tl;dr: Android is as simple as iOS if you want to do only what iOS can do, but Android gives the user the potential to go farther. The main difference is the perception in the eyes of the masses, and that perception is tied to marketing and prices.
Let me start off with one of the main reasons I chose an Android tablet, price. For $550 I was able to get a TF101 and the keyboard dock. Also, since I had a MicroSD card laying around from my old phone, I was able to add more space easily to my tablet (32 GB SD Card + 8 GB internal = 40 GB Total Space).
Compared to an iPad:
TF 101 + 40 GB of storage + keyboard dock + carrying case = $580
iPad 2 + 64 GB model + Bluetooth keyboard + "Smart" cover = $775
Difference of = ~$200
So at the time I saved around $200 just by going with an Android tablet. Now to more specific reasons.
First off, I was coming from an Android smartphone, so I was already familiar with the ecosystem, had a very in depth knowledge of rooting, flashing and everything that goes along with that. I already had an account on XDA so if I needed help I knew it would be readily available.
Second, I have a uncle who keeps up to date with the latest Apple gadgetry, and after playing with the iPad I just really couldn't see the appeal. With my Android tablet (After rooting) I can do some really cool stuff with VNC, RDP, file transferring, and the sort which from what I can tell, isn't or wasn't available on the iPad.
Finally, I knew that if I bought an iPad I would get sucked into the sheep paranoia. I.e. needing to update on a yearly basis. So far I am rounding in on a year with my TF101 while my uncle (Who bought his iPad around the same time) has already upgraded, and I see no need in upgrading any time soon. I am on the latest version of Android (4.0.4), my tablet still runs smooth, I can still do everything that a brand new tablet can do.
Basically I am happy with my purchase, I saved money, got a tablet that does everything I need it to do. I am running the latest software and have an amazing community to come to if I ever have issues.
Finally, I knew that if I bought an iPad I would get sucked into the sheep paranoia. I.e. needing to update on a yearly basis.
This is an odd statement. It's Android devices which become out of date every few weeks. Having ONE new Apple model update every year is great. Upgrade if you want or wait. Asus alone has a handful of new devices with more to come, and there's always a new Android tablet coming which makes the one you're using seem old . I would say that upgrade paranoia falls to the Android camp.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 w/ JB
Apple iPad 4th gen w/ iOS 6
HP Touchpad w/ WebOS and CM9 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
ASUS EEE Pad Transformer 16GB WIFI w/ Ice Cream Sandwich
MSI 110W Windows 8 tablet
Android is as simple as iOS if you want to do only what iOS can do, but Android gives the user the potential to go farther. The main difference is the perception in the eyes of the masses, and that perception is tied to marketing and prices.
Ditto
Open source is the bottom line, and with the vast user(and Dev) base Android has it seems a no-brainer for this geek.
So far my major thing is being able to be open and use my system as i wish rather than be told what . can or cannot do. My favorite thing to do when someone asks why i like my tablet VS an apple one i download something.
If i am working on fixing a computer somewhere i can with my tablet download, transfer to usb and connect it to a system
The next reason is evolution:
I have had an iphone since first 3g model and currently using iphone 4, besides for little things like siri the OS seems to stay the same most times no new customizations really no new features that makes you go wow! Often feel like I am just renting the device rather than owning it, just like renting a place sure you can maybe put some new paint on a wall or hang a picture ... but you cannot go and knock out a wall to make it feel more home!
Android has been the opposite yes there is unstable period but it is pushing forward, Ui changes new features, customizations. I haven't even been using Android long tf101 with hc was my first one, so i probably don't even have the whole evolution picture.
This is an odd statement. It's Android devices which become out of date every few weeks. Having ONE new Apple model update every year is great. Upgrade if you want or wait. Asus alone has a handful of new devices with more to come, and there's always a new Android tablet coming which makes the one you're using seem old . I would say that upgrade paranoia falls to the Android camp.
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Maybe it's more of a developmental thing for me, but owning a device one or two generations old doesn't mean anything when you have dev's that will support devices that are older. While on Apple there is more of a mentality that if you don't own the newest device you are being left behind.
It's kind of weird/stupid I know but that is just how I feel.
This is an odd statement. It's Android devices which become out of date every few weeks. Having ONE new Apple model update every year is great. Upgrade if you want or wait. Asus alone has a handful of new devices with more to come, and there's always a new Android tablet coming which makes the one you're using seem old . I would say that upgrade paranoia falls to the Android camp.
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Not sure what you mean by this. Apple devices intentionally leave out functional parts, like cameras, then good cameras, and high res displays. Obviously we here are not feeling any upgrade paranoia. I wondered about why that is the case. The Tegra2 foundation is still more than sufficient as a hardware base for any app today. Every Tegra2-based device has announced plans for ICS, so it's not like the upgrade path for the operating system has been restricted. No hardware functionality was excluded from our model versus the new model. And, maybe the biggest reason of all, there aren't commercials and marketing 24/7 overemphasizing the small changes, prodding one to upgrade.
Consider the amount of money Apple takes in with every model revision: obviously, there have to be a lot of people turning over their old Apple devices for the latest and greatest.
I currently have two tablet: ASUS Transformer and new iPad. I am writing an article on the Android vs iOS (only the operating system).
I would like to hear users' opinions about why you chose Android, or do you own both? What is good or bad is in Android/iOS. What Apple/Google is doing better than Apple/Google. If your answer is, Apple is crap, do not bother to comment.
iOS is FAR to limited for what I want to do on my tablet. If all you want to do is browse the web, send email, iOS is fine, but beyond that, it's WAY too limiting (this is apparently it's best feature, so I am told, the beautiful iOS UI of endless list of icons).
These 3 Youtube videos explain WHY Android is better is pretty much every way to iOS. I didn't write them, but it's sums things up nicely. If you agree, I encourage you to link them on other sites that also need "educating" that simple to use also has a nasty downside in that it quickly runs out of steam. Android CAN be just as simple as iOS, but it also grows with you and has plenty of hidden talent.
I have owned an iPad; Gingerbread, Honeycomb and now ICS devices; HP TouchPad and I have dabbled with the Playbook.
In terms of strictly the operating system, iOS is the "worst" of the lot. "Worst" as in the most basic, no-frills, vanilla, plain jane. It reminds me quite a bit of a basic Palm Pilot.
The benefit of that is that anyone can pick it up and start using it immediately, while the other operating systems take a minute or two (five, max) to figure out.
What saves iOS from being recognized as the pathetic operating system that it really is are the apps: that is a credit to the app development community and not to the operating system. Any of the apps running on iOS can be made for any of the other operating systems just the same. Why developers don't do that is most often about money. Apple's marketing is exceptional in snaring customers who spend money, and that benefits the developers. And while all of the operating systems can be made to install pirated software, making Apple's devices do it is still harder to do than on the others. On Android, for example, installing pirated software consists of downloading a pirated APK and turning on the setting to allow installation of apps from "unknown sources." On WebOS, it's downloading a pirated app and turning on "developers' mode." On Apple, obviously it's the "jailbreak" and installing Cydia, but then you are locked in a neverending battle with Apple and iTunes to keep the device jailbroken and running. I don't know how piracy works on the Playbook. Supporting an app on Android can also be difficult, because there are so many different hardware configurations running Android.
iOS is FAR to limited for what I want to do on my tablet. If all you want to do is browse the web, send email, iOS is fine, but beyond that, it's WAY too limiting (this is apparently it's best feature, so I am told, the beautiful iOS UI of endless list of icons).
These 3 Youtube videos explain WHY Android is better is pretty much every way to iOS. I didn't write them, but it's sums things up nicely. If you agree, I encourage you to link them on other sites that also need "educating" that simple to use also has a nasty downside in that it quickly runs out of steam. Android CAN be just as simple as iOS, but it also grows with you and has plenty of hidden talent.
It's only a shame he hasn't compared a decent Android tablet to a iPad3,
If u watch the videos he already says the iPad is the best tablet and plans to make a video. It makes no sense since because comparing the phones should be like comparing the tablets. So if he thinks the iPad is the best tablet why is he saying android phones are better then iPhones? I do agree my iPad is better then my Transformer...I'm having trouble using it since I got it back from repair. The lag is killing me and battery life sucks. It still pisses me off that the devs put so much more time in making iOS apps look so much better.
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