I was an happy Android user ever since the Nexus One came out (the One was the first decent Android, btw). Since than I used a few Android phones and never thought I will switch. Android is open, free, power to the people, and all that – but the fact is that the iPhone is still the best phone there is.
Last Android I used a lot is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, it has an impressive 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.65 inches screen, and overall a very nice spec. But overall it’s a bad phone. I was totaly not impressed by it. It only become good with the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update (only 1.2% of Androids). Google even use this phone in the Gelly Bean screenshots.
Developing mainly for mobile, I have an iPhone 4S laying around, I knew the iPhone is better but didn’t want to switch yet because I was used to the Android ecosystem, the great Gmail app and the way it sync everything nicely – this is an area where the iOS is still lacking.
I always postpond it saying – I will switch with the iPhone 5.
But, one day it happened, I stuck my sim into the 4S and never looked back.The small screen got some time to get used to, but after a short while, you realize its qaulity is far superior than anything else.
When I first saw the leaked iPhone case I was a bit shocked – it can’t be only that, it’s exactly the same just a bit longer. If this is for real than Apple might be in trouble. Then I relized, it doesn’t matter if that only what we get, it’s still gonna be the best phone. The iPhone 4S is already the best phone, so any improvement of that is still the best phone.
Yeah, there is the note with the huge screen, and the S3 is impressive, but still these are niche phones.
Apple will not be able to go on forever with improving what they already have, they will have to reinvent the wheel – again. Hopefully that will arrive as well.
I’m still excited about every new Android version and device, but for now I’m on an iPhone.