iOS From An Android User's PerspectiveMy previous phone was a Droid X, and I recently switched to an iPhone 5.Things I like about iOSNotifications vs Alerts - It's nice to be able to say notifications from this app can just be thrown into the notification tray, but this app is important so prompt an alert for me to read/dismiss it. This is important because getting a notification isn't very noticeable if you miss the rollover. Android doesn't really have this problem because it will show app icons in the notification bar if there are notifications from that app, however I will admit it can get a little unwieldy if you get a lot of notifications, which is probably why Apple doesn't support app icons in the notification bar.App Sales - it seems to be more common for apps to "go on sale" on iOS than android (AppShopper is a awesome app for watching for apps to go on sale, there's nothing quite like this on Android).Smoothness - Android has made significant strides in bringing scrolling / transitions smoothness closer to iOS quality with Project Butter, but iOS has had silky-smooth on lockdown since the day one.No carrier installed bloatware, although it is annoying I can't remove some of Apple's apps (most people toss those into a folder to hide them).The apps drawer and the homescreen are the same thing. I actually like the simplicity of this. Most people find it annoying there are no widgets because of this though, however I never really used widgets. Issues with iOSI had to reset my apple id several times during the registration process because I couldn't tell when i was typing a capital letter when typing in the password because the keys don't change case when you hit shift.Having to reach up into the top left hand corner to go "back" when your right handed is extremely annoying (likely one of the reason's Apple hesitated on increasing iPhone 5 screen size).Had to ask someone how to switch apps without going to the homescreen (it was double tap).Have been unable to mark something as unread in email (edit: turns out you do this by clicking "edit" in list mode, then "mark", then "mark as read" = not intuitive) (edit 2: After a week I went to flag an email as spam and discovered the flag icon is for marking as unread - what?)Took me a while before I realized I had to long press before it would get precise when moving the cursor (kept trying to move to a specific spot and it would just go before the word or after, it was annoying to backspace a word just to change a character).Dismissing notifications is a pain; you can't dismiss an individual notification, you can only dismiss an entire section which also takes 2 taps (which might be why some iOS users I asked about this said they don't dismiss them, they just let them pile up).I use my google voice number as my primary phone number, but needed to lookup my real phone number for something and was frustrated I couldn't find it anywhere in settings. Another iPhone user told me I had to scroll to the top of my contacts list to find it.What features/apps do I miss from Android?Sharing to any app (dear god do I miss this one).Browser quick-controls (android nailed this Minority Report-like feature).I miss not having to re-enter social passwords to all the apps I install (android accounts).2cloud (I discovered Send Tab as an alternative http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/11839/sendtab)My Tracks (iOS does have DailyMile and RunKeeper apps though and just found out about iSmoothRun that supposedly posts to both).Built in Google Voice (so far I've been able to make due with the google Voice iOS app just fine).Google Music (syncing my music collection automatically and wirelessly). I hate having to connect a cable to my computer and I hate iTunes more. Spotify might be an alternative for you though.Tethering/wifi hotspot (I could root to achieve this though, and there are other hacks).Native Google Reader app. I use Feedly mainly, but it surprised me a lot that there's not native Google Reader app. I suppose this is why Reeder does so well charging $2.99. Flipboard is another alternative.Google Maps for public transit. iOS maps have been good besides that, check out gdgt Must-Have Transit app alternatives: http://gdgt.com/best/apps/mapping-transit/).I miss being able to install apps from the web, and I miss auto-updating of apps.Overall though, the combination of iOS 6 and iPhone 5 hardware, I'm am very happy with the switch. Especially since the Nexus 4 hardware wasn't anything mind blowing and they didn't launch a new version of the OS with it. But and I am excited to see if Google is able to sway me back to Android with one of their next feature phones.

Never owned an iphone/ipod before, coming from android, previous phone: Motorola Droid X.Things I like:The hardware; it's a crazy light and ridiculously thin phone that looks very stylish.Speed - LTE + the processor makes everything super fast, there's all kinds of videos out there showing how it's twice as fast as the 4s.The bigger screen, i just couldn't have seen myself switching if Apple had kept a 3.5" screen. The modern screen size is 4.5" - 4.8" now, but the combination of retina display and that Apple was willing admit 3.5" is not the perfect screen size and finally increase it to 4" is enough that I'm quite happy with the screen.Screen brightness is great, easy to see outside, and very little glare.Things I dislike:Mine came with 2 chips on the rim, almost all of friends have had chips somewhere, if it comes like that out of the box something tells me there's gonna be a lot more over time.Keeping it the same width while increasing the length gave it a great look/feel compared to previous versions, however, after a couple weeks of use, I notice in many scenarios your using both hands to use the phone and when I do my hands feel very cramped.Trying to hit both volume buttons to take a picture is annoying, I notice most people opt for using the virtual button.

Great size, probably even smaller than your other remotes. Manages to include a full keyboard, track pad, mouse buttons, arrow keys and a lazer pointer on a tiny interface.I gave it a 4/5 on Design because despite the great form factor, the light weight and type of plastic make it feel cheap. The battery life isn't great, you'll still get about a week out of it but when the battery starts getting low the mouse will start jumping around and missing skipping keys. It tries to save battery by going into power-saving mode after a period of inactivity which is good, but often means it will often miss the first key you pressed when you pick it back up.Despite some of the negatives I have pointed out, I've recommended it to many of my friends because there aren't a lot of options for this size keyboard and it's a great price. Works great on Windows/Mac/Linux.

Cons:Warning for original xbox 360 owners: One thing I want to warn is this wasn't made to work with HDMI on the original Xbox 360 out of the box! After half an hour trying to get it to work I finally found out on their FAQ that it requires an additional component. You have to buy a RCA Audio Cable Adapter so the headsets audio can go through the RCA port on the xbox 360, so you can still use HDMI. A side effect of this is also when you switch your tv's source (to say, check something on cable) your xbox will reset. Source: http://www.razerzone.com/minisite/chimaera/faq/setup#faq-setup-4Pricey; Full retail price: $129 ($199 for the 5.1 dolby surround version)Ears get a little warm after around an hour but actually not as bad as a lot of other headphones I've tried.Pros:I was really impressed with the sound quality; sounds like gun shots and footsteps created an even more immersed experience. I felt like i could hear the direction other gamers were coming from by their footsteps.Despite the compatibility issues the Razer Chimaera has with the original Xbox 360, the amazing sound quality and hard-core gamer design makes it easily a recommended product if you have the more modern Xbox 360 Slim, especially if you can get it on sale or used.