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New iPhones Score Well with 'Consumer Reports', but Display and Battery 'No Match' for Android Competitors
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Interesting but size aside, I prefer the quality of the iPhones LCD screen. Im not sure what it is, maybe just my eyes, but I haven't found an Amoled screen I like yet. The Samsung screens look especially odd to me and Ive owned a G2, G3 and G4 strictly for website testing purposes and I think all the screens are kind of horrible, weird colours, sort of something "wrong" with them thats hard to say - just doesn't look natural.
The Sony Xperia Z is prob the best of the bunch, but still id honestly rather have LCD, theres no way you'd be able to run iOS7 on an AMOLED screen with all the white, the battery would last an hour! and im just not one for white writing on a black screen...reminds me of Microsoft Dos.
The Sony Xperia Z is prob the best of the bunch, but still id honestly rather have LCD, theres no way you'd be able to run iOS7 on an AMOLED screen with all the white, the battery would last an hour! and im just not one for white writing on a black screen...reminds me of Microsoft Dos.
I still don't get it. I've never had that much luck with my 4S or 5. I get a day out at most; 30 mins in calls, no text messages, emails set to check every 15 mins, BT+Wifi+3G on, screen brightness at 10% (don't mind it dark).
I use mine for music but not video.
I had an iPhone4 and just recently upgraded to the 5S. I am enjoying the overall feel as the screen is only .5" bigger and the layout allows me to continue one hand operation use.
I think that the problem of having too big a screen creates a portability problem. with my iPhone4 (the ideal size I felt) it was great being able to stick the device into virtually any pocket size, and you could always get belt clips that did not adversely create this giant TEXAS size buckle on your belt.
with the iPhon5S, it's similar in size, but I do notice the extra screen size that I would argue is not needed on a daily basis. Maybe as my eyesight starts to diminish, I may feel like I need to run around with an iPad Mini with cellular?
I never stated that these average people care about 64bit, and that's part of what I'm getting at. I don't think "better battery" and "better screen" as they're tested here are selling points either. I think people don't care about battery life (*as it was tested here) because you're powering a different screen, using different apps, applying a different workload, etc (it's subjective). Same with the screen, the average person doesn't necessarily associate a larger screen with being a better screen - Well maybe the "average, uninformed" person does. I think more aspects of the screen and battery should be judged to say one is better than the other.
I am content with my iPhone at 4" and was content with an iPhone at 3.5" If Apple came out with a 5.5" device, I'd likely stay with the 4" as long as it wasn't discontinued because the size of my 4" screen device feels right. I suppose I consider myself a fairly average consumer and that others would feel the same about screen size to a point.
Many prominent Android devices have terrible battery leakage issues, unlike iPhones.
On paper, Android may have larger capacity batteries, but for me anyways, the iPhone lasts longer.
On paper, Android may have larger capacity batteries, but for me anyways, the iPhone lasts longer.
Displaymate says GS4 the red and blue pixels on the GS4 pentile OLED screen is only 312 sub pixels per inch, while on the iphone 5, its 326 ppi all across the board for its colors
http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S4_ShootOut_1.htm
so that is what he means by "how is pentile OLED sharper then IPS LCD"
No, the fact that they fabricate findings makes them no good.
Just read a little diddy about the Suzuki Samurai and the hit job CR did on it.
hence why he said Pentile OLED, GS4 uses pentile OLED, and the droid line/moto x itself has lower PPI then the iphone 5/5s
With galaxy s4 there are different screen modes. The standard screen mode does saturate the colors. If you set it to movie it shows more natural color.
Battery life comparison from Anandtech:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7335/the-iphone-5s-review/9
iPhone 5s has ~9hrs hrs on wifi browsing. Galaxy S4 has 6.5 hrs.
8.5 LTE browsing for iPhone 5s compared to 5.5 for Galaxy S4.
14 hrs talk time on Galaxy S4 compared to ~9 on iPhone 5s.
Makes me wonder how CR rates battery life because they give the S4 an excellent mark (their highest) for battery life while the iPhone only gets a good mark (aka their middle of the road mark.)
They must give much more weight to talk time as a battery life measure.
To summarize Anandtech's results: The bigger phone has the bigger screen. But screens are the biggest drain on battery life and that's why browsing battery life is greater on a smaller phone despite the bigger battery of the bigger phone.
But when just talk time battery life is considered, the bigger phone/battery kills the smaller phone/battery because the screen is turned off during phone calls.
This is ironic of course because the bigger screen would be considered better for browsing and the smaller phone would be considered better for holding up to your ear and talking.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7335/the-iphone-5s-review/9
iPhone 5s has ~9hrs hrs on wifi browsing. Galaxy S4 has 6.5 hrs.
8.5 LTE browsing for iPhone 5s compared to 5.5 for Galaxy S4.
14 hrs talk time on Galaxy S4 compared to ~9 on iPhone 5s.
Makes me wonder how CR rates battery life because they give the S4 an excellent mark (their highest) for battery life while the iPhone only gets a good mark (aka their middle of the road mark.)
They must give much more weight to talk time as a battery life measure.
To summarize Anandtech's results: The bigger phone has the bigger screen. But screens are the biggest drain on battery life and that's why browsing battery life is greater on a smaller phone despite the bigger battery of the bigger phone.
But when just talk time battery life is considered, the bigger phone/battery kills the smaller phone/battery because the screen is turned off during phone calls.
This is ironic of course because the bigger screen would be considered better for browsing and the smaller phone would be considered better for holding up to your ear and talking.
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Yes, as a matter of fact most people do. They are the highest rated and INDEPENDENT testing agency in the world....
Please tell us the number of people who really care about your bias opinion?
I really wouldn't like an iPhone screen any bigger. I think that if they go and make these huge screens, there just following the ways of the world of Android. That's really what they've been doing lately, is just following every one else. I mean iOS 7 looks like a Windows 7 phone (the messages look the exact same, you could barely tell the difference besides Windows phone uses sharp corners), Android phone, and an iPhone all in one.
Jesus thats creepy man. CR is reporting about their testing, they also speak very well of the 5S. The battery IS a weak point, in Apples obsession with THIN they have given up long battery life. Just think if the phone was the same size thickness as the 4, but had 'all day' battery life (11Hr). I have a hunch that once they can make a screen bigger but still claim the same criteria for 'retina' with 4.8" or something.
I agree. The biggest challenge for Apple is the currently iPhone is just so darned small. I'm one of the few who want a smaller iPod Touch-like iPhone but the battery life will be abysmal.
I doubt it. As far as I know IGZO doesn't offer much improvements for the phones.
From what I can see, the IGZO story has propagated throughout the online blogsphere because there are many writings and whitepapers explaining how wonderful IGZO is compared to the old conventional a-Si TFT. But there's one problem: modern smartphones do not use the old a-Si TFT technology.
Apple needs to at least go to 4.7" screen the 4.0 is no longer cutting it, and as for battery I think most new Androids are getting similar life as the 5 and 5S.
Apple is no longer in front of the pack by miles, they have to keep on their feet because although they innovate for the most, there are a lot of other Android based phones out there that are just as good.
I have been an iPhone user since the 3G and loved them, but after keeping my 5 for over a year I am beginning to wonder if they are still that much better, not really impressed with iOS7 but I use it and it is very flat and boring, but will be interesting over the next year where Apple and their competition will go...My feeling is 092014 will be the time where I either stay with iPhones or move on.
Hmm, I just dont like the screen though, the more I look at my S3 I use for testing the more I dislike it...im so happy to get back to looking at an LCD.
My much loved iPhone 5 is very nice, even if Apple has been slacking off in some areas.
Much to my surprise my new Galaxy Note 3, is vastly better, and great fun to use.
Perhaps these latest top of the line, highly capable Android phones will be just the kick in the butt Apple needs to get back to doing their best work again.
Much to my surprise my new Galaxy Note 3, is vastly better, and great fun to use.
Perhaps these latest top of the line, highly capable Android phones will be just the kick in the butt Apple needs to get back to doing their best work again.
Nope not Greener on the other side just different, I do not like Android because it does not have a full service Syncing app like iCloud, you have to load several apps to sync everything to me that is fragmented, but I do not think Apple is way ahead of the pack anymore.
2014 will be interesting because if the next phone doesn't have a bigger screen I might move to an Android Device, but then again I am all Apple at home so the ease of iOS is great but as I get older it is getting more difficult to see everything on a little screen, to me 4.7 is a perfect size, but we will see
How would you compare the battery life of the 5S to that of the 4S? For my use, the 4S lasts a long long time.
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I use the 4S one-handed all the time.
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Every smart phone is a "phablet" now.
It would make sense for Apple to sell 2-3 sizes.
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Exactly. I would not want Apple to start selling so many models you can't figure out what they all are, like Samsung is right now. But, a few more sizes would make sense.
no match
I totally agree. While the iPhone 5s is a beautiful device, I was disappointed with battery life and the same 4 inch screen. While holding a Galaxy Note or HTC One or Droid Ultra, those screens let you see and do more. If Apple would make a phone with six inch screen, it would blow away all competition.
I totally agree. While the iPhone 5s is a beautiful device, I was disappointed with battery life and the same 4 inch screen. While holding a Galaxy Note or HTC One or Droid Ultra, those screens let you see and do more. If Apple would make a phone with six inch screen, it would blow away all competition.
I think the average person can understand the difference between a phone with a 2 year usable life and a phone with a 4 year usable life, just like they can understand that some cars last 15 years and 150,000 miles, and, some last 7 years and 70,000 miles.