The Android folk should sincerely be wishing the iPhone 5 is great.
Samsung is upping the ante and Apple must reciprocate - that's how we all gain. Having one dominant player, be it Apple or Samsung, is bad for everyone.
The Android folk should sincerely be wishing the iPhone 5 is great.
Samsung is upping the ante and Apple must reciprocate - that's how we all gain. Having one dominant player, be it Apple or Samsung, is bad for everyone.
iPhone = boring. iOS = boring. Solid, reliable ... boring. I've said this before: Time is now for Apple to come up with something revolutionary because the evolution is taking too frikkin long. If the pictures of the new iPhone 5 that surfaced over the last few days turn out to be accurate I will be very very disappointed in Apple. It's like Jonny Ives have not been at Apple HQ for three years ... sailing around the world or something. Samsung is getting ahead fast. Just like the others have caught up with to the Air with the Ultrabooks. Apple is losing it, and that is why I believe they are becoming so petty with their court cases and app/book rejections.
There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ~ Aristotle
Proof/resistant ... whatever. Unless they make a screen from diamonds nothing will ever be scratch proof. In my experience it performs great and I have not picked up any scratches on any of my devices with Gorilla Glass. And now there is Gorilla Glass 2 which is even better.Originally Posted by bwana
If it is impervious to scratches then why does Corning only market it as "scratch resistant" and not scratch proof?
There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ~ Aristotle
It's refreshing to now go to a forum and see objective remarks and not just people spewing the Apple gospel. I am so thankfull that there are companies like Samsung and Google that actualy listen to customers and give us what we want. Life is so much better not having to constantly open the wallet and jump through hoops.
iPhone / Galaxy , if you have a protective cover on your phone it doesn't really matter how less durable they are against each other.
Some people don't like having a cover on their phone, I can understand that, but its worth it over your dislike of them.
Last edited by Nether; 31-07-2012 at 11:50 AM.
Put a good cover on an iPhone and it can survive some serious falls, I drop mine all the time.. dont even stress about it anymore.
I hate covers on my phones. It just takes away the essence of the device - what the designer wanted you to experience. It's like people putting protective material covers over the leather seats in their cars.
There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ~ Aristotle
It's like the antenna-gate saga scared all innovation/risk-taking out of Apple.
There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ~ Aristotle
Its all about practicality, in my eyes the build quality of a phone is about the durability of the phone and the visual appeal of the phone. If that can be achieved with rubber then by all means I would take that over a fully metal phone that shatters upon any physical impact.
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Before the iPhone 4S came out there were some promising looking mock-ups doing the rounds. I remember one where the phone had a wedge shape (like the Air). That is what I'm hoping for in the "5".
There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ~ Aristotle
It did? How? Where? Shouldn't you wait for the next iPhone before declaring their fear of innovating?
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My biggest problem with the iPhone - and iPad - lies not in the physical design but in the too slow evolution of iOS. As a long-time iOS user now playing with Android Jelly Bean roms iOS feels ancient, like and OS designed for an older generation of devices and users. Yes, Android is not a rock-solid as iOS, but it is FUN. One can mess around and make the device look and operate very differently. Yes, there is jailbreaking iOS ... but it is nothing like what can be done with Android (in my experience).
There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ~ Aristotle
This is the only comment out of anything you've said which I would agree with. iOS hasn't been seriously refreshed even once. Although, Jelly Bean only now feels as smooth as iOS was 2 years ago. Since I installed it onto my SGS and DHD I can't go back though.
iPhone physical design is doing just fine. iPhone 5 mockups look very classy, and the rumoured screen resolution (1156x640 @ 4.0") compares very well with S3/One X who put similar resolutions onto much larger screens. And that doesn't take into account all the unknown variables such as improved battery life (via the thinner screen tech), A6 chipset, and whatever else they'll pack into it. What else could I really ask for?
Last edited by cerebus; 31-07-2012 at 12:13 PM.
You were watching until a stone was cut out without hands
Have I got a range of phones for you ...
http://www.sonimtech.com/
Bit hard to get hold of in SA, but if you seriously prize durability over everything else, these are the ones to go for.
iPhone 4 to 4S and iPad 2 to iPad "3" ... booooooring. Siri can't be take sirious ... like asking a waiter at Wimpy for an explanation of Higgs-boson ... you might get lucky and get a physics student as waiter, but the chances are very very small. The new iPad to come - as per latest rumours - will have small changes in heat management and the moving of the microphone.
There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ~ Aristotle
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