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Apple Launches New 'Why You'll Love an iPhone' Web Campaign
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I wouldn't go so far. I'd say Samsung has moved to being a viable and significant competitor and not a major threat. Competition is good and I think the two can and will coexist quite happily. The iPhone 5 has consistently been the highest selling smartphone has it not and its sales are still growing, albeit more slowly. Hardly the need to hit the panic stations just yet.
The media loves anything new. Come the 5S/6 Apple will get their fair share of media attention. They sure know how to play the media game.
Apple buyers aren't stupid. Something new isn't necessarily better. If Apple were intelligent enough to make the right choices early on then why change for change's sake? The old adage "if it ain't broke" certainly applies.
One thing I'm certain is that if they do make changes to iOS that they will be carefully considered and result in an improved experience.
Yes, after they revamp iOS.
I'd say right now iOS wouldn't have much of a leg to stand on.
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And crap colors rendering ...
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As samsung is doing this since many years, it seems that you agreed to say that their devices are useless since the beginning...
This has me laughing all over.
You would have never seen Apple stoop this low a couple years ago. Comparing themselves to others? That's for the fishes not the market leader.
So lets go down 1 by 1:
1) Yes great customer satisfaction. Keeping it simple stupid for the iphone grandma crowd admittingly is nice. And the fact they have on the spot phone replacement.
2) Every detail has been considered
What kind of ad spacing line is that. I guess every other phone just popped out of an engineer's ass without any design consideration
3) Only Iphone has Retina Display.
Considering samsung has 440 PPI vs 320 PPI this is absolutely blowout. You might as well have hidden that fact. S4's screen is gonna take a massive dump on the i5.
4) Great battery life.
I guess you need one when you can't pop in a spare. I don't know how many times my friends ask do you have an iphone charger? LOL.
5) The A6 chip is powerful not powerhungry
Translation: We know we don't have the fastest processor.
6) Iphone LTE
Really? REALLY?! I'm not even gonna bother with that one
7) World's most popular camera
TranslatioN: We know we have a crappier camera, but hey people are buying the iphone so it must be good.
My current 920 takes amazing photos that ***** bricks on the iphone
8) Millions of ways to be entertained
Most people have less than 100 apps. Really 99% is just filler. No one cares. Even my crappy windows system has all that I really need.
9) ios6
Hm. I turn on my phone and I can see my email, schedule for the day, weather, and active stock updates. How convenient.ios6 give you same old crap.
10) Siri
That feature is wiped out now with google now.
Overall, worst PR attempt I've seen apple do yet. At least wait till you release your Iphone 5S before trying to make a comparison. Its not even close. This is a stomping.
Pretty much all of the features that came with iOS6 has failed. They stopped talking about Siri; Maps will never be fixed, and most of the added features were just clutter. VIP inbox. Uh, no.
And the worst thing about it is Apple still thinks its the best thing since sliced bread. XD
Processor Power
We need to have benchmarks before you can make that claim. We don't have benchmarks on the S4 to determine if the 8 core processor is efficient or even utilized.
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Well to keep this discussion fair - iOS6 brought a lot of improvements to Siri to make it more accurate and functional - I use it on my iPad now. And maps has received two updates already. Granted it had flaws when it was first introduced - but so did Google maps when it first came out.
We need to have benchmarks before you can make that claim. We don't have benchmarks on the S4 to determine if the 8 core processor is efficient or even utilized.
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Well to keep this discussion fair - iOS6 brought a lot of improvements to Siri to make it more accurate and functional - I use it on my iPad now. And maps has received two updates already. Granted it had flaws when it was first introduced - but so did Google maps when it first came out.
Do you think Apple is sticking with retina display until 8x can some out (1280x2272) or will eventually switch to 1080p? (or 4k lol)
Actually WWDCs (from 2007) have all been on Monday, the 2nd Monday in June.
So WWDC 2013 would be on June 10th this year.
What about the Lumia 920 with a 60Hz non-blur refresh rate, super-sensitive touch that works with gloves on, and polarized layers to improve outdoor readability? Also a higher PPI than the iPhone and it's non-pentile (332 vs 326).
The retina advertising is disingenuous at this point in time. Android and Windows Phone both have offerings with better displays for those with good enough eyesight to use it.
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Having said that I checked out the website and I couldn't find "Only phone to have a retina display" written anywhere. Did they pull that down?
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Sorry, what planet are you on? Most businesses are still to this day running versions of windows NT. Especially large scale networks for government and corporate clients. Only a home based business would dare run on anything past XP.
Likewise we were stuck on OSX 10.5 for the last 5 years because of compatability issues. No point to be made there... umm a bit off topic aren't we?
There are ten million people who would have bought an iPhone if it were just BIGGER!!! Apple knows this but they are so effing obtuse it makes me crazy, Just make a BIGGER freaking phone. Good grief.
I went from an iPhone 4 to Samsung G2 and it was superior to my iPhone 4 and then to a Nexus 4. I did it because I needed a bigger screen while Apple is stuck on "we have to have the smallest screen on the planet" go for it Apple, enjoy the list of cheap small screen phones. My hands are big so I have no problems with a 4.8" screen one handed. Sorry, Apple is losing it's fans and this marketing ploy shows it just as Phil Schiller keeps speaking against Android and I find it funny when people say Android doesn't compare.... I used to say the same thing but I love having a widget on my screen without having to open an icon to see the date and another icon to see the weather and another icon to see my calendar. It's rediculious single tasking. Love Apple but if iOS 7 is anoither rehashed iOS 6 and iOS 5 prior that's just pretty stale. Only reason iPhone has great battery life is you can only single task one thing at a time.
Look at the HTC One - that looks more like an iPhone than the iPhone 5 does. The HTC One looks like it was crafted after a Macbook Air. Sorry, Apple can't always be on top. I am really rooting for iOS 7 to actually bring something new and more functionality to the table but with another iPhone 5S it's going to be sad.
It's funny how my family never really cared for iPhones as they used their Blackberries until I've moved on and now they all have iPhones.... (for now) slow to catch up.... same thing happened to RIM.... same is already happening to Apple now. Everyone thinks they are GREAT when they are on top until their fallen they realize their mistakes just hope they don't wait too long.
Look at the HTC One - that looks more like an iPhone than the iPhone 5 does. The HTC One looks like it was crafted after a Macbook Air. Sorry, Apple can't always be on top. I am really rooting for iOS 7 to actually bring something new and more functionality to the table but with another iPhone 5S it's going to be sad.
It's funny how my family never really cared for iPhones as they used their Blackberries until I've moved on and now they all have iPhones.... (for now) slow to catch up.... same thing happened to RIM.... same is already happening to Apple now. Everyone thinks they are GREAT when they are on top until their fallen they realize their mistakes just hope they don't wait too long.
Was at a restaurant a while back and noticed a family of four sitting in a booth. All 4 were zoned out staring down at their smartphones....not even taking time out to eat or talk...I thought what the frick is up with that!
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Was at a restaurant a while back and noticed a family of four sitting in a booth. All 4 were zoned out staring down at their smartphones....not even taking time out to eat or talk...I thought what the frick is up with that!
Bad parents leading by example is what. I see it all the time at ball games with my kids. Little Johnny is up at bat and mom is on Facebook or texting not watching the kid at all. Sad really.
Who cares about the 60 hz and all that, does the Lumia 920 support full sRGB? And the i5 works with gloves on too its pretty dam sensitive(in cell touch)
That is patently false. What is your source for "i5 works with gloves"?:
http://www.stuff.tv/news/apple-news/imho/apple-iphone-5-why-the-nokia-lumia-920-is-the-real-innovator
No, you're right. I guess I was just laughing at his insinuation that it was a degree away from ad hominem.
I own an iPad with Retina and a Note 2. Enjoy both.
They both have nice screens. The iPad has the better screen of the tablets that I've seen, HANDS DOWN. I have no regrets about buying a Note 2 instead of an iPhone, though. None. Love that monster screen, battery (I bought the extra battery/charger but haven't opened it up yet), and, yes, the S-pen!
Lots of choices we have today.
They both have nice screens. The iPad has the better screen of the tablets that I've seen, HANDS DOWN. I have no regrets about buying a Note 2 instead of an iPhone, though. None. Love that monster screen, battery (I bought the extra battery/charger but haven't opened it up yet), and, yes, the S-pen!
Lots of choices we have today.
Hopefully, we won't have to wait until June 12th, 2013 plus one year for a significant upgrade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxmsEfrB5pU
It seems that Apple is no longer the 'best' phone out there. For me personally I don't give much about those comparisons, I find the Samsung simply to big.I like the screen size of the Apple phone because it's a phone for me, not a tablet device. But I must admit, Samsung seems to have pulled it off this time, the device is very impressive.
It seems that Apple is no longer the 'best' phone out there. For me personally I don't give much about those comparisons, I find the Samsung simply to big.I like the screen size of the Apple phone because it's a phone for me, not a tablet device. But I must admit, Samsung seems to have pulled it off this time, the device is very impressive.
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