A few days ago I got a new cell phone.\u00a0 I’d had my previous one for 3 or 4 years- which is insanely long and a personal record for me I’m sure.<\/p>\n
I got a Motorola Edge.\u00a0 I picked it after doing a significant amount of research because of its high ratings in battery life specifically, but it also got good marks in ease of usage, which is becoming more important the older I get.<\/p>\n
The day after I got it I had several people tell me I should have gotten an iPhone instead.\u00a0 I have no desire to get an iPhone now or ever.\u00a0 And I’m going to tell you why.<\/p>\n
#1 I’ve had Android phones for years and it would be a nightmare and a half to switch.\u00a0 I was up and running in less than 15 minutes after I took the phone out of the box.\u00a0 It would take hours to recreate everything on iOs.\u00a0 No thank you.<\/p>\n
#2 Android phones are much most customizable.\u00a0 I have almost unlimited options in how my home screen looks, how I organize my apps, what widgets I want.\u00a0 The Google Play store has over twice as many options as the Apple app store, and several times more free apps as well.\u00a0 As an example-\u00a0 in my line of work I use a barcode scanner frequently.\u00a0 There were dozens, if not hundreds, of different apps available to me.\u00a0 One of my coworkers, who has an iPhone, borrows my phone when she needs to scan a barcode because there are no free apps available for her.<\/p>\n
#3 Phone choice.\u00a0 Apple rolls out 2 or 3 phone options a year.\u00a0 For Android, there are many, many different manufacturers you can choose from, and most of them offer several models.\u00a0 Whether you want a bare bones model or one with all the bells and whistles, you will have plenty of options to pick from.<\/p>\n
#4 Worldwide acceptance.\u00a0 Sure, here in the US you’ll see a lot of iPhones, but worldwide over 70% of smart phones run on Android.\u00a0 So I’m hardly alone in my preference.<\/p>\n
#5 iPhone users. Yes, I admit that not ALL people with iPhones are like this, but there are are significant number of people with iPhones who think they are superior to the rest of us because they have an iPhone and\/ or are brand loyal to Apple products.\u00a0 It’s pathetic and I have no desire to join their ranks.<\/p>\n
How about you?\u00a0 What’s your preference?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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