iPhone 12 or Samsung S21

I switched from an iPhone XSMax to the S20+ and I personally feel it was a mistake to jump ship. Latest annoyance I've come across is that my apps can now stop me from being able to take screenshots!
 
I had the note 10+ and the only reason I switched to Apple was because of the built in ads on the Note. For that reason I’m staying with iPhone.
 
I agree with the comments about it being between iOS and Android. Both of these phones are top drawer from a hardware perspective. There is no real compromise between them.

I know more people wedded to iOS than Android; however they are more of the non techy brigade. Most true geeks prefer Android.
 
meh? said:
I would have ads pop up on the notification drag down menu, even in some apps there are more ads then iOS (sky sports for one).
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There are adverts in the built in (undeletable) Samsung apps as well, I believe, and also in Samsung pay. This might not be in all regions, but still, it's a cheap move by Samsung to embed adverts into a £1000 device.
 
Squink said:
There are adverts in the built in (undeletable) Samsung apps as well, I believe, and also in Samsung pay. This might not be in all regions, but still, it's a cheap move by Samsung to embed adverts into a £1000 device.
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I wouldn't mind adverts in phones at price points less then £500 but like you said they are £1000 devices. Thats why I would choose a iPhone 12 over the Samsung.
 
Squink said:
There are adverts in the built in (undeletable) Samsung apps as well, I believe, and also in Samsung pay. This might not be in all regions, but still, it's a cheap move by Samsung to embed adverts into a £1000 device.
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I'll keep an eye out for them. I stay away from Samsung apps. Why would you even use them :p
 
So my iPhone 12 arrived today and I'm writing this from my S8... Initial thoughts are iOS feels super sluggish and unresponsive. I keep having to drag my finger 2/3 times to unlock it!

When I transferred contacts overs it duplicated them for some reason and it wont me delete multiple contacts unless I either install a 3rd party app or use iCloud.

I also turned the phone on to see 4000 photos from my 6s were uploaded to my new phone. That also wont let me delete all with any ease.

Little things like having numbers on a different page to letters. Simple, het very annoying.

Less than a few hours old and I'm seriously considering returning it for my original choice - S21.
 
AshB1989 said:
So my iPhone 12 arrived today and I'm writing this from my S8... Initial thoughts are iOS feels super sluggish and unresponsive. I keep having to drag my finger 2/3 times to unlock it!

When I transferred contacts overs it duplicated them for some reason and it wont me delete multiple contacts unless I either install a 3rd party app or use iCloud.

I also turned the phone on to see 4000 photos from my 6s were uploaded to my new phone. That also wont let me delete all with any ease.

Little things like having numbers on a different page to letters. Simple, het very annoying.

Less than a few hours old and I'm seriously considering returning it for my original choice - S21.
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Some much for being fool proof :p
 
AshB1989 said:
So my iPhone 12 arrived today and I'm writing this from my S8... Initial thoughts are iOS feels super sluggish and unresponsive. I keep having to drag my finger 2/3 times to unlock it!

When I transferred contacts overs it duplicated them for some reason and it wont me delete multiple contacts unless I either install a 3rd party app or use iCloud.

I also turned the phone on to see 4000 photos from my 6s were uploaded to my new phone. That also wont let me delete all with any ease.

Little things like having numbers on a different page to letters. Simple, het very annoying.

Less than a few hours old and I'm seriously considering returning it for my original choice - S21.
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Whilst I am sure these are annoying they don't sound like anything other than the usual teething issue you would have with flipping from one OS to the other. However one of the great things about iOS is that when you upgrade from the iPhone 12 to the iPhone 15 you won't have these issues. You literally put the phones next to each other and it syncs across. You have the same app layout, home screen, data ..everything from one to the other.
 
I reset the phone last night and tried again this morning. Ironed out a few of the creases, but still not overly happy with the screen. For some reason it doesn’t feel massively responsive. I’ve tried to increase the sensitivity, but no change.
 
AshB1989 said:
I reset the phone last night and tried again this morning. Ironed out a few of the creases, but still not overly happy with the screen. For some reason it doesn’t feel massively responsive. I’ve tried to increase the sensitivity, but no change.
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Which is strange because in my experience iOS swipe gestures are massively more reliable than those on Android - particularly the swipe-up-and-hold for the task list, which works first time every time, unlike on my previous Samsung and OnePlus devices where it was always a maybe.
 
Common misconception about iPhones is they're fool proof. They're dumbed down, but definitely not fool proof. Some simple tasks can be infuriating on iPhones.

I also used to find it wasn't overly responsive to being unlocked either. I also hate the way the back function can work differently depending on the app you're in.

I was starting to think the 90hz screen might be a gimmick on the pixel 5 but compared with my work iPhone it makes it look juddery and slow.

As for the task view gesture being rubbish on Android, that makes me think it must be a OnePlus or Samsung trait as it works first time every time in my pixel 5; swipe up from bottom, hold, wait for the haptic feedback, and there it is. First time every time.

In fact I've come to like the fact you can swipe back from either side on Android.

iOS is just not for me. It treats the user like an idiot and gives a whole "Apple knows best" feel to doing tasks. I don't like it!
 
FishLicker said:
Common misconception about iPhones is they're fool proof. They're dumbed down, but definitely not fool proof. Some simple tasks can be infuriating on iPhones.

I also used to find it wasn't overly responsive to being unlocked either. I also hate the way the back function can work differently depending on the app you're in.

I was starting to think the 90hz screen might be a gimmick on the pixel 5 but compared with my work iPhone it makes it look juddery and slow.

As for the task view gesture being rubbish on Android, that makes me think it must be a OnePlus or Samsung trait as it works first time every time in my pixel 5; swipe up from bottom, hold, wait for the haptic feedback, and there it is. First time every time.

In fact I've come to like the fact you can swipe back from either side on Android.

iOS is just not for me. It treats the user like an idiot and gives a whole "Apple knows best" feel to doing tasks. I don't like it!
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You can do this on iOS as well.
 
FishLicker said:
Common misconception about iPhones is they're fool proof. They're dumbed down, but definitely not fool proof. Some simple tasks can be infuriating on iPhones.

I also used to find it wasn't overly responsive to being unlocked either. I also hate the way the back function can work differently depending on the app you're in.

I was starting to think the 90hz screen might be a gimmick on the pixel 5 but compared with my work iPhone it makes it look juddery and slow.

As for the task view gesture being rubbish on Android, that makes me think it must be a OnePlus or Samsung trait as it works first time every time in my pixel 5; swipe up from bottom, hold, wait for the haptic feedback, and there it is. First time every time.

In fact I've come to like the fact you can swipe back from either side on Android.

iOS is just not for me. It treats the user like an idiot and gives a whole "Apple knows best" feel to doing tasks. I don't like it!
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Gestures navigation is smooth as butter on my oneplus 8 pro. And beautifully responsive.

There's a reason MKBHD uses the 8Pro as his go to Android since it came out.
 
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To be fair it was those same little quirks? for want of a better word than just completely put me off trying to stick with iOS after using Android for so long but as I say I'd have to prise my OHs iPhone out of her cold dead hands and she's used Android for the previous 3ish years so it's complete personal preference.
 
I switched from my old P4XL back to iPhone a few months ago. The first few days were hard work, the screen made me feel sick until I readjusted back to 60Mz. I'm used to it now though. Initially I missed Android but not anymore...
  • App Library has made it easy to find my most used apps.
  • Apps not supporting Face Unlock problem has gone away - that was one of the reasons that pushed me back to iOS
  • It's nice having integration between my watch, tablet and speakers - another thing that pushed me back. Before I used WhatsApp on phone and iMessage on tablet and juggled between clients including the WhatsApp desktop app in the browser, now I've deleted WhatsApp including my account and just use iMessage.
  • Apps are better on iOS and it's not a misconception. I've had so many problems with apps and the problems with the same ones on iOS are non existent.
Would I move back anytime soon? No chance.
 
BMox81 said:
You can do this on iOS as well.
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How?

I tried adding a custom gesture which is a workaround but all that lets me do is give it a name and then it seems to do nothing, doesn't appear to allow me to assign an action to it, and if you can it's not obvious...

Well done for proving my point that things are often infuriatingly awkward / difficult on iOS for no particular reason :D
 
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