A third of Android owners want iPhones

First of all, I'm coming from iPhone's (all jailbroken). I owned an iPhone 2G, then a 3G, and then a 3GS, but decided to return my iPhone 4. I tried dual booting iOS & Android on my iPhones, I'll tell you straight up, shit is not the same to the real deal. Used real Android for a week, and never looked back.

There's more to a mobile phone than apps, mobile games, etc. Apple has more apps/games because they had a 2 year head start (DUHH!). But apps in the Android market are growing every hour of everyday, AND RAPIDLY TOO!!! It's a plus to have the ability to use/have apps, games, etc. but at the end of the day, what do you use a phone for? To make calls, contact/text a person, check your email and so on.

Android VS Apple VS Android VS Apple VS Android..... It's all based on preference dammit. If you like Android, good for you. If you like Apple, good for you, JUST BE PREPARED TO BE ROBBED OF YOUR MONEY BY AT&T & APPLE. To me, I honestly do not like the way Apple conducts business and what really disappointed me (which was one of the factor that made me choose Android) was the way Steve Jobs handled the iPhone 4 antenna issue. CHILDISH!!! Anyway, I'm fed up with putting up with a company that is capable of producing a picture perfect phone, but refuses to. And to Adam & most iPhone owners, you probably don't even realize this, but it took Apple:

*Two generation to add 3G radio
*Three generations to add a damn camera
*Three & a half generations to add video recording capabilities
*Four generations to FINALLY add bluetooth, multitasking, etc. But is still not able to use MP3 as ringtone (And the iPhone 4 is supposed to be SUPER HIGH END???) No removable battery (STILL)? Still no expandable memory? Still can't use the 16-64GB of space as a storage drive? I mean, COME ON!! This is now standard for ANY handset. I'm sorry Apple, I'm done. And sad but true, it's people like us iPhone fans who turned Apple into what they are now - Greedy, money-hungry bastards. Apple don't care about anyone or anything except their cash flow. All they know is - make a shitty/faulty product, gloss it up real good (and be sure to use alot of gla$$), put a high price tag on it, call it an iProduct, and BOOM! everyone wants one. Hell, just talking about it makes me want one, and I don't even know what it does (Sorry, just thinking out loud with an Apple fanboy mentality).

Well, Android does everything I need it to do, plus WAYYYY more AND is able to do it out of the box. No need for jailbreaking, hacking, etc. Unlike Apple, I know and alot of people knows, Android/Googles are the REAL innovators. They actually listen to their consumers and give them what they want and gives it almost immediately. Not 3 to 4 generations later. After the switch to Android and a new service provider, I am now enjoying:

*FREE mobile Software upgrades, YES! Android upgrades are actually free
*A super low rate plan ($108 total a month after tax, phone insurance & discounts) with unlimited EVERYTHING and truly unlimited data/web usage on 2 lines (absolutely NO DATA CAPS)
*Larger selection of phones in case I want to upgrade anytime
*No more drop calls like how I did with AT&T
*Blazing fast 4G speeds. When I say fast, I mean 11Mbps down / 5Mbps up
*Yearly ($150) upgrades instead of waiting every 2 years to qualify
*Random perks, gifts, credits, deals/sales
*Most importantly, FREEDOM!!!! I can now use my Android phone the way I want to and not the way Steve Jobs wants me to

And to think, this is just the beginning of Android. Boy, are we going to be in for a surprise. I'm loving all 2011 Android device lineups - quad core, 1080p + home appliances now (or have been) getting wireless Android tabs too. It's a surprise alright. So glad I switched.

Iphone android android iphone look read this. if you want hard facts!

I have been a iphone4 user for a while now. unlocked them locked them all sorts now got a htc desire HD. Well I’m not a heavy gamer but I do not like restrictions & i am impressed with android & you need to no google own the os & they are growing bigtime coming into action 2008 they are doing a good job on apples heals. i swapped my iphone 4 for this desire hd & here is what you need to think about. what can my mobile do for me till the next upgrade. Well i drive alot so being a google phone i get maps free so does apple but look deeper in to maps on htc. layers! trainlines wikipedia tarrain and more. free navigation all working through google.the app store free stuff you pay for on apple store like whatsapp angry birds. there are some really great apps there i can show you that you cant get on apple. mp3 apps too. i can bluetooth stuff now great. my phone does 720p check out my youtube and iphone youtube and you will see. htc sence things in 1 place no more back and forth looking here and there . apples folders is crap compared to htc with only 12 apps in each i can have a many as i want. you ruuning android dont be silly do your homework. my partner still has iphone 4 & mine dwarfs her phone yes hers is shiny so what its in a case so that beutie is gone. screen is so sharp thow 900 x crammed into 3.5 mine is 800 x in 4.3 but mine is oled still great they will get better with htc trust me. check out you-tube vs eachother. android is the way to go folks its windows friendly & goggle are a good bet. my friend dropped his iphone4 where’s the 20 times harder glass aluminium i’m so disappointed. iphones are good but you are forever trying not to drop it. i think htc make more sence.

OMG !!!! ANDROID USERS READ THIS !!!! I know you think your phone is better, thats cool and all but you are very misinformed about your phone. Most of you have never owned an iPhone. Im sure most of you have this idea that the iPhone has same apps as Android, and if Android does'nt have it then iPhone doesnt either. but that is not true. You guys are missing out on so many GOOD GAMES/APPS. Sure you've seen one, or your friend had one, and you probably got to hold it for 1-2 mins. But, you never got to actually use it for a week or a month or a year.

Look, I dont quite know how to put this to you but, the apps on android are not the same as the apps on the iPhone. Im being serious here. .There are so many Android users that are jealous of the iPhone for the simple fact of gaming. Sure they both do email,browse,video etc etc. But when your waiting in a doctors office or bored at work. Your not gonna care that you can "mod" your phone. Your gonna wanna pass the time playing games. On the iPhone you can play quality games like Call of Duty Zombies. Yes Android users, it is 3D graphics with full OPEN GL ES 1.1 and 2.0 acceleration. Hell the iphone will even run the "UnReal" engine. You could play games online through facebook connect like Scrabble or Bejeweled Blitz with friend in real time. The list and feature set goes on and on.
Apps on Android do not compare to Apps on the iPhone. Not because i like the iPhone better or because I hate Android. Its just because its the truth. I never could understand why devs on Android couldnt just make stuff work. They cant make a file manager program and call it File Manager. or Files. NO!!! they call it Linda or Astro....GAY!!! then make the icon for it look stupid. They cant even make games worth a crap, "Robo Defense/Jewel Lust" ????!!?!? Please that crap looks and acts like an Atari 2600. I can play Resident Evil 4 on my iPhone. If anyone cares to disagree with me the FINE!!! Who Cares right. BUT FOR THE FACTS>>>> Look up this on google:
Look up #1 then look up #2 and you decide. Which platform would you like if you wanted to play games on your phone.
1. Best Games on Iphone
2. Best Games on Android

Ridiculous.
LOL, you Apple-Fanboys simply panic, because you see how people are buying Android stuff more and more and leaving your iGestapo products in the dust.
That's all.
It was a nice time with the iPhone, now it's time for the robot. Check the numbers and growings.

But you know what?
Why are you so bitter? Isn't it totally unimportant what the most selling thing is? That's what I told people when I bought my Mac. They telling me Windows is everywhere, and the Mac-community said, that it's not a matter of being bought. The best things are not the most sold. Now where is that "ghost" today? You want to be No.1 ? Sorry you had your chance. You want to have fun with your iPhone? Why not? Is it that important to you?

I love my Android, even I would be the only one on the planet that uses it. Apparently I'm not. But it seems that it came exactly like Gandhi once said:
First they ignore us, then they laugh at us, then they fight us, and than we've won! Welcome to the new world.

I got an iPhone 3G when they first came out. I'm certainly a big Apple computer user, but I'm part of the group that switched to Apple as a Unix fan.

I got the 3GS, and then passed up the iPhone 4 to get an Evo on release day. I love my Evo, but a lot of it is because I can install alternate ROMs and run scripting software and all the other hacky stuff.

The Evo isn't bad. The bigger screen is nice, and the only real problem with Android is the apps. The iPhone has way more stuff, and way better quality.

But really, other than the hacky stuff, there just isn't any benefit I can see for normal users in Android over the iPhone. I would tell most anyone in a heartbeat to get the iPhone instead. I also think I'll find myself back on an iPhone before long.

It's probably higher than 1/3...but Droid users on all carriers besides ATT have no other option...once they see what they can have with iPhone they will dump Android.

I think it is an issue of availability, and the bad taste some ppl have in their mouth about being forced to use AT&T or no iPhone at all... If it had been widely available and ppl hadn't perceived Steve Jobs as arrogant there would be not one complaint against it... Powerful ballsie moves have that affect on people sometimes...

My first ever iPhone was the iPhone 4, and I returned it 29 days later due to AT&T's horrible service. AT&T dropped more phone calls than I've ever lost in the 10 years that I've had a cell phone.

So I switched to the Droid 2 with Verizon, but only as a temporary measure.

I've got my hopes up that in 2012, when the AT&T exclusivity contract is expired, that Verizon will begin selling the next iPhone.

I'll switch back in a heartbeat.

As far as I'm concerned, the only thing wrong with the iPhone is AT&T.

I would never buy a iphone it is not as good as android cannot do java or flash it is not open source so stop lying about people wanting a iphone android is nicer

Having had an Android phone, and an iPhone, I have to say that if I wasn't currently strapped to T-Mobile as my carrier, I'd go iPhone in a heartbeat. The iPhone did everything I wanted, and did it without a hitch where the Android phone was just a pain.

Also, the battery life on the Android phone was abysmal! I use my phone for work and can't possibly put up with a phone that has to be plugged in all the time to keep it working. For me, Android was totally not the right choice. It's great if you just want a toy with lots of flashy apps to amuse yourself and your friends, but if you need to get actual work done, iPhone, Blackberry, and Nokia all have it over Android without even breaking a sweat.

I love T-Mobile as a carrier, but as they get more and more Android-centric, they're getting less and less appealing to me. Unless Android takes a big turn for the better I'd never go back.

Anyone that has used android and later wants an Iphone is a fool. They should just ginger and bought an iphone ti begin with.

Iphone is an expensive toy. Android its useful and practical work tool. That just said it all.

Well, around my circles, I know many people that can't wait to get rid of their iphones. I don't know any Droid users that would prefer an iPhone. But that's also a small sample size. I think Apple products appeal to people who like to be told what to do, image conscious - want to be seen as cool, prefer easy to use over customisation and are unlikely to notice when they're getting screwed over. Credit to Apple for finding this market segment.

Before long Android will be everywhere. And the iphone will be just like mac pc's.

Despite the thin data, I think there are some good observations being made here.

I'm not the biggest Apple fan in the world (sorry!) and one of the main reasons for this is the marketing. As you correctly point out, Apple are marketing masters. In my case, this causes the opposite intended effect... most marketing rhetoric lacks logic (Apple's famous "it just works!" which can be proven incorrect at every turn), and Apple's is even less logic driven than most ("It's MAGIC!") which eventually drove me away from any remaining respect I had for Apple.

But for most people, the masterful marketing has made iProducts highly desirable. When you add good reliability and ground-breaking tech on both sides (hardware and software) to back up the marketing claims, you have a slam dunk. More people should be using iPhone instead of Android on this basis alone. Which leads to the almost inevitable conclusion that the lack of carrier diversity must be playing a larger role in Android usage than we could have even first suspected.

To take this a slightly different direction, you retweeted someone's claim that Android is more for the nerdy-hackery type. I get this, but it doesn't need to be true. iPhone and Android can BOTH appeal to the casual non-nerdy end-user who just wants to play music, share photos, engage in geolocation games, etc. In fact, both already DO. But while iPhone marketing cashes in on their well-earned unified experience, each carrier with an Android device is trying to outdo the other. Instead of marketing their individual handsets, there needs to be some sort of agreement between the carriers to form an interest group that maintains a unified experience. Marketing 20 different Android experiences causes too much consumer confusion when at the core, they are all THEORETICALLY able to offer the same.

I'm at danger of rambling so I'll cut myself off there. But suffice it to say, I think it comes down more to marketing and public perception than technology. Android is just as capable of deliverying a beautiful user experience, and in many cases they already are. Now they just need to reach an agreement and market this user experience rather than marketing specs.

I was a BB user married to an iPhone user and am now a faithful Android user. I don't know anyone who has an Android that wants an iPhone. They may have started out wanting an iPhone but once you go Android you have so may phone options for the the best mobile OS. ;)

I'm currently using a Droid Incredible and my prior phone was an iphone. I will be using Android only from here on. I love it.

OK, I'll take the bait.

You're right to focus on the marketing. Because no Android phone manufacturer or network has the marketing clout of Apple. It's the linchpin of Apple's entire business.

However, your assumption that therefore people "don't know what they're getting into" seems baseless. You've made it clear that Apple has a far more sophisticated marketing operation than any Android phone manufacturer. So of course people want an iPhone: that's the effect Apple spends millions (billions? I've no idea, but it must be a hell of a lot) of dollars to achieve. That doesn't mean that people are unhappy with their Android phones. It just means that they've been convinced that they could be happier elsewhere. And we all know that more, better happiness is they key to all marketing.

"Again, I hate to beat a dead horse [you clearly don't, but never mind], but no Android phone has done that effectively yet." This is either a fallacious conclusion, or a misleading statement. If you mean that no Android phone has the software to solve people's problems, that's simply not true. If you mean no Android phone has been adequately marketed (has ripped off the iPhone ads enough), then I think that's what you should say.

Anyway, I am, as it happens, an Android phone owner who'd be perfectly happy to have an iPhone as well. Face Time, though an open standard, is basically only available on Apple devices currently: it would be a handy way for me to stay in touch with colleagues in San Francisco. So if I had been canvassed by 'MyPhoneDeals' in this apparently completely invisible survey, I might well have answered "sure, I'd like an iPhone". But that doesn't mean I'm unhappy with my Legend (yeah, it's not even the newest model!).

I didn't get an Android because I'm a stupid uninformed consumer. Which is pretty much what your penultimate paragraph suggests.