I can agree with this but there are pros and cons to pushing the pace when it doesn't need to be. Case in point... Quad HD (4k) resolution on phones. Who really was asking for that? People barely have 4k on their large screen TVs and you're going to pack that into a 5.x" screen at the expense of CPU and battery life?Irvinecommuter said:These benefits, however, become burdens when Android phones are built by many companies that develop many different varieties of phones at all price points. The competition also keeps Android phone makers on their toes on technology and pricing. Android phone makers are more likely to experiment with their phones to try and out do their competitors while Apple has to make sure everything works before they put it into the phone.
This is arguable. I believe Apple was the first to introduce 64-bit architecture to phones on a large scale basis and their CPU is on par with most phones out there.Apple used to be the innovators but now are behind on the tech curve as compared to Android phones. Iphone 6 has a screen with lower pixel rates, slower processor, a smaller battery, and the low-resolution camera than the competitors.
I don't get the point of the watch at all, especially when you have a smart phone. The thing is fugly but I'm sure there will be plenty of iSheeple that buy it.jmoney74 said:I might get the iphone 6. 14 hours battery life? That might be the only reason i don't buy it.. usually that equates to half the actual use.
The watch if awful looking. I wouldn't be surprised it sells well though however, this might be what finally punches Apple in the stomach.
USCTrojanCPA said:I don't get the point of the watch at all, especially when you have a smart phone. The thing is fugly but I'm sure there will be plenty of iSheeple that buy it.jmoney74 said:I might get the iphone 6. 14 hours battery life? That might be the only reason i don't buy it.. usually that equates to half the actual use.
The watch if awful looking. I wouldn't be surprised it sells well though however, this might be what finally punches Apple in the stomach.
You can look at this another way, Apple doesn't need to put out 23 variations of a phone to see what sticks or doesn't. Once the dust settles, it can assess and release what really is needed. I honestly feel they were at least a year behind in these bigger screened phones but this allowed them to finish a 2-year chassis cycle like with the iPhone 4 and use tech advances to come up with such a thin phone with thin bezels... what 4.7" Android phone comes close to putting that much into that small a chassis?Irvinecommuter said:As for competition, obviously not all technology is going to be worthwhile but you know who wins? We do. I can go out and choose a number of Android phones depending on my desires and priorities. Heck for the S4, there were 4-5 variations alone.
With Apple, I basically have two choices...iPhone 6 or 6 plus.
We'll see once real life usage is reported.As for battery life, Android phones are on par with iPhone 6 with better picture resolution.
It's actually not. With different carriers moving to different LTE tech (Advanced LTE being Verizon's new one), by putting that many into the hardware from the start means you don't have to buy a new phone once your carrier adopts it. This keeps your phone relevant for at least as long as the life of a 2-year contract.20 LTE band for example is pretty silly because you are basically restricted to whatever LTE bands your carrier uses.
Sure, but neither of those phones have the reach or base that the iPhone has. That's what I mean by a "shift" because the market for the iPhone is much wider than any one Android phone model.Optical stabilization is not new technology...it's just a cost issue. HTC One M8 and LG G2 already have optical stabilization. Nokia did it first with the Lumia 920 (which came out in September 2012).
Yet it's the most popular camera.As for camera, pretty much everyone concedes that iphone 6 camera is at best a tie with what the Androids are offering. Iphone camera used to be the leader...now it's 6 months behind.
I actually prefer the polycarbonate (plastic) builds of the Galaxy S phones. It makes them lighter, allows for removable backs etc. But many feel they are "cheap" (not me), so it is a personal preference. Fans love metal and glass.As for styling...personal preference I guess. I like the way my S4 looks and the S5 is water-resistant.
Yes, this is handcuffing by Apple.As for cases and accessory...obviously Iphone get the nod because of the uniformity but you should also talk to people who can't use their old charger for a new phone. Android phones are standardized Micro USB ports...I can go to my friend's house and use his/her charger regardless of what phone he/she has.
I shop online for all our cases, but in a pinch, it's nice to know I can walk into a retail store and buy one on the spot (and actually get to look at it first).I can also get plenty of cases and accessory from Ebay/Amazon for my s4. Personally, my sense is that Apple users don't like going on Ebay or Amazon to buy their cases and thus they like the retail places. I have a $3 case for my S4.
jmoney74 said:Everyone says apple is behind.. they always have been but usually just make products better and more useful. The tablet was actually made long before the ipad... as well as a smart phone. The other companies.. sure they bring it out first.. but it doesn't work quite well. I'm not an apple fan boy.. but they do make great products that work well. I just don't get the point of the watch in general.
Irvinecommuter said:jmoney74 said:Everyone says apple is behind.. they always have been but usually just make products better and more useful. The tablet was actually made long before the ipad... as well as a smart phone. The other companies.. sure they bring it out first.. but it doesn't work quite well. I'm not an apple fan boy.. but they do make great products that work well. I just don't get the point of the watch in general.
I sort of disagree in that Apple took chances on things. Yes there were Palm Pilots and Smartphones but theyre were pretty much for techies and business people. Apple basically put the two together, packaged it nicely, and made it into a consumer good. Ditto for tablets. No one thought that tablets could be a consumer product. But Apple changed that perception.
Apple completely missed the boat on larger screen phones and phablets (Jobs has been quoted saying that phablets are ridiculous). They are also behind people on the wearable technology. Apple doesn't take chances any more. They just follow the trend and try to make it better and more attractive. That's what Samsung used to do. It will probably be another year or year and a half till we get Iphone 6s...by that point, Samsung would have came out with 2 cycles worth of phone already.
I thought iPhones had 2 antennae so you can still use data while on a call.Rice Vino said:20 LTE bands? Who cares?
If a call comes in while you're using the Verizon iPhone as a hotspot, everything stops. So much for 20 LTE bands.
Fix that first by adding a cheap second radio the way every other phone does on Verizon.
They didn't even mention fixing that yesterday so it's probably still broken.
irvinehomeowner said:I thought iPhones had 2 antennae so you can still use data while on a call.Rice Vino said:20 LTE bands? Who cares?
If a call comes in while you're using the Verizon iPhone as a hotspot, everything stops. So much for 20 LTE bands.
Fix that first by adding a cheap second radio the way every other phone does on Verizon.
They didn't even mention fixing that yesterday so it's probably still broken.
I remember seeing a commercial for that.
qwerty said:i have an iphone 5s on ATT and can talk and use data/email/text/web with no problem. i think this is a provider issue, not a phone issue.
Rice Vino said:For whatever reason, Apple decided not to put a second radio in their CDMA phones. They can get away with these shenanigans (pulling out USB ports, no micro SD card slots, no touch interface on OSX, charging gobs of money for cheap memory, thus far tiny screen, proprietary charging cables, etc) because they are APPLE.