Iphone v Android advice (5 Viewers)

[fernandopartridge]

Nice 1, friend has that and does everything he needs for a good price (hope it's a step up from that S7 you're using!)

Wife has an S21, amazing bit of kit, but I'm annoyed at Huawei being blocked from Google as I'd stick with them ... Had a P20 Pro for 3 years now and it's still a decent phone, particularly like being able to control infa-red devices and being able to stop background tasks without having to use an App, really saves the juice and still goes a couple of days between recharging. USB port was losing its grip (a common problem apparently) but paid about £30 to replace it a few months ago, we'll worth it if it keeps it going for another year or so.

Yeah, my water damaged (i think that's what the issue is as my phone has some cracks in it from dropping it) Huawei really was excellent and i've never had any issue with it. Very stable phone, great camera, the aurora cover looks great.

 

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[Alkhen]

Nice 1, friend has that and does everything he needs for a good price (hope it's a step up from that S7 you're using!)

Wife has an S21, amazing bit of kit, but I'm annoyed at Huawei being blocked from Google as I'd stick with them ... Had a P20 Pro for 3 years now and it's still a decent phone, particularly like being able to control infa-red devices and being able to stop background tasks without having to use an App, really saves the juice and still goes a couple of days between recharging. USB port was losing its grip (a common problem apparently) but paid about £30 to replace it a few months ago, we'll worth it if it keeps it going for another year or so.

Sounds like we are in a similar situation, My contract ends September on a Huawei Mate 20 Pro. absolutely loved my phone and is still going pretty strong battery life wise. I would have definitely upgraded to the newest Huawei phone if the Google block had been lifted, was fairly sure it would have been after Trump left as it seemed like a very politically driven ban.

been looking in prep for September. Torn between going for the Google Pixel 5 or a cheaper option with one of the newer Asian manufactures flagship phones. Oppo and Xiaomi are both supposed to have stepped up to fill the void of Huawei. I'm very tempted by the Xiaomi Mi11. My wife recently opted for a midrange Xaiomi phone and it is very slick and feels quality.

 

[ajsccfc]

I had a Huawei P30 before switching to the Samsung S20 (prompted largely by the Google stuff) which feels that little bit more secure and professional almost, there are just a lot of little things it does better like Bluetooth notably. The one thing the Huawei really had going for it though is the best camera I've ever encountered on a phone by far, absolutely incredible.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I had a Huawei P30 before switching to the Samsung S20 (prompted largely by the Google stuff) which feels that little bit more secure and professional almost, there are just a lot of little things it does better like Bluetooth notably. The one thing the Huawei really had going for it though is the best camera I've ever encountered on a phone by far, absolutely incredible.

My experience with Samsung phones is that they deteriorate after a couple of years, the battery in particular.

 

[hill83]

iPhone all day. Got a few old timers in the local onto them, my dad, my grandad and my uncle.
They’ve gone from moaning about their phones and asking me for help everyday to no issues at all.

That could be due to them having cheap phones rather than the premium ones, I don’t know. But for me, Android is shit. I’ve got an nvidia shield tablet. It just doesn’t work properly. Constant crashes on most apps.
My iPhone XR genuinely hasn’t crashed once in 2 and a half years.

No brand loyalty bollocks either because Apple can do one for everything else.

 

[ajsccfc]

My experience with Samsung phones is that they deteriorate after a couple of years, the battery in particular.

I've generally done the two year replace cycle so I've not had much problem in that regard (on my 3rd/4th Samsung now) but that does remind me that battery was another thing the Huawei absolutely excelled with. If I could take the battery life and camera from the Huawei and marry it up with reliability elsewhere it'd be a dreamland

 

[SBAndy]

iPhone all day. Got a few old timers in the local onto them, my dad, my grandad and my uncle.
They’ve gone from moaning about their phones and asking me for help everyday to no issues at all.

That could be due to them having cheap phones rather than the premium ones, I don’t know. But for me, Android is shit. I’ve got an nvidia shield tablet. It just doesn’t work properly. Constant crashes on most apps.
My iPhone XR genuinely hasn’t crashed once in 2 and a half years.

No brand loyalty bollocks either because Apple can do one for everything else.

The “brand loyalty bollocks” dates back to when Macs were categorically better than their PC counterparts. I remember having a top of the range Sony Vaio laptop which packed up after about 2 years - replaced with a MacBook and that survived for 8 years running pretty much at the same speed as when it was purchased.

Now, though, I think the gap has been bridged.

 

[shmmeee]

The “brand loyalty bollocks” dates back to when Macs were categorically better than their PC counterparts. I remember having a top of the range Sony Vaio laptop which packed up after about 2 years - replaced with a MacBook and that survived for 8 years running pretty much at the same speed as when it was purchased.

Now, though, I think the gap has been bridged.

Ive been a Mac evangelist for some time but got a Surface Pro through work and absolutely love it. First Windows laptop that doesn’t feel like it’s come out of a cereal box.

 

[Alkhen]

I lost confidence with apple ages ago. Had several instances where iphones and ipod touches were rendered basically useless after updates. So frustrating. I think there are more rules around built in obsolescence nowadays but it fecked me off at the time so never went back.

Also plumped for a mac when at Uni because it was hipster the watched on as all my mates with PCs download hooky copies of programs and games that I had to pay loads for

 

[SBAndy]

Ive been a Mac evangelist for some time but got a Surface Pro through work and absolutely love it. First Windows laptop that doesn’t feel like it’s come out of a cereal box.

Exactly the same. Surface laptop is top notch.

 

[SBAndy]

I lost confidence with apple ages ago. Had several instances where iphones and ipod touches were rendered basically useless after updates. So frustrating. I think there are more rules around built in obsolescence nowadays but it fecked me off at the time so never went back.

Also plumped for a mac when at Uni because it was hipster the watched on as all my mates with PCs download hooky copies of programs and games that I had to pay loads for

Still managed to download Adobe Creative Suite on my old Mac through Pirate Bay or something.

 

[Liquid Gold]

The “brand loyalty bollocks” dates back to when Macs were categorically better than their PC counterparts. I remember having a top of the range Sony Vaio laptop which packed up after about 2 years - replaced with a MacBook and that survived for 8 years running pretty much at the same speed as when it was purchased.

Now, though, I think the gap has been bridged.

I have a MacBook for personal and a HP from work. It's like going from a spaceship to a horse and cart, top end PCs may have caught up but I wouldn't risk the cash if I was buying it for myself.

I got a 2020 model macbook pro now but before that I had a 2011 second hand bought in 2013 for £400, spent £150 over its life upgrading and sold it for £300 when I upgraded.

Macs are like certain cars in holding value more than others.

 

[shmmeee]

I have a MacBook for personal and a HP from work. It's like going from a spaceship to a horse and cart, top end PCs may have caught up but I wouldn't risk the cash if I was buying it for myself.

I got a 2020 model macbook pro now but before that I had a 2011 second hand bought in 2013 for £400, spent £150 over its life upgrading and sold it for £300 when I upgraded.

Macs are like certain cars in holding value more than others.

I still wouldn’t touch a Dell or HP if I could help it. But you’ve got to compare Like for like and there’s no equivalent to the shut low end PCs for Mac.

 

[Kneeza]

Can only speak from experience.
I've always (well, since I moved on from old-school Eriksson etc) had Android phones, apart from a six month period when I used my missus' old work iPhone 5 - and hated it.
It has to be said, though, that they seem to be reliable enough, and did the job after a Sony packed up on me (the second I'd had fail. Won't use them now).
Currently, for the last week or so, I have a Samsung A12, and so far it's all peachy (and the battery life is outrageous compared to its predecessor, an A20. I seem to have 75 to 80% left every day. The A20 regularly needed plugging in during the evening).
It's a bit too big IMO, and won't fit the phone pocket in my walking strides, but that's the only downside for me.
So far...

 

[JAM See]

I still wouldn’t touch a Dell or HP if I could help it. But you’ve got to compare Like for like and there’s no equivalent to the shut low end PCs for Mac.

I'm typing this on a 5 year old Dell (i5, 7th gen). I fancy a new laptop but can't really justify it as there's actually nothing wrong with the current machine.

I'm half hoping it won't be compatible with Win11 so I can buy a shiny new thing, purely because it's a shiny new thing.

 

[Sick Boy]

MacBook Pro’s are also immense - I’ve got a spare one from 2010 still going strong.

 

[Liquid Gold]

I still wouldn’t touch a Dell or HP if I could help it. But you’ve got to compare Like for like and there’s no equivalent to the shut low end PCs for Mac.

That's sort of my point, I'm not going to get anything top tier from work meaning my experience of windows laptops is pretty poor so if I'm coming to a point to upgrade I wouldn't risk spending the money on something I'm uncertain about. Macbooks have aways been excellent for me so no need to change. Also a mate had a surface pro and it looked decent but packed up in 6 months.

 

[shmmeee]

That's sort of my point, I'm not going to get anything top tier from work meaning my experience of windows laptops is pretty poor so if I'm coming to a point to upgrade I wouldn't risk spending the money on something I'm uncertain about. Macbooks have aways been excellent for me so no need to change. Also a mate had a surface pro and it looked decent but packed up in 6 months.

TBF I think I’ve got whatever the opposite of a lemon is. The sales guys whine like hell about their Surfaces but mines been great.