Is Apple going downhill with mobile devices?

[Strodda]

I was using an iPhone through a couple models, but the makers of android devices, specifically Samsung, have really stepped up. Personally, I am about the hardware specs. I want a fast phone with high resolution. And I love the moddability of the android OS. With the variety of roms and mods out there, I have been able to make my phone exactly how I want it. Given how much I have tweaked this phone, it'll take a lot for me to move onto any other phone.

 

[sharrkey]

Have you ordered it on contract Rols, seem to be restricted if you want sim free

I have ordered the 5s and will be picking it up on Friday.

For me it is the software, rather than the hardware.

Apple changed the mobile phone game with their first iPhone, and there is now a ton of choice for consumers, some great devices from Samsung, HTC, and more.

Over the last 6 or 7 years we have seen the big players in the mobile industry change.

The likes of Nokia and BlackBerry were once leaders in the industry, and are now having trouble competing with the likes of Samsung and Apple.

From a personal point of view I chose the iPhone over the others because of ease of use, and also because apple have me tied into their ecosystem with all the apps etc through iTunes.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a very impressive device, the eye tracking technology on it is clever, if I had to choose another phone than the iPhone this would be the one I would get.

Sent from my iPhone 5 Using TapaTalk2 S???R?I?????

 

[SSTEEL]

I still have my iPhone 4, which was black when I purchased it, but converted to white myself before the white model was released. Not just the covers either, changes the dock, and headphone ports for white counterparts too.

Just don't feel the need to upgrade, as there is so little to upgrade for imo.

 

[Mr. Pap]

I am a big apple fan but was never into iphones...

I have played with almost all of them, i liked the 3GS and the 4, they were pretty solid phones.

4S was a joke to me and 5, ok that was a big failure. No major updates... They just took advantage of the crazy apple fans...

There was a time I could understand paying that kind of money for an iphone, just because its apple, but now it just doesn't make sense to me, i have seen better smart phones for less money.

I am sorry but apple is going down...

 

[rols16610]

Have you ordered it on contract Rols, seem to be restricted if you want sim free

Yeah did it with O2 on a two year contract, on their new refresh tariff, I skipped the 5 have had all the others and will probably skip the next one and keep this for 2 years.

Would have gone for 4G on EE but no coverage where I live out in the sticks, lucky to get 3G here

 

[sharrkey]

Yeah did it with O2 on a two year contract, on their new refresh tariff, I skipped the 5 have had all the others and will probably skip the next one and keep this for 2 years.

Would have gone for 4G on EE but no coverage where I live out in the sticks, lucky to get 3G here

I've been with Three for years and I'm 1 year into a 2 yr contract so will buy the 5s and sell the 5 as I bought it sim free from Apple, I get upto 16mb depending where I'm in the house with there dual network don't know if I'll notice much difference once they launch 4g.

 

[T3RM1N4T0R]

we changed carriers and got 3 iphone 4 at no charge. completely happy with them after a year however did have to send the daughters back for an "out of warranty" replacement for water damage (don't ask) LOL 149 bucks for a referb with over nite shipment direct from apple. not to bad considering it was completely her fault for the damage. when my upgrade rolls around next year really considering the samsung galaxy S whatever # is out by then

 

[RandyX]

It's kind of sad, I have an iPhone 5 and I'll surelly get myself the iPhone 5S but thanks to the bastards of ministers in this country we still don't have 4G.

So in fact I'm paying for a 4G phone without ever making use of it :-/

 

[Capt. Obvious]

It's kind of sad, I have an iPhone 5 and I'll surelly get myself the iPhone 5S but thanks to the bastards of ministers in this country we still don't have 4G.

So in fact I'm paying for a 4G phone without ever making use of it :-/

That IS sad.
Your country needs to get up to speed!!!

 

[GeDi]

Guys how much does the 5s cost? Free contract?
I cant believe how fast you get it!!

How can i buy one? I m from europe

 

[wat44]

Ive got lots of apple products and will continue to buy them

I have tried android and also windows phone - they are not as good, although cheaper

I have the 5, but will probably wait for the 6

 

[TESLA760]

The Android phones are not cheaper or inferior. The Tablets are worthless. I'll take an Ipad any day. But I've had IPhones 1 through 5. My company gives me an Android phone, and I can tell you that Apple has fallen behind in the last two years.

 

[mysterio]

But what about the Phablets? I own the Note II and I can say Android phones have improved much in terms of hardware as well as software (although the fragmentation caused by different handset manufacturers trying to put their own "spin" on the base OS is still there).

I was contemplating my return to Apple devices once the iPhone 6 comes around. Looks like I decided correctly from what I saw of the iPhone 5C and 5S launch.

 

[TESLA760]

That phone is just nuts. I can appreciate a bigger screen, but it's like a phone version of a Big Egi. My friend has one, and we give him crap all the time. When he takes a picture , it's like he's holding up a book.

 

[frigpig]

I have 4 email accounts, 2 phone numbers, and multiple other connections on my phone.

Z10 for work all day long. Try doing that seamlessly on another platform.

I really like the note for cool fun phone but the new Blackberry OS is really nice for my needs.

The iPhone caters to none of mine except the sweet panorama camera thingy.

 

[TESLA760]

People still buy Blackberry ? :wave:

 

[Capt. Obvious]

People still buy Blackberry ? :wave:

I did just the other day...

they were like $3 a bucket... not as juicy as the cranberries but nice enough!

 

[GeDi]

So guys is there any dealer you can propose that sells online iphone 5s?

 

[TESLA760]

:goat:

 

[R2D4]

If my memory serves me correctly, IOS was derived as an open source software known as Darwin. Android is also based on an open source framework. The major differences are that one is proprietary to one piece of hardware while the other operating system was left open for all to use. Most of the newest forms of Android and their hardware, just works. Both phone types have quirks that we have learned to work with from our experience with Windows Me. lol

I had a couple of Iphones and would go back to one if no other option(s) was/were available. Truth be told, I kicked and screamed when I had to move from my 3G to an Android. Sprint just didn't have an Iphone option at the time. But once I got that android Eclair in my hands I realized that I could do so much more.

Today, I am happy to say I went through the switch. Things do change for the better.

The Android phones are not cheaper or inferior. The Tablets are worthless.

I wouldn't say that Android Tablets are useless. There have been times that my Galaxy Tab 3 was able to view videos on Youtube that the Ipad Mini could not. Not sure why, but in my experience, the Android is just as valuable.