My first iPhone
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I've been a Nokia / Android fan ever since mobile phones became a thing back in the day. I was always seduced by the cameras - Nokia 808 Pureview, and then on to Samsung Galaxy S7 with (then) amazing HDR, followed by a Galaxy S10.
Fast forward to 2020 and I needed a new phone. I like the size of my S10, but there were a few Android apps that just didn’t work properly (Wordpress for example). An iPhone? I've had iPads for years, but never really bought into the Apple ecosystem, preferring to stick with the Samsung / Google stuff.
I ordered an iPhone 12 Pro. Gulp. I used the 'Move to IOS' app to get my contacts etc over to the iPhone, which worked well. There didn’t seem to be any way of getting my WhatsApp history across without major hassle, but my group memberships have come over and I'm content with that.
First impressions. Face ID is utterly awesome. Instant - you don’t notice it’s even happening. The camera is incredible - ignore the meagre megapixels - you just get lovely photos. I miss the neat Home Screen that I used to have on S10 however, with the Google widget and a weather widget along with my most used apps.
Summary - I'm happy. Despite a feeling of having 'sold out' to Apple, it seems a good phone and it's fixed a few issues I had with Android. I'm happy with my first iPhone.
Fast forward to 2020 and I needed a new phone. I like the size of my S10, but there were a few Android apps that just didn’t work properly (Wordpress for example). An iPhone? I've had iPads for years, but never really bought into the Apple ecosystem, preferring to stick with the Samsung / Google stuff.
I ordered an iPhone 12 Pro. Gulp. I used the 'Move to IOS' app to get my contacts etc over to the iPhone, which worked well. There didn’t seem to be any way of getting my WhatsApp history across without major hassle, but my group memberships have come over and I'm content with that.
First impressions. Face ID is utterly awesome. Instant - you don’t notice it’s even happening. The camera is incredible - ignore the meagre megapixels - you just get lovely photos. I miss the neat Home Screen that I used to have on S10 however, with the Google widget and a weather widget along with my most used apps.
Summary - I'm happy. Despite a feeling of having 'sold out' to Apple, it seems a good phone and it's fixed a few issues I had with Android. I'm happy with my first iPhone.
I made exactly the same leap as you, S10 to 12 Pro, again my first iPhone. I don't have remorse yet, although there are some things I don't thing Apple does that well.
I thought I would miss the more customisable home screen on Android, but the latest iOS makes a reasonable fist of it with widgets, and being able to remove rarely used apps from the home screen (I swipe down and search for most apps, this is how I've used Spotlight in macOS for years). I like that you can uninstall most of the built-in apps, too. There's still some work to do but it's good enough for my needs.
Apple Pay and Face ID is excellent. Have you paid for something you Apple Pay online yet? That's an awesome feature. It's like Paypal in that your address and card details are saved so all you need to do is log in, but instead of an email address and password (and 2FA), you just use your face. Shame more retailers don't take advantage of it. I like being able to pay a week's shopping bill contactlessly too.
The camera is very good but I think that's more because the S10's was poor. The 12 Pro's normal camera doesn't seem that much of an upgrade from my Pixel 2. But having the telephoto and ultrawide cameras make it more versatile at least. LIDAR is a good party piece.
The map feature in the Photos app is excellent.
Third party apps are generally better quality from my experience. They seem to open faster and run more smoothly.
Bluetooth is more reliable than in any of my previous phones. Call quality is better too.
Multitasking is handled much more fluidly in iOS.
Apple's calendar app is a bit ropey imo so I'm using Outlook for that.
I miss the back button/gesture. I'm still getting used to which way I need to swipe in particular menus to go back a step. Sometimes its left, sometimes it's down.
The notification shade is pretty weak imo. Notifications randomly move into the Notification Centre, but when they are there they don't appear on the lock screen. If you have a tonne of new notifications there's no button to clear them all quickly. I understand iOS notifications were originally built on badges but this is dependent on having all your notification-centred apps all on a single page. I don't find the notification pull down menu useful at all.
Lastly, I think it's a shame that despite having OLED screens for years, Apple still hasn't entertained an always-on display.
I thought I would miss the more customisable home screen on Android, but the latest iOS makes a reasonable fist of it with widgets, and being able to remove rarely used apps from the home screen (I swipe down and search for most apps, this is how I've used Spotlight in macOS for years). I like that you can uninstall most of the built-in apps, too. There's still some work to do but it's good enough for my needs.
Apple Pay and Face ID is excellent. Have you paid for something you Apple Pay online yet? That's an awesome feature. It's like Paypal in that your address and card details are saved so all you need to do is log in, but instead of an email address and password (and 2FA), you just use your face. Shame more retailers don't take advantage of it. I like being able to pay a week's shopping bill contactlessly too.
The camera is very good but I think that's more because the S10's was poor. The 12 Pro's normal camera doesn't seem that much of an upgrade from my Pixel 2. But having the telephoto and ultrawide cameras make it more versatile at least. LIDAR is a good party piece.
The map feature in the Photos app is excellent.
Third party apps are generally better quality from my experience. They seem to open faster and run more smoothly.
Bluetooth is more reliable than in any of my previous phones. Call quality is better too.
Multitasking is handled much more fluidly in iOS.
Apple's calendar app is a bit ropey imo so I'm using Outlook for that.
I miss the back button/gesture. I'm still getting used to which way I need to swipe in particular menus to go back a step. Sometimes its left, sometimes it's down.
The notification shade is pretty weak imo. Notifications randomly move into the Notification Centre, but when they are there they don't appear on the lock screen. If you have a tonne of new notifications there's no button to clear them all quickly. I understand iOS notifications were originally built on badges but this is dependent on having all your notification-centred apps all on a single page. I don't find the notification pull down menu useful at all.
Lastly, I think it's a shame that despite having OLED screens for years, Apple still hasn't entertained an always-on display.
Brainpox said:
Apple's calendar app is a bit ropey imo so I'm using Outlook for that.
I miss the back button/gesture. I'm still getting used to which way I need to swipe in particular menus to go back a step. Sometimes its left, sometimes it's down.
The notification shade is pretty weak imo. Notifications randomly move into the Notification Centre, but when they are there they don't appear on the lock screen. If you have a tonne of new notifications there's no button to clear them all quickly. I understand iOS notifications were originally built on badges but this is dependent on having all your notification-centred apps all on a single page. I don't find the notification pull down menu useful at all.
Just to add to these 3 points from my experiences moving from Android to Apple a few years back (Z3C to iPhone 7, mainly because there weren't any other decent spec phones as small as the iPhone);I miss the back button/gesture. I'm still getting used to which way I need to swipe in particular menus to go back a step. Sometimes its left, sometimes it's down.
The notification shade is pretty weak imo. Notifications randomly move into the Notification Centre, but when they are there they don't appear on the lock screen. If you have a tonne of new notifications there's no button to clear them all quickly. I understand iOS notifications were originally built on badges but this is dependent on having all your notification-centred apps all on a single page. I don't find the notification pull down menu useful at all.
The Calendars 5 app is brilliant, it costs a few £ but it's so much better than the standard Apple one, it even lets you put words on the month display rather than those stupid dots !SHOCK!
I also miss the back button, I can never figure out what I'm supposed to press!
Every now and again there's a 'clear all notifications' button, not sure why it appears though as since getting a smart watch I've turned my notifications down to the bare minimum.
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