Sorry, what? First you say Apple mobile chips aren’t the best then you say Intel is inferior?
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Sorry, what? First you say Apple mobile chips aren’t the best then you say Intel is inferior?
The A series chips are industry leading. The Inte chips are largely indistinguishable from the QCOM chips in most cases.
If that were the case then Apple wouldn’t have paid 4.5B to settle and signed a 5 year deal to use the QCom chips, surely?!
Actually is not an argument it's indication for lack or real arguments.
Someone could simply say the opposite and he would be just as right. "It's better because it runs Android, there's no comparison".
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So condescending.
But I guess this is the best you've got.
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You can do the same on Android with Google Files app. Or any app that uses Wifi direct.
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Phone seems to have some problems
The glare on the curved screen even in a dark room is just horrible.
https://www.geekdashboard.com/oneplus-7-pro-ghost-touch-issue/
There is also problem with the camera popping up while the phone is in users pockets.
https://www.geekdashboard.com/oneplus-7-pro-ghost-touch-issue/
There is also problem with the camera popping up while the phone is in users pockets.
That was a good one, checkmate basically.
Yeah I also remember the countless posts coming from big iphone fans insisting on the idea that iphone 6s is water proof because of some clips on youtube.
The same with "inductive charging" which wasn't really an advantage for Android phones before iphones got it because it was slow and the charging pads had cables anyway. Also iphones were supposedly in line for getting "real wireless charging" because of some patents. Yeah those were the days.
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That’s a great point.
iPhones have apples exclusive ecosystem and all the other alternatives on the app market.
Don’t know why some would call that restrictive, it’s quite the opposite.
They owed the money anyway and likely got terms favorable to what they were getting prior to the lawsuit.
I think apple got what they wanted Qualcomm not so much.
Qualcomm Ruled a Monopoly, Found in Violation of US Antitrust Law
https://www.extremetech.com/computi...nopoly-found-in-violation-of-us-antitrust-law
Yes, agreed. However, Qcom chips are more expensive than Intel chips and Qcom also charge royalties on each device sold. Thus, the point was, Apple don’t always use the best chips as clearly Intel modem chips are cheaper and inferior. Otherwise Apple wouldn’t have agreed a 5 year deal for Qcom chips.
Money doesn’t equal brand image. They’re sliding in iPhone sales for the first time ever and it’s only going to get worse — companies are finally out-designing them.
In the early days everyone always talked of the “iPhone killer” whenever a new device was scheduled to be released. Well this is it, this is the “iPhone killer” complacency and laziness on Apple’s behalf. 3 iterations of design with a notch is just inexcusable. The technology is there to correct it. It’s a money-saving maneuver at the expense of good design and people are waking up to this. Another year with the same design and Notch? Seriously?
Look how the OnePlus 7 designed the motorized slideout. That is design, that is moving forward. Apple isn’t even trying.
Lol yes! They always use to say exactly that. Talking about wireless charging is useless since they can't use their phone while it's on the pad. It's always excuses until the iPhone has it then it's great.
Another one is how iPhones always had fast charging because if you use the iPad charger it's a bit faster. But apple didnt advertised it because fast charging degrades the battery much faster and Apple doesnt want that lol. I mean how desperate can Apple fans be.
Apple got what they wanted or at least close since they just settled. Why fight 2 years to completely lose. Apple is very stubborn.
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They liked the terms. I’m sure Apple likes QCOM chips, perhaps even better than Intel...that doesn’t mean Apple is going to cave or that Intel chips are garbage. The A series silicon, power management, wireless chips and other Appel designed power controllers are more important than the Intel vs QCOM modem debate. I’m tech savvy and couldn’t tell you what modem is in my iPhone X, although I think it’s INTC.
I've recently switched to a OnePlus 6 device from an iPhone 8 Plus, after using an iPhone ever since the first gen became available in summer '07. The main reasons for the switch were price and Dual Sim support (Mexico carriers don't support the iPhone XS' eSim function yet).
My main concern was, indeed, the ecosystem. But the switch was practically seamless, because I realized I use practically none of the stock apps on iOS (Outlook for mail and cal, Whats app for Messenger and Phone, Firefox for Browsing, Lightroom, etc., etc.). Most of these apps and my data transferred seamlessly (contacts were already backed up to Google using IFTTT). Even my Real Racing 3 data translated perfectly.
The only thing I was concerned about was Apple Music, and to my surprise the app for Android is pretty good. Even the lock screen widget is superior IMO. All my album covers and playlist covered loaded correctly (I have a huge iCloud Music Library because of my personal collection which is not on streaming services (lots of live bootleg recordings). This is key, because as Apple Services begin to support other devices and OS's, it will for sure cannibalize their device business and maybe make it a niche market again (specially at those prices).
Things I do miss: some one time purchase games (Monument Valley, Limbo). But most importantly, the camera. The camera on my iPhone 8 Plus is superior by far. However using Gcam, instead ot the stock app narrows it down a lot.
Things that I feel are better on Android: Data and Storage management on the device, RAM, and advance configuration settings (Bluetooth Codec selection for instance). I'm probably trading up to a OP7 Pro in a couple of months, I also really like the 46mm Samsung Galaxy Watch's form factor over the Apple Watch.
The point being, switching back and forth between OS's shouldn't, and really isn't, such a big deal. I think at this point it's just an excuse to keep people in one ecosystem.
It depends. The one ecosystem thing works both ways, for and against. For example I don’t use google photos, google drive and have no intention of using them. On an android phone I would have to find suitable alternatives.
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Wrong. They said the op7 was water resistant but didn't want to spend money on the certification. In one case a poster is hypothesizing with ancillary sources, in another case the manufacturer is making quite the claim. Quite a difference. Checkmate.
Your supporting my recollection of touted android features (by people who like android phones) of which the op7 is missing two of them. Your right, the exact same thing, only different, because it's on the android side of things.
I can already make a hotspot from my iPhone to my MacBook or iPad. My carrier doesn’t charge extra for tethering. I don’t need to use a third party app. Even when I had an android phone I just created a hotspot. No third party app required and no rooting.
Because it's an Apple product. It's all about the name brand, not the actual hardware itself. OnePlus phones also get upgraded every 6 months, so of course resale will be less.
Android phones are practically worthless.
That’s why the value drops like a rock a few weeks after launch.
One plus can’t compete with apple.
That’s precisely the thing. I don’t think it’s so easy to just disregard the stickiness of the Apple ecosystem and divorce the value it adds to the iPhone.
How many people have years of iTunes content built up from the iPod days? Or are using complimentary hardware such as Apple Watches or iPads? Or have hundreds of dollars in app purchases, not all of which have comparable alternatives on android?
Apple knows this as well, hence the bench of services designed to entrench users further in their ecosystem and make it even harder for them to switch.
Because Apple controls the platform, their products don’t need to be the absolute best in terms of hardware because they know they can compensate elsewhere to pick up the slack.
Yes, some can argue that it’s not fair, but Apple did spend the better part of their lives building a formidable ecosystem, and to the victor belongs the spoils, I guess?