A very simple question, why when someone asks, for example, Galaxy Tab vs ipad on r/samsung, we (as community) actually consider recommending the iPad, instead of saying that only Samsung is an option?
If you ask the same question on the apple community they will laugh at you for even comparing an Android device with apple, and they will tell you that apple is your only friend.
Shouldn’t we consider that we actually influence someone’s decisions, and knowing this, recommend only Samsung devices, we are not here to praise apple.
What do u think about this?
You would infer that us Samsung / Android users are critical thinkers and are objective in our opinions - so we are less biased and therefore more honest. And the truth is though - an iPad is a better tablet (in my view). I think iOS is perfect for that form factor.
On smartphone screens I find it too non-functional, and very boring to look at and use (grid of square apps and occasionally a bigger widget square) - yes it’s got some clever design touches but so does Android / OneUI. It’s not unique like it was a decade ago. I have an iPhone12 work phone and a Flip5 personal phone. My work phone experience is I tap an app, I use the app, I go back to the grid of apps, and then I tap on another app. Nothing in-between that flow - unlike my Flip5 (I’ve had Samsung phones for about 8 years now) which has a full size calendar on the home screen, e-mail widgets, Bixby routines and dual screen apps etc.
On a big desktop screen iOS wouldn’t work with a keyboard and mouse etc. I think that’s obvious.
On a tablet though - it’s perfect. It’s hard to explain but that 8" to 12" screen works the best with it. And when I’m using a big slab of screen with touch-input only, I want the OS to be simple so it’s not annoying to operate quickly. And the cleaner look of iOS fits better with a tablet somehow better than it does on the iPhone - you can actually see more of the design language of iOS on that bigger screen, and it makes it way more impressive to look at. I wouldn’t unhappy at all with a nice Samsung tablet and S-Pen, but I’d be happier if I was given an iPad and Apple Pencil.