What do you prefer? - Page 2

guanaco · 07-24-2013, 01:02 PM

I use Android for two reasons:

a) The ability to sideload 3rd party apps.
b) Price of hardware.

Penforhire · 07-24-2013, 01:06 PM

App developers should be working on both platforms.

I can see why more iOS apps are polished though, not only are there more paying customers but the hardware is more restricted (e.g. easier to optimize for just a couple of displays).

BWinmill · 07-24-2013, 01:10 PM

Android. There is more freedom and the hardware is cheaper. The system is also more open, which allows me to figure out how it works. (I don't like black boxes.)

pidgeon92 · 07-24-2013, 06:23 PM

iOS. I have a Nexus 7 and find it very non-intuitive to use.

DreamWriter · 07-24-2013, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spellbanisher

I've only used Android, so i couldn't really state a preference.

Same here.

cromag · 07-24-2013, 10:06 PM

I've only used Android -- purely a matter of price.

BWinmill · 07-24-2013, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pidgeon92

I have a Nexus 7 and find it very non-intuitive to use.

I honestly don't understand comments like that. Yes, Androids are typically more difficult to configure. Yet you only need to do that once. General device usage though isn't that much less intuitive (whatever intuitive means).

Istvan diVega · 07-24-2013, 11:31 PM

I've used both iPads and iPhones and can't for the life of me see how they are any more intuitive in use than Android counterparts. Initial configuration, as noted above, is probably a little more fiddly, but for anybody who's even just vaguely computer literate Android should present no more problem than iOS. To find an Android tablet "very non-intuitive" I rather think you have to really want to find it so.

tomsem · 07-25-2013, 01:08 AM

I use both and like different things about each. Can't say I prefer one over the other.

tompe · 07-25-2013, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Istvan diVega

I've used both iPads and iPhones and can't for the life of me see how they are any more intuitive in use than Android counterparts. Initial configuration, as noted above, is probably a little more fiddly, but for anybody who's even just vaguely computer literate Android should present no more problem than iOS. To find an Android tablet "very non-intuitive" I rather think you have to really want to find it so.

I had a hard time finding a lot of things on my iPad when I first got it. Double clicking on the button was not intuitive at all. Also that you had to configure the applications in the settings was not intuitive. And so on.

shanghaichica · 07-25-2013, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Istvan diVega

I've used both iPads and iPhones and can't for the life of me see how they are any more intuitive in use than Android counterparts. Initial configuration, as noted above, is probably a little more fiddly, but for anybody who's even just vaguely computer literate Android should present no more problem than iOS. To find an Android tablet "very non-intuitive" I rather think you have to really want to find it so.

I totally agree with this. Android is more intuitive to me.

HarryT · 07-25-2013, 08:49 AM

Any unfamiliar system takes a little learning, but if an application developer is asking which system he should support, the answer is clearly "both". To a very broad approximation they have about half the market each.

jersysman · 07-25-2013, 09:12 AM

Hmmmm... I would prefer an open iOS, but that's not an option. So, my answer to this poll is both equally.

K. Molen · 07-25-2013, 02:30 PM

In terms of which OS I prefer, I say Android with zero hesitation. To me, it's simply a better OS, period. I don't think anyone can argue with it being a lot more versatile than iOS, allowing users to do things which simply cannot be done on iOS. Ranging from the simplistic (file browsing and drag & drop, widgets, freestyle icon placement...) to the more complex (installing new launchers, new keyboards, multi-user customization...)

But beyond the versatility, I personally find it more intuitive and more attractive to boot. And all this is coming from someone who started on iOS and have since jumped ship.

Now, as far as hardware is concerned it a little bit of a different story. I love the Nexus 10, I really do. It's a solidly built device with a great screen. But I still have to give the iPad 3 the leg up. The battery is a bit better, and (in no small part due to the metallic body of the iPad) the overall feel of the device is more impressive. Then again, I do prefer the aspect ratio of the Nexus 10 to that of the iPad...

Anyway, hardware-wise it's close enough that I choose the Nexus 10 over the iPad any day of the week, simply because of the superior OS.

Lemurion · 07-25-2013, 04:03 PM

I use both on a daily basis and like them equally.

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07-24-2013, 01:02 PM	#16
guanaco Recovering reader Posts: 226 Karma: 8008008 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: México Device: iPad	I use Android for two reasons: a) The ability to sideload 3rd party apps. b) Price of hardware.

07-24-2013, 01:06 PM	#17
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	App developers should be working on both platforms. I can see why more iOS apps are polished though, not only are there more paying customers but the hardware is more restricted (e.g. easier to optimize for just a couple of displays).

07-24-2013, 01:10 PM	#18
BWinmill Nameless Being	Android. There is more freedom and the hardware is cheaper. The system is also more open, which allows me to figure out how it works. (I don't like black boxes.)

07-24-2013, 06:23 PM	#19
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	iOS. I have a Nexus 7 and find it very non-intuitive to use.

07-24-2013, 10:06 PM	#21
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,141 Karma: 459735575 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I've only used Android -- purely a matter of price.

07-24-2013, 11:31 PM	#23
Istvan diVega Inharmonious Posts: 416 Karma: 2157616 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Sony PRS-950, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1	I've used both iPads and iPhones and can't for the life of me see how they are any more intuitive in use than Android counterparts. Initial configuration, as noted above, is probably a little more fiddly, but for anybody who's even just vaguely computer literate Android should present no more problem than iOS. To find an Android tablet "very non-intuitive" I rather think you have to really want to find it so.

07-25-2013, 01:08 AM	#24
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,910 Karma: 27013865 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I use both and like different things about each. Can't say I prefer one over the other.

07-25-2013, 08:49 AM	#27
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Any unfamiliar system takes a little learning, but if an application developer is asking which system he should support, the answer is clearly "both". To a very broad approximation they have about half the market each.

07-25-2013, 09:12 AM	#28
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	Hmmmm... I would prefer an open iOS, but that's not an option. So, my answer to this poll is both equally.

07-25-2013, 02:30 PM	#29
K. Molen Addict Posts: 284 Karma: 4478866 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Toronto, ON Device: Kindle 3, iPad 3, Nexus 10, Nexus 5	In terms of which OS I prefer, I say Android with zero hesitation. To me, it's simply a better OS, period. I don't think anyone can argue with it being a lot more versatile than iOS, allowing users to do things which simply cannot be done on iOS. Ranging from the simplistic (file browsing and drag & drop, widgets, freestyle icon placement...) to the more complex (installing new launchers, new keyboards, multi-user customization...) But beyond the versatility, I personally find it more intuitive and more attractive to boot. And all this is coming from someone who started on iOS and have since jumped ship. Now, as far as hardware is concerned it a little bit of a different story. I love the Nexus 10, I really do. It's a solidly built device with a great screen. But I still have to give the iPad 3 the leg up. The battery is a bit better, and (in no small part due to the metallic body of the iPad) the overall feel of the device is more impressive. Then again, I do prefer the aspect ratio of the Nexus 10 to that of the iPad... Anyway, hardware-wise it's close enough that I choose the Nexus 10 over the iPad any day of the week, simply because of the superior OS.

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07-25-2013, 04:03 PM	#30
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I use both on a daily basis and like them equally.