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Furry Chat => Tech Central => Topic started by: Mishimi on July 31, 2014, 06:47:33 AM
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Which do you prefer and why? I've never had an Apple phone so I can't really comment on it, but I have owned Android phones and I think they're pretty good. Sometimes apps can be pretty buggy, but other than that it works decently.
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Personally I prefer Android, always have and probably always will. Just has a better feel about it to me, and not to mention there's more diversity among what uses Android (out-of-box at least.)
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Android devices because I can do more and there's more options in devices and flavour
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I see more and more people leading toward android. I thought there would be at least some apple supporters in all the forums i've made/seen this thread in. I like Android, just wish certain apps weren't so buggy. I've heard from some friends who have Apple iOS phones that apps work much better and more smoothly on them, which is a pretty big deal considering apps are what makes a phone these days to the point you can really call them phones anymore as talking on the phone is just one of many, MANY things they can do these days.
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To be fair though I'm pretty sure app guidelines are more strict for iOS, and typically are made to be a bit more smooth or even professional, at least from what I've heard.
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Android, Because Its modifiable, Linux based and universal. Ios might work flawless, but you pay extra for it, and it isn't as universal as Android. +Apple devices are not worth the money anyway
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I wish they could make Android phones work better with apps like iOS, as well as being modifiable/universal and less expensive. For many people, the extra money is worth the more reliable apps.
Hopefully Android will start working on the app issues and become better while remaining cheaper, thus making it a clearly superior product.
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Or everyone will run away screaming towards Tizen or Firefox OS or maybe Ubuntu :p if ever
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I wish they could make Android phones work better with apps like iOS, as well as being modifiable/universal and less expensive. For many people, the extra money is worth the more reliable apps.
Hopefully Android will start working on the app issues and become better while remaining cheaper, thus making it a clearly superior product.
Android is modifiable/universal :P
That also however is the issue with the apps. There isn't only one android phone with set specifications as well as only one Android OS.
It's like saying a game on a fast computer using 8 should also work just s well on a computer running Win 94.
iOS is to Android what Mac is to PC
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i dont care what i use a phone is a phone thats all i care about as long as i can get on the net make calls and send texts thats all i need it for
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I wish they could make Android phones work better with apps like iOS, as well as being modifiable/universal and less expensive. For many people, the extra money is worth the more reliable apps.
Hopefully Android will start working on the app issues and become better while remaining cheaper, thus making it a clearly superior product.
Android is modifiable/universal :P
I know, I saw what Lylac said and I just said that in my post to add to the first part of what I said about the apps to put it all together.
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I wish they could make Android phones work better with apps like iOS, as well as being modifiable/universal and less expensive. For many people, the extra money is worth the more reliable apps.
Hopefully Android will start working on the app issues and become better while remaining cheaper, thus making it a clearly superior product.
Android is modifiable/universal :P
That also however is the issue with the apps. There isn't only one android phone with set specifications as well as only one Android OS.
It's like saying a game on a fast computer using 8 should also work just s well on a computer running Win 94.
iOS is to Android what Mac is to PC
BUT WINDOWS 94 DOES NOT EXIST!
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Yes, yes it does :P
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I prefer android OS, because it's cheaper and pretty much has the same accessibility, in my opinion, as macs. It's easier to modify, better to make games for and has a freer market place. It also has the cool swiping mechanism where you can type entire words without lifting your finger off the page.
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I don't have any input phone wise, but tablet wise I prefer Apple.
I love my ipad2 and have dropped it numerous times (accidently) in ways that would serverly damage an Andriod, all you have to do to revive an Ipad is smack it on it's back a few times and lightly drop it on the carpet. Boom. revival.
I also have to go with Apple because of Cydia and all the perks and tweaks it has. Some of those things I just couldn't live with out.
But yeah, that's just my two cents. :P
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Looks like Android wins by a landslide eh?
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It really depends on what kind of user you are. If you need hand holding, Apple is usually a safe bet.
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It really depends on what kind of user you are.
Kinda the whole point of this thread. To ask individuals what they prefer and why. Saying what you said is pretty obvious.
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If you need hand holding, Apple is usually a safe bet.
Supporting your thesis is not deleterious to anyone, I believe I made the quoted point alongside the reinforcement statement.
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If you need hand holding, Apple is usually a safe bet.
Supporting your thesis is not deleterious to anyone, I believe I made the quoted point alongside the reinforcement statement.
Deleterious? Well at least I learned a new word in that post.
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I really like both OS. I like apple because it's easier from the start to navigate every part of it. I use apple more often ( for mobile). I have also invested a good amount of money on iBooks.
I also like android because of the open market and customization of the UI.
I see plenty of benefits on both. I really like iTunes.
And for android, I like the great UI customization and ability to download things.
I really don't think one is better than the other. They both have good and bad things.
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I prefer the Android OS, mostly because I resent having to pay a premium price for a device like Apple's that places weird restrictions on what can and cannot be used on it. And let's not even get into the famous map issues Apple has had where it got so bad the app would tell you to drive across an airport runway, or drive over water.
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I've owned both in both Phone and Tablet sized devices. Both have their uses and audiences.
Apple iOS if you want something that works and is reliable, not to mention is a pretty nice tool for use in graphic arts (certain styluses can turn some models of the tablet into pressure-sensitive graphic tablets with the right application). Also great for first-time mobile users. And if you ever have a problem, Apple has some of the best Customer Service in the industry.
Android is great if you know what you're doing. These are more high maintenance machines, but each one by various manufacturers are unique. I fell in love with the Transformer Pad line of tablets by Asus both for their incredible specs and that they were one of the first tablet lines that had a dedicated docking keyboard that expanded the capabilities; including extended battery life and USB 2.0 Slots. Also the Gorilla Glass on these models is so mind-blowing I love freaking my friends out when I start trying to scratch it with a knife (never leaves a single scratch). I've also had good luck with Samsung, though admittedly beyond the pressure-sensitivity on the Galaxy Note series there isn't anything really pushing me to buy one.
The only thing that people need to know with both is KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY CLOSE APPS. Both use the idea of clearing your recently visited apps, but every android distribution will have a different way of doing that, some (like the early Motorola Droid models) don't even use that feature at all and require you to use a less than functional app-killer program (3rd party app-killers are only slightly more usable).