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Android Apps quality
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App quality i really dependent on the App developer. I've seen some really nice Apps on my Nexus 7 that are just as good as the iPhone version. Of course, I've seen some real crappy ones on both platforms as well.
I have found the app quality is not as big a deal as lots of people make it out to be but I am not hyper-critical of those types of things anyway.
I view it as one more nit that people like to use hyperbole on to make their side look better. (And yes, there are many here who do the same thing for/against iOS and Apple)
daveathall
macrumors 68020
Yes, fair point, I agree with this very much. I'm not a gamer but all the apps that I use on my iPad mini that are available on my Nexus 4 are on a par.
Every app I use on my Nexus 7 and S3 are of the same quality as those that I used on my iPhone 4. I have zero complaints about Android apps, at least for the 20 or so ones I use on a regular basis.
I have no problem with the quality of Android apps. All the cross platform apps I have look and operate exactly or near the same.
Dolorian
macrumors 65816
Jessica Lares
macrumors G3
eBay is better on iOS, but Any.DO is horrible on it because of the lack of buttons. So it depends on the app and how it functions.
Android developers keep it simple, because people complain of the space an app takes. People on iOS don't care at all really. But the file systems are different. I have a basic Android phone now, and the limited space is a huge issue. But things like App 2 SD are only useful when it comes to games.
Android developers keep it simple, because people complain of the space an app takes. People on iOS don't care at all really. But the file systems are different. I have a basic Android phone now, and the limited space is a huge issue. But things like App 2 SD are only useful when it comes to games.
This reflects my exact same experience. I have my iPhone 5 & Various Androids setup with the same Apps like Evernote etc.
I've got a great cross platform setup created to provide the best seamless interface between my Macs & PC's, as well as my iOS & Android devices. It's an enjoyable mix.
While I'm somewhat biased towards Apple when it comes to the desktop, the tablets & smartphones are a different matter. I prefer the iPad 4 over my Nexus 10. My Nexus 7 over my iPad mini.
Then there's the Smartphones.
I've always been very fond of iPhones yet very disgusted with Apple for clinging to its tiny display. Once they stretched it out & kept it narrow, that was a very bizarre half measure largely so they could call it 4.0".
If they recycle that same display in the upcoming model, I will pass and break my pattern of buying each model. There's no point in buying more of the same.
Jessica Lares
macrumors G3
Why do people feel like they have to buy every version of the iPhone? My 2G lasted me from 2007 to 2010. My iPhone 4 from 2010 to 2012, and the iPhone 5S will probably last me longer this time around if it's similar to the 5.
If you don't want to, don't. You're not being forced to buy a new handset every year. Don't let new features lure you into upgrading, be smart about your purchases and don't give into marketing.
The only reason I upgrade my stuff is because it breaks or the battery is so poor that it's unusable, like my iPod 3rd generation.
If you don't want to, don't. You're not being forced to buy a new handset every year. Don't let new features lure you into upgrading, be smart about your purchases and don't give into marketing.
The only reason I upgrade my stuff is because it breaks or the battery is so poor that it's unusable, like my iPod 3rd generation.
flameproof
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mattopotamus
macrumors Pentium
This is how I feel. Personally, I think people are lying to themselves if they cannot tell the difference in polish between the two apps on iOS and android. That is really one of the few things I liked about iOS better....the devs definitely focus more on polish and update iOS apps faster.
TacticalDesire
macrumors 68020
I'm very happy with the apps on android. You tend to be able to do a lot more with them too. At least the ones I use.
sk1wbw
Suspended
I don't agree. with restricted nature of ios caused many apps that require any collaboration with other apps or need background processing are lacking and unpolished compared to android.
Labeling iOS apps as more "polished" has more to do with iOS than the apps. iOS is a pretty looking mobile OS. So being that iOS apps look and feel like apart of iOS as if they were default apps, I can understand why some would think they are more polished.
Other than that I don't see any other reason why anyone would say iOS apps are more polished.
mattopotamus
macrumors Pentium
stutter and fluidity is what I mean by polish. Also, the functionality within the apps. I would pin that more on the apps and not the IOS.
my most used apps are whatsapp, facebook messenger, spotify and the camera
whatsapp -> got whatsapp+, infinitely better than stock android or ios (stock android and ios about the same quality)
facebook messenger -> no real difference
spotify -> actually a lot better on android, before the ios app got updated recently and is now almost on par with the android app.
camera -> using procapture, not the stock app. but the stock camera on my note is still way ahead of the camera on the iphone. stock ios camera is made for granmas, seriously underwhelmed by the lack of functionality.
so all in all, for "normal" users that dont know about the merits of rooting your phone, there is almost no discernible difference in app quality for the major apps imho
for users that know what to do with their phone there is not even a contest, android apps are ininitely better because there are like a 100k root apps that can do stuff no ios app can do.
whatsapp -> got whatsapp+, infinitely better than stock android or ios (stock android and ios about the same quality)
facebook messenger -> no real difference
spotify -> actually a lot better on android, before the ios app got updated recently and is now almost on par with the android app.
camera -> using procapture, not the stock app. but the stock camera on my note is still way ahead of the camera on the iphone. stock ios camera is made for granmas, seriously underwhelmed by the lack of functionality.
so all in all, for "normal" users that dont know about the merits of rooting your phone, there is almost no discernible difference in app quality for the major apps imho
for users that know what to do with their phone there is not even a contest, android apps are ininitely better because there are like a 100k root apps that can do stuff no ios app can do.
mattopotamus
macrumors Pentium
jrswizzle
macrumors 603
I suppose I'll never stop reading this nonsense, but every now and then when I see it I feel the need to edumacate you people....
Apple moved from a 3:2 aspect ratio in the iPhone 4S to the more standard 16:9 that literally every other flagship phone is on. There is no "bizarre half-measure". If the GS3 was 4" it would be about the same size and shape. The Droid Razr M is 4" and the exact same size.
The idea that Apple has concocted some Frankenstein phone size frustrates the hell out of me because its complete nonsense and spouted over and over again.
Regardless of whether 4" is too small for you or not, the size of the iPhone 5 is NOT odd or out of the ordinary. It's simply a 4" 16:9 smartphone - just like any other 4" 16:9 smartphone in size and shape.