Why I Ditched Android…
July 14, 2010….And got an iPhone4.
My smartphone history is fairly limited, however I feel like I’ve had a lengthy experience with them. My first ever was a Palm Treo 650 that I got sometime in late 2006; perhaps early 2007. Moving up from a Motorola flip phone, this was a big step and introduced me to a whole new world of productivity, organization and fun.
The Treo treated me well, but after about a year or so, I decided to jump on the Blackberry train. My first device from RIM was the Blackberry Curve 8310 and it was love at first sight. Everything I liked about the Treo, my Curve did better. As time went on, however, I started feinding for a more powerful phone and after about another year or so, I got my hands on a Blakberry Bold 9000.
The Bold was an amazing phone, and the device that I held onto the longest of any that I ever owned. It was reliable, fast and has a great display. I loved the Blackberry system, as well, and figures at this point I was a “lifer.”
Not so fast, my friend.
Fast-forward to this year and the introduction of the HTC EVO 4G. The moment that phone was announced, I knew I had to be the first to get one. I had been keeping up with the development of Android and the whole operating system pretty much had me in awe.
A week after launch, I finally got my EVO and went to work customizing every inch of it. Having that much power and customization in my hands was awesome, but at the same time, the phone was plagued with issues from the get-go. My enthusiasm quickly diminished as every day seemed to be a new problem.
At first it was the atrocious battery life, which wasn’t that big of a deal to me as I was kind of expecting that to be the case. But then came the battery door fitment issue, and the constant Force Closing of apps, and the slight raising of my screen from the phones body.
At this point I was closing in on being fed up, but the phone’s positives (huge screen, Android, camera, HD video, etc) were enough to keep me hanging around. But when Day 29 came around, and my screen burned out after installing a Ghost Armor protector I had had enough. But what to do?
Those who know me know that I’m bot an iPhone person at all. But the recent changes Apple had made were enough to spark a bit of interest on my part…And the gorgeous screen didn’t hurt, hurt.
So I did it. I got me an iPhone4 and so far have had zero issues. I love the stability, the far better battery, the apps and the ease of syncing with my computer. And did I mention the gorgeous screen?
There is still a lot in the iOS that I’m not a fan of, and the lack of customization options on it leave a lot to be desired, but I’m thus far extremely happy with making this switch.
Who knows though, in two years Android will be much more mature and probably a lot more stable. And maybe all of the issues I had will go away and I’ll come back to it. But right now, I’m definitely glad I joined The Dark Side.
