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How many people are staying with Apple because of features available only within the ecosystem?
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Apple currently has their flagship starting at 16GB which is pathetic when everyone else is at 32GB and moving to 64GB + Expandable storage as their BASE option.
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Apple offering a 16gb option i think will work fine and dandy for them old people who can barely work the camera.
if YOU are getting worked up about a 16gb option, well FYI theres a 128gb option...
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The reason I couldn't stay with Android is that hardware makers find one way or another to cheap out on the hardware. Sure, they add the fastest processors, waterproofing and the best screens. But they pair that with atrociously slow storage. Terrible digitisers with 5 times the touch latency of an iPhone. Stuff like that completely kills the experience.
Not to mention Google just can't seem to fix the random battery drain issues plaguing the OS. The iPhone might not have the same battery life but at least it's consistent. If I leave home at 100%, I always down to 55% plus or minus 5%. With the S7E, on some days it was 70%, other days 25%, for seemingly no reason.
Not to mention Google just can't seem to fix the random battery drain issues plaguing the OS. The iPhone might not have the same battery life but at least it's consistent. If I leave home at 100%, I always down to 55% plus or minus 5%. With the S7E, on some days it was 70%, other days 25%, for seemingly no reason.
Sorry to jump in here, but a capacity isn't a model in itself. Apple's current flagship is the iPhone 6s, which has a base storage of 16GB. So yes, Apple's flagship phone has an entry level storage of 16 GB.
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My first Nexus 6P had a tiny cosmetic imperfection on one edge. A call to Google was well received and they shipped a new one out overnight, with a return box for my original. A very impressive, easy resolution.
Not my first excellent experience with Google Play Store, but yet one more reminder that Apple has serious competition.
I am firmly invested in Google and Apple Ecosystems. Years ago I never expected Google to become this good. In fact it's the amazing functionality of Android 6.x.x in my stellar Nexus 6P that makes it my favorite and Primary Smartphone.
Make no mistake, my iPhone 6S Plus is quite nice, but it's unable to do everything I rely on Android for.
For me, I can't really think of features exclusive to iOS aside from iMessage. I stay because I have an android phone for work so it's redundant to get the same OS for both phones I have.
But... that doesn't mean I couldn't be persuaded. Next iPhone doesn't look great but early rumors in the watch really do so...
In also loving iOS10. The differences between the platforms have already narrowed so much, tbh.
But... that doesn't mean I couldn't be persuaded. Next iPhone doesn't look great but early rumors in the watch really do so...
In also loving iOS10. The differences between the platforms have already narrowed so much, tbh.
Except customizability. Sorry dude but it's true. Take just two examples (of many) - Tasker with location based profiles and Nova Launcher with gestures - those two alone make Android infinitely more robust OS. iOS is more fluid and safer, sure but it's also straight up DUMB in comparison. iOS is so far behind in how much you can do with it, that it's embarrassing . But you can't see that for yourself cos you're too devoted to look outside of iOS.
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In fairness, the stuff that make iOS "dumb" also seem to be what makes it user-friendly to less techie folks. My parents can't make sense of Android's app drawer. Heck, they eschew any form of folder organization, too. iOS's default pages of icons seem to work for them, though. I have no doubt location-based profiles and Nova Launcher gestures would just confuse them.
Yah, I respect that, that's a good point. But that makes it more user friendly to less techie folks cos it's a no brainer. It's hardly "superior in every way".
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I'm in this camp. The Note 7 is so tempting. The design is stunning, the screen is amazing, etc., but I am terrified of leaving iMessage, AirPlay, the apps that I've paid for, and the overal superior experience of iOS. Not always having the latest OS is something I'd struggle to go back to.
I had Android phones for years, until I moved to the iPhone 5 in 2012 and this year is the first year I've been somewhat tempted to go back. I'm hoping there are enough cool features in the keynote to slam the door on my desire to dabble with the Note 7, but I guess we'll wait to see.
I had Android phones for years, until I moved to the iPhone 5 in 2012 and this year is the first year I've been somewhat tempted to go back. I'm hoping there are enough cool features in the keynote to slam the door on my desire to dabble with the Note 7, but I guess we'll wait to see.
Both sides have their die hard loyalists, but in a nutshell, the advantages of iOS are security, simplicity, reliability, and to some extent still better app selection.
Android, however, has customizability, versatility, and functionality.
Neither is inherently better than the other. It depends on what's more important to the user. But some people like to insist that what's best for them is best for everyone.
Reason why all my iPhone's rarely has stock iOS. I love the simplicity of iOS, but the techie in me needs to customize, tweak, and tinker. When my wife borrows my iPhone... she's lost... LOL... Probably the reason why adapting to my S7 Edge was pretty easy. Both OS's aren't perfect, but I'm fine with both. Not totally locked in Apple's ecosystem as I posted earlier... going from one OS to another is not an issue. I just want to enjoy new tech no matter what platform.
Think about this for a second - how much innovation do you actually get with these lightning fast updates? Major/yearly iOS updates are incremental at best, the smaller ones are useless.
Why useless? Things like night shift came with a smaller non-major/yearly update. Not to mention various fixes for things that affect various people.
You can often message the developer and get a free code I've heard, though I've never personally done this. As a developer I don't mind paying other developers for their hard work, but that's a rare opinion. It's usually only a buck or two anyways.
You are correct, the 6s is the flag ship model, the 16 gb storage is only the tier.
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Which is all lot's of people will ever need. Phones are not intended to store a lot of data. Many of us keep most of our data in the cloud. As the poster said, choice is good.
Yes it's mainly because of the ecosystem that I stay. Everything just works so well together. I have my iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch and Apple TV and they all work seamlessly together. It's little things like iCloud photos, iCloud backup, keychain and continuity that make it such a great experience. I also think as individual units each device is the best at what it does and together they are so powerful.
I have also bought so many tv shows, movies and music videos over the years that I have to stay in the ecosystem.
I have also bought so many tv shows, movies and music videos over the years that I have to stay in the ecosystem.
I keep getting the temptation to try Android and nearly make the leap back, but I remember features I really like on iPhone. I can answer texts and even the phone through my iPad and everything syncs together so nicely.
I see new features on android that spike my interest, but I ask myself if they are real breakers and if I will actually use them beyond the curiosity stage? Nearly everybody I know uses an iPhone too so there is appeal in that too with things like FaceTime and photostream.
I see new features on android that spike my interest, but I ask myself if they are real breakers and if I will actually use them beyond the curiosity stage? Nearly everybody I know uses an iPhone too so there is appeal in that too with things like FaceTime and photostream.
While I agree that 16 GB is sufficient for some people, I wouldn't say that phones are "not intended to store a lot of data". Smartphones have become mobile computers and media devices. Who's to say what they are intended for? There's a reason why other manufacturers offer expandable storage.
I'm sticking with iOS on all devices because of a) the ecosystem (iPhone/iPad/Apple TV) and b) because Android is a buggy, insecure, frequently illogical and often extremely ugly OS.
However I will be ditching my desktop Mac for a Windows 10 machine, while keeping Macs for laptops.
Edit: having said that, the removal of the headphone jack will be a bit of a test for me. If it turns out that using a lightning adaptor is easy and convenient, then fine. If it turns out it sucks - because there are countless situations where I have wanted to charge my iPhone while listening to headphones - then I may have to reconsider.
However I will be ditching my desktop Mac for a Windows 10 machine, while keeping Macs for laptops.
Edit: having said that, the removal of the headphone jack will be a bit of a test for me. If it turns out that using a lightning adaptor is easy and convenient, then fine. If it turns out it sucks - because there are countless situations where I have wanted to charge my iPhone while listening to headphones - then I may have to reconsider.
Try that with a swollen battery of a 4 year old, out of warranty, laptop. From discovering the problem to getting the battery replace: 6 hours.
For new hardware within exchange period, I expect the replacement to take zero minute after I walk in to an Apple store.
