Around June of last year, I decided to migrate from Android phone to iPhone. I was using Samsung flag ship series phones Galaxy S3 which was almost latest back then. After using it for around 18 months, the battery had become pathetic and phone use to run at snail pace. I was really fed up and was out of alternatives in Android hence took a leap of faith to migrate into the world of Apple fanatics with iPhone6+.
Although, the price is sufficiently costly compared to regular android phones with similar configuration and features, but this iPhone is unique in its own way. The look, feel and the speed with which it operates is really amazing compared to regular android phones. I still remember, unboxing iPhone6+ and the joy on my face. Its hard to explain until one owns it and experience the magic.
Initially, there was some learning curve and adjusting routine to get used to this new world of iOS, where one cannot liberally transfer pirated music/video or download anything insecure as in case of android and need iTunes software to update iPhone contents every time. Even getting used to not having the frequent "back" button of android on iPhone is somewhat uncomfortable in the beginning. As and when, one gets acquainted, its really smooth as butter. These restrictions what iOS has put are really helpful in terms of security compromises and betterment of the user in the long run. The so called famous "back" button is generally replaced by GUI of each iOs app which gives unique look to that app.
The other thing which I really like about iPhone is the camera quality and battery. These two are really excellent. Apart from these, the usage is very seamless without any hitches in-between. The QoS is the MSP of apple devices. The iCloud gives you apex control of multiple apple devices at very micro level granularity (in case, one own multiple apple devices).
Its been nearly 16months since I am using iPhone and never ever had I any major problems with it. So seamless and smooth just like newly purchased phone apart for some very minor and rare software bugs (ofcouse, its made by human and will have bugs) but at par very effective. As and when one keeps using any apple device, it becomes part of your life so much and feels like a part of your soul exists inside it.
Just 4 days back, finally, my iPhone suddenly stopped working! It has locked out and i am unable to unlock it (either using finger print scanner or pin code). The screen is hung and none of the touch functionalities are working if entered the correct pin code. Other than photos, almost everything was backed up in the iCloud but I needed photos very badly and hence couldn't reset the device. Tried several things based on internet search but none resulted into anything useful. Literally, i was locked out of my own phone.
The only last option left was to wipe out and restore back to factory defaults by backing up my phone contents. Due to Deepavali festival around the corner, I couldn't do. I had the privilege to temporarily use Galaxy S7 edge phone from my team till festivals are over. Here I am, post 16months of iOS, using back android.
Just to clarify, I don't hate Android has a framework, as its fostered by none other than Google but what it lacks is a justifiable hardware to run Android software. Galaxy S7 edge is flagship high end product of Samsung and I used it for 4 days. The observations are, Camera is at par with iPhone. If compared the pictures in dark/night time, I would say S7 beats iPhone. Finger print scanner to unlock is equally good. The design/make is classy having sliding edge but even though with all these good things again what it lacks is the basics. The battery drains at faster rate and sometimes while performing normal operations, phone gets slow. The other annoying part was the touch screen. If i want to touch "t", it would decode as "5" (top key of t is 5).
I had been involved certain amount of time in iOS that coming back to Android felt bit different. Getting used to "back" button, migrating between multiple apps, Calling options etc are quite different and I really missed my iPhone (as I said, part of my soul exists in that). To reiterate, I am not against android, but according to me, a justifiable optimised hardware to run android is missing in current market even in high end Samsung flagship phones. May be Google's proprietary "Pixel" phone might uphold Android framework but only time will tell.
The advantage of iOS is that it is fined tuned and optimised by hardware as well as software which makes it a winner. So finally I was back from festival and was trying to take backup and restore my iPhone. I had only heard about high security of apple devices which are very complicated to break but also witnessed it during this time. Even though having my iPhone in front of me, its passcode, my iclould login, a mac book, I was unable to breach security on my own iPhone. Damn it. Sometime, too much of security is also a problem ? *wink wink* :P
There was a software update about to happen which I was not able to install through iPhone as it was locked out, so I just did the same by connecting it to Macbook through iTunes and Kaboom my iPhone is back to normal just like how i left it before festival. All contents intact! I felt, part of my life came back :)
Few people are very submissive and claim that their <20K phone can do at par with >50K iPhone and tease. I have faced it a lot but its very hard to justify and I don't want to convince those people by boiling down to their level. I may be harsh here, but I don't know what makes them so furious about iPhone. Is it the fact that they can't afford? Or is it there overwhelming care that someone they know spent a huge fortune on some stupid iPhone which does the same thing as their economy budgeted phone? Anyways, I have stopped caring and to all those I just want to say, unless you own it and experience, you'll never know. Since I switched to iPhone, almost 5 people around me migrated as well (may not be because of me but they did) and i have not heard any complaint from them yet but only praises.
Atlast, these debates, iPhone vs Android, Facebook vs Twitter, BJP vs AAP, Vim vs Source Insight etc are all one and the same. There are fans or so called "bhakts" for both. Its a never ending debate. Both are good at their own front and according to people's mentality or personality, they choose one among them and stick to it. And for me, its always vim over source insight, BJP over AAP and Twitter over facebook and as usual, iPhone over Android :)
