who's leaving android to iPhone 6 or 6+

[UJ95x]

Man, it has 1gb not two. It will fail when it comes to proper multitasking.

And I give you the A8. It's superior to 2012 stuff. But the CPU alone doesn't justify all the other junk hardware.

What, aside from the RAM, is junk?

 

[codyoehl]

That kinda shows how good apple is though
They make the iPhone with entry level specs, and make it run faster than the top android flagships
I personally love android, and while I entertained the idea of getting the iPhone 6, I don't think it's the best for me

I'm loving the new Sony xperia z3

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[larryinfl]

I've owned both devices and figured I'd chime in.

I'm on my second android phone. I started with the S4 and nave a Note 3 now. I'm due to upgrade in February. I also own a Note 2014 and Note Pro. I've owned several iPads.

I am a Mac user, so switching back has its temptations.

I have a Gear 2 watch. It's not very sexy and the interface is rather poor. I really only use it to tell the time and monitor my activity. The Apple watch is far more stylish and I look forward to testing out the interface.

As far as the phones; I've owned every iPhone up to the iPhone 5.

I know you guys like to point out specs on a screen and paper. But that is such a small part of the argument, and seems like one of the few valid arguments. Specs don't mean that much in the scope of things.

Although the iPhone hardware seems lesser, the phones as a whole run smoother and faster. Apples software is much better optimized to run on their hardware than either of my Android phones. Running any number of multiple apps always ran smooth due to the way iOS handles multi-tasking. I keep a memory booster app on my Androids because they tend to slow down. That was NEVER an issue with any of my iPhones.

I'm very techie and I love the customization of the Android platform. I have a different launcher and replaced nearly every default app.

I do miss how well my iPhones used to communicate/sync with my Macs. That would be a big factor to switch back now they they have larger screens. Having the ability to save locally on your iPhone with iOS 8 is a great addition. Also I'm very thankful they now allow third party keyboards.

Android is great for the techie people. iPhone is great for the non-techie. I would NEVER recommend my mom or wife get an Android phone although I personally have no issues with it. The iPhone is far more simple and easier to use. More basic. Which to you techie type is a downfall. But as a mass produced product its a great idea.

Just two cents from someone that has owned both platforms and whom is very techie.

 

[UJ95x]

That kinda shows how good apple is though
They make the iPhone with entry level specs, and make it run faster than the top android flagships
I personally love android, and while I entertained the idea of getting the iPhone 6, I don't think it's the best for me

I'm loving the new Sony xperia z3

Posted via Android Central App with my Samsung Galaxy S5

Nothing about the specs is entry level, though. (Aside from the 1GB of RAM)

 

[codyoehl]

Nothing about the specs is entry level, though. (Aside from the 1GB of RAM)

1.4 or so GHZ dual core processor and I believe under 2000 mAh battery is pretty low specs to me

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[UJ95x]

1.4 or so GHZ dual core processor and I believe under 2000 mAh battery is pretty low specs to me

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All you're looking at is the numbers. The A7 was a dual-core 1.3GHz chip, but it beat out the quad-core (2.3?) GHz Snapdragon 800 at almost everything. Even the SD801 which released a few months later was pretty on par with it. All while being more battery efficient.

And speaking of the battery, the iPhone 6 still has great battery life. The 6+ is even better.

 

[codyoehl]

All you're looking at is the numbers. The A7 was a dual-core 1.3GHz chip, but it beat out the quad-core (2.3?) GHz Snapdragon 800 at almost everything. Even the SD801 which released a few months later was pretty on par with it. All while being more battery efficient.

And speaking of the battery, the iPhone 6 still has great battery life. The 6+ is even better.

That's what I'm saying
Apple makes a 1.3 GHZ chip run as fast as a 2.5 GHZ snapdragon 801 chip
That to me is impressive

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[UJ95x]

That's what I'm saying
Apple makes a 1.3 GHZ chip run as fast as a 2.5 GHZ snapdragon 801 chip
That to me is impressive

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It is. I'm just saying it's not entry-level in any sense

 

[crackberrytraitor]

What, aside from the RAM, is junk?

The subpar screen, cheap camera and it's tiny 1760mah battery. Reviews are already saying it has mediocre-low battery life.

Here's a better question. Aside from the CPU (and we're talking hardware here, obviously), what about this phone is better than a 2012 android device?

This is the same thing Apple did with the abysmal specs in the first iPad mini. They rehash cheap hardware that's light years behind the competition and charge flagship prices.

 

[crackberrytraitor]

That kinda shows how good apple is though
They make the iPhone with entry level specs, and make it run faster than the top android flagships
I personally love android, and while I entertained the idea of getting the iPhone 6, I don't think it's the best for me

I'm loving the new Sony xperia z3

Posted via Android Central App with my Samsung Galaxy S5

It's multitasking is going to crippled, plain and simple. And I've yet to see how much faster it is than android. Protip: it isn't at all.

 

[UJ95x]

The subpar screen, cheap camera and it's tiny 1760mah battery.

Here's a better question. Aside from the CPU (and we're talking hardware here, obviously), what about this phone is better than a 2012 android device?

This is the same thing Apple did with the abysmal specs in the first iPad mini. They rehash cheap hardware that's light years behind the competition and charge flagship prices.

Sub-par screen: Aside from "low" resolution, it's one of the better screens. More accurate, better viewing angles, higher contrast, lower power draw, etc. is better than basically any Android device aside from the S5.

Cheap camera: Again. All you're looking at is the megapixel count. From reviews I've read so far, the iPhone 6+ has one of, if not the best all around cameras.

Tiny battery: More numbers. It's irrelevant if the battery life is better than devices with larger capacity. Would a bigger battery have been better? Sure. But we have yet to see many reviews of battery life aside from the preliminary tech blogs that all have their own testing methods. And on those, both devices lasted easily throughout the day.

 

[codyoehl]

It's multitasking is going to crippled, plain and simple. And I've yet to see how much faster it is than android. Protip: it isn't at all.

It manages to top benchmarks and provide a very smooth and fast experience
I'm not too sure about the multitasking, but how much of that do we do anyway

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[crackberrytraitor]

Sub-par screen: Aside from "low" resolution, it's one of the better screens. More accurate, better viewing angles, higher contrast, lower power draw, etc. is better than basically any Android device aside from the S5.

Cheap camera: Again. All you're looking at is the megapixel count. From reviews I've read so far, the iPhone 6+ has one of, if not the best all around cameras.

Tiny battery: More numbers. It's irrelevant if the battery life is better than devices with larger capacity. Would a bigger battery have been better? Sure. But we have yet to see many reviews of battery life aside from the preliminary tech blogs that all have their own testing methods. And on those, both devices lasted easily throughout the day.

It is low resolution. Rather noticeable to the eye immediately if you've used a 1080p device. It's just such a joke to defend a display that literally is not any better than the 720p IPS in the original One X released over 2 years ago. In a humorous side by side comparison, the only thing that could be said was that the iPhone was a bit dimmer.

The camera is cheap and almost the same hardware from the 5s. The improvements to the camera seem to be restricted almost exclusively to processor and software updates allowing for improved colour reproduction and noise handling algorithms. The only hardware improvements we’re getting here are Optical Image Stabilisation (available on the iPhone 6 Plus only) and a new sensor that uses “Focus Pixels”, otherwise known to the rest of the world as on-chip phase detection autofocus.
It features the same 1/3-inch sensor size and the same 8-megapixel resolution that the company’s flagship mobile devices have carried since the iPhone 4s was announced in the first half of 2011, as well as the same f/2.2 aperture lens, True Tone flash, Hybrid IR filter, and a host of other features previously seen in the iPhone 5s. Again, you're getting good optimization, but cheap hardware.

And finally nearly every review has been unimpressed with the battery life. The more generous describe it as tolerable but far from impressive. The less enamored flat out say that it performs poorly compared to android competitors.

 

[crackberrytraitor]

It manages to top benchmarks and provide a very smooth and fast experience
I'm not too sure about the multitasking, but how much of that do we do anyway

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You're getting those benchmarks from the A8, not the RAM. Even magical iOS can't provide good multitasking with 1 gig. I don't doubt that many of you guys don't multitask, which is why you might be better off with outdated apple toys. Some of us actually do work on our devices and don't like when our stuff constantly refreshes when switching between apps.

 

[UJ95x]

It manages to top benchmarks and provide a very smooth and fast experience
I'm not too sure about the multitasking, but how much of that do we do anyway

Posted via Android Central App with my Samsung Galaxy S5

Multitasking does suck. That's why I said aside from the RAM, nothing is "low end" or outdated.

 

[UJ95x]

It is low resolution. Rather noticeable to the eye immediately if you've used a 1080p device. It's just such a joke to defend a display that literally is not any better than the 720p IPS in the original One X released over 2 years ago. In a humorous side by side comparison, the only thing that could be said was that the iPhone was a bit dimmer.

The camera is cheap and almost the same hardware from the 5s. The improvements to the camera seem to be restricted almost exclusively to processor and software updates allowing for improved colour reproduction and noise handling algorithms. The only hardware improvements we’re getting here are Optical Image Stabilisation (available on the iPhone 6 Plus only) and a new sensor that uses “Focus Pixels”, otherwise known to the rest of the world as on-chip phase detection autofocus.
It features the same 1/3-inch sensor size and the same 8-megapixel resolution that the company’s flagship mobile devices have carried since the iPhone 4s was announced in the first half of 2011, as well as the same f/2.2 aperture lens, True Tone flash, Hybrid IR filter, and a host of other features previously seen in the iPhone 5s. Again, you're getting good optimization, but cheap hardware.

And finally nearly every review has been unimpressed with the battery life. The more generous describe it as tolerable but far from impressive. The less enamored flat out say that it performs poorly compared to android competitors.

I have an S4 with a 1080P display. I see no difference in sharpness of the screen when looking at either the Moto X (720P) or the iPhone 5 (lower than HD, but also a smaller display). It does have a different pixel layout than an IPS display, but it's nothing significant. I'd gladly sacrifice 100PPI for a more accurate display and better battery life.

The "cheap" camera still outperforms basically every Android device on the market.

 

[codyoehl]

I have an S4 with a 1080P display. I see no difference in sharpness of the screen when looking at either the Moto X (720P) or the iPhone 5 (lower than HD, but also a smaller display). It does have a different pixel layout than an IPS display, but it's nothing significant. I'd gladly sacrifice 100PPI for a more accurate display and better battery life.

The "cheap" camera still outperforms basically every Android device on the market.

That's what I'm saying
On paper, iPhone's look like a low end handset, while in actual use, they perform amazingly well.
I know specs aren't everything, but I've always been a big spec guy, but that's me

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[crackberrytraitor]

I have an S4 with a 1080P display. I see no difference in sharpness of the screen when looking at either the Moto X (720P) or the iPhone 5 (lower than HD, but also a smaller display). It does have a different pixel layout than an IPS display, but it's nothing significant. I'd gladly sacrifice 100PPI for a more accurate display and better battery life.

The "cheap" camera still outperforms basically every Android device on the market.

You must have very poor eyesight, then. Even my grandmother can tell the difference after upgrading from a 720p moto G to a 1080p HTC m8. I mean seriously dude, for anyone with proper vision it's a very noticeable difference.

And I love how you're already trumpeting that the iphone's (I'm glad you admitted it was cheap) camera is better than the best Android cameras when almost no (if any) side by side comparison tests have been conducted yet. It will certainly be a decent camera, but it simply will not be as good as it's top competitors. Just because you wish it were so and say it over and over doesn't make it true.

I can't wait for the 6s with it's amazing new 1080p retina, invented for the first time by Apple, along with a better camera and 2 gigs of RAM. We'll probably see Apple invent multitasking as well. Maybe iTask, or Apple task. Honestly they gimped this thing on purpose to make it ridiculously easy to put out an s model later. They don't even need to do any R&D.

 

[UJ95x]

You must have very poor eyesight, then

Nope. 20/20

I mean seriously dude, for anyone with proper vision it's a very noticeable difference

It's nothing that you will notice unless you are web browsing or watching 1080+ video. Even then, it would have to be side by side. And like I said, I'd gladly give up pixel density in favor of a more accurate, higher contrast, and better viewing angles display.

And I love how you're already trumpeting that the iphone's (I'm glad you admitted it was cheap) camera is better than the best Android cameras when almost no (if any) side by side comparison tests have been conducted yet.

I didn't say it was cheap. I put quotes around it
"I also pitted the Plus head to head against several other flagships. It bested the HTC One M8 in sharpness and white balance, though it didn't get quite as much light; it had more natural colors and less noise than the LG G3; it got more light, better colors and clearer focus than the Galaxy S5; and although the Lumia 1020 brought in the most light, it also did so at the expense of unnatural colors and noise."
Source: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus review: bigger and better, but with stiffer competition

 

[crackberrytraitor]

Nope. 20/20

It's nothing that you will notice unless you are web browsing or watching 1080+ video. Even then, it would have to be side by side. And like I said, I'd gladly give up pixel density in favor of a more accurate, higher contrast, and better viewing angles display.

I didn't say it was cheap. I put quotes around it
"I also pitted the Plus head to head against several other flagships. It bested the HTC One M8 in sharpness and white balance, though it didn't get quite as much light; it had more natural colors and less noise than the LG G3; it got more light, better colors and clearer focus than the Galaxy S5; and although the Lumia 1020 brought in the most light, it also did so at the expense of unnatural colors and noise."
Source: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus review: bigger and better, but with stiffer competition

Either you're mistaken about having 20/20 or being dishonest. I fail to believe anyone with proper vision can't see an obvious difference. And
It's probably least noticeable in things like video, it's everywhere else you notice pixelated lines. I don't hold much stock in anything Engadget has to say, but since you linked it, you might as read how that they could see a significant difference between the screens on the 6 and 6+, with the 6 being more pixelated and not as sharp. And the 6+ isn't even close to the clarity of most android screens.

Also you may have noticed they marked poor battery life as a con. Guess that little 1760mh battery isn't so stellar after all. Finally you glossed over some bits about what they had to say about the camera.

"but how did it (and its 4.7-inch twin) fare in the daylight? Shots taken by the Lumia 1020 were far more detailed and had a slightly more accurate white balance and color representation outside; but while it did a fantastic job capturing the shadows, the highlights were typically more blown out than they were on the iPhone. The GS5 is a respectable contender in the daylight as well, offering more detail"

Basically the iPhone has poor detail because of it's lower megapixel count. It certainly could have produced more detailed pics if apple had actually included a higher MP sensor along with OIS, you know those things that are standard on most flagships these days.