My thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy II (kind of addresses why I think iPhone users will stay iPhone users and not jump ship (for the most part) despite iPhone 5 not following the typical summer iPhone release):
1. I saw this phone was coming out but did not really think anything of it as it seems like there are new Android handsets coming out every other day with little to no differentiation between them. In that light, this phone got lost in the shuffle in my mind and I think that's one of the Android platform's (or individual Android handset manufacturer's) biggest disadvantages. It's difficult to cull the crap from the cream of the crop. This looks like a great phone and didn't realize it until this post pointed me to the Engadget review. I had seen the Engadget review but just thought "oh another Android phone."
2. Not a fan of Android and I have invested heavily in the Apple ecosystem so I could never make the switch. To me, Android is just not as refined or mature as iOS. I check in on Android every once in awhile and it's still too rough around the edges and not as aesthetically pleasing to me as iOS. I don't think I'm alone in that feeling. Same goes for the build quality of the devices.
3. 4.3" display? This phone is HUGE. Picture yourself carrying a TV remote around with you all day and talking into it like a phone. That's just way too big. 4" inches is as big as I can go (that's what she said), anything bigger is just ridiculous. I hope Apple stays between the 3.5" and 4" mark; that's a good size (again...).
Again, just my opinions and thoughts on the Galaxy II. Doesn't quite do it for me like the iPhone does.
1. I saw this phone was coming out but did not really think anything of it as it seems like there are new Android handsets coming out every other day with little to no differentiation between them. In that light, this phone got lost in the shuffle in my mind and I think that's one of the Android platform's (or individual Android handset manufacturer's) biggest disadvantages. It's difficult to cull the crap from the cream of the crop. This looks like a great phone and didn't realize it until this post pointed me to the Engadget review. I had seen the Engadget review but just thought "oh another Android phone."
2. Not a fan of Android and I have invested heavily in the Apple ecosystem so I could never make the switch. To me, Android is just not as refined or mature as iOS. I check in on Android every once in awhile and it's still too rough around the edges and not as aesthetically pleasing to me as iOS. I don't think I'm alone in that feeling. Same goes for the build quality of the devices.
3. 4.3" display? This phone is HUGE. Picture yourself carrying a TV remote around with you all day and talking into it like a phone. That's just way too big. 4" inches is as big as I can go (that's what she said), anything bigger is just ridiculous. I hope Apple stays between the 3.5" and 4" mark; that's a good size (again...).
Again, just my opinions and thoughts on the Galaxy II. Doesn't quite do it for me like the iPhone does.