<p>I had an Android phone (Galaxy S3) and I recently switched back to an iPhone 5S. Before my Galaxy, I had an iPhone 4.</p>
<p>I preferred the larger screen of the Galaxy S3. I also liked the customization options on my Android phone, especially the messaging app and the SwiftKey keyboard (which I really miss). I could make my phone look however I wanted it. One of the reasons I originally switched to Android was expandable memory, but I ended up never getting an SD card and using it anyway. I also had no need for flash storage because I store everything in the cloud these days, and you can get free cloud storage with Google Drive or Dropbox.</p>
<p>But I switched back to the iPhone 5S mainly because I am pretty deep into the Apple ecosystem (I have a Macbook and an iPad) and it was just easier for me to automatically sync my reminders, notes, and calendars using iCloud than trying to use a variety of different apps to do that efficiently. Plus I do like the smaller form factor of the iPhone 5S, and the fingerprint sensor has actually ended up being really nice. And the nicest thing is that it serves as both my phone and my mp3 player; I don’t have to carry two devices. My battery life is also WAY better with my iPhone 5S than it ever was with my Galaxy S3. My Galaxy S3 would die halfway through the day. I also find that iOS is simpler to use than the Android OS; it takes me less time to do basic tasks. I had my Galaxy S3 for a year and it still took me a while to certain things on that phone. This is also a really vain reason, but there are so many more accessories for the iPhone than the Samsung. I switch my case out a lot and there were always really cute cases for the iPhone hanging around, whereas there weren’t always cute equivalents for the Samsung phone. Most were utilitarian and even kind of ugly. Also all of my family has iPhones so iMessaging and FaceTime are definitely a thing, although I could also FaceTime with my iPad if I was on WiFi.</p>
<p>The things I miss most about my Android phone are the bigger screen and the keyboard - Apple’s native messaging app is mediocre and I think SwiftKey is such a better keyboard, but Apple doesn’t allow you to replace the things that you don’t like about its OS (and that is my one issue with Apple). Also, yes, Apple has more apps than Android but that has no bearing for 95% of users, I would say - your most-used apps are likely available on both Android and Apple. When I switched, I was able to find an Android version of almost everything that I had on Apple, or an Android app that was the equivalent. And vice versa when I switched back. I also miss my widgets, especially my weather widget - I liked being able to glance at my screen and see the weather without firing up the app. Something I thought I would miss, but do not, is the customization (aside from the keyboard). I had a different skin on my Android - I didn’t use TouchWiz - and a different lock screen and I thought I would miss being able to customize the way my phone looks, but I found that changing the wallpaper is enough for me. I do wish I could add a skin to iOS’s native messaging app like I could with GOSMS on my Android phone, but that doesn’t bother me much.</p>
<p>I had an Android phone plus an iPad for a year; they can work well together depending on what you want to do. I could sync my calendar over Google calendar; there are a variety of to-do list apps that work on both Android and iOS (I used Wunderlist); I never could find a good note app that would sync my notes across devices, though.</p>
<p>Having owned both, I personally prefer having an iPhone/iOS for various reasons, but the thing is that Android phones and iPhones all do basically the same thing.</p>