Three Reasons to Choose an Android Phone Over an iPhone

Many people around me use iPhones. When I ask them why they choose iPhones, the answers are usually the same: the design and quality are excellent, the interface is beautiful and easy to use, the battery life is good, and some even say that once they've used an iPhone, they can't go back to Android. With so many loyal users, it’s clear that iPhones have their advantages. However, for me, I still prefer to use Android phones.

I don’t intentionally compare the two platforms to determine which is better, as this largely depends on personal preference. I’m definitely a “functionality” focused user. If you ask me what advantages Android phones have that iPhones can't quite match, the first thing I’ll highlight is that iPhones have finally caught up with Android in one area: they now have an "App Lock" feature. This is a great way to protect personal privacy, ensuring that no one can easily access your emails, photos, chat messages, or other private content.

So, does that mean in my mind, the iPhone still has areas where it falls short compared to Android? Yes, and for me, this is a critical flaw. Let me explain why:

1.The hotspot feature is weird – The iPhone's hotspot feature has a quirky issue where iOS, in its "helpful" nature, decides to turn off the hotspot if it thinks it's not in use. This problem has existed for a very long time, and Apple seems determined not to fix it, offering justifications for why it's done this way. Well, Sorry I can’t agree with that reasoning. The simple truth is that a device shouldn’t override the user's intentions. If I’m using my phone to share a hotspot with my laptop for an important task, I absolutely cannot accept the phone deciding on its own whether or not to disconnect the hotspot. That decision should be mine to make. Even the cheapest Android phones don’t have such strange issues with the hotspot feature like the iPhone does.

2.Lack of built-in “Dual Apps” functionality – Due to work, I sometimes need to use messaging apps to communicate with people, so it would be ideal to have two separate instances of IM, one for work and one for personal use. It’s similar to wanting to use a game with both a primary account and a secondary account at the same time. The only way to do this is with a dual app feature, which iPhones currently don’t support. I bet that this feature will likely never be supported in the future either. Not to mention the support for the “Second Space” feature.

3.App interruption when pulling down the notification bar – When using certain apps on the iPhone, if you pull down the notification bar to check notifications, the app you were using just pauses. This is not an issue on Android, where you can check notifications without interrupting the app. For example, if I’m listening to music and a notification comes in, I can pull down the notification bar to check it, and the music app won’t stop playing. I think this is a more reasonable user experience, and Android handles it much better in this regard.

 

These three points are the main reasons I can’t let go of Android. If one day iPhones were to catch up and address these issues, I could definitely see myself switching to iPhone as my main device, since all my functional needs would be met.