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Euphoria14 on 24 September 2013
morenoingrato said:

I noticed that Vita, WiiU and X1 combined have nothing on Apple when it comes to hate.


Success breeds hatred. It always has.



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wick on 24 September 2013
Euphoria14 said:

maybe help to explain why people act as if people who buy iPhones are somehow brainless


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/10330414/iOS-7-users-destroy-iPhones-after-fake-waterproof-advert.html

 

Well that answers that then

Also the battery on my Note 2 absolutely destroys every measly little iPhone battery I've come across.



 

 

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Euphoria14 on 24 September 2013
wick said:
Euphoria14 said:

maybe help to explain why people act as if people who buy iPhones are somehow brainless


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/10330414/iOS-7-users-destroy-iPhones-after-fake-waterproof-advert.html

 

Well that answers that then

Also the battery on my Note 2 absolutely destroys every measly little iPhone battery I've come across.


I would hope so, considering the fact the Note is gigantic.



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Euphoria14 on 24 September 2013

Also, good job posting what ended up being a fake advert. 

Goes to show just how far the hatred spreads.

 

dot - Lol! Just realize the point of your post.



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famousringo on 24 September 2013
wick said:

Also the battery on my Note 2 absolutely destroys every measly little iPhone battery I've come across.

Does it now?

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6386/samsung-galaxy-note-2-review-t-mobile-/4

20% less time on WiFi, 25% more on 3G, sadly a no-show for the LTE test. Hardly a decisive win for a device with a battery more than twice the size.



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DJEVOLVE on 24 September 2013
Saeko said:

what is incredible to me, its ppl who buy new phone when have already one... and i find this so stupid, this do accelerate the end of our world. the society is completly lost when this come to smartphone.

Very true.



DJEVOLVE on 24 September 2013
Majora said:
I want the 5S so I'm buying it. "What the fuck is wrong with society (me)?" I just want the phone there's nothing wrong with me. Why does this hurt people so gravely?!



Because IPhones are old tech being overly priced. Lets not also forget about the poor Chinese people that work for apple.



ultima on 24 September 2013
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Mordred11 said:

Not even close, and the Galaxy series offer more than Apple will ever bring to the table,at a much lower price.

Much lower price huh? Last I checked when I got my 4S it was $200 w/2 year contract and my Fiance's Galaxy S3 was $200 w/2 year contract. Only time a brand new iPhone costs more is if you go for higher than 16GB.

Other than that they don't offer all that much more. I would know, I have owned Galaxy devices since the original Galaxy S, known as the Captivate and am a very active member of the XDA forums and modding scene. There is plenty I can do with a jailbroken iPhone, just like with a rooted Galaxy.

Only thing Android has on iPhone is shorter battery life.

 

 

Edit - Just realized you do not live in the US. Here the new iPhones and Galaxy devices are the same price at launch. Even now if you were to buy a 5 or a G3 you could get them for $99 w/ contract.

LOL! Shorter batter life! Sure thing bud.

You do realize iOS has been steadily taking features from Android for the past couple of years, right? And you, I dare conjecture, were probably extremely happy about all these new features coming to iOS. So, Android has had, and still does have many things iOS does not. Please don't do this. Someone might actually believe you.

Um, I understand what features each has or had as I have owned only (1) iPhone so far, with that being my current 4S and every Galaxy S so far other than the S4  (2x Captivate, 1x S2, 1x S3). So I am fully aware of what each had and what each currently has. I also know each devices strengths when it comes to official OS or modded OS like Cyanogenmod.

I also don't care if iOS updates and adds features as that is a positive. Galaxy on the other hand I have had issues with Samsung releasing a new device and waiting for them to update (sometimes taking a very long time or not at all) their previous models since they cannot just shoot out (1) update across all devices at once. My Captivate for example got 2.2 Froyo almost a year after it released and that phone and it's battery, OMG! Co-worker still has a S2 and he does nothing but bitch and moan about the battery. That is a common thing since they have so much going on in the background that it eats battery life. I also said that in jest, hence the . It is well known that battery life has gotten better, but iPhones are incredibly well known for battery life.

I know what these phones do, so no reason to try and act as if I don't know all of these things you just mentioned.

 

 

If you wish we could bring this to my wall and you could go ahead and let me know about all these incredible features iPhone users are missing out on and maybe help to explain why people act as if people who buy iPhones are somehow brainless, compared to those ultra intellegent people who buy Android phones instead.

I think people buy what they want and those who bitch and whine are nothing but haters.

The point is, you claimed that Andoid has nothing on iOS (this is what I assumed you meant, as comparing an operating system to a device doesn't make sense at all). This is what I mainly called you out on. If that were the case, then Apple wouldn't bother adopting features present in Android before it. Hence, what you said is obviously false. Unless you're willing to admit that all of the features iOS got after Android are useless.

I will admit that in the Froyo days Andoid was inefficient with its scheduling policies, resulting in bad battery life. However, this is far from being the case now.

As for your coworker's S2, obviously it's going to have a bad battery life. First of all, a battery's ability to retain its charge degrades over time. Secondly, apps evolve to be less efficient with respect to resource use as developers are given better hardware to work with. Thirdly, that's a bad device; nothing to do with Android. Unless it's running pre-ICS verion of it. As a mirror example of this, I know a person who has an iPhone 3GS. Besides having to charge at night, she charges her phone (leaves it plugged in) in the middle of the day, every day. I once asked her why, and she told me that she can't get over 3 hours on a single charge. And she doesn't even use it as a smartphone really, aside from e-mail and occassional internet browse. Let's not use comical evidence (not, as I explained, that your evidence was even evidence for what you claimed).

I'd like to say two things about the bolded part. First of all, you claim to know about the features present, so apparently there's no need for that. Secondly, do not put words in my mouth. Did I call anyone brainless? No, I called you out on making a ridiculous statement. Yes, I guess I am a hater. I hate when people spread lies.

Sorry to say then that you assumed wrong. Initially I was talking about iPhone haters not saying anything to Samsung galaxy buyers. Then I rebutted the claim that Galaxy devices cost so much less. Then I argued that in terms of worthwhile features the iPhones aren't lacking as much as some claim. Then it was said how iOS copies, meanwhile I argue that means nothing since updating across all devices is a positive. I never said that Android has nothing on iOS.

Nothing I have said so far is wrong. 

Also funny you say not to put words in your mouth, meanwhile you clearly have just done the same exact thing within the same breath.

Not that this is relevant to what I was saying, but of all the people I know who got an S4, not a single one upgraded from S3; only one was from another Samsung device (S2). I know a couple of people who switched or claim they will switch from 5 to 5s. There is a certain Apple upgrade craze that isn't present with other brands. And I personally have nothing against that. What I dislike is people that basically worship Apple and downplay the competition. This includes people claiming OSX is better than Windows (far from true) or iOS is better than Android (even further from truth).

I quote you, "Only thing Android has on iPhone is shorter battery life." You're telling me that by Android you meant Galaxy devices specifically? I can hardly be put at fault (and blamed for putting words in your mouth) if you're misusing words.

But I'll bite. Galaxy devices do cost less. Even the base 16 GB (and we can agree that that's probably not enough storage) models are cheaper, unlike what you said. In fact, you can easily get a 16 GB miniSD card along with your phone, and you have 32 GB S4 for less than a 16 GB iPhone. As for worthwile features, which features of the iPhone justify the price? How are updates across all devices even related to iOS copying?



           

Euphoria14 on 24 September 2013
DJEVOLVE said:
Majora said:
I want the 5S so I'm buying it. "What the fuck is wrong with society (me)?" I just want the phone there's nothing wrong with me. Why does this hurt people so gravely?!



Because IPhones are old tech being overly priced. Lets not also forget about the poor Chinese people that work for apple.


Conviniently forgetting that those same poor people make the device in your avatar?



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Euphoria14 on 24 September 2013

I'll answer once I get home and I can I can cut down this quote trees. However, updating across devices was in reference to the claim that Apple copies. Those updates give me those features.

I also said the battery thing was said I jest, even though it is true that iPhones are infamous for fantastic battery life.

Also be sure to check w/ contract prices on these devices in the US.

$199.99 for S4.
http://m.att.com/shopmobile/wireless/devices/samsung/galaxy-s-4-16gb-white-frost.html?referrer=https%253A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Guess how much a brand new 5S costs?
http://www.att.com/wireless/iphone/index.m.html

Look at that. Both start at $200.



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