I think a lot of people will. Apple established itself as the luxury smartphone brand. The class of people that drive Lexuses and BMWs will buy iPhones. I expect within three years the Chineseification of Android will make it so there is a $100-200 solid Apple Tax for their devices.
Apple has already started taking down the hardware value of their phones (aka cutting corners on the insides), I expect tablets are next. Honestly I am SHOCKED the Air 2 is so good given the lack of competition in Android.
Who cares. Collectively Android is killing apple and that's all that matters to me.
everybody buys iphones. and their children.
If Apple sticks to their release schedule, they will ship lame "S" revisions to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in 3Q that are only minor improvements to the shipping model.
If Samsung releases a seriously improved Galaxy S6 around that time, it shouldn't have any problem becoming a best seller.
Nearly every generation of iPhone has had a massive performance improvement over the predecessor...especially "S" models like the 3GS and 4S. Every Apple product cycle pushes performance in the Android market too. Samsung releases their latest flagship devices with mind-blowing specs, then Apple releases their new lineup with slightly better performance than the best Android devices (despite specs that seem lower on paper). Next year, the cycle starts again.
My main problem with Apple right now is the 1GB RAM on iPhone 6 and iPad mini 3. Since the transition to 64-bit, there's less usable RAM (the OS has 32bit modules loaded simultaneously with 64bit modules). For users with my habits, 1GB is just awful. For users with different habits, it's just fine...
64-bit is another thing Apple did that caught other SoC makers by surprise.
Yep. Once I saw the specs and benchmarks on the iPad Air 2 I told everyone on the fence about the 6 to wait it out for the 6s. I'm fully assuming Apple will put those guts in the 6s and it will be a beastly little device. The 6 by itself is a gimped product with a short lifespan. The 6s will not be a meaningless update. The internals are going to be greatly improved.
Which, love it or hate it, is another things Apple does with razor like precision. Make each product just good enough to encourage mass upgrades while making sure something easily added will be the next big thing. Hard to fault them when it has worked so well for so long.
Samsung is facing the music on that with the S3/S4/S5/future S6 derivatives. Only so much "innovation" you can do once you push past screen sizes.
Yeah. Apple is dying. Sure!
Haters are worse than fanboys...
Nearly every generation of iPhone has had a massive performance improvement over the predecessor...especially "S" models like the 3GS and 4S. Every Apple product cycle pushes performance in the Android market too. Samsung releases their latest flagship devices with mind-blowing specs, then Apple releases their new lineup with slightly better performance than the best Android devices (despite specs that seem lower on paper). Next year, the cycle starts again.
My main problem with Apple right now is the 1GB RAM on iPhone 6 and iPad mini 3. Since the transition to 64-bit, there's less usable RAM (the OS has 32bit modules loaded simultaneously with 64bit modules). For users with my habits, 1GB is just awful. For users with different habits, it's just fine...
That said, 64-bit is another thing Apple did that caught other SoC makers by surprise.
Personally, an iPhone 5/5c performs better for my web browsing habits...but I need the bigger screen of the 6 Plus. Can't wait for the next product cycle since it's overdue for a RAM capacity increase...
Yep. Once I saw the specs and benchmarks on the iPad Air 2 I told everyone on the fence about the 6 to wait it out for the 6s.
I'd rather be labeled as a hater than a tool.
Who cares. Collectively Android is killing apple and that's all that matters to me.
Nearly every generation of iPhone has had a massive performance improvement over the predecessor...especially "S" models like the 3GS and 4S. Every Apple product cycle pushes performance in the Android market too. Samsung releases their latest flagship devices with mind-blowing specs, then Apple releases their new lineup with slightly better performance than the best Android devices (despite specs that seem lower on paper). Next year, the cycle starts again.
My main problem with Apple right now is the 1GB RAM on iPhone 6 and iPad mini 3. Since the transition to 64-bit, there's less usable RAM (the OS has 32bit modules loaded simultaneously with 64bit modules). For users with my habits, 1GB is just awful. For users with different habits, it's just fine...
That said, 64-bit is another thing Apple did that caught other SoC makers by surprise.
Personally, an iPhone 5/5c performs better for my web browsing habits...but I need the bigger screen of the 6 Plus. Can't wait for the next product cycle since it's overdue for a RAM capacity increase...
So that somehow means iDevice performance is NOT pushing the competition to leapfrog each other with each product cycle? Another example: No other manufacturer even attempted to make a high DPI display until Apple did it.You seem to forget that the millions of soccer moms and pointy haired bosses that are buying iPhone 6's don't really care what CPU is in the phone or how much RAM it has.
Sadly, this is pretty much still a solid representation of your average iOS user:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
These people would be more impressed if the "iPhone 6s" had features like water resistance, a better camera flash, or an extra 6 hours of battery life. They might want it to be even thinner, although I have no idea why.
So that somehow means iDevice performance is NOT pushing the competition to leapfrog each other with each product cycle? Another example: No other manufacturer even attempted to make a high DPI display until Apple did it.
True, but Apple didn't make a phone with a larger display until their Android competition was doing it for 2 years. They even made a point in making fun of those large screen phones in former Apple keynotes, but their customer base didn't buy it.
I have an iPhone 6 myself, but that's mostly because of I was sick of Verizon pushing bad Android updates to my old Samsung phone and screwing it up every few months. I'd imagine that I would have been just as happy with a Google Play edition phone.
You seem to forget that the millions of soccer moms and pointy haired bosses that are buying iPhone 6's don't really care what CPU is in the phone or how much RAM it has.
Sadly, this is pretty much still a solid representation of your average iOS user:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
These people would be more impressed if the "iPhone 6s" had features like water resistance, a better camera flash, or an extra 6 hours of battery life. They might want it to be even thinner, although I have no idea why.
These kind of stereotypes are played out - on both the iOS and Android sides. The "huge" differences people spout about truly are small today. There's very little one ecosystem can do that the other can't. There are strengths on both sides sure, but nothing like it was 2 years ago.
After getting an iPad recently I 100% disagree. Android has gotten to the point it is very functional OS for me. With mouse support, great USB support, great file managers with network support, Office support, emulation support, etc. what you get with a non-rooted Android phone/tablet functionality wise is very close to a real OS like OSX or Ubuntu. iOS feels like a toy OS in comparison because it has no decent file management even if you jailbreak (I would pay $50 to get the free Es File Explorer on there), no mouse support, and the fake multi-tasking outright sucks. The only functional advantage for me over Android is that I can use a Wiimote with it, but only when I completely blow away the iOS bluetooth stack and replace it.
I love the iPad hardware and I would pay $100 extra for it to run Android because iOS is so non functional for any person who actually knows how to use a computer and doesn't need a compute appliance. I have basically accepted this thing will be a glorified web browser and game console because even with jailbreak what I can do is so limited. I understand that for 99% of people iOS is just as good or ever better because it has some fitness or social network app they like, but to say on a nerdy forum that there is very little Android can do that iOS can't is simply wrong.
I think a lot of people will. Apple established itself as the luxury smartphone brand. The class of people that drive Lexuses and BMWs will buy iPhones. I expect within three years the Chineseification of Android will make it so there is a $100-200 solid Apple Tax for their devices.
Apple has already started taking down the hardware value of their phones (aka cutting corners on the insides), I expect tablets are next. Honestly I am SHOCKED the Air 2 is so good given the lack of competition in Android.
mouse support ? file management ?
I understand where you're coming from, I'm old.
But that is not where the world has gone. People want touch. People want function.
They don't want to screw around with files and mice.
That's one of the great things about Apple; they try and make the best products possible, regardless. You never know when you're competitors are going to pop up with someone that might effectively compete with your own product, so it's very important to never take your eye off the ball.
On the flip side (and ignoring tablet apps where there is a legit difference), there is nothing I wish I could do on my Android phone that's only available in iOS. Major apps are mostly equivalent and there are some legitimate niche things you can do on the Android side due to their distributed ecosystem - like active notifications or s-pen.