<story><title>An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4</title><url>http://www.24100.net/2013/01/an-iphone-lovers-confession-i-switched-to-the-nexus-4-completely/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>w1ntermute</author><text>Are you kidding me? The iPhone has the optimal width? You sound just like Marco, Gruber, and all those other Apple sycophants who were claiming that the iPhone size was perfect for the hand, until the iPhone 5 came out, of course.&lt;p&gt;Just like they got their thumbs surgically altered when the 5 came out, no doubt you will be getting all your pockets resized if Apple increases the iPhone width.</text></item><item><author>pagliara</author><text>Interesting.  I too am an iPhone lover who recently picked up a Nexus 4 to get into Android development.  This is my first experience with Android, so I didn&apos;t realize that the Nexus 4 Android experience might be different than your typical Android smartphone.&lt;p&gt;I was very impressed with the overall experience.  If I wasn&apos;t so used to iOS, I could easily see myself using Android on a Nexus 4.  But in the end, I walked away with the opposite impression; I saw no compelling reason to switch to Android and have decided iOS is still the mobile OS for me.  Unlike the author, I do not really consider myself a power user.  The customizability of Android is really enticing, but at the end of the day I find myself preferring the design/philosophy of iOS.  But it really just comes down to personal preference.&lt;p&gt;After using an iPhone for so long, I became annoyed at the small design/interface differences present in the Nexus 4 (e.g. no physical home button).  At times I found it difficult to use the Nexus 4 because of it&apos;s greater width.  The iPhone width is optimal for my hand size and pocket size.  Also, in my opinion as an app developer, the iOS app ecosystem still seems a lot stronger than Android.  Browsing the Play Store was a little boring to me.  Yes, most popular apps have both iOS and Android versions, but many developers still target iOS first and Android second.  Until there&apos;s a reason for that to change I think iOS still has the edge in &quot;killer&quot; apps.&lt;p&gt;That being said, I agree that there are a lot of nice things in Android that I would love to see implemented in iOS.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rayiner</author><text>The fact that the iPhone 5 made the screen bigger doesn&apos;t mean the original rationales for the smaller screen size wasn&apos;t justified. It&apos;s an engineering problem, and that involves trade-offs. My wife doesn&apos;t follow the tech press at all, and complained unprompted about the extra length on the 5. She can&apos;t reach the top with her thumb anymore.</text></comment>
<story><title>An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4</title><url>http://www.24100.net/2013/01/an-iphone-lovers-confession-i-switched-to-the-nexus-4-completely/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>w1ntermute</author><text>Are you kidding me? The iPhone has the optimal width? You sound just like Marco, Gruber, and all those other Apple sycophants who were claiming that the iPhone size was perfect for the hand, until the iPhone 5 came out, of course.&lt;p&gt;Just like they got their thumbs surgically altered when the 5 came out, no doubt you will be getting all your pockets resized if Apple increases the iPhone width.</text></item><item><author>pagliara</author><text>Interesting.  I too am an iPhone lover who recently picked up a Nexus 4 to get into Android development.  This is my first experience with Android, so I didn&apos;t realize that the Nexus 4 Android experience might be different than your typical Android smartphone.&lt;p&gt;I was very impressed with the overall experience.  If I wasn&apos;t so used to iOS, I could easily see myself using Android on a Nexus 4.  But in the end, I walked away with the opposite impression; I saw no compelling reason to switch to Android and have decided iOS is still the mobile OS for me.  Unlike the author, I do not really consider myself a power user.  The customizability of Android is really enticing, but at the end of the day I find myself preferring the design/philosophy of iOS.  But it really just comes down to personal preference.&lt;p&gt;After using an iPhone for so long, I became annoyed at the small design/interface differences present in the Nexus 4 (e.g. no physical home button).  At times I found it difficult to use the Nexus 4 because of it&apos;s greater width.  The iPhone width is optimal for my hand size and pocket size.  Also, in my opinion as an app developer, the iOS app ecosystem still seems a lot stronger than Android.  Browsing the Play Store was a little boring to me.  Yes, most popular apps have both iOS and Android versions, but many developers still target iOS first and Android second.  Until there&apos;s a reason for that to change I think iOS still has the edge in &quot;killer&quot; apps.&lt;p&gt;That being said, I agree that there are a lot of nice things in Android that I would love to see implemented in iOS.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>megablast</author><text>Wrong or right, the width of the iPhone has not changed with the 5.</text></comment>