Iphone 4 and 4S still way better than any Android phone

[0m3ga]

yeah but who the hell cares about all these android devices... it's like 1 released every day... ios takes time and effort along with knowing my phone will be good for a whole year... till the next iphone launch... I hate to have a samsung s3 than 2 months later s4 or a HTC android phone that tops that... smh

More justification for the inherent inadequacies of the iPhone. Napolean syndrome, clinically speaking.

But I digress. I'm guessing you will never buy a computer or car, because a new and better one might come out the following month. Technology advances at a quick pace. A newer and better phone is always just around the corner.

 

[LOLOMGWTFBBQ]

A lot of fanboys in here.

I actually like Android, had one before I got the 4S.

 

[Savor]

A lot of fanboys in here.

I actually like Android, had one before I got the 4S.

Same here. Use both. Enjoy both.

There was a time I was disappointed by Android. I felt it was a cheap knock-off of iOS when its first intention was to rip off BlackBerry phones. There are still alot of things I like iOS over Android too including polish, smoothness, and overall quality of apps. But as time passed, Android grew on me. I've used iOS for four yrs and it seems I'm bored with it. With Android, ICS made it look slick. There is variety too. There is more customization out of the box. The only modern OS that can still let me drag and drop my files from a computer without needing a program/app or BT transfer files. The one that can have an expandable memory slot, mini-SIM, and replaceable battery. Phones like the Lumia 800 lack that. My only knock is Android OEM's is really pushing the trend of big phones without too much options for ones in the 4-inch screen and under crowd. But I like Android. The notification system is still stellar. Apps that Windows Phone might lack, Android usually has it. Many iPhone fans wants metal and yet Android OEM's like HTC and Motorola has included that in their phones for the last few years. Check the unibody metal casing of the G2. Not all Android phones are plastic coming from Samsung. Premium and durable Android phones have been made before. They just werent marketed the way Apple does when it comes to design.

 

[mbell1975]

Same here. Use both. Enjoy both.

There was a time I was disappointed by Android. I felt it was a cheap knock-off of iOS when its first intention was to rip off BlackBerry phones. There are still alot of things I like iOS over Android too including polish, smoothness, and overall quality of apps. But as time passed, Android grew on me. I've used iOS for four yrs and it seems I'm bored with it. With Android, ICS made it look slick. There is variety too. There is more customization out of the box. The only modern OS that can still let me drag and drop my files from a computer without needing a program/app or BT transfer files. The one that can have an expandable memory slot, mini-SIM, and replaceable battery. Phones like the Lumia 800 lack that. My only knock is Android OEM's is really pushing the trend of big phones without too much options for ones in the 4-inch screen and under crowd. But I like Android. The notification system is still stellar. Apps that Windows Phone might lack, Android usually has it. Many iPhone fans wants metal and yet Android OEM's like HTC and Motorola has included that in their phones for the last few years. Check the unibody metal casing of the G2. Not all Android phones are plastic coming from Samsung. Premium and durable Android phones have been made before. They just werent marketed the way Apple does when it comes to design.

Agreed. As for your knock on Android about pushing larger phones....

http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/14/people-want-supersized-cell-phones-new-study-shows/

 

[Technarchy]

Agreed. As for your knock on Android about pushing larger phones....

http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/14/people-want-supersized-cell-phones-new-study-shows/

People want larger phones so much that the iPhone is the single best selling smart phone in the world...

 

[mbell1975]

People want larger phones so much that the iPhone is the single best selling smart phone in the world...

There are over 900,000 android phones activated every day. You can bet the vast majority of those are people who want a bigger phone than the iPhone

 

[Technarchy]

There are over 900,000 android phones activated every day. You can bet the vast majority of those are people who want a bigger phone than the iPhone

None of which sell better than the iPhone.

 

[0m3ga]

People want larger phones so much that the iPhone is the single best selling smart phone in the world...

Is there only one iPhone being sold and accounted for in your numbers? Or does it include the 3gs, 4 and 4S?

Either way, Samsung is actually tops in the world in both overall cell phone sales as well as the smartphone category. And the S3looks to have sold well over 10 million in just a couple of weeks.

 

[mbell1975]

None of which sell better than the iPhone.

Yep, because Android is all about freedom of choice. So no one device will dominate, people have different tastes. Different manufacturers, screen sizes, designs, colors, battery sizes, processors...you aren't tied to one phone a year with the same, boring design. Maybe you don't like choices, you just take what you are given, sad.

 

[Technarchy]

Yep, because Android is all about freedom of choice. So no one device will dominate, people have different tastes. Different manufacturers, screen sizes, designs, colors, battery sizes, processors...you aren't tied to one phone a year with the same, boring design. Maybe you don't like choices, you just take what you are given, sad.

My choice is not to sport junk, which by default means no android.

In a sense, you are right. I'd wager many iPhone users want a larger screen, but not at the expense of having to use garbage like android.

So really they want a larger screened iPhone, and not just a larger screen in itself.

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Is there only one iPhone being sold and accounted for in your numbers? Or does it include the 3gs, 4 and 4S?

Doesnt matter how you slice it. Any iPhone has sold more through to actual customers than any android phone.

The iPhone 3GS outsold every single android model in 2011. I'm not taling the 4 or 4S. Literally the 3GS, which is 3 years old.

 

[depths]

The Galaxy Nexus is a fantastic device. Anyone who thinks otherwise probably hasn't spent much time with one.

The ability to pick and choose kernels and roms should not be understated. Roms like cyanogenmod are at the cutting edge of smartphone development and awesome devs like fransisco Franco and his Franco kernel and accompanying app allow you to squeeze every drop of performance from your phone.

The Galaxy Nexus doesn't crash, there's only minor lag when opening one or two apps like g plus or the recent window and the screen can be tuned to any color you like.

I own a MacBook pro and an iPad 3.

My Galaxy Nexus is my favorite toy hands down.

 

[Technarchy]

The Galaxy Nexus is a fantastic device. Anyone who thinks otherwise probably hasn't spent much time with one.

The ability to pick and choose kernels and roms should not be understated. Roms like cyanogenmod are at the cutting edge of smartphone development and awesome devs like fransisco Franco and his Franco kernel and accompanying app allow you to squeeze every drop of performance from your phone.

The Galaxy Nexus doesn't crash, there's only minor lag when opening one or two apps like g plus or the recent window and the screen can be tuned to any color you like.

I own a MacBook pro and an iPad 3.

My Galaxy Nexus is my favorite toy hands down.

Sounds like that gimp camera, UI lag, and horrid pentile display are treating you well.

 

[depths]

I have $10000 invested in camera equipment, the Nexus camera does fine for quick snaps.

There is very little lag, if it bothers me I can open my kernel app, enable a full power profile and it disappears. Alternatively I can enable a low power setting and save a heap of battery.

As I mentioned the screen is fully adjustable. RGB and screen gamma can be tailored to your tastes and set on boot. White is white.
http://imgur.com/OvUwz

 

[ChazUK]

I've had the Galaxy S III for just over a week and can pretty much say that (for me personally) no other phone would perform as well or fit my needs as it does.

Performance wise, it blows my old Galaxy Nexus away from general usage and seems to have a better speeds when it comes to 3g.

The fastest I got on my GN as around 7 to 10 meg.

The camera is superb, audio playback through headphones sounds great and having that SD card slot means it's more future proof than my 16gb Galaxy Nexus was. Even TouchWiz is far less intrusive than it ever has been and seeing what Samsung have enabled via USB host alone is amazing.

Now that the CyanogenMod 9 nightlies have startied for the SGS III, I doubt it'll be long until I'm trying out custom firmwares on the thing.

OP, you may thing the 4/4s are the best phones on the planet today but trust me when I say you don't speak for everybody.

 

[nickchallis92]

I thought the s2 was superb but the s3 takes phones to a new level. Far, far, far better than the 4s

 

[omgitswes]

And you guys wonder why people call you iSheep.
iOS is poor, granted I haven't had extended use with it. But the most frustrating part of it is there's so much you can't do. No way I could of kept an iphone for 2 years without getting bored with it. With Android phones if you get bored with the phone just flash a new rom and it's like a completely different phone. With iphones if you get bored with it, you buy the next one they put out and repeat.

 

[FrankHahn]

I just acquired an iPhone 4S to replace my Motorola Milestone 2. Having used my iPhone 4S (IP4S) for three days, I have felt a lot of differences. I list some of them in the following.

1. IP4S is much faster in doing everything.
2. IP4S has better Bluetooth.
3. IP4S has better built-in speakers.
4. IP4S has much better cameras.
5. IP4S weighs less.
6. IP4S is much better designed.
7. IP4S has much better aesthetics.
8. IP4S is more touch-pleasing.
9. IP4S is more visually attractive.
10. IP4S can smoothly integrate into my Mac computer system.
... ...

My very first mobile phone was from Motorola. I sticked to it in its up and down days. I have used five mobile phones from Motorola. From my experience with my IP4S, I do not think I will return to Motorola unless Apple stops making phones or goes to bankruptcy.

 

[imeth]

And you guys wonder why people call you iSheep.
iOS is poor, granted I haven't had extended use with it. But the most frustrating part of it is there's so much you can't do. No way I could of kept an iphone for 2 years without getting bored with it. With Android phones if you get bored with the phone just flash a new rom and it's like a completely different phone. With iphones if you get bored with it, you buy the next one they put out and repeat.

Yet you here in a Mac/Apple site defending your precious Android device that isn't even a lick of value after 2 years... I'm happy to be one of those isheep gets in the iLines at an Apple store waiting for my new iPhone on iDay every year.. Facetime>>Droid crap app, Siri>>>>any droid app voice

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More justification for the inherent inadequacies of the iPhone. Napolean syndrome, clinically speaking.

But I digress. I'm guessing you will never buy a computer or car, because a new and better one might come out the following month. Technology advances at a quick pace. A newer and better phone is always just around the corner.

Lol.. iPod feature on my 4S takes a fat dump on your music app. Thanks

 

[imeth]

iDAY. iLine. @Apple store New iPhone= me happy day

Listen you android goons, it sucks how you guys come to an apple /Mac related forum to defend your big dump of a phone powered by android. Which probably you guys should thank Apple for releasing the iPhone in 07. To give you guys an idea to make a androidOS. My iPhone 4S in 2 years will still hold a good value on Craigslist or eBay, people around the world love and embrace this as the best phone. Notice android device got the ugly branded sign on their phones. Lol like ie Samsung got a big ol sign up top and HTC as well. While apple I love the sign in the back and when you start it up, you don't have to have all these reminders

 

[chambone]

Yes, this forum seems to attract non-apple folk with possibly not much of a life. But hey, keeps thing entertaining, right?

 

[cynics]

Is this the new Android thread started by an iPhone owner this hour?

I think if iOS was a little less boring every third thread wouldn't be about Android (and started by an iPhone user). Its like talking **** behind someones back but freaking out when your caught. I own an appreciate both, macrumors makes it easier for me because it's like a iPhone and Android forum.

 

[onthecouchagain]

The problem is, it's possible to get a really terrible Android handset. It's also possible to get a really magnificent one. Depending on which Android device people get, you'll have a rather large disparity of how "good" or "bad" Android is. It's just the nature of the beast.

 

[sulpfiction]

As a previous Android owner, I fully agree with this topic.


Android is complete crap. Its OS is awful and crashes constantly, its apps are horrible ports of their IOS brothers, online gaming is much less popular on android devices.

You have to check the specs of your device constantly when new games come out to make sure your phone can handle them, Your phone is outdated within 2 months because Android has the production cycle of a jack rabbit. The OS feels awful and it feels like your scrolling through glue.

Half of the apps only work for certain versions of the android OS, Android doesn't monitor their app store so 95% of the apps are total garbage.

Just an overall AWFUL experience.

^^exactly this. I don't understand people who constantly brag about android specs. better/bigger displays, faster browsers, widgets, live wallpaper, etc. When u put it all together it means nothing if the overall experience is just bad. EVERY android device I've tried is almost identical in terms of UI feel. I can't even get past the touch screen. It's no where near as smooth as iPhone. Even the newest phones still lag and stutter. Its something minor, and if u never used an iPhone, you might not really notice. But if you use an iPhone, it's a drastic night and day difference. The apps are horrid and the app store is just an unorganized junkyard of crap. The OS is unstable and neglected. And just about all of the hardware is cheap.

Android relies on gimmicks, "features" & individual specs to keep it interesting. It's never about the whole package as it should be.

IMO, iPhone is light years ahead of android when u look at the whole package. And I'm no fanboy. If there was another phone out there that was either on par or better then iPhone, I would have it. But there's not. I'd say widows is a close second, but as a whole package, not quite there yet.

 

[Technarchy]

Android relies on gimmicks, "features" & individual specs to keep it interesting. It's never about the whole package as it should be.

The android world just doesn't get it. They don't understand.

For android it has to be about the hardware and gimmicks because that is all there is. The Eco system is crap, the depreciation is high and the support is wretched on all kinds of levels.

As for an iOS user, their usually in an app and doing smartphone stuff, not dwelling on the OS itself, which is how it should be. This is why developers love iOS and why iOS makes far more money.

 

[mbell1975]

Even the newest phones still lag and stutter.
IMO, iPhone is light years ahead of android when u look at the whole package. And I'm no fanboy.

no they don't and iPhone light years ahead of Android? LOL, just the simpe fact the iPhone STILL lacks 4G makes it light years behind Android. Not to mention you still have to jailbreak one just to get the basic functionality you can get with a stock Android phone out of the box. Plus there are still limitations in ios you can't get past even with a jailbreak. iOS has become a little better now that Apple has taken most of the best Android features we have had for years and put them in iOS. However, it's still light years behind Android.