^^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.
Have you actually used an android phone for more than a month? Let me be more specific-have you used a high end android phone for more than a month? Because you obviously have no idea what you are talking about. There are so many apps on the Play Store, and most work very well. Yes, there are a bunch of apps that are garbage and shouldn't be on there, but it's not the majority! FYI, on the iPhone app store, there are many apps that are garbage as well, that should plain not be on there (as in they don't work very well and crash many times).
I've probably downloaded over 200 different apps in my time with android, and about 100 so far with my iPhone. The ones that are the same app, they run almost similarly if not 100% the same on both. You have to look at the reviews, and see what apps are the good ones and which ones are bad (since there are many times multiple versions of the same app). I'm not sure what you are talking about when you say the play store is a "non-organized junkyard of crap." It's organized the same way as the iPhone app store, and I have no trouble finding any app I need...
When you say "The OS is unstable and neglected. And just about all of the hardware is cheap," what do you exactly mean? How is it unstable? Out of every single android phone I've used, I've never had it crash unless I'm doing custom ROMs or messing around with the internals. And neglected? How about the hundreds of developers who make custom roms, or the hundreds of programmers making games for android? Yes, the iPHone app store has a bigger selection, and developers are more inclined to make a game for iPhone first, but the biggest reason is due to the fragmentation of android (which is the biggest problem it has IMO), otherwise they would obviously choose the biggest market share in the world to develop for! High end app makers are still coming to the Play Store, as there have been many new games on it recently that were only available to iOS.
"Android relies on gimmicks, "features" & individual specs to keep it interesting. It's never about the whole package as it should be."
How exactly is a bigger screen, a better GPU and processor a gimmick?? So if the iPhone 5 has all 3 of these, it must be a gimmick too right? Or maybe they should all just downgrade and keep a 600mhz processor, since it seems that is what you are looking for? Android has so many different types of phones, and is meant for people to choose what they want. That is the whole point of having so many different types! I have no experienced any lag in my previous android (GSII), nor have my friends/family with the other types of Android handsets. If you get a free android, then yes you will experience lag since it's specs are lower. The iPhone 3G and 3GS are laggy with the new iOS5 (and even iOS4), due to the lower specs (and older phone of course).
You say you are not a fan boy, but clearly you are. Neither of the two systems are perfect and have their limitations, but saying one is garbage while the other is not indicates you are just a typical fanboy who has no idea what he/she is talking about.
I switched to iPhone, and I love it. It's an amazing phone and if the iPhone 5 has items I want, I will most definitely switch to it. But I can see that iOS is not perfect, and neither is Android!
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"Iphone 4 and 4S still way better than any Android phone"
LOL,
dude lay off the drugs, killing your brain cells. Apple must be brainwashing people now too, Wow.
The Galaxy SII last year was better than the iPhone4, and the Galaxy-Nexus is also better than the iPhone4S, no fan boy comment, just the facts.
I am happy to go back to a future iPhone, if Apple adds these features;
- Larger screen, would love it right at like 4.3", at least 4" though.
- LED Notification light
- Widgets to the homescreen
- Refresh the UI, the app drawer always open look is very dated
- New icons, the same ones from 2007 is outdated
- Get rid of the "Fisher-Price" toy theme all over the iPhone
I would love a 4" screen, and LED Notification Light. (along with 4g). I'm really hoping they do that!! And I think the GSII came out right before the iPhone 4S, so it would be more fair to compare that to the iPhone 4S instead of the 4. They are definitely comparable though. (I just came to the iPhone 4S from a GSII).
