Google/Motorola Developing Flagship Phone to Compete with Apple and Samsung

[samcraig]

then why are you posting a comment that has nothing to do with the article, talking about a phone that you said you'd never buy? Looks to me you're trolling.

Are you replying to the right person? Think for a second before typing back to me. I never said anything about what phone I would buy or not buy. What comment has nothing to do with this article? And aren't you being hypocritical by posting a link to an article about a processor security issue here which has nothing to do with the topic?

But go ahead and name call just because I called you out (at least once if not twice). And also because you haven't anything else to come back with of actual interest.

 

[maxosx]

I say the more competition the better. Choices bring variety, keep prices in line, and advance the sector. It's win win no matter how good or how successful the new entries are. It's simple market dynamics.

 

[flameproof]

More competition = good news for consumers!

 

[KdParker]

This ****'s about to get interesting.

Given Android is very much on a stable, non-fragmented heading now (the latest Android builds have come on leaps and bounds), this could actually be a heck of a lot more successful than the previous attempts.

Apple needs to up their game - Android is now the better OS, undeniably with the likes of the S3 and Note.

It's only a recent change however, but certainly a worrying one for Apple.

I am not sure that you can call android the better OS, and definitely not undeniably.

 

[AppleScruff1]

My iPhone and Android crash about the same amount. I have buggy issues with both iOS and Android. Both lock up. As for being insecure - I've never had an issue nor has anyone I have personally known.

As I said above - both platforms offer GREAT features and both platforms have their downsides.

You know you can praise iOS and tell everyone how much you prefer it and love it without resorting to fud and hyperbole about any competition to it. It's more telling about the integrity of the poster vs the OS

Your iPhone does not lock up. It works perfectly at all times.

 

[a0me]

Actually I think Android is moving in the opposite direction with a lot less fragmentation. And fragmentation barely (if ever) affects most customers. The big/most popular apps will always make themselves compatible (being more of an issue for developers) and many "regular joes" don't even care about which version of the OS they are running as long as their phone works the way they want to.

Hopefully you're right about the direction Android is moving in, because fragmentation does affect consumers.

Games are one of the most popular category of apps, and a sizable portion of paid games is released exclusively on iOS, specifically because of the fragmented platform (different screen sizes, resolutions, OS versions, custom OS, app stores, processors, memory configurations) and the low spending user base (most Android owners only download free apps).

 

[Tech198]

Your iPhone does not lock up. It works perfectly at all times.

I can vouch for that..

 

[makotoisle]

I wish Google, and others, would focus on their strengths rather than trying to take over the world, which is one of their weaknesses. Google does really, really well with search. Their maps are great. Android and their hardware is awful.

Once upon a time, they're maps weren't that great. If they don't try, they never find what they ARE good at.

 

[WatchTheThrone]

The amount of android butt lickers on here is incredible!!

 

[Morshu9001]

Like Samsung?

http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...vices_vulnerable_to_dangerous_Android_exploit

This article is about Samsung Android exploits, not malware in Samsung code. Yes, like Samsung. But what app does Samsung make?

Using Android is like using a jailbroken iOS device in terms of safety. Anything you download has the power to do serious harm, but if you're careful, you'll be OK.

 

[Analog Kid]

And as predicted, Android starts to eat itself. I knew Samsung completely dominating the other Android manufacturers and taking the little profit there is in Android with Google not seeing much at all wasn't going to last long. My bet is this aggression by Google against Samsung is going to hasten Samsung forking Android into its own OS. This is going to be fun to watch.

Exactly my first thought-- the best way to force a company to differentiate themselves is to compete with them. Apple's going to love watching the infighting.

The question, I think, is whether this grows the overall Android market, or fragments it. I'd have been more likely to vote for the former if Google itself weren't one of the competitors.

 

[adder7712]

The amount of android butt lickers on here is incredible!!

Add in the iOS fanboys and it's mutual.

 

[iAi]

Can't wait for Samesung kool-aid fandroids j'ing off on Google parody ads.

 

[teejaysyke]

Some of you people that insist on Samsung copying still...

You make it seem like Apple invented everything they came out with and never copied anything... I can't.

I love Apple, but Apple isn't the holy spirit of innovation some of you claim them to be

Newsflash, Apple didn't create the universe.


Also, this is good. More choices, more competition, more innovation. Hopefully Apple can actually do something, other than adding App integration on IOS7 and on their newer products.

 

[newyorkone]

Seems a strong Google phone would take more Samsung sales away than it would iPhone sales????

More strong players on the Android side just dilute the Android side (and draw more users away from RIM or MS)... Apple just needs to make sure they stay competitive to keep a very healthy share.

Totally agree. Android will cannibalize android, not iOS.

It's about the whole system. Even if I liked android better, which I don't, or liked the S3 better, which I also don't - because it has a crap screen, I still wouldn't switch because I have too much invested in iOS apps and the complexity and pain in the arse notion of having to switch everything to a new system is so unappealing.

 

[SlCKB0Y]

The Nexus 4 is actually a mid-range phone, not on the same level as SIII and iP5.

Why not? The Nexus 4 has a higher PPI screen which is not AMOLED, double the RAM and has inductive charging and isn't full plastic. All other specs are extremely similar to the Galaxy S3

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Google-Nexus-4,Samsung-Galaxy-S-III/phones/7531,6330

Would be great if you could explain how you consider the GS3 high end but then exclude the Nexus 4. The only thing that isn't high-end about the Nexus 4 is it's price

----------

Hopefully you're right about the direction Android is moving in, because fragmentation does affect consumers.

Games are one of the most popular category of apps, and a sizable portion of paid games is released exclusively on iOS, specifically because of the fragmented platform

Source?

(different screen sizes, resolutions, OS versions, custom OS, app stores, processors, memory configurations)

Given that Windows is by far the most fragmented mainstream OS, this must be the reason why Windows is so lacking in games and software. Developers simply aren't smart enough to write one App to work on a multitude of different hardware configurations.....oh.....wait!

Seriously though, given that both Mac/OS X and Intel/Windows platforms are much more fragmented than Android, how do you explain the fact they both have lots of software?

Also, did you ever stop to consider that some people don't judge their Android phone based on the software available on iPhone as a benchmark?

and the low spending user base (most Android owners only download free apps).

Again.. any source for your ridiculous claims? No? ahh of course you don't since you're making this up, or you "heard it somewhere".

 

[Technarchy]

If it doesn't have LTE it's a midrange device, so don't try puffing up the Nexus 4 too much.

This is America, not Russia. If it ain't LTE, it aint a flagship in this day and age.

 

[samcraig]

If it doesn't have LTE it's a midrange device, so don't try puffing up the Nexus 4 too much.

This is America, not Russia. If it ain't LTE, it aint a flagship in this day and age.

So the iPhone was a mid-range device until recently?

 

[SlCKB0Y]

or liked the S3 better, which I also don't - because it has a crap screen

Bwahahaha. People find a lot of ways to criticise the S3 but I've never heard anyone criticise the screen before. It's been almost universally praised by everyone with functioning eyes.

 

[samcraig]

Bwahahaha. People find a lot of ways to criticise the S3 but I've never heard anyone criticise the screen before. It's been almost universally praised by everyone with functioning eyes.

Well it's made by Samsung - so it must be crap, right?

 

[SlCKB0Y]

If it doesn't have LTE it's a midrange device, so don't try puffing up the Nexus 4 too much.

By far the highest selling version of the Galaxy S3 is NOT LTE. The other poster was claiming the GS3 was high end but the Nexus wasn't.

 

[WatchTheThrone]

Add in the iOS fanboys and it's mutual.

Not really!! It's a Mac/iOS forum!! It's like a catholic in a catholic church....it's expected but android fanboys coming in here is like a Mormon in a catholic church. It's like what are you doing in here?? Shouldn't you be at the Mormon church?? Get me??

 

[SlCKB0Y]

So the iPhone was a mid-range device until recently?

No way, because as usual these definitions get made up along the way based on what the iPhone has. Before the iPhone 5 LTE was a "waste of battery" and "you don't need those kinds of network speeds on a mobile device". Now, in just a few short months , LTE has turned into a "must have".

Don't you get it? Just like every mobile device that didn't have a "retina" display was horrible until the iPad mini came out. Then suddenly everyone's vision went to hell and they couldn't tell the difference anymore.

----------

Not really!! It's a Mac/iOS forum!! It's like a catholic in a catholic church....it's expected but android fanboys coming in here is like a Mormon in a catholic church. It's like what are you doing in here?? Shouldn't you be at the Mormon church?? Get me??

I own multiple Macs and have done for years. I have an Android phone and tablet... how do I fit into your overly simplified "rules" and where should I go?

Also, maybe the mormons sometimes go to the Catholic church in order to correct the Catholics on the complete and utter misinformation and FUD they are spreading about the mormons because they are insecure about their own choices.

 

[Technarchy]

So the iPhone was a mid-range device until recently?

Please. Spare us the complete lack of critical thinking.

Was the Galaxy S series a mid-range device until recently because there was a distinct lack of LTE across that product line until summer 2012...

Or maybe, just maybe, 2011 does not = 2012

 

[adder7712]

Not really!! It's a Mac/iOS forum!! It's like a catholic in a catholic church....it's expected but android fanboys coming in here is like a Mormon in a catholic church. It's like what are you doing in here?? Shouldn't you be at the Mormon church?? Get me??

Android fanboys or people with a mixture of Apple and Android products?

You can do that.