frooglepoopillion
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I agree ApplePay itself is not innovative but the way they handle security for it is in theory much better than Google Wallet (just taking Apple at their word on the standalone security chip in the phone and that info is stored locally until proven wrong). Also while TouchID was offered on the 5S many of it's features weren't implemented until iOS8 and the iPhone 6.I will agree about the Touch ID. The camera I honestly feel is a toss up because the Note 4 does much better in daytime shots from what i've seen and what most professional reviewers say. Apple Pay is the dumbest thing in the world in my eyes because all they did was copied Google Wallet and gave it a new name. There's zero innovation there when it's 3 years behind it's main competitor.
I can see how the camera in low light and touch ID could be huge for some. I also understand if you need Apple products so they play well with other Apple products you already own. I understand the iPhone 6 and 6+ are great devices. In my opinion, the very best iPhones yet. But I don't feel that they are the most innovative on the market. To me, innovation is new features that work well. The S pen is innovation. Moto's touchless controls are innovative. LG's button placement and "Knock on" feature is innovative. Apple doing Touch ID in the past was innovative. The i6 did nothing but take what they already had plus a few things that everyone else does, and make the screen bigger along the way. Great device, but not what i'd call "innovative."
As far as other phones go, it really just sounds like they are just throwing out features onto a wall to see what sticks. I mean, knock and touchless controls seem more gimmicky (much like many of the S4 features: scroll with your eyes! really?) than useful technology to me. Disclaimer: I have not messed around with a MotoX so I could be wrong on the touchless stuff, but at face value it just seems like something you would show your friends as a cool thing the phone can do and in practice it wouldn't get much use. As far as the S-pen goes, I can definitely see its usefulness and it is legitimately awesome.
Maybe innovation was the wrong word to use... I guess my point is for the most part the tech Apple uses seems far less gimmicky and more useful in day-to-day life than many of the "innovations" that other manufacturers have put forth. Are they bad? Not at all! But at a certain point I just have to step back and ask "ok, this is fun but is it really adding any value to my life?" And to me, right now, Apple is ahead in that regard followed by the Note 4.