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[Merged] HTC / Verizon Droid Incredible
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Nearly. Except the suggestion that Android just has "a bunch of crap on it" that makes it un-smooth. Although the total simplicity of the iPhone is what does make it a very clean OS, so I can let it slide.
Good post though, basically sums up everything that has been said, but it's not going to stop people from bickering, haha.
Sorry to burst your bubble. The most significant OS 4.0 update is the faux multi-tasking. Android has true multi-tasking since day 1. Oh, and iPhone just got the capability to set your own wallpaper. How awesome is that?
Is that "true" multitasking the reason that the number one download from Android Market is a Task Manager just so people can quit processes once their phone grinds to a halt? Yeah, that's pretty awesome.
Is that "true" multitasking the reason that the number one download from Android Market is a Task Manager just so people can quit processes once their phone grinds to a halt? Yeah, that's pretty awesome.
Is it true that for a while the number one app in the App Store was iFart?
So what?
Nobody I know with Android has any Task Manager app.
same. demo phones in stores dont use them to clear apps, and they seem to run just fine even with all the crap open that people have been playing with in store. the new androids do not need a task manager, in fact some argue that they run better without it rather than terminating everything in this way.
anyway, the iphone used to have task managers, but apple pulled them, and thats the only reason we dont all have them now. we wouldnt need them, but we'd have them... just like android.
Is that "true" multitasking the reason that the number one download from Android Market is a Task Manager just so people can quit processes once their phone grinds to a halt? Yeah, that's pretty awesome.
You probably never used a N1 before. My phone can run 10+ applications at the same time without grinding to a halt. You have no idea what a big difference 512MB RAM makes. I consistently have over 150MB of free RAM available without killing active apps.
Sore losers
You lost all credibility once i read these. You're biased.
Have fun celebrating the fact that a 10 month old device 'lost' to a device released within the past week...solely due to the carrier its on.
You can't be serious with this argument.
Says a lot. No wonder you're a spec whore. This stretch isn't something I'd expect. Why not just argue that they are all building on Pingala's system?
That's not true. It's an alternative. It has that going for it. If I didn't want/have an iPhone, I'd look at an Android device.
For added functionality, the same reason you and many other Android OS users gain root access and install custom ROM's.
Nearly. Except the suggestion that Android just has "a bunch of crap on it" that makes it un-smooth. Although the total simplicity of the iPhone is what does make it a very clean OS, so I can let it slide.
Good post though, basically sums up everything that has been said, but it's not going to stop people from bickering, haha.
Haha I knew it wouldn't stop the bickering but I was hoping people that are either die hard Apple or die hard Android would take a step back and see the positives of both. I wasn't trying to say that Android had a bunch of crap on it. I was trying to say that it was more complex and open to apps that can access the systems code which can over time slow the system down if people don't know what they are doing. Apple is a lot more restrictive which everyone knows. Most people place this as a negative to Apple and I agree somewhat with that, but the fact that they do this is what keeps iPhone's running smooth and bug free.
I just finished watching an episode of family guy on HULU via skyfire browser. I LOVE MY ANDROID PHONE!!!!!!!!!
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wasn't this a discussion about the Incredible and 3GS?
Hold your horses, first of all, you can't expect any phone to look as it does from day one and i think Apple's Phones are one of the best ones on the long term look
Also, how can it be apple's fault? So many computing companies have 20 year old employees with huge salaries and stuff, but you're basically saying, "It's the government's fault that a person is able to kill another person, punish the government"
And btw, people get drunk, even steve jobs
You can't be serious with this argument.
Says a lot. No wonder you're a spec whore. This stretch isn't something I'd expect. Why not just argue that they are all building on Pingala's system?
Well that's rude. I wasn't arguing that anyone was building on anything. I was pointing out that arguing as such (like Sense UI being bad because it's "on top of" Android) is pointless. It seems like you got that point just fine.
My point is that it integrates into the low-level of the OS. It's not just a skin that loads up on top of the Android UI. It's actually an alternative. Much like using Ubuntu Linux and running either KDE or Gnome. It's not a downside.
It's a UI over an OS. iPhone OS is the same. It's a UI over an OS. It was a stretch to say Darwin, but you get the point.
Also, what does this have to do with specs at all? Totally irrelevant. Great deductive skills you have. Way to resort to childish flames.
And then you immediately came on the internet to post on an iPhone forum...
Well I am an iPhone owner and do visit this site on a regular basis.
Not being able to background Pandora or Spotify or any other radio app is and always has been assine. And detracts from my iPhone experience (were I not jailbroken) a whole lot more than not being able to talk and surf (which you can do over wifi anyway on CDMA) would.
You shouldn't have to jailbreak to do that nor should you have to jailbreak to have a freaking wallpaper. Thank goodness Apple came to their senses there.
And then you immediately came on the internet to post on an iPhone forum...
The guy's sig indicates that he owns three cell phones. How bright can he really be?
Because the MacBook Air is all about the thinness and battery life, they need to make something special, same reason why the iPad doesn't have an intel Atom or whatever, the MacBook Pro has enough space for a normal CPU and enough space for a better battery
Stop Hijacking the thread
I own(ed) two of the three phones: 3G and Nexus one. I'd love to have BB Bold 9700 if my work gives me one.
Front facing cam and ichat that is hopefully coming to the new iPhone will beat the hell out of all Androids. Of course as soon as Apple will introduce video chat, Android copycats will bring that too. One obvious reason how Android army can defeat iPhone is a quantity of the devices that soon translates to quality. Apple has only one handset, while slew of Android phone makers can do a lot of hit and miss phones to get one right.
You can tell however, that iPhone is and will remain standard everybody else is compared too - that is impressive in itself!
You can tell however, that iPhone is and will remain standard everybody else is compared too - that is impressive in itself!
HTC EVO was announced in March 2010 that the phone would come with a front-facing camera. How's that a copycat?
I'm convinced people who start trolling threads like this one are either teenagers who made a choice, are insecure about their choice, but don't have the means to do anything about it -- e.g. they couldn't afford to make a change even if they wanted to so they have to prove to everyone else that they made the best investment . . . Or type of person who starts arguments like this is a socially-awkward knucklehead. Either way, I pity the fool. Pity my grammar and poor sentence structure, as well.
Hahaha. Yea, other poster already said this... but the EVO was announced first and it's got it. Also, I hear Europe has had that feature on many phones for a long while...
This is definitely true. The iPhone, and specifically the 3G, really did revolutionize the smartphone market. I think it will be quite some time before another phone will have the mindshare that the iPhone does.
And then you immediately came on the internet to post on an iPhone forum...
Exactly.
Yet they all love their droids, htc, N1 etc
But they are all here posting and browsing on the iPhone forum
Obviously they all have second thoughts and feel the need to defend their purchase for whatever reason like anyone here cares.
Exactly.
Yet they all love their droids, htc, N1 etc
But they are all here posting and browsing on the iPhone forum
Obviously they all have second thoughts and feel the need to defend their purchase for whatever reason like anyone here cares.
Ironically... They do care... Post 150 here.