[Opinion Article] Wake-up Apple, the iPhone is a yawn!

[preguntonontrac]

Hold on, just check the signal indicator and yep, says 4G. Case closed. They consider it a 4G phone simply becuase that is now the common marketing term for hspa+.
And yes, I have heard many AT&T employees sell it as a 4G phone.

I agree, HDPA+ shouldn't be counted as 4G. Personally. I think they should have put a + next to the 3G when on HSPA+. But they didn't. Get over it.

Check the specs open it if you wish, is not 4g the signal indicator means that the phone is in a 4g network it does not means is going at 4g speeds or using 4g technology... lol. If an apple Ad says is a 4g they get sued...

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

If an apple Ad says is a 4g they get sued...

Alex, I'll go with ... Things Sarah Palin would say .... For $500.

 

[Alameda]

Wow. Nothing is better? That statement alone shows you aren't a reasonable person. Any rational person without an agenda can see both OS' have things they are better with. Wow...

No, what a rational person would do is respond with facts, instead of your childish emotional outburst. Unless you can list any applications or software features of Android which are superior to that of iOS, I continue with my belief.

Give me an example. You can't prove I'm wrong by simply saying so.

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I bought an S3 to rock it out for a week i am keeping it, my 4s is in a box under a cloth shelve now...

Thank you for your in-depth and thorough product review.

 

[preguntonontrac]

No, what a rational person would do is respond with facts, instead of your childish emotional outburst. Unless you can list any applications or software features of Android which are superior to that of iOS, I continue with my belief.

Give me an example. You can't prove I'm wrong by simply saying so.

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Thank you for your in-depth and thorough product review.

I posted a youtube channel in another thread or in this thread of a guy who started loving the iphone and now he compares every phone on the market with each other (hardware and software). He buys almost every phone and reviews it. He used to compare the 4s when it came out but right now there is nothing to compare.

http://www.youtube.com/user/FLOSSYCARTER

and his latest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECnvM8kTpIU&list=UUFfCqe7b9YiDk2ZiAG8UIGA&index=1&feature=plcp

You dont need people to tell you what they like of their phone do your research.

 

[Alameda]

I posted a youtube channel in another thread or in this thread of a guy who started loving the iphone and now he compares every phone on the market with each other (hardware and software). He buys almost every phone and reviews it. He used to compare the 4s when it came out but right now there is nothing to compare.

http://www.youtube.com/user/FLOSSYCARTER

and his latest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECnvM8kTpIU&list=UUFfCqe7b9YiDk2ZiAG8UIGA&index=1&feature=plcp

You dont need people to tell you what they like of their phone do your research.

Flossy Carter! That guy is pretty cool. He makes some good points about the S III -- bigger screen, removable battery, SD card and 2 GB of RAM. I can see Apple coming out with 2 GB of RAM and a bigger screen, but I don't think that SD card and removable battery are in their DNA.

One thing I tried to do with Android is make a PowerPoint. I downloaded half a dozen different apps that can play PowerPoints, and they all are really bad. Apple, on the other hand, has Keynote for iPhone, and it is awesome. It does have some difficulty with PowerPoint imports, so if you aren't a Mac user, you'll have to edit on an iPad or iPhone to make the presentation perfect, but you can deliver a full-packed multimedia presentation from an iPhone to an HDTV or projector with excellent animation and high color quality. Maybe you don't do stuff like that, but it is nice for a traveling professional like me.

In my case, I still have a while left on my iPhone 4s contract, so I'll most likely pass on the next upgrade cycle. My company supports Android phones now, but unless Android comes out with something really compelling, I am going to stick with iPhone, and I'd say there are many reasons:
1) I have an Apple family now. The wife and kids use Apple products, and it creates very little support problems for me.
2) Find My iPhone: I have a disabled daughter who has an iPad, and it's constantly getting lost in the house. She can't speak, so my wife calls me at work about once a day to send out a "Find My iPhone" to her iPad.
3) iTunes store: We have a lot of shared music, and an AppleTV.
4) Apps: I use, like, and trust Apple's AppStore.
5) Outlook: We use secure MS Exchange email at work, and iPhone works very well with it. I suppose Android will at some point, but it's a no-hassle experience for me.
6) Build quality: iPhone's very solid build quality is a big plus for me. I carry that phone everywhere and use it constantly, and I think iPhone's build quality is the best.

But if there's an area where iPhone could use work, it's the browser. Safari has come a LONG way, and websites have come a long way, but obviously a phone with a larger screen and 2 GB of RAM can do a better browsing job. And, obviously, LTE support or whatever ATT calls it would be great, but I'm sure Apple will have a phone as fast as AT&T's network allows. Some of the 4G technologies from other manufacturers are pretty gimmicky, because there is very limited coverage for the fastest connections.