[belfastbear51]

When I say I'm waiting on iPhone coming out I mean that very good chance I'll get it. Even if I can't get used to the limited stuff you can do I'll swap with the wife for her s3

[paulbrock]

Originally Posted by Helbore

Would it not be wise to actually wait for the new iPhone to be announced before deciding to buy one? As for right now, no-one actually knows much about it. There's been no official announcement at all, so we have no idea what it will be like.

I think one advantage of the 'one model' approach of Apple is that you can be reasonably sure that 5 > 4s > 4 >....

So if you already like the 4s, chances are you'll like the 5, a bit more.

Now they may bring out a disaster of a phone but, in truth, I can understand why people are already lining up to buy the latest version, without so much of its name confirmed.

[Stuart_h]

Originally Posted by paulbrock

I think one advantage of the 'one model' approach of Apple is that you can be reasonably sure that 5 > 4s > 4 >....

So if you already like the 4s, chances are you'll like the 5, a bit more.

Now they may bring out a disaster of a phone but, in truth, I can understand why people are already lining up to buy the latest version, without so much of its name confirmed.

See this is what i CANT understand about Apple. Id never buy any product - especially such an expensive one - without having read reviews and seeing a technical spec.

I wonder how many people who do this with Apple would do the same for a TV, fridge or car ???

its brainwashing i tell ye, brainwashing !!!

[niceguy1966]

Originally Posted by paulbrock

I think one advantage of the 'one model' approach of Apple is that you can be reasonably sure that 5 > 4s > 4 >....

So if you already like the 4s, chances are you'll like the 5, a bit more.

Now they may bring out a disaster of a phone but, in truth, I can understand why people are already lining up to buy the latest version, without so much of its name confirmed.

Although this does mean all apple users value the same features. For example if the next apple grows to SG3 dimensions, aren't all the owners that have been saying the iPhone is currently the perfect size going to be unhappy, while others will think it is a great improvement.

[swordman]

Originally Posted by niceguy1966

Although this does mean all apple users value the same features. For example if the next apple grows to SG3 dimensions, aren't all the owners that have been saying the iPhone is currently the perfect size going to be unhappy, while others will think it is a great improvement.

You will find generally regardless of what people have said in the past in relation to screen size etc how anything above 3.5 is like a tablet .. the reality is for the majority whatever apple churn out for them will be 'perfect'

[niceguy1966]

Originally Posted by swordman

You will find generally regardless of what people have said in the past in relation to screen size etc how anything above 3.5 is like a tablet .. the reality is for the majority whatever apple churn out for them will be 'perfect'

You may be right. I still remember people trying to defend the lack of 'cut and paste' and multi tasking in the early models. Apparently their absence was a positive feature, not a missing feature.

I keep making the mistake of thinking that people act logically.

Any time someone writes they will buy a phone they have never seen, not read the specs of, not read a review of and don't know the availability date, I guess I need to stop assuming they are acting logically.

[Stuart_h]

Originally Posted by swordman

You will find generally regardless of what people have said in the past in relation to screen size etc how anything above 3.5 is like a tablet .. the reality is for the majority whatever apple churn out for them will be 'perfect'

Ahhhhh. but the new screen size will be an Apple invention

and whatever resolution they decide on will be retina and therefore better than any other phone with similar resolution but without the 'retina' name

.... and heaven help those who stated that the 4:3 ratio was far better than 16:9 if the current rumours are true

[finbaar]

Originally Posted by Stuart_h

Ahhhhh. but the new screen size will be an Apple invention

and whatever resolution they decide on will be retina and therefore better than any other phone with similar resolution but without the 'retina' name

.... and heaven help those who stated that the 4:3 ratio was far better than 16:9 if the current rumours are true

The ratio is 6:4 not 4:3.

Anyway how does the OP know that will want the new iPhone before it has even been announced?