Anyone here move from iPhone to Android?

[Ns1]

Which phone doesn't suck? (ATT)



Considering dabbling on the other side, see what the hype is about. Not sure I want to wait for iPhone 5.

If I don't switch might get white iPhone 4....

 

[ctark]

I made the switch from the Iphone 4 to the HTC Thunderbolt. It definitely has some pluses but also has some draw backs. I love having LTE download speeds, but the battery is a huge drawback compared to the iphone. Also it seems like most of the big media companies bring everything to the iphone and android gets left out in the cold. It just depends on what your looking for in a phone. I love the navigation and voice features built into the phone. I'll probably go back to iphone when they get an LTE phone out.

 

[QueBert]

I did, but I'm switching back in a few months probably.

 

[Nothinman]

Apparently if you can find a Samsung the interface is pretty comparable =)

Personally, I would avoid anything Motorola just because I think Motoblur sucks and their ActiveSync client has issues.

I really like HTC Sense and their hardware still seems easy to put custom ROMs on, but the battery life is questionable. I got an extended battery for my Incredible just a month or so after buying it so I could get 12hrs out of a charge.

I have no idea about ATT specific phones though since I'm on Verizon.

 

[Ns1]

Apparently if you can find a Samsung the interface is pretty comparable =)

Personally, I would avoid anything Motorola just because I think Motoblur sucks and their ActiveSync client has issues.

I really like HTC Sense and their hardware still seems easy to put custom ROMs on, but the battery life is questionable. I got an extended battery for my Incredible just a month or so after buying it so I could get 12hrs out of a charge.

I have no idea about ATT specific phones though since I'm on Verizon.

my friend has an EVO and burns through 3-4 batteries a day.

 

[Nothinman]

my friend has an EVO and burns through 3-4 batteries a day.

That's retarded, even my Dinc got 8-10hrs out of the box with all the features I use on all the time. And I haven't done any real comparisons, but it seems to run better and longer now that I run CyanogenMod on it.

 

[ultimatebob]

Yep... I went from an iPhone 3G to a Droid X a few months ago. I like the big screen on the Droid X, but the software performance still isn't that great.

I also use an HTC Inspire 4G for work, however, and that phone is awesome! HTC Sense is far more polished than MotoBlur is, and the performance and responsiveness is excellent.

 

[Pliablemoose]

I've had a ton of Android phones, and have a gen 1 iPhone and a 3G.

With the carriers locking down tethering, I'll be moving back to an iPhone likely with gen 5.

 

[Nothinman]

I've had a ton of Android phones, and have a gen 1 iPhone and a 3G.

With the carriers locking down tethering, I'll be moving back to an iPhone likely with gen 5.

From what I've seen so far they've not able to really lock it down, just block access to it in the market when you browse there from your phone. If you side load it or if it's built into your ROM, like CyanogenMod, there's nothing they can do.

 

[TmBlackFlag]

I switched from an iphone to a google nexus one a year ago. Honestly with the current state of phones they pretty much do the same thing. Each phone has their pluses and minuses but none of them are a deal breaker for me.

The iphone has better gpu acceleration making overall smoothness of the phone better.
The android phones have better google apps and are a bit more customizable which could be good or bad depending on the user. It's generally easier to tether on an android phone as well.

 

[Zen0]

I made the switch from the Iphone 4 to the HTC Thunderbolt. It definitely has some pluses but also has some draw backs. I love having LTE download speeds, but the battery is a huge drawback compared to the iphone. Also it seems like most of the big media companies bring everything to the iphone and android gets left out in the cold. It just depends on what your looking for in a phone. I love the navigation and voice features built into the phone. I'll probably go back to iphone when they get an LTE phone out.

You have to buy Navigation on an iPhone, which of course, is vastly superior to Google Navigation.

Google Navigation's freeness was the only thing I missed going from an Android phone over to an iPhone.

 

[kamikazekyle]

If you want to stick with AT&T, I think the Atrix is the phone to beat right now and, barring phones coming out soon, is pretty much the top-of-the-line Android phone. It also has very good battery life according to Anandtech's review.

EDIT: In the OP: ATT as in At This Time or AT&T the mobile carrier? Still, though, the Atrix is one of the top phones to look at.

 

[dmw16]

I had a iPhone 3G and switched to a Droid Incredible and now I'm back to an iPhone4.

The Droid was ok but it lacked the polish of the iPhone both in terms of software/interface and build quality (of the device).

I like the wide open architecture of the Droid, but I think it causes a lack of polish on the OS. At the end of the day a Jailbroken iPhone is the perfect balance between a well built device with a good interface (thanks in part to Apple's more tightly controlled architecture) and the openness to install what I want and add features currently missing in iOS.

 

[Mr. Lennon]

You have to buy Navigation on an iPhone, which of course, is vastly superior to Google Navigation.

Google Navigation's freeness was the only thing I missed going from an Android phone over to an iPhone.

Vastly superior to Google navigation?

 

[James Bond]

My boss got an Atrix for 30 days and returned it to go back to his iPhone 4.

 

[Ns1]

My boss got an Atrix for 30 days and returned it to go back to his iPhone 4.

iPhone 4 looks more tempting by the hour.

 

[Zen0]

Vastly superior to Google navigation?

Google Navigation is basic, you have no control over altering your routes and options for avoiding things.

 

[runawayprisoner]

From what I've seen so far they've not able to really lock it down, just block access to it in the market when you browse there from your phone. If you side load it or if it's built into your ROM, like CyanogenMod, there's nothing they can do.

From what I'd heard, and read, it's actually not that simple. They'll look into your data usage and if they "see suspicious usage activity", they'll send you an email basically telling you to either stop tethering, slow down on data usage, or they'll automatically enroll you in a tethering plan, which charges you something like $15 more a month.

So myself, being not too terribly thrilled with the Captivate, will move back to iPhone 5 when it comes out as well.

 

[Nothinman]

From what I'd heard, and read, it's actually not that simple. They'll look into your data usage and if they "see suspicious usage activity", they'll send you an email basically telling you to either stop tethering, slow down on data usage, or they'll automatically enroll you in a tethering plan, which charges you something like $15 more a month.

So myself, being not too terribly thrilled with the Captivate, will move back to iPhone 5 when it comes out as well.

True, but that's not locking anything down. That's them shooting in the dark and hoping a majority of people back down and pay for it.

 

[runawayprisoner]

True, but that's not locking anything down. That's them shooting in the dark and hoping a majority of people back down and pay for it.

I think at least it'll be effective against those who tether a lot.

Those who don't tether a lot likely don't incur strain on bandwidth so I don't think they'll be concerned.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I think at least it'll be effective against those who tether a lot.

Those who don't tether a lot likely don't incur strain on bandwidth so I don't think they'll be concerned.

Yeah. I don't do much with my tethering. I'll still be around my same data usage even with tethering.

 

[Ns1]

hmmm infuse 4g, iphone4, or wait...

 

[kamikazekyle]

Honestly, if I had to make a choice *right now* regarding a phone and ignoring plans/carriers, I'd probably go with an iPhone 4. It carries the balance of things that I want in a phone -- responsive, ease of use, applications that fit my needs, small, and long battery life. I don't like these 4"+ sized phones, and the customization on Android is kinda moot to me. I don't even really use widgets as I'm normally interactively using an app full screen anyway. But that's just my personal preferences, needs, and opinions. Your mileage may vary and all that.

If I had time to wait, I certainly would, at least a month. There's a lot of new Android phones slated for summer release with 4G capabilities if that's your thing, and then there's the whole issue of "when is the iPhone 5 coming out?" I think, in the span of a month, we'll have a much better idea on how the summer landscape is going to be for phones.

Also, you should be able to try your android phone of choice, then return in within a 30 day window if you don't like it.

Side note, I went from WinMo 6 -> MyTouch 3G -> iPhone 3GS -> Evo. Unless Tegra 3 really shines and has a good phone that comes in a 3.7"ish formfactor, I'm probably going back to the iPhone with the iPhone 5 or 6.

 

[Rottie]

I am curious many of you left for Android phone and decided to back with iphone with ATT do you lose your grandfater unlimited plan?

 

[notposting]

I've been thinking of going the other way actually but here are some things that so far are holding me back (on VZW with OG Droid currently):

Google Nav, plus car mode (customizable) with the dock.
^ one touch for route home, one touch to call the wife, integrated with contacts
plus my bedside dock
custom home screens, seriously
investment in paid apps so far of course
ties in with above, seems like more iphone apps cost money
a smooth, responsive, consistent user interfa--wait nevermind

I think both have pluses and minuses. I wish Google would pull their heads out of their asses and try to finish something occasionally and respond to user input. Be nice if they just gave up and inked a deal with Amazon to handle all the media/app type stuff in exchange for some wee little ads here and there.

edit: friend of mine went from iphone (3gs I think) to Blackberry Torch. So there's weirdo's of every kind out there.