Android

I only really use my phone for light browsing, texting, and calling.

I decided to splash out for my current phone, so that I could use it for 5+ years. $700 new in 2018, 8GB RAM, 256 Storage, Octacore CPU, 3700 mAh battery. OnePlus stopped pushing security updates, so I flashed another ROM that is still being updated. I expect this thing to run for a few more years.

The iPhone out in 2018 was the XS. the 256 GB version was $1150; worse CPU, worse battery, less RAM. I believe Apple is still supporting it for updates, but it should be near EOL.

The whole thing revolves around being ableto flash a ROM, though. For me it's a no-brainer, but I don't begrudge anyone for not being willing. If I wasn't going to do that.. I might actually get an iPhone, just for the extended shelf life. > Z Fold 3

Browser choice. Actually browser ENGINE choice. And the ability to set my own default apps, including the launcher.

F-droid. Side loading.

it is more flexible,
more poweruser friendly,
way more open and free,
and most importantly:
iphone is very expensive

• Cheaper

With LineageOS + microg I have a cheap phone that performs really well and the battery lasts for multiple days. Had a jailbroken iphone before switching to Android but have never even thougt about going back.

I really like this Pixel feature called Overview Selection where in the all switcher you can highlight/copy like any text on the screen, even from images. Also having a type C plug.

I like to use my phone not just as a phone but a tiny computer. Computers do neat computer things.

• rsync my photos directly into my NAS a home
• Compile software
• Build and deploy websites
• Pull code, edit code, and push back to my Git repos.
• SSH, so much SSH (And Mosh)

The simple act of trying to transfer ownership of an iPhone from one daughter to another this week almost broke me. I hate how difficult they make everything.

Not being locked to one ecosystem and being forced to do everything the 'Apple' way. One of the biggest annoyances I have is being tech support for family with Apple products and they always ask why I am able to do stuff so easily with my 'cheap android'.

The camera on the pixel phones.

Even if Apple is better, the friction for me to switch would be way too much. I am way too entrenched into the Google ecosystem. Having said that, the customization of Android is much better. I like being able to change my launcher and I feel like I have more control over my phone.

The price, a burning hatred for apple, and I can switch over to something else like graphine os. I haven't done that yet but I plan to when I get a new phone though!

I don't anymore, but when I did, it was the extra freedom and modability. In particular, the ability to use SwiftKey is really important to me and once upon a time iOS didn't even allow that.

Now I want my phone to just work and do all my experimenting on Gentoo. Which I use for gaming, no less. iOS is just very convenient by default, even if it's not perfect. But I could never get Android to be perfect for me either. The only thing I really miss is Vanced though.

At this point there are very few meaningful differences. They are both capable and there are plenty of good phones to choose from. I'm just used to Android.

More customizable, open source, don't want to pay the apple tax

Customization and repurposing of old phones. So far, I've turned one phone into a local, offline router. One into a security camera, one is my web cam.

• Camera roll folder for images.
• Notification system isn't a teenagers messy room.
• Red button to decline call, not a neantherdal's action to lock the phone...
• File management
• Apps are a lot more capable.
• Full customization to my needs.
• I'm not locked in to using the phone exactly how someone else decided I should.

I can use my phone the way i wanted, not what Apple wants 😁

It's easier to talk about what I like... How all your devices connect together. Been waiting for Apple to really expand that feature since the Mac's are using the same chips.

Surprisingly I used to be HUGE into Apple. Then the iPhonw came out and me and Apple prted ways

Using a custom launcher is still one of Android's best features.

I also love having the app drawer. I keep the ten apps I use most frequently on my home screen. Firefox, Maps, PowerAmp, Phone, Messages, YouTube, Amazon Music, my bank... And everything else lives in the app drawer. I worked hard on getting a good wallpaper. I want to see it. That's what I liked least about my old iPod Touch. Once you have a fair few apps, you can't see the wallpaper anymore. If it's not important enough to go on my home screen, I don't mind grabbing it from my app drawer. Plus, I use Nova + Sesame to search. So just pulling up search and typing the first two letters gets me what I want 99.9% of the time.

I can't find shit on my wife's iPhone. I pull up Spotlight by default. I also do this on her MacBook because at least half the time I'm using it, I'm playing around in Terminal.

I've done Palm Treos and windowsCE phones and, blackberries, I went Motorola Droid when they first came out, try to short stint with an iPhone 4, went back to Android ever since.

What's blocking me from going back to iPhone? Honestly they're hardware is great. Long battery life reasonable charging. It's the setup of the phone itself It's the software. It hasn't changed significantly since iPhone 4.

I want a large clock widget on my front page I want weather for this week at the bottom I want weather for today hour by hour, below that I want five folders, stuff to use while driving, media stuff, chat stuff, camera stuff, productivity stuff. I didn't want to have multiple desktops, swiping off main will bring me to gaming stuff, then drone flying stuff, then audio stuff.

Android software options historically were cheaper and free options were better than the Apple free options I'm not really sure that's the case anymore.

I'd like to have the option for a round watch with a functional physical bezel, that has 24 hours of battery life.

I'd like not to be penalized for using a Windows PC with my phone and my watch. Even a little garbage like you can reset your Apple account on an Apple device right now, but if you will need to reset it from Windows you have to wait 3 days.

It wouldn't keep me from transferring but, I'd miss stuff like Samsung dex.

Termux is probably the killer feature for me. Also price, I don't need an ultra powerful chipset in my chat, web and note taking machine and I like having the option of not having to pay for one.

I used android for 12 years, and after I couldn’t find a flagship phone with an SD card slot I figured I’d try an iPhone because why not. That was 10 months ago and I’m still using it. Things I really miss and prefer about android:

-Customizability: being able to change whatever I wanted was great. I loved spending hours customizing launchers and how everything worked.

-File system: God do I hate iOS and how file management works on iPhones. It’s so unintuitive and dumb. To put videos on my iPad through VLC I have to download the app, then put the files in the app on a computer with iTunes or a Mac, then sync it. Drag and drop for music management was great too.

-USB C: no explanation needed

-Sideloading apps: I used this quite a bit more than I thought and it was definitely something to get used to, to not be able to easily do that without jailbreaking or whatnot.

-YouTube Vanced/emulation: I hate ads and like games

-Keyboards: the iOS keyboard is dogshit. The 3rd party ones are also dogshit, even though somehow the same ones on android were great

For me, it's the ability to customize the software experience to the way I like. I like my experience very close to stock Android with as little bloat as possible so being able to do that through a custom rom or by removing apps through ADB is a big deal for me.

It really is just a coincidence.

I got an Android for my first ever smart phone because the friend who was advising me happened to be an Android user too. If they'd been an Apple user, I probably would have gotten an iPhone that day.

I've stuck with Android since then because it's what I know. I had an iPhone for work for a while and I found it annoying to try to learn all the differences.

• F-Droid via Neo Store (for Termux and Revancify CLI)
• Saikou (best replacement for Aniyomi imho)
• Developer Options

Back then, I found out that Android is more cutomizable than Apple, as well as cheaper. Not only that, I felt like Apple was restrictive at times.

It's open source.

I had an Iphone a long time ago and it was fine but when I realized I couldn't side load apps easily it put me off completely. Felt like I didn't own my own device. I have been all android now for awhile and haven't looked back.

Customization is the main draw for Android Phones, particularly Samsung Phones as Samsung is leading the Theme game at least to me. Right now, I'm rocking a Google Pixel, but Google offers decent enough customization options that I don't miss Samsung phones terribly much. The second thing is that I dislike Apple's Walled Garden with passion. I'll recommend their phones to people based on their needs; Personally, I will never own an iOS Device. The lack of customization of icons and the like is a hard pass from me.

Here's a few reason The back button Omg everytime I use an iPhone I go crazy trying to go back and forth.

Picture in Picture With android 13 and maybe 12 we were introduced to being able to make a mini map to keep using your phone AND gps or make a mini screen for youtube while you browse or play games.

Split screen apps iOS is finally getting it lol my Samsung Note 4 had it in 2014

Easy APK installs

Multiple brands with slightly different experience, I've gotten to try HTC, Samsung, Sony, Google,Xiaomi....they're all unique with Sony and Google being my favorite.

I could go on for days.....