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Samsung Galaxy S 4 Benchmarks Nearly Twice as Fast as iPhone 5
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Of course all the iphones feel fast thats because IOS does 1/32 the stuff android can do. Just like OS 9 would scream on a core 2 duo cpu. That is basically where apple is at. They didnt get serious until windows xp came out and android is the new xp. Maybe it will kick them into gear. We shall see but I would not count on it.
Bottom line is phones are being positioned to replace your computers and to do that they will need to be versatile, fast, and functional and android us rapidly achieving that. Heck I can already use a mouse keyboard and monitor with my note 2. This is where apple will fail because they have locked down everything so tight that there is no choice. They are relying in your fear of a virus to let them do it and you are giving away your freedom by allowing them.
Wake up already.
Bottom line is phones are being positioned to replace your computers and to do that they will need to be versatile, fast, and functional and android us rapidly achieving that. Heck I can already use a mouse keyboard and monitor with my note 2. This is where apple will fail because they have locked down everything so tight that there is no choice. They are relying in your fear of a virus to let them do it and you are giving away your freedom by allowing them.
Wake up already.
Same here. I still use my iPhone 4 and I don't intend to change it. LTE? Not available in my country. Siri? Doesn't speak my language. All my apps are running just fine, so I really don't have any reason to give up my iPhone 4. Ah, everything should change if they give me a 5 inch screen, NFC, wireless charging and other advance stuff.
I woudl always respect an android user for this, wants everything to be available, even if it's absolutely useless to their everyday lives. How many lapphones came out in the past and failed miserably? i'm sorry, doesn't matter what android can or can not do (iphone's airplane mirroring is arguably a better function than anything you listed), what matters is what it can do well, and what it can do to transform your lives.
btw, i've seen this on a lot of posts, about android multi-tasking. let's be absolutely clear, other than better UI, android multi-tasking isn't that much better than iOS. in fact, i don't even consider it multi-tasking at all. what the current crop of phones have as multi-tasking is essentially minimizing all your windows one by one and opening it up, one by one. True multi-tasking is when you can have multiple windows open like what samsung attempted to do but failed miserably at the note 2. that's revolutionary. Let's not joke with ourselves here, if an app on IOS supports it, there's practically no difference between the two except for maybe the number of apps you can store in memory.
actually i just read up on this, android doesn't even have multi-tasking androidfans are crying about. they don't allow you to dictate which app should run live and which shouldn't. they kill apps by themselves. app have to be coded for multi-tasking to work. Most of the major browsers have to refresh after switching to them. I mean, really now.
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Actually watch
http://youtu.be/NIOQxZih9zE
You will see some noticeable lag just moving through the OS such as app drawer/widgets etc..
Let's wait and see how it actually runs. Apple has it's software and hardware working together so closely that it runs so well. Not just on mobiles. I bought a laptop with the similar specs as the late 2012 macbook air 1.7Ghz i5 (dual core), 8GB RAM, 500Gb HD, Intel HD 4000 graphics. It runs so much slower than the Air despite pretty much same specs. the hardware comes from one company and the software comes from another. ive owned androids and feel that they are the windows of the mobile world. it has to run on so many different machines so its fragmented with so many resolutions/drivers etc.
i still have my 4s and im looking forward to the 5S. i dont really see anything else they can do hardware wise to innovate except keep it up to date with cpu/gpu/ram. the iphone 6 is gonna need to be a total redesign (it was always gonna be based on trends) and not just a redesign of the 4 design. Maybe they can put in a bigger screen but apart from that there's not really much else i'd be interested in. software is where it's at. iOS needs to an total overhaul. we've essentially had the same look since 2007. it needs refreshed and more features. maybe we'll see that with iOS7 because mid-late 2014 is a long time away to wait on the iphone 6 for them to catch up with android.
i still have my 4s and im looking forward to the 5S. i dont really see anything else they can do hardware wise to innovate except keep it up to date with cpu/gpu/ram. the iphone 6 is gonna need to be a total redesign (it was always gonna be based on trends) and not just a redesign of the 4 design. Maybe they can put in a bigger screen but apart from that there's not really much else i'd be interested in. software is where it's at. iOS needs to an total overhaul. we've essentially had the same look since 2007. it needs refreshed and more features. maybe we'll see that with iOS7 because mid-late 2014 is a long time away to wait on the iphone 6 for them to catch up with android.
It seems that you have read about other operating system and not about Android because all you have said is wrong.
well not having an android phone, i know at least 75% of that is true so whatever
If they make more powerful phones, then the software will be more powerful in the future. If you don't make more powerful phones TODAY, you will forever have only Angry Birds style apps on your phone. First you build a powerful phone and then the developers will create powerful software for you powerful phone!
i know ironic, i literally just said the same bs as you.
but android does suspend apps without your permission
you actually can't dictate which apps gets suspended or not
there is some sort of V-Power hack you can do but iphone also has a backgrounder app
here are the list of browsers that refreshes when you switch to it: Chrome, Dolphin, Boat, Maxthon, AOSP, ICS Browser+, Opera, Firefox.
just a fast google into xda-developers a very well respected android site. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906740
mind you it's also filled with hacky ways to get it to work, like is aid, ios also has backgrounder.
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You can start right here http://developer.android.com/guide/components/fundamentals.html
Too bad webapps are inheritly single core processes that will not take advantage of a multi core cpu. Plus, browser, resolution and OS version probably have quite an effect too ..
That said .. benchmark, schmenchmark .. in my experience they do not correlate with real life usability very much.
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OMG... Now I get why the MacPro is off the market in the EU, it's the new iPhone 5 update! 16 cores of hardcore processing now in a 25Kg case!
Hmmm wiki scrolls great for me...got anything else?
To be honest you're probably haven't tried a recent version of Android. JB is as smooth as butter
Such as?
Fandroids out in force!
QFT
It's sad that so many people blinded by brand loyalty fail to even recognize this.
The higher the speed, the more power it consumes and the warmer it gets. Now multiply that by 4: Fire Pockets!
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I want my phone to answer as soon as I press the Answer button, and to dial as soon as I press Dial. If it can't to that, I don't want it, regardless of all the extra features it may have.
Yes and if you read the article you'll also see that Samsung's phone from last year was also quicker than Apple's newer iteration.
This is pretty funny as I have seen other write ups stating the HTC one is faster then the S4 haha. But anyway nothing the S4 does will be 'twice' as fast as the iPhone 5 and the iPhone is the better design and more usable and fits in your pocket and doesn't need useless gimmicks to sell! Sorry but I would advise anyone to buy the HTC or the new Xperia over some plastic crappy S4 everyday, even the Nexus 4 is better IMO.
It,s all about software optimisation baby and to be honest Android does a decent job these days but not as good as iOS hence the reason in everyday use an iPhone will show no difference what so ever compared to an S4. But that's when you install a custom ROM and remove the bloat ware and then you'll see a Nexus 7 more then keep up with an iPad 4.
Anyway its foolish to go by benchmarks I think.
It,s all about software optimisation baby and to be honest Android does a decent job these days but not as good as iOS hence the reason in everyday use an iPhone will show no difference what so ever compared to an S4. But that's when you install a custom ROM and remove the bloat ware and then you'll see a Nexus 7 more then keep up with an iPad 4.
Anyway its foolish to go by benchmarks I think.
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