Android users are reportedly leaving the platform and going after an iOS phone, iPhone 6 to be exact, according to reports.
With the launch of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus last year, speculators have observed a mass migration of Android users going to the famous iOS platform of Apple. Tech Aeris confirmed a report by websites Bloomberg and BGR. As reported, Android users are leaving the platform in "droves" and trade-ins to Gazelle are up 200% all due to the iPhone 6. Both websites are claiming the iPhone 6 larger screens are the deciding factor behind Android users abandoning their Samsungs, HTCs and other devices.
Apple is really amused by this mass transfer of Android users to their platform. In fact they are more than aware of this phenomenon and are most likely tracking each and every switch from the competitor. iMore reveals that Apple has been tracking the number of new iPhone customers who switched from Android for a while now. As part of the Q3 2015 conference call, Apple's CEO Tim Cook revealed that this quarter saw the highest number of Android switchers ever. In fact, the CEO was so thrilled that he mentioned Android switchers four times over the course of the hour-long reports call.
Critics have agreed on the reason why more and more Android users are coming to switch for an iOS phone. iMore has been keen on reiterating that Apple doesn't compete on price but on experience, and why the company doesn't play the short game but the long one.
Moreover, without a doubt, bigger screens are likely still a big factor as well. Previously Apple didn't offer any. They had to go for a Samsung or an HTC. Now, with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, they can have both --- an iPhone with a large screen.
Furthermore, Apple is said to be capitalizing on this switching frenzy brought about by the iPhone 6. PC World reported this new app by Apple that makes it easier for Android users to make the switch. Set to be released later this year, a new "Move to iOS" app will wirelessly transfer a user's contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, web bookmarks, mail accounts, calendars, wallpaper, and DRM-free songs and books from an Android phone to their new iPhone. And this whole thing will be handled "securely" so that a user's personal information doesn't compromised.
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