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Samsung Announces New Flagship Galaxy S 4 Competitor to Apple's iPhone
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For me it's more about the performance. If iOS is as fast or slightly faster with only two cores than Android is with four, then what does it matter which device has the bigger number?
It is what it was meant to be, a forum to discuss tech with Apple being the focal point. Apple has competitors, so it it quite reasonable to discuss what the competition offers.
... that means that you take in marketing without questioning how things actually works.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina_Display#Technical_definition
Read up. 326 PPI is 'retina' if held at a certain distance by 20/20. I have 20/15 vision, so I (and many 20/20 people that use their phone distances other than 12") would like some nicer displays.
My first programming class used an Apple II.
My roommate had one of the original Macs in 1984. I loved it. It inspired me.
I used a Mac II in grad school. I loved it. It inspired me.
I bought a Mac IIci in 1991. I loved it like a child.
I went away from Apple for about a decade because, well, mid-90s Apple sucked.
I bought an iMac running Jaguar in 2002 and spent an entire week awe-struck in front of it - I literally took a week off of work to learn all about it. I loved it.
I had one of the first iPhones, and it was a thing of wonder. I got the iPhone 4, and the screen amazed me.
And then... nada.
Apple has done little except bore me for years now. I've loved them for decades - longer than most of the commenters here have been alive. But they have lost their mojo, and I am desperately hoping Ive can bring it back.
Until then? I'm happy to see Google, Samsung, and the others trying new things. They don't all succeed as well as I'd like, but at least they're interesting. I got a Nexus 7 this past summer, and the excitement it brought was something I'd not felt from Apple since the first iPhone. I want Apple to give me that thrill again, but until and unless they do, I'll find it elsewhere.
But hey, maybe I'm a Chinese/Korean plant, established here three years before the first iPhone appeared. Damn, they think ahead, don't they?
I also had the iPod Touch 4 and yes it lagged, but nowhere near as this tablet. Cost me $250 (16GB) vs $300 (32GB) iTouch so not half for me. Finally, this iteration of the iPod came out in 2010 vs a tablet that came out 2012 and boasts a quad core CPU (touch was uni core).
>_> thanks for reminding me of this waste of money, haha
LOL!
Wow... did you have a bad day or something? I hope that rant made you feeling better
Actually it was a further extension of my super happy fun day. I think Android users, especially vocal ones on Mac/Apple sites, deserve shaming [explained further below]. My super hero power is that I get super powerful "posi-beams" from sharing my deepest insights with people such as you
!!!We want smaller and more powerful "portable" electronics, not a reversal in "portable" evolution. If that's all that Poodle and Friends have to offer with Android, is the more or less same OS as Apple's and phones that are significantly larger because of ginormous batteries, then I think it's fair to say they are more a stationary object on the this technology road, rather than a sport car on the cutting edge. If some people want larger phone screen because of a disability, be it vision imparement, cognitavite disorders or obseity to name a few, then this is a niche product and Android relevance to where we all hope this technology is headed, is a distraction to the more awesome iOS stuff we could be talking about. I mean have you even tried Angry Birds on an iPhone?
I submit that from a global technology/hardware/software/economic/social pinpoint in history, that Angry Birds on the iPhone was the last really huge milestone on the totality of personal electronics, proceeded by the iPhone, which was preceded by the iPod. All through this, Google was playing grab-ass with private data mining and some really hack iOS attempts. So if we assume recent hype (Samsungs 4x ad budget this year) that suddenly Android has caught up and is now making an "iPhone" now, I submit that this is a historical yawn at best. Nobody remembers "Louis" Chevrolet, but everybody knows about Henry Ford. So it would be nice if we got a break from Louis ads and got back to following Henry's career. Did you even know that there are new Angry Birds levels?
The phone is scheduled to ship 2 weeks before Google is supposed to announce the new version of Android at Google I/O.
I think there is fear in a lot of these posts. The competition is intense! Great news for consumers no matter how you look at it.
^This.
If Apple truly didn't have anything to fear, Phil Schiller wouldn't have addressed them in his interview, MR mods wouldn't post it on the site, and you wouldn't be talking about it.
Actually it was a further extension of my super happy fun day. I think Android users, especially vocal ones on Mac/Apple sites, deserve shaming [explained further below]. My super hero power is that I get super powerful "posi-beams" from sharing my deepest insights with people such as you
We want smaller and more powerful "portable" electronics, not a reversal in "portable" evolution. If that's all that Poodle and Friends have to offer with Android, is the more or less same OS as Apple's and phones that are significantly larger because of ginormous batteries, then I think it's fair to say they are more a stationary object on the this technology road, rather than a sport car on the cutting edge. If some people want larger phone screen because of a disability, be it vision imparement, cognitavite disorders or obseity to name a few, then this is a niche product and Android relevance to where we all hope this technology is headed, is a distraction to the more awesome iOS stuff we could be talking about. I mean have you even tried Angry Birds on an iPhone?
I submit that from a global technology/hardware/software/economic/social pinpoint in history, that Angry Birds on the iPhone was the last really huge milestone on the totality of personal electronics, proceeded by the iPhone, which was preceded by the iPod. All through this, Google was playing grab-ass with private data mining and some really hack iOS attempts. So if we assume recent hype (Samsungs 4x ad budget this year) that suddenly Android has caught up and is now making an "iPhone" now, I submit that this is a historical yawn at best. Nobody remembers "Louis" Chevrolet, but everybody knows about Henry Ford. So it would be nice if we got a break from Louis ads and got back to following Henry's career. Did you even know that there are new Angry Birds levels?
You sound super cool and wise beyond your years! I have received those "posi-beam" messages you have been broadcasting, and I am purring in response.
I look forward to your future posts!!!
Good point- although, his statement is going to be accurate in a couple months when Key Lime Pie gets here...
IMO, a five inch device that is capable of making the occasional phone call sounds great. Especially since I hardly use my iPhone as an actual phone. I browse the web, play games, and listen to music. Plus, I don't wear skinny jeans or have freakishly small pockets, so I don't have the pocket problem five-inch-screen-dislikers keep talking about. (I do think 1080p is somewhat overkill.) However, I believe Apple has the best ecosystem overall. Plus, Apple's incentive is profit, and that s_cks, but Google's incentive is advertising. Which, IMO, is the worst of two evils, so I'll be sticking with the fruit. At least for now...
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And what about the timing of Phil's interview, just before the Samsung announcement? Coincidence? I think not.
Sorry to hear that. I've loved my Nexus over the iPod, performance included. I'll take the similar slowdowns merrily with the sideloading, multitasking, and file system.
None of the software features they announced even remotely solve a problem I think I have. If Apple releases just one compelling feature, they'll beat this phone
I want a 8" phone and it must be able to fold out into a tent
Samsung beat you to the punch. The international Note 8" can make calls.
Juvenile. Ignorant. Racist.
The Trifecta. Congratulations.
Racist? You used that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Juvenile is a synonym of fresh, cutting-edge, so thank you!