Top 3 reasons you should switch to Android


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For you perhaps, but your specific experience doesn't apply to everyone. I have tried Android twice now, 2 different models, both laggy and hesitant, (still have one) and batteries is horrible compared to the iPhone. What makes it even worse is I am even comparing them to the 4 year old 3gs! lol

Then I'd wager you've probably never used an Android phone made in the last 2 years, or one that's running 4.1+. The issues that caused the lag have been resolved, it rarely happens any more.

How is this an excuse for poor performance? All it highlights is the fact that the OS itself has fundamental performance problems that don't allow it to scale down and are responsible for lagginess even on high-end hardware.

A complete and utter load of crap. The phone I have is hardly high end by modern standards and the only thing that I have been able to make lag is Simpsons: Tapped out, and that seems to lag on a lot of devices. When browsing and playing any other games it's a very smooth experience, and I only have a dual core device. Stop reading Microsoft marketing spiel and get in the real word.

Well we know that Android doesn't run perfectly smoothly on those specs at the lower end (a 1Ghz processor + 512MB of RAM) whereas WP does. For about ?150 you can buy a Lumia 520 that runs as smoothly or smoother than a Galaxy S4. If MS can hit the low end without sacrificing performance I don't see why Google can't.

That's more a function of how dumbed down WP is than good design. Give it the same advanced multitasking capability and I wager those phones would bog down just as quickly

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You've never used a Galaxy S4 have you?

What about the S4 is low end?

You have noticed how much better the S4 is compared to the minimum specs of WP8, right?

Just for comparison:

It has 2GB of RAM == 4 times the requirement of WP

It has a QuadCore with 1.2 - 1.9 GHz, whereas WP only requires a singlecore 1GHz processor...

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Android would run perfectly smooth on a device with those specs, like when buying a PC you get what you pay for at the end of the day.

I totally agree Android is not perfect, just like any other mobile os out today, however if you compare like for like i certainly don't agree it has fundamental performance problems.

Actually it won't.

As someone who has used many devices across the four platforms, I must say that Android' performance is the worst. I have used many Android devices in my life, and only two of them reminded me of the performance of an iPhone or Windows Phone. Nexus 4 and Razr I. Note II comes at third with occasional, but noticeable lag.

I bought a 620 for a friend when it was released. With its 512 MB Memory and a single GHz dual core processor, its performance was noticeably better than a Galaxy S3 which had almost double the specs. And no, I aint talking about a S3 loaded with 108 or something apps in it. It was a brand new one, out of the box piece.

I like Android. I really do. But what gets me is that even the mightiest of them all, the S4, can't perform as smoothly as a 4S or a 920, both of which has half or even quarter the specs of S4.

I recently used a S4. I've never been a fan of any Samsung device except Wave 1 to be honest, and S4 was no exception. I mean, if I am paying a premium for a flagship device that I intend to use for at least 2 years, it should at least look half as good. Sadly, this wasn't the case. But oh well, look are subjective.

The performance was ok-ish. It was certainly better than S3, but not good enough. When compared side by side with a iPhone 5 and a 8X, it was having a hard time catching up. It really was disappointing to see that it didn't perform as expected.

Coming down a gear to those Android devices with 512 MB Memory and single or dual core processors, you can't be serious if you believe that they offer performance as good as Windows Phone or iOS or even BB 10. Stock performance is distracting and it gets really frustrating once you load it with some apps.

Again, not taking any sides here. Just pointing out my experience.

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top 3 reasons not to switch to android

1.laggy

2.ugly

3.malware

1. My S4 doesn't lag. You want to see lag? Go look at my friend's 3GS.

2. This is called an opinion. I think Windows 8 looks like an autistic kid's creation with God-awful colors and over-sized tiles. At least you can change the way Android looks if you don't like it.

3. With Android, you can see the app's permissions (so you know what it's accessing) and there's WAY more apps, too. The Windows app store is a joke.

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On Neowin that appears to be a pretty generic response to troll Android by certain members heavily invested in the Microsoft ecosystem... which the said person was. (Windows 8 Pro 64bit, Windows RT, Lumia 920 and Ativ S).

QFT.

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I'd have thought someone would bring up cost - as android is free, as well as how badly android is fragmented. Also why is everyone comparing to the bastardized screwed up samsung galaxy android renditions rather than what runs on 'true' android nexus devices that google, the creators of android, developed? The android that runs on the nexus line is ridiculously smooth with a lot of 'tweaks' that regular android users don't have. The build quality is great and benchmarks even better comparing devices released around the same time.

Its like saying the HP bloatware installed when I bought my windows computer sucks like crap! I hate windows, its got so much bloatware!

1. My S4 doesn't lag. You want to see lag? Go look at my friend's 3GS.

2. This is called an opinion. I think Windows 8 looks like an autistic kid's creation with God-awful colors and over-sized tiles. At least you can change the way Android looks if you don't like it.

3. With Android, you can see the app's permissions (so you know what it's accessing) and there's WAY more apps, too. The Windows app store is a joke.

@OpenMinded, Windows 8 reminds me of AOL in 96. Remember how badly THAT failed? heres a graphic to explain better: AOL-1996-vs.-Microsoft-Windows-8.jpg

Also comparing a phone that released in Q2 of 2013 (SGS4) to a phone released in Q2 of 2009 (3GS) is unrealistic. Compare it to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_i7500 to be fair.

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im not excluding launchers. i said NOT JUST launchers alone. and btw those are ugly and an insult to windows phone. even if you replace all those, its just putting lipstick on a pig. the android controls still show up and all the other things. this would actually make it an even worse experience.

a small bug that merely freezes your phone from an old version of the OS does not compare one bit to rampart malware.

Really? An insult to Windows Phone? It's identical.

Now you're just doing this.

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1. My S4 doesn't lag. You want to see lag? Go look at my friend's 3GS.

2. This is called an opinion. I think Windows 8 looks like an autistic kid's creation with God-awful colors and over-sized tiles. At least you can change the way Android looks if you don't like it.

3. With Android, you can see the app's permissions (so you know what it's accessing) and there's WAY more apps, too. The Windows app store is a joke.

1) my 3gs's don't lag, they are slower then brand new models for sure, but you are really comparing a 4 year old phone to a 1 month old phone? do you not see joke of it? i would be embarrassed if i were you.

2) yes it is. andriod to me looks (and feels) like it cam straight out of the 80's

3) what need do you have of this?

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If you want to remove carrier crapware from an Android phone you have to root it.

If you want to remove crapware from a Windows Phone you just go to the app screen and uninstall it.

Still waiting for McKay to share a link that describes all the malware for WP. You know the kind that takes over your device and sms spams everyone in your contact list or tries to steal your information.

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Android by nature doesn't Lag. Android on Low spec'ed devices or high end devices with bloatware does lag / potentially lag.

I was running CM 10 on on my Fascinate

single core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A8

384 of ram.

It lagged like a bitch.

Now i'm running Carbon Rom on my Galaxy S3. I've had it for 1 month and has NEVER ONCE lagged.

The reason I like Android is because I can tinker and customize the **** out of it.

Case and point

I have an App I bought which when ever I miss a call it sends me an email to my gmail account. So if I accidentally leave / forget my phone in my car or in my pocket in the bedroom and i'm on the computer and see a "Missed call" email come in. I go looking for my phone.

I was sitting on the couch one day with the phone right next to me. All of the sudden on my computer screen (next to the couch) I got a "MISSED CALL" Email. I thought WTF ... the phone is right next to me. I looked at my phone and saw I just missed a call from my dad because my phone was still on silent.

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You've never used a Galaxy S4 have you?

I have, briefly, and things like navigation around the home screen are simply not as responsive as they should be when you consider the phone's specs. I'm not the only one who's noticed though and a quick search turns up lots of workarounds to try and improve performance on a phone that shouldn't require workarounds.

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I have, briefly, and things like navigation around the home screen are simply not as responsive as they should be when you consider the phone's specs. I'm not the only one who's noticed though and a quick search turns up lots of workarounds to try and improve performance on a phone that shouldn't require workarounds.

How is navigation not responsive? I've just swiped between home screens and there's no lag whatsoever.

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Then I'd wager you've probably never used an Android phone made in the last 2 years, or one that's running 4.1+. The issues that caused the lag have been resolved, it rarely happens any more.

A complete and utter load of crap. The phone I have is hardly high end by modern standards and the only thing that I have been able to make lag is Simpsons: Tapped out, and that seems to lag on a lot of devices. When browsing and playing any other games it's a very smooth experience, and I only have a dual core device. Stop reading Microsoft marketing spiel and get in the real word.

That's more a function of how dumbed down WP is than good design. Give it the same advanced multitasking capability and I wager those phones would bog down just as quickly

Why bother attacking me when even you admit that Android suffers from a lag problem? Also, you're still ignoring the fact that the OP admits that lag is an issue with Android - it's not as if I'm making this stuff up.

You don't seem to understand or have much experience of WP's multitasking but the fact is that all sensible situations are catered for without having to worry about background apps bogging anything down. Both forms of multitasking come with limitations but WP's solution creates less ongoing hassle while satisfying 99% of multitasking scenarios.

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Android by nature doesn't Lag. Android on Low spec'ed devices or high end devices with bloatware does lag / potentially lag.

When you need super high-end specs, or customization to beat lag, then I would suggest it is Androids nature to lag. Even Google themselves have admitted it.

Then I'd wager you've probably never used an Android phone made in the last 2 years, or one that's running 4.1+. The issues that caused the lag have been resolved, it rarely happens any more.

Adriod fans have said this with each and every new step up from the beginning. When you hit 4.5, they will still say "lag is over, try 4.5 and you will see"
Give it the same advanced multitasking capability and I wager those phones would bog down just as quickly

is this admitting that Android is bogged down and laggy?
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Lagginess is still a problem with Android despite the fact that OEMs continue to throw hardware at the problem. Low-end Android phones are horrible.

Also, no offence but your home screen looks awful to me. All those gradients look really dated. I know that ugliness is subjective but as others have said Android is a mess of different themes and most are pretty awful looking.

I've had my htc incredible s(Gingerbread 2.3.3) for 2 years and it doesn't look dated(dated is subjective). it may be slightly laggy at times, but i can get an average of 3-5 days per charge if i use it a bit each day. this is on the stock rom.

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Only thing I don't like about Android is the battery. I can get a full day out of my iPhone and I'm on it way to much. Another thing I don't like is the fact I don't want to try Android out again, but that's my problem.

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Only thing I don't like about Android is the battery. I can get a full day out of my iPhone and I'm on it way to much. Another thing I don't like is the fact I don't want to try Android out again, but that's my problem.

I goes 2/3 days on mine before battery switch or charge. My iPod touch goes 1 month before charge.

But new android phones that you can get battery pack so when the battery low, you can get your phone charged via the pack... or you can get spare battery in your pocket... so when the battery in phone gets low or dead, switch the battery out. Simple.

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My wife had an Android phone and I hated the damn thing. You never knew which apps were running or closed down and whole thing looked like it was designed by 20 different people who didn't know what the other 19 were up to.

It's alright for some 12 year old who wants to put gawky backgrounds and hideous icons etc but I prefer a more adult phone.

I do wish there was an easy to access button on the android pull-down menu which showed which apps were running in the background as some don't appear on the menu at the top of the screen.

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I do wish there was an easy to access button on the android pull-down menu which showed which apps were running in the background as some don't appear on the menu at the top of the screen.

From v3 onward there's a dedicated button, that brings up a list of running apps, with the ability (in v4) to swipe away/close them.

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How is this an excuse for poor performance? All it highlights is the fact that the OS itself has fundamental performance problems that don't allow it to scale down and are responsible for lagginess even on high-end hardware.

Probably the same way that a Dodge Dart doesn't perform like a Porsche 911....

I have, briefly, and things like navigation around the home screen are simply not as responsive as they should be when you consider the phone's specs. I'm not the only one who's noticed though and a quick search turns up lots of workarounds to try and improve performance on a phone that shouldn't require workarounds.

I am sorry, but I can't take anyone seriously who has "briefly" used anything and then proceeds to talk like an expert.

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I'd have thought someone would bring up cost - as android is free, as well as how badly android is fragmented. Also why is everyone comparing to the bastardized screwed up samsung galaxy android renditions rather than what runs on 'true' android nexus devices that google, the creators of android, developed? The android that runs on the nexus line is ridiculously smooth with a lot of 'tweaks' that regular android users don't have. The build quality is great and benchmarks even better comparing devices released around the same time.

Yes, because Microsoft would never cause fragmentation... You know by pulling a move like... let's say completely altering the kernel so that applications created for the newest version won't run on older versions, whilst completely killing support for all their older phones at the same time.

Why bother attacking me when even you admit that Android suffers from a lag problem? Also, you're still ignoring the fact that the OP admits that lag is an issue with Android - it's not as if I'm making this stuff up.

Suffered. Past tense. Despite your inane posturing, today's low end devices are more than powerful enough to run Android lag free.

Adriod fans have said this with each and every new step up from the beginning. When you hit 4.5, they will still say "lag is over, try 4.5 and you will see"

I'd laugh at your ignorance but going by the quality of your posts it would probably go right over your head.

Google identified the problem that was causing the UI lag, they fixed it, it no longer happens. Get the facts.

is this admitting that Android is bogged down and laggy?

No, it's admitting that you cannot have advanced features without them causing lag. Windows XP would look pretty fast on a computer with 512MB of ram as well if you disabled it's advanced multitasking capabilities and only made it capable of running an application at a time. You want dumbed down crap go with WP. You want advanced, go with Android.

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What a load of utter tosh! Android's sales numbers are dwarfed by numbers from Microsoft and others over the years. 900 million in six years is OK but it's nowhere near world leading. Windows, Symbian and even MS-DOS have historically out-performed these numbers.

Moreover, Android is doomed to failure. All the Android OEMs - with the exception of Motorola - are preparing to dump Android and adopt Tizen (formerly MeeGo), an operating system that can run Android apps FASTER than Android itself, is truly open source and releases the handset manufacturers from that vast amounts of money they have to pay Microsoft, Apple and Nokia for Google's blatantly ugly theft of IP.

Google is NOT a software company. Their software is generally very poor, half-arsed, unimaginative, malware-prone and buggy. In two years there will be no more Android and we'll all be wondering what the fuss was.

QFT and stop flame baiting.

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Don't get me wrong,I love android and it has a lot going for it. When I still had an android phone I loved how customizable it was and how I could do so much with it.however I could never find just the right apps to make using it as a work phone good for me. I recently switched to Windows phone to get the capabilities I needed for work.i miss the stuff I could do with android but the compatibility I gained is worth it.

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Don't get me wrong,I love android and it has a lot going for it. When I still had an android phone I loved how customizable it was and how I could do so much with it.however I could never find just the right apps to make using it as a work phone good for me. I recently switched to Windows phone to get the capabilities I needed for work.i miss the stuff I could do with android but the compatibility I gained is worth it.

So you switched from an OS which has 800,000+ apps to an OS that has 150,000 because having 5x as many apps lead to less capability? Your argument makes no sense.

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