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If the Next iPhone is a Not a Redesign, Will You Go Android?
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While it's is tempting, I feel that the Note is too much of a compromise. It's uncomfortably large to be my daily phone, but too small for surfing on the couch or other light computing needs. Since it doesn't serve either function particularity well, it needs to fill a void as a third device, between a phone and a tablet. I don't think that such a niche exists in many peoples lifestyle.
Um, a device with a screen over 5" is no longer a cell phone. Its a small tablet. No thanks.
I would buy the Galaxy Note without hesitation if it runs iOS. It does look weird as a phone but you can use a bluetooth headset. It's half the weight and thickness of HTC Advantage although it's also longer.
I like the idea of switching to Android but I'm going to buy the new iPhone regardless. I don't want to have to repurchase all my apps on a new OS. Also, I like how fluidly my Apple products work together. I don't think I would get the same cohesiveness with Android (although, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong).
I would probably just stick with the iPhone 4 if they only release a minor spec bump, but I broke my screen last weekend.
Convenient timing, I guess...
I would probably just stick with the iPhone 4 if they only release a minor spec bump, but I broke my screen last weekend.
Convenient timing, I guess...
Did anyone read the review of the Galaxy SII for ATT over at Engadget? In all honesty, it looks and sounds quite good: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/30/atandt-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review/
Some people only care about the look of the phone, not the functionality.
You could put the iPhone 5 in an iPhone 4 design, and put a 3GS in a new design, and people here would buy the 3GS just because it has a new design.
Most iPhone users don't even use their iPhone's. Their happy to be charged $5 less for 2GB of data instead of unlimited because they barely use it. It's a status thing with them. They want to be cool.
You could put the iPhone 5 in an iPhone 4 design, and put a 3GS in a new design, and people here would buy the 3GS just because it has a new design.
Most iPhone users don't even use their iPhone's. Their happy to be charged $5 less for 2GB of data instead of unlimited because they barely use it. It's a status thing with them. They want to be cool.
That's why I stated before:
iPhone 5 was born dead already!
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Personally, I see this as a minor issue that can be easily patched. What really bothers me most about going Android is still the malware in the market place. I prefer the serenity and security of a walled garden.
That's why I stated before:
iPhone 5 was born dead already!
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We will just have to see about that one. Remember Android doesnt have the vertical integration and ecosystem. This is mainly due to the fact that there are hundreds of different designs.
Not that I think the phone is bad by any means, but what you wrote there is eerily similar to this more than a year ago:
EVO 4G getting an excellent review from Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/htc-evo-4g-review/
And of course, a 77 page thread on the EVO vs iPhone:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/907321/
Going further back, the HD2 thread here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/838141/
(shockingly some there were predicting that WinMo isn't dead and even will revive(!))
The phone market is large and I'm sure there'll be plenty of market for both iPhone and others for a while.
People complains about android because of the changes each maker puts on...
If you have a clean android phone, like Nexus One, Nexus S or the incoming Nexus Prime, you can't compare to iOS...
They are AKA "iPhone killers"...
But guys, be happy! Go get fashioned with iPhone 5!
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Samsung copies Apple for a reason. Samsung can be considered a "kirf' it's so bad.
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/09/28/no-comment-proof-that-samsung-shamelessly-copies-apple/
Hardware is nothing without software. Software is king, and ios is the best there is.
Android is garbage.
Hope this helps.
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/09/28/no-comment-proof-that-samsung-shamelessly-copies-apple/
Hardware is nothing without software. Software is king, and ios is the best there is.
Android is garbage.
Hope this helps.
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If the Nexus prime looks like this and iPhone does not have either LTE or a bigger screen then I'd be 95% for the prime and 5% for the iPhone. I would have purchased a 4 on Verizon way back in April, but people were still saying a new one was going to come out and I should wait. Apple decided not to say anything about a new phone over the summer and I was, at the same time, becoming very frustrated with my 3g's lack of performance combined with poor service from ATT in my area. The whole thing left a sour taste in my mouth. I think customers should be informed and comforted instead of giving them anxiety and OCD. Now all these 4s rumors are being shoved down everyone's throats and I'm left thinking "I could have bought nearly the same damn thing way back in April, what the hell I kept this frustrating 3g for nothing?" the whole thing has been a negative experience up to this point, but up until the 4th I'm giving Apple the benefit of the doubt and hoping for a great new phone.
http://www.slashgear.com/google-nexus-prime-renderings-appear-accurate-30184469/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-nexus-prime-renderings-appear-accurate-30184469/