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Will the 5S be better than the Galaxy S4?
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Stay with the S4, the 5S will more than likely be internal improvements. The iPhone 6 will be the one to get.
I believe it will be better, some people confuse specs and useless features with better. Being completely honest, its all about preference. If you have drummed up in your that you prefer one over the other thats what you should go with.
Some posts remind me of the people who dip their foot in the pool and yell "too cold" without even trying to adjust to the temperature.
I find these types of posts silly, "I purchased a device but it was different so I returned it". That makes no sense and lacks practicality. If you want something to be exactly the same, buy the same thing again!
Bro you in the right year? It ain't 2010 anymore so I suggest you get an android phone from 2013 and then talk.
So you've used a recent Android device? I find it far more stable than iOS 5 (the last iOS version I've used) on a 4S. I wouldn't call either platform 'unstable', although I'd call Safari crashy at times. Chrome on Android hasn't crashed on me yet, while safari would encounter a crash once or twice a day.
It amazes me you can't pick an actual valid flaw in Android to pick at. There's tonnes. Crashing isn't one of them. You could argue over-complexity, fragmentation (which has yet to ever impact me.. probably because I don't buy crap low-end devices), comparative app quality, Samsung specific half baked motion features.. ect.
Both OS's are excellent, and Android devices are killing it lately offering the consumer a huge array of options fitting their exact niches and needs. Know what you're talking about before you open your mouth.
Apparently you didn't read my follow up. It wasn't that it wasn't exactly the same. I got it because I wanted to try something different. But by different I was hoping for something that did what I needed it to do and it didn't.
Apart from some geeky stuff, this is what it boils down to IMO:
If you want to spend more time setting up things to your liking, have a penchan to customize the look and feel of a smartphone UI, want the OS to handle more of the responsibility compared to the apps, are interested in trying out various oem offerings and hardware choices then a s4 is probably going to satisfy you much better.
If you want a workhorse that is set up in a way that just happens to check all your boxes, offers little OS flexibility but encourages app usage, offers a single hardware choice that strives to balance against the other flagships on its own, is backed up by decent support, then a 5S would make you happy.
I found that up until my new job and family responsibilities being a gadget nerd was too much fun so i played with many android handsets, owning a gs4 at the moment. However, at this point I want a smartphone that can quickly do what I want it to do and have the OS step aside instead of me catering to its needs (running various tweaks and tools, always customizing etc) so while I am interested in the iPhone I would like to see ios7 first. My only big complaint is iOS being unfriendly to non-itunes content transfer and if that could be worked on, I think I would rather get an iPhone as my smartphone and probably a nexus 7 as my android consumption tablet (great value for reading, browsing and movies).
If you want to spend more time setting up things to your liking, have a penchan to customize the look and feel of a smartphone UI, want the OS to handle more of the responsibility compared to the apps, are interested in trying out various oem offerings and hardware choices then a s4 is probably going to satisfy you much better.
If you want a workhorse that is set up in a way that just happens to check all your boxes, offers little OS flexibility but encourages app usage, offers a single hardware choice that strives to balance against the other flagships on its own, is backed up by decent support, then a 5S would make you happy.
I found that up until my new job and family responsibilities being a gadget nerd was too much fun so i played with many android handsets, owning a gs4 at the moment. However, at this point I want a smartphone that can quickly do what I want it to do and have the OS step aside instead of me catering to its needs (running various tweaks and tools, always customizing etc) so while I am interested in the iPhone I would like to see ios7 first. My only big complaint is iOS being unfriendly to non-itunes content transfer and if that could be worked on, I think I would rather get an iPhone as my smartphone and probably a nexus 7 as my android consumption tablet (great value for reading, browsing and movies).
I have a iphone 5, great phone but a little small.
This guy has a s4 with defender case for 300.
I was debating buying it and if I don't like it, selling it.
Of course it's always a risk on craigslist and ebay.
What do you think?
I am a student and my main goal is my studies but yes I can't stop thinking about this stuff.
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This is the main thinking that draws me away from Android.
I know what to expect already.
tweaking, wondering what's killing my battery, so forth and so forth but on the flipside the larger screen and swiftkey make me want to trade.
This guy has a s4 with defender case for 300.
I was debating buying it and if I don't like it, selling it.
Of course it's always a risk on craigslist and ebay.
What do you think?
I am a student and my main goal is my studies but yes I can't stop thinking about this stuff.
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This is the main thinking that draws me away from Android.
I know what to expect already.
tweaking, wondering what's killing my battery, so forth and so forth but on the flipside the larger screen and swiftkey make me want to trade.
You need to decide which features and above, which operating system, you prefer for your smartphone. iPhone = IOS S4 = Android They are different, so which do you like better, or can you live with either? Also, will screen size matter to you? If so, I doubt that the new iPhone will be much larger. I hope so because I am on the fence about an upgrade too. I like IOS but the screen size and internal memory are deal-breakers. But that may not be your deal-breaker. Can you return the S4 and hold off until Sept. 10 to see if the new iPhone has what you want most?
People make it sound as if there's all this upkeep to owning an Android product. Don't you change or customize it the first time or two and find that once you're satisfied, you let it be? And then only customize it again if you feel the need?
People are making it sound like you've got to constantly tweak Android day in and day out to get it to "work." This is simply untrue. Or at least, doesn't need to be true. In other words, you have the option to customize; doesn't mean you have to customize.
And I've made this argument before: it's time to admit Android's strength is more than its customizability. I'll quote my old post, some of which may be outdated, but it'll suffice to leave here:
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I would also suggest looking at the Note III and all its features and abilities particularly with the S Pen. This has gone beyond "customization." One can accomplish most basic (and almost all advance) functions on Android faster, easier, better than they can on iOS.
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If I may quote another old post, which is not entirely irrelevant to my point:
People are making it sound like you've got to constantly tweak Android day in and day out to get it to "work." This is simply untrue. Or at least, doesn't need to be true. In other words, you have the option to customize; doesn't mean you have to customize.
And I've made this argument before: it's time to admit Android's strength is more than its customizability. I'll quote my old post, some of which may be outdated, but it'll suffice to leave here:
onthecouchagain said:
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I would also suggest looking at the Note III and all its features and abilities particularly with the S Pen. This has gone beyond "customization." One can accomplish most basic (and almost all advance) functions on Android faster, easier, better than they can on iOS.
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If I may quote another old post, which is not entirely irrelevant to my point:
onthecouchagain said:
Not true today. My prior android phone was an S2 and this was an issue.
With my S4, stability has been outstanding.
Look at the Note 3 and its capabilities. How anyone could then go and pick iOS over that is beyond me
Agreed there is no way to know for sure until Apple announces the next iPhone.
Buy both the iPhone 5S and the Galaxy S4 and please stop pestering the forums with all these comparisons. It's just stupid.
It's two platforms with a different approach to features and usability. No way to even compare the two to say which is "better".
I have an iPhone5 and A Galaxy S3 and don't really care about their differences.
(I usually don't sell used phones, theyy trickle down the family or simply occupy desk drawer space).
It's two platforms with a different approach to features and usability. No way to even compare the two to say which is "better".
I have an iPhone5 and A Galaxy S3 and don't really care about their differences.
(I usually don't sell used phones, theyy trickle down the family or simply occupy desk drawer space).