Android over iOS is something that most people don’t say, especially when it comes to something as personal as your phone. Everyone went nuts when Apple unveiled their iPhone back in the day. It was awesome and fresh. It was new tech that everyone wanted, but only a few could get their hands on. The phone was hot. At one point I wanted an iPhone. Those of you that know me personally wouldn’t even think a thought like that would ever occur to me. Many of you know how I feel about Apple and what they’re doing to the tech industry.
I digress. When I was going to jump from a “dumb” phone to a smartphone, I wanted that iPhone so badly. At the time, though, the only carrier that had the iPhone was AT&T. I was on Verizon, and had been for years. I considered leaving them, but I knew better. The coverage in my area is way better on Verizon’s network. At least, at the time it was. Now they’re both on par. Anyways, I waited. I shopped. I thought that maybe there was a way that I could get the phone on Verizon. Then the Motorola DROID was announced. I got excited. I’ve had Motorola phones all my life. I’ve never been disappointed with what they’ve produced. That being said, I jumped on the smartphone bandwagon.
“One of the key differences that I noticed early on was the lack of features and flexibility that were built into the iPhone when compared to any Android phone. Android could simply let the user do more.”
Oh man! What heaven! What joy! All the things I could do, see, post, and all at the tip of my fingertips. Heck, I still remember the original Facebook app and how limited it was. Anyways, I started to show my friends. Many of them looked at my phone and were intrigued, but the lack of apps wasn’t really appealing. Many of my friends had cool apps that would do cool things. Then again, there were things that were developed in the Google Play Store (back then it was called the Android Market) that weren’t available in The App Store. One of the key differences that I noticed early on was the lack of features and flexibility that were built into the iPhone when compared to any Android phone. Android could simply let the user do more.
I’ve always been a fan of tech freedom. If you buy something, then you should be able to do whatever you want with it. iPhone’s are too simple. They are simply for people that don’t know anything about the tech industry. Flat out. I’m saying that as an opinion. People that understand tech don’t go towards it. The closed nature is one of the biggest things that hinder the iPhone brand. One of the biggest gripes that I have with it is that it waits about a year and a half (about two phone iterations) before it utilizes any new tech.
“Tech Freedom is one of the reasons why I love Android.”
For the longest time iPhones ran without 4G LTE. Do you remember that? Life without 4G? Many people can’t dream of it and the slow pace of 3G. That’s just one thing though. For the longest time the iOS interface couldn’t multi-task. Now many of you that support Apple will mention Jail Breaking your phone and customizing the OS to allow these things, but it’s’ a shame that it can’t do any of those things straight out of the box. If it’s supposed to “just work”, then why doesn’t it?
I will applaud Apple on a few things, since I’m here. They have a brilliant business sense. Create exclusivity on a brand, then create proprietary products that are only available from Apple, and they don’t allow third party companies to make certain accessories for the product. Then on top of that, have genius (no pun intended) marketing.
After all that, have the music that is purchased through the App store locked by DRM (Digital Rights Management), so you can only listen to it on an “i” product. It’s completely smart and sound. It’s the full iOS experience, and it’ll only cost you about $8,000 on average for the entire experience (iMac with all accessories, MacBook Pro with all accessories, iPad, iPhone, and maybe an iPod). Is it worth it in my eyes? No.
“Now I have an Android Phone (Moto X)….I’m impressed with this phone. Kudos to Motorola.”
Now I have an Android phone (Moto X) that has complete Touchless Controls that allows me to control my phone without laying a finger on it. I can be in the middle of a room and yell out “Ok, Google Now.” *beep* “Find my phone” and it’ll start sounding the ring tone until I actually pick up the phone to turn it off. I have touchless text messaging that I use all the time while I’m driving. Personally, I use it to search for things all the time. I’ll be running and I’ll get a notification. I’ll simply say, “Ok, Google Now.” *beep* “What’s up?” and I’ll get the time, and what notifications I have in detail. This isn’t including the Active Notification Display, which was something that I didn’t even realize how much I’d appreciate it when I first got it. All in all, I’m impressed with this phone. Kudos to Motorola.
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Apple has remained stagnant. The only unique thing that they’ve done in the latest iteration of the iPhone is the 64-bit processor instead of a 32-bit. In short, it means more processing power and RAM, but it also means bigger battery issues. The life of those batteries are getting shorter and shorter. Battery tech is one of the other stagnant things as of late, but that’s a whole other issue.
I can’t wait to see what other tech will come upon us. The Moto 360 is one that definitely has my attention, but I still keep an eye on Apple. They were once glorious and unique to me. I somehow hope that their former glory will once return.
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