| LurkerJ said: I never grabbed an iPhone or an iPad and went "this is so low-res". I don't get the resolution war on such small devices, most people, if not all, can't recognize the difference. Apple was the first smartphone manufacturer to recognize the importance of higher res screens on smartphones, other companies took a long while to catch up to the iPhone 4 display quality. I acknowledge that others offer screens with higher resolutions, but at this point, I don't consider it a big advantage. It's definitely not something I would consider when I upgrade my smartphone, both options are great enough. |
I think you are missing the point.
The iPhone is priced as a high-end device... But much of it's hardware is only average/mid-range.
In other words, you are not getting good value for money...
And when Apple does decide to catch up to it's competitors... Then people start to hail it as the second coming.
For instance, people defended Apple for years with their decision not to increase device sizes... But when they did... People upgraded and praised Apple for the decision, you literally can't win.
If you think that the iPhone 6s 4.7" 1334x750 display or 6s Plus 5.5" 1920x1080 IPS display is somehow in-league with the 2560x1440/4k display's... Then you are simply kidding yourself. There is a massive perceivable difference... Especially when it comes to Aliasing.
Keep in mind that the eye doesn't see in pixels either.
| LurkerJ said: iOS has always been locked down, but also always allowed customization options that took too long to be on other devices, if ever. Apple got "notifications" right way before anyone else. "Permissions" to what Apps can access was the reason I switched to iPhone. I got tired of my android apps having access to of all my contacts and info without me being able to stop them. That changed with Android M, which only 10%, or less, of Android users have access to. That's just another privilege I get with an iPhone, guaranteed long-term support. So yeah, I didn't care for all the customization options on Android because on the other hand, my data and privacy wasn't under my control, I didn't get the latest software on capable hardware. I considered these as superior customization options that I couldn't get on Android. |
iOS being locked down is both a Pro and Con, as I elaborated on. :P
I can see why people would like things on either side of the fence.
For me though, I spent years with Windows Phone which is even more tightly locked down than iOS... And now happily using Android and enjoy the customization that a more open device allows.
| LurkerJ said: Pretty average cameras? Year after year, the iPhone is the among the Top 3 smartphones with the best cameras, I am pretty sure it was number 1 on many of these years too. Your claim is highly inaccurate here. |
If you think the iPhone has ever been in the same league as the big 20-40 Megapixel shooters... You are simply kidding yourself... And there are allot of such phones ranging from the Lumia 1020, Sony Xerpia, Asus Zenfone 3, Samsung Galaxy Zoom, HTC One M9+, Lenovo Vibe X3, Huawei Mate 9... And more.
| LurkerJ said: RAM. Again, grab an iPhone 5s or 6 and use it for a day. I don't think you will have complaints about the low RAM. It rarely hurts the user-experience on iPhones. Year after year, the iPhone is considered among the top performing smartphones despite the low RAM. |
You have obviously not seen the benefits more Ram can bring.
Imagine having multiple Apps running in the background... Then load up your web browser with a heap of tabs open... Then switch back to your App... Then switch back to your browser.
What happens then? The Phone doesn't have the memory to hold everything and the browser is then required to refresh all the pages and render them again, the iPhone needs to evict apps once memory is full sooner than any other high-end device, this is a literal physical limitation and it has been that way for years.
I think you are under the assumption that more Ram accellerates processing, it doesn't, of course it's not an issue if you are only a light user anyway, power users will of course wish to adhere to more capable devices.
| LurkerJ said: You have a point with the iPhone not having a USB port. But with everything else, you kinda missed the mark. |
Why? Because everyone on this planet has the exact same kind of usage scenario's and expectations that you do? Hardly.
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