I'm leaving Android for iOS, and I blame late games

Polygon:
The release of The Room 3 finally broke me. Last night I went to my local AT&T store, suffered through the inevitable awful wait, and traded in my Galaxy Note 4 for an iPhone 6S Plus.

It's not that I dislike Android devices, or the hardware. The phones are only getting better, and Samsung's line of phones does many things that Apple either can't or won't match. I have a SIM-less, Samsung-provided S6 Edge for use in the Gear VR, and it's a wonderful device. Android is more flexible and, if you're willing to spend the time getting everything just so, Android is a much more personable, able mobile operating system.

[Neonridr]

dear lord.. you couldn't wait a few more weeks for a game on your phone?

[bloop]

Do people actually think that strongly about games when buying a phone? Besides, he has a galaxy s6. He'd be lucky to get 15 minutes out of a full charge with the thing playing games on it. If anyone here is thinking of getting one, I'd strongly recommend going for something else. One of the worst products I have ever spent money on.

[Neonridr]

really? I have an S6. Works fine for me. My battery lasts all day. I guess if I am doing marathon gaming on it maybe the battery won't hold up.

Maybe you have a defective one. Ever think about having someone look at it?

[nX]

My "worst product to ever spend money on" actually was an iPhone 5. iOS is so much worse than Android that I will never, ever pay for an overpriced Apple product again.

@Article: I knew it was Polygon just by reading the title, no other outlet in this industry could be as hipster hyperbolic as these morons.

[boing1]

Same here. Zero problems with battery.

[uth11]

Periodically wipe your cache partition on Android devices from the service menu. It works wonders for the battery life. Every time I do it on my S5, I start getting 2 days or more off a single charge. After a couple months I'll get less than a day and its time to do it again.

It's quick and easy to do and Google can find you the exact instructions for your model

[bloop]

I've had nothing but trouble with the s6. Battery barely gets me through the day. I don't play any games on it, average about an hour call time a day and check a bit of social media and browse a bit on it. Stock sms app just stopped working out of the blue. Bluetooth has a mind of its own. Never have any coverage on the f*cking thing!!!! And loads of other anomalies going wrong with it. On my second one and planning to bring this one back as all the same problems starting to happen. Maybe I'm just very unlucky!!

@uth: Trust me man, I've been pulling my hair out since I've got this phone and have been trying everything to prolong life.

[nix]

Woah.. When i got Sony Xperia Play i was so into mobile gaming. Now i don't use that phone anymore and i now don't have a single mobile game on my phone.

But this guy looks like is really into mobile gaming. If i was still using my Xperia Play, i would have been little bothered to know about mobile gaming but i would have never moved to ios. That phone was awesome. When i slid the phone,the comptroller would show up.. That surprised lots of other people.

[Kamikaze135]

First time I heard of games being a deciding factor for a phone purchase.

[Hoffmann]

Kids these days *sigh*

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Literally the first time lol I don't understand life.

[NeckBeardBSMTDweller]

IOS>ANDROID, atleast when you buy a phone its not obsolete and worthless in 3 months.

[UserNameIsNotTaken]

But I still use my Note 4 :(

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I guess that's really saying something when current Android phones outperform the iPhone, that won't be refreshed for a year.

[emad-E-three]

Yep a restricted locked OS is much much better than an open source OS! Its not you its just us who fail to see the wonders Apple is providing /s

[emad-E-three]

Oh and btw my first IOS was an iPhone 4 and my first and Android is Xperia Z Ultra, I'll let you guess which is obsolete with its OS and home button on its first MONTH!

[HammadTheBeast]

Nah it's just obsolete in 6 months, when they release the S version. Meanwhile, you can root your Android phone to run any custom rom, most of which drastically improve performance and battery life.

Specswise, even $500 Android phones have higher or equivalent specs to the $1200 iPhone.

[paul-p1988]

Buy a top-of-the-range Android phone for £400, or buy an iphone with lesser specs and features for £700 because a guy in a turtleneck told you to...

Yup, I see your logic there /s

[NeckBeardBSMTDweller]

All i hear is crying from people who hate it because they cant afford it.

[MoveTheGlow]

I definitely have an iPhone due to game releases. Some of the more daring developers out there publish on iOS first, because a portion of their people are still willing to actually pay for premium games.

For example, it took forever for Vlambeer (Super Crate Box, Nuclear Throne, etc.) to move Ridiculous Fishing over to Android, and that's one of my favorite games. Downwell is a wonderful experience on both PC and phone, and the one dev is targeting Android next, but again, a late release.

Hey, every so often you've gotta spend like five hours at the DMV, and good, compelling games on your phone are a life-saver at that point.

[karlowma]

Throw a console emulator on your 'droid and play some real games while you wait for the port.

[DarkOcelet]

Best answer right here.

Download PS1 emu and playing Silent Hill 1 and Resident Evil 3 on the mobile is actually pretty awesome and A million time better than all the crappy mobile games.

[HammadTheBeast]

Yeah I'm playing Legend of Dragoon and FF IV with the PSX and PSP emulators.

[MoveTheGlow]

I used to when I had a fold-out keyboard on my Android phone, but oh man, virtual buttons can be hideous on those emulators, and while I'd love to just be able to whip out a controller at any point in the day, that's not in the cards. It's a problem across the board, but especially a problem for games where mobile would never have been taken into account.

[HammadTheBeast]

If you have a phone with bluetooth, you can connect a PS4 controller to it. Works with most emulators as well.

[freshslicepizza]

and this also supports the argument that apple users spend more money on apps and games than android users. this is also a reason why apple gets more support.

[eddieistheillest]

Headline made me puke .

[u4one]

get used to it. theres a record rate of android users switching to iOS lately.

"We believe that iPhone will grow in Q1, and we base that on what we're seeing from a switcher point of view. We recorded the highest rate on record for Android switchers last quarter at 30 percent."

You guys can disagree, but as people on here always say - facts are facts and they are different from opinions... and opinions on mobile OS of choiceare irrelevant to said facts... nor do i or most people care who thinks what is better.

[eddieistheillest]

To each their own when it comes to ios vs android , I was just referring to the fact that this person is switching due to mobile games.

[HammadTheBeast]

lol where did you pull those facts from? I wouldn't take the word of the CEO of Apple too seriously when he's talking about competition.

[Hoffmann]

There are differences?

[WilliamSheridan]

This is what happens when children buy adult sized phones...

[u4one]

you're not alone, author. more people are bailing on Android for IOS since the launch of the iPhone 6. The 6s.

http://www.imore.com/apple-...

http://www.cio.com/article/...

Just the facts. Don't care which OS you think is better. Not the point of the comment. Just stating the author isn't alone. you can even disagree but thats just putting your head in the sand.

[Lukejrl]

Yea the switch is very likely due to the larger screens.

[iceman06]

While that might be true, who's to say that they are going to stay? People switch phones like they switch underwear these days. Whatever the "next big thing" is will soon be the IT thing. For most people, it has little to do with the OS and more to do with the phones themselves and the level of popularity.

[HammadTheBeast]

You're literally taking Tim Cooks word for it.

[LilMassacre]

I have a windows phone so I don't get majority of games and I don't care at all since mobile gaming is meh.

[silvacrest]

this boggles my mind, games are the reason you switch? most modern games on a phone aren't even worth playing but at least android has easy access to tons of emulators and even more roms

[Paytaa]

Still don't have any games on my S4 and don't plan on getting any.

The furthest I've gamed on mobile was Temple Run for a day. Never again.

[WickedLester]

Agreed. Phone gaming is for 5 year olds and soccer moms who want to play Candy Crush. If you want to be a mobile gamer get a 3DS. Phone gaming is a joke!

[DivineAssault]

I dont even buy games for my phone.. Ill download demos to pass time but thats it.. Touchscreen controls dont work well for me..

[TXIDarkAvenger]

lol. I don't even game on my phone. All mobile games are shit.

[Teflon02]

I just use my z3, connect my ps4 control and play emulators, screw that lol.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

Lol sounds petty. I wouldn't change my mobile OS for a game.

[_LarZen_]

Everything comes later to Android. And there is a reason for that.

[wenaldy]

Dat so-called "first world problem" tho.

[GrimDragon]

Lol geez the last time I played on a mobile device it was infinity blade on the iOS. Truly impressed me graphically and gameplay that made swiping fun. But after infinity blade I couldn't find anything that measured up. Sure a few knock offs here and there, a few gems scattered about but nothing blew me away like infinity blade. Mobile games I find short and basic in most respects and definitely a phone choice should not be made on what games come out for it that's just being a poor consumerist. Provider stability, dependability, durability of product etc. I would think making an important call when you need it most is more important than a headshot in call of duty.

[DivineBliss]

Monster hunter explore. Best mobile game to date (my opinion) came out on android first. Try making a Japanese account on your new iPhone lol.

[Doodleburger]

I think you switched because you like the aesthetic of the iphone. Easier to shove up the pooper, right?

[BuildTheWall]

I'll be leaving the WinPhone8 for WinPhone10

[ocelot07]

I have a confession to make. Around E3 I was on the hunt for a new tablet.

I very rarely play games on mobiles and tablets. But at E3 I got caught up into the Fallout hype. With the announcement of Fallout Shelter that sort of made my mind up. I spend the extra £40 and went with a ipad mini rather than the cheaper samsung galaxy tab s. All because of Fallout Shelter.

Can't fault the ipad it has done me well. But I really should not let a mobile game be a factor of which tablet I got.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

It's great to see console wars click bait journalism being applied to mobile OS.

Oh wait, no it's not.

[bahabeast]

Games on phones are mostly horrible, I have games on my phone just in case I'm stuck somewhere and I still don't use them. IMO iPhones are a lot smoother than Samsung phones , I never had a flagship Sony or htc soo I couldn't say for those companies.