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Samsung May Announce Galaxy Note 5 in August to Beat iPhone Launch
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A 2GB iPhone? Why? Seriously, don't you understand that is the crux of the problem? That's like saying "waiting for car with a 100 gallon gas tank". You should be waiting for app developers to invest even more energy into lean, mean optimizations. That's where the true performance comes from, not by throwing lots of RAM at the problem. Yes, more RAM will be nice, but don't make it the reason to wait, because by the time it arrives, then 3GB will be the sweet spot, then 4GB, then 5GB... and the wait will never end. Demand optimizations now, both from Apple and developers.
1,5gb of content are 1,5gb of content, it doesn't matter whatever you say, it will always be more than 750mb.
If you use your phone for bluetooth especially the playing of music, you will be sadly disappointed. I have had both the Note 3 and 4, both of them skip during playback of music via bluetooth. Only solution is leaving the screen on and this has been a know issues for at least 3 years of Android phones and GOOGLE has done nothing. There attention to detail is superficial at best. I've been forced to use my iPad Mini like an iPod, but it never skips a beat. I am done with Samsung and Android PERIOD! I gave them 3 years to fix it, now I am going back to the iPhone when the next is released. Notes are nice phones, I will say that, but listening to music and using bluetooth is more important than any of the other features it may have.
I think we are going to start seeing a trend too and Samsung knows it that folks have played around with these Android phones, but are coming back to iPhone. I have at least 3 people in my office just waiting for the next iPhone that have Androids and plan to switch back.
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It drive me nuts too and what about those pop up periods when you type. I mean really! I was recently in a board meeting and we got to talking about phones. One guys said, do you find your phone just puts periods in while you are typing. Everyone in the room was like YES! All Samsung Android phones. Like I said in another post 3 years of playing this Android game... I am done! I can't give them anymore time to refine this thing. It's great in some ways, but its like little things and the attention to details that matter. Like listening to music that doesn't skip via bluetooth or listening to music and starting another app that plays video will automatically pause the music and play the video. When the video is done the music starts back. NEVER has that worked on my Android phones. Hell they both will play at the same time. Again attention to detail and the user experience.
The end of Samsung as a phone manufacturer is getting closer and closer. I can't wait to see that day.
The only winner when it comes to Android is Google.
Edit: Even the Android fans know the end is coming. I've seen less of them on this site. This thread would have been more than 20 pages long a couple of years ago.
Too bad for you Samsung, people already know the iPhone will be out around the same time. You aren't really making anyone rush to order your junk.
Same things happens to me as well...and its actually quite annoying b/c I keep hitting the "back" button on my Note4.
I decided to switch from an iPhone last year to Android to see how the other world lives. The Note4 isn't a bad phone. But I also feel its not an awesome phone that others claim it to be. There are a lot of likes about it (I must admit, I do like the additional external storage capacity, the camera is awesome, and the stylus is really handy when I used it). However, just like the iPhone, there are a lot of quirks about Android and most importantly the Verizon version that makes me think going back to an iPhone would be better (at least in my case). My biggest gripes: I always feel I have "work harder" to manage my music, photos, general data, etc.). Apps in Android don't seem as smooth or as programmed well compared to their iOS counterparts - - there are still a couple of Apps that I want that are still missing in Android). And as for the phone...the fingerprint sensor is a mess (I sometimes have to swipe a couple of times to access my Note4 and I've had to replace the phone 1 time b/c the phone would lose connectivity to the SIM card).
Not saying there are problems like this on an iPhone as well, but for me....I thought I'd be "wowed" by switching over as others keep saying, and the truth is...its just another phone with its good and bad points.
I will say however that its likely I'll switch back when my contract is up.
How so?
Apart from a few features, the iPhone and iPad are basically the same concept just done at different sizes. Samsung came up with the "brilliant" idea to make something sized in the middle after Apple had proven that a small touchscreen device and a large touchscreen device could be a success (despite many people claiming they would fail.) Why do people insist on giving Samsung kudos for coming up with something sized in the middle of two proven successful products? I don't understand. No other industry would praise such a thing.
Surely there are third party stylus for iOS? (I haven't looked, holds no interest for me)
This is how competition should play out. Very smart move on Samsung's part. I'm currently a Note 4 owner and had a Note 2 and 3 but this year I'm ready to switch over to a iPhone 6s if iOS 9 is stable. I had a iPhone 6 but due to bugs I returned it. But on my iPad Air 2 the latest iOS has been smooth. I'm currently on iOS 9 beta and I love how smooth true 2 apps at once works. If the iPhone 6s plus gets two apps at once I'm sold.
So yes, Samsung better release the Note 5 before the iPhone 6s comes out. But for me no more Samsung for the next 1 to 2 years. I won't say forever because this industry changes pretty fast.
So yes, Samsung better release the Note 5 before the iPhone 6s comes out. But for me no more Samsung for the next 1 to 2 years. I won't say forever because this industry changes pretty fast.
August or september – it is still Samsung on Android …
It will probably be a great phone, just like past models.
Get over yourself.
She's stating a fact: phablets are, indeed, stupid.
Sometimes an opinion is also a fact; so it is in this case.
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Apple could certainly do with some momentum after their floppity watch.
They're stupid in your opinion, which is not a fact, it's an opinion.
The watch is fantastic, you may consider it a failure if you want. Do you have one?
Sure it is.
It's my opinion that cheese is delicious. That opinion is also a fact.
Amazing, really.
Samsung doesn't really need to release the Note 5 since the 2012 Note II is already better than iPhone 6S. Note II had 2GB DRAM, split view, picture-in-picture, precision pen, etc. And, properly working background multitasking without iOS' 3 minute restriction:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-multitasking-limited-to-3-minutes.1894311/
Compared to proper background multitasking on a $25 Moto G:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/am-i-the-odd-man-out.1895797/page-2#post-21522864
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-multitasking-limited-to-3-minutes.1894311/
Compared to proper background multitasking on a $25 Moto G:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/am-i-the-odd-man-out.1895797/page-2#post-21522864
So are you saying people that use phablets are stupid? Because the device itself can't be stupid, or can it?
??? me, upset? Nope! I already tried Android. In fact, I switched to the iPhone when the 5s came out.yeah,why so upset then,can't you be open minded like me,I mean I own pretty much one sample of any Apple product.and I really think Note devices are awesome.I don't need to limit myself to just one thing and live in anger and pain and hate.
I gave Android plenty of time to work. It just sucks!
And people I know who use Android phones and tablets, are not happy. They are always amazed at how reliable my iPhone and iPad are.