Posted by Vendetta

You have to remember Android is an OS rather than a phone so when you say Android is "laggy and awful" isn't true. The people who say that usually bought a $100 phone and expected it to run as a $600 phone would. If you actually research phones before purchasing them you can find a phone that suits what your needs. So if you're budget is $100 then yes you can buy a cheap phone, it won't run well but it'll do the basics. If your budget is higher you can spend $400 on a good quality phone that will run perfectly.

I've never had a problem with lag on any of my recent Android phone and whenever someone complains about it with theirs they always have either a budget phone or a 5 years old one.

The whole issue with viruses is exaggerated immensely. Yes, they exist - but it's the same with Windows, if you're careful and use your common sense you won't get them. When you download an app it always asks you if it can use each individual permission, so you can choose to not allow certain apps to use your camera or other things such as reading messages and it shows you all permissions the apps wants before you install it. Similarly with websites, you can't install or download potentially malicious files unless you explicitly allow it so just use your common sense and don't download files from websites that are obviously dangerous.

Not sure what you mean about in-app purchases but from what I remember when I used iOS they're both very similar.

You're right that iOS provides a smoother experience. But I don't see how that's worth the general increase in price along with the loss of flexibility, customizability and freedom. And that's only the OS, if you look at the amount of choice you have with Android phones and the different varieties (pretty sure there was something along the lines of 25,000 unique Android devices as of 2015) it's pretty easy to get a phone that fits your needs perfectly.

If you want a phone that does the basics incredibly well for an extortionate price then yeah, get an iPhone. But if you want the freedom of Android that comes with unlimited customizability as well as the insane amount of choice what is usually a cheaper price then Android is probably your best option.

As you can probably tell I really don't understand why people prefer iOS, it doesn't make sense to me lol.

Posted by PigParty

My android never was laggy (Galaxy S4). A little over a year ago, their color update caused my phone to overheat a lot, but that's been fixed now. I really enjoy the android, especially being able to use an SD card for extra storage. I've never had a virus issue with my phone from websites or apps, and there's anti-virus software on my phone if there ever is an issue. I definitely wouldn't say no to an android just because of viruses or lag. In fact, I've noticed much more problems/lag with my older iOS devices than I have with my previous android devices. I have an S4 that's working generally just as good as it did the day I got it, but I have many performance issues with my iPad 4. Like people previously said, your main decision should be based on whether you want the simplicity and easiness of the iPhone, or the android and all it's capabilities. Unlimited storage is also very nice to have on the android, but I guess you can get a USB that works for Apple devices.



I think iOS is blocky. Android uses the actual logos, while Apple uses squares (yes, with curved corners) for every app. I've never had an iPhone but I assume they don't have widgets like Androids do? I do love widgets.