So Galaxy S III owners have roughly the same usage patterns as iPhone owners.
The huge disparity in web use between Android and iOS shows that high end Android device owners are in the minority
Well of course they are. Who's arguing differently?
It's certainly conceivable that IF Apple really does introduce a significantly less expensive iPhone model and makes it widely available then it too might outsell the "high-end" iPhone. It's already possible the lower-priced and less fully-featured iPad mini may be outselling the latest "high-end" full-size iPad. I wouldn't be shocked at all, nor would many others here IMHO.
I want to see a recent survey of how many high end Android phone owners would consider switching to an iPhone if it had a bigger display. Sure some choose Android because they actually prefer the flexibility and ability to really change the GUI to suit their taste, but I am betting there is a pretty significant cohort that would try an iPhone if the screen were larger. I hear that as the #1 reason from most people I speak with about why they chose their Android phone over an iPhone.
But as far as usage patterns, of course they will use it similar to an iPhone. Those other polls that include all the cheap android phone lower the usage because many of those phones might have very tiny data allowances, are slow, small screens, and overall not a good web browsing experience which discourages internet use. But all high end Android phones are no different than using an iPhone when it comes to browsing the web, just a lot less scrolling needed. I am also jealous of their ability to quickly scroll to the bottom of a page when it is extremely long with just one or two flicks vs. numerous swipes with an iPhone.
FWIW your iMore link goes back to 2007, before the first Android phone was released. Then your Phandroid link says smartphone data stats are a near match between Android and iPhone. According to the article the overall difference is chalked up to iPad usage. I haven't seen absolute proof for that either way. In any case you probably can find better links to make your point.
Also the study forgot to mention the s3 crashes at a much higher rate than the iPhone 5. The s3 due to the android os is more susceptible to viruses and malware while ios rarely if ever encounters a problem.
I want to see a recent survey of how many high end Android phone owners would consider switching to an iPhone if it had a bigger display. Sure some choose Android because they actually prefer the flexibility and ability to really change the GUI to suit their taste, but I am betting there is a pretty significant cohort that would try an iPhone if the screen were larger. I hear that as the #1 reason from most people I speak with about why they chose their Android phone over an iPhone.
But as far as usage patterns, of course they will use it similar to an iPhone. Those other polls that include all the cheap android phone lower the usage because many of those phones might have very tiny data allowances, are slow, small screens, and overall not a good web browsing experience which discourages internet use. But all high end Android phones are no different than using an iPhone when it comes to browsing the web, just a lot less scrolling needed. I am also jealous of their ability to quickly scroll to the bottom of a page when it is extremely long with just one or two flicks vs. numerous swipes with an iPhone.
agree with you...Most of the people I talk to about why they bought an Android phone was the larger screen. Another note is why they limited the poll to just the S3? What about all the other larger screen Android phones? Might the usage data change a little? Do owners of larger screen phones use them for more web surfing?
Of course they are alike. Its a phone. If anything the major differences I've seen:
Android owners: mostly people who want the cheapest phone possible or nerds who want more features/control
iPhone owners: mostly people who want something that just works or a status symbol
At the end of the day theres only so much you can do with a smartphone. And the vast majority of us are doing the same shyt on them from day to day. Calling, texting, facebook, twitter, web surfing, watching movies, listening to music, GPS navigation, taking pictures, recording video and gaming. Both phones do this pretty well.
Are you in denial about Android's malware problem or are you just regurgitating BS you've been led to believe?
Maybe you could regurgitate this:
"McAfee: Android malware problem getting worse, now most-targeted platform"
[URL=http://McAfee]http://McAfee: Android malware problem getting worse, now most targeted platform[/URL]
So Galaxy S III owners have roughly the same usage patterns as iPhone owners.
The huge disparity in web use between Android and iOS shows that high end Android device owners are in the minority with most Android "activations" not showing up on the web, at all.
As the Galaxy S III is the top selling high end Android phone, there must be a lot of cheap junk out there.
This is the downside of trying to call everything that includes Android OS a smartphone when in really should be classified as a feature phone. I've stated for awhile I think those with the high-end Android phones will likely have usage patterns akin to iPhone users. Even with the phenomenal sales of the Galaxy line there are simply too many cheap Android-based phones to make a dent in the numbers. I don't think this is good for the platform.
FWIW your iMore link goes back to 2007, before the first Android phone was released. Then your first link says smartphone data stats are a near match between Android and iPhone. According to the article the difference is chalked up to iPad usage. I haven't seen absolute proof for that either way. In any case you probably can find better links to make your point.
I wonder who paid for this "study" and how they decided which 500 of the tens of millions of iPhone and Galaxy GS III users were average. Also, why did they compare iPhone (implying all iPhone models) against only one Samsung model?
Sorry, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. There are just too many holes in your "study" to take is seriously.
I want to see a recent survey of how many high end Android phone owners would consider switching to an iPhone if it had a bigger display. Sure some choose Android because they actually prefer the flexibility and ability to really change the GUI to suit their taste, but I am betting there is a pretty significant cohort that would try an iPhone if the screen were larger. I hear that as the #1 reason from most people I speak with about why they chose their Android phone over an iPhone.
But as far as usage patterns, of course they will use it similar to an iPhone. Those other polls that include all the cheap android phone lower the usage because many of those phones might have very tiny data allowances, are slow, small screens, and overall not a good web browsing experience which discourages internet use. But all high end Android phones are no different than using an iPhone when it comes to browsing the web, just a lot less scrolling needed. I am also jealous of their ability to quickly scroll to the bottom of a page when it is extremely long with just one or two flicks vs. numerous swipes with an iPhone.
Very few Android owners would switch to the iPhone. It is looked at as more of a toy phone that is limited in what it can do, run by a company that believes it should control every aspect of your digital life and it looks like a stretched turd. On top of that, Google integration and the options provided by Android are key factors in staying with the platform. I believe my phone and tablet should be able to function like a mini PC. Neither the iPad or iPhone can do this without jailbreaking and even then, it is a slow, cumbersome process to find anything.
Of course it does as many people have explained myself included that there are a ton of crappy low end android phones on even worse data plans where they use it as a dumb phone and not smart phone skewing the statistic. Then add in the huge number of iPad users using the web....
Higher end Android phones use the same apps as typical iPhone users. This should not be a surprise to anyone. Common sense alone should suffice.
I can regurgitate the real life experience of my Android owning friends and myself of which none of us has had a problem with viruses or malware. A uneducated person can inadvertently download an infected app just like someone can invite a trojan into their Mac.
Very few Android owners would switch to the iPhone. It is looked at as more of a toy phone that is limited in what it can do, run by a company that believes it should control every aspect of your digital life and it looks like a stretched turd. On top of that, Google integration and the options provided by Android are key factors in staying with the platform. I believe my phone and tablet should be able to function like a mini PC. Neither the iPad or iPhone can do this without jailbreaking and even then, it is a slow, cumbersome process to find anything.
I beg to differ, during my last few visits to my local VZW store there was always a person switching from Android to the iPhone.
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Well of course they are. Who's arguing differently?
It's certainly conceivable that IF Apple really does introduce a significantly less expensive iPhone model and makes it widely available then it too might outsell the "high-end" iPhone. It's already possible the lower-priced and less fully-featured iPad mini may be outselling the latest "high-end" full-size iPad. I wouldn't be shocked at all, nor would many others here IMHO.
Do you know this for a fact or are you just regurgitating BS you've been led to believe?
iOS and iPhone dominate in real-life web traffic:
http://phandroid.com/2012/12/04/ios-vs-android-web-traffic/
http://www.imore.com/iphone-web-stats
I want to see a recent survey of how many high end Android phone owners would consider switching to an iPhone if it had a bigger display. Sure some choose Android because they actually prefer the flexibility and ability to really change the GUI to suit their taste, but I am betting there is a pretty significant cohort that would try an iPhone if the screen were larger. I hear that as the #1 reason from most people I speak with about why they chose their Android phone over an iPhone.
But as far as usage patterns, of course they will use it similar to an iPhone. Those other polls that include all the cheap android phone lower the usage because many of those phones might have very tiny data allowances, are slow, small screens, and overall not a good web browsing experience which discourages internet use. But all high end Android phones are no different than using an iPhone when it comes to browsing the web, just a lot less scrolling needed. I am also jealous of their ability to quickly scroll to the bottom of a page when it is extremely long with just one or two flicks vs. numerous swipes with an iPhone.
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Originally Posted by NexusPhan
Metal housing that you cover up with a plastic case? Never got that.
Once I got rid of my iPhone 4 (in it's plastic case) and went to my Galaxy Nexus, I stopped using cases.
Because you don't care what happens to your Nexus?
FWIW your iMore link goes back to 2007, before the first Android phone was released. Then your Phandroid link says smartphone data stats are a near match between Android and iPhone. According to the article the overall difference is chalked up to iPad usage. I haven't seen absolute proof for that either way. In any case you probably can find better links to make your point.
Those two aren't very good.
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Originally Posted by dasanman69
Do you know this for a fact or are you just regurgitating BS you've been led to believe?
Are you in denial about Android's malware problem or are you just regurgitating BS you've been led to believe?
Maybe you could regurgitate this:
"McAfee: Android malware problem getting worse, now most-targeted platform"
http://www.slashgear.com/mcafee-android-malware-problem-getting-worse-now-most-targeted-platform-24174009/
"Android is a malware cesspool -- and users don't care"
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/android-malware-cesspool-and-users-dont-care-006
Android malware chart
http://photos.appleinsidercdn.com/android-malware-chart-130307.jpg
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Originally Posted by gwmac
I want to see a recent survey of how many high end Android phone owners would consider switching to an iPhone if it had a bigger display. Sure some choose Android because they actually prefer the flexibility and ability to really change the GUI to suit their taste, but I am betting there is a pretty significant cohort that would try an iPhone if the screen were larger. I hear that as the #1 reason from most people I speak with about why they chose their Android phone over an iPhone.
But as far as usage patterns, of course they will use it similar to an iPhone. Those other polls that include all the cheap android phone lower the usage because many of those phones might have very tiny data allowances, are slow, small screens, and overall not a good web browsing experience which discourages internet use. But all high end Android phones are no different than using an iPhone when it comes to browsing the web, just a lot less scrolling needed. I am also jealous of their ability to quickly scroll to the bottom of a page when it is extremely long with just one or two flicks vs. numerous swipes with an iPhone.
agree with you...Most of the people I talk to about why they bought an Android phone was the larger screen. Another note is why they limited the poll to just the S3? What about all the other larger screen Android phones? Might the usage data change a little? Do owners of larger screen phones use them for more web surfing?
Of course they are alike. Its a phone. If anything the major differences I've seen:
Android owners: mostly people who want the cheapest phone possible or nerds who want more features/control
iPhone owners: mostly people who want something that just works or a status symbol
At the end of the day theres only so much you can do with a smartphone. And the vast majority of us are doing the same shyt on them from day to day. Calling, texting, facebook, twitter, web surfing, watching movies, listening to music, GPS navigation, taking pictures, recording video and gaming. Both phones do this pretty well.
This study only proves that similar devices with similar marketing budgets breed similar customers. We already knew that.
There really isn't a "malware problem" per-se for the average Android user, particularly those in the US. It's way overblown, much like antenna-gate was, or the media reporting of Apple secretly tracking users..
http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/12/13/lookout-predicts-18-4m-android-users-will-be-infected-with-malware-during-2012-and-2013-or-some-1/
This is the downside of trying to call everything that includes Android OS a smartphone when in really should be classified as a feature phone. I've stated for awhile I think those with the high-end Android phones will likely have usage patterns akin to iPhone users. Even with the phenomenal sales of the Galaxy line there are simply too many cheap Android-based phones to make a dent in the numbers. I don't think this is good for the platform.
iPhone still outshines Android in web usage.
Sorry, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. There are just too many holes in your "study" to take is seriously.
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Originally Posted by jungmark
http://m.imore.com/iphone-and-ipad-once-again-lead-web-usage-metrics-time-thanksgiving-and-black-friday-sales
iPhone still outshines Android in web usage.
Of course it does as many people have explained myself included that there are a ton of crappy low end android phones on even worse data plans where they use it as a dumb phone and not smart phone skewing the statistic. Then add in the huge number of iPad users using the web....
Higher end Android phones use the same apps as typical iPhone users. This should not be a surprise to anyone. Common sense alone should suffice.
I can regurgitate the real life experience of my Android owning friends and myself of which none of us has had a problem with viruses or malware. A uneducated person can inadvertently download an infected app just like someone can invite a trojan into their Mac.
Clearly these numbers are skewed. Where is the percent for viewing porn? lol
I beg to differ, during my last few visits to my local VZW store there was always a person switching from Android to the iPhone.