If I were a mac user I'd probably have jumped on the iPhone too. But they tend to be more expensive (or you get better hardware with Android for the same price), and I hate iTunes (since I use Windows), so I went with Android. Two other things to consider:
* iPhone batteries cannot be swapped out by users. So if your battery wears out, you can't easily replace it. (And you can't keep a charged battery to swap in if you need to.) But iPhone batteries I hear are generally longer than Android phones.
* I've heard that iPhone apps generally cost money, while Android apps are free. This is likely related to security issues too. :-)
I'm sort of a luddite when it comes to phones - I used the Palm Pre for 4 years and only just switched to the Samsung Galaxy 3. I expect to use it far beyond when anyone else wants to, as well. One thing I found useful in figuring out what to get was Best Buy Mobile, which had a pamphlet that summarized *all* the plans and costs across Tmobile, ATT, Sprint, and Verizon, as well as the cheaper pay-as-you-go options. I liked that a lot.
As for apps, the only thing I have to say is that I'm currently addicted to Cut the Rope (which is a puzzle game).
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Date: 2013-04-05 05:48 pm (UTC)* iPhone batteries cannot be swapped out by users. So if your battery wears out, you can't easily replace it. (And you can't keep a charged battery to swap in if you need to.) But iPhone batteries I hear are generally longer than Android phones.
* I've heard that iPhone apps generally cost money, while Android apps are free. This is likely related to security issues too. :-)
I'm sort of a luddite when it comes to phones - I used the Palm Pre for 4 years and only just switched to the Samsung Galaxy 3. I expect to use it far beyond when anyone else wants to, as well. One thing I found useful in figuring out what to get was Best Buy Mobile, which had a pamphlet that summarized *all* the plans and costs across Tmobile, ATT, Sprint, and Verizon, as well as the cheaper pay-as-you-go options. I liked that a lot.
As for apps, the only thing I have to say is that I'm currently addicted to Cut the Rope (which is a puzzle game).