Ugh I know, jailbreaking is the only way to allow your phone to do the basics nowadays.
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Galaxy Note 5 Vs Galaxy S6 E+ Vs iPhone 6S+
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Ugh I know, jailbreaking is the only way to allow your phone to do the basics nowadays.
But it kinda is the same thing.......I have to work hard to get my icons arranged just the way I want them on my iphone 6s plus. I have to move them around a few times to get them somewhat in the order I want them to be. Not so on my Note 5. I can arrange them in any order I want without have the OS try to arrange them for me. I waste time trying to get things just the way I want on my iphone. Then if I install a new app.....starts all over again.
My Note 5 is just the opposite. I can arrange apps and widgets to be just where I want them to be and that leads to more efficiency and getting stuff done faster.
Now I am not saying one phone is better than the other. I like them both
When I switched to iOS from android, I set my app locations to convenient spots and haven't switched it since. I spend no time on my homescreens, I have all the app locations memorized.
Compared to my iPhone 6 experience, the Edge+ is a blessing.
Perspective is only accurate when looking in a mirror.
You can't argue with people that believe a row of dead icons is the only way, because they have no choice. They accept what they have and defend Apple's decision to limit their experience.
These are the same people that said the 3.5"phone was perfect. Then said the 4"iPhone was perfect and that if it was any bigger, you couldn't use it with one hand. Then they made fun of the Note series, claiming a stylus and phablet size was idiotic and a crappy experience. Hypocrisy runs rampant in the halls of Appledom.
I have 5 rows of my daily apps on my home screen and a second page with a few folders on for rarely used apps. I find spotlight search to be the quickest for finding an app rather than memorising where it is. It's whatever works for you though. I can't say I'm bothered about aligning app icons, changing their appearance or size. There are phones that do that so the choice is there. But so what, the best phone is the phone you like at the end of the day. If a feature is compelling enough then the person will want it. There is never a right answer to this sort of debate.
The phones in the vid are all cool devices but with one fundamental flaw for me personally. They are all too big lol.
Or some people just don't have a desire to customize the crap out of a phone. I have used android longer than I have used iOS, I will be sticking with iOS because I don't miss anything from android, everything I need, iOS does better
Great review.
Of course a bunch of Samsung haters would try ruin the thread with their bitterness.
As much as I like iOS in my iPad, the limitations always have me picking up my Note 4, to do things a tablet like the iPad should be able to do in 2015.
Of course a bunch of Samsung haters would try ruin the thread with their bitterness.
Very well said
As much as I like iOS in my iPad, the limitations always have me picking up my Note 4, to do things a tablet like the iPad should be able to do in 2015.
Placing icons on the bottom of the home screen where it's convenient and accessible isn't "customizing the crap out of the phone" vs the stupidity of iOS auto populating the home screen top down where it's hard to reach.
I've been using Apple since the unenhanced IIe, Mac SE/30 then the iPhone 4. iOS hasn't changed much and is still a limited restrictive OS designed for iPod. The only few who think it's great are apologists.
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I hate that get used to the icon placement delete one and all is screwed. plus you can fit so few on the screen.
I'm not referring to iOS.. Customization is limited on iOS. All I said was most consumers don't want to customize the crap out of a device to make it work for them. They want to install apps and just use it. This is in reference to the posters mention of how people shouldn't like iOS because it's just "dead icons"
glad you only have 4 apps to worry about. I have a few more.
Glad you have more. I only use 8 apps or so on a daily basis. The others just sit on my second page, maybe seeing use twice a week. I have about 25gb free so I don't need to worry about deleting anything.
What many people seem to overlook in circular bickerfests like this is we are all here because we have spent a considerable amount of money on a smartphone. We all have the same opportunity to buy the phone that most appeals to us. We all have different tastes and uses on a smartphone etc. If one phone appealed to everybody then we would all own it, it's as simple as that. Nobody is wrong for preferring one phone over another and it's our money at the end of the day.
I don't know why people get so passionate over such insignificant things. It's about weighing up the pro's and con's of your potential purchase.
Let's face it none of us are being paid to like a brand in particular. There are way too many factors in choosing a phone these days to just be about the brand. A brand doesn't compensate for poorly delivered services or tasks and again we all have the same choices.
I don't know why people get so passionate over such insignificant things. It's about weighing up the pro's and con's of your potential purchase.
Let's face it none of us are being paid to like a brand in particular. There are way too many factors in choosing a phone these days to just be about the brand. A brand doesn't compensate for poorly delivered services or tasks and again we all have the same choices.
I haven't seen anybody be anti Samsung in this thread or claim to be a Samsung hater. You have introduced that my friend.
I have 48GB free, don't need to worry about deleting anything...where exactly are we going with this?
I'm not going anywhere with this. Why would I delete apps if I have space free? The previous poster said my app layout strategy works until I need to delete apps, however, I don't need to worry about deleting anything as I mentioned earlier.
Memory is not the only reason to delete apps... You may just not use an app or play a certain game anymore.
People's usage is different, that's the beauty of being able to "customise the crap out your phone" if you want to.
One thing I thought I would miss on android is the back button but I havn't really.
Certainly when widgets I loved on my edge i can get a similar experience in the notification center
Indeed but then again we don't know each other personally either. Quite a few devices/appliances in my house are Samsung and I've owned Samsung phones too. I don't declare that as a disclaimer in every post though. You can't make blanket claims about people in a discussion when you can't possibly apply any context to it.
I'm well aware. My point being, all the apps installed on my phone I do use, eventually, hence why I don't really delete apps. If I do try an app, most of the time I end of deleting it, rarely I put it in a folder to stay. For example, I may download a game, try it for 5 min, maybe play it while I'm on an airplane one day, I'll throw it in my games folder. Mind you, this is not common for me as I'm almost always using my phone for productivity.
Oh I'm just the opposite. I miss the back button when I am using my 6s +. When I switch back to my Note 5 I realize just how useful it is.
On IOS sometimes the back feature is top left sometimes bottom left.
Lisa just did a smackdown. Result basically = if you can; get both of them.
Most people dont want to use two phones, that has to be a very small number of people. I know I wouldnt want to swap between two different phones on a regular basis. It is also to a point where these reviewers cant really declare one or the other, everyone has a preference and people will be calling for blood whichever they choose. End of the day, regardless if you prefer ios or android everyone has great devices to choose from