Do You Carry Both iPhone and Android Phone for Personal Use? Why?

BendBridge on 30/08/2022 - 09:08

I used to work in 3G phone design/testing with real-time embedded OS, predating iOS and Android. Then Android came along and I had been using an Android phone ever since until I received an iPhone as a birthday gift two years ago. Now I am carrying both my iPhone and OnePlus - I use the iPhone as my main phone for all tasks and OnePlus as my hotspot for me and my wife when we go out. Having both phones also allows me to perform occasional tests/comparison between apps and features on both platforms.

Do you carry two phones (not a personal and a work phone)? And how do you use them?

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Comments

  • oscargamer on 30/08/2022 - 09:10
    +14

    No I don't. I have one phone.

    Maybe add a poll?

  • SF3 on 30/08/2022 - 09:11
    +2

    <Insert Cowboy gun phone belt with 2 holsters.gif>

  • Donaldhump on 30/08/2022 - 09:19
    +8

    i carry 4, an iphone, an andriod, a nokia, and an old finger dial phone.
    seriously 2 phones, a tad overkill, and quickest way to get accused of having an affair

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 30/08/2022 - 09:20
    +2

    im sure there is at LEAST one other ozbargainer who carries around 1 and 1 purely so they can be ready 24/7 in case a platform specific discount pops up (eg back in the day android pay and apple pay had some pretty OKAY bonuses ) - or a rooted android purely for 711 fuel locks etc lol

  • DontShowMeTheMoney on 30/08/2022 - 09:23

    Nope just one. Not sure why I need the second phone for

    • whatwasherproblem on 30/08/2022 - 16:10
      -1

      The second phone is so that you can say "Hey, I told you to never call me on my personal phone mate" when your dealee wants you to bail him out of jail.

    • boomramada on 31/08/2022 - 13:23

      one for wife and one for significant other?

  • apoy98 on 30/08/2022 - 09:34
    +2

    iPhone is my personal one.. Pixel something is work issued. Love both of them. Hate both of them too. Lol.

  • CauseNEffect on 30/08/2022 - 09:39

    Work and personal… leave work phone at home when you don't want and are not expected to be contacted.

  • Sleeqb7 on 30/08/2022 - 09:46

    No, just one.
    About a decade ago I had two phones, but both were android and that was because my Optus phone had free texts to Optus and my Vodafone had free texts to Vodafone. Ended up simply being cheaper to be a filthy text fiend.

  • pegaxs on 30/08/2022 - 09:59

    *my wife and I…

    And no. But, I do have an Android phone as my phone and I have an iPhone for my quad-copters because the DJI app on Android sucks balls.

  • WatchNerd on 30/08/2022 - 10:02
    +5

    No, just 2 watches. One on each wrist.

    • pegaxs on 30/08/2022 - 17:03
      +1

      just 2 watches…

      There is no way on gods green earth you only have 2 watches… :D

  • try2bhelpful on 30/08/2022 - 10:03

    Actually I do, however I only have one SIM. I have one old phone I use to store music on. My latest phone only has 64gig. I won’t make that mistake again.

  • Seraphin7 on 30/08/2022 - 10:25

    Obviously some people will have a work phone and a personal phone. Whether one or the other is "brand x" will come down to the personal choices of the employer and the person in question.

    While there are some use cases for having two personal phones (that are not related to illegal/illicit activities), they start to become edge cases very quickly.

  • OMGJL on 30/08/2022 - 10:58
    +3

    at the beginning of this year when my wife upgraded her iPhone, I used her old iPhone XR daily for about 5 month. As a user of Android for almost the past 10 years(starting from Nexus S @ Android 2.3), I found mixed experience with using iPhone.

    Con:
    - Face Unlock, can't unlock when I am laying down with half my face in my pillow, can't unlock wearing mask(iPhone XR, you know)
    - Somewhat stricted, sharing a file across apps is a little tedious, but manageable.
    - Missing those hacky toys, for example PojavLauncher for Minecraft Java, ExaGear for old Windows game emulator, etc.
    - not the most convenient widget for all the controls
    - push notification is a bit doggy, after receiving the notification, when you open the app you'll need to wait for it to load again.

    Pro:
    - better privacy control
    - generally fluent UI, compare to some of the poorly optimized apps on Android.
    - Apple integration with air-drop, handoff etc.

    rest are similar enough, I still prefer android though.

    • scrimshaw on 30/08/2022 - 12:33

      The iris scanner was the best biometric sensor addition to any android phone — though unfortunately newer Samsungs no longer have this sensor because they wanted to get rid of the bezels on the phone to make it look sexier.

      https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/ot79oz/why_did_sam…

      Iris scanners work reliably, whether it's in the dark or whether you're wearing a face mask.

    • BendBridge on 30/08/2022 - 12:42
      +1

      That's one of the fairest comparisons I have seen on OZB although we are not comparing the two in this thread. It's basically a classic difference between closed and open architecture. Hence the consistent UI and better privacy control, etc. in iOS. Similar to you, I came into contact with iPhone after using Android for 10+ years. But now I prefer iPhone though :)

      • OMGJL on 30/08/2022 - 13:43

        I elaborate too much on the pros and cons and forgot to make my point of "dual wield",

        They are similar enough in most ways as a daily driver. Both allow receiving SMS/Call/Message, both check maps and take notes and all that, both allow NFC payments, both allow dual SIM in case you want 2 number (eSIM is still SIM right?)

        no point to dual wield, its more "which one is more convenient to carry around", which is why I made the comparison in the first place, and for that I pick Android, at a cost of slightly worse privacy control, and 1 or 2 apps that's a bit shitty. At least I get to store what I want, send whatever I need easily on the go.

  • bobbified on 30/08/2022 - 10:59
    +1

    One android and one iphone… but iphone stays at home on the weekends unless I know my team are working.

  • colossus on 30/08/2022 - 11:57

    I moved to iPhone at the start of the year. There are a couple of apps I can't get or don't want on my iPhone. I have my old phone in my study with no SIM for occasional use of these apps.

    But I don't carry two phones.

  • Drakesy on 30/08/2022 - 12:24
    +1

    Have an apple work phone and android personal phone.

    It's annoying because the s22+ only supports 1 esim and 1 physical sim with the iphone SE the same.

    Until Boost converts to esim i'm sool.

    Personally prefer the android though. If work gave me an Iphone 13/13 pro i'd happily switch though.

  • RM on 30/08/2022 - 12:54

    Android for personal and iPhone for chopper

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 30/08/2022 - 13:39

    I have a Galaxy Fold 4 as my main phone. I was using a 2nd phone (Huawei) for competitions, as well as mystery shopping (to receive calls from car dealers etc), plus also as a spare camera for evaluations, checking merchandise etc.

  • koplik8 on 30/08/2022 - 14:06

    I've got an Oppo with dual sim. Much easier than carrying two phones like the old days.
    I do have a Samsung tab and a iPad pro. Some things are easier on the iPad like booking flights. Depends what I need to do online

  • whitepuma on 30/08/2022 - 15:28
    +1

    1 phone, dual sim.
    1 sim is my personal esim
    1 sim is my work one (provided by work)

  • ihfree on 30/08/2022 - 20:37

    I don't see to much value having iOS and Android.

    There are a few cases where Android is more open which may justify Android. This probably wouldn't matter for most people.

    I am tempted to have two phones - one specific for work, but this would be a low end device - no need for a decent camera etc.

    It would likely make more sense to have two of the same device so app purchases and platform specific subscriptions can be can shared.

  • avoidfullprice on 30/08/2022 - 23:52

    An iPhone and a galaxy tab with optus sim. Dont bring tablet with me all the time

  • tabitha731 on 31/08/2022 - 17:04

    In my last job, yes i carried around 2 phones, my personal android phone, and the work issued iPhone. I hated using the iphone, but had to always have it to be able to log into my work computer. The iphone kept locking me out, and i had so many instances or getting it reset, i was prepa to just break the damned thing, since i was leaving the company anyway

    • askbargain on 31/08/2022 - 17:13

      No wonder iPhone sales are declining!

  • trantonz on 02/09/2022 - 18:08

    I do. I mostly have 1 iphone and 1 samsung/oneplus. Occasionally I would buy an interesting phone just to try it out and then will likely sell it after a couple months. That phone is the nothing phone 1 at the moment.
    I like new tech so I do spend good amount of money on phones.

    • BendBridge on 02/09/2022 - 19:32

      Good on you :) I like new tech too but I'm hard to part with my money. I have a good friend who was a product manager for a large phone company, I used to get a lot of test phones to play with from him. How's Nothing in just a few words?

      • trantonz on 02/09/2022 - 20:22

        I like it to be honest. Most of the reported problem are with models that were made in India. The nothing phone is like the best of both world: iphone design with almost stock android experience. It's super fluid for its specs. The battery life is better than any android phones that I had (S22U, S20FE, Pixel 6, Note 8, Note 9, Fold 4). I can easily go for 2 days without having to top it up.
        The only complaint would be there is no decent rugged case for it.

        • BendBridge on 03/09/2022 - 12:55

          Sounds interesting. Read a bit about it on the net. I used to own a Chinese phone called Meizu which looked like iPhone but running Android. I think it was the grandpa of Xiaomi, Oneplus and now Nothing 😀

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