Android or iPhone for mom?

[anomad]

I am going to get a smartphone for my mom. I got her an android tablet and she likes that. We've never had Apple products. However I've read iPhones are more intuitive for the retired folks...

Most people I've talked to that recommend the iPhone haven't used anything else.

I plan to play with the apple at the store tonight before I make up my mind.

Honestly I don't think its a huge deal either way. What color is probably a bigger deal... haha

Thoughts?

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Buy a droid if she's comfortable with that platform.

Plus i heard its rude if you don't wave at the iPhone users, and do you really want your mom waving at hipsters?

[Ronin13]

Buy a droid if she's comfortable with that platform.

Plus i heard its rude if you don't wave at the iPhone users, and do you really want your mom waving at hipsters?

Nice! I used to have an iPhone and I never wave... I guess I'm a rude asshole.

[anomad]

Buy a droid if she's comfortable with that platform.

Plus i heard its rude if you don't wave at the iPhone users, and do you really want your mom waving at hipsters?

Would I have to buy her a Prius to go with the iPhone? And then wave at all those folks too?

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Would I have to buy her a Prius to go with the iPhone? And then wave at all those folks too?

Yes then have to relocate her I boulder. It's obvious that the android is the more financially responsible decision.

[TFOGGER]

Buy a droid if she's comfortable with that platform.

Plus i heard its rude if you don't wave at the iPhone users, and do you really want your mom waving at hipsters?

Depends on how much of the hand you decide to use...

[ronaldrwl]

Easy call for me - iPhone.
Last year I fell into the South Plate river with my iphone 4. It still worked but I thought it wasn't getting as good of a reception. I brought it to the Apple store and they checked it out and told me that the phone must have gotten wet (really?). But they gave me a new phone without any questions. I had that for about a month (splash!). I came back to the Apple store with my mostly working iPhone. This time I confessed that the phone got wet. They checked my account and said I was a longtime customer and they game me another iPhone! I'm a customer for life and love my iPhone 4s with my friend Siri. Anytime you need any help there's an Apple store nearby with knowledgeable staff. I'll never go back to buying from a phone store.

PS - I stay away from water now.

[Troublco]

This is like asking "Should I get a Glock, or an XD..."

[kanekutter05]

This is like asking "Should I get a Glock, or an XD..."

CLEARLY the answer is Glock

[Ronin13]

I would say it all depends on how tech savvy she is. My mom is pretty quick with computer stuff (she initially taught me everything I knew about computers when I was younger). My dad on the other hand... not so much. He knows email and web browsing and the learning curve was rough when he got his Android phone. I would recommend, just based on her tablet experience, the Android system... the uninitiated will find some things harder with Apple just because of the "oversimplification" factor that apple uses to approach their stuff, or it'll be really easy for them.