I agree. I am a new smartphone owner and after playing with the iPhone 4 and the Samsung Captivate, I fell in love with the Samsung and Android. I'm all things Apple but in this case, Samsung and Android suit me better. To each his own.
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I agree. I am a new smartphone owner and after playing with the iPhone 4 and the Samsung Captivate, I fell in love with the Samsung and Android. I'm all things Apple but in this case, Samsung and Android suit me better. To each his own.
And I will laugh when the 1.2GHz Exynos in the SGS2 still lay waste to the A5 which will be in whatever iPhone comes out later this year.
im sorry but while i do love android, i can't ever get one again until they fix my main issue with them. Battery life. My iphone gets better battery than any droid ive tried, and ive tried every droid almost.
Also samsung UI sucks balls. I hate touchwiz. The fascinate was the worst droid ive tried yet. Always froze when trying to do simple tasks like make phone calls.
Also samsung UI sucks balls. I hate touchwiz. The fascinate was the worst droid ive tried yet. Always froze when trying to do simple tasks like make phone calls.
That's why you get spare batteries for $20 each. They are 1800 mAh and better than the iphone.
Also, you should get root and gery stock Android, or use a custom rom.
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List of benefits of iPhone over Droids:
1. Looks Better
2. Instant response (zero delay)
3. Web browsing looks better and has instant response.
4. Checking email looks better and has instant response.
5. Using the phone app looks better and has instant response.
6. Writing reminder notes looks better and has instant response.
7. Checking maps looks better and has instant response.
8. Reading ebooks looks better and has instant response.
9. Managing photos looks better and has instant response.
10. Checking your calendar looks better and has instant response.
11. Infinity Blade
1. Looks Better
2. Instant response (zero delay)
3. Web browsing looks better and has instant response.
4. Checking email looks better and has instant response.
5. Using the phone app looks better and has instant response.
6. Writing reminder notes looks better and has instant response.
7. Checking maps looks better and has instant response.
8. Reading ebooks looks better and has instant response.
9. Managing photos looks better and has instant response.
10. Checking your calendar looks better and has instant response.
11. Infinity Blade
You're almost as bad as Appslover.
/headdesk
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You will always keep your iPhone as a status symbol?
Are you 14 years old or just morbidly insecure?
Are you 14 years old or just morbidly insecure?
You are trashing iOS right now, Seriously I have a Samsung Galaxy S (not the SGS II) and the experience is way inferior than with a 1st Gen iPhone, the PC Apps still suck, there are no apps for Mac and nothing feels completely baked (even on the SGS II). It's an okay phone, it's a great one but the best (in my opinion) is still the iPhone.
Waiting for iPhone 5/4G/4S
Waiting for iPhone 5/4G/4S
I have an HTC Inspire with a tiny 1230mAh battery and I usually get home with around 45% battery left. That's with moderate usage texting, a little gaming, a lot of browsing, twitter, facebook, etc. I've never had it die on me during the day. I was a bit worried because of the horror stories about battery life but I have no complaints.
I have a Samsung Vibrant and can't wait to get rid of the POS. Battery life is dreadful and the OS (custom ROM) is still very green. I have a Touch and using IOS is much more pleasant than using Android. Changing ROMs, themes, etc is a huge PITA. Widgets? Overrated and battery hogs. I can look outside and see if it's raining.
The only reason I don't have an iPhone is because I'm on contract with TMO. ATT sucks where I live and Verizon didn't have the iPhone when I renewed my TMO contract.
The only reason I don't have an iPhone is because I'm on contract with TMO. ATT sucks where I live and Verizon didn't have the iPhone when I renewed my TMO contract.
All those reasons are true for your handset, but certainly not for mine. xD
Bottom line: if you pay as much for an Android phone as an unlocked iphone. It's bound to be at least just as good. If you paid less, what you get is what you pay for.
People trash android because they've only seen the cheap handsets. Not a very fair comparison.
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Really? I'm not familiar with the GT-I9100, but please answer this:
- when you flash a new ROM, do you have to put back and re-arrange all previous screen setups (widgets, etc)?
- restore email accounts
- reset battery statistics
I fail to see why these "chores" would be any different based on the type of hardware.
Everything you wrote is personal preference. When you start using words like looks better, that means it looks better for you.
I think maps, ebooks, photos is better on android.
Depending on the app you use, email can be better but to be honest, I do like iOS's mail app over android's. I have no idea what Infinity Blade is, I assume a game. I generally don't buy a phone because of what games is available, that's just me.
No, they are principles of design. It's not my opinion that the majority of reviewers rave about the iPhone, it's design, and the engineering principles at Apple. That's not just me saying that.
It's not even the design of the app but rather the response time of the OS and how the closed system behaves at a, still as of this writing, more responsive and perfect speed. It's like a 10th of a millisecond vs what feels like a whole second almost. This compounds into every app.
Maps on a iOS + retina > maps on a duller screen with slower response despite the design of the "insides" of the app. It's that outer polished layer over everything on the iPhone that is reason enough to argue that every app on iPhone is better than every app on Android just because of this behavior and design principle.
I will know exactly when Android is finally on par with design and overall smoothness, and I will be honest about it, (as easy as walking into a local phones store every cpl months and handling the displays) but until then it's the same old story.
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So what you're saying is that nearly 3/4 of a year after the iPhone 4, Samsung finally released a device that beats it - but still has a hefty price tag - and that a new iPhone is just around the corner?
That's what iOS has on the competition. They play catch up. Sure, they come out with a device that's better...Shortly before a new Apple Device is released (best example of this so far: Xoom and iPad 2).
Also, flash still sucks on ALL mobile devices unless it's a MOBILE FLASH site. "Real" flash sites still do not work very well, even on the SG2.
While that is preference, there is also a professional attitude surrounding this. I am a Post Production Supervisor for 2 television shows. I prefer an iPhone to Droid specifically (haven't compared many of the other devices) because the iPhone has more truer whites than the Droid does. This lets me show a video the way I intend it to be seen on my mobile device when giving a quick preview.
On the Droid, I've had several people say, "There's some of an orange or yellow tinge to the footage, is that bad white balance? Can you fix that?" and it has nothing to do with the video, it has to do with the screen.
http://usingapple.com/img/EVO_4G_vs._iPhone_4_vs._Droid_X-20100704-223637.jpg
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...1&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0&biw=1412&bih=718
Hold the phones side by side, you can see the difference. But I provided a picture reference just to give you a couple samples.
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See that's where others disagree, so while you state they're principles of design. I'll counter that with stating that others prefer android's. So while say it looks better, others will say android's apps look better.
Like I said I think google maps, ebooks, photos looks better on android then iOS. That's my personal opinion, just like you posted that maps, ebooks, photos look better on iOS.
I'd just like to point out that some opinions are more valid than others...I don't know what evidence there is to support either one of the claims here. But if design professionals say the iPhone or Droid is better designed, you can have an opinion opposite of that, but I'm likely to listen to the professional.
And that's not always the best idea, sometimes the "pros" are wrong (Bill Gates said the iPad wasn't that great, and Ballmer - who everyone should believe the opposite of what he says - said it's stupid and won't sell).
Your sense of American Equalitarianism is noted sir.
I see what your saying: some say toe-may-to, some say toe-mah-to. I get it.
We are all equals. Nobody is better than anyone at the risk of hurting the feelings of those that are inferior while selfishly robbing those who are superior of their advantages so one can feel better and more secure about themselves. It's the ideal way, yes. (unless The Incredibles is to be considered (yes I know I went wayy over all your heads there, tearing at the very fabric of Americana)).
All I'm saying is that nobody ever actually says to-mah-to do they? And nobody actually argues that Androids are snappier, more polished, and smoother than iPhone. They argue specs, flash and widgets. Never smoothness.
Not talking about phone consistency. Talking about OS consistency. Since that is the damn topic... "iOS vs Android" not "iPhone vs Some Android Device."
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ehhh i hate carrying separate batterys and worry about charging them; etc. Iphone gets me through one full work day with no problem. i email heavily, sms, call a lot, stream iheart radio for 2 hrs a day, and use gps intermittently.
Agreed. I hate fanboys of all kinds.
i use it a lot more. lots of texting, 100 emails a day at least, 2 hours of music streaming, atleast 2 hours of phone calls.
Ive tried every single droid on verizon from the vortex to the droid charge. You can't compare the SG II to U.S phones since once they go through the carriers they are never the same. that being said the HTC incredible 2 is the only droid i would consider right now. It's the same thing as the iphone with a bigger screen and slightly thinner. I love the phone, however, im waiting for the iphone 4s/5 until i make a decision.
Oh come on. White balance between iPhones has jumped all over the place. Neither platform can claim any great consistency there. Even the iPhone 4, which has a much colder screen than the 3GS, is fairly warm compared to the 2G.
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