I have had every Galaxy going back to the SII. I keep coming back to iOS for one reason. Consistency. Everything about the iPhone is consistent. Maybe not the best of everything but very good at everything.
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One good example of why android is so much better than iOS especially with basic tasks is that I downloaded a zip file straight to my s6 edge plus with marshmallow. As soon as it completed downloading, a option popped up to extract the zip file ....this is something that you can never do on iOS withOUT a app....Small tasks like simple drag and drop and opening a zip file become a nuisance on iOS because they simply don't exist.
I just sent myself a pic and word doc as zipped files and my iPhone was able to open them and then copy them to appropriate applications without needing any additional zip extractor.
As MRU confirmed, I too have handled zip files on both iPhone and iPad. You might want to borrow an iPhone and have a go yourself.
I think jamesrick was trying to say if you download a zip file from the browser. From emails and text zip files open fine on iOS for me. But when I last tried it through a browser I needed a separate app. This might have changed now though.
There are many advantages of Android, nevertheless I came back to iOS mainly because of overall user experience, reliability and security.
(I avoid data-miner Google like plague).
(I avoid data-miner Google like plague).
You need a separate app on android too. On Galaxy devices, they come with the "My Files" app preinstalled so it uses that, but stock android doesn't come with a file manager out the box so you would still have to download an app to open it.
Oh, don't think I have ever tried it on stock Android to know (although it is my DD). I dont see what is the big deal if you need an app or not though. Atleast it is able to do it easily.
Yeah, both platforms do it well. It was a response to jamesrick who said.
There are areas android does better, and vice versa, but in this case they're exactly same.
I see comments like that all the time from Android users. Android users think they know everything, but in fact know precisely ****. They think Android was the first to have widgets, the first to do this, the first to do that. I'm amazed.
You can open in email and then transfer to the applicable app natively.
(Assuming you have an applicable app installed to support file such as pages or word for .docx)
Amazed? Really?
I see android users, ios users, winphone users, bb users doing the same thing and I'm not amazed, not even a little surprised. ...
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That's cool. I was under the impression zip files were read only via email in ios.
I have to have both platforms. and one having a large screen for better viewing and productivity, and a smaller one for convenience.
^ i prefer the photos & videos out of my Note5, but there just aren't any decent video or editing apps for it like there are for my SE.
This is my set-up, as well (well, minus the lenses). My Note 5 is my go-to and my se is my convenient pocket phone. Luckily, they both have stellar cameras.
pretty much the same for me unless I'm doing video and time-lapse stuff, then it's almost always my iPhones because.. apps (video & editing). other factors are dependent on phone service - Sprint on iPhone, AT&T & T-Mo on Note. last resort is Verizon with my work phone. I travel heavily for work, so it's important for me to have service wherever I go.
Yes, that's what I was trying to state. I literally downloaded a whole album with 10 songs from a website and was able to unzip it right away, I just know that's not possible on iOS without an app. But of course, most of everything is possible on android especially with touchwiz although many people try to put down on it. I have a iPad Pro and I surely know what it can't do.
Mind if I ask what gimbal that is? I've been looking into getting one, doesn't seem to be a clear standout performer.
I have a similar version to these...
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MrCheesyCam reviews a ton of camera gear. you can go through his stuff to get an idea of a bunch of different ones and see which interests you the most.
Interesting. You think Apple doesn't mine your data? You honestly believe that iOS is more secure? If you look up the facts, you will be shocked.
User experience is an opinion and reliability is based on user experience. Neither of which is quantifiable. For you, it might very well be true. For others, not so much.
Thanks for the videos. That's nice that it works with both the iPhone se and the Note 5. Is it a pain to switch phones?
as soon as the SE became available, I switched to it from my 6s+. the Plus was just too big. the only benefit it has is OIS which means nothing when using a gimbal anyway. and the other benefit is the larger screen for better viewing (live view). the SE's compact size is tremendous when you want to be portable. also, the larger the device, the more counter weight you need. i'm here in Chicago for a month for work, and I actually forgot my counter weight piece back in Cali. it's a good thing I don't need it for the SE.
I mostly just stick to using iPhones for this stuff since I pretty much edit from the phones themselves, and since there aren't any decent apps for Android. also, the iPhone has 240 fps slow-mo which my Note only offers 120 fps. it didn't become available till the Galaxy S7. I really rather not go through all the work of transferring from device to device to device and editing in either FCP or Premier just for some phone footage, unless there was something specific in AE that I wanted to do.
There are plenty of good video editing apps out for Android. I use Power Director and Samsung's Video Editor the most. Anything more complex, I'm using my desktop.
is that native for Samsung.. the Video Editor? I'll check Power Director out. I still think it's much smoother and streamline in the iOS ecosystem. but I still need a good cinema app. i'm back-and-forth between FiLMiC Pro and Movie Pro for iOS both of which offer the feature to desqueeze my anamorphic footage (specific to my lens) on the fly without having to do it in post.
the best I could find for Android are Cinema 4K and FV-5 Cinema which are both nice attempts. I really like the flat profile offered in Cinema 4K which is nice for grading if you're going to take it to the computer, but those apps really need more support.
Samsungs video editor is available only in the 'Galaxy app store' and not Google Play Store.