Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
Originally Posted By: jkhawaii
the Samsung is better if one would like to brag about the Number of features, the Ghz of the devices processor, the amount of MP the camera has, and how many settings can be changed. screen size is larger as well if that is important to you. specs like 8 mega pixel really do not mean much, a disposable digital camera that take horrible photos has 8mp
iPhone works out of the box with minimum tweaking, higher quality and quantity of apps (more than half of the apps I have on my iPhone have no equal on android), high build quality. if one stays with in apples ecosystem (sometimes referred to walled garden) everything works perfectly together like a full symphony orchestra. Apple also does not put features or technology into its products unless they feel it is ready, or see it being an important function in the near future. Example, LTE, until now LTE was a space and battery hog. Now LTE technology has improved enough it is included in the iPhone, with out the need for a massive battery or making the phone any larger. wireless charging is novel but not practical so it is not included.
if one is looking to get a android phone there are other brands out there other than samsung.
Your fanboyism is showing
Seriously though, Apple doesn't put features or technology into its products unless they feel it is ready?
LTE has worked fine on any of the recent phones that have it. And despite the 4S not having LTE, it still had relatively poor battery life. This is mentioned even in the reviews that give it top honours as one of their few gripes with it.
The SGS3, despite having a huge screen and LTE, still has much better battery life than the 4S. It will be interesting to see how much better (or worse) the 5 is in this regard.
If you can allow me one criticism, it is the defence of Apple in the manner in which yourself and others do it, defending every possible item of comparison as if Apple can do no wrong. Making excuses for features when they aren't included, defending limitations as Apple being "cautious" or deeming things "not ready" when it is all complete and utter tripe.
Apple releases the features they want to release in order to keep the consumer hungry for features that will be present on the NEXT device. This is SMART MARKETING and has nothing to do with excuses pandered by the consumers of these products. This can be readily illustrated by looking at competing devices, released around the same time frame.
Apple doesn't get consumers chomping at the bit for their latest and greatest iteration of idevice by releasing it with every possible feature on the market. No, they are SMART about it and incrementally add features with each release. Once a consumer is reeled into the Apple ecosystem, keeping them consuming those products is relatively easy by leveraging this mechanism. They DO all work incredibly well together and the integration is excellent. "But I just want this feature.... I wish my 4S had it" and bang, it appears on the 5. It is a brilliant approach, and certainly different from that of many of the Android manufacturers.
Apple doesn't need excuses made for them as to why their devices don't include this or that. The reasons are obvious. The defence to the death as to Apple's "honour" is my biggest gripe about Apple fans. It isn't necessary. The sales of the devices speak for themselves.
Sorry Overkill, but I gotta call you out.
You make it sound like Apple is the odd one out that updates phones and adds features to up sales. Last time I checked, that was the strategy for every smartphone maker.
Let's get real. Samsung has put out more versions of the galaxy with added features than Apple has with it's iPhone.
How many "new and better" smartphones does HTC, Samsung, ect. Put out a year compared to Apple's one?
