I can't tell you a general reason why "the masses" buy the iPhone; I only can tell you why I bought the 5s and 6s. And I don't care what a cheap phone can do; my f150 can tow a heavy load, something my expensive Ferrari can't.
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iOS 9 problems = considering Android?
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Android devices may seem shinier when they are new. When I got my OnePlus One, I thought it was the best phone ever. Came lollipop upgrade, it turned into one of the worst phone I've used. Even starting the camera lags. System UI forecloses. The phone became only a nice shell of its former past, with junk software inside. This story is similar to most Android devices.
Having said that, a clean reset of the device usually freshen it up. Problem with Android is, there's no easy way to restore your phone like you never left it. With iPhone, if I had problems with it, I would simply back it up through iTunes, restore it, and it's like I never left the phone. On Android, you are forced to do the dirty work in backing up the content of your device.
Having said that, a clean reset of the device usually freshen it up. Problem with Android is, there's no easy way to restore your phone like you never left it. With iPhone, if I had problems with it, I would simply back it up through iTunes, restore it, and it's like I never left the phone. On Android, you are forced to do the dirty work in backing up the content of your device.
You are comparing last year's iPhone 6 to this year's Nexus 6P. The better comparison would be the 6s Plus to the 6p since both were produced this year. Just try and be objective and consistent.
That is nothing. I am getting between 5.3 to 7.7 hours SOT every 24 hours on my 6s Plus. On the current charge I have 18 hours usage and 31 hours since unplugged with 16% to go.
2 seconds delay ? Oh my ... are you running iOS 9 on a Pentium 133 system?
Speaking about overblowned issues...
Good idea switch from an iPhone to the king of bloatware Samsung Galaxy S-whatever....
4 hrs from a 6S ? I can reach 8 hrs and never goes below 5-6 hrs even on heavy tasks on my one year old 6 ....
Animations a huge part? Lol ... You must be very young if animations are what count on an operative system.
The masses, whatever they are, buy the iPhone because it's a better product, overall.I can't tell you a general reason why "the masses" buy the iPhone; I only can tell you why I bought the 5s and 6s. And I don't care what a cheap phone can do; my f150 can tow a heavy load, something my expensive Ferrari can't.
This year nexus 6P still is a Huawei smartphone... I will never buy a Huawei. Never.
It depends a lot on your service provider. I switched providers recently and my battery life increased by almost 3 hours of usage. If LTE signal is weak in your area it will be reconnecting and switching between LTE, 3G and what not very often resulting in decreased battery life.
Yep. Battery life depends heavily on network signal strength, but even in a very poor area I can't go below 5 hours....
Yes, Made in china .... Not designed, developed and realized in China. Like a Huawei....
I don't have comppain about my iPhone, everthing is running just fine. But i use Android (Moto X Play, as there is no Moto X Pure in Canada and Nexus 6P) as daily driver. I am getting bord with iPhone, Android is just veestile.
Huawei Mate 8 and Huawei Mate S are two excellent phone made by Huawei. So is Nexus 6P. I have the Huawei P8, which is also great phone, it run just as good as iPhone. I don't see any reason not buy Huawei beside the blind loyality for Apple or blind hate towward Chinese made stuff..
You can repeat it a thousand times if that please you. But there is nothing great in any Huawei product.....
And most of the "hate" towards Chinese products is absolutely deserved. Especially for state/army sponsorized Chinese company like Huawei.....
So in your view the rational for one not buying a Huawei product is due to blind Apple loyalty or blind hate toward Chinese products. Not at all a black and white view.
Dont see what difference it makes.The Nexus 6P is hell of a looker even in the design department.This "Designed in China" product manages to still look better than many products of Motorola,HTC etc.Apple's phone in reality is just a Foxconn product
It's true. My 6 plus is always doing something to make me want to throw it through the window. I had it replaced twice for issues with touchscreen and notice it freezes often. I've had the issue with the first phone constantly. The second lasted a day before screen froze up. Apple tbh really sucks. Image will only go so far before fanbois realize and jump ship. It's really quite a joke if you ask me, their schtick is getting old. They ask the same questions over forty of them running around the store and everyone having to wait for their appointment to be seen. This parade is a three ring circus. Last iPhone for me. I've been a loyal since the 3G. Face it; iPhone sucks.
What nonsense. Apples phone in reality is just.....an apple product. Conceived, designed, engineered in the United States. But don't let the "facts" get in the way.
I'm curious, where does that "They are the reason people switched to iOS device in droves." and "Stutter is actually a major reason why many switched to iPhone in the first place." come from?
Having tried out a S6 Edge once,its far from bloatware.Its one damn good smartphone rivalling the iPhone.
Yeah animations do play a big part in the overall experience on iOS.On Android the animations are very quick and precise and dont get in the way.iOS has a long and emphasized animation and in this case any stutter severely detracts from the experience.Just look at the way folders open on both OS.On Android its a quick and precise table animation and you cant even notice any lag.On iOS 4 out of 10 times I can easily notice a frame skip or two in the zoom in animation
My point was Chinese designers are in no way inferior to American designers which is where the blind hate for Huawei comes from.The iPhone is made by Foxconn which is what matters because both Huawei and Apple are using the same expertise and materials for making their products
Android Stutters and Software updates are a major reason why people switch to iOS.I am surprised this even has to be said.If you take both of these out of the equation,Android hardware especially in the display and customisation department is much better than the iPhone.The Play Store near rivals the App Store in quality.Theres a lot of innovation on Android which gets hampered by these petty things
Well, we are only talking about stutters. So there's something showing that this is a major as to why many typical people switch to iOS? Just saying that doesn't mean that's the case, and just because it's a factor for some doesn't mean that it's a major one and/or that it's one that plays that much of a role for most typical users.
Most typical users are in for look and curb appeal, they go with the hot product. Time will show. Apple controls everything to a fault. You can't even add more memory if you want to. For me, of course you can buy more from the start for an expensive experience or rent space and continue to pay for memory, I'd like to be able to upgrade memory and change the battery if I like. I'm not in this argument really but seriously, the reason people buy Apple is not because it's better. That's a line. It's all about the image.
Were you hiding under a rock when the whole internet exploded saying they were tired of Android lag and stutter. That forced Google to implement several changes to UI code dubbed as "project butter" to smooth out animations and also to V-sync them at 60 fps. But that was enough for people to switch to iOS device and realize that the experience was vastly superior.
But I am surprised you were not aware of this common knowledge.
Funny that the tables have started to turn in Android's favour.
I could do without all animations; wish there was an options like on Windows to fully disable them.
About who is making the phones...disregarding who you believe has the better design expertise, the iPhone is designed, conceived, engineered in Cupertino, Foxconn only puts it together. Obviously there is some amount of collaboration that has to occur. They are not using the same expertise and can you prove they are using the same materials(except for sand)
I'm aware there were projects to fix it and all of that, I'm not sure that directly translates to it being a major factor for most typical people leaving for iOS. There was definitely an issue there worthy of being addressed and there definitely was a group of users that had this as their number one item, but, again, I'm not sure the generalization of it being the major issue for many typical users that pushed them to iOS is necessarily supported just from that.