I'm glad that no one has gone psycho attack if an mode on us. Must mean the apple community has surpassed the rest of the nuts. I do agree with your also!
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From a total tech geek I will concede that the iPhone is
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I'm glad that no one has gone psycho attack if an mode on us. Must mean the apple community has surpassed the rest of the nuts. I do agree with your also!
The best smartphone with the best support if you concede that it is boring as hell to use.
I agree. I like tinkering. I drive a sports car and mod it. I build my own computers and run whatever I want on it (triple booting Win 7, Linux and OSX actually). And I jailbreak my phone to have fun with it.
Apple's target audience is a different group however. They want to make their devices accessible to people who aren't as tech-savvy. Makes business sense I guess; there's a lot more people who don't care how or why their devices work as long as they do. Thing is, their devices on the whole is generally superior to the competition. That's why I jailbreak.
As a total tech geek I find it to be the best smartphone and not boring. Be careful using "you" where you should be using "I". I don't need excitement from my phone. There's other tech that I'm more interested in geeking out on. Obviously, YMMV depsite your assertion to the contrary.The best smartphone with the best support if you concede that it is boring as hell to use.
what part of it is "older technology"? The fact that it looks the same as last year? It has a processor that is on par with all the top of the line androids today, a GPU that is pretty handily superior to anything out there, a screen that has just recently been beaten (and they've had it for a year), and what is currently considered the best camera on a phone. Not to mention the most advanced antenna system available on a phone, and the highest build quality of anything available.
Just because the "numbers" aren't as high when you look at it on paper, doesn't make it old technology
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I can't get over WP7...I'm back to an iPhone now because of iOS5, but I still have and love my samsung focus, and I'm hoping they do something really great in a new update...they're next for a "notification center" and I hope they do it in a really unique and interesting way
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Not true of WP7...every phone gets the updates, they just roll it out over time to avoid any problems, and let the carriers test the software before distributing it. There is a way to force the upgrade right away if you're willing to risk a major issue. It's annoying, sure, but at least everyone gets the software, unlike android
I agree the tacking on functions is starting to make it feel dated.
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I would argue that it takes 4 touches to get to the Bluetooth toggle then another push to activate or deactivate it.
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That's a very bb user type answer
Given the fact that Apple is now using BT 4 specs, it will consumer far less energy both when on and connected or on and not connected, that toggling on and off really shouldn't be necessary. Also, I agree that it is tough to have to dig in four taps to get what you want. Just like those damn microwave ovens not being fast enough. Maybe Apple could simplify BT, by pulling it out of General and make it have it's own setting, but I'm generally not turning it on and off - I do that by turning off my BT headset - given it's battery life is more the issue.
Saying iOS was fresh and different is a bit of a mega-understatement. No one had seen anything like that before. No stylus, no menus, fluid scrolling, soft keyboard, pinch zoom, etc. and it all worked fantastically.
I can understand the need for having new features but for an overall redone look of the OS I think works against the idea of progress for an OS. Even OS X hasn't drastically changed since 10.0, I say this in the sense that if you took a user who had only used 10.0 before and sat them down in front of 10.7 that they would likely still be comfortable doing what they need to do (mind you there would be a host of new features that they would have to learn about).
Anyway, I do not foresee iOS 6 or 7 being massively different than iOS 5 because the changes to the infrastructure would be massive and effect not just Apple but all the app developers. Until OS X and iOS finally merge together (which I don't think is going to happen too soon but I sort of think is inevitable) we will not see any big changes.
Do you think Android is boring? I've never used it.
I'm using an android now and it's just like iOS with widgets. A little less boring I guess being allowed to access the battery is pretty exciting.
The best smartphone with the best support if you concede that it is boring as hell to use.
If it's soooo boring, get an android phone. Now you will be bored.
If it's soooo boring, get an android phone. Now you will be bored.
Thing is, there doesn't need to be a BETTER option for something to still be boring. by the way, what on earth makes android MORE boring than iOS?
iOS is boring to me too. Well, maybe that's not the right word for it...
I'm just so ticked that the core apps and functionality have barely changed. For example, look at the YouTube app. It's horrible. Horrible horrible horrible. Too many things are just as bad as when they started
I'm just so ticked that the core apps and functionality have barely changed. For example, look at the YouTube app. It's horrible. Horrible horrible horrible. Too many things are just as bad as when they started
Agreed. First on my personal list for a rehash would be the maps app. That hasn't changed (much) since it launched.
The best smartphone with the best support if you concede that it is boring as hell to use.
Funny, I find all other phones boring as hell to use. Android phones = horrible OS (so buggy). Window = not productive.
I guess I'm just not a "total tech geek" if you think that access to the battery is considered excitement
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Not talking about bugs or productivity. But they all have bugs and they all produce.
I think if you use anything for a long period of time it becomes boring. With that said, I am not bored of iOS or the iPhone yet. When I'm feeling like I need a change, I get a new case. For now, it's the BookBook and I don't see accessories/cases of this quality and class coming out for any other devices so I'm very pleased with my iPhone.
I think I figured it out and I mean for me. I know why I like MacBooks. It's that they maintain themselves as something different something special. Just like the original iPhone or the first iPod. You held them and knew that it was special. Everything worked and felt perfect. Like yah pair of jeans that people wear more than any others. I would like that original iPhone feeling it felt modern but analog. It knew it was a phone first but in the body of modern art. I get that same excitement when I see the Nokia Lumia. It looks clean, simple, beautiful, and special. Microsoft for the first time in the history of the company has made something desirable. They didn't stick a front facing camera because everyone else had one(iPad 2) they took a operating system put a great navigation program into a single cut of poly carbonate and let it go. Its what made apple what it is today. I'm going to give it a try and see if it's what I think it is. I still push the bat check button on my Mac to see the green lights come on.
The best smartphone with the best support if you concede that it is boring as hell to use.
Best smartphone in what way
Slow CPU and the hardware isn't innovative. The only thing the iPhone is winning right now is it's Dual Core GPU which none of the other smartphone have. But a Dual-core GPU doesn't offset all the hardware innovations of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
But gaming on smartphones is bad idea anyway considering the hit on battery life. So not sure if the dual core GPU is really much of an advantage.
I agree w/ the OP to a point.
The look of the OS is boring. It's very static, no changes, etc. I love the new notifications, but that "core screen" always looks the same unless you jailbreak.
For me, though, that's a big plus. I hate clutter. I put all my core apps into a few folders on page 1 so I can put family pics as my BG, and then the other pages I toss the other apps into similar folders. I like the clean and streamlined interface.
To me that's a plus, but it really shines in the apps and functionality side and that's where I always look. Don't get me wrong, I like tinkering. I had a DROID for over a year, and then a RAZR recently, but when it all comes down to it the overall experience is what mattered to me and I enjoyed iOS.
So I'll concede. It's boring, but in a way that's very friendly and easy to use, but then you open that App and your phone comes to life.
The look of the OS is boring. It's very static, no changes, etc. I love the new notifications, but that "core screen" always looks the same unless you jailbreak.
For me, though, that's a big plus. I hate clutter. I put all my core apps into a few folders on page 1 so I can put family pics as my BG, and then the other pages I toss the other apps into similar folders. I like the clean and streamlined interface.
To me that's a plus, but it really shines in the apps and functionality side and that's where I always look. Don't get me wrong, I like tinkering. I had a DROID for over a year, and then a RAZR recently, but when it all comes down to it the overall experience is what mattered to me and I enjoyed iOS.
So I'll concede. It's boring, but in a way that's very friendly and easy to use, but then you open that App and your phone comes to life.
