Why I never Bought an Android Phone Again

With the HTC Need, 2010 lastly noticed the arrival of an Android smartphone that was on a par with the iPhone, which had been accessible since 2007. For a very long time, I used to be an enthusiastic and proud proprietor of 1 such Need till I started to really feel the drawbacks of the Android world at the moment and switched to the iPhone – right here’s why all of it went unsuitable.

As quickly because it turned accessible in 2010, I purchased the HTC Need and picked up a couple of equipment to go together with it: a Brodit automotive mount with a charging cable and a telephone case. In any case, my new treasure wanted to be nicely protected, and I used to be utilizing the HTC Need with Google Maps increasingly typically as a substitute for my outdated TomTom sat-nav.

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The Need rapidly turned my indispensable day by day companion. Admittedly, there weren’t as many apps in 2010 as there are in the present day, and most of the current Android apps had been poorly programmed or just awkward to make use of. However total, the Android smartphone shone as a dependable and highly effective workhorse. I used to be pleased, particularly because the Need was an actual pleasure to carry and felt very comfy.

I wasn’t the one one to assume this and HTC went on to make many common Need fashions over the next years, however it hasn’t launched something for the reason that HTC U24 Professional in 2024 (under).

Again then, I eagerly collected one of the best ideas and tips for Android and likewise shared them on YouTube. I even defended Google’s cellular working system in a TV debate towards my colleague, who was championing the iPhone (I’d even have received the vote if the presenter hadn’t miscounted).

My satisfaction lasted a very long time. Android 2.2 was even launched for the Android 2.1 that got here pre-installed on my Need. However that was the top of it; Android 2.3 might solely be put in with quite a lot of fiddling. What’s extra, I then needed to do with out some apps as a result of the storage on the Need was too restricted. This considerably restricted its usability and suitability for on a regular basis use. The Need additionally felt more and more slower.

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My preliminary enthusiasm suffered significantly in consequence. Increasingly more typically, I discovered myself unable to put in an essential app, while my buddies and colleagues on their iPhones – which had been roughly the identical age – might nonetheless use any app they wished. There was by no means sufficient space for storing; I used to be aggravated. So inevitably, the time got here once I began fascinated by shopping for a brand new smartphone.

Really, I’d been very pleased with the Need for a very long time. So ought to I purchase one other new HTC smartphone in spite of everything? By that time, nonetheless, HTC had let the Need vary develop out of all proportion, and the vary of Needs was slowly changing into complicated. So maybe an Android smartphone from one other producer in spite of everything? Maybe a Samsung smartphone?

I already had the Galaxy Tab from Samsung – with which I used to be additionally very pleased at first, till catastrophe struck.

However then it turned out that I might get an iPhone 5 at a cut price worth. It was love at first sight. Though formed in a different way, the iPhone additionally felt comfy in my hand right away – again then, Apple wasn’t but making these gigantic bricks like they do in the present day. And each app ran rapidly and easily on the iPhone 5.

And it stayed that approach; the iPhone didn’t get noticeably slower and updates arrived reliably quick. I by no means ran out of storage both. There merely weren’t any extra issues.

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I’ve now moved on to the iPhone 15 Professional . Each few years, out of a love of expertise, I deal with myself to a brand new mannequin, although it’s not likely essential. All of the apps all the time run reliably, regardless that the iPhone is a couple of years outdated. My spouse even nonetheless makes use of an iPhone 12 mini – which Apple launched in 2020 – with none points.

In fact, loads has modified with Android within the meantime; most Android smartphones obtain new Android variations for a few years. However Android misplaced me again then – regardless of the spectacular {hardware} of the primary HTC Need.