So I have an iPhone 5 and a GS4, comparison time!

[bmac4]

That's because google doesn't have a chrome OS manufacturing division. However, it is fully dictated by google, is the most high end chrome book, and marketed as google's chrome book.

The nexus in comparison is a cheap device bested by many high end devices.

I understand bmac4 and others like the $300 nexus, what I don't understand is the hostility to a higher priced variant that satisfies others' needs too. It is something iPhone lovers tend to be ridiculed for always, shutting down choice.

So does the stock android S4 suit your needs for an android phone? Looks pretty sick if you ask me.

 

[adnbek]

While I agree some parts are proprietary but that doesn't make them more expensive.

How many devices use and will use Apples A6 SoC? While only Apple it will likely be more then other manufactures use other SoC just based on the volume Apple sells of a single device vs the competition making it much more common.

GPU/RAM aren't Apples and many manufactures will use them. They both use PowerVR Series 5. And the iPhone 5 uses 1gb of DDR2 RAM while the S4 uses 2gb DDR3 RAM.

Parts in both phones are equally generic aside from the processor really. Skyworks, Qualcomm, Hynix, etc etc. Then you have the case setup and speaker layout which is obviously device dependent.

I still think Apple pays about the same give or take then the competition does for a flagship phone. It would be silly for a company like Apple to be bullied into paying more

Guess you're right about that.

One thing's for sure though. The machining process of the unibody would still be a more expensive process than the injection moulding done on the more "plasticky" variety of phones, that's for sure.

Also, I always thought the PowerVR chip was Apple exclusive though. I wonder why so few devices use it when it's so much more powerful than the Adrenos the other flagship phones often use.

 

[soulreaver99]

Here's a visual!


Samsung Galaxy S4 vs iPhone 5

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Awwww ... look at the cute little baby phone.

 

[sentinelsx]

Here's a visual!

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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs iPhone 5

Nice. Custom rom or just nova on top of touchwiz?

 

[soulreaver99]

Nice. Custom rom or just nova on top of touchwiz?

Nova with Touch Wiz disabled. I have never liked Touch Wiz

 

[sentinelsx]

Nova with Touch Wiz disabled. I have never liked Touch Wiz

Eh isn't there some of the touchwiz still present? like in sms app (i so hate the touchwiz SMS app's default yellow and blue) and that green notification pull down shade?