I hopped on the Android bandwagon early: I sold my iPhone 3G in 2009, bought an HTC Hero, and never looked back. I´ve been using Android every day since then, writing about Google´s platform as a tech journalist. Nonetheless, I´ve tried to keep pace with iPhone developments, and recently set aside a week of my life to get reacquainted with Apple´s smartphone.I put all my Android phones in a drawer and settled into life with the iPhone 11 Pro. Admittedly, the iPhone does some things extremely well, even for a long-time Android user like myself. However, there are also plenty of things I hate with a fiery passion.Where the iPhone wins
Apple´s Taptic Engine: Haptics are an underappreciated but important aspect of interacting with a smartphone, and Apple understands this. The `Taptic Engine` is essentially a giant vibration motor bolted right to the iPhone´s frame, and it´s fantastic. The haptic feedback is tight and powerful, surpassing all Android phones on the market. It can almost feel like you´re pressing physical buttons on the screen sometimes. Google´s Pixel phones have by far the best haptics on Android, but even those devices are far behind Apple.To read this article in full, please click here
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