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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY-uRRCARJw&feature=player_embedded
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I'm pretty sure it's not the iOS but an Android ROM that is similar in layout and design to it. I'm guessing this is the MUIU ROM but I'm not too sure.
I don't think so. I used Muui a couple of weeks. This lookes slightly different. It really lookes like iOs 4. Would be awsomes if u could access the whole appstore on Your magic or hd2. And the touchscreen interpretation of the iOs is still the best i think.
Woa! think of driver related real multitouch (more than 2 actions at the same time on 4.3 inch)
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It's a little different then the muiu Rom but what's funny is the apps that they go in to they could of gone in to apps that would show it is ios like music or better yet the app store but they don't.... even at the end he has his figure over the Player and then goes back finance
Is anyone else besides me impressed at that video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY-uRRCARJw&feature=player_embedded
It really looks like IOS 4. It really does. Unless that is one hell of a good/baddass skin/theme.
What really bothers me was that half of the video was him moving icons around and that was it! That was it? It was!
I am no iphone user, but can anyone verify if the way things move, windows open, text, etc in that video.... are they indicative of the real thing?
maybe he opened up that white phone and just put an iphone under the hood. iono.. what do you think?
Last question: where is the original source? I would like to know.
thats definately iOS
Asians are always ahead of other Android users...
Whatever it is, either iOS or damn good theme, it looks great!
No it's not iOS, it's a very well done fake, if I recall correctly they used a theme.
iOS is not *ever* going to be available on any device Apple does not intend to have it.
Technically, it's possible if someone rewrites the code from scratch or manages to get hold of the code somehow (and even then it won't be a breeze), but the chance of this happening is just so incredibly small that really there's no point in waiting or hoping. Just go ahead and enjoy Android, Gingerbread is about to be released and it's gonna kick some major ass!
FAKE! half the animations are missing and ios doesnt scroll the wallpaper like android (i have an ipod touch)
http://gizmodo.com/#!5793228/apple-sues-samsung-over-galaxy-s-and-galaxy-tab
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They'd better also sue the PalmOS guys for copying the 'look' and 'feel' (read: 'grid of icons' and 'uninspiring').
well the touch wiz app drawer does function quite a bit like the apple home screen. but apple is sue crazy. i mean they didn't invent the pinch, scifi movies/tv shows did, unless someone stole there exact implimentation of it there is no way to win. and even still there are only a few logical ways to do such a thing. and who is apple to sue, didnt xerox invent the gui concept that al computers use today? how is this different? they steal ideas all the time.
and as far as the app drawer goes and launcher goes the launcher might lok like ios but thyat's just a matter of how many icon they choose to use, they cant patent the 4 icon view.. and apple doest have an app drawer at all, that alone should take care of the homescreen view. then the app drawer scrolling left to right in a page view is hardly revolutinary. and the icons being arangable also is no big deal. what samsung didn't do was use long press to rearange app drawer icons, not the same. also how many ways can you rearange icons in a limited space?
so it is shaky i think the idea is more to send a message to consumers that they are originators not copycat. it's all about perceptions.
suing samsung is like saying no one else can allow users to customized there apps in an intuitive way. the implimentation may look similar but it is in the app drawer not home screen, actually motorola is more similar because they have icons that auto maticall move out of the way on the home screen if i remember right. also the process of moving icons is very diferent. the drawer needs to be in edit mode from menu and app can not be uninsalled. so i guess it is just about icons that move out of the way when you move them, in that case add motorola to the list!
lol apple uses samsung chips in their iphones and ipads and Memory also.
Steve Job gone nuts... or his 'NUTS' are gone. Next Apple will be again suing Samsung for Honeycomb tab 10.1, since it's as thing as ipad2. I guess this is what happens when you start loosing Market share... you go crazy
Apple did the same thing in the 80's when Gates and crew stole the look of MAC for Windows. They didn't win that one, They won't win this one.
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Steve Job gone nuts... or his 'NUTS' are gone. Next Apple will be again suing Samsung for Honeycomb tab 10.1, since it's as thing as ipad2. I guess this is what happens when you start loosing Market share... you go crazy
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Jobs is on medical leave, so it's the other idiots that can't come up with iphone 5 or ipad 3 so they plan to make up the revenue with litigation.
htc fan89 said:
lol apple uses samsung chips in their iphones and ipads and Memory also.
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Not much longer.
Here's an idea: Send them all the componetsthat samsung took out of all the captivates sent back for warranty replacement!
Wait, shouldn't they just sue Android / Google instead then? Is TW really that distinctive from the rest of the Android offerings that -that- is the battle they're going to pick??
If I recall correctly, even the first multi touch iPhone screen was not an Apple invention. They did a hostile take over or something of a Finnish company who invented it.
I could be wrong though!
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Elisha said:
If I recall correctly, even the first multi touch iPhone screen was not an Apple invention. They did a hostile take over or something of a Finnish company who invented it.
I could be wrong though!
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You're thinking of fingerworks:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FingerWorks
You gotta admit, Touchwiz's app drawer looks very VERY similar to iOS. Vanilla android doesn't, but Touchwiz does. Even the dots on the top thing look similar to iOS (on the bottom on touchwiz 4)
Apple reminds me of that FG episode where Chris gets popular. He gets humiliated and falls off the face of the planet in the end despite him being at the top of the food chain the day before.
Apple's argument is horrible. I mean seriously iOS 4 has no widgets on the home screen AND there is probably no other logically coherent way to create an easy to use app drawer than a grid one. Also, look at the design of notebooks. They all have basically the exact same design lcd on the lid, keyboard on the bottom, assorted ports, etc! I predict Apple going to lose another lawsuit, in fact, I see no other outcome but that becoming reality.
I'll agree that TW interface is similar to that of iOS, but that doesn't explain why they're suing over the Nexus S.
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I'll agree that TW interface is similar to that of iOS, but that doesn't explain why they're suing over the Nexus S.
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EIther a misread by apple or gizmodo is what Im thinking
Samsung's lawyers response should be along the lines of: "We take offense to Apple's accusations that the Galaxy S phones and tablets are a copy of the iPhone and iPad. Our devices do not instantly make the user a douchbag. Nor are our devices incredibly gay. Hater's gonna hate"
I hope Samsung wipes the courtroom floor with an apple
apple needs to find a hobby other than suing anything that is a threat to their sales. What are they going to do when samsung decides to stop selling memory for iphones?
Didn`t they also try to sue for the colour white a few years back?
I think it was for laptops.
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Apple = butthurt
i have been trying to port the SG2 Dump (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048960) to no avail. I have about giiven up as i am a amateur developer. if any experienced devs can try that would be awesome.
Motorola Droid 3 port would be also awesome, but I am also amateur..
Drivers are the most important.
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I would be interested in a Touchwiz port as well. Mostly just for the puzzle lock and the messaging app.
If you are interested in TouchWiz,why don't you buy a galaxy s2?
You actually WANT Touchwiz? *mind explodes*
Fun fact: not everyone dislikes TW or likes Sense.
now let me get this straight !
you want 2 replace sense with touchwiz ??? ! ?
please tell me that I got this wrong pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez
I like Touch Wiz better than Sense as well. It looks more like vanilla Android minus the horizontal app drawer. I can't stand the new version of Sense. Its not optimized and it has too much eye candy to apease the mainstream user. In my opinion, Touch Wiz is the more polished UI. We all know its more optimized.
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i would love to see this happen too, tw is really clean and seems like it would run smooth on the sensation. i love sense but its just eye candy and slows down performance
I don't want to replace it. I just want to see how it looks . a problem is it would be the sense 3 port all over again only in reverse. Sgs2 has a 800x400 display unlike the sensation's 960x540 display
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Wanna try it? http://mobileplanet-waryam.blogspot.com/2011/06/tw-launcher-45-v143-hacked-touchwiz-4.html
This thread is funny. Not only does someone actually want TouchWiz, but someone else said they want MotoBlur. While we're at it maybe someone can also get a working BB os7 os port working on our phone.
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This thread is funny. Not only does someone actually want TouchWiz, but someone else said they want MotoBlur. While we're at it maybe someone can also get a working BB os7 os port working on our phone.
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Besides the horizontal app drawer. What is wrong with Touch Wiz? It comes with a better email and text client. Its contacts client is miles better and the swiping on contacts to call and text is one of the best features I've ever seen. Its twitter and Facebook integration is also better and its dock icons are interchangeable unlock the dock on Sense.
It doesn't have all that useless eye candy like Sense does. Who the hell needs the home screen to zoom in when unlocking their device. That's just stupid. Don't even get me started on the useless carousel feature. That right there is as worthless as a female in the fire department.
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Besides the horizontal app drawer. What is wrong with Touch Wiz? It comes with a better email and text client. Its contacts client is miles better and the swiping on contacts to call and text is one of the best features I've ever seen. Its twitter and Facebook integration is also better and its dock icons are interchangeable unlock the dock on Sense.
It doesn't have all that useless eye candy like Sense does. Who the hell needs the home screen to zoom in when unlocking their device. That's just stupid. Don't even get me started on the useless carousel feature. That right there is as worthless as a female in the fire department.
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TW contacts is nice I'll give you that. Swiping to the left or right is a great feature. When my Vibrant was my daily driver, all everyone could talk about was getting rid of TW. The launcher sucks, the icons/theme is gross, and samsung widgets aren't better than sense widgets. In my opinion of course. Lol, in fact if you go over to Galaxy S forums they ask about porting Sense to TW devices. The grass is always greener on the other side I suppose.
The sexism in your post wasn't needed though. You don't need a (man part) to be an EMT, or climb a ladder.
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TW contacts is nice I'll give you that. Swiping to the left or right is a great feature. When my Vibrant was my daily driver, all everyone could talk about was getting rid of TW. The launcher sucks, the icons/theme is gross, and samsung widgets aren't better than sense widgets. In my opinion of course. Lol, in fact if you go over to Galaxy S forums they ask about porting Sense to TW devices. The grass is always greener on the other side I suppose.
The sexism in your post wasn't needed though. You don't need a (man part) to be an EMT, or climb a ladder.
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Nope, your right. Women make great EMT's and they can climb a ladder. Its the throwing of a ladder they cant seem to accomplish. They also have trouble dragging a fully charged 2 inch hose up a flight of steps. It just aint happening my friend. I work in one of the busiest city's for fires. Not some jolly volly company out in the boondocks who only see fire twice a year. I see this **** first hand and I'm telling you. Women do not have the upper body strength to perform the duty s of this job. Hell, there's some men who don't belong doing this job.
It's not sexism if it's the truth. I'm not PC and that's whats wrong with today's society. We don't have standards and we try to meet quotas to appease the minority's. Whatever happened to BEST MAN FOR THE JOB!
When it comes to Sense widgets being better than TW widgets, your right. However, I don't use any of the widgets. When it comes to the icons on TW looking bad. I don't understand how they do. They look the same to me.
How many of you have even seen or used TW4? Not many unless you have friends with an imported SGS2. I came from ADW and find TW totally inoffensive. Like JR said, it's light, fast, and doesn't screw with the native Android feel of the phone. I totally get why people would like the all-in integrated experience of Sense but TW is a totally different approach. Other than less UI customization options it's no different than any other launcher out there. And some of the Samsung widgets which are exclusive to TW are pretty cool. Starting at the bottom of the thread below I posted pics of TW4 configured on my phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172992&page=25
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How many of you have even seen or used TW4? Not many unless you have friends with an imported SGS2. I came from ADW and find TW totally inoffensive. Like JR said, it's light, fast, and doesn't screw with the native Android feel of the phone. I totally get why people would like the all-in integrated experience of Sense but TW is a totally different approach. Other than less UI customization options it's no different than any other launcher out there. And some of the Samsung widgets which are exclusive to TW are pretty cool. Starting at the bottom of the thread below I posted pics of TW4 configured on my phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172992&page=25
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Your right. Most of these people haven't even used the new version of TW. Like the one guy who said the Icons were ugly. I can see how one would think that with TW 3.0 when it had the colored boxes surrounding them but now that they were removed, there is no difference in the looks of the icons. Like you said. TW 4 is the least intrusive UI and is also the most polished/optimized UI. There is absolutely no reason to hate it unless you dislike vanilla Android.
And to prove the grass is always greener somewhere else, here's a thread in the SGS2 forum where people are looking for a Sense 3.0 port.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1156233
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And to prove the grass is always greener somewhere else, here's a thread in the SGS2 forum where people are looking for a Sense 3.0 port.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1156233
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Every forum you read, people are always looking for UI ports. It the norm these days. People want options and everyone has a different preference.
Touchwiz 3 is horrible, touchwiz 4 is nice.
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On the iPhone/iPod Touch, there is an app called DreamBoard. What DreamBoard does is incredible. Its been a really long time i've touched it since i've had my Droid incredible 2 and lately i've been really interested in the WP7 Launcher and everything. I recalled the page, and the community apart of DreamBoard ported windows phone 7, called it OS7 and it exploded. Before the WP7 phones came out, my friends had it on their iPods and iPhones, which then convinced them to get droids and WP7s because it was possible to port over anything and everything. Now what im asking, is how possible is it to use those mods? The pages are below showing you and explaining what it is exactly. I did buy DreamBoard from Cydia a while ago to support. Like i said, There are so many Mods and so many coding tutorials i was wondering if it could be possible to port all those over. Check it out, and tell me what you guys think. I'd love to see this happen!
http://modmyi.com/forums/iphone-4-new-skins-themes-launches/750527-mods-os7-w-live-tiles.html
http://modmyi.com/forums/iphone-4-new-skins-themes-launches/753996-release-dreamboard.html
http://modmyi.com/forums/iphone-4-n...-droid-incredible-2-incredible-s-add-ons.html
http://modmyi.com/forums/iphone-4-new-skins-themes-launches/758750-os7-release-free.html
DreamBoard is amazing but it's a major RAM hog on my iPod.
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DreamBoard is amazing but it's a major RAM hog on my iPod.
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It is, but the Droids today have a LOT more power than the iPods and iPhones its made for. Thats another big thing
Wow I never even heard of DreamBoard but I'm glad I just read
This..
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions"
Have used dreamboard, but to be honest it just accentuates why I miss android, shows to me just how basic the iPhone ui really is, great mod, but once you have gone through this much modifications to your iPhone you really have to ask yourself, is the iPhone right for me.
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Have used dreamboard, but to be honest it just accentuates why I miss android, shows to me just how basic the iPhone ui really is, great mod, but once you have gone through this much modifications to your iPhone you really have to ask yourself, is the iPhone right for me.
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Mhm i do agree, but to me i see it as much more making the phone do what you want it do to. I do love my droid, but i'd really truly would love to see this. I'm beginning to think about how i can use all those mods and mod my WP7 Launcher
it would be nice to have a launcher like the dreamboard that allow you to customize your phone freely.
on the other hand there is something called Go launcher for androids which is much nicer than iphones. it has some great widgets which iphone people been dying to copy and especially the live wallpaper which the dream of having lol
sorry for reviving the thread, but have you seen sweeterhome? it does the same as dreamboard, with some differences.
Sorry didnot use dreamboard before.
Thank you useful information.
Metamorph was used sort of similarly but ultimately seems to have died off (compared to the days of the Dream)
What to say to apple fans trying to manipulate a layman, into buying an apple, in laymen terms? Or what's the ultimate android to apple bash? Or what's the best reason to buy android vs apple? One of the main reasons I wanna know what other people would say, especially to their friends or family. I've never touched a Mac nor will I ever so I can't really say anything but tech specs, so that's my main reason to start this thread. Plus... I also wanna hear if other people are as sick as I am just hearing the freakin word, "Apple".
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What to say to apple fans trying to manipulate a layman, into buying an apple, in laymen terms? Or what's the ultimate android to apple bash? Or what's the best reason to buy android vs apple? One of the main reasons I wanna know what other people would say, especially to their friends or family. I've never touched a Mac nor will I ever so I can't really say anything but tech specs, so that's my main reason to start this thread. Plus... I also wanna hear if other people are as sick as I am just hearing the freakin word, "Apple".
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before i use Apple, i thought it is the best phone, but after i use apple iphone 4, i find it is good but with so many limitions, cannot download the useful apps is not good.till now, i can only download the apps from app store. while android is much better than iphone, my husband's galaxy s2 hd lte is good enough.
Why is there an apple sub forum in xda. Wont it be a head ache for the mods to get the spam out of it?
Ontopic. My brother has an apple and he can't stop bragging about it. Apple this apple that. I don't know what so big of a deal with it. Its also costs damn too much. I do accept its a bit fast and little stuff but that would be cause I have a wildfire.
Also it only varies based on its memory Rom (or whatever they call it) . No different styles no different sizes. But android ranges from big to small powerful to low powered.
Maybe I say this cause I only used android but I'm not gonna use iPhone any time in the future.
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Customisation is Android's Strong Point!
I would say try an iPhone and try an Android phone - the iPhone will let you do so much, but then it will give you a brick wall which you can't jump over. The Android phone, on the other hand, will give you a blank canvas which you can turn into a Picasso or a Rembrandt, depending on your tastes.
Android = customisation, at its best.
iPhone = standardisation and closed ecosystem (at its best).
It all boils down to preferences anyway. I'd stick with Android though. I just can't stand the fact that iPhone's UI is a glorified app drawer. BORING.
I purchased an iPhone 4 the first month it came out. I had never owned a smart phone before this. I thought it was fun to play around with but I eventually got really bored of it. After 3 months I really didn't understand the hype behind the phone. I gave it to my dad and went back to my 5 year old Sony Ericsson which was WAAAAY more customizable than the iPhone, even though it was very old. With the iPhone I felt like someone was cutting my steak for me and cleaning my mouth, but with the Sony Ericsson I could choose whatever type of Steak I wanted and make it myself, constantly trying new seasonings. I know that was a terrible metaphor, but whatever.
In January of last year I picked up an HTC Inspire 4G. The first month my grades dropped because of how much fun I was having. I rooted it, installed a custom ROM, playing GBA/SNES/N64 games, and did everything I could do on my PC on my phone. I even edited microsoft word documents before sending them to my teachers straight from my phone. It was a whole new world. I could literally do anything with my phone.
Over the summer I bought a Galaxy S2 i9100, and I still have it. Best. Phone. Ever. Created. I skype with my friends using the front facing camera, watch HD videos while exporting to my HD TV, and connect a mouse and keyboard and surf the web while on vacation. I even leave my laptop at home when I travel on short trips now. I just hook up the phone to the hotel's TV and browse the web.
So the reason I prefer Android is that you can do anything you can on an iPhone and a lot more. IOS is discovering an alien civilization deep within space while Android is finding an empty planet and colonizing it.
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My brother has an apple and he can't stop bragging about it. Apple this apple that. I don't know what so big of a deal with it. Its also costs damn too much. I do accept its a bit fast and little stuff but that would be cause I have a wildfire.
Also it only varies based on its memory Rom (or whatever they call it) . No different styles no different sizes. But android ranges from big to small powerful to low powered.
Maybe I say this cause I only used android but I'm not gonna use iPhone any time in the future.
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@ ComradeNF I like your last paragraph... Thanks for responses, keep it going;-)
@ arzku, I agree as well.
Kerosine said:
I would say try an iPhone and try an Android phone - the iPhone will let you do so much, but then it will give you a brick wall which you can't jump over. The Android phone, on the other hand, will give you a blank canvas which you can turn into a Picasso or a Rembrandt, depending on your tastes.
Android = customisation, at its best.
iPhone = standardisation and closed ecosystem (at its best).
It all boils down to preferences anyway. I'd stick with Android though. I just can't stand the fact that iPhone's UI is a glorified app drawer. BORING.
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Android Rocks
Hands down Android ....
Apple is just UI & the Brand they have managed to create over the years.
Android is the best that that could happen to Mobile devices...
From my "experience" (@Israel) most people with iphones are those who use their PCs just for facebook, they just dont want anything "complicated".
Android is more of a thinking man's platform (imo!)
Once a friend of mine bragged that the iphone is simple & small while android (galaxy nexus) is too complicated, messy and huge.
It made me chuckle cuz most people (including him) have huge cases on their iPhone's making it bigger and uglier than my HTC desire, which survived, and continues to kickass w/o a case for almost two years now.
nebsif said:
From my "experience" (@Israel) most people with iphones are those who use their PCs just for facebook, they just dont want anything "complicated".
Android is more of a thinking man's platform (imo!)
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A friend of mine recently just upgraded from the iPhone 3Gs to the iPhone 4s. When I found out, I was all, "uhh, I've shown you what Android can do." To which my friend responded, "Yeah, but all I really do on my phone is check Facebook & Twitter."
Just saying, if that's all I did on my smartphone, I wouldn't spend the extra money a month for a data plan. I would just have a regular flip phone.
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Just saying, if that's all I did on my smartphone, I wouldn't spend the extra money a month for a data plan. I would just have a regular flip phone.
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iAgree. But I think iPhone(along with all Apple products) makes some kind of ego for the owner. Other people think they are rich and elegant etc.
But as we all know, it's not cool to own an iPhone
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Why is there an apple sub forum in xda. Wont it be a head ache for the mods to get the spam out of it?
Ontopic. My brother has an apple and he can't stop bragging about it. Apple this apple that. I don't know what so big of a deal with it. Its also costs damn too much. I do accept its a bit fast and little stuff but that would be cause I have a wildfire.
Also it only varies based on its memory Rom (or whatever they call it) . No different styles no different sizes. But android ranges from big to small powerful to low powered.
Maybe I say this cause I only used android but I'm not gonna use iPhone any time in the future.
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Actually, iPhones don't cost more than any other Android super phones. People just think iPhones are expensive because they don't offer a lot of bang for your buck.
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Apple is a novelty item now a days. Just to show off that they have it.
In the early days, it was the thing to have because it had all the apps and all the things people would want but now that Android is growing and developing more, it's almost the same for normal users. Of course the android needs to be on even grounds with the apple phone to be considered. ie iPhone 4 to Sg2, Razr, nexus.
For Normal users, if they don't customize the rom, and use it is as is. I think Apple would be the most useful for them.
For "Advanced" users (I use advanced lightly), the Android can do a lot more than Apple in terms of customization and useage.
Personally I'd go with Android. I thought about getting an iPhone but in the end I chose the galaxy S.
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Actually, iPhones don't cost more than any other Android super phones. People just think iPhones are expensive because they don't offer a lot of bang for your buck.
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http://www.digitec.ch/ProdukteVergleichen1.aspx?artikel=225742,209918
uuh, oh rly?
i see a difference of whooping 300.- here
Shush...
Given the kind of feedback that's coming out I suggest we keep this thread under the radar, lest Apple decide to sue us for breaking one of their patents.
Considering the patents they have, I wouldn't be surprised they patented "the ability to have an opinion on a smartphone and its real value" by now! They typically use that patent to spread wrong ideas against Android phones (forceclosing issues, copying, etc) and in favour of their product (the "innovative" FaceTime for instance, new notification system, etc) to their sheep..er.. I mean, customers.
My Opinion
My own feeling is that the iphone is great for those who want an item that comes out of a box in a usable form that they can conform to.
The android is best for someone that wants to customize their phone to their likes, and for the tasks they will perform.
My wife would probably do great with an I-phone, She has an android, but she has never changed anything about it since the second day she had it.
I am always trying roms, kernals, and apps to make my phone perfect for me.
my gf recently got her first android.
after a day she asked me if she could change that stupid lockscreen from samsung to something.. more useful.
i showed her widgetlocker
now her lockscreen looks cooler than mine... xD
thats something what would've been impossible with an iphone..
Kerosine said:
I would say try an iPhone and try an Android phone - the iPhone will let you do so much, but then it will give you a brick wall which you can't jump over. The Android phone, on the other hand, will give you a blank canvas which you can turn into a Picasso or a Rembrandt, depending on your tastes.
Android = customisation, at its best.
iPhone = standardisation and closed ecosystem (at its best).
It all boils down to preferences anyway. I'd stick with Android though. I just can't stand the fact that iPhone's UI is a glorified app drawer. BORING.
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The biggest thing that annoys me with apples OS is the lack of a dedicated back button and the functionality that goes along with it. Its very annoying to open a link in an email and then have to manually go back to the email app. Very disorienting. Every other mobile os has some way of accomplishing this.