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Samsung Announces New Flagship Galaxy S 4 Competitor to Apple's iPhone
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Worst Keynote Ever
I hated the fact that they didn't even demo the features in real time. Just video's..
And what about that girl with the gloves and all the goddamn dancing??
Embarrassing and plain akward. Didn't believe what I was seeing.
Not gonna say anything about the s4 till reviews come out.
I hated the fact that they didn't even demo the features in real time. Just video's..
And what about that girl with the gloves and all the goddamn dancing??
Embarrassing and plain akward. Didn't believe what I was seeing.
Not gonna say anything about the s4 till reviews come out.
And I get better LTE service and reception on my iphone 5 then my brother's Galaxy note 2, or my cousins HTC ONE X...
The problem with iPhone (and iPod) in developing countries is how Apple works the software. For example, to have an iPod you need a computer and an internet connection because you need iTunes. Compare that to Android, where you just need the phone and data (although you can use a computer too, I guess). It adds extra steps and expenses.
You can buy an unlocked phone to get something without a data plan.
While I like the idea of having a quad core under the hood, I can't help but thinking how smooth the iPhone 5 is with A6. It doesn't need anything faster. It shows how efficient iOS is and how very very inefficient the other side is and it is still not as smooth as iOS with all those power.
This isn't just in iOS, but Macs as well. Imagine if you run Windows on a 1.6 GHz C2D...
when you have minimal features on a OS, it does get faster on a slower hardware...it's not rocket science....look at the amount of new software features s4 has....granted most of it are worthless just like siri, apple maps and those cr@ppy apple apps.....but at least they are new OS features instead of just another lame "app"
No - It's like this - I should be able to go into a country music forum and discuss how much Taylor Swift sucks or is awesome. Fine. Compare her to Faith Hill, Reba, etc. But there shouldn't be a 75% majority on there saying, Oh, well, Beyonce and Pink are so much better - country music sucks!
Android fans have overtaken these boards, and it's just sad. They should go to their own boards and talk about how much the iPhone sucks. But they have their panties all in a bunch and treat Android like a religion that they must 'convert' the Apple followers. I don't see huge numbers of Apple fanatics in Android forums. Says something about the Android fans inferiority complex.
There I go, I've now thrown fire into this thread. Sheesh.
You don't need iTunes or a PC to use an iPad and iPhone. You haven't since iOS 5.
I think the possibility of tactile response on touch displays would be the next mobile revolution (unless you count other form-factors like Glass or watches as revolutions, of course). Being able to feel different textures will be a game changer.
Dimensions
iPhone 5: 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
Samsung Galaxy S4: 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
Weight
iPhone 5: 112g
Samsung Galaxy S4: 130g
Screen Resolution:
iPhone 5: 1136x640 (0.72 MP) (326 PPI)
Samsung Galaxy S4: 1920x1080 (2.07MP) (441PPI)
A phone which is 1cm longer and wider than an iPhone and only 20 grams heavier while packing in a screen which is in a different league seems like a good deal.
The standard for retina is based around averages: a person of typical height (therefore typical arm length) with typical eyesight holding a phone at a typical distance away from themselves.
So examples where the extra PPI could be successful:
- person has better than average vision (20/15, 20/10 et cetera)
- person holds the phone more closely than usual
- person is short (shorter people have shorter arms therefore holding the phone closer to their eyes)
- a combination of the above
- 1-to-1 pixel mapping for video content
Show me a reference to where java garbage collection can be controlled by the developer. It can't be. System.gc() can be called, but this is just a REQUEST to the Java JVM to run garbage collection 'when it can'.
And 'LagFix' is something else entirely which doesn't solve this problem. It appears to solves the lags sometimes for poorly written apps, but it's not the solution yet. I have no doubt that the solution will appear, it's just not here yet.
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im tired of the spec war and ********. i like icloud and how i could setup my ipad and the iphone i used to have right from my backup there without hooking up to a computer.
however i hoped apple would innovate in a way of shaping the way cellphones, subsidies and contracts are done in the US and they havent. i dropped the iphone end of last year because i didnt want to be tied to a contract and carrier would double priced plans anymore or subsidies. so i have a nexus directly from google and while not all is perfect the latest version of android does pretty well.
i want unlocked phones at better prices, instead of $700 smartphones that are outdated in 3 months. where the game changing is in smartphones is moving in the way of prepaid, better smartphones unlocked at lower prices. thats the smart move and hopefully apple, google, sony or samsung pick up on it and move that way.
however i hoped apple would innovate in a way of shaping the way cellphones, subsidies and contracts are done in the US and they havent. i dropped the iphone end of last year because i didnt want to be tied to a contract and carrier would double priced plans anymore or subsidies. so i have a nexus directly from google and while not all is perfect the latest version of android does pretty well.
i want unlocked phones at better prices, instead of $700 smartphones that are outdated in 3 months. where the game changing is in smartphones is moving in the way of prepaid, better smartphones unlocked at lower prices. thats the smart move and hopefully apple, google, sony or samsung pick up on it and move that way.
Well, according to The Verge and most other sites, it is. I do not claim to know (I don't), but I can only comment based on information available. If you have a reliable source having better info, please provide a link. Thx!
Does the phone run smoothly? No? Then Samsung failed.
Many early reviews are saying the S4 is laggy. <b>In 2013</b>. So you expect users to sacrifice a smooth experience for what...Air Gesture? An annoying gimmick that is more annoying than useful according to many reviews? I feel like we're back in the days of bundled OEM software slowing down Windows PCs. Apple provides a breath of fresh air in comparison. Who cares if they don't include a bunch of useless new non-features with every iteration?
Your logic fails because this isn't just an iPhone or iOS message board.
I can own an iMac and a Android phone
I can own a PC and an iPhone
I can own an Apple TV, an iPhone and an Android Tablet
I can own no devices
I can own all Apple
See where I'm going with this? This isn't some exclusive country club. And since the editors themselves post a LOT of stories that aren't APPLE specific - they're obviously on board with people talking about the industry as a whole.
I can own an iMac and a Android phone
I can own a PC and an iPhone
I can own an Apple TV, an iPhone and an Android Tablet
I can own no devices
I can own all Apple
See where I'm going with this? This isn't some exclusive country club. And since the editors themselves post a LOT of stories that aren't APPLE specific - they're obviously on board with people talking about the industry as a whole.
I can easily answer your question. These companies either plant hype into the media or advertise on their own that something of greatness never seen before will be entering our lives. Stay tuned. Especially Apple with all these buzz phrases surrounded by pretty colors of paint oozing down the screen on their website just days before the keynote a new product launch. Apple can fool the most skeptical just before the keynote and then all we get is an (S) added to the same product with possibly one trump feature over the previous model.
Even better news is that you have no idea what you're talking about and/or your joke landed like a lead balloon. Take your pick.
iOS's "Photos" app cant even view an animated gif, much less make one.
I love Apple and enjoy their products, but it feels inreasingly like they're falling behind. Apple better do something interesting. Screw the 5S, get on with the 6 already.
I love Apple and enjoy their products, but it feels inreasingly like they're falling behind. Apple better do something interesting. Screw the 5S, get on with the 6 already.
And people call this innovation? When Apple releases a phone with new features its dubbed mediocre but now all of a sudden a little bigger screen, Siri like voice feature and one additional feature with spec bumps and it's "WOAH, the next big thing".
Is that why you buy a phone because it is "cool"? You must be pretty insecure if you buy based on what other people think. Personally, I bought my iPhone 4S because it meets my needs and is extremely enjoyable to use. Plus Apple customer service, in my experience, is top notch.
