Nexus 5 tops Gizmodo's list of best Android phones
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I laughed at a few parts and scratched my head at others. They bash the S4 for being plastic and had no other reason, even though their top spot was reserved for a plastic phone....Then their reasons for why someone would buy the S4, were exactly why the iPhone is popular. Still an entertaining article, I just don't totally agree with it all.
It also took top Android phone on BGR.
Top 10 Best Smartphones of 2013: Best Android, best overall | BGR
Top 10 Best Smartphones of 2013: Best Android, best overall | BGR
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That article sucked. I hate that they chose the iPhone 5s as the best smartphone, and then their whole entire argument was based on apps. It sounded like a comparison of the App Store vs. Google Play. I'm sorry but in 2013 the best smartphone should NOT have a 4" display I don't care how pretty the apps are. If 5" displays looked awful and 4" was the only HD option, I could see it. But come on......these massive screens look outstanding and using an iPhone 5s with it's miniscule screen is just a PITA.
I was stoked until I saw the iPhone 5s is the overall pick for best smartphone...because the apps are designed better? U-huh. One person's "better design" is another person's cartoon feel. But way to go, Nexus 5!
To some it may be an issue having a smaller screen, but for others it may not be the case. Seeing as though using apps is such a large part of the overall experience with having a smartphone, I can see how they made that a deciding factor. But I do not agree that the iPhone 5S is the best smartphone. I would say that the best smartphone is the device that has the most capabilities. And that is not the iPhone. It may have the best overall experience though. I would definitely go with the Nexus 5 or the Note 3 for best smartphone.
Sent from my iPhone 5S. The "S" is for sexy.
I know right? They should have bashed it for Touchwiz.
I like Samsung because they are the kitchen sink of Android phones. They have resisted the stupid and pointless trend away from SD and removable batteries.
I would take any Samsung Android phone over any iPhone. I have been forced to use iOS devices over the last few months because I am the go-to- guy in my family/friends for tech crap, and it is a nightmare every time. Everything in iOS is so tedious to do compared to Android. It takes lots of extra steps to do the same thing.
For this reason alone I am trying to convert them to Android. Just so it will be easier for me to help them in the future.
I can kinda see their point. Apps are a big deal for the average user, and Apple still leads there, if only because their apps are more unified and consistent. Android will catch up eventually, but right now that is a strongpoint with Apple.
Android's strongpoint is customization and flexibility.
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I agree with you about Apps playing a big role. That's definitely a factor and I can see them mentioning it. But they went into detail about how this app compared to that app and so on and so forth so much that it seemed more of a review of the app stores themselves and what they offer. iOS apps are great but if I can't see them without binocs, then I wont enjoy the experience too much. Mostly I just want to see Apple release a 4.5-5" screen on an iPhone. If they did that, I would honestly 100% agree that it was the best phone available. iOS still wouldn't be for me, but it would probably be the best. Personally, as much as I love my Nexus 5 I would say the Note 3 is probably the best smartphone available. Build quality, feature set, camera quality, screen quality, it's just got the whole package albeit massive in form factor.
I think that everyone is waiting for a bigger iPhone. We will see what Apple does.
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I agree 100%. I just love when I hear Samsung and Apple owners saying that people with the opposite device is only buying it because of marketing and social status. They both are. I also prefer TouchWiz Android to iOS as I quite enjoyed my S3 and currently my Note 10.1. But man it's nice to be on the Nexus platform now and not have to deal with either. I don't HATE TW like some people do, but I really appreciate the Nexus feel.
Pretty much nothing but personal preference... I don't feel the Eco and App systems are that dramatically different between IOS and Android (My wife and daughter are iPhone/iPad users) if anything it's a neck and neck race.... Some applications work better on Android and some work better on IOS.... People want to go out of there way to split hairs on which has the most useful apps and at the end of the day they are both really good overall experiences....
There are things and features I think Apple does better and there are things and features I think Android does better... Apple has more tightly woven Eco system... With Android being open source you have every MFG out there trying to add on their own touches and even trying to get you into their own services as well.... It creates a confusion when you go from one Android device to another..... You can pretty much go from the iPhone 4 - 5C/S and not really tell much of a difference at all (If any) because it's more uniform... but try going from a Samsung Galaxy/Touchwiz device to an HTC/Sense Device to a Nexus Device..... dramatically difference experiences.... I've done IOS, Touchwiz, Sense and Nexus.... My personal preference is the Nexus line.... It's why my GS3 and EVO were both rooted devices to unload Touchwiz and Sense..... but they have some nice features about them as well...
You just have to do your research and figure out what is best for your needs... I'd say most people just want to text, read email and take pictures of their kids/cats/dogs/selfie to post to some social media site.... lol....
There are things and features I think Apple does better and there are things and features I think Android does better... Apple has more tightly woven Eco system... With Android being open source you have every MFG out there trying to add on their own touches and even trying to get you into their own services as well.... It creates a confusion when you go from one Android device to another..... You can pretty much go from the iPhone 4 - 5C/S and not really tell much of a difference at all (If any) because it's more uniform... but try going from a Samsung Galaxy/Touchwiz device to an HTC/Sense Device to a Nexus Device..... dramatically difference experiences.... I've done IOS, Touchwiz, Sense and Nexus.... My personal preference is the Nexus line.... It's why my GS3 and EVO were both rooted devices to unload Touchwiz and Sense..... but they have some nice features about them as well...
You just have to do your research and figure out what is best for your needs... I'd say most people just want to text, read email and take pictures of their kids/cats/dogs/selfie to post to some social media site.... lol....
There are a lot of things about TouchWiz that I really like. But I also like stock Android. One of the things that I like about the Nexus devices over Samsung devices is the on screen buttons. I know it takes up some of the screen. But I do prefer it to having wobbly or unresponsive buttons and dimly lit capacitive buttons like on some Samsung devices.
Sent from my iPhone 5S. The "S" is for sexy.
I have AudioManger app on Android that lets me create sound profiles and a widget to switch between Normal/Vibrate/Silent. iOS will never give me that. Oh and the email & calendar widgets that I can make to take the entire screen.
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The G2 is an awesome phone, but I can see how the funky button placement would annoy some people. I also don't like LG's skin and LG has a really bad history when it comes to OS upgrades/support. They burned me bad on the Spectrum.
They make awesome hardware though. The Spectrum had the best display of any phone in it's generation. Even by today's standards it would look great.
To be fair, you could say the exact same thing about Google devices. Going from a Galaxy Nexus to a Nexus 5 would not be much of a shock either (hell, KitKat runs almost as well on a Galaxy nexus). The Nexus is the Android analog to the iPhone. If you stay in the nexus line, you will have the same experience on Android as on Apple.
The difference is that You have other alternatives besides the Nexus on Android. On Apple you have none.
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