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  • jgabra62
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2006
    • 1396
    #1

    Thinking of switching from iPhone to Android...

    So, I've been a die-hard iPhone user since day one.
    I have been avoiding the android phones for years, but since I heard about the Galaxy S4, I decided I would give it a try and see what the hype was all about....so I bought an S4

    Anyways, I've only been using it for 3 days so far and I'm still not really sold...
    I am super impressed with all the great features. The Galaxy S4 does so much cool stuff...I could play with it forever and barely scratch the surface.
    The problem I have is with some of the basic stuff.
    For example, the native email app seems pretty clunky and terrible. I've added my company exchange email along with my gmail and yahoo personal email...but it is so slow and the interface is a bit annoying.
    I also don't like that it doesn't have badge notifications. It also seems that some if the native apps and features are a bit redundant...but maybe that's just because I'm not used to it yet.
    I did learn that there were some decent third party apps in the Google Play store that could fix some of my little issues, but I would have assumed that Android would have done a better job developing their native apps.

    Does anyone out there agree or disagree with me? Could I be doing something wrong or is Android just a clunky operating system with a ton of great bells and whistles??
    Joey 'J-Gabz' Gabra
    NMS Productions USA, LLC

    [email protected]
    Skype: jgabra62
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    • deltav
      Confirmed User
      • May 2010
      • 1243
      #2
      I'm in the opposite boat - been an Android user for years, but am getting a new phone this week, probably an iPhone.

      In my experience your first impressions are correct - Android on paper has tons of great features & apps and many of the phones have impressive specs, but for a lot of the basic stuff it's clunky. Just many many little glitches, nothing that's a deal-breaker but IMO it's just not the smoothest user experience. I'm sure there are fixes for many of them, but I usually don't have the time or inclination to investigate all that stuff.

      By contrast, my girlfriend's iPhone does exactly what it's supposed to do smoothly and without the little hiccups that have plagued my Android phones. And I'm not an Apple fanboy by any stretch.
      Last edited by deltav; 05-28-2013, 08:43 PM.
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          So Fucking Banned
          • Sep 2003
          • 1360
          #3
          Android is okay, like you I switched from iPhone to Android, it is very clunky though and honestly, in a few months once my contract is up I'm ready to go back to the iPhone... Its just 'easier' to use all round.

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            • jgabra62
              Confirmed User
              • Nov 2006
              • 1396
              #4
              Yea...so far it sounds like we are all on the same page
              The S4 is clearly a better peice of hardware, but for overall functionality the iPhone still takes the lead.
              I'll give the Galaxy S4 a try for a few more days, just so I can honestly give it a fair shot...but so far the iPhone is still more favorable.
              Joey 'J-Gabz' Gabra
              NMS Productions USA, LLC

              [email protected]
              Skype: jgabra62

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                • Jim_Gunn
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 5702
                  #5
                  Try K-9 mail for Android. It's free and pretty full featured. Also download Calendar Pad for Android, a vastly improved front end for the default Android calendar. The color coordinated text month view is the killer feature.
                  Last edited by Jim_Gunn; 05-28-2013, 08:51 PM.

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                    • jgabra62
                      Confirmed User
                      • Nov 2006
                      • 1396
                      #6
                      I tried K-9 and it only allowed me to add POP or IMAP emails...but I also need to add my Exchange email, which doesn't seem possible through K-9.
                      Am I missing something?
                      Joey 'J-Gabz' Gabra
                      NMS Productions USA, LLC

                      [email protected]
                      Skype: jgabra62

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                        • RyuLion
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                          • Mar 2003
                          • 32367
                          #7
                          Stop thinking and just do it...

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                            • HerPimp
                              Confirmed User
                              • Mar 2006
                              • 1197
                              #8
                              Samsung puts out some high quality Android cell phones, TV's and tablets.

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                                • Jim_Gunn
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Feb 2003
                                  • 5702
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by jgabra62
                                  I tried K-9 and it only allowed me to add POP or IMAP emails...but I also need to add my Exchange email, which doesn't seem possible through K-9.
                                  Am I missing something?
                                  I don't use Exchange, but according to what I read online when Googling "K-9 mail exchange", K-9 can be made to work at least with some versions of Exchange.

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                                    • dyna mo
                                      just a fucking jerk
                                      • Dec 2008
                                      • 68184
                                      #10
                                      i just upgraded to the lg optimus g pro, snapdragon 600 with full hd resolution and there is zero clunky. android 4.1.2

                                      different strokes

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                                        • LeRoy
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                                          • Jul 2007
                                          • 13364
                                          #11
                                          Cool thread.. just broke my phone (droid) last night. I was good 22 months into the contract too. I'll have a new one very soon.

                                          Would be good to hear whats up.
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                                            • jgabra62
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Nov 2006
                                              • 1396
                                              #12
                                              I think that people should really try and take the time to experiment with both Apple and Android phones...just to really get an idea of what some of us mean by "clunkiness".

                                              I played around the some other android phones and the Galaxy S4 was hands down the best one...but when you compare it to the simplicity and 'ease-of-use' of the iPhone, there is no doubt the iPhone iOS operating system is better even though it can't do all the fancy stuff that the newer androids can do.
                                              Joey 'J-Gabz' Gabra
                                              NMS Productions USA, LLC

                                              [email protected]
                                              Skype: jgabra62

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                                                • trevesty
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Aug 2006
                                                  • 3810
                                                  #13
                                                  I was an Android fan boy for a couple of years or so, maybe longer..

                                                  I switched to an iPhone 4s last March.. now I have an iPhone 5.

                                                  To put it simply, the iPhone just works. I was always fixing this or that on my Android phones.
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                                                    • Sid70
                                                      Downshifter
                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                      • 16413
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by jgabra62
                                                      ... Android just a clunky operating system with a ton of great bells and whistles??
                                                      That.
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                                                        • DatingGold
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                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                          • 13185
                                                          #15
                                                          The iPhone is just way easier to use especially for a Mac, AppleTV, iTunes user. Android has many more options and tricks but checking email, texting, taking a picture and updating Facebook is much easier on the iPhone IMO.
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