Thought this was funny and interesting.

[badbrad17]

3 actually and Apple is rumored to introduce a different iPhone that is cheaper, and again many people are happy with the only choice apple provides.

hahaha. Ya riiight. That's like saying the Nexus 1 is still a choice. The iPhone 4 is old and tired and the 4S is out the door any month. I mean high end devices. New. Fresh. Top of the line.

Right now we can choose the nexus 4, HTC One, SGS4, note 2, DNA. All top of the line.

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[badbrad17]

3? Ok, they offer 1 modern choice and 2 outdated choices that are cheaper than the modern one.... that's like saying, "you can buy an S3 or an S4!" Yeah, both Sammy Galaxy devices, same thing, different version I hope Apple doesn't offer low end iPhones. The iPad Mini is garbage (specs wise) and honestly, without the "premium" argument, Apple loses their only leg to stand on. They've already been beaten in features and usability... what we need from Apple is "WOW!!!!!" Not, "oooo, shinier Apple on the back" type stuff.

I would take a S2 over a ip4, a S3 over a ip4s and a S4 over an ip5 or ip5s for that matter.

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[anon5664829]

3? Ok, they offer 1 modern choice and 2 outdated choices that are cheaper than the modern one.... that's like saying, "you can buy an S3 or an S4!" Yeah, both Sammy Galaxy devices, same thing, different version I hope Apple doesn't offer low end iPhones. The iPad Mini is garbage (specs wise) and honestly, without the "premium" argument, Apple loses their only leg to stand on. They've already been beaten in features and usability... what we need from Apple is "WOW!!!!!" Not, "oooo, shinier Apple on the back" type stuff.

As a tech- inclined person you should know software optimisation is very important, my friend's iPad mini felt smoother then my N10 when I had it, Don't you dare say the iPad mini is just a cheaper iPad. Because it is not.

 

[Aquila]

I would take a S2 over a ip4, a S3 over a ip4s and a S4 over an ip5 or ip5s for that matter.

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I'd agree with that, but I wouldn't have been 100% on board when the S2 and the ip4 were both new. At that time (gingerbread) the S2 had better specs, the iPh I would argue had more buy in to their OS experience, I would have recommended them approximately evenly, though I liked Android way better for my personal choices. Since ICS, just about every top of the line Android device wins.

But, to your point... I'd take a Galaxy Nexus over all three of the Samsung Galaxy S devices you listed, including the S4. I'd also take an N4 over the S4 and probably the S5. Nexus is where it's at. Software matters, to me updates matter and the philosophy behind the architecture matters. I'm really excited for the Nexus 5 and praying (probably in vain) that there is a CDMA variant.

 

[anon5664829]

I would take a S2 over a ip4, a S3 over a ip4s and a S4 over an ip5 or ip5s for that matter.

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Of course you would, I wouldnt touch the S2 or S3 or S4 for that matter. and you would choose the S4 over the 5S? that just says everything.

 

[anon5664829]

I'd agree with that, but I wouldn't have been 100% on board when the S2 and the ip4 were both new. At that time (gingerbread) the S2 had better specs, the iPh I would argue had more buy in to their OS experience, I would have recommended them approximately evenly, though I liked Android way better for my personal choices. Since ICS, just about every top of the line Android device wins.

But, to your point... I'd take a Galaxy Nexus over all three of the Samsung Galaxy S devices you listed, including the S4. I'd also take an N4 over the S4 and probably the S5. Nexus is where it's at. Software matters, to me updates matter and the philosophy behind the architecture matters. I'm really excited for the Nexus 5 and praying (probably in vain) that there is a CDMA variant.

The iPhone gets updates even faster then the N4, I got the 4.2.2 update 2 days after its push, on my iPhone 5 I got 6.1.3 as soon as it went live.

 

[Aquila]

As a tech- inclined person you should know software optimisation is very important, my friend's iPad mini felt smoother then my N10 when I had it, Don't you dare say the iPad mini is just a cheaper iPad. Because it is not.

What is it? Not to be overly harsh on it, but the iPad Mini seems like the iPad 2 threw up from anxiety after seeing the iPad 4. I'm not sure what the Nexus 10's issue is, I played with one great one and one that sounds like your friend's (had some sluggish moments). I played with my sister's iPad 2, my other sister's iPad 4 and a coworker's iPad mini and I agree with all of the reviews that said the experience was much more like the iPad 2 than the newest variant. My N7 destroys it and it's much more affordable and supports Android

 

[anon5664829]

What is it? Not to be overly harsh on it, but the iPad Mini seems like the iPad 2 threw up from anxiety after seeing the iPad 4. I'm not sure what the Nexus 10's issue is, I played with one great one and one that sounds like your friend's (had some sluggish moments). I played with my sister's iPad 2, my other sister's iPad 4 and a coworker's iPad mini and I agree with all of the reviews that said the experience was much more like the iPad 2 than the newest variant. My N7 destroys it and it's much more affordable and supports Android

Does not destroy the iPad mini. I would not want android on my tablets either.
It is a better portable iPad, pixel density is higher then the iPad 2, it has LTE the iPad 2 does not, it has a 32nm CPU instead of a 48nm A5 chip, it has siri, it has better battery life, bluetooth 4.0 iPad 2 does not have and to top it all of better looks.


Tell me more about how the iPad mini is a smaller iPad 2? I also forgot 5MP back camera.iPad 2 only has 0.8 MP back camera the front facing has also been boosted to 1.3 MP, seems like you do not know what you are talking about.

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

Does not destroy the iPad mini. I would not want android on my tablets either.
It is a better portable iPad, pixel density is higher then the iPad 2, it has LTE the iPad 2 does not, it has a 32nm CPU instead of a 48nm A5 chip, it has siri, it has better battery life, bluetooth 4.0 iPad 2 does not have and to top it all of better looks.


Tell me more about how the iPad mini is a smaller iPad 2? I also forgot 5MP back camera.iPad 2 only has 0.8 MP back camera the front facing has also been boosted to 1.3 MP, seems like you do not know what you are talking about.

Tried an iPad mini at a Staples for 10 minutes, and personally I thought it couldn't compare to the Nexus 7,it didn't seem as smooth, it was kind of a pain to hold in the hand and the screen was nothing to brag about.

I can see the appeal of it to iOS users but I don't see anyone that has a Nexus 7 dumping it for an iPad mini.

This is from me, on my EVO 3D.

 

[return_0]

The iPad mini is really just a blown up iPhone with lower pixel density. I mean, the keyboard is exactly like the iPhone keyboard but more pixelated!

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[anon5664829]

The iPad mini is really just a blown up iPhone with lower pixel density. I mean, the keyboard is exactly like the iPhone keyboard but more pixelated!

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This is a joke right?

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Tried an iPad mini at a Staples for 10 minutes, and personally I thought it couldn't compare to the Nexus 7,it didn't seem as smooth, it was kind of a pain to hold in the hand and the screen was nothing to brag about.

I can see the appeal of it to iOS users but I don't see anyone that has a Nexus 7 dumping it for an iPad mini.

This is from me, on my EVO 3D.

Didn't seem smooth? Are you sure? Its insanely quick.

Again many people forget that outside the US there are no Google services like music movies etc. My iPad is a entertainment device(and college work sometimes) and not having access to that content. Besides I prefer iOS tablets over android tablets.

 

[Alex trebek]

This is a joke right?

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Didn't seem smooth? Are you sure? Its insanely quick.

Again many people forget that outside the US there are no Google services like music movies etc. My iPad is a entertainment device(and college work sometimes) and not having access to that content. Besides I prefer iOS tablets over android tablets.

The iPad mini is very responsive, however I prefer the N7 or even Kindle Fire HD (much cheaper) the iPad mini has a specific market and is a very good device. I prefer my full sized iPad, but I do like the portability of the minis I've used. Like most things, it's really down to opinion.

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[xlDeMoNiClx]

This is a joke right?

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Didn't seem smooth? Are you sure? Its insanely quick.

Again many people forget that outside the US there are no Google services like music movies etc. My iPad is a entertainment device(and college work sometimes) and not having access to that content. Besides I prefer iOS tablets over android tablets.

I know tech stuff, so yes I'm sure. At least not compared to the Nexus 7 but in its own right it's not slow either.

This is from me, on my EVO 3D.

 

[Aquila]

This is a joke right?

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Didn't seem smooth? Are you sure? Its insanely quick.

Again many people forget that outside the US there are no Google services like music movies etc. My iPad is a entertainment device(and college work sometimes) and not having access to that content. Besides I prefer iOS tablets over android tablets.

That's a good point about not having Google services... not sure how that would effect my experience. I don't use them a lot, but it's nice having them there.

 

[anon5664829]

That's a good point about not having Google services... not sure how that would effect my experience. I don't use them a lot, but it's nice having them there.

I would maybe get the N7 if I had those services.

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The iPad mini is very responsive, however I prefer the N7 or even Kindle Fire HD (much cheaper) the iPad mini has a specific market and is a very good device. I prefer my full sized iPad, but I do like the portability of the minis I've used. Like most things, it's really down to opinion.

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No objective answer can be given.

 

[jsmith203344]

Make better products?.......

Thats gonna be hard without Steve around:-!

 

[jsmith203344]

That's a good point about not having Google services... not sure how that would effect my experience. I don't use them a lot, but it's nice having them there.

I hate how the google services is always running in the background my mate said that he flashed a ROM without google service and it runs better and the battery last longer too.

 

[anon5664829]

I hate how the google services is always running in the background my mate said that he flashed a ROM without google service and it runs better and the battery last longer too.

Completely different things.

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Thats gonna be hard without Steve around:-!

Do you and slender troll really think apple is a one man show? there are more then 4000 employs making products not just one guy.

 

[Slender Troll]

Completely different things.

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Do you and slender troll really think apple is a one man show? there are more then 4000 employs making products not just one guy.

There is a difference between hard and impossible.

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[xlDeMoNiClx]

Completely different things.

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Do you and slender troll really think apple is a one man show? there are more then 4000 employs making products not just one guy.

Well he was the one showing them off to all the fans. No- one ever mentions those other 4000 people behind the scenes.

This is from me, on my EVO 3D.