Key differences between Iphone and Android systems?
My wife, my son, and I are on Verizon with an old plan and grandfathered unlimited data. We buy used phones off-contract and most recently purchased a couple of Samsung Galaxy S4 phones off ebay for about $140ea. My son also uses an S4.
In general I'm happy with the S4 and android os, but I'm a light-weight smartphone user. I don't really put many Apps on thing, just basic stuff. This phone has been a bit frustrating for me with all the advertising etc that seems to randomly pop up at times. I don't know what a bunch of the icons on this phone do yet, and further when I try to clean it up I find I can't delete some of them.
Off the top of my head, I use the Samsung galaxy S4 for the following:
- phone calls obviously
- texting, maybe average of one per day or so.
- a mobile hotspot to connect my laptop and other wifi devices when traveling, and occasionally during power outages at home. We use foxi-fi and of course take advantage of the unlimited data.
- use the camera, which works quite a bit better on the S4 vs the droid incredible I had before. I use the camera for relatively close-up reference pictures on projects I'm working on in my shop.
- the family uses the 'our groceries' app as a list maker.
- I occasionally use the bubble level app and the compass app.
- solitaire.
- occasionally access the internet for directions to a location while on the road.
At this point I don't routinely use the phone to access the internet, I don't us my email on it, nor calendar etc. However, I am significantly tied to the MS windows os on my PC's, and the MS office (outlook, word, and excel) programs. So if sometime in the future I decide I want to start accessing my calendar, email (gmail), ms office documents etc on my phone I hope that wouldn't be a problem.
Recently I've been seeing a couple of doctors regarding hearing loss and other hearing related issues, and the audiologist is recommending some hearing aids that are controlled by your smartphone. Apparently these aids have programs that can be used and customized to help with my hearing related issues. Apparently these aids are 'designed to work with Iphone' but will also 'work with android' though an additional device is required.
The doctor said the additional device required for use with android is about the size of a deck of cards and costs an additional $500. This of course means I would have to carry this device with me in addition to aids.
Given the above situation, I'm now wondering if I'd be better off buying a used Iphone off ebay so I wouldn't have to carry this additional device? The doctor said the minimum requirement for Iphone is the 4S but a, 'newer version would be better.'
Outside of hearing-aid control, what other day-to-day differences are there between the android phones and the Iphones and their respective operating systems?
Thanks
In general I'm happy with the S4 and android os, but I'm a light-weight smartphone user. I don't really put many Apps on thing, just basic stuff. This phone has been a bit frustrating for me with all the advertising etc that seems to randomly pop up at times. I don't know what a bunch of the icons on this phone do yet, and further when I try to clean it up I find I can't delete some of them.
Off the top of my head, I use the Samsung galaxy S4 for the following:
- phone calls obviously
- texting, maybe average of one per day or so.
- a mobile hotspot to connect my laptop and other wifi devices when traveling, and occasionally during power outages at home. We use foxi-fi and of course take advantage of the unlimited data.
- use the camera, which works quite a bit better on the S4 vs the droid incredible I had before. I use the camera for relatively close-up reference pictures on projects I'm working on in my shop.
- the family uses the 'our groceries' app as a list maker.
- I occasionally use the bubble level app and the compass app.
- solitaire.
- occasionally access the internet for directions to a location while on the road.
At this point I don't routinely use the phone to access the internet, I don't us my email on it, nor calendar etc. However, I am significantly tied to the MS windows os on my PC's, and the MS office (outlook, word, and excel) programs. So if sometime in the future I decide I want to start accessing my calendar, email (gmail), ms office documents etc on my phone I hope that wouldn't be a problem.
Recently I've been seeing a couple of doctors regarding hearing loss and other hearing related issues, and the audiologist is recommending some hearing aids that are controlled by your smartphone. Apparently these aids have programs that can be used and customized to help with my hearing related issues. Apparently these aids are 'designed to work with Iphone' but will also 'work with android' though an additional device is required.
The doctor said the additional device required for use with android is about the size of a deck of cards and costs an additional $500. This of course means I would have to carry this device with me in addition to aids.
Given the above situation, I'm now wondering if I'd be better off buying a used Iphone off ebay so I wouldn't have to carry this additional device? The doctor said the minimum requirement for Iphone is the 4S but a, 'newer version would be better.'
Outside of hearing-aid control, what other day-to-day differences are there between the android phones and the Iphones and their respective operating systems?
Thanks
