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Xiaomi Takes on iPhone 7 Series With 'Mi 5s' and Dual-Lens 'Mi 5s Plus'
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You're being dishonest AGAIN. Please refrain from lying. Nobody insulted anyone here (although you could argue that forum readers are being insulted here with your dishonest comments)
Point still stands; you're dishonest about Android phones, your blanket statements are wildly exaggerated and iPhone phones suffer from similar problems as well.
But it's just nice to have choices that have different strengths and weaknesses form each other.
Only person being dishonest here is you by pretending the issues I listed aren't serious on Android. Especially security updates, where Android is an absolute complete and utter joke compared to iOS.
Choice; something Apple is VERY uncomfortable with.
Ultimately it serves consumers really well though.
Oh here we go again with the trash talk of Android and propping up iOS. Yeah, go on... praise iOS... what with it's lack of a filebrowser, walled garden, etc. Yeah, really great there.
You know I won't deny that sh*t happens with Android, but it does so too on iOS. Don't pretend like your precious phone isn't prone to drawbacks. Also, it's pretty disturbing seeing someone so devoted to a corporate BRAND.
Competition always has been cheap and "good" since 2007.
Your post is totally unrelated to the topic.
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Are you really saying that some Android phones have better Apps?
That some Android phones have access to a Play Store without malware and the rest has malware?
This is insane!
Stop fear-mongering. This tactic by so many iPhone apologists has been done countless times before and it's pretty embarrassing.
Not criticizing android, I have been using apple phones for quite some time and like they way they function and their reliability. I personally prefer them to android but see nothing wrong with android. If indeed I could have bought a Note 7 with IOS on it I would as I think there are a lot better options for phones other than apple, but one again I like the reliability of IOS even if it is not as customizable as Andriod.
Why do they make such massive phones nowadays. Does everybody has bigger hands?
I don't even think it makes sense anymore.
I don't even think it makes sense anymore.
Based on how upset you're getting at someone stating the truth it appears you're the one devoted to a brand. In your case, Android.
You're right that things happen on iOS and Android. At least I get updates to fix things. The vast majority of Android users don't. Which is why their security model is a complete joke.
I'd actually take a mix of Apple's hardware with Android; iPhone 5 / 5S design (that is their best looking phone by far) and camera. Everything else in a phone is pretty standard.
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Thanks for coming clean. End of discussion.
the xiaomi 5 beat them to it already actually. they dropped the black colour for these models
it's 8.25mm thick for the 5s, and 7.95mm thick for the 5s plus
http://www.mi.com/mi5s/specs/
http://www.mi.com/mi5splus/specs/
Uh... You misunderstand. Choice in the marketplace, not choice from a certain manufacturer. If Apple only wants to sell me one option, that's fine because the marketplace has loads of other perfectly good options.
Thanks for ignoring my main point.
Android is a complete joke when it comes to updates. Since you need fast updates to deal with security issues, that also means Android is a complete joke for security.
My Nexus phone says otherwise (as do many other phones). But hey, keep up the fear-mongering.
Gee, I already stated above that Nexus gets updates. Why do you need to repeat what I already said?
Too bad the other 95% of Android users don't get updates. My buddy has a Note 5. Took 7 months for him to get Marshmallow. You think that's acceptable for someone who paid $800 for Samsungs top flagship to wait that long for an update? Keep wearing a brave face for the cesspool that is the Android update mechanism. Maybe you can even fool some people into thinking it's all OK.
6GB RAM 128GB NAND on the "pro"? And they don't even sell one with less than 3GB RAM 64GB NAND!
Apple could match those specs with negligible impact on margins and vastly improve the user experience. Imagin how magical tabbed browsing in Safari would be with 6GB RAM!
Apple could match those specs with negligible impact on margins and vastly improve the user experience. Imagin how magical tabbed browsing in Safari would be with 6GB RAM!
You must be in the market for cars with square shaped driving wheels and probably the steering as well. Change for the sake of change, there you have it, square driving wheels for a car. If they don't exist, it's a market opportunity to start a wheel business, with you as the customer.
How different can one make a slab shaped phone, are there any designs that are vastly different than what's available in the market? I didn't think so.
From the history of Android phones, extra battery size does not translate to better life compared comparable iPhones. Android, outsourced SOC or H/W is a poor recipe for good battery life. That's why iPhones in general have better battery life than comparable Android phones with far bigger battery size. Android business model does not lend itself to hardware and software optimization.
For offering distgustingly good value for money and highlighting how overpriced the iPhone is...
Oops this is MacRumors....
For them stealing the dual camera that Apple has invented all on their own because it wasn't really the suppliers who developed it....
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Do you think it's acceptable for Apple to brick your 1000 dollar iPhone or 800 dollar iPad with buggy software updates?
My quote is about the thinness vs extra battery capacity, not about Android vs iPhone. There's no question that regardless of the ecosystem, I would take an extra 900 mAh of capacity over 0.7mm of thickness. That difference in thickness is barely noticeable, but the extra capacity would be very noticeable.
This a thousand times, but if Apple made a thicker phone they wouldn't be able to remove the headphone jack, blame it on the lack of space in THEIR design, and then charge licenses for lightning port headphones.
Samsung as I understand made the Galaxy thicker to accomodate a bigger battery. Let's see if they remove the headphone jack.