Interesting Article about Android

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It is all down to the cheap androids, they get very sluggish very quickly after a few updates and this is what lead to the bad user experience. I had a friend recently who went through this with her now buried HTC wildfire (and that was mid-range at the time), she's now the happy owner of an iphone 4 I think. She still asks me questions about my phone like, "doesn't it get slow?, doesn't the memory fill up fast?, htc batteries are crap aren't they?". I then show her my perfectly zippy 2.5 yr old Desire S (it is rooted an OCed though)- I still have to explain the difference between a €400+ phone and €200 phone.

On the other hand mrsTeal had a 3gs for 2+ years, was reasonably content with it but it had the usual bugs, mute button not working etc. She saw a friends SGS3 and had an instant "I want one" moment and so she got one and loved it. . .loved it so much that forked out another £300 a few weeks ago to replace the first one which was stolen

I support iPhones in work, and my personal phone is an S2 running the latest CM nightly. And I'd take the S2 over the iPhone any day. Nicer in every way.

I had a family argument the other day on this topic...
Its a well known fact that iOS users spend more on Apps than Android users.
Its my opinion that more women buy iOS than men. :eek: Thoughts?

Just to echo earlier comments about the cheap android phones doing some damage. My missus wasn't convinced of the need for a smartphone, so she went for the Smart 2. It was totally eyes open that it was basic/ low memory etc, with a view whether she could justify upgrading to something better. However, if you were going in thinking you've got a cheap iphone then you probably would be disappointed (most of the issue is all the crap vodafone load up the phone with that can't be removed - when I get brave enough I'll root it!).

There's also a lot of misconceptions around Android in general. At this time of the year when more and more schools go ipad, and try and justify that choice over Android, we here all the usual guff about ios being more stable, ios more restrictive for children, ipads better technology etc. Android being unstable isn't something I've experienced in the couple of years I've had a smartphone and a tablet, the average user won't be messing or exploiting androids customisation to a great degree (and what harm for our future if children do get that knowledge but with 4.3 there's restricted profiles available anyway), and there's simply no comparison in value for money between an ipad and a nexus 7. I suspect there's more to the ipad choice than technology, but still they're getting away with using the technology as an excuse in the media. They're charging parents upwards of €600 for an Ipad when I can walk out now and get a 16gb Nexus7 running 4.3 for under a €150. Madness.

fall like rain into the two big buckets about equally

Er, no they dont; android has about 80% of the smartphone market, it's going to take a lot of switching to apple to get them anywhare like 50/50 share.
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/33735-android-has-almost-80pc-of

I think the loyalty thing is mostly fanboys and people who are less than proficient with tech generally.

Google need to add a standard docking system as part of the spec for full Google approved android devices. Some kind of combined micro usb and stereo jack at the base of the device. Even placing the stereo and usb side by side at a standard distance would mean third parties could make docking stations to play and charge multiple devices by different manufacturers.

There's such a huge range of charging and docking accessories for ios devices that encourages people to buy Apple and stick with Apple.

My dad loved his One-x but when it came to upgrade time he nearly bought the iPhone because it syncs with his BMW. He went with the S4 in the end, thankfully.

Both of my sisters already have iPhones with docking stations and I can't see them being swayed to android any time soon.

The premium aspect is what keeps people on iOS or what makes them switch, teenagers grow up wanting an iPhone for no other reason than they can show their friends they have an iPhone, this is evident throughout most age groups too, having an iPhone is a vanity thing for a large amount of the iOS user base.

Even if someone gets an Android as their first smartphone they will still aim to get an iPhone when they can so they can be part of that prestige, Apple have done an amazing job in making sure this happens and that they control that premium market.

When Apple release their budget range it will be interesting to see if that falters.