"Never mind the fact that the iPod turned the entire music industry on its head. Never mind the fact that most successful notebooks today resemble designs first popularized by Apple. Never mind the fact that the blueprint of the modern day smartphone remains the original iPhone. Never mind the fact that competitors are scrambling wildly to copy the success and design of the iPad. Forget all of these things, because when it comes to Apple, the 'what have you done for me lately?' mentality reigns supreme."
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Member since:2005-11-29
If it doesn't perform as smoothly as an iPhone it likely doesn't perform well at all. There's not much of a gray area between smooth and not smooth.
I don't think your mythical phone being not-quite-as-fast as an iPhone does much to disprove my point.
Android, still, to this day, despite Jelly Bean, still isn't up to iPhone levels of smoothness on any device. That's why I cited it as an example of Android's ongoing evolution.
Member since:2009-05-19
Member since:2005-08-18
Ok, so what you're saying is that the iphone is dangerously close to not performing well at all since there is no other area of performing well than being an iphone.
Wow, you're such an expert on a phone that you've never seen or used.
Uh...ok.
Your point: Android pretty much sucked performance-wise prior to Jelly Bean.
My point: My Gingerbread phone performs well.
Hmmm.........
Member since:2005-11-14
Member since:2005-06-29
My personal experience with JB is that it actually slowed down my phone's interface compared to its performance with ICS, and this is on a Nexus S, a "pure Google experience" phone. I could probably go back to ICS but it's too much trouble for the short time I'll still be using this device.
The only phone I've used to date that is as fast and fluid as an iPhone is a Windows Phone (HTC Arrive). And I only stopped using it because for the time being, I'm dependent on tethering and TeamViewer while on the go to support a few clients.
I'm working to simplify things in that regard, and I hope that by the time I'm up for renewal this summer I'll be free to choose between a new WP8 phone, a BB10 phone, an iPhone (though I'm doubtful about that one), or an Android phone (also doubtful, though if I choose that it would have to be the Galaxy Note 2, replacing both my phone and aging Nook Color).
Member since:2009-08-11
I don't want to be too nit-picky but if you're going to make features to price comparisons you ought to use real numbers. A new iPhone 5 16GB costs $199 USD with an AT&T contract. A comparable Android phone (also form AT&T) doesn't get cheaper than $299 USD. I don't study math but I'm fairly certain 199 is not 10% of 299.
I'm not an Apple "FanBoy" as they are called, I use Apple's products because they offer quality, durability, and a pleasant use experience. I don't defend them, I defend rationality. If you make an argument against Apple (or anyone or anything) that makes sense and is properly founded I will believe you, not in any other case.
Sources:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone5
https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/androidphones.html
Member since:2006-02-15
Faulty logic. That's only because the iPhone is subsidized more -- have you checked that e.g. the monthly fee the user pays is the same, that AT&T themselves pay the same amount of money for both phones, and so on? You should compare unsubsidized prices or check all of your facts first.
Member since:2005-08-18
Who's making an argument against Apple? I am making an argument for Android by saying that my new Gingerbread phone is performing well.
A) I am not in the U.S.
B) An unlocked iPhone costs $800+ here, my Gingerbread cost me ~$80. Do the math.
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2005-08-18
Your reading comprehension needs some work. I didn't say it performed as well as an iPhone, I said it performs well (really well, actually) and it cost 1/10 of an iPhone.
It's not mythical, it's sitting on my desk.