Comments on: On eve of Galaxy S4 launch, Apple exec dumps on Android

By: Nico

Nico — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:16:29 +0000

Samsung already have Wacom technology in their phones, so if Apple now copies them it is still not enough reason. I also need the bigger screen, that is one of the main reasons I chose the Note, love the screen. Apple would need a faster processor, more memory and a removable battery. Problem with Apple phones (in my opinion) is the metal chassy, I prefer plastic as it makes for better signal quality, signals just travel better through plastic than through metal.
Never worked on OS X, so I won’t know what I’ll be missing if iOS and OS X merges, in my opinion though the day of the desktop operating system is numbered, and soon we will all use “Chrome” like devices.

By: asdf

asdf — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:27:02 +0000

This is why u get a nexus phone

By: Nicholas Paredes

Nicholas Paredes — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:27:53 +0000

Looking forward to the S4, because I find it odd that people are so vested in this horse race. But, I’ll tell you that from the numbers perspective, it will be a long time before I or anybody I know develops Android first.

The devices and sales are one thing, and the usage is another. The US is possibly the most mature smartphone market, and the trends are not with Android. The sales are going to be fantastic, and for that we should give the Google ecosystem credit.

Will you be as pro Android when Samsung goes Tizen? Does Siri in VWs escape your notice? Apple is oddly conservative in delivering innovations, but they focus on usage rather than novelty.

By: Nicholas Paredes

Nicholas Paredes — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:22:34 +0000

Unless of course Apple decides to go pro, and include Wacom technology, but they would never do something like that! ;)

I wonder what people are going to say when iOS merges with OS X.

By: Nicholas Paredes

Nicholas Paredes — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:20:41 +0000

I don’t think that the switching number should be taken with a grain of salt. First, iPhones are the top selling devices for a reason, and while I see interest in the new Samsung devices amongst my designer/developer acquaintances, the trend towards Apple devices is gaining strength with most of the people I know who bought Android devices last year. Secondly, traffic and usage is difficult to discount. I see it in the metrics. Android is simply far behind iOS in traffic and sales.

Another grain of salt. Numbers can be pesky beasts.

By: Mustafa

Mustafa — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:10:34 +0000

Apple is in-need to add several new things in I phone 6, otherwise it will be kicked off by Samsung in this era.
Mustafa
Baghdad.Iraq

By: Tech

Tech — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:13:06 +0000

It’s interesting: here in New Zealand it’s very classy to have an iPhone and it’s not very classy to have Android.

By: Nico

Nico — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:07:29 +0000

So glad I dithced my iPhone for the Note2, stylus & widgets, something Apple will never be able to compete against!

By: Robert Robinson

Robert Robinson — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:32:02 +0000

Few quotes from this article I should point out that all andoid users would agree is, “but it’s also true that Apple sold 48 million iPhones in the fourth quarter and the device was the best-selling smartphone in the fourth quarter of 2012 in the U.S.” It was the only big phone people were looking at during the fourth quarter, and most oblivious teens go for the iphone cause it’s “cool.” Another quote is, “Android users are often running old operating systems.” They’ve been using the same OS since 2007, just made it look a little different as the time goes by. Android has had a new look each time around, such as 2.3.7 was completely different from the update to 3.0, then 4.0, followed by 4.1 and now 4.2. Thirdly, the Android doesn’t need to be rooted (jailbroken) to install apps not in the store or play videos that are not Iphone compatible. Even looking at stores, you could see on headsets “Iphone compatible, Works with Ipad” and every android user knows it would work with their device. Fourthly I could easily point out the “lack” of innovation from apple. They have not truly created something new other than the OS, even thunderbolt was made by Intel, not directly from Apple. I could also write my own article on all the faults, but in truth it would be the same from everyone else has said.

In other news, can’t wait to watch CNET to watch the showcase of the S4 tomorrow :)

By: coderx

coderx — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:59:51 +0000

About to dump my Samsung Galaxy S3 for the iPhone 5s.