I see Android fans getting sucked into the same old tech trap of waiting desperately for the next new thing. 3D, Dual-core, qHD, 720p. They get bogged down in the hardware. As a unit, with balance between battery life and performance, combined with its operating system and App Store, there just isn't a comparison between Android devices and iPhones.
If what you say is true, then why are Android phones outselling Apple at a greater than 2 to 1 ratio?
ISTM that Android buyers are NOT "waiting desperately", but instead, are buying. And when they look at the "balance" the scales tip in favor of Android. Not just a little, but more than twice as often.
Best thing about this whole converstaion and stuff you stirred up, You're an android lover / user on an Apple forum! HAHAHAHA!!!
Funny how that works out. You are right, you don't have to like apple or android, free to choose for yourself. But at the same time, sad you hang around an apple forum. You would think that since you're such an android fan, shouldn't you be over there on the forums? Or are the apple ones more exciting?
Either way, sad you sit over here and rant about android on an apple forum. We all get it. "AbsoluteDesignz" loves Android! Good for you!!!
Now take your 720 crap, and go back andriodssuck.com and post over there. You don't see mtg714 posting over there about how I love apple do you?
And dude, nice insulting. Real manly of you to "text" words about someone on here. Bet you feel so manly over there when in reality you probably have a little android green guy tattoo and no girlfriend. Either way, you're a joke.
I'm here because I choose to be.
Also where did I insult Jon again? Sarcastic? Yes. Insulting? No.
And yea. Irony is not lost with you.
See, you actively tried to insult me. Your entire post is about insulting me. Because you failed to see the difference between an example and an insult. No other substance. Real manly of you?
The hardware sounds great from a pure specs perspective. Perhaps it's just me but the screens are becoming a bit...well...big. I came from an iPhone 2G/3GS a couple years back to jumping ship to VZ and went with a Moto Droid. The screen size is good for me. I am due for an upgrade, have the grandfather clause on my unlimited plan and weighing my options. I am going to wait for the iPhone 5 to roll out but really like the Moto Bionic. What I don't like is the screen size of the Bionic but it appears most handset are heading in that direction.
I want a phone that fits into my pocket without looking like a paperback book...
The hardware sounds great from a pure specs perspective. Perhaps it's just me but the screens are becoming a bit...well...big. I came from an iPhone 2G/3GS a couple years back to jumping ship to VZ and went with a Moto Droid. The screen size is good for me. I am due for an upgrade, have the grandfather clause on my unlimited plan and weighing my options. I am going to wait for the iPhone 5 to roll out but really like the Moto Bionic. What I don't like is the screen size of the Bionic but it appears most handset are heading in that direction.
I want a phone that fits into my pocket without looking like a paperback book...
Stepping off soapbox now
who gives a s*** what size phone anyone is carrying??? if that person likes the phone then everyone else can F off, right?
So...He may only use Mac computers. Someone does not have to like every product produced by apple do they. If you watched the google I.O. Keynote you would know that the lead developers for Android where both using mac computers. This is the stupidest post ever. Disliking the iphone does not = disliking apple
The hardware sounds great from a pure specs perspective. Perhaps it's just me but the screens are becoming a bit...well...big. I came from an iPhone 2G/3GS a couple years back to jumping ship to VZ and went with a Moto Droid. The screen size is good for me. I am due for an upgrade, have the grandfather clause on my unlimited plan and weighing my options. I am going to wait for the iPhone 5 to roll out but really like the Moto Bionic. What I don't like is the screen size of the Bionic but it appears most handset are heading in that direction.
I want a phone that fits into my pocket without looking like a paperback book...
Stepping off soapbox now
I have a 4in phone now. I'm a bug guy though(over 6ft) so it doesn't feel that big but I can't imagine having a nearly 5inch phone. I've never held one though so time will tell. If it has no capacitive buttons and thus a smaller bezel it may not seem as large.
Apple fans certainly do not represent the majority of consumers either. Look at the Mac - tiny market share. Look at the iPhone - beat by sucky Android more than 2 to 1.
The iPad is the exception.
if iphone was available on every carrier then numbers would be different.
Apple is crying all the way to the bank about that market share.....
So...He may only use Mac computers. Someone does not have to like every product produced by apple do they. If you watched the google I.O. Keynote you would know that the lead developers for Android where both using mac computers. This is the stupidest post ever. Disliking the iphone does not = disliking apple
Thanks. And I use a Mac for work (adobe suite) because it feels so much more fluid on Macs than PCs. Everything else I use windows though mainly because I like explorer more than finder and the way apps run in multiple instances as opposed to apple's finder bar.
Nitpicky yes (especially considering the osx ui is simply beautiful) but it is what it is.
Ironically windows 8 being such a deviation from the standard will most likely make me a Mac guy within 2 years.
who gives a s*** what size phone anyone is carrying??? if that person likes the phone then everyone else can F off, right?
Screamingfist--instead of using "looks" like a paperback book I should have said feels like one...I frankly do not care what others think of my phone but the screen size simply leaves a bigger footprint regardless of how thin the larger handsets are. I'm in it for the functionality but don't want to carry a man-purse just to keep my phone somewhere...
Also where did I insult Jon again? Sarcastic? Yes. Insulting? No.
And yea. Irony is not lost with you.
See, you actively tried to insult me. Your entire post is about insulting me. Because you failed to see the difference between an example and an insult. No other substance. Real manly of you?
Never tried to insult you. But good guess. I was being sarcastic. Isn't that what you said?
So...He may only use Mac computers. Someone does not have to like every product produced by apple do they. If you watched the google I.O. Keynote you would know that the lead developers for Android where both using mac computers. This is the stupidest post ever. Disliking the iphone does not = disliking apple
Stupidest post ever? Wow. Good comment.
This post had nothing to do with using mac computers. We were talking about an android phone and iphone. Never said anything about mac computers. I dont sit and watch google keynotes. I could careless what developers use or dont use. So maybe next time, read the posts before u "try" to insult people's posts. But then again, ur too busy dreaming about android phones.
which claims 'google' has 22.3% vs 'apple' 20.3% of 'smartphones'.
those numbers will change soon i think since apple was languishing a bit with ios 4 and the hardware needs a refresh.
but if you want to say Android 'wins' because more people are saddled with it then you can say Windows wins too. so if those are your preferred OSes then bravo! go enjoy them.
if iphone was available on every carrier then numbers would be different.
I don't think so. Apple does everything it can to make as much money as it can, and they choose to restrict which carriers sell their products. I seem to have more faith in Apple than you do.
I own an Android phone, troubleshoot a lot of my friend's iPhones, am typing this on a Macbook Pro, and own an iMac. I shouldn't be allowed to read/post on AI because I own an Android phone?
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I see Android fans getting sucked into the same old tech trap of waiting desperately for the next new thing. 3D, Dual-core, qHD, 720p. They get bogged down in the hardware. As a unit, with balance between battery life and performance, combined with its operating system and App Store, there just isn't a comparison between Android devices and iPhones.
If what you say is true, then why are Android phones outselling Apple at a greater than 2 to 1 ratio?
ISTM that Android buyers are NOT "waiting desperately", but instead, are buying. And when they look at the "balance" the scales tip in favor of Android. Not just a little, but more than twice as often.
Best thing about this whole converstaion and stuff you stirred up, You're an android lover / user on an Apple forum! HAHAHAHA!!!
Funny how that works out. You are right, you don't have to like apple or android, free to choose for yourself. But at the same time, sad you hang around an apple forum. You would think that since you're such an android fan, shouldn't you be over there on the forums? Or are the apple ones more exciting?
Either way, sad you sit over here and rant about android on an apple forum. We all get it. "AbsoluteDesignz" loves Android! Good for you!!!
Now take your 720 crap, and go back andriodssuck.com and post over there. You don't see mtg714 posting over there about how I love apple do you?
And dude, nice insulting. Real manly of you to "text" words about someone on here. Bet you feel so manly over there when in reality you probably have a little android green guy tattoo and no girlfriend. Either way, you're a joke.
I'm here because I choose to be.
Also where did I insult Jon again? Sarcastic? Yes. Insulting? No.
And yea. Irony is not lost with you.
See, you actively tried to insult me. Your entire post is about insulting me. Because you failed to see the difference between an example and an insult. No other substance. Real manly of you?
I want a phone that fits into my pocket without looking like a paperback book...
Stepping off soapbox now
Setting all HW specs aside, the real question is Ice Cream Sandwich, will it be stable?
Then there's the UI, will Samsung ripoff the iOS UI again?
Or maybe we'll see some genuine innovation, perhaps?
Honeycomb is more removed from ios and i suspect ICS will be more so.
But, i think ios 5 will add some features that android has had for some time. is that the innovation you are talking about?
The hardware sounds great from a pure specs perspective. Perhaps it's just me but the screens are becoming a bit...well...big. I came from an iPhone 2G/3GS a couple years back to jumping ship to VZ and went with a Moto Droid. The screen size is good for me. I am due for an upgrade, have the grandfather clause on my unlimited plan and weighing my options. I am going to wait for the iPhone 5 to roll out but really like the Moto Bionic. What I don't like is the screen size of the Bionic but it appears most handset are heading in that direction.
I want a phone that fits into my pocket without looking like a paperback book...
Stepping off soapbox now
who gives a s*** what size phone anyone is carrying??? if that person likes the phone then everyone else can F off, right?
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So...He may only use Mac computers. Someone does not have to like every product produced by apple do they. If you watched the google I.O. Keynote you would know that the lead developers for Android where both using mac computers. This is the stupidest post ever. Disliking the iphone does not = disliking apple
The hardware sounds great from a pure specs perspective. Perhaps it's just me but the screens are becoming a bit...well...big. I came from an iPhone 2G/3GS a couple years back to jumping ship to VZ and went with a Moto Droid. The screen size is good for me. I am due for an upgrade, have the grandfather clause on my unlimited plan and weighing my options. I am going to wait for the iPhone 5 to roll out but really like the Moto Bionic. What I don't like is the screen size of the Bionic but it appears most handset are heading in that direction.
I want a phone that fits into my pocket without looking like a paperback book...
Stepping off soapbox now
I have a 4in phone now. I'm a bug guy though(over 6ft) so it doesn't feel that big but I can't imagine having a nearly 5inch phone. I've never held one though so time will tell. If it has no capacitive buttons and thus a smaller bezel it may not seem as large.
who gives a s*** what size phone anyone is carrying??? if that person likes the phone then everyone else can F off, right?
That was a bit harsh. His post was harmless and he offered his genuine opinion on the screen size.
Apple fans certainly do not represent the majority of consumers either. Look at the Mac - tiny market share. Look at the iPhone - beat by sucky Android more than 2 to 1.
The iPad is the exception.
if iphone was available on every carrier then numbers would be different.
Apple is crying all the way to the bank about that market share.....
So...He may only use Mac computers. Someone does not have to like every product produced by apple do they. If you watched the google I.O. Keynote you would know that the lead developers for Android where both using mac computers. This is the stupidest post ever. Disliking the iphone does not = disliking apple
Thanks. And I use a Mac for work (adobe suite) because it feels so much more fluid on Macs than PCs. Everything else I use windows though mainly because I like explorer more than finder and the way apps run in multiple instances as opposed to apple's finder bar.
Nitpicky yes (especially considering the osx ui is simply beautiful) but it is what it is.
Ironically windows 8 being such a deviation from the standard will most likely make me a Mac guy within 2 years.
if iphone was available on every carrier then numbers would be different.
That argument falls apart in Europe -_-
who gives a s*** what size phone anyone is carrying??? if that person likes the phone then everyone else can F off, right?
Screamingfist--instead of using "looks" like a paperback book I should have said feels like one...I frankly do not care what others think of my phone but the screen size simply leaves a bigger footprint regardless of how thin the larger handsets are. I'm in it for the functionality but don't want to carry a man-purse just to keep my phone somewhere...
I'm here because I choose to be.
Also where did I insult Jon again? Sarcastic? Yes. Insulting? No.
And yea. Irony is not lost with you.
See, you actively tried to insult me. Your entire post is about insulting me. Because you failed to see the difference between an example and an insult. No other substance. Real manly of you?
Never tried to insult you. But good guess. I was being sarcastic. Isn't that what you said?
So...He may only use Mac computers. Someone does not have to like every product produced by apple do they. If you watched the google I.O. Keynote you would know that the lead developers for Android where both using mac computers. This is the stupidest post ever. Disliking the iphone does not = disliking apple
Stupidest post ever? Wow. Good comment.
This post had nothing to do with using mac computers. We were talking about an android phone and iphone. Never said anything about mac computers. I dont sit and watch google keynotes. I could careless what developers use or dont use. So maybe next time, read the posts before u "try" to insult people's posts. But then again, ur too busy dreaming about android phones.
That argument falls apart in Europe -_-
show me the proof.
there is this: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events...atforms_in_EU5
which claims 'google' has 22.3% vs 'apple' 20.3% of 'smartphones'.
those numbers will change soon i think since apple was languishing a bit with ios 4 and the hardware needs a refresh.
but if you want to say Android 'wins' because more people are saddled with it then you can say Windows wins too. so if those are your preferred OSes then bravo! go enjoy them.
if iphone was available on every carrier then numbers would be different.
I don't think so. Apple does everything it can to make as much money as it can, and they choose to restrict which carriers sell their products. I seem to have more faith in Apple than you do.
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I own an Android phone, troubleshoot a lot of my friend's iPhones, am typing this on a Macbook Pro, and own an iMac. I shouldn't be allowed to read/post on AI because I own an Android phone?