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Rennir

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The first LTE chips are hot, large, and power hungry. The second are less so. Also you seem to be unaware that Apple has had an LTE iPad out for awhile now using the 1st gen chip with pretty much the same battery life as previous versions. The new iPhone will use the 2nd Gen chip and a version of the improved battery found in the latest iPad. Apple actually cares about battery life unlike Google and their partners. Its always amusing to see Android users talking about how they can get a days battery life if they just turn this, that, and the other off.

Razr Maxx? :D And yes, Apple does tend to put more of an emphasis on battery life, but I think the general consensus (at least on these boards and Apple support forums) is that the 4S lasts a lot less compared to the 4.

Android users might have to tinker a bit in order to get the optimal battery life, but that's the point of Android--that's what I think you're missing because you're still stuck in a typical iOS user's paradigm of thought. A lot of satisfied android users like messing with theirs phones and afterwards, they can get battery lives as close to or perhaps even better than the iPhone.

Furthermore, Android has things like live widgets running. While that may not be useful to you, perhaps some people believe battery life is a necessary sacrifice in order to make their lives easier by seeing info on the homescreen instead of having to launch an app every time.
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[/COLOR]The reason anyone can pick it up and use it is interface design. Simple is much harder to design than complex. Parading around the idea that you are smarter because you use an inferior interface is immature but it is typical of Android forum posters.
I disagree with the OP's statement since there exists a lot of people who don't want to mess around with an OS--they want to be able to just pick it up and use it. I'm not saying that Android is completely unfriendly to users, but iOS does better in this regard.

However, making blanket statements about Android users just puts you at the same level of the person who you quoted, and it is rather ineffective in proving your point or winning.
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Wrong on all counts. Read up on iOS multi-tasking and iOS internals in general. Also review some profiler reports about Android vs iOS thread and proc usage. Android is a much less efficient OS when it comes to resource utilization. It is particularly poor at multiple processor core utilization which is why quad core Android phones see hardly any speed boost.
Not going to dispute the efficiency part because I'm not informed enough about it to make an argument. But he's right about the rest. Other than specifically dedicated apps, iOS automatically kills background apps in 10 minutes. I'm assuming by the OP's use of language that "true multitasking" in his view is letting other apps run in the background indefinitely. The features that he listed that Android has over iOS is again, mostly all true. What if someone valued LTE over battery life? Or widgets? Who are you to tell them they're wrong?

Source: http://www.macworld.com/article/1164616/how_ios_multitasking_really_works.html

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[/COLOR]Because they are insecure in their choice of Android.

If I post an equally negative post about the 4S in the iPhone thread this moment, are you saying I wouldn't get a similar response from iPhone users? Because personal observations have shown me that people who legitimately had troubles with the iPhone got the same response. Also, what if I add in the fact that I switched from Android too? :) It goes both ways you see.

I'm not making excuses for the people that come in here with a mission to change your mind or prove you wrong, because it's honestly a hopeless effort. Keep in mind though that there have been posters who have legitimately tried to help you out and advise you on how to improve your experience. But I think the people who come here and try to prove you wrong exist in life as a population, and isn't solely isolated to Android. They're the ones who'll reply to trolls even when they realize it'll be completely counterproductive.
 

TOMIMOT

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Jul 16, 2011
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OP the best piece of advice I can give you is try the HTC One X

The first LTE chips are hot, large, and power hungry. The second are less so. Also you seem to be unaware that Apple has had an LTE iPad out for awhile now using the 1st gen chip with pretty much the same battery life as previous versions. The new iPhone will use the 2nd Gen chip and a version of the improved battery found in the latest iPad. Apple actually cares about battery life unlike Google and their partners. Its always amusing to see Android users talking about how they can get a days battery life if they just turn this, that, and the other off.



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The reason anyone can pick it up and use it is interface design. Simple is much harder to design than complex. Parading around the idea that you are smarter because you use an inferior interface is immature but it is typical of Android forum posters.



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Wrong on all counts. Read up on iOS multi-tasking and iOS internals in general. Also review some profiler reports about Android vs iOS thread and proc usage. Android is a much less efficient OS when it comes to resource utilization. It is particularly poor at multiple processor core utilization which is why quad core Android phones see hardly any speed boost.




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Because they are insecure in their choice of Android.

Wide open: I was actually going to pick up that android instead of the S3, but since the S3 got more hype I decided to go with that. Theres plenty of time to dabble in different phones, just gotta find that one that exceeds my needs :(

DarwinOSX: Well said my friend...trolls these days
 
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