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My experience switching from iPhone (iOS) to Galaxy Note 9 (Android)
It's been a couple of years since I thoroughly tested Android (the last version I reviewed was Android 5, I think - recently Android 9 was released).
I've been a very happy iPhone user since the first one was released (I had a friend bring me one from the USA), and there's a good reason the iPhones win consumer awards for friendliness and usability every year.
But, I wanted to try something new, and some of the features of Android (and the Note 9 specifically) were very enticing: better photo quality than the iPhone, more flexibility in the software, expandable memory (up to 1Tb!), double the battery size of the iPhone X, a built-in stylus, and so on.
Also, it's about time I get up to speed on Android again - people always ask me questions about it that I can't answer. So, a few weeks ago I went ahead and ordered a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (one of the flagship Android phones - my first choice was a Google Pixel 3 but that isn't available in South Africa) instead of the iPhone X.
In this video I highlight some of my likes & dislikes after a week of using the Note 9. In particular:
- Dislike: A lack of multitouch gestures for rotating things, navigating left or right, etc.
- Dislike: Notification centre is messy and "do not disturb" mode still lets message & call notifications appear on-screen, they just don't make sounds.
- Dislike: The Photo Gallery doesn't indicate which items you've marked as favourites.
- Dislike: Google Dictation doesn't let you insert punctuation (probably the only thing Siri does better than Google Assistant).
- Dislike: You can't save photos from WhatsApp, to your photo gallery one-by-one. It's either save everything automatically, or save nothing.
- Dislike: Deleted photos are immediately deleted forever, there's no "Deleted Items" folder that automatically removes them 30 days later like on iPhone.
- Dislike: Copying & Pasting as well as text editing in general feels very "clunky".
- Dislike: No physical "mute" button.
- Like: Larger, higher quality screen than my old iPhone 7+.
- Like: A huge battery, 4000mAh.
- Like: Splitscreen apps, slices of apps, and the ability to concurrently run multiple apps on-screen in windows (not stripped-down "background" versions like the iPhone does).
- Like: Better Google Assistant integration.
- Like: Phone calls that appear as notifications and don't fill the whole screen, leaving you to continue doing what you were doing if you don't want to answer.
- Like: Better file management & sharing features.
- Like: Samsung Dex, which allows you to connect the phone to a computer screen and run a desktop operating system.
- Like: A built-in stylus, which is a killer feature for someone like me who takes a lot of notes and often have to explain things on screenshots / photos to people.
Overall
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0r4mjsuN5s
I've been a very happy iPhone user since the first one was released (I had a friend bring me one from the USA), and there's a good reason the iPhones win consumer awards for friendliness and usability every year.
But, I wanted to try something new, and some of the features of Android (and the Note 9 specifically) were very enticing: better photo quality than the iPhone, more flexibility in the software, expandable memory (up to 1Tb!), double the battery size of the iPhone X, a built-in stylus, and so on.
Also, it's about time I get up to speed on Android again - people always ask me questions about it that I can't answer. So, a few weeks ago I went ahead and ordered a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (one of the flagship Android phones - my first choice was a Google Pixel 3 but that isn't available in South Africa) instead of the iPhone X.
In this video I highlight some of my likes & dislikes after a week of using the Note 9. In particular:
- Dislike: A lack of multitouch gestures for rotating things, navigating left or right, etc.
- Dislike: Notification centre is messy and "do not disturb" mode still lets message & call notifications appear on-screen, they just don't make sounds.
- Dislike: The Photo Gallery doesn't indicate which items you've marked as favourites.
- Dislike: Google Dictation doesn't let you insert punctuation (probably the only thing Siri does better than Google Assistant).
- Dislike: You can't save photos from WhatsApp, to your photo gallery one-by-one. It's either save everything automatically, or save nothing.
- Dislike: Deleted photos are immediately deleted forever, there's no "Deleted Items" folder that automatically removes them 30 days later like on iPhone.
- Dislike: Copying & Pasting as well as text editing in general feels very "clunky".
- Dislike: No physical "mute" button.
- Like: Larger, higher quality screen than my old iPhone 7+.
- Like: A huge battery, 4000mAh.
- Like: Splitscreen apps, slices of apps, and the ability to concurrently run multiple apps on-screen in windows (not stripped-down "background" versions like the iPhone does).
- Like: Better Google Assistant integration.
- Like: Phone calls that appear as notifications and don't fill the whole screen, leaving you to continue doing what you were doing if you don't want to answer.
- Like: Better file management & sharing features.
- Like: Samsung Dex, which allows you to connect the phone to a computer screen and run a desktop operating system.
- Like: A built-in stylus, which is a killer feature for someone like me who takes a lot of notes and often have to explain things on screenshots / photos to people.
Overall
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0r4mjsuN5s
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