Phone Warzone – Decide or die
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I recently took the plunge and switched from an Android operated phone to an iOS phone, otherwise known as the iPhone. It was not an easy decision. My friends on Android kept advising me not to get an iPhone and my friends with iPhones said nothing at all, except that the camera on my Samsung was sh**. So here I was: My cellphone contract was due for an upgrade and the new range of the iPhone 6S had just been launched…
For a long time I have not been a fan of the iPhone, those small devices with the annoying ringtones, the extra charges for downloading apps and paying for a song. Having said all that I still found myself doing copious amounts of research on the new iPhone.
My colleagues received constant questions from my Google search results. Eventually, after a month, I walked into a store and got myself the new iPhone 6S Plus and just like my previous Galaxy Note 3, the phone was big.
If you have not had an iPhone before, figuring out how to use it can be a task because it’s not user friendly at first. I was so excited when I got it; it’s a beautiful phone with great aluminium finishes. Remember, I told you about it not being very user friendly?
Well, I somehow managed to disable my entire phone after putting in the wrong password, something only the kind gentleman at the iStore could fix because that’s just how complicated the phone can be at times.
You know the whole syncing to iTunes and iCloud schlep is a foreign concept and as the iStore assistant said, “The iPhone is a whole new ball game”. Once I had overcome the initial difficulties of the handset – things like where to find the contacts, how to change the wallpaper and even the terrible ringtone – it was a breeze. I keep asking myself, why it took me this long to switch because I am in love with my iPhone.
Its now easy to use camera is amazing. Taking selfies has never been better, mainly because of the front flash. The little extras like Find My iPhone (if I ever happen to lose it) are very useful.
I find that having my pictures, contacts and other files all saved on to the iCloud helps a great deal. The latest iOS9 software is also pretty amazing, Safari works faster than any other internet app I have tried in the past and the overall performance of the phone was great.
A function that I really like, is how it automatically sorts out your pictures into albums, so all your selfies have their very own selfie album.
This is very useful for a selfie lover like me. I can’t say much about the cost of using it because I do have WiFi but from what I’ve been told it’s very expensive to maintain on mobile data alone.
There are a few things I don’t like very much, like the way it freezes up if I don’t close my background apps but overall, it’s a great phone that’s well worth the price tag.
Its true what sales consultants have told me in the past, “It’s easy to get an Android user to switch to iPhone but very difficult to get an iPhone user to switch to Android”, and I’m afraid to say that’s true. I do not see myself ever leaving iPhone. Even if it means my friends will think I’m insufferable.