An Android Owner’s First iPhone

My first step into the world of Apple was creating a virtual MacBook on my Windows laptop. I quickly learned what it was like to use macOS; now I needed to learn iOS. Since I couldn’t make a virtual version of that, I bought my first piece of Apple hardware.

As an IT tech, I always have to learn as much as I can and keep up with new things. Needless to say, not having experience with iOS is a big weakness. I’ve always had Android smartphones, at first because I wanted to be able to add memory cards, and then because iPhones were so expensive.

At first I was going to get an iPad, but then I changed my mind and finally decided to get an iPhone after Amazon announced that they had gotten a large stock of refurbished iPhones. There were two choices: the 6s or the 7. I decided to get the iPhone 7, since it was the newer model.

How funny that I got an iPhone that was released in 2016 – the same year as my Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S7. Even though the iPhone 7 came out four years, it’s still very good. It runs on iOS 13, the newest version of iOS as of this writing.

My Android has a headphone jack; my new iPhone was the first iPhone to get rid of the headphone jack. The only port is a Lightning port. I got a pair of wireless earbuds instead of getting one of the 23 different dongles to connect my old earbuds.

The first big difference between it and my Samsung Galaxy is the speaker. I played some music on it and I was surprised. The sound quality was amazing, even without connecting it to external speakers. The little speaker even vibrated with the bass!

Then I installed the Netflix app and watched an episode of The Twilight Zone. I swear that, even in black and white, the picture quality was better than my Samsung Galaxy. Also, I have to admit the camera and the pre-installed filters are excellent. I can’t wait to take some photos with it.

Going from Android to an iPhone wasn’t as difficult as I thought. The only hurdle was changing muscle memory to find the app I wanted. I was used to everything being hidden away in an app menu. But it’s not hard at all to organize the iPhone home screen; making app folders is as simple as dragging and dropping one icon over another.

I do love my Samsung Galaxy; I’ve had it for three years and I plan on keeping it as long as I can. But I’m glad I have my iPhone, too.