What to consider when giving up personal Android phone for dual-SIM work iPhone?

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As my Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite is on it's last legs I am forever frustrated by the size of current Android phones. And more importantly, I just can't be bothered carrying around two phones any more. I am expected to answer calls out of hours if necessary so for example if I'm out and about at the weekend or in the evening I would be juggling two phones which is tedious.

I can upgrade my current work iPhone 8 :)p) to an iPhone 13 which is actually smaller than my Xiaomi. It seems the last few iterations of iOS have come along nicely and there's not much I'd miss from being a previous Android user. However, I am heavily invested in Google's ecosystem... I have a personal Google apps domain/email, Google Homes throughout the house, regularly use all Google apps like Keep, Photos, Drive, Docs etc., and I also have Xiaomi smart lights (controlled by Xiaomi Home and Google Home), I wear a Xiaomi Mi band too.

The only thing I'm finding that might not work well with an iPhone is Google Assistant on the phone itself, which I rarely use anyway.

So, I'm sure this has been asked a million times but is there anything I should be particularly mindful of before taking the plunge?

EDIT: Sorry should clarify, work only provide iPhones because of "security" :rolleyes:
 
If you are a what's app user I believe there can be issues switching between Android to iOS but it was a good few years ago I switched so maybe it's easy now.
 
Finners said:
If you are a what's app user I believe there can be issues switching between Android to iOS but it was a good few years ago I switched so maybe it's easy now.
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Actually thats a good point. Can you use Whatsapp with both numbers on a dual SIM phone? I mean, separately?
 
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Actually thats a good point. Can you use Whatsapp with both numbers on a dual SIM phone? I mean, separately?
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Unless the iPhone offers some sort of dual apps feature it won't be possible.

WhatsApp luckily has been working on Android <-> iPhone transfer but last time I checked it was limited to only Samsung phones. Could give it a try anyway and see what happens.

On the other hand all the other apps you listed have iOS versions so they won't be too hard to move over.

Edit: Apparently you can use WhatsApp Business for one number and it can work side by side with the normal WhatsApp client.
 
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Oh that's alright. To be honest WhatsApp either way isn't a deal-breaker. I hardly use it for work, only when travelling occasionally.

Hmn..
 
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