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It's so easy to sell the Droid...it really does blow away the iphone with it's functionality. I will take a serious look in to getting one when it's time for me to upgrade again. But something in me tells me that I'm making a mistake if I leave the iphone. We shall see when the time comes....but I can say that I love my iphone and it has never let me down. 

7/14 1:33 PM | IP: Logged

Dan, don't confuse my posts as trying to convert you over to Android. It's not always a great fit for everyone. To many, the simple interface that iOS is what they need. All the choices and options Android offers can be overwhelming to some. It's like going to a restaurant with a 15 page menu: that isn't going to appeal to everyone.

If you love your iPhone and you have no needs for what Android offers, then there is no reason to switch. Especially if you have a lot of apps on iOS. Once you get committed to one OS, it's tough to make a switch.

7/14 1:50 PM | IP: Logged

Originally posted by DanC78: Talked with a buddy last night who turned in his iPhone for a Droid. Said he likes the Droid for conference calling purposes. I told him the iPhone can totally do conference calling, but did agree it's a little bit of a hassle. He showed me how the 'droid does' it and I will have to admit that it was much more seamless than the iPhone. BUT while messing around on his phone I can say that I do like the look and feel of my iPhone much more. The droid has a Gotham look to its OS...it's dark or something to that effect. The OS of the iphone has more of a happy feel to it....sounds gay, but it's true.  Dan, you realize that there are dozens of home screen replacements for Android, most of which are free?  GoLauncher, Nemus Launcher, Launcher Pro, 360 Launcher, Helix Launcher ... I could go on and on.  Each one is extremely customizable and has unique interfaces and features.  You can switch back and forth between launchers on the go as well. Here's my home screen and app drawer setup with NemusLauncher This is true in almost all aspects of Android devices.  Don't like your home screen?  Change it.  Don't like your icons?  Change them.  Don't like your keyboard?  Change it.  Don't like your lock screen style?  Change it.  Almost every aspect of the look and feel of the OS is up to the user.  You can even install iOS and Windows Phone looking home launchers that make the phone look and feel like iOS and WP. One of the things I missed the most when I had an iPhone 4 was being able to access system features from anywhere via the notification bar.  For example, you can toggle GPS, Bluetooth, Wifi, Airplane Mode, screen brightness, etc, on most versions of Android (if not in stock Android, through apps or customized ROMs).  Here's what mine looks like.  I can access this by just pulling down the notification bar and clicking the QUICK SETTINGS button.  Other notifiation settings are scrollable and customizable along the top notification bar. Other than specific apps (Siri, Facetime, iOS only apps), I cannot think of a single thing I cannot do quicker/better via iOS than Android. I did like a few things about having the iPhone 4.  The things I liked were: It charged fast The interface is very basic, everything revolves around going "home" I like that the settings for all apps is located under the iOS Settings app. Everyone sells iPhone compatible accessories.  Cases, cords, docking stations, radios, etc.  They are everywhere. The one thing that drove me nuts over and over is the lack of a back button.  I'd be in an app, then get a notification and click on it.  I'd want to go back to what I was doing and the only way to do that was to go to double click the home button and go back to my app.  On Android, I'd just hit the back button and it'd take me back to whatever I was doing before I clicked on the notification. I used to notice force closes and errors a lot more in the Froyo days of Android.  Gingerbread increased stability and ICS made it even better.  I haven't can't recall the last time I had a force close, and most of them are due to poor coding from the app developer.  On my iPhone I noticed that I'd get closes and errors, but I wouldn't get a message telling me such.  All that would happen is the app would close and I'd go back to the home screen.  I think this tends to minimize the feel of errors with apps.  If you aren't told that an error occurred, you tend to not think it was an error, even if it was.  Stability may be a calling card for iOS, but it's not unique to that operating system.  Android 4.0 and beyond is outstanding and I've heard nothing but good things about Windows Phone. Whatever device you end up with is your choice.  Everyone's taste and preferences are completely different and I realize that.  My wife has an iPhone 4s and she likes it.  While she misses a few things here or there about her old Samsung Epic and loves to use my phone to play games and watch videos (4.7" screen vs 3.6"), the phone does everything she needs and she has no complaints with it.  It works for me, as I don't have to show her how to use it. If she gets lost, she hits the home button and she's back to the beginning. This post was edited on 7/14 1:19 PM by dmm5157 7/14 1:10 PM | IP: Logged

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