I've had a Google Pixel phone since the Nexus 5. I switched to it from an iPhone 4 because my company was developing apps for our online service, we needed to improve our Android apps, and I wanted to immerse myself in the Android ecosystem to facilitate that. I've had a Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Pixel 2XL, and I currently have a Pixel 5. Because the Pixel 5 will be leaving Google's support window here this year, I'm looking for a new phone.
I will most likely switch to an iPhone 15 Pro. The reason for me is that my wife and kids are on iOS, and it's difficult to manage things like app approvals and family data sharing when my primary device is an Android phone. The Pixel 8 does not look like much of a jump from even my Pixel 5, so it's not compelling enough for me to stick with that line.
You're right that the two ecosystems are largely the same. There are some things I'll miss from my Android phone, though. I find the navigation on Android remarkably simpler than iOS. I find the quick-access and notification management better designed on Android. I'll miss a native Firefox app with uBlock Origin for ad-blocking. There are a few games I like that are Android-only. Specific to the Pixel 5, I'll miss the rear fingerprint sensor.
All those things are not super-compelling, though. The compelling "feature" that's causing me to switch is it's simply easier to use the same ecosystem as my family, and Android cannot provide that (and Apple won't let them).
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I've had a Google Pixel phone since the Nexus 5. I switched to it from an iPhone 4 because my company was developing apps for our online service, we needed to improve our Android apps, and I wanted to immerse myself in the Android ecosystem to facilitate that. I've had a Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Pixel 2XL, and I currently have a Pixel 5. Because the Pixel 5 will be leaving Google's support window here this year, I'm looking for a new phone.
I will most likely switch to an iPhone 15 Pro. The reason for me is that my wife and kids are on iOS, and it's difficult to manage things like app approvals and family data sharing when my primary device is an Android phone. The Pixel 8 does not look like much of a jump from even my Pixel 5, so it's not compelling enough for me to stick with that line.
You're right that the two ecosystems are largely the same. There are some things I'll miss from my Android phone, though. I find the navigation on Android remarkably simpler than iOS. I find the quick-access and notification management better designed on Android. I'll miss a native Firefox app with uBlock Origin for ad-blocking. There are a few games I like that are Android-only. Specific to the Pixel 5, I'll miss the rear fingerprint sensor.
All those things are not super-compelling, though. The compelling "feature" that's causing me to switch is it's simply easier to use the same ecosystem as my family, and Android cannot provide that (and Apple won't let them).