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Android users: how does App quality compare to iOS?
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I have to say that I still prefer iOS versions of apps over android. I have many apps on iOS that have been updated for the iPad long ago where as the same apps on android are just phone versions.
Many of the apps are catching up though as far as quality but some apps that I have that are android only are just sloppy and I have up using the a week or two after purchase. One example in an app is in a number entry screen and it brings up the alpha keyboard instead of numbers. I'm sure there are apps on iOS that have the same problem though.
Many of the apps are catching up though as far as quality but some apps that I have that are android only are just sloppy and I have up using the a week or two after purchase. One example in an app is in a number entry screen and it brings up the alpha keyboard instead of numbers. I'm sure there are apps on iOS that have the same problem though.
Next time I commute I will take my 46" TV to the train?
Are your post really serious in this subforum?
He only said what he said, because watching anything on an iPhone has been near impossible for more than a few minutes. Then the eye strain hits or you have to hold that tiny screen about 3 inches from your eyes. When you look at a phone with a 5" screen and real high definition, only then can you understand why those that have only known a 3.5 to 3.99" screen can't fathom how or why your could watch a movie on a phone. It's simply because they don't know any better.
Or they don't want to admit to themselves that the iPhone isn't the end all, be all of phones. There are actually better phones out there for people.
This problem was quickly solved for me by not watching movies on my iPhone lol. A first world problem solved with ease.He only said what he said, because watching anything on an iPhone has been near impossible for more than a few minutes. Then the eye strain hits or you have to hold that tiny screen about 3 inches from your eyes. When you look at a phone with a 5" screen and real high definition, only then can you understand why those that have only known a 3.5 to 3.99" screen can't fathom how or why your could watch a movie on a phone. It's simply because they don't know any better.
Maybe stop buying electronics and buy a car?
Really torrents and whatchin movies on 10 inch or less screen? Is your post serious?
He only said what he said, because watching anything on an iPhone has been near impossible for more than a few minutes. Then the eye strain hits or you have to hold that tiny screen about 3 inches from your eyes. When you look at a phone with a 5" screen and real high definition, only then can you understand why those that have only known a 3.5 to 3.99" screen can't fathom how or why your could watch a movie on a phone. It's simply because they don't know any better.
Actually, i dont think theres a better phone than iphone, i looked very hard and only iphone is 'all around'
As for screen size, any watching and surfing on a screen below 15 inches is a compromise. 4vs5 inches, small difference, except the ridiculous feeling in my hand -.-
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Dude, youre downloading torrents on youre mobile phone and watching movies on 5 inch screen, and im not serius?
I guess everybody has different criteria when it comes to multimedia
That depends on subjective preference as well as the situation. Suppose you're stuck somewhere with nothing to do and a number of hours to kill. Why would it not be an advantage to be able to download an episode of a tv show, movie, whatever, and watch it on your phone? Granted it wouldn't give the same pleasure as watching it on a big tv or at the cinema, but if you don't have access to any of those? Surely you can see the value in that if you try.
Note:this barely applies to 4" screens though, of course. But from ca 5" and up watching media on your phone becomes something else. I've watched the majority of the current World Cup games on my 5.5" Note 2 and I've enjoyed it very much. I'd rather watch them on the tv of course but I've been travelling and watching this stuff on the bus/train, and at home when someone else refuses to give up the tv.
Additionally, regardless of whether you watch the files on your phone or not, why wouldn't the possibility to download torrents on your phone be useful? Suppose you're at work and suddenly think of a movie you want to watch when you get home. No torrents download allowed on the work computers, so you set your phone to do it. Come home a few hours later, hook up the phone to the tv or transfer the file, and that movie is ready to go.
The iPhone has it's strengths for sure, but being the most "all around" or versatile isn't one of them - regardless of whether the additional possibilities granted by Android interest you personally or not.
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I have not said anything about torrents, and you have not said watching movies in a 5", you have said that watching movies in a 10" is out of place
all around and versatile isnt necessarily the same. as it appears, you want versatile and im more for specialisation and integration. iphone is all around because it has a great camera, high-quality screen in terms of color reproduction, great thin design, premium materials, fastest cpu on the market, good battery life. find me another one. s5- design, htc one - camera, lg g3 - too big. you see what i mean?
as for those examples, i never have to wait something for hours and have a high speed internet connection. so, subjective indeed. you're 'forced' to compromise, im not.
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yeah, that was that other guy
i said watching in 10'' is out of place, but didnt say watching in 5'' is...
what? its better?
And I repeat, next time I will pick my TV to the train so you won't find watching a movie in a 10" out place.
Well, firstly, I think the iPhone is a great phone too, so I'm not out to disprove that. But, all you're saying here is basically that the iPhone has the qualities you are looking for. That does not equate to "all round" in a general sense.
The fact that some features that the iPhone lacks are meaningless to you still doesn't make those features meaningless to everyone. And phones that have these features, on top of the iPhone's feature set, are by definition more all-round.
Unless you want to discuss semantics to claim that "all-round" has a completely different meaning than what most people would agree on.
Again, this is the case for you. Not for everyone. The point is not whether or not someone is forced to compromise, but how well a phone can handle a situation in which one has to make that compromise.
As for my examples, I would not have been able to watch those games on an iPhone (at least not while enjoying it), nor dowload a movie via bittorrent if that was what I wanted. On most new Android phones however, I can do both those. This makes the Android phone more versatile - more all-round capable - regardless of whether you dislike the design or size of any particular model. (For phones with bad cameras I do agree, that being a core feature and not just subjective opinion.)
Someone that says this hasn't owned a 5" phone. The difference between the low-res 3.99" screen of the iPhone and that of a 1080p screen on a Nexus 5, HTC One, etc is considerable.
As for all around phones, well, I happen to own quite a few. All the current iPhones are far from reaching 'all-round' status as they are too limited in functionality, screen size, working well with non-Apple devices, being able to print to any printer, no otg capability, zero customizability, etc. iOS8 and the iPhone 6 address a lot of these issues and that is why I am a soon to be owner of it. But as of today, the iPhone is a not what I would consider a top-tier phone.
P.S. I love when people proclaim how I phones are superior because the are made out of aluminum. You do know that it is the same cheap aluminum used for coke cans, and not high grade billet aluminum? Additionally, out of all the iPhone I see on the street 99.9% are covered in cheap plastic cases. So what's the point of proclaiming a phone is made of a premium material if you never see or feel it?
I watch movies on my iPad all the time. I have a TV which I only use every 4 years (worldcup). I don't like to watch movies on my phone, but I see people watching movies on phones all the time.
Nice Android thing, I can d/l a movie via torrent, and then move it to my PC. With iOS it's quite hard to move downloaded content back to your PC.
One more major thing that way better on my Nexus 5: The keyboard!
Firstly, bigger screen means better typing. But even better, you don't hit the keys, you swoosh over the keyboard. That makes typing for me way faster.
Firstly, bigger screen means better typing. But even better, you don't hit the keys, you swoosh over the keyboard. That makes typing for me way faster.
It isn't just downloading torrents. You'll have trouble downloading quite a few file types on an iPhone. Android can download pretty much anything and then plug it into a computer and move it over with ease. I do this quite often.
This is a big advantage for Android that Apple will likely never match, because Apple keeps the OS within strict guidelines that require jailbreaking to bypass.
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This advantage is gone as of iOS8. Any iDevice capable of downloading iOS8 will have Swype keyboards. And the new iPhones will now match Android sized phones.