Agreed. But in a way it shows that Apple really needs to pick up their socks or they're going to loose even more to Android. Then again, I don't think you need the device sales to know that.
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Galaxy S3 sales hit 30 Million, The Note 2 sells 3 Milliion
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Couldn't agree with you more. Samsung should give the middle finger to the carriers. The carriers ad nothing of value to the phones and just mess things up.
The same thing was said when they announced they sold 8 million. Now we are at 30 million. I think they are getting sold.
Sure seems some in here are butt hurt over these figures to keep repeating the same things over and over.
Show me some proof thats how they report their sales and prook that is how Apple reports their sales and then we can argue about it. But in the end, th devices are getting sold. We are in the multiple millions here so what does it matter anyways?
The Galaxy line is doing well and improving every year with every new device.
i see a good number of S3's in NYC. they are selling, trust me. even told my mom its a good phone because $99 is as high as she's going to go
Again, its a TWO year old phone. You are free to upgrade your phone and contract if you wish. I have had plenty of Android phones over the years and have had to buy brand new phones at FULL retail price just to get the newest version of Android because the carrier decided not to update my current one or the manufacturer (looking at you LG) decided to abandon the phone months after putting it out. Quit acting like Android makers have a great history with updates, its still a cluster**k with tons of different phones running like 3 different versions of the OS. Its God awful, a ton worse then Apple and iOS.
The iphone 4 is a two year old phone and at least you can still get iOS 6 on it. Try finding a 2 year old Android phone still being updated AT ALL. Hell, there are phones not even ONE years old that wont be seeing Jelly Bean.
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Its already been pushed to Q1 2013
Sprint is already pushing 4.1 OTA to their Galaxy 3 Customers.
How is Siri, native turn by turn, fly over and Facetime over cellular treating you on your iPhone 4 running iOS 6.
Challenge accepted.
Nexus S. Went from Gingerbread to ICS to JB. It will likely get JB 4.2 too.
Don't see why you're so angry michaeljohn. Can updates be better across Android devices? Of course.
But if timely updates are that important to anyone, the Nexus line takes care of that need. One phone a year, guaranteed updates for 2 years. Sound familiar?
Whereas if specs or something else the Nexus line doesn't offer is more important, then people have the freedom to go with other manufacturers. That's the freedom of choice. Choices aren't always easy to make. But hard choices are better than no choices.
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Sprint is already pushing 4.1 OTA to their Galaxy 3 Customers.
How is Siri, native turn by turn, fly over and Facetime over cellular treating you on your iPhone 4 running iOS 6.
No idea, I have an iPhone 5. How is Jelly Bean running on your HTC Evo, Motorola Droid, Xperia X10, Galaxy....? Oh, thats right. they dont even have ICS
At least an iPhone 4 is still running the current OS...
As for the Note 2's sales, they haven't even shipped them yet. Wait for the phone to be in stores and people can view and sample it; then, the sales' figures will climb.
A lot of people say that Apple isn't concerned about market share. Nonsense! Their mobiles' market share is their lifeblood; without a large % of the market, their profits from their mobiles fall, regardless of their high margins. From the last earnings report, their iPad sales have not hit the mark. With the mini listed at $329 (with older specs and materials), look for another disappointing quarter.
Hopefully, the Galaxy phones' success spurs Apple to really innovate. We'll see...
A lot of people say that Apple isn't concerned about market share. Nonsense! Their mobiles' market share is their lifeblood; without a large % of the market, their profits from their mobiles fall, regardless of their high margins. From the last earnings report, their iPad sales have not hit the mark. With the mini listed at $329 (with older specs and materials), look for another disappointing quarter.
Hopefully, the Galaxy phones' success spurs Apple to really innovate. We'll see...
So what you're saying is you have to upgrade to the latest iPhone to enjoy all the features. Got it.
The Note II has been shipping internationally for a while now. But you are correct, its sales will get a bump when it finally ships on AT&T and Verizon later this month.
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Developers do, because it means that they don't have to worry so much about getting their software to work on all devices. If updating is painless, and most people update, then developers don't have to go through the the song and dance of worrying about compatibility.
You can whine all you like about sales, but unless Google stops Android fragmentation, the platform won't last.
http://www.techradar.com/news/softw...er-cent-of-users-stuck-on-gingerbread-1109846
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No idea, I have an iPhone 5. How is Jelly Bean running on your HTC Evo, Motorola Droid, Xperia X10, Galaxy....? Oh, thats right. they dont even have ICS
A pretty boring OS at that... iOS is really nothing that special to brag about anymore... Yes I have an iPhone 5
Why would Apple care? They don't compete in mobile per se, but only in smartphones. Apple doesn't sell feature phones.
If Apple is getting smoked by Android devices in the smartphone/tablet sector, then what are people using these devices for? They certainly aren't using them for web browsing, as Apple devices have somewhere between 3/5 to 2/3 usage share whereas Android doesn't even break 1/4.
The blindingly obvious explanation is that the vast majority of Android devices sold are primitive feature phones which are of little, if any, use in browsing the web.
When exactly did phones go from being a device of utility to something that has to keep us entertained?
Sorry but I quiet dont understand your point. What are the benefits of having ios6 on iPhone4??
-YouTube stock app removal
-Google Map removal but same no turn-by-turn nor flyover map with worse mapping
-No siri
-No JB
-so on....
I feel like having more heavy resource OS on older device is a bad idea without any new features.
And I, personally, am sick of Apple's greed and boring iOS.
For an example, the siri!! Came along with 4s. So people complained, why cant we have it on iphone4? They said A4 chip doesnt have a good voice-recognition as A5 chips do. Ok.... iPad 2 users complained, why cant we have it on iPad? Apple explained that iPad does not have internet connection continuously thus making siri unreliable. Ok.... Now iPad mini with siri!! Having same spec(chips) as iPad2 but offers siri?? lol all I see is Apple hiding features in new ios and use it as sales strategy. With bunch of BS of course. Why dont they just put siri as an add-on feature and charge people lol. Shame
Edit: forgot to mention google app's voice recognition works flawless on my previous iPhone 4.
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It seems that all the people talking about fragmentation are people that doesn't use Android. Two years reading about how fragmentation will kill Android and it has more market share than ever.
And the update philosophy is very different, most of the core apps are updated independently of the OS, apps like Maps, Gmail, Play Store, calendar, etc
Incorrect, there was no official launch date on AT&T in the US. It was originally supposed to be the 25th of June but it was changed. Granted there were no lines for it like a typical iPhone launch it wasn't the easiest phone in the world to get. I had to preorder mine because no AT&T store in the city had one(I apparently got mine pre release). Apple traditionally dominates the US market, but Europe, and Asia is a different story. The bottom line is, 30million people definitely purchased a Galaxy S3.
Trust me when I say this, I NEVER thought in my life time that I would be caught dead with an Android device. I've always been one of the most vocal iPhone defenders. I always told myself that the day Apple falls behind in innovation I'll switch, and sadly that time is here. The feature set on the iPhone 5 is just sorely lacking for a redesigned phone, and people are starting to realize this. Brand loyalty is great, but when there's something better, it's time to move on.
No idea, I have an iPhone 5. How is Jelly Bean running on your HTC Evo, Motorola Droid, Xperia X10, Galaxy....? Oh, thats right. they dont even have ICS
Yea the 4 runs iOS 6 except it is missing nearly all the head lining features so what is the point.
This is my first iPhone but I don't care to be honest. I get new phones every year anyways. I sell my current phone and use that money towards the new phone.