Perhaps, however, although, nerds may be able to solve quadratic equations they somehow manage to still say the exact wrong thing at the wrong time to a member of the opposite sex. There is more than one side to intelligence.

 

Normal people tend to prefer Apple's integrated ecosystem, especially if they can afford multiple devices. If not, they buy some cheap Android, but please don't confuse those people with Android elitist nerds. That is why there is such disparity between the Internet usage rates of Android vs. iOS. The Android nerds are constantly rebooting a new profile tweak and the novice users have no Wifi, hence neither are actually using their device to its potential. On the other hand, since Apple products just work and normal people don't screw around with hacking them, they are making very good use of their devices and the Internet usage stats and app store sales reflect that.

Two words:  Not Impressed.

 

Where is the innovation ?

 

1.  2 Cameras that can take pictures simultaneously with sound?

     Ever heard of Motion pictures?

 

2.  Screen controlled by motion?

     Just how far is the phone from you that it requires using motion gestures?

 

3.  Any security improvements to get it into businesses?

     Looks like it's running the same old Android version.

 

4.  OK.  Amoled screen with 441 PPI may be nice. I have not seen it.

     But 5 inches?  WTF?

 

5.  Let's see how well it sells after all the hoopla.  

     I would most certainly choose the iPhone 5 over that any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

 

It's not just a matter of advertising Samsung, you need to have very innovative products.

Edited by AppleSauce007 - 3/14/13 at 6:47pm

I'm right behind you.

 

...that Apple, as a company, based on the entire product line, finished first overall. The iPhone 5, taken in isolation and based only on its own merits, finished fifth.

The stick that costs $60 to replace if you lose it.

Half an inch more of lower resolution screen.

Up to date. And in six months from now, it'll still be up to date. A year from now, it'll still be up to date.

5 out of 12 of their most popular phones got updates in their lifetime.  Keep in mind what they are calling an update Apple does several times throughout the year.  They are point updates.  The major updates like Apple does every year are rarely extended to the older phones.  From 2.2 to 4.0 for instance. They basally skipped 3.0 because it was to be the tablet OS to kill the iPad.  Didn't fly though.  It took Samsung over 6 months on all but one update, and thats after Google finally releases to.  So they do offer them for some, but not all, they are very slow about providing them. 

 

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/12/the-checkered-slow-history-of-android-handset-updates/

Put them in a pocket and answer them when they ring.

Their release document says 4.2.2, which was released last month.

Ships with 4.2.2. Nailed it!

No word on pricing but ships next quarter which is 0.5 to 3.5 months from now. I'm wager toward the end of the end.

I'm not sure why one needs to see the front back of the cameras at the same time but not being a camera guy I'm too disinterested to conceive how that could be of value to users.

The display is too big for me but I don't think Apple is against a larger iPhone at 4.9x". I do question the choice of PenTile but at 441 ppi it's on par with the iPhone's actual pixel density, but my concern is colour accuracy which has never looked good to me with PenTile. Perhaps the pixel density is now high enough to correct that issue.

Octo-core processor? LOL Just make it last all day while having a fluid experience. Does Android OS even have optimizations for 8 cores at this point?

I think S-Health is interesting but I don't see it as being that good. I hope I'm wrong and that Apple has something much better on the horizon but I think it's doubtful.

I think it will outsell the S III.
Edited by SolipsismX - 3/14/13 at 6:56pm

Why?

I can only see a few minor and predictable incremental changes on this new Galaxy IIIS.

That's not even the biggest issue. All these 'smartphone' market share numbers include ALL Android phones - even those that are feature phones rather than smartphone. And, as you point out, all the cheap Android smartphones that are simply used as feature phones.

But, frankly, I couldn't care less. Hyundai sells a lot more cars than Ferrari, but if you want to give me a car, I know which one I'd take.


I don't remember - something like 6 months. But the point is that you'll get updates for your iPhone. Odds are slim that you'll get updates for your Android phone.


Please explain how that works. More importantly, explain why you believe a company which can't even figure out how to make a web site.

Too busy living life to use them.

Yeah, black is white, white is black.

All you hear from fandroids is how "Apple isn't cool" "Apple is for old people". Talk about koolaid drinkers...

And yeah... "Apple is being forced" and "They're rushing".  I'm sure they're quaking in their (cool-dude hipster) boots.

Edited by isaidso - 3/14/13 at 6:58pm

 

What would you like to see on the screen instead of just a bunch of icons?

 

I, for one, am a strong believer in the KISS principle, and am actually very impressed with Apple's ability to maintain a very high level of usability while controlling the degree to which users can get into trouble.

Sony ericsson xperia x10 mini pro, end of 2009 or first months of 2010. why?

What the hell is this crap?

 

It looks 99.967% the same as the previous one, a big, plastic Android phone. ZZZZzzzzzz......

 

This is what all of the hype was about?  Yawn......

 

Samsung is trying so hard to be Apple, it is quite pathetic to even witness. 

Apple have had iOS on devices for years when it was top dog, so the total number of iOS devices in the wild, is still much greater than Android. In a few years you'll see the Android percentages much higher than Apple's. Besides, it's pretty obvious that people with a bigger screen, especially 5" screens, are going to use the internet far more than someone on an iPhone. Ease of use and better battery life on Android will also up their take.

Edited by Hands Sandon - 3/14/13 at 6:58pm

6.1.2, about a month.

 

Yeah, Samsung seems to just copy, scale up/down and iterate. I'm very underwhelmed by this new release.

The device and the 'stick' have a link that if one gets too far away from the other an alert goes off.

Oh Snap!  LOL!

For people like you, it's the name that matters.

 

If sammy called this 3s, oh boy... but they called 4! yeah!

 

First, I own Apple shares, and I bought some of them at quite a bit higher price. So I feel your pain. Apple, however,  is where it is at now due to patience and well thought out execution. When it rushes, you get mistakes like the maps flop. 

 

Apple's stock price has nothing to do with its performance. Nothing is different now then when it was trading at over 700 dollars a share. Professional traders are pushing the price down for a variety of reasons, including pressuring Apple to do dumb things like borrow money to give traders cash. with Jonathon Ive in charge of iOS, it will be exciting to see what software changes Apple has coming up.

 

As far as the stock goes, it is proven girls are better at trading stocks because they are more patient then men. 

You got that right. Apple doesn't need to worry about any new phone for awhile. They can skip the 'S' and just sit back and cruise for another 12 months, and then just come out with the '6', after what Samsung just released. (yawn)

 

6.1.2 came out 1 month ago.

Interesting. Of course we'll need a second survey to confirm these results. In addition, the top five are all probably within the margin of error for the sample size.

It's inevitable that Samsung will surpass iPhone sales in the US for good (not just around release).  The iPhone is no longer the cool because everyone's moms and dads have them.  Also, Justin Long, the artsy guy or coffee baristas with iPhone are also no longer cool.  

 

Samsung has Lebron James, etc....

The problem is this uses Apple's Sales and compares it to Androids Shipments.  The only successful Android Maker is Samsung and their numbers don't add up.  They far more phones than the 21 million they actually reported sold between 2010 and June of 2012 in the court documents.  There is a reason they stopped reporting sales each quarter.  The same with Google. Activations are growing yet Apple continues to far out perform all Android phones combined when ever the major carriers report their numbers.  ODD!

I try to explain this to people but they are mesmerized by cheap or free stuff.

Yes of course keep taking surveys until the iPhone wins then stop.

 

Apart from the rather obvious conclusion that phones with 5" screens form a minimal part of Android market share, cheaper Android phones which range from sub 3" and up screens make up the bulk of Android sales.

 

Which is why there is this disparity.

Because after Y2K and WMDs people don't fall for scare tactics anymore.

 

Simple. A user might love the iPad and think OSX is the best OS in the world, but not be in love with the IPhone 5. When asked which company they like most they answer Apple, but when asked how satisfied they are with their iPhone 5, the score they give is lower than what owners of other phones report. I might choose, say, Honda, as may favorite auto maker overall even though I don't much care for the Crosstour. (I was going to use BMW as an example, but then I remembered how you feel about that company!)

 

 

 

 

Samsung has cheap phones, which make up the bulk of their sales, just like Nokia used to have.

CNN reports it will be released at the end of April. 16GB/$199 32GB/$249 64GB/$299 

 

As far as lower web use on Android, do these surveys include data accessed from apps or just browsers? I tend to use apps for accessing data on the web more than I use Safari. I have news apps, movie apps, restaurant apps, you name it. Many times easier to use a specific app than open Safari and search. Like they say there is an app for that. I imagine Android users are the same. I wonder for example if you use the CNN or pulse news app for example would that get counted in the statistics as an iOS or Android device in these surveys for browsing the web. 

 

Huh? The survey made no claim to be a comparison of Android vs. iOS. It reported the degree of satisfaction users felt with their phones. It turns out that users of four other phones reported being happier with their choice than people who bought iPhone 5s.

 

Of course, we don't know who or what was asked or how, so it's a pointless report, like pretty much any similar report (including those that reflect more positively on Apple).

 

Anyway, if you want a comparison of OS satisfaction, you're looking at the wrong report.

And this is all sounding oddly familiar to MS Office products... Bloated with tons of features few can find, let alone use. 

 

I just want to see battery tests on this thing... theres more sensors than you can shake a stick at!

The iPhone 5 is not being release as a new phone today.  Plus this is a year old update. 4.2 is as they list it an incremental update of 4.0 which was released October 19, 2011. 4.2 is a minor update and does not qualify as a New Version.  If you consider this as one then iOS was updated January 28, 2013 to 6.1

This is what 4.2 Added:

• "Photo Sphere" panorama photos^[96]
• Keyboard with gesture typing
• Lock screen improvements, including widget support and the ability to swipe directly to camera^[97]
• Notification power controls ("Quick Settings")
• "Daydream" screensavers, showing information when idle or docked
• Multiple user accounts (tablets only)
• Support for wireless display (Miracast)
• Accessibility improvements: triple-tap to magnify the entire screen, pan and zoom with two fingers. Speech output and Gesture Mode navigation for blind users
• New clock app with built-in world clock, stop watch and timer
• All devices now use the same interface layout, previously adapted from phones on 4.1 for smaller tablets (with centered software buttons, the system bar at the top of the screen, and a home screen with a dock and centered application menu), regardless of screen size
• Increased number of extended notifications and Actionable Notifications for more apps, allowing users to respond to certain notifications within the notification bar and without launching the app directly
• SELinux
• Always-on VPN
• Premium SMS confirmation^{[98][99][100]}

 

 

 

If they are selling soooo many more phones and have been for a couple of years now, they should already be higher not lower.