I feel the masses are demanding a bigger phone. I hope so much that they release an iphone xl in addition to the current sized phone. heck, i'd probably buy an iphone mini with a 2.5-3" screen if they made one. I just want something small and light to carry with me all the time that is capable when I need it on the go. if I plan on doing much use where i would want a larger screen, i bring a tablet with me. even 5-6 inch phones are a joke for screen size compared to the ipad mini.
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New iPhones Score Well with 'Consumer Reports', but Display and Battery 'No Match' for Android Competitors
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I feel the masses are demanding a bigger phone. I hope so much that they release an iphone xl in addition to the current sized phone. heck, i'd probably buy an iphone mini with a 2.5-3" screen if they made one. I just want something small and light to carry with me all the time that is capable when I need it on the go. if I plan on doing much use where i would want a larger screen, i bring a tablet with me. even 5-6 inch phones are a joke for screen size compared to the ipad mini.
Majority of members here also said 3.5 was perfect and they didn't need 4 inch screen. Yet they all went out and brought the iPhone 5.
I have a gs4 and it doesn't feel like an ipad. Now my note 2 did feel a little oversized.
As much as I like my 5S and the long-overdue iOS rebirth in generation 7, I still would rather read the news and scroll through Flipboard (et al) on my Nexus 4. In fact, it's hard to go back the the 5S because for me, it reminds me of the feeling I had going from the 4S screen to the 5.
I hope Apple does something more creative than simply make a bigger screen, and I'm sure the current 5S size will remain a constant for many generations. Apple keeps developers in mind, as we know.
I'm still hoping for an iPhone + option someday.
I hope Apple does something more creative than simply make a bigger screen, and I'm sure the current 5S size will remain a constant for many generations. Apple keeps developers in mind, as we know.
I'm still hoping for an iPhone + option someday.
Never thought I would have heard Android being better for battery than iOS.
I can usually get a couple of days out my iPhone 5... yet my GS4 wielding friends get worried at the thought of leaving their houses without the charger.
iOS is better in some cases, other, Android. It all depends on what you (you being someone in general) want out of your device and also what you do on it and for how long that heavily affects battery life.
Not trying to pick on you, just quoting you because you mentioned iOS7.
iOS 7, as far as I can tell from using it, really doesn't add that much. New icons, non static backgrounds, different textures, some 'fancy' new animations and some toggle switches (WiFi, Bluetooth, Airplane Mode, etc)? Jumping from OS9 to OS X, that was revolutionary. Windows 95, revolutionary. iOS7? You've been able to do all that stuff on Android and jailbroken iOS devices for years now. They didn't really add much functionality to it.
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What? Apple puts out lines like, "We're never gonna do this/that... ever." and later, whether in months or years, have done it. They said that 3.5 inches was perfect for the iPhone, yet now we're at 4 and possibly going even bigger.
Again more hyperbole or poor humor - take your pick.
As someone else said - 3.5" was the max any iPhoner wanted until the 5. Then 4" was perfect.
Newsflash - Apple has many sizes they can pick from before having a phone the size of a dinner plate. Which would actually be an iPad. Not a phone.
Between 4-5" is still very comfortable to hold, use and pocket.
But some people do. Don't want a big iPhone? Then don't get one (assuming they release one).
The review generalizes that the consumer cares ONLY about screen size and ONLY about the evaluated battery life (not the practical life that they'd see running their apps). Obviously battery life is subjective.
Heavier than X. Worse battery than Y. Smaller screen than Z.
That's great if you have a chimera Android phone that somehow takes the best aspects of every other phone on the market. Most people - I'd go out on a limb and say all people, even - don't. They have one phone, which embodies a set of compromises amongst the features and fortunate or unfortunate design decisions (ex, the HTC fingerprint sensor rquiring a swipe across the camera lens ... not a compromise at all, just really bad human interface engineering).
Running a feature-by-feature analysis between a single Apple phone and the best-in-that-particular-feature Android phone on the market is hardly productive except for the odd consumer who demands the best in that one particular feature but doesn't care about anything else.
That's great if you have a chimera Android phone that somehow takes the best aspects of every other phone on the market. Most people - I'd go out on a limb and say all people, even - don't. They have one phone, which embodies a set of compromises amongst the features and fortunate or unfortunate design decisions (ex, the HTC fingerprint sensor rquiring a swipe across the camera lens ... not a compromise at all, just really bad human interface engineering).
Running a feature-by-feature analysis between a single Apple phone and the best-in-that-particular-feature Android phone on the market is hardly productive except for the odd consumer who demands the best in that one particular feature but doesn't care about anything else.
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What on earth do you people do with your phones that make them get so little battery time? Are you the type that wonder around looking at your phone constantly? My 5 comes off charge when I go to bed at around midnight. It lays on the nightstand all night and alarms to wake me. Usually 3-4 snooze cycles. Then it us used throughout the day for company and personal email, company and personal texts, Internet browsing and frequently an hour or three of Pandora streaming in the evening. I don't play any games on it however. When I put it back on charge at night, it usually has anywhere from 25% to 35% charge left. If I skip the Pandora, I can literally get two work days of use and two nights of standby, almost a full 48 hrs. My co-workers with GSIIIs get similar to a little less use, the two who have Droid Razer MaXX HDs get even better battery life than me.
-Pickles are Good.
What on earth do you people do with your phones that make them get so little battery time? Are you the type that wonder around looking at your phone constantly?
My 5 comes off charge when I go to bed at around midnight. It lays on the nightstand all night and alarms to wake me. Usually 3-4 snooze cycles. Then it us used throughout the day for company and personal email, company and personal texts, Internet browsing and frequently an hour or three of Pandora streaming in the evening. I don't play any games on it however. When I put it back on charge at night, it usually has anywhere from 25% to 35% charge left. If I skip the Pandora, I can literally get two work days of use and two nights of standby, almost a full 48 hrs. My co-workers with GSIIIs get similar to a little less use, the two who have Droid Razer MaXX HDs get even better battery life than me.-Pickles are Good.
Do tell me how many "average" people care about or even know what 64bit architecture is.
It's not really a selling point. Sorry. Future-proofing yes. Some advantages currently depending on the software, sure. But not remotely thrilling to the masses.
Completely agree. iOS 7 is a visual improvement, but far from as customizable or even widget-friendly as Android JB.
HTC has the iPhone beat in the quality of the screen. Motorola in the battery life department.
For the overall package I would still take the iPhone
For the overall package I would still take the iPhone
AnandTech tests battery life in a manner that I don't often see on other tech sites. They test the phones with wifi web browsing, 4G web browsing, straight talk time with no LTE or wifi, video playback, and a couple others. Some phones do really well in one area, and not so well in others. To say a phone's battery isn't good, isn't good enough. My HTC One's battery did not score among the top in LTE web browsing, but was at the top with talk time. I'd suggests taking a look at Anand's tests, and deciding what type of user you are, and if your phone is up to that task. I just bought a couple of small Lenmar power packs, but they'll probably never see any use.o
I find that hard to believe. There could be a number of reasons that you're seeing better battery life, unrelated to iOS 7. All the tests I've seen done show a battery life loss, not gain. I haven't actually crunched the numbers with my iPhone 5, so I won't make any personal claims as to its battery life.
What on earth do you people do with your phones that make them get so little battery time? Are you the type that wonder around looking at your phone constantly?
-Pickles are Good.
The real question is what do they NOT do with their phones? Peoples entire existence is stored in the cloud and iTunes or Google drive. Their necks are permanently locked downwards. Im surprised batteries last as long as they do seing as everyone is basically using their phone 24/7/365.
CR doesn't give enough props to Apple usability in my experience.
The selling point of Apple, for me, is more the organization and it just works nature of the platform without having to do alot of your own system integration work.
CR tends to rate thingson specs/features more than less measure things like usability.
The selling point of Apple, for me, is more the organization and it just works nature of the platform without having to do alot of your own system integration work.
CR tends to rate thingson specs/features more than less measure things like usability.
Except when Apple lands on top, right
What is this "own system integration work" you speak of (I'm assuming you mean in Android?)
My phone hasn't been tweaked any more/less than my iPhone and works great.
So a 4.3 or 4.6" would now necessitate having to carry a purse?
Does everyone who uses a phone larger than the current iPhone have a purse? I didn't get the memo.