Yup. I can drain my iPhone in as little as two hours depending on what I've got running on it.
All things considered, mid-high end Android phones get roughly the same amount of battery life as the iPhones.
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Samsung Tops Apple in Latest J.D. Power Tablet Customer Satisfaction Survey
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Yup. I can drain my iPhone in as little as two hours depending on what I've got running on it.
All things considered, mid-high end Android phones get roughly the same amount of battery life as the iPhones.
JD Powers ratings mean little and won't affect purchasing decisions.
They don't weight the score of each category? Price becomes the deciding factor? Since when is price a measure of product satisfaction? You bought a Nissan Altima because you couldn't afford or didn't want to spring for a BMW and you're satisfied with it. That's cool. I am sure most folks bought a Samsung because they didn't value paying a premium for an iPad. That's cool too but it doesn't mean squat.
They don't weight the score of each category? Price becomes the deciding factor? Since when is price a measure of product satisfaction? You bought a Nissan Altima because you couldn't afford or didn't want to spring for a BMW and you're satisfied with it. That's cool. I am sure most folks bought a Samsung because they didn't value paying a premium for an iPad. That's cool too but it doesn't mean squat.
I sincerely wish JD Powers would explain why in the detailed ratings Apple is far ahead by any method of calculation, then they summarize and state Samsung is rated number one. It makes no sense at all......
For me at least, it gives me great doubt about anything JD Powers publishes, in particular automobiles.
For me at least, it gives me great doubt about anything JD Powers publishes, in particular automobiles.
Get off your value horse, value is a perception and 200+ million people perceive value for price. You clearly don't own an Apple product, so your opinion is worthless in this regard.
This entire thread is full of some confused comments.
1) Samsung is not Android. Yes, Samsung tablets run android, but people are capable or assessing their hardware independent of the software - much like one can compare a Macbook Pro to Windows Laptop.
2) Samsung is the best computer hardware manufacturer without exception. Even Apple are using them to make processors, displays, RAM, SSDs and other components. Samsung's innovation and quality control make them the leader in electronics manufacturing.
3) Reading through these comments it is clear that most posters consider the iPad to be 'the best' even though many say they have never seen or used any other tablet.
Why is it so hard for people to believe that someone who purchases a Samsung product may actually like the product they purchased while recognising room for improvement?
I'm not about to go and purchase a Samsung tablet, because I don't need a tablet. But if I were considering buying a tablet I would definitely consider Samsung and probably the Surface Pro 2, as well as the iPad, and then make my decision based on what I needed a tablet for at the time.
Sometimes common sense doesn't seem very common around the MR forums.
1) Samsung is not Android. Yes, Samsung tablets run android, but people are capable or assessing their hardware independent of the software - much like one can compare a Macbook Pro to Windows Laptop.
2) Samsung is the best computer hardware manufacturer without exception. Even Apple are using them to make processors, displays, RAM, SSDs and other components. Samsung's innovation and quality control make them the leader in electronics manufacturing.
3) Reading through these comments it is clear that most posters consider the iPad to be 'the best' even though many say they have never seen or used any other tablet.
Why is it so hard for people to believe that someone who purchases a Samsung product may actually like the product they purchased while recognising room for improvement?
I'm not about to go and purchase a Samsung tablet, because I don't need a tablet. But if I were considering buying a tablet I would definitely consider Samsung and probably the Surface Pro 2, as well as the iPad, and then make my decision based on what I needed a tablet for at the time.
Sometimes common sense doesn't seem very common around the MR forums.
Granted, it may not be a conspiracy, but still, I totally agree with Jim Dairymple on this one: total bs.
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Yes, this may be true. It's just too good a coincidence to let it go unnoticed that Sammy--the main beneficiary of this report--might have something to do with it.
In the other hand, if JD Power did this on its own, it was a bad move on their part: they're getting clobbered, and, I believe, justifiably so.
Just because Samsung is world-leading in electronic component manufacturing doesnt mean that they automatically make good consumer products. They don't make their own softwares, the chips that power the majority of their phones are not made by them. So tell me how they're leading in consumer products?
And clearly you have not used an Android tablet. Android tablets, and I say this indiscriminately, have a few years to catch up with iPad.
Yes, JD is getting it's butt handed to them for the methodology and conclusions. Let's face it, their conclusions don't pass the smell test.
I look at some of Powers awards for other products and scratch my head.
I've never purchased a product because of a JD Powers rating and certainly never purchased an Apple product because JD Powers gave them a positive review. I have eyes, ears and enough intelligence to know when I think something is high quality, meets or exceeds my needs and wants.
lol at the people getting mad just because it's a not a pro Apple article.
Most sensible comment here yet.
Oh reallyyyyyy???? Then tell why the iPad mini just got a high res display when the Nexus 7 had a over a year before? And that's just one thing.
*waiting for your answer*
Most sensible comment here yet.
Oh reallyyyyyy???? Then tell why the iPad mini just got a high res display when the Nexus 7 had a over a year before? And that's just one thing.
*waiting for your answer*
You answered your own question. Its "just one thing." A component does not a tablet make. iPad tablets are ahead of Android tablets hands down.
The Nexus 7 got a high resolution display in July of this year. A few months before the Mini as they're on different release schedules.
lol at the people getting mad just because it's a not a pro Apple article.
Most sensible comment here yet.
Oh reallyyyyyy???? Then tell why the iPad mini just got a high res display when the Nexus 7 had a over a year before? And that's just one thing.
*waiting for your answer*
What makes a good product is not just about the specs sheet. Time to grow out of that 2000s mentality already. Go to the Android app stores and the Apple App store and see the difference in both quantity and quality of the app collection. That's what makes a tablet experience awesome, not just some hi-res yet LOW QUALITY screens/ quad cores etc. And yes I did just say the nexus devices use left-over low quality components. Do you really think Asus and LG would use the same components which they use to make their premium products to make those cheap ass zero profit overhyped nexus craps? Dream on.
From a former owner of the overhyped allegedly ipad-killer first gen Nexus 7.
Why do you say it's low quality? I've seen the spec sheets, read the reviews. It's a high DPI IPS screen that can cover about 93% of the RGB color gamut. In fact, it's one of the best screens on the market, second only to the iPad 4.
As for apps, I'll give that one to you, but only just. I'd say Android and Apple are fairly close in app quality these days, with Apple inching slightly ahead by having a few better options for some things that Android lacks.
Reviewers? Are those the ones that have been sayind Android is lag free since 2011? If so I'd pass. Still remember how everyone complimented how "gorgeous" the screen on the first gen nexus 7 was and how "buttery smooth" it was. I could only put up with it for a few months of not using any tablet at all before I sold it to buy an ipad mini. There is a discernible movement amongst tech reviewers and online commentators who purposely overlook Android's limitations and bashing Apple.
And if you really do think that Android apps are even remotely close to being as good as iOS apps, I have nothing else to say. I mean even for basic apps like Facebook, flipboard and Google's own apps, etc. the iOS versions are just years ahead in terms of fluidity and responsiveness and design. And keep in mind iphones dont have 2/3GB of RAM or quad core processors and a battery almost half the size of most Android flagship phones.
Oh wait sorry I'm wasting my time explaining things, AGAIN ! Sigh you're right Android rulez and Apple suckz.
No body complains that a Ferrari is a bad car because it coast way more then a Honda. And I bet Ferrari owners are very happy customers (or should I say satisfied customers lol).
There seems to be some confusion here. JD Power published the formula by which the "Overall Rating" was calculated, it was not a separate category (if it was, it does not make sense that a tablet that was poorly rated on performance and features would get a perfect score for "Overall Rating", and furthermore, there would be no need to publish the formula with which "Overall Rating" was calculated, if it were merely another question in the survey; notice that "Overall Rating" was not one of the 5 factors which JD Power itself claimed to use in calculating its total scores; rather, it was the designation given to the overall weighted score). The numbers do not seem to add up, as shown by Jim Dalrymple and iosmind pointed out:
It's quite simple. JD Power, whether accidentally or intentionally, published results that were not consistent with the methodology which JD Power claimed to have used to arrive at those results. If JD Power does not retract or correct its findings to give results consistent with its own methodology, then it will suffer a serious blow to its own credibility.
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Well, they have been convicted and fined about $350,000 in Taiwan for paying people to post fake and bad reviews of HTC devices.
Given how poorly many of the others seem to have done based on this graph it's a really surprise the "average" is only 14points lower than the top ranking.
It seems someone has massaged the formula to get right answer.
You can keep your ugly, baggy, pleated khakis. Everyone else is secretly laughing at you.
Considering that at 826 (which is about a 0.7% lower than Apple), acer gets 3 stars.... 0.2% isn't as insignificant as your sarcasm seems to indicate.