i have been an android hater ever since i knew what an iPhone was. I'm perfectly happy with my jailbroken iPhone 5, and i am waiting for the iPhone 6 to come out and i will promptly upgrade. however, android seems less like the bad guy lately. at least the google version anyways.
This is the perfect description of a fan boy. Any comment I make about your presumption of android being the 'bad guy' will come off as pejorative and condescending.... so lets just agree that Apple has done a very good job brainwashing you.
i will always hate samsung. so I'm looking to try an android phone without contract on verizon fairly cheaply. but i do not want garbage. i was looking at the moto x, and i like the size, and the specs are similar to my iPhone 5. are there any other android phones i should look at before getting a moto x? i would prefer a stock android phone. thanks.
This is a really basic question. Anyone who is a tech enthusiast has heard of Google's Nexus line of phones and tablets, and most people who have spent time browsing Google Play for devices is aware of the G.P.E. (Google Play Edition) carrier phones available for purchase.
Having said all that, I do not think that Android is a good fit for you. Anyone (especially teenager that thinks they know everything) who has spent a lot of time with a closed mind is going to have a difficult ordeal getting used to alternative design philosophies and ways of doing things.
For example: You are (admittedly) used to and happy with Apple telling you (more or less) what kind of device to own and exactly how that device should interface with the rest of the world. Accordingly, instead of doing your own research and figuring out which Android phones will offer you the best stock experience you have come onto this forum asking other people to tell you what to do.
There is nothing wrong with soliciting advice, but most people don't preamble their request in the way you have... e.g. "I am a cat person who has spent my life hating dogs... someone tell me which breed of dog I should adopt, but no chihuahuas!"
You're just setting yourself up for failure.