Why Android is better than iPhone.

SunnY S said:
The Jobs era Apple as we knew it is *done*.
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This is funny, when Jobs was alive the competition never gave him any credit. It was always he was lucky, it wasn't just him, etc. etc. Now that he's gone, the anti-Apple fanboys give him more credit than the Apple fanboys ever did.

Somehow, the anti-Apple folk have created this myth that Jobs was infallible, a god. Everything that he oversaw was perfect out of the box. Of course Apple is doomed without him

I hate to shatter this magical image that people have of him, but it's just not true. Jobs has had a huge amount of achievements, but there have also been missteps. MobileMe, Final Cut Pro X, NeXT, antennagate come to mind. There were also the products that people considered a failure at launch which then went on to huge success. The iMac was a bit of a joke at launch (what do you mean it doesn't have a floppy drive?), the Macbook Air (what do you mean it doesn't have an optical drive?), biggest of all was the iPad.

When the iPad launched, no one knew what to make of it. The anti-Apple guys had an absolute field day with it. Everything from the name, lack of ports, lack of full blown OS, etc etc.

Guess hindsight really is 20/20
 
I read something recently, that Apple customers have didn't 6 billion in repairs over the last 5 yrs,wtf

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oilycreek said:
I read something recently, that Apple customers have didn't 6 billion in repairs over the last 5 yrs,wtf

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That number is very much questionable. It comes from a company called SquareTrade, they provide insurance and repair services for iPhones and other electronics. http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-repairs-since-2007-top-5-9-billion-survey-claims-20248718/

If we assume that Apple sold 85 million iPhones since launch (http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...c360e4-e2e4-11e1-a25e-15067bb31849_story.html). 30% of those got damaged as per the SquareTrade survey, so it cost $6B to repair 25.5M iPhones, or $235 per phone. That's assuming that every one of those 30% repaired their phone, that same report shows 12% didn't fix a cracked screen.

Final problem, their number (they actually don't say how they come to $6B) comes from a sample size of 2000 people that took their survey. Once again 85 million iphones have been sold since launch, and they sampled 2000 people?
 
regder said:
That number is very much questionable. It comes from a company called SquareTrade, they provide insurance and repair services for iPhones and other electronics. http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-repairs-since-2007-top-5-9-billion-survey-claims-20248718/

If we assume that Apple sold 85 million iPhones since launch (http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...c360e4-e2e4-11e1-a25e-15067bb31849_story.html). 30% of those got damaged as per the SquareTrade survey, so it cost $6B to repair 25.5M iPhones, or $235 per phone. That's assuming that every one of those 30% repaired their phone, that same report shows 12% didn't fix a cracked screen.

Final problem, their number (they actually don't say how they come to $6B) comes from a sample size of 2000 people that took their survey. Once again 85 million iphones have been sold since launch, and they sampled 2000 people?
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I thought that number seemed high. I wonder how close they are to the actual figure.

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regder said:
Are you really trying to make a point out of these super trivial problems that 99.9999999999% of users have never experienced?
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^^ Typical reality distorted apple fanboy.

99.99999999999% eh?

As per usual Apple.... they remain mum on the subject.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57522869-37/apples-ios-6-stumbles-on-basic-connectivity-wi-fi/



At least, they finally changed their BS mapping claims on their official website. :lmao:

http://www.businessinsider.com/appl...the-most-powerful-mapping-service-ever-2012-9





Apple damage control is in full effect.

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Apple seems to have gotten a little bit lost

" it's more than a little strange for Apple to suggest customers to try a Microsoft product."

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/29/opinion/patel-apple-maps/index.html?hpt=hp_t3






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SunnY S said:
^^ Typical reality distorted apple fanboy.

99.99999999999% eh?

As per usual Apple.... they remain mum on the subject.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57522869-37/apples-ios-6-stumbles-on-basic-connectivity-wi-fi/
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If you google any Apple device (literally any that has wifi, pick one), you'll find similar threads about issues with Wifi. This has been going on from the dawn of time. Yet I, nor anyone else that I know has ever had these issues. Perhaps they exist, I don't know, I've never seen it first hand nor has anyone else that I know.


Good news for Sony Xperia users, you can hopefully soon upgrade to ICS. Yay?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/29/sony-ics-update-xperia-go-xperia-u-xperia-sola/
 
A little update.

My wife got her iPhone 5, and i chose to tryout a Samsung Galaxy S3 before i go pick up my i5.

So i took home the S3 and fiddled with it, and YES... it grew on me. Awesomeness everywhere(useful features galore), and its just ICS!!!

The reason i even thought about trying it out, is because both devices, uses the same SIM card size, and i can switch back and forth as i please.
Now, because the S3 utilizes LTE, i can just tether to my iPhone, to make use of the high speed data when needed. But mostly dependant on Wi-Fi anyways.

The Rogers customer service rep, clarified that my data plan wouldn't matter on which device is using it...same thing.


The next day i watched a iOS Jailbreak conference, and there is no word on a jailbreak for iphone 5 coming anytime soon(although there is one), but he will not be releasing it to the public...so i just decided to keep my iPhone 4(jailbroken), and also keep the Samsung S3.
Plus i took back my wife's i5 and got another S3, because i got both S3's at $0.01, with no admin fees either....a 16 and a 32GB.


So finally, i get to enjoy the best of both worlds.

Now i have to wait on Jelly Bean, yikes!!!
Should be soon.

Will remain in the Apple Ecosystem, because i like it.....but they better do something extravagant with iOS 7!!!
 
Welcome to the dark side. I'll be getting my s3 soon too. Just waiting for crazy *** prices to calm down.

Poser said:
A little update.

My wife got her iPhone 5, and i chose to tryout a Samsung Galaxy S3 before i go pick up my i5.

So i took home the S3 and fiddled with it, and YES... it grew on me. Awesomeness everywhere(useful features galore), and its just ICS!!!

The reason i even thought about trying it out, is because both devices, uses the same SIM card size, and i can switch back and forth as i please.
Now, because the S3 utilizes LTE, i can just tether to my iPhone, to make use of the high speed data when needed. But mostly dependant on Wi-Fi anyways.

The Rogers customer service rep, clarified that my data plan wouldn't matter on which device is using it...same thing.


The next day i watched a iOS Jailbreak conference, and there is no word on a jailbreak for iphone 5 coming anytime soon(although there is one), but he will not be releasing it to the public...so i just decided to keep my iPhone 4(jailbroken), and also keep the Samsung S3.
Plus i took back my wife's i5 and got another S3, because i got both S3's at $0.01, with no admin fees either....a 16 and a 32GB.


So finally, i get to enjoy the best of both worlds.

Now i have to wait on Jelly Bean, yikes!!!
Should be soon.

Will remain in the Apple Ecosystem, because i like it.....but they better do something extravagant with iOS 7!!!
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Poser said:
A little update.

My wife got her iPhone 5, and i chose to tryout a Samsung Galaxy S3 before i go pick up my i5.

So i took home the S3 and fiddled with it, and YES... it grew on me. Awesomeness everywhere(useful features galore), and its just ICS!!!

The reason i even thought about trying it out, is because both devices, uses the same SIM card size, and i can switch back and forth as i please.
Now, because the S3 utilizes LTE, i can just tether to my iPhone, to make use of the high speed data when needed. But mostly dependant on Wi-Fi anyways.

The Rogers customer service rep, clarified that my data plan wouldn't matter on which device is using it...same thing.


The next day i watched a iOS Jailbreak conference, and there is no word on a jailbreak for iphone 5 coming anytime soon(although there is one), but he will not be releasing it to the public...so i just decided to keep my iPhone 4(jailbroken), and also keep the Samsung S3.
Plus i took back my wife's i5 and got another S3, because i got both S3's at $0.01, with no admin fees either....a 16 and a 32GB.


So finally, i get to enjoy the best of both worlds.

Now i have to wait on Jelly Bean, yikes!!!
Should be soon.

Will remain in the Apple Ecosystem, because i like it.....but they better do something extravagant with iOS 7!!!
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Welcome to our side, I find it cool you have the best of both worlds. You have the two most popular phones, I'm kind of jealous lol. My daughter has always wanted an iphone, but I wouldn't get her one, that is until 2 weeks ago. I finally caved and I have never seen her this happy with a phone lol. My other 2 kids wanted and got S2's, so now we are a family with 3 S2's and 1 iphone. It's too bad the 4S isn't LTE compatible. The LTE network is incredible. I have heard Jelly Bean will be available for the S3 in October,but rogers is terrible for releasing updates.
ppcwarez.org is your friend ;)
 
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Looks to me like RIM isn't ready to roll over and die yet.

They are prepping to release several handsets, check out (apparently) whats under the hood of the flagship A series....


  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Krait Quad Core 1.5GHz
  • 136 x 68 x 8.85mm
  • GSM – Quad band (not specified) – WCDMA – 2100/1900/850-850MHz – LTE –
    AWS/700/1900/850MHz – EU/APAC – GSM – Quad band (not specified) – WCDMA –
    2100/1900/850-850/900MHz – LTE – 1800/2.6GHz/800/900MHz
  • OCTA Glass OLED 4.65″ – 1280 x 720 – 24 bit Colour – 16:9
  • Capacitive All Touch
  • 2GB RAM + 16GB Flash – Hot Swappable MicroSD slot 16GB MicroSD card
  • 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4GHz/5GHz 4G Mobile Hotspot
  • MicroUSB – MicroHDMI – Wifi Direct – NFC – DLNA – Bluetooth 4.0
  • Stereo speakers – 4 Microphones – Noise Reduction – Wideband AMR
  • 2800mAh sealed battery with non-removeable door
    Footprint 104 x 57.1 x 3.4mm (20H use for Multimedia user)

Such a shame they couldn't have come to the party 2-3 years ago with BB10, they'd be in a much better position today.


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SunnY S said:
Looks to me like RIM isn't ready to roll over and die yet.

They are prepping to release several handsets, check out (apparently) whats under the hood of the flagship A series....


  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Krait Quad Core 1.5GHz
  • 136 x 68 x 8.85mm
  • GSM – Quad band (not specified) – WCDMA – 2100/1900/850-850MHz – LTE –
    AWS/700/1900/850MHz – EU/APAC – GSM – Quad band (not specified) – WCDMA –
    2100/1900/850-850/900MHz – LTE – 1800/2.6GHz/800/900MHz
  • OCTA Glass OLED 4.65″ – 1280 x 720 – 24 bit Colour – 16:9
  • Capacitive All Touch
  • 2GB RAM + 16GB Flash – Hot Swappable MicroSD slot 16GB MicroSD card
  • 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4GHz/5GHz 4G Mobile Hotspot
  • MicroUSB – MicroHDMI – Wifi Direct – NFC – DLNA – Bluetooth 4.0
  • Stereo speakers – 4 Microphones – Noise Reduction – Wideband AMR
  • 2800mAh sealed battery with non-removeable door
    Footprint 104 x 57.1 x 3.4mm (20H use for Multimedia user)

Such a shame they couldn't have come to the party 2-3 years ago with BB10, they'd be in a much better position today.


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So would their shareholders!
 
Here's what the Wall Street Journal says about the Apple iPad Mini:

http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/10/03/apple-begins-producing-the-ipad-mini-says-wsj/

he Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has started mass producing “a new tablet computer smaller than the current iPad.” It’s heavily rumoured for months now that Apple will be launching the “iPad mini” and have it come with a display sized 7.85-inches – this is to compete agains all the other smaller tablets on the market, such as the Nexus 7, BlackBerry PlayBook, Samsung Tab, and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD.

The report also suggested that the liquid-crystal display with have a lower resolution to the new iPad, but probably have something similar to the iPad or the iPad 2. The manufacturers are apparently LG Display and AU Optronics out of Taiwan and they started to produce the display last month.

Apple is also rumoured to be holding a media event on October 17th, then make the iPad mini available November 2nd. Pictures have surfaced that show the tablet coming in black and white. No word yet on price points.
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wonderings said:
I think it would be strange for them not to come out with a retina display. Seems like everything is moving in that direction. Retina iPad, iPhone, MacBook Pro. Maybe its just to give them something to update with next year.
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Its the only way they can keep costs down, and keep profit margin UP.

This is what wall street loves..........

Apple Has Started Making The iPad Mini -- Will It Clobber The Company's Profit Margin?

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-has-started-making-the-ipad-mini-2012-10#ixzz28EtDHH1L


Apple is going to have a much tougher go in the 7" space, and clearly make less profit on this model over the larger unit. Can't find the link right now, but it appears the 7" space and Android tabs are encroaching on the bigger iPads space as consumers embrace smaller tabs.
 
Yeah there was a whole switch in the tablet market

48% android
52% iPad

and those numbers didnt take into consideration the Nexus 7 sales + the new Kindles that are coming out (base model at about 160$)

I guess they dont want to totally lose their market share so theyre pushing their iPad minis to be ready for xmas

https://www.google.com/search?q=48% android
 
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daught said:
Does android have something like Installous? Is it just as good?
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This is one: Blackmart Alpha

you can always find the APK's and load them yourself. Just be careful of the source where you find the APK.
 
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