For those in the "It just works" camp: how you used a flagship Android powered phone made in the past two years? I'm not talking a free-on-contract POS or a DROID 1 from 4 years ago, but have you used an HTC ONE, Samsung Galaxy S4/S5, Nexus 4/5, MotoX, Samsung Note 3/4 etc? These phones are all EXTREMELY functional and perform every bit as good as the comparable iPhone (and better in many respects).
I think the first two or three generations of Android devices were hit or miss and many were downright trash. But they have come a LONG way in the past 2-3 years. I think (my personal opinion) that they have come much further, much faster than their Apple counterparts. So much so that I think there is no practical gap between them. If anything, Apple is playing catch-up at this point. This become obvious as you look at the features they are adding to iOS 8 and the screen size change.
It's a bummer that the first couple of generation of Android phones where so unpolished. It turned a lot of people off to them. And now these people claim to feel too in-grained or "bought-into" the Apple ecosystem to leave. The reality is that switching is actually very easy. Most every major app is on both platforms or has a identical counterpart. Media is easily transferred. No one wants to give them a chance though. It's also strange when people do take a chance, they often flip out about little nuances that they would accept on the iPhone, but profess to be insanely annoyed about on an Android phone. It's at that stage, I realize those people just want the iPhone for the status/branding. And that's fine. But admit it. Don't make excuses for why the Android counterpart is inferior.
I think the iPhone is a super solid product. I would recommend it for my mom or others any day. It is well built and well supported. What annoys me about the thing though is the arrogance that often surrounds it. It is not magical. It is not superior. It has several faults. As do all devices.
The arrogance of Apple and the brainwashing of it's userbase/blind fanfare drive me up the wall. I've been paying with my phone for years. YEARS. Apple invented it yesterday and the media is giddy. I was teased unmercifully about the size of my phones for years even after I tried to show them the benefits to a larger screen. Those very people were discussing plans to buy the iPhone 6 Plus at dinner last night. Incredible. My boss walked over today to tell me all about the ultra secure "Secure Element" chip Apple installed for Apple Pay with the new iPhone 6. I had to bite my tongue; Secure Element is NOT an Apple invention. It has been around for years with successful implementation. These are all minor, first-world problems in the scheme of life. But they are certainly annoying.
I have a Nexus 5 from Google for what it's worth. It's a fine phone. I would recommend it to anyone. It cost me $350 brand new unlocked.
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