The tale as old as time. I have been using iPhones exclusively since the 3Gs. I have AirPods, an Apple Watch (that I’m selling as I don’t like the way it feels on my wrist), and an iPad. I currently have an iPhone 14+ and I love it. Works seamlessly and the battery life is wonderful. Even though I love this phone, I really really want to switch over to a Galaxy S23. I feel like I’m really constricted with iPhones now. I know it sounds stupid, but switching is hard as hell man. My wife uses an iPhones, 90% of my friends use iPhones, and my family does as well. I guess I’m just trying to get out of the herd mentality when it comes to iPhones. Nervous that I will get a phone I will regret getting. Rant over lol
I switched from OG iPhones, to Samsung for a few years back to Apple.
If you have a lot of Apple devices, don’t do it. I need iMessage on my laptop, airdrop etc…
If you only have an Apple Phone/Accessories, do it!
I’d love to go back to Samsung. The only reason I don’t is because the Apple ecosystem works too well for my business.
I switched and my wife and close family switched to Signal messenger to fix the gap with iMessage and FaceTime. Honestly I think signal is better than either of those . I’ve had no issues.
You didn’t mention any reason why you even want to switch to an Android.
If costs aren’t an issue and you don’t need an Android phone for work, I’d just stick with an iPhone. It’s really no different from buying a car. Unless you’re going to offroad or you want to cut costs, there’s no point switching from a Mercedes to a Tundra.
The s23 is the first samsung phone where all the benefits aren’t held back by the downsides. Downsides still exist but this time the device is just so good that it officially outpaces apple. I’d personally hold out for the s24 unless you absolutely NEED to replace your phone.
If you end up giving it a real try and hate it then there will always be another iPhone. Enjoy your true personal portable computing device!
I have both. iPhone for work and S23 Ultra for personal. If you are interested in the Samsung DM me.
It really doesn’t matter what your friends and family use. You should use what makes you happy and I’d say Samsung will probably make you happy.
oh it 1000% matters.
I did this when the s21ultra came out. Just do it. Don’t let other people stop you from breakinf free!
They’re gonna complain that your text is green. But who cares because you can set your texts to what ever you want!
Enjoy,
lol I love how they try to make it our problem that they are stuck with certain colors.
Stick to the iphone? It’s a fantastic device also.
You will probably love the Samsung, but not love the way it fits with your iPhone friends and family. Apple makes this hard, and you will feel every bit of the difficulty.
I use an iPhone as my daily driver and recently bought a Samsung as a secondary phone. You can pretty much make it behave 95% like an iPhone with the swipe gestures and all. My only issue with a full switch is the lack of a “universal airdrop” solution so to speak. Almost everyone I know uses an iPhone and sharing content becomes a hassle very quickly. Other than that, the phone’s great and a lot more fun than any iPhone I ever used.
Nearby share. We also had tap to share like a decade ago, before airdrop was even an idea
I switched from my iPhone 13 pro Max to the Galaxy s22 ultra after it was released in 2022, imessage was the most difficult adjustment, but I haven’t looked back since. I upgraded to the S23 ultra this year for the battery and camera improvements. Overall, absolutely no regrets switching.
I only know one person who still has an iPhone. Everyone else switched years ago.
I wanna live wherever you do
I switched over from my 14PM to the fold 5 a few months ago but in the end I caved in and got a 15 Pro to use alongside it. I now carry both with me.
Why?
You’ll probably be fine. One piece of advice is to download Google Photos on your iPhone so that you can back up your photos if you haven’t already. When I switched I didn’t do that until the last minute and it ended up being a huge pain in the ass.
I made the switch and went with the s23 ultra. Hated it at first. Then one day it just started clicking and I could no longer function on my iPhone.
There’s one app I really miss and that’s helvault. The alternatives for android kinda suck in my opinion. If you switch just make sure you’ll be able to get the apps you want. Some work slightly better or worse on android. The steam app is king on android vs ios!
The camera is really great but it’s so much slower than iPhone as far as lining up a quick shot. You can shoot at far greater distances with Samsung though so it’s great for reading a sign half a mile away!
The multitasking is what really drew me in. I had no internet at my house for months. So I started streaming movies from my phone to my Samsung TV. I could put that in the background and keep using my phone for other things. I was actually able to do all that and play music on a Bluetooth speaker at the same time!
All in all there’s some trade-offs but I don’t have any regrets switching. I say try it. If you want iPhone quality then you better pay iPhone prices. Don’t cheap out.
Also sorry for rambling I just figured I’d list a few things for ya