I have several droids, battery life works fine, granted, I switch off
the lte to get a longer battery life, since I don't download huge files
over my data connection. In the United States, nearby explorer is the
best GPS app for android, works as well as blindsquare and the seeing
eye app, and in some ways, better I think. On Verizon, you could check
out the galaxy s 5, several users are really happy with it. The good
thing is, we have choice, both platforms are very accessible.
Original message:
As someone who uses GPS and browses the web regularly, the battery
life on my iPhone 5 with the latest IOS has become completely
unacceptable. I have read MacWorld's guide to improving battery life
and followed their suggestions, but I am still lucky to have over 30%
charge after a trip to NYC. If I don't put the phone into airplane
mode while at work or bring a charger to the office, I will have 20%
or less by the time I leave. And i don't even use my phone at work.
There's just poor cell coverage in my office, but this wasn't a
problem until recent months. I think it's due to the walls, as I am
on Verizon and have no issues when outside. If I stay with IOS, I
will buy a juice pack when I upgrade to the iPhone 6 this fall. But
there are so many bugs in the latest IOS that I wonder whether I might
be better off on Android. The dictation feature seems to have gotten
less smart since IOS 7.1, often typing the word comma when I want a
comma punctuation indicator. There are so many bugs with Facebook and
VO that I could easily spend five paragraphs detailing them. Also, I
really don't think I should need to buy a juice pack, as I didn't have
much of an issue with the battery life prior to IOS 7. These issues
are the result of Apple rushing products out the door before they are
ready, something that's been crippling the company ever since the IOS
6 Maps debacle. Had you asked me a year ago, I would've said I'll
never switch to Droid, but now I'm not so sure. Does anyone on this
list know what the situation is on Droid concerning GPS and
accessibility? The last time I heard, good screen-reading software
was available but I wasn't sure about GPS. I have heard that now
Google's dictation functionality is in many ways smarter than Siri.
Is battery life far superior on the top-of-the-line Droid phones as
well?
Thanks in advance.
Eric
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