Samsung, the only company that could take us back in time 10 years and bring us a stylus and physical contact file transfers (NFC) and get you sheep to think that's cool. I'll use my finger and THE INTERNET thanks.
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Apple Overtakes LG to Become No. 2 Mobile Phone Maker in U.S.
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Samsung, the only company that could take us back in time 10 years and bring us a stylus and physical contact file transfers (NFC) and get you sheep to think that's cool. I'll use my finger and THE INTERNET thanks.
Umm the one x has a better color gamut and already had the on top of the screen illusion. The one x plus only comes in 64gb and 4.2 literally just came out and quite frankly manufacturers should hold off on updating to it. Its clearly a test release only for nexus devices, it definitely needs work and should be straightened out in 4.2.2. It adds very few features anyway.
Nope I don't think they're the best. The Note 2 is probably the first one they put out that actually impressed me. The One X is a superior device to the S3 in my opinion and the One X+ even better. HTC's problem I agree is due to a serious lack of marketing compared to Samsung. Maybe that's partially because they simply don't have the capital to invest in advertising that Samsung does.
Another thing that really hurt HTC and helped Samsung and their S3 become the flagship Android device this year is that the S3 was available across all 4 major US carriers with the same exact hardware (like the iPhone does) while HTC restricted their One X line to AT&T. They'll never gain the traction of Samsung by being exclusive.
This is a little biased. Samsung employs a number of people in the US, especially in Texas.
It's not a stylus. The Note has a Wacom digitiser. Anyway, NFC has a better future than Passbook.
Good point. While Samsung has a dozen models... I would imagine the Galaxy SIII is the overwhelming majority of their sales.
As for Apple... back when the iPhone 4S came out in 2011.... it was estimated that 89% of iPhone sales were the current iPhone 4S.
I would imagine the iPhone 5 commands a similar slice of iPhone sales this time around too.
So... Samsung has 1 or 2 models that make up the bulk of their sales... and Apple's current phone makes up the bulk of their sales.
No and no.
One X:
iPhone 5:
And the "Super LCD 2" screen on the HTC One X has the touch sensor on top of the screen on a separate layer, making it thicker than the iPhone 5 which has in-cell touch.
The biggest difference is you can purchase one for <1000$... something that was not possible in the old windows tablet days.
Android fans are irrational. From this forum here to Youtube to Facebook they go out of their way to attack Apple.
I rarely, if ever, see Apple users respond the way Android "fans" do.
It has more to do with maturity imo. Take it or leave it... that's what I've experienced in my online travels.
I rarely, if ever, see Apple users respond the way Android "fans" do.
It has more to do with maturity imo. Take it or leave it... that's what I've experienced in my online travels.
You are incorrect. Samsung spent $4B on advertising in 2012 (source). That's four times more than Apple but then Samsung has at least 20 times more products than Apple.
@lilo777 You are incorrect. Samsung has spent about 3B in what they call "Advertising" + another 10B in what they call Marketing Expenses.
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This picture is a pic from the link I posted before by Horace Deidu an Analyst. Thats 1B by Apple to $13B by Samsung and before you say anything else yes its mostly advertising their cellphone Galaxy line.
This picture is a pic from the link I posted before by Horace Deidu an Analyst. Thats 1B by Apple to $13B by Samsung and before you say anything else yes its mostly advertising their cellphone Galaxy line.
Even if it 10B number was true (which I doubt), Samsung may be doing a type of marketing that Apple does not. Remember that Samsung sells a lot of staff to other companies - not just consumers (like Apple). This includes Apple. Samsung's revenues are much higher than that of Apple. Perhaps b2b activity requires different kind of marketing - I would not know. But as far as comparable numbers are concerned it ought to be advertising and it's 4 vs 1.
Not to mention Korean companies tend to copy other people's design and call it innovations.
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Future? I have yet to see anyone using NFC at Starbucks or grocery stores. That's why Apple hasn't jump the wagon.
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HTC has issues that nobody talks about because they aren't popular enough to get hits on a tech blog. As for being "much better", please point to why..
Apple actually spends significantly less than Samsung on marketing efforts. That old myth about how Apple only succeeds because of heavy marketing is demonstrably false. See link below:
http://www.asymco.com/2012/11/29/the-cost-of-selling-galaxies/
Edit: didn't look over the whole thread. Glad to see others pointing this out too. :^)
I agree that LG sucks, and every product I've ever bought or seen that's made by them has been terrible, but HTC is also pretty darn crappy. Apple, Samsung, and Motorola are the best.
LG even managed to screw up on a monitor. I have a 20" LG LCD that works well visually, but it's really ugly and rarely even crashes. Yes, I have to unplug it and plug it back in to get it to turn on every once in a while. And every time I turn it on it shows how many trees I've saved by using the monitor and some other BS like that.
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The economy is global. For example, it has been estimated that Honda is more "American" than GM. Apple and others pay taxes in other countries anyway to avoid the stupid US corporate taxes, like Ireland.
Showing that you don't know what the Note stylus is and how the transfer is done and what can be transferred.
Ps, do you also think that AirDrop is physical data transfer?
Perhaps if both of us are together is better to send a huge file over the internet instead of transfer it using Wi-Fi locally
If you'd look for what clueless means in the dictionary you'd find ANALYST is a synonym
Wat!
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Yeah and there are seperate forums and topics for different products so that doesn't explain anything. An android phone owner with a Mac can go to the Mac forums without jumping in iPhone threads it is easy.
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Still doesn't explain spending most of their time in threads for products they do not own. The people trolling they iphone threads are not then spending 10x that amount of time on the Mac forum.
Additionally, you have to take into account that the figures used for this comparison were just for Q3.
Logically speaking, sales for Q2 would have been suppressed to a degree with the knowledge of a new iPhone arrival, and boosted in Q3 by it's announcement and delivery. Apple make sure that demand is pent up before releasing a device. LG will no doubt get a Q4 boost from the Nexus 4, and Apple's sales will calm down back to normal levels.