An Android Buyer’s Guide For iPhone 5 Lovers

Vincent Messina (9:37 am PDT, Sep 14th 2012)

If you are one of the many who were holding off on buying a new smartphone until after Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, it’s now time to make a decision. You’ve seen what the iPhone 5 has to offer and now it’s time to compare it to what’s available on Android. I’ll show you a few options, how they compare to the iPhone 5, and then you can decide what’s the best option for you. Ready to explore?

Samsung Galaxy S III

The first phone to take a look at is the Samsung Galaxy S III, which is considered to be one of the best Android devices available. It has everything you could want out of a smartphone and more. It’s larger than the iPhone 5 yet only minutely heavier. It has a beautiful 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display with only a slightly lower ppi than the iPhone 5.

Despite its size, I found it to fit perfectly in the hand thanks to a masterful design. I even found it more comfortable than most devices I’ve used. It’s wicked fast thanks to a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and processes are smooth as butter thanks to its 2GB of RAM (US).

One big advantage the Galaxy S III has over the iPhone 5 is expandable memory. This means you can buy the cheapest storage model available now, and if you need more memory later on, you can simply pop in a microSD and expand it up to 64GB. That may seem like overkill to most of us, but you’d be surprised at how many people could fill that up.

Another advantage the Galaxy S III has is a removable battery. LTE is a battery hungry beast and while the Galaxy S III already has a larger battery than the iPhone 5, having the ability to pop in a freshly charged battery at a moments notice is as good as it gets for a power user in the heat of battle.

Both devices have 8MP rear cameras and both offer their own suites of camera software. I’m not a photo geek so I won’t pretend to be, but if it matters to you, the iPhone 5 sports an f.24 versus the Galaxy S III’s f2.6. As for front facing cameras, the Galaxy S III has a slightly larger MP than the iPhone 5 and both can record up to 720p.

As with any Apple device, you’ll pretty much be tied to their ecosystem, while with the Samsung Galaxy S III you have tons of options for your content. You’ll also have more flexibility with video out thanks to DLNA and HDMI (through MHL) support.

Other features you’ll get on the Galaxy S III that you won’t find on the iPhone 5 include: NFC, wireless charging, a barometer, and various Samsung software features such as pop-up play as well as all of the features in Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Now for the best part: every major carrier offers the Samsung Galaxy S III and if you head over to Amazon Wireless, prices start as low at $119.99! That’s almost $80 cheaper than what you’ll pay for the 16GB model of the iPhone 5.

AT&T | Sprint | T-Mobile | Verizon

An Android Buyer’s Guide For iPhone 5 Lovers

HTC One X

The HTC One X is a formidable competitor that is unfortunately overshadowed in the Android world by the Samsung Galaxy S III. It’s a solid made device that features a brilliant 4.7-inch Super LCD2 with 312ppi. That’s still a slightly lower ppi than the iPhone 5 but you’re also getting a .7-inch larger display.

The HTC One X is also a fast phone thanks to a 1.5GHz dual-core processor (U.S. variant) and shares the same amount of RAM as the iPhone 5. Both the iPhone 5 and HTC One X have non-removable batteries, however, the One X has a larger 1800mAh battery which you’ll want with LTE.

One disadvantage of the HTC One X is its lack of expandable storage and the fact that it only comes in a 16GB model here in the U.S. It’s also only available on AT&T so you don’t have much of a carrier choice as you do with the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S III.

Again, both devices have an 8MP rear camera and both offer their own suites of camera software.The HTC One X has a f2 aperture and a front facing camera with a slightly higher MP.

The HTC One X has all the features of Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) as well as HTC’s own Sense 4.1 software (which I personally don’t care for). With the One X you also get the extra video-out flexibility of DLNA, MediaLink HD, and HDMI (through MHL) support.

The HTC One X is certainly a decent option, and with prices starting at $89.99 it deserves a look.

One other thing of note: Sprint offers the HTC Evo 4G LTE which is a variation of the One X with similar specs and the advantage of expandable memory, albeit a higher price tag ($129.99).

AT&T | Sprint

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD

The Motorola DROID RAZR Maxx HD isn’t available just yet, but it should hit shelves soon. As with all the other Android competitors, it features a larger display and less ppi than the iPhone 5. The DROID RAZR MAXX HD has a 4.7-inch AMOLED display with a ppi of 312 versus the iPhone’s 4-inch IPS LCD with 326ppi.

The DROID RAZR line has a unique design that you either love or hate (I’m a fan of the latter). It’s solid hardware but much larger and heavier than the iPhone 5.

There’s no lack of speed with its 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and like the One X, it shares the same amount of RAM as the iPhone 5. One thing the RAZR MAXX HD doesn’t share is its incredible battery. Sporting a 3300mAh battery (more than double that of the iPhone 5), the DROID RAZR MAXX HD boasts 21 hours of talk time, 10 hours of video streaming, 13 hours of video playback, and 27 hours of music playback on a single charge — all while connected to Verizon’s 4G LTE network.

The DROID RAZR MAXX HD also has the advantage of expandable memory should you need it. It comes standard with 32GB but can be expanded by another 32GB with a microSD card.

As for the camera, the MAXX HD and the iPhone 5 both have an 8MP rear facing camera with a f2.4 aperture, however, the iPhone 5 has a back-illuminated sensor which the MAXX HD does not. As for the front-facing camera, the MAXX HD has a minutely larger MP at 1.3 versus 1.2 — both of which record up to 720p.

The RAZR MAXX is set to launch with the latest version of Android (Jelly Bean) as well as Motorola’s own software. One drawback will probably come in the form of bloatware. You can guarantee Verizon is going to load up the MAXX HD with tons of crap you don’t want. However, Motorola will be offering a “Developer Edition” which you’ll be able to unlock and hack to your hearts content.

On top of all the software features, you get the usual extra video-out flexibility of standards such as DLNA and HDMI.

The DROID RAZR MAXX HD is set to cost around $299, a price which is the same as the 32GB iPhone 5.

Note: If the MAXX HD is a bit much for you, there’s also the RAZR HD. The RAZR HD is the same as the MAXX HD, only it comes with 16GB of storage versus 32 and a 2,530mAh battery instead of the 3300. The RAZR HD will also cost less, most likely around $199.

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Conclusion

Those are just a few options when comparing the iPhone 5 to current Android devices. If you’re looking for something else, fear not, Android has an abundance of choices. There’s something for everyone: large screens, small screens; $300 devices, free devices; physical keyboard, touch keyboard; I’m talking everything.

As far as getting the best for your money, I’m a major fan of the Samsung Galaxy S III. It has tons of top-tier hardware and software, a sub $200 price, and comes with the freedom of carrier choice. If you’d like a better look at the Samsung Galaxy S III, you can always take a look at our review.

Happy hunting!

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FrankyFiveFingers
The Android phones all have 4G LTE… you didn’t have the S3 and One X listed with LTE in the graph
Todisco
One very important stat left out here – battery life. I have owned the Thunderbolt (not listed here) and the Galaxy 2. Each was lucky to last 4 hours with the phone just sitting in my pocket. If the iPhone 5 can last 8 hours that makes a huge influence in my decision making.
- http://www.meneghello.net Marco Meneghello
  I think it’s 8 hrs *talking*.
http://www.meneghello.net Marco Meneghello
If you look at specs to buy a phone, you deserve an Android phone.
If you try an iPhone you won’t buy anything different.
My two cents.
- The__Truth__Hurts
  Play with a nexus device and you’ll realize how outdated the iPhone is. Have seen several die-hard iPhone users who picked up a nexus and have simply not looked back ever sense.
  - http://twitter.com/QJeremiah Jeremiah
    “play with a nexus”, but I got a Mac at home, an iPad and a lot more Apple equipment… everything works perfectly together. If I sold my iPhone, bought a “nexus device” I had to put up a tremendous effort and a lot of work just to get the basics going. All you Android-fans do is you look at the spec-sheet and say Wow! 1,6GHz, that MUST be better. Frankly I gasp every time I see an spec sheet. I started to read the above article, I did not finish…. why? Beacuse it is just a lot of numbers. 8MP Camera, ok, how about iPhoto integration? All the movies in the computer? Will I EASILY be able to watch them? on my ATV2? Handle iCloud? Will it fix my iTunes-media flawlessly?
    It will probaly fix a few of these if I download Apps or tweak the interface a lot.. with the iPhone, I simply connect it. Done! klick! ready!
    What I am trying to say is that the phone is just ONE piece of the Puzzle…
    - Rodney Fletcher
      Seriously? Easily watch a video. Yes. Open it – it will play. Integrate with iPhone – no because it’s not an iDevice. Integrate with a multitude of other and much better cloud solutions, yes and natively.
      You might have to connect your iPhone to iTunes to make things work. We don’t even have to do that. My media is automatically on all my Android devices without wires or me doing anything. It’s on my PC and my MacBook Air thanks to GDrive and I do *nothing* to make it available on my other devices. I take a photo and do *nothing* and it’s on my Google Plus, my Gdrive and my Drop box (and therefore on my other androids and PCs) with out me doing *anything at all*.
      And Android has done this since *day 1*. Apple only started thinking about this last year.
    - http://www.facebook.com/OpenIntro Eric Vaughan
      It takes a lot of effort to “set it up”? It’s a cute talking point, but simply not true. Set up a Google account. You’re done.
  - http://twitter.com/boblevel boblevel
    I disagree. I sold my Nexus and bought the i4S and never regretted getting rid of that plastic buggy POS..
    - The__Truth__Hurts
      Hilarious. Had multiple friends replace their 4S with a nexus. All wished they had made the switch earlier because of how much they loving using android. Not one regrets replacing their 4S with a nexus.
  - NutjobNumber1
    Well, with all of the eye candy, they need the overhead. So, the iPhone 5 comes with a A15 dual core with some advanced quad core GPU good enough to render games like a gaming console. Hmm.. Android needs more overhead just to run otherwise it doesn’t work that smoothly. I wonder how much overhead Butter needs. Either way, you can’t easily hold and use the phone with one hand like the iPhone5. I am wondering if Apple will ever NEED a NFC chip. Based on what i have read and seen, I think Apple just might have designed a way around it. Either way, the Android fans think that a bigger screen is better. Well, if you want to use a phone with two hands.
  - Matthew Gauer
    Tried. Returned it within a week. iPhone 5 is now pre ordered. Android doesn’t feel the same and I personally do not like it. But it’s all personal preference with smart phones. I mean hey there are still people who like BlackBerry (hahaha).
    - rich_bown
      Of course android doesn’t ‘feel the same!’ (unless you put an iphone clone launcher on it – see – options!)
http://twitter.com/NiklasMato Nicolas Maton
ps .. your sheets arent correct .. the iphone5 has Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n; 802.11n on
2.4GHz and 5GHz)
SamuelBrock
Its not about specs. I was surprised to see you talking about mAh for all the other Android phones besides the RAZR MAXX. more mAH does not always mean more battery life.
Also, you must point out that these phones all were $199+ when they were first released. The prices are only now lowering because in the shadow of the iPhone 5, they would be overlooked. If you’re paying ass-loads of money for a smartphone plan, its worth it to fork over more money up front for a device that’s going to hold its value, be supported for the next two years, and just look damn sexier than any phone on the market. By this time next year, there will be phones with even more unnecessary specs that will overshadow the iPhone. Does it matter? Yes, to some, but in the end, its about user experience. Android’s getting better, but its not there yet.
- The__Truth__Hurts
  Get an iPhone if you want to impress your friends. Get android/windows if you want the best device for you.
  - http://twitter.com/QJeremiah Jeremiah
    Get an iPhone5 if you want things to work, right out of the box. If you want to fiddle with your phone, tweak and experiment – get an android.
    Here in Sweden everybody has an iPhone, no one is that easily impressed….
    - http://profiles.google.com/sigzero Robert X
      I was curious (as an iPhone) owner about the S3. I went to Target and picked one up to hold it. It might be “all that” but it feels like cheap plastic in my hands.
Cold_dead_fingers
Someone looking for an iPhone competitor on Android only needs to look at the One X. The Galaxy S lll is not the iPhone iPhone users want. The UI is just fugly and the One X is just as fast. In the end though, the best iPhone is still an iPhone.
- RaviShah
  THANK YOU! I had the option of a one x or galaxy s 3 and i picked the one x because the s 3 is absolutely hideous!
  - David Fielder
    I had the S 3 for about a month and ended up gettting rid of it for an One x. I loved the fact that I could pull the battery and put a mirco sd card into the S 3, but I couldn’t do the UI. I switched to the One x and I love it. I wish I had mirco sd slot on it but that is it. I couldn’t even think about going out and getting an iPhone, and I have had one since the first iPhone.
    - RaviShah
      Yeah I was a bit weary about battery pulls but if you hold the power button it does a reboot anyway. Not too big of a deal. As for sdcards, I bought the tegra 3 version so its 32 gbs which is plenty of space for me.
- NutjobNumber1
  The GPU in the Snapdragon is older technology GPU. I have a friend that just got a Galaxy and she can’t stand the thing. Constantly recharging the battery, cell reception is awful, Texting problems and she doesn’t like having to use two hands to use it. She wants to dump her S III and get the iPhone 5 and I didn’t have to say anything. Android GUI sucks. I haven’t seen a decent one and I don’t even want to bother trying to find one. Android is just not a consistent platform.
Boris Terekidi
Specs are meaningless, if the software is not optimized to take full advantage of them (or if it’s coded ass-backwards). Example: I’ve used Galaxy Tab 10.1 and iPad (for testing purposes) when developing HTML5 (complex) websites and I have to say, the first gen iPad managed to perform a LOT better displaying graphically intense site, versus GT (and there is almost 1.5-2 years that sets them apart, but GT has better specs).
http://twitter.com/WiredIan Ian
Where is the Galaxy Nexus?
AC88
Here’s the problem with Android in a nutshell: none of the devices listed as available today actually runs the current Android OS, Jelly Bean. To get the most current OS you’re at the mercy of the carrier, or the manufacturer, or both. The one that does have Jelly Bean (but that’s not available) has this problem: “The RAZR MAXX is set to launch with . . . Motorola’s own software. One drawback will probably come in the form of bloatware. You can guarantee Verizon is going to load up the MAXX HD with tons of crap you don’t want.”
I guess that’s what “open” gets you: tons of crap you don’t want.
And then there’s resale value. Because there’s a new Android device released every other day, the resale price of a year old Android device falls to zero. Meanwhile, the resale on an iPhone 4s is still north of $400. The message is clear: If you want to buy crap and be left with worthless crap, go for an Android.
- S L
  i sold my 1 year old 32 gig iPhone 4S for $550 on ebay monday. you make a good point.
- The__Truth__Hurts
  Resale value? It only matters if you want the newest and greatest. The only people who care are the ifans who but a new device every time apple comes out with a new device.
  - http://www.facebook.com/kevin.hancox Kevin Hancox
    Or the people that constantly upgrade there shitty android device…! iPhone 5 will outsell ANY android device, if 1 android device was so good they wold sell 40 million in a year like apple do. and NO android device has come even close to that. Add that into the resale value. An ecosystem that works just fine with all my other devices and you will never convince me to go to Android. The point about android being compatible and just syncing may well be true, but i have a library of film and movie of over 2.5 TB how will it decide what to put on…? Or do i have to scan my drive decide what i want, make folders and then transfer…? With my iPhone i make a playlist… WIth movie it puts the last 10 unwatched, new to old…! As for contacts, i add or edit contacts, calendars mail etc etc, and it is synced on my iPhone x 2 my ipad, my macbook pro, both work and home imacs and even the mac mini connected to the tv so my g/f can easily see what my calendar is or get contacts of friends and family easily… Choice is a great thing, but android is not a choice that has all the things i need and want…!
    - The__Truth__Hurts
      “if 1 android device was so good they wold sell 40 million in a year like apple do.”
      Ever heard of choice? Of course not.
      Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Nexus, Ativ S (probably dosen’t count since not android), HTC One X, HTC One S, Motorola RAZR, Motorola RAZR MAXX, you get the idea.
      Many different models to choose from. When there are so many good FLAGSHIP PHONES to choose from, of course their won’t be 40 million of each, because well, is there even that many people buying Phones each year? With above phones, if each sold 40 million, you are looking at 320 million FLAGSHIP phones sold. That’s not including LG, Sony, and the other flagship phones, etc.. By your “philosophy” Android would be selling over 500 million FLAGSHIP phones ever year. Literally all the iOS devices ever sold COMBINED every year. Not including the the POS ones.
      Resale value…? Only matters if you want the hottest and the hippest. Only people WHO CARE are the iFans who can’t stand having an “oudated” iPhone with their peers.
      ecosystem that just works? Android just works.
      - Zangpakto
        Sorry android doesn’t just work…. That is such a lie… Manufacturers have screwed up android beyond repair once you receive the device..
        Only good android software is the AOSP ones, and the manufacturers do not support those roms nor release the code to enable hardware acceleration on those roms…
        Sure, android just works, but on a few phones it only just works… the others are POS that never should have seen the light of day!
        S2? S3? Nah… not even good, even a 4S outshines those… However the nexus one, that is a good clean phone with the ability to get good updates and features!
        I don’t know anyone who like TouchWhizz or Sense… The standard AOSP roms look and perform much much sexier…
        As for who cares? Well obviously you do… If specs and resell value don’t go hand in hand really, then what else does? Great specs, and great resell is awesome, it means when you found something better, you can get most of the money for the device from previous purchase!
        You talking about outdated phones must be iFans? Yes… That is why it is ALWAYS the android crowd saying how they got the latest so and so, or there phone does so and so and was ONLY released at this or that date ago…
        I work with both platforms, develop for both and still iOS outshines Android for dev purposes by a LOT!
        Only benefit of Android dev is that it is free… but then again when it is so easy to pirate apps, if they charged for dev, they wouldn’t have any developers!
        I’m sorry, but Android is still not up to scratch, it is a great OS, however the manufacturers are screwing it around far too much for it to mature and develop in a good manner.
    - http://www.facebook.com/manningtelfer Manning Charles Telfer
      Awkward moment when Samsung has sold more Galaxy Devices than apple has iPhones…. (Has already happened). The Samsung Galaxy range is now the best selling smart phone range of all time. sorry but Apple is not very “Up with the times”. They might have the whole “It just works” thing, but I actually like to have the latest revolutions available in technology at my fingertips i.e. You still cannot get an apple device with NFC or a Mac with blu-ray.
- NutjobNumber1
  Yeah, first Google releases their version, THEN the mfg has to update it and approve it, and THEN the carrier has to approve it. WHAT A JOKE. Too many hurdles just to find out if you’re going to get a new update to the OS of your device. Apple? They just release the new version and you download it and run it. Simple. And they typically update several revisions depending on the hardware and features one can run. Plus with Apple, I don’t have to deal with the slimy cell phone sales reps.
http://www.facebook.com/lanejasper Lane Jasper
GS3 FTW! best phone I’ve ever had hands down and rooted/ROM to JB 4.1.1 even better Cyanogen Mod 10 JB rocks!!!!!!!
- Jimmyblu
  Right On Bro.That’ll be my set up soon might pick up a new iTouch. Funny thing is I’ll still fork out less dough on this set up than a new i5. My 3GS has served me well, but I’m long over due for an upgrade.
  The Age of the iPhone is coming to an end, The day of the Droids has just began.
  - http://twitter.com/PoobTweeter17 •C-Los•
    o.O
ali_plus
“It’s wicked fast thanks to a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor” S3 Dual Core… Really? Am I missing something?
- http://www.facebook.com/manningtelfer Manning Charles Telfer
  In Australia it is 1.4GHZ Quad with 1GB Ram
http://twitter.com/gnomehole The Gnome
Hahaha… Fail droids still comparing nerd specs…. How 2005 con we get? What a joke. Cult of nerd boys can’t even select the right rss feed for their blog, who is going to read a story about soecs nobody cares about anymore.
- Eric Beukers
  You just did……
http://twitter.com/cheese cheese
there is absolutely no proof that it’s battery is 1440 mAh.
SL8Rok
one major benefit of having a galaxy s 3 is expandable memory? I remember my Evo and buying expandable memory for it only for it to crash the next day buying another and it crashing the same day. F*** expandable memory!! And heres a question for you spec sheet whores, what apps do you need that even use a small fraction of the hardware specs? Angry birds doesn’t need a 1.5 ghz processor.
http://www.facebook.com/iBoy2G Justin Graziano
People don’t buy iPhone’s for the hardware, they buy them for the software. Most Android phones suck because their OS has been modified and replaced with some POS made by the device manufacturer. The Android hardware may be MUCH nicer than Apple’s, and stock Android is actually very nice, but most phones will NOT allow you to use the stock Android unless you root them (which is both more difficult than jailbreaking and far more dangerous). Even if you do root, there’s no guarantee there’s a stock ROM available for your device. I currently have an HTC Evo 3D, which has HTC Sense 3.6 on it. HTC Sense is a modified version of Android with new graphics and new features (as well as many things removed). It’s poorly written, very buggy, and has no chance of ever being updated. HTC Sense is actually up to 4.1 right now, but they refuse to publish the new version for the HTC Evo 3D, which is just slightly over a year old.
So what’s wrong with Sense? Well for one, its loaded with bugs. Features like 4G often stop working at random, requiring them to be switched off then back on or the device restarted. Some features require the phone be reset after a period of use, because they stop working, such as the weather widget. There are widgets that don’t work because the original app is missing (for example, the HTC MyShelf widget, a widget that’s supposed to work with the HTC MyShelf app but the app is not included, so the widget is completely useless).
You will never find things like this on iOS. It would be a cold day in hell before you find an app that doesn’t work because Apple forgot to include the other half of it, yet its a common sight on Android, thanks to its openness, which allows manufacturers to modify it into a closed, useless and terrible experience for the end user.
Fim De Almeida Paulo
It’s funny how all devices together are fighting the iPhone, they are not comparing android devices agains each other its all against one. and even so, it’s worthless to try and say, this x number of people I now have ditched iphone over this or that droid phone. the reality are the numbers, and soon enough we will now how many iPhones, apple will have sold, against the ones you are comparing with.
http://twitter.com/yashduggal yash duggal
After using iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 for two years, then HTC Desire HD and Samsung Galaxy S2 for another 2 years, I have realised one thing –
Android phones are like Toyota, and
iOS iPhone is like BMW
Going back to iOS with iPhone 5.
- http://www.facebook.com/manningtelfer Manning Charles Telfer
  That is a horrible comparison…
  Toyotas are Well built Japanese cars and are extremely reliable.
  BMWs are overpriced German made cars that are also reliable but you pay 2-3 times more for the same sort of thing.
admin_mjs
Screen sizes of android phones are really great but android lacks smoothness I recommend Windows Phones with bigger screens ! WP8 ROX
- iCub
  you cant use a screen that big as a phone, there has to be a rational point when phone makers say this is ridiculous.
  - admin_mjs
    I am using a Galaxy Tab as a Phone ! so yea I can use a big Phone !
simon
Looking at the geekbench scores the iPhone 5 is faster than all the Andriod based phones.
http://www.facebook.com/VillegasTE Tomas Villegas
The Samsung Galaxy S3 actually has a 2100mAh battery. But who’s keeping track, right? Hahaha.
http://twitter.com/blackmar07 Samuel Mosley
after reading the top comments, it’s clear that everyone on this site (isheeps) will be crushed once they learn the Iphone 5 cannot achieve the projected 8 hours on verizon’s 4gLTE network. if you are a moderate to heavy data user. i have owned the tbolt and now the gnex. my tbolt did last only 4 hours without extended battery. Granted, this was the first 4g phone, so it was an experimental phone per say. it’s also really sad you rely on apple for everything to “just work” out of the box. sure a phone should do everything as advertised out of the box, but every phone does what it says it will out of the box, but android does that and more. if you live thinking the great apple will provide, then you will never better yourselves. you must turn to android before it is too late. One last thing, if you want the latest hardware, then you have to buy a nexus device. If you do not own one, then STFU. the great thing about android is there is a phone to fit everyone’s budget you stupid isheeps..
- http://twitter.com/PoobTweeter17 •C-Los•
  You can’t go around wanting people to trade phones, if they’re happy with what they got let ‘em keep it. You can state your opinion I guess. Don’t call us “Stupid iSheeps” me and my fellow fanboys/girls don’t appreciate that.
  Look at this:
  Definition of an ‘Apple fanboy’ and those that use the termApple fanboy: Someone who is tired of technology being difficult and knows there is something better; someone that loves to get the job done instead of working on their machine; a person that isn’t afraid of breaking the status quo; someone that appreciates quality design and workmanship; a person that realizes cheapest isn’t always best.
  Apple fanboys are commonly confused with the sensible people of society.__________________________________________________________
  Think I just wrote this down? it was on this website: http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/12/12/definition-of-an-apple-fanboy-and-those-that-use-the-term/
http://twitter.com/PoobTweeter17 •C-Los•
Hey! What up with the OS of Android being sweets? I don’t get that…
And also, does the GS3 have an assistant? Yes. Well, sort of. It has Google Voice. I find it horrible. It barely understands you and I don’t think it can even do tasks for you. Whatever. You Android Fanboys and girls can correct me if I’m wrong. Might as well talk to you AFB/G now that I got your attention. You can go around and say that Android is better than Apple, but like Jeremiah said, the phone is only one piece of the puzzle. You can have your info on your iPhone and iPad and Mac/MacBook and iPod touch. iTunes, Photo Stream, iCloud, and many more each play a roll keeping your iDevices synced. Some may call it “outdated” compared to other phones. But it’s probably the best chance you’ve got at getting a user-friendly UI. Surre, not as customizable, but that’s where jalbreaking would come in if you wanted to. I enjoy my iPhone 3GS, hope to upgrade to the iPhone 5, save up for a MacBook Pro, and buy my mom’s iPad 2 off of her when she gets a new one.

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Vincent Messina has been writing and evangelizing about Android for the past three years. When he's not playing the part of "Loki" to his 5 and 4-year-old, he can be found here, covering all things Android. He adamantly believes Android has the greatest community around and can be harassed at any of the following locations: Google+, Twitter.

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