98 PCWorld JULY 2020HERE’S HOW SWITCHING FROM GALAXY S20 ULTRA TO iPHONE
- THE IPHONE SE’S
AWESOME SPEED IS MORE
THAN THE CHIP
The iPhone SE is getting a lot of praise for its
speed and rightfully so. It’s as fast as the
iPhone 11 Pro and faster than the fastest
Android phones (go.pcworld.com/fsan), but
the phone’s speed is more than benchmarks.
Even when you’re not using an app, iOS is
smarter, quicker, and more intuitive than
Android. Need to fill in a password? Just tap
the key icon, and you can quickly access
your password manager or managers of
choice. Taking a screenshot? After you edit
or share, you’ll get a prompt asking if you
want to delete it. Want to silence your
phone? Flip the switch on the side. Yes, you
can find some of these things on Android
phones, but altogether they make the
iPhone feel like a complete package that’s
optimized and accelerated. - SMART LOCK IS
ANDROID’S BEST FEATURE
Speaking of little things, I’ve never
appreciated Smart Lock like I do after using
the iPhone SE for a couple of weeks. In case
you don’t know, Smart Lock is the thing (go.
pcworld.com/smlo) that keeps your phone
unlocked when you’re at home or wearing a
trusted Bluetooth device like a pair of Galaxy
Buds or a WearOS watch. It’s a fantastic
feature that saves time and makes it easier to
use your phone when it’s a little too far away
to unlock with your face or finger. Apple will
likely add a version of Smart Lock at some
point, but until it does, iPhone users don’t
know how good Android users have it.- APP STORE ADS ARE
DECEITFUL AND SHADY
Google may have a reputation for annoying
ads, but Apple is no stranger to intrusive
marketing. Nowhere is that more apparent
than when trying to search for an app.
Whether you’re looking for a specific app or
a category of apps, you’ll be served with an
ad positioned prominently at the top of the
search results. That’s fine when you’re
looking for a generic category like travel or
note-taking, but even when you search for
Ring or Candy Crush, you’ll still see a paid
ad for an unrelated app in the top slot. I
don’t know how many people mindlessly
tap it, but I imagine it’s a good amount. For a
company that likes to tout its high customer
satisfaction, Apple’s App Store ads are
cheap, desperate, and pretty terrible. - USB-C IS SUPERIOR IN
EVERY WAY
Apple’s Lightning connector might be
slightly smaller than USB-C, but the benefits
start and stop there. USB-C is universal,
supports higher power delivery and faster
data transfers, allows for external display
support, and can be plugged in at either
end. Not to mention, I had to buy a separate