Samsung vs Apple
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Nokia were once the kings. It's a bit like saying "my girlfriend looks a bit too much like Cameron Diaz".
Samsung are making devices for the masses - well specced but cheap materials and manufacturing. The HTC One is a much better phone if you must go Android.
I still haven't found a device that will steer me away from the iPhone.
Religious connotation removed. Not appropriate to subject matter here.
Samsung are making devices for the masses - well specced but cheap materials and manufacturing. The HTC One is a much better phone if you must go Android.
I still haven't found a device that will steer me away from the iPhone.
Religious connotation removed. Not appropriate to subject matter here.
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Arm and Leg
Banned
Comparing iPhone to Galaxy is like comparing Sunwayman to McGizmo.
Which way around is that? ;)
I'm not sure that's the best comparison... Sunwayman and Surefire, maybe. There's no equivalent in the phone world for a McGizmo.
Overclocker
Flashlight Enthusiast
apple reminds me more of Palm. remember the PDA days?
PalmOS just like iOS is a non-scalable, non-multitasking operating system that had better app support and performance that competing platforms e.g. PPC
in order to not break app backwards compatibility Palm simply quadrupled the screen resolution from 160x160 to 320x320. same trick used by apple. a software layer simply translates 1 pixel into 4 on the new screen for old apps
when Palm wanted a wider screen they simply extended it to 480 pixels. old apps simply won't fill the entire screen. again same trick used by apple in IP5, old apps simply doesn't fill the entire screen. only this time apple made the display too long/wide coz they really didn't have a choice: a bigger screen would make PPI lower coz iOS simply cannot scale to any arbitrary resolution. i.e. they're stuck with the quadrupled resolution coz quadrupling it yet again simply isn't practical right now
Editorial comment removed.--Bill
PalmOS just like iOS is a non-scalable, non-multitasking operating system that had better app support and performance that competing platforms e.g. PPC
in order to not break app backwards compatibility Palm simply quadrupled the screen resolution from 160x160 to 320x320. same trick used by apple. a software layer simply translates 1 pixel into 4 on the new screen for old apps
when Palm wanted a wider screen they simply extended it to 480 pixels. old apps simply won't fill the entire screen. again same trick used by apple in IP5, old apps simply doesn't fill the entire screen. only this time apple made the display too long/wide coz they really didn't have a choice: a bigger screen would make PPI lower coz iOS simply cannot scale to any arbitrary resolution. i.e. they're stuck with the quadrupled resolution coz quadrupling it yet again simply isn't practical right now
Editorial comment removed.--Bill
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Overclocker
Flashlight Enthusiast
so called religious warfare usually involves e.g. islam attacking christianity, etc. never have i espoused any opposing brand. in fact i didn't even mention samsung
i'm an agnostic/atheist myself so i can understand how an apple believer would feel if their favorite god or gadget maker was somehow criticized. in fact there was a study linking apple fanboyism to religious experiences. the same parts of the brain are involved
what i'm saying is looking forward there's a bleak future for iOS. PalmOS never got beyond 320x480 so it really makes you wonder how iOS will go from here. for apple to increase their screen sizes it would mean decreasing their pixel density. after everything they spent on marketing their so called "Retina" display it would be a shame if their new flagship would have lower PPI than the old model.
everyday more and more people are starting to notice that iphone is just the same old, same old. any critical thinker would see apple trying to claim ownership of the rectangular shape with rounded corners as patent abuse.
i'm sure i've made my opinion clear (all caps helps). now if anyone disagrees then pls don't send a suicide bomber my way, ok?
Overclocker
Flashlight Enthusiast
Religious connotations removed--Bill
what i'm saying is looking forward there's a bleak future for iOS. PalmOS never got beyond 320x480 so it really makes you wonder how iOS will go from here. for apple to increase their screen sizes it would mean decreasing their pixel density. after everything they spent on marketing their so called "Retina" display it would be a shame if their new flagship would have lower PPI than the old model.
everyday more and more people are starting to notice that iphone is just the same old, same old. any critical thinker would see apple trying to claim ownership of the rectangular shape with rounded corners as patent abuse.
i'm sure i've made my opinion clear (all caps helps). now if anyone disagrees then pls don't send a suicide bomber my way, ok?
what i'm saying is looking forward there's a bleak future for iOS. PalmOS never got beyond 320x480 so it really makes you wonder how iOS will go from here. for apple to increase their screen sizes it would mean decreasing their pixel density. after everything they spent on marketing their so called "Retina" display it would be a shame if their new flagship would have lower PPI than the old model.
everyday more and more people are starting to notice that iphone is just the same old, same old. any critical thinker would see apple trying to claim ownership of the rectangular shape with rounded corners as patent abuse.
i'm sure i've made my opinion clear (all caps helps). now if anyone disagrees then pls don't send a suicide bomber my way, ok?
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Arm and Leg
Banned
Two comments, first, iOS HAS multitasking.
Second, in reply to your last post:
Involving all te religious crap is going a stretch too far, and is what usually happens when people go about comparing fruits to plastic...
Second, in reply to your last post:
Involving all te religious crap is going a stretch too far, and is what usually happens when people go about comparing fruits to plastic...
Overclocker
Flashlight Enthusiast
jamesmtl514
Flashlight Enthusiast
I never drank the iJuice.
I had lots of blackberrys. I liked the phones and got to support a Canadian company.
I might go back to the new one.
But really, I'm happy with my Samsung S2x. In all likelyhood I'll get the S4.
I had lots of blackberrys. I liked the phones and got to support a Canadian company.
I might go back to the new one.
But really, I'm happy with my Samsung S2x. In all likelyhood I'll get the S4.
neutralwhite
Flashlight Enthusiast
If iPhone storage and data transfer can be improved. This may change my mind. Dig some news out, check it out.
http://www.thegadgetsreporter.com/2013/03/30/apples-iphone-5s-rumors-release-date-specs/
http://www.thegadgetsreporter.com/2013/03/30/apples-iphone-5s-rumors-release-date-specs/
idleprocess
Flashaholic
Had an iPhone 3G for two years that was OK. Its reliance on iTunes to do much anything was a liability - I detest iTunes and it ran like hell on my PC. Eventually, the phone couldn't synch with iTunes (something to do with the proprietary USB driver) and 3rd-party apps stopped working altogether. Apple also had some weird problems with the sim, resulting in random loss-of-network issues that required a time- and battery-munching reboot. While the absolute need for iTunes synching is gone, I simply loathe the software too much - why does it need to run a half-dozen services, why does it force me to spend so much time putzing with it, and why can't it work with my existing music library in a sensible (read: non-flat) directory structure?
At about that time, I went for the HTC Thunderbolt, knowing full well that it was a first-generation device that would be potentially troublesome ... and indeed it was. While it suffered from none of the USB problems that the iPhone did (mount the phone like a USB drive - astounding!), it had issues with notifications (evidently I didn't need to know about incoming phone calls, texts, nor voicemails) and randomly dropping cellular data. It was also a battery pig - I was lucky to end the day with 40% battery with extremely light usage. Coincidentally, about a month after I ditched it, HTC / VzW finally released the long-awaited ICS update for the Thunderbolt, which apparently fixed nearly all of its ills.
Currently have a second-hand Galaxy Nexus and like it - very responsive and the 2.3 >> 4.1 change was welcome. Far easier on the battery life than the Thunderbolt, a bit slimmer, and generally lacking in carrier bloatware. The OLED screen is ... different ... from conventional LCD - upside is greater power efficiency and vivid colors, downsides lower brightness and some weird patterns occasionally visible. Got the latest android update the other day and am enjoying the new photosphere app. Suspect I'll keep this phone for a couple of years ... now if only VzW would cut me a discount for being off-contract.
Android phones tend not to be as pretty as Apple - that being said, most smartphones get encased in layers of protective rubber/plastic since their exteriors tend not to be forgiving of drops, bumps, and scratches.
The iOS experience is definitely more polished and consistent than Android - which suffers from every manufacturer installing their own skin with the further insult of carriers stacking on their own un-removeable bloatware. However, if you don't like it then you're generally SOL since it's not as customizeable.
Not sure what my next phone is going to be. While I'm beginning to appreciate Samsung for the Galaxy Nexus and the Galaxy S3 is indeed a compelling phone, I'm not sure I can stand the performance-sapping custom skins and carrier bloatware that most phones get. I might look at the new hotness in Nexus-branded devices or ... who knows - I have nothing invested in the various "app ecosystems" so I could go to some of the newer platforms like Windows, Ubuntu, or even Firefox.
At about that time, I went for the HTC Thunderbolt, knowing full well that it was a first-generation device that would be potentially troublesome ... and indeed it was. While it suffered from none of the USB problems that the iPhone did (mount the phone like a USB drive - astounding!), it had issues with notifications (evidently I didn't need to know about incoming phone calls, texts, nor voicemails) and randomly dropping cellular data. It was also a battery pig - I was lucky to end the day with 40% battery with extremely light usage. Coincidentally, about a month after I ditched it, HTC / VzW finally released the long-awaited ICS update for the Thunderbolt, which apparently fixed nearly all of its ills.
Currently have a second-hand Galaxy Nexus and like it - very responsive and the 2.3 >> 4.1 change was welcome. Far easier on the battery life than the Thunderbolt, a bit slimmer, and generally lacking in carrier bloatware. The OLED screen is ... different ... from conventional LCD - upside is greater power efficiency and vivid colors, downsides lower brightness and some weird patterns occasionally visible. Got the latest android update the other day and am enjoying the new photosphere app. Suspect I'll keep this phone for a couple of years ... now if only VzW would cut me a discount for being off-contract.
Android phones tend not to be as pretty as Apple - that being said, most smartphones get encased in layers of protective rubber/plastic since their exteriors tend not to be forgiving of drops, bumps, and scratches.
The iOS experience is definitely more polished and consistent than Android - which suffers from every manufacturer installing their own skin with the further insult of carriers stacking on their own un-removeable bloatware. However, if you don't like it then you're generally SOL since it's not as customizeable.
Not sure what my next phone is going to be. While I'm beginning to appreciate Samsung for the Galaxy Nexus and the Galaxy S3 is indeed a compelling phone, I'm not sure I can stand the performance-sapping custom skins and carrier bloatware that most phones get. I might look at the new hotness in Nexus-branded devices or ... who knows - I have nothing invested in the various "app ecosystems" so I could go to some of the newer platforms like Windows, Ubuntu, or even Firefox.
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I have an android Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which I like, but I like the other family member's iphone5's better, they are just easier to use.
I had a android Droid before that, which was WAAAAY better than the infuriatingly horrible blackberry I had to suffer with because it was free...and I was too cheap to buy one....yet.
So, the Blackberry was the worst smart phone ever....except it did push mail, its ONLY strength, at least for me (I didn't have to check the mail, I'd get a notice).
If the other phones do that too, oh well, at least on the BB it just worked for that w/o me having to try anything special. It was about useless though to READ the mail on the small window....it loaded and opened agonizingly slowly, it was all but impossible to scroll through a report or data table, etc...ad a web-site, OMG, you'd die of old age waiting for a page to load.
The Nexus has been a lot better (Faster, etc) than the Droid though, and, except for the battery needing to be recharged a few times a day, I'm OK with it. If I could get an extended run-time battery for it, I'd like it a lot more. The Nexus is easier to read a report on than the Droid was, as they download and open faster, and I can scroll about more easily.
The iphones my wife and kids have run a lot longer w/o needing a recharge than my Samsung...so when I'm due for an upgrade again, I'll probably get an iphone...albeit I'll see what else is out there when that time rolls around.
:D
I had a android Droid before that, which was WAAAAY better than the infuriatingly horrible blackberry I had to suffer with because it was free...and I was too cheap to buy one....yet.
So, the Blackberry was the worst smart phone ever....except it did push mail, its ONLY strength, at least for me (I didn't have to check the mail, I'd get a notice).
If the other phones do that too, oh well, at least on the BB it just worked for that w/o me having to try anything special. It was about useless though to READ the mail on the small window....it loaded and opened agonizingly slowly, it was all but impossible to scroll through a report or data table, etc...ad a web-site, OMG, you'd die of old age waiting for a page to load.
The Nexus has been a lot better (Faster, etc) than the Droid though, and, except for the battery needing to be recharged a few times a day, I'm OK with it. If I could get an extended run-time battery for it, I'd like it a lot more. The Nexus is easier to read a report on than the Droid was, as they download and open faster, and I can scroll about more easily.
The iphones my wife and kids have run a lot longer w/o needing a recharge than my Samsung...so when I'm due for an upgrade again, I'll probably get an iphone...albeit I'll see what else is out there when that time rolls around.
:D
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It is the Galaxy S3 for me, I love the geeky features of this phone. The smart stay that knows when you are looking and does not shut off the screen, being able to say "cheese" and it will take a picture, sharing pictures or songs just by bumping the phones together, and all the widgets to play with. Oh, and being able to sync with youtube through my Xbox and PS3 is awesome! Just pick a video on the phone hit play and it starts playing on the Xbox while you watch or look for another video on the S3 as it plays.
I am rooted so all the ATT bloat is gone and I enjoy having control over this excellent phone. I am able to tether using my unlimited data, and the 4G LTE is blazing fast.
With that said, the Iphone is good for those who just want something simple that works. I on the other and like to customize my device. I don't like to use custom rom's but I do love being rooted.
I am rooted so all the ATT bloat is gone and I enjoy having control over this excellent phone. I am able to tether using my unlimited data, and the 4G LTE is blazing fast.
With that said, the Iphone is good for those who just want something simple that works. I on the other and like to customize my device. I don't like to use custom rom's but I do love being rooted.
Have the original iPhone, v3, 3GS, v4, 4S and finally v5...switched to a Note II late last year and will not be looking back anytime soon.
About the only think I'll miss from my iPhone are the built quality and iTunes...everything else (for me) Sammy wins hands down! The vasatility of getting out of iOS eco system is like driving out from a bumpy, winding B-Road onto a stretch of empty freeway! YMMV
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About the only think I'll miss from my iPhone are the built quality and iTunes...everything else (for me) Sammy wins hands down! The vasatility of getting out of iOS eco system is like driving out from a bumpy, winding B-Road onto a stretch of empty freeway! YMMV
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idleprocess
Flashaholic
The OEM extended battery is 2100mAH vs the stock 1850mAH ... not a big bump in capacity (~13.5%). Upside of the OEM extended battery is that it only adds a mm or two to the thickness. Solutions from 3rd parties with decent reputations (such as Seidio) double the thickness of the phone, but also roughly double the capacity of the stock battery at 3800mAH.
Have you tried any configuration/software solutions to improve battery life such as screen auto-brightness, disabling background synching, or an application such as JuiceDefender?
