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Finally saying goodbye to Android.
Going back to iOS, iPhone 4s shipping status is shipped. Kapooow
Reasons for dumping android:
- fragmented apps, one works on a device never works on a new device, apps developers can't keep up on making their apps works on every single android device coming out to the point most of thrm don't even bother updating.
-few developer support, i mean when you are on the iOS, every single developer apps that is made, works on iPhone 4, 4s, 3gs, 3g, iPod touch, iPad and iPad2.
- tones of accessories.
- battery life,what i hate about my infuse 4g take 3-4 hrs to charge and 5-6hrs to discharge on maximum usage. When in my iPhone 4 tooks 1hr or less to charge.
- every single apps just works, no crash, no hang ups, and errors, my infuse is snappier than my iPhone 4 but the Adroid os itself really is not refined yet.
- almost all company out there want an app of their company and they do have on iOS, on android not that much and if they even have it does not work on my infuse 4g.
- flash in android id nice, but skyfire fix that on iOS, and you dont have those annoying ads that drains your battery.
- warranty, if you have an iPhone warranty is just a walk-in, no more argument and reasoning, just drop by any apple store and when you walk out, you are holding a brand new iPhone.
- love the experience on android in customization, but after a few weeks and months, the customization does not cover the hate you get of important apps that does not works, and no one even care about the customization around you.
- ice cream sandwich will solve the fragmented Adroid OS eco system, but it is not there yet. I don't want to be in that eco when they are fixing it yet and it has not been started to this date.
Yes I have the iPhone before i went to android, that is why I see all those thing how important the iOS, it just work for me.
May be in the near future I will be buying an Android device, but i am sure it is going to be a very long while.
I know android hardware is way better than iPhone 4s but even in my iPhone 4 it just works every single time.
I found out that bechmark does not mean anything, if it does not work correctly.
Come on, em i an apple fanboy, NO! Thats why i keep trying to buy and test on store if there is a new android coming out.
I wanted to tell my self Android can beat Apple, but I found it myself that as of this day, it is a long way.
And It is so hard to sell my Samsung Infuse 4g and any android device, because every month or two there is a new device,
I found out that it is like a car, if there is a new model that is been release, your car will look like an old model even though it is still shiny and a few months old. That is why BMW and MERCEDEZ and other luxury car don't usually introduce a neww model in a short period of time.
Anyway thanks guys and goodluck to all android samsung infuse 4g user, I reeally had fun rooting and custom firmware.
Thanks to GTG and the other guy.
Godspeed guys and Steve Job is dead, life is so short spend time with your family as much as you can. God Bless.
Some people just like simplicty......cant be mad bruh.
but i like being OUTSIDE OF THE BOX.
See, I never understood what the point of threads like this is. If you want to go to an iPhone, go. You don't need to justify it to everyone here. 99% of the people here are happy with Android and don't really care about the reasons you prefer an iPhone. I don't mean that in a mean way, but everyone should pick a phone depending on what they like the most. You don't need to tell us, just move along. At best you'll get "Ok, bye", more than likely you'll get people arguing for something that was entirely unnecessary.
The iPhone is a great phone if it does what you want. Enjoy it.
That said... Ok, bye!
I will admit, I'm frustrated at the rate manufacturers are pumping out Android devices. By the time you make a decision and by one you have a month to enjoy it before something better is announced. Good luck with the 4s .
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Thanks for filling our general section with garbage.
Best regards,
Kevin Retherford
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why post that your leaving ? who cares
Yeah, my care meter did budge at all.
BUH-BYE
When you get it do me a favor and ask Siri if anyone here gives a [email protected]¢k. Sorry couldn't resist.
While I can agree on some of your points I think you stretched the truth on a few. For instance ios4 crippled a 3g. It was somewhat fixed in later versions but it hardly "just worked". I couldn't return it to at&t and they just gave me a working model. And as far as all apps working and no crashes is pure bs. You can go to many apps in the app store and see people complaining of crashes etc. in the reviews. Anyway it is your choice I'm not here to argue. The iphone was on my list of possible upgrades until it came out to just be a slightly upgraded model. I'm sure it will still sell like crazy and be all the rage.
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Don't let the door hit ya where the lord split ya!
Another thread to fill empty space... lol. Good luck with iPhone, but hope they do not restrict you like your in prison lol.
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Thanks to GTG and the other guy.
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the other guy
Sorry to hear your going to a phone thats over rated...
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Proud to say I do not have iTunes installed on my computer.
Livin a Google Life, *****es...
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No one cares.
Leave, there's no need for closure. Smh.
Conform with the rest of the non-educated world. The iPhone suits you.
iTunes is like a virus. Updates and nagging about getting safari once a week. Bleck. Have fun being (Apple's) your phone's ***** OP. I wish my phone had it layed out as to strictly what i can and can not do.
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Cool story bro. Ask me if i care?
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In related news the sky is blue.... Lol
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rjan22 said:
Finally saying goodbye to Android.
Going back to iOS, iPhone 4s shipping status is shipped. Kapooow
Reasons for dumping android:
- fragmented apps, one works on a device never works on a new device, apps developers can't keep up on making their apps works on every single android device coming out to the point most of thrm don't even bother updating.
-few developer support, i mean when you are on the iOS, every single developer apps that is made, works on iPhone 4, 4s, 3gs, 3g, iPod touch, iPad and iPad2.
- tones of accessories.
- battery life,what i hate about my infuse 4g take 3-4 hrs to charge and 5-6hrs to discharge on maximum usage. When in my iPhone 4 tooks 1hr or less to charge.
- every single apps just works, no crash, no hang ups, and errors, my infuse is snappier than my iPhone 4 but the Adroid os itself really is not refined yet.
- almost all company out there want an app of their company and they do have on iOS, on android not that much and if they even have it does not work on my infuse 4g.
- flash in android id nice, but skyfire fix that on iOS, and you dont have those annoying ads that drains your battery.
- warranty, if you have an iPhone warranty is just a walk-in, no more argument and reasoning, just drop by any apple store and when you walk out, you are holding a brand new iPhone.
- love the experience on android in customization, but after a few weeks and months, the customization does not cover the hate you get of important apps that does not works, and no one even care about the customization around you.
- ice cream sandwich will solve the fragmented Adroid OS eco system, but it is not there yet. I don't want to be in that eco when they are fixing it yet and it has not been started to this date.
Yes I have the iPhone before i went to android, that is why I see all those thing how important the iOS, it just work for me.
May be in the near future I will be buying an Android device, but i am sure it is going to be a very long while.
I know android hardware is way better than iPhone 4s but even in my iPhone 4 it just works every single time.
I found out that bechmark does not mean anything, if it does not work correctly.
Come on, em i an apple fanboy, NO! Thats why i keep trying to buy and test on store if there is a new android coming out.
I wanted to tell my self Android can beat Apple, but I found it myself that as of this day, it is a long way.
And It is so hard to sell my Samsung Infuse 4g and any android device, because every month or two there is a new device,
I found out that it is like a car, if there is a new model that is been release, your car will look like an old model even though it is still shiny and a few months old. That is why BMW and MERCEDEZ and other luxury car don't usually introduce a neww model in a short period of time.
Anyway thanks guys and goodluck to all android samsung infuse 4g user, I reeally had fun rooting and custom firmware.
Thanks to GTG and the other guy.
Godspeed guys and Steve Job is dead, life is so short spend time with your family as much as you can. God Bless.
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Let me paraphrase that for you:
-I am too simple to use a device that requires me to think.
-I am willing to accept giving a corporation complete control over my device.
-I am unable to communicate a complete thought in this language.
-Steve Jobs is dead. I will now rock a black St. Croix mock turtleneck because he changed the world.
Hi all, I've had about 5 different Android powered phones beginning with the og Droid, to my current DroidX and Motorola Xoom. The screen kind of lags for both devices and it is kind of annoying. I use my wives iPad and iPhone every now and then, but I really prefer Android. There is no screen lag on either of her devices. Is there any new phone available that doesn't have this issue? I'm interested in the galaxy nexus, but the one I tested in the store had the same kind if lag... Although everything was running at one time, so I don't know if it was for that reason or what. I'm on Verizon if that helps. Thanks for any info!
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There's no perfect device with zero lag.
The way iOS and Android function is just different, there's a thread detailing how this works, don't have it on hand.
In Android land, the closest you will get to a totally lag free experience is the Galaxy S2. Too bad Verizon doesnt carry it...
.....you're talking a dx here. Terrible software.
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I agree that no phone is completely lag free, but custom roms/kernels make a huge difference, which is why we all post/lurk here For me, changing the rom and kernel on my Galaxy Nexus makes it into a totally different phone with significantly less lag. I think if you upgraded to a GN and tricked it out, you'd be much happier than you are with your DX.
The gs2 makes a valiant attempt. If you're stuck with android, that's your best option.
The galaxy s2 has less lag than the iphone 4s. You need to get the one x or SGS3 and I am sure they will not lag.( Ok not 100% true, becuase I can make any thing lag, iphone 4 and 4s, i7 PC with GTX 580 6GB of DRR3 1600mhz ram, PS3, Droid razr, SGS2 and my laptop.)
I have made them all lag by runing bone crushing app or content that made them yell nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I can tell you how I made the iphones lag, but really they are over rated.
Make a Lumia lag, try it. Android lags worse than any other OS regardless of hardware, you trade that level of user experience for infinite customization. For most, that's a fair trade-off.
z33dev33l said:
Make a Lumia lag, try it. Android lags worse than any other OS regardless of hardware, you trade that level of user experience for infinite customization. For most, that's a fair trade-off.
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Lumia lag....see later part of following review
http://thenokiablog.com/2011/11/09/nokia-lumia-800-review/
Dave
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Hmmm, lag? I thought that has to do with phone overloaded or using a poorly designed rom? I use the htc inc S, lags a little now, but not when it was stock, lag free. Thats y i await the official ics, htc says april
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SGS2 is still the most lag free android out there
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Like others said all devices lag but rare you see it in iOS or a windows phone. Its just Android lags the most and it doesn't matter how powerful the hardware gets it's still gonna lag until the OS is completely rewritten.
there cant be no lag, and dont compare android to iphone, iphone os is specificly built for the iphone, only 1 device. but android is just built for hundreds of devices, it would be just extremly time consuming and costly for each company to develop their own android for every phone they release. and thats why android lags.
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there cant be no lag, and dont compare android to iphone, iphone os is specificly built for the iphone, only 1 device. but android is just built for hundreds of devices, it would be just extremly time consuming and costly for each company to develop their own android for every phone they release. and thats why android lags.
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Also it is purely due to the fact that you can multi task with Android. The iPhone doesnt do true multitasking... The only time my GS2 lags is when I have multiple downloads in progress, streaming movies to my tv/xbox and playing games.
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What do you mean by screen lag exactly? Are you talking about touchscreen response time? If so, then there's still a while before we get to near 0ms delay on commercially available phones, although Microsoft have made a touchscreen display with a 1ms delay.
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What do you mean by screen lag exactly? Are you talking about touchscreen response time? If so, then there's still a while before we get to near 0ms delay on commercially available phones, although Microsoft have made a touchscreen display with a 1ms delay.
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No, I believe they are refering to when you scroll through things sometimes it lags. Like say sometimed you scroll between homescreens, sometimes it wont go smoothy like it is meant too.
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Still not possible even today. The lag on newer phones is worse than ancient phones like the S2. Unoptimised OS can't handle the higher resolution.
generic.imitation said:
Hi all, I've had about 5 different Android powered phones beginning with the og Droid, to my current DroidX and Motorola Xoom. The screen kind of lags for both devices and it is kind of annoying. I use my wives iPad and iPhone every now and then, but I really prefer Android. There is no screen lag on either of her devices. Is there any new phone available that doesn't have this issue? I'm interested in the galaxy nexus, but the one I tested in the store had the same kind if lag... Although everything was running at one time, so I don't know if it was for that reason or what. I'm on Verizon if that helps. Thanks for any info!
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http://nexus7.wonderhowto.com/how-t...ce-your-nexus-7s-overall-performance-0147756/
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i have recently an lgp990 but when i want use smarth flash and i want go to stock gingerbread plz post a backup of it i have now ics on it whit cwm but can i restore tho stock whit it plz help
Greetings markpm4
Although android is miles ahead of ios hardware wise , its seems that ios is snapier than android
Please post your thought ,and why you think that is or its not
Android has to deal with hundreds of unique hardware configurations, iOS with only a few, and with those few being developed in tandem with iOS itself, by the same team.
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Its true, I has a 3Gs and a 4 (still have), now with the S3 and I feel that android dont work "as fast" as iOS in menus scrolls and all that. For other hand, I feel a good improve about that from ICS and a JB leaks that I'm using, but still, not as fast, but I have to wait for JB final release from Samsung to see how that goes.
Having used jelly bean with project butter for the last few days, I have to say it's incredibly lag free!
ios can be laggy when you try to do anything apple doesn't want you to do like jailbreak it.
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Is not the fact of doing a jailbreak to your device that make your phone laggy, that can happen if you install many cydia tweaks.
How about google now vs siri? has anyone seen this vid?youtube.com/watch?v=RX8LuyR5Kx8 what do you think?
There are bad Android devices, and good ones. That finding a good one requires a little research (Galaxy SII good, Droid/Milestone X2 bad) is like searching for a car, but I suppose if one is entirely uncreative one shall just get an iPhone which is always somewhat high end, but always very high priced.
I like to think most people are more competent than iPhone, because that mentality won't get you through all of life.
I think its optimization for the hardware (look at WP7) and hardware acceleration, which Android did not have until ICS.
When you load a page on iOS, and you drag around while it's still loading, there's no lag because if you look closely loading stops, to focus all power on the finger.
There is also no true multitasking on iOS (and WP7 for that matter!) which probably also speeds up their system.
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I'm going to estimate another 20 minutes and then this thread will be closed
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Good instincts, but the conversation seems decently productive so I'll let it go for now.
Jellybean on the Galaxy Nexus is incredibly smooth. The gap is definitely getting smaller.
Android used to be laggy.. but 2011 is where android went smoother with the high end phones!
What do you expect from a company that decides to sue other companies because their quarterly profits are down. iOS is basically dumbed-down and very uncustomizable because of all the sheep that follow.
IOS is smooth because as soon as you touch the screen the phone drops all other processes and focuses on rendering the UI on a higher priority.
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And especially iOS can work only in that way, u don't have an homescreen and u can't change nothing except the backgroung image...That phone is studied to be only how they thought it..
Android since Gingerbread is OK. But Jellybean I think is even better than iOS.
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My experience with iOS stems from a 2nd gen iPod touch years ago, but the experience was very smooth. iOS still loads web pages oddly, but I think the comparison to android is more or less equated at this point.
It's much less speedyness of the OS more, especially with ICS and JB, and more preference than ever.
Android is best
You can't tell Android is laggy. There are hundreds of various android devices. As android is designed for various devices & hardwares, there is a tradeoff in performance. But only the iPhone is running IOS and hardware's are fixed, the applications only need to concentrate on certain cretaria.
By the way, the customization is too much restricted in iPhone. I saw iPhone developers have to learn, what they can do & what they can't before start development. Because all iPhone application will be checked by Apple before publishing.
But in android you can do whatever you can. There is the tradeoff.
Whatever is the performance & other issues. I'll always stick to Android.
Jelly Bean is lag free on my Galaxy Tab GT P1000 (release under Froyo!!!), all apps run smoothly and the battery is lasts longer.:cyclops:
I think android is more and more friendly and kernel access fasters as its updates, so you can keep your device more longer than on iOs who makes me think it has easter eggs in it... (got a iphone 3g on 4.2, can't do nothing with it...just have (not) to buy another one)
Before I start, I'd just like to say that this is just my personal rant and even though some of you may not agree, that's why I'm having this as a discussion thread.
Let's get this started then.
All I see going around XDA are people comparing their own devices to the latest Nexus device and saying 'Should I switch to the Nexus?' or a load of people rimming off the Nexus' as if they're the best thing since sliced bread.
Some of you may wonder why this bothers me. I'll tell you.
Just because a device has the Nexus brand name, it doesn't make it any better than any other phone of equal quality. A hell of a lot of people will see a device is a Nexus and immediately want to get it.
Why would you want to?
If you ask one of those people why a Nexus is so great, they'll say one of three things or a mix of the three.
The reasons are;
1) All Nexus devices look great and have great build quality.
2) It's guaranteed to have great developer support.
3) It's officially supported by Google so it will get the latest Android updates before any other device.
Now, let me tell you my response to each of those points...
1) Most Nexus devices don't look great. The only one which looks good, in my opinion, is the Nexus 7. Apart from that, none of them look any better than other devices around.
2) Yes it will have great developer support, but so do a lot of phones which are already around and have been for ages now. An example of that is the Galaxy S2. It's been around for over a year and a half and it still has more development than most phones do
3) Again, this is true. But they're not the only devices to get the Android updates quickly. This site has a smattering of great developers so it will never take long for other devices to get the latest versions, and you haven't even needed to buy a new phone just to get the latest and greatest.
So with that being said, why buy the latest Nexus device when I'm reality it isn't any better than devices which are already available?
I know some of you may be Nexus fanboys and not agree with anything I've said, but I'm hoping that some of you agree just so I know that I'm not the only person who isn't being hypnotized by the word 'Nexus'.
As I said at the top of this post, I'm leaving this as a discussion so if anyone would like to add anything extra or disagree with what I've said, then you can feel free to do so.
But whatever you do, DON'T TROLL OR FLAME OTHER PEOPLE SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THEM!
Agree with all of the above! I'm getting it to replace my GNex.. it's a better device and I don't need two Nexuses
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True most other phones have similar specs (lol dnt want a nexus 4 anymore)
any suggestions??
My first real Android experience has been with the Nexus S 4G about one year ago today actually... i replaced my iPhone 3GS...
Being my first android experience, i didn't know what android offered until i physically had the phone in my hands... i had it for two weeks before deciding to root it and try out the latest Android at the time, 4.0 ICS... fell in LOVE with my phone after that... i only realized other Carriers/manufacturers added their own version of android after i got used to ICS and started looking for other devices to upgrade to... once i became educated with android, i realized that i got extremely lucky with my first android experience/purchase... because not only were other devices not officially updated to ICS, but the rollout of ICS took a very long time to even start getting stable ports/builds from developers... the skin thing also turned me off from wanting another device...
Simply put, even tho my phone is rooted, i can only vouch for devices that come with pure Google experience as that was my first real android experience... someone will say that you can always root your device and update as developers push out there latest ROMs for other devices... but i can't promote that to my friends/family that don't even know what rooting means (like myself before)...
i strongly promote the Galaxy S3... in fact just yesterday someone posted on Facebook asking if they should get the gs3 or iPhone 5... i was surprised to see out of around 20 replies, only 2 said to get the iPhone 5... i said gs3 but i also mentioned the Nexus 4 and its amazing price point... she looked it up but liked the gs3 look more... today she bought the gs3 because of that and because the N4 isn't available yet...
Before, if anyone asked me what phone to get, I immediately said the gs3 hands down... now my response is Nexus 4... i prefer the sleek/clean look and curved glass of the Nexus devices... the gs3 would be great IMO if it didn't have hard keys like back/home/menu at the bottom... so with that, the N4 looks better to me than any other device out there... i also loved the look of the Gnex... sadly, that one lacked in specs for me to upgrade my ns4g... and sadly the N4 lacks CDMA/LTE support for me to upgrade... now I'm kinda stuck as to what now?
Hope that was a civil response you want in this thread
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FangV said:
True most other phones have similar specs (lol dnt want a nexus 4 anymore)
any suggestions??
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Ask in this thread mate
the1dynasty said:
My first real Android experience has been with the Nexus S 4G about one year ago today actually... i replaced my iPhone 3GS...
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I can understand why some would want the pure Google experience, but there are ROMs which provide an extremely close experience anyway. Plus with the added features they have, it seems like the logical choice to go for custom ROMs, at least in my opinion.
If you use the thread linked above, you'll be able to ask there about what device to get next if you're not too sure.
And yeah, that response was all good
Galaxy S3 was a lot slower and laggy compared to my gnex. Went back to my gnex after a week. I buy the nexus for the pure android. Its smoother, cleaner, quicker and just better.
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Galaxy S3 was a lot slower and laggy compared to my gnex. Went back to my gnex after a week. I buy the nexus for the pure android. Its smoother, cleaner, quicker and just better.
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Yeah.. noticed the same when comparing JB on my S3 to JB on my Nexus..
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Ask in this thread mate
I can understand why some would want the pure Google experience, but there are ROMs which provide an extremely close experience anyway. Plus with the added features they have, it seems like the logical choice to go for custom ROMs, at least in my opinion.
If you use the thread linked above, you'll be able to ask there about what device to get next if you're not too sure.
And yeah, that response was all good
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I know custom ROMs are available for other devices... but the only other phone on my radar was the gs3 but I hated those buttons... i enabled the on screen buttons on my ns4g and my kernel let's me dim the light on the capacitive buttons so its like they're not even there anymore lol... i lost some screen real estate but no biggie really...
I was really looking forward to the next nexus and was really disappointed to hear no CDMA/LTE support being that i have unlimited with Sprint now and I'm gonna be switching to a special unlimited plan with Verizon in a month or so... i really wanted to continue using nexus devices but looks like I'll have to go elsewhere for now... luckily, I'm content with this ns4g being that i got it tuned nearly perfect for good performance... the SD read is still a bit slow tho... i can survive until something wets my appetite again like the N4... or I'll just get the SGS4 if nothing comes out before then...
Btw, I'm on 4.1.2 right now running most apps from 4.2 system dump... so this 2year old phone can even take photosphere, and quite well i might add... no rush to upgrade devices... if rather put that money to getting the Nexus 10
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Another reason is that all of the hardwares of Nexus devices are guaranteed to be open, unlike most Samsung touchwiz devices.
Another one is that new nexus devices are all have insanely low prices as they are subsidized by Google.
Also, now nexus devices have the greatest fastest socs in the market. Just look at nexus 4's S4 pro and nexus 10's Exynos 5.
In response to your opinion,
1. Not all nexus devices have great build quality, especially those ones made by Samsung. But in my opinion, all nexus devices have great design and look. Just look at the nexus 4. It's one of the most gorgeous phones in the planet.
2. For your information, the development of the Galaxy s2 is now dead. Also, the galaxy s3 is almost dead. Those are caused by their closed source drivers.
3. Nexus devices are the first to get the STABLE, latest android version.
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The reason is that the Nexus line keeps choices simple. Also, they don't have bloat (TouchWiz, Sense, etc) - and don't say get an AOSP ROM. I have heard that they are nothing but trouble. I quite like the idea of my tablet looking like it's running the same OS as my phone. And personally, the Nexus 4 is the best looking phone out there IMO, even compared to the iPhone 5 and the Samsung S3 (the style/position of the home button killed that design). I really like the UI design of stock Android too, it's not childish or cutesy looking like the bloat or iOS. I'm into the whole 'sci-fi' theme of it.
Also, looking at most other phones, they generally fall short in certain areas, whereas the Nexus devices as of late are looking relatively well considered. After using a Galaxy Nexus, I despise the current state of AMOLED tech. That rules out almost every Samsung phone under the sun. HTC One Xes supposedly have sucky battery life (plus, Tegra 3 vs a quadcore Snapdragon simply isn't a competition at all), and I've decided that lasting less than 5 hours with the screen on (for any mobile device, tablet, phone, whatever) just isn't good enough anymore.
Tablet-wise, for an Android tablet, there is no comparison to the upcoming Nexus 10. The Note sucks and the Infinity really sucks. The iPad wants you to get into the whole Apple ecosystem with Macs and iPhones to really get the best out of things like iCloud and whatnot, and Mac sucks for software & games.
The only real competitor to a Nexus is Windows 8 and WP8, which both look great (better than Android except for the whole 'Bing' thing) but their ecosystems aren't ready for real use yet. I have to say, the Lumia 920 is packing some awesome technology, and with the winter season coming I would really appreciate the touch screen you can use with gloves on. Not to mention the typical Nokia build quality, plus it seems to have everything covered.
The Nexus phones are the quickest to get updates and don't have any OEM skins or bloatware that is forced on the users. While an AOSP ROM can be ported to any phone in theory, it takes time and there are usually hardware issues due to closed source or unavailable drivers, and also locked bootloaders.
The problem with the Nexus line is its sort of like Apple's devices in the sense that there is limited hardware choice and device's memory can't be expanded. My personal hardware tastes are for a smaller device with no more than a 4.3" screen and it must have a microSD slot. I'll put up with OEM skins, bloatware can be frozen with root, as hardware is more important to me than software. But everyone it entitled to their own opinions and preferences.
Nexus phones do have bloat. Google+, google currents, Google earth, google movies, Google books, etc. All /system apps that can't be removed. Most of them are useless.
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Personally running Slim on my S3 is fast enough for me and my aged brain, any faster and I can't keep up!
Add to that my phone is my main music player hooked up to amp and speakers, I love that I can dual boot to get Samsung best bits(few!)
Not worried about lte
Glass back may be stylish.....but is utterly stupid on a phone.
......I am stupid!.....the reasoning?..... .this is all my opinion, nobody is really interested, and I'm not really interested in theirs......ergot......I MUST be stupid for posting in first place.....
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Nexus phones do have bloat. Google+, google currents, Google earth, google movies, Google books, etc. All /system apps that can't be removed. Most of them are useless.
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Was that your final answer? I use most of those... and last I checked, u can go to the play store and uninstall all of them... don't even need root if I'm not mistaken...
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If you ask one of those people why a Nexus is so great, they'll say one of three things or a mix of the three.
The reasons are;
1) All Nexus devices look great and have great build quality.
2) It's guaranteed to have great developer support.
3) It's officially supported by Google so it will get the latest Android updates before any other device.
Now, let me tell you my response to each of those points...
1) Most Nexus devices don't look great. The only one which looks good, in my opinion, is the Nexus 7. Apart from that, none of them look any better than other devices around.
2) Yes it will have great developer support, but so do a lot of phones which are already around and have been for ages now. An example of that is the Galaxy S2. It's been around for over a year and a half and it still has more development than most phones do
3) Again, this is true. But they're not the only devices to get the Android updates quickly. This site has a smattering of great developers so it will never take long for other devices to get the latest versions, and you haven't even needed to buy a new phone just to get the latest and greatest.
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1) I'll agree not all Nexus look great, though that's a real personal preference thing. I for one, would prefer the Nexus one look over the Nexus s. I currently own a Gnex and I'd be honest in saying it looks alright, but I would like some changes made (Nexus 4, comes close)
2) To be fair, of course the S2 (and noteably other handsets) will have a large dev support, in terms of quantity they sell a lot more than the Nexus family (exception of the Nexus 7, that's the first Nexus priced aggressively)
3) Quick =/= first to get updates. Some people just want the newest FIRST.
I personally choose the nexus because I don't want to be caught with a device that will have a short support life (mentioned above). History shows the Nexus WILL have the most official updates:
Nexus one: Shipped with Eclair, last official version was GB
Nexus S: Shipped with GB, officially supported till Jelly bean
Gnex: Don't know yet, but its gone from ICS to JB.
If you go to dev section, there are even newer (unofficial builds) I don't buy phones every year so I want a phone that will last me 2 years at least.
I am talking about two thing: OS smoothness and OS input lag.
For years Android just hasn't come close to the smooth, and lag free feel of iOS. This video shows exactly what I mean about android input lag. iOS is far ahead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOvQCPLkPt4
iPhone 5 : 55 ms
S4: 114 ms
HTC One: 121 ms
The iPhone 5 is over twice as responsive as the fastest android!
That video just shows the input lag difference. iOS is very noticably lower input lag than Android. Thats why i hate playing games on Android. Its a pain in the ass. Some of you might say you dont notice the lag, but its there, and i notice it.
Same thing happens with HDTVs. Casual gamers say their hdtvs dont have lag. But they really do, its just casuals dont notice it. Hardcore gamers easily can notice.
Now onto OS smoothness. For years Android has had laggy scrolling or jerky movement. iOS is smooth as butter, so smoooooth. I love it. Android was awful scrolling webpages. Project butter MUCH improved Android. But still, iOS is far smoother. Will Android ever be smooth as butter like iOS or is it impossible without a closed, optimized OS?
i believe when android 5.0 comes it will be equal but you have to remember that android has alot more customizable features wgen ios doesnt, those features like widgets and animations cause lag, thats just my thoughts about that
Honestly what I have found is that it depends on the quality of the app you are using and how quickly you move your fingers. If I am slowly scrolling through xda there is a ton of lag but it is a poorly written app and I'm moving slow. However scrolling on the home screen in Nova I notice no lag. I have used my note 2 next to the newest ipad as well as my note 10.1 and there are different situations that each has an advantage over all though I would give the edge to my note 2 over the two tablets.
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I've made sure it was same apps etc and moving as close to the same speed on each hand with each device as I could. Still the note 2 trumped the iPhone 5s in every scenario...camera, browsing, YouTube, Facebook, etc... IPhone lagged at least 3-5 second behind the note 2.
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To the OP, I don't think android will ever catch up because of the denial. See from the replies that some don't even believe there's a problem.
Any android first day out of the box will always be more problematic than an iPhone even after its a year old.
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I have never had an issue with a stock android out the box bought one apple product and had issues with it before iTunes could even update it. Will never go to apple. And there's no denial I've seen it first hand. Kinda hard to deny visual proof...duh.
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I've used an iPhone before I got my nexus 4. Definitely a bit more responsive and less lag. But then iPhones don't require as many resources to run its OS, because its much simpler
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I've used an iPhone before I got my nexus 4. Definitely a bit more responsive and less lag. But then iPhones don't require as many resources to run its OS, because its much simpler
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True, I just wonder if Google can match iOS in the near future, and what their solutions could be? Fragmentation is a major problem.
I tried out the Lumia 900 Windows phone for a week and even though I hated it and would rather have any android over it, the Windows os was much smoother in terms of lag.
Think about this, when iPhone users jailbreak, it's so they customize. It's not about performance.
Android users root so they can customize but also to a large degree make the thing run smoother. That in and of itself says something..
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And another curious matter, I got my iPhone from at&t and there was not nearly as much bloatware as the note 2 (also at&t,) had before I rooted and rommed. Why?
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vegetaflash said:
...I am talking about two thing: OS smoothness and OS input lag.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOvQCPLkPt4
iPhone 5 : 55 ms
S4: 114 ms
HTC One: 121 ms
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I saw the video posted on your link. There was no mention of the performance for the phones you mentioned. I am interested to know where did you get the performance figures mentioned.
To the OP:
This is a difficult location to get an unbiased answer. You're basically walking into Toyota and asking if Chevrolet vehicles are better. Of course you are going to find fanboys who defend their devices to the byte. That's a given.
But now, on to business. As someone mentioned earlier, Android uses way more resources than iOS. Ever noticed how smooth a rom moves after a fresh flash with nothing installed? There's a lot less "lag." I think that Android will continue he getting closer to the bar that has been set by Apple products. Am I saying that Apple is better? No. You're question has nothing to do with preference, and I shall not share mine. I am just sharing my unbiased opinion.
Also, I think that "lag" is the wrong word to use for your description in the first post. Delay is a much more appropriate and concise word in my opinion. I define lag as excessive delay. Stutters I consider to be lag, but 55ms vs 114ms is definitely delay, not lag. I'm just saying...lag tends to have a terrible meaning behind it, and much worse than the example that you provided.
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Yet an iPhone 4S with IOS7 seemed to lag more than my "budget" Optimus L9. Now call me a "fandroid". Now how about we ask if IOS will ever catch up to Android in features/options/freedom, then compare to see if Android lags more.
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It will be faster and responsive after installing a custom rom and kernel. That's why we are here. I'm not hating on iOS. I love it but I like the customizibility more on Android.
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Yet an iPhone 4S with IOS7 seemed to lag more than my "budget" Optimus L9. Now call me a "fandroid". Now how about we ask if IOS will ever catch up to Android in features/options/freedom, then compare to see if Android lags more.
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Exactly, my friend Dave has an iPhone 5s with iOS7 and I am running a samsung note II w/ cm 10.2 nightly 10/19 with plasma kernel running at 2.1GHz. For one show me an iPhone that can perform that fast and even running that fast my "stock" battery lasts me almost a fully 24 hrs and I'm a heavy user of games, web browsing, and media streaming. I tested my note side by side and the only thing it performed better was it booted up a second or two quicker. My opinions and facts have nothing to do with which I like better cause if it did I could go on and on, on the iOS's lack of customizability.
So yes like you just asked, when will iOS catch up to android?
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Exactly, my friend Dave has an iPhone 5s with iOS7 and I am running a samsung note II w/ cm 10.2 nightly 10/19 with plasma kernel running at 2.1GHz. For one show me an iPhone that can perform that fast and even running that fast my "stock" battery lasts me almost a fully 24 hrs and I'm a heavy user of games, web browsing, and media streaming. I tested my note side by side and the only thing it performed better was it booted up a second or two quicker. My opinions and facts have nothing to do with which I like better cause if it did I could go on and on, on the iOS's lack of customizability.
So yes like you just asked, when will iOS catch up to android?
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Edit: the iPhone performed better by a second or two with booting up.
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thats an exvellent question, one thats been asked a ton of times but left unanswered for yrs. i've asked that same question myself many a time on various forums only to be met with fanboy hate.
android possesses this innate lag and jitteriness that should have been resolved a long time ago. i read somewhere that its poss to make it lag free and smooth like it should. but to so would mean to dismantle the framework altogethe. and build it up from scratch. i dont kno if this is accurate or not. but i'd love to see android lag free finally.
one way that android is making the OS smooth is thru hardware, not software. wat i mean is, phone co.s like samsung are making faster processors amd packing more ram into phones, thus, making it appear smooth when in fact the OS is still latently snail slow. on a one to one ratio, iOS is FARRRR smoother and probly faster than android even with slower hardware cuz of its faster iOS.
i personally like android (not love it yet cuz of this issue) and prefer it to iOS. but if it werent for iphone's small screen and other bothersome kinks, i'd get one.
android has done a very poor job of making its OS smoother and faster. if it takes revamping the entire OS and starting it from the ground up, i think it'd be worth it. i really get disappointed when i slide my finger across the screen and still see lags, esp given the fact that its 2013 and the 1st gen iphone that debuted in 2007 is smoother and faster than android on any phone today.
Doesn't screen resolution matter when measuring lag/delay?
Cause no iPhone has had even a full 720p resolution screen to date.
I could honestly care less about lag/delay, for me choosing android was all about the customization.
Eg.
I've got no static,always present, status bar or virtual on screen navigation buttons or even any icons on my home screen, just widgets, not even an apps drawer icon, thanks to nova and pie pro everything is done via swipes or touching the left/right ends of screen to bring up pie(which also displays time/date/battery info) and thanks to PGM i don't even need to use any buttons to turn on the screen, just swipe up like BB10 or double tap like the LG G2.
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To the OP:
The first post seem to imply that the "lag" mentioned in the first post due to the OS alone. Now we all know that the OS alone is not the single factor in the overall performance of a computer. There are so many other factors to consider - CPU, GPU, RAM (and the type of memory chip), hardware bus size & speed, I/O and interfaces speed, screen display response and so many others.
The iPhone 5 has a 64-bit A7 CPU (first 64-bit chip for cellphones) as compared with all other cellphones with 32-bit CPUs, so there is no basis for your comparison 1st Post.
Was it the iPhone 5 that got the 64 bit? I was under the impression that it were the 5c/5s that were the first to get the 64.
Either way, Apple was the first.
I had the iPhone 4s. If it would have had a larger screen, I would still own it. Ironically I swapped for a note2 which has a.monster screen. Only problem is, IT'S NOT VISIBLE OUTDOOR EVEN ON A CLOUDY DAY.
iPhone 6, when it arrives...4.5 inch screen, retina display, super smooth performance. Sure it won't have all the customization that the latest android gadgets have. But I'm able to live without a phone that is not capable of doing the chicken dance with the swipe of three fingers.
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arvin07143 said:
Seriously,i dont want to waste money on crap hardware(iphone).Android rules the smartphone world.
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if the iphone is such crap hardware, explain why the 1st gen iphone is smoother than today's android?
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The first post seem to imply that the "lag" mentioned in the first post due to the OS alone. Now we all know that the OS alone is not the single factor in the overall performance of a computer. There are so many other factors to consider - CPU, GPU, RAM (and the type of memory chip), hardware bus size & speed, I/O and interfaces speed, screen display response and so many others.
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but it is due to the OS alone. if its due to hardware also like u said, then given todays hardware on android it should be superior to iphone. so wat are u talking abt? for ex, u got the note 3 with 3gb of ram and 2.3 ghz processor. its hardware beats the iphone big time. but the iphone is still faster and smoother that the note 3. so it MUST BE the OS.again, wat are u talking abt?