Introducing the iPhone 5S... for Same.

[zerogear]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sIWez9HAbA

Gave me a chuckle, while it's a parody, it's also strangely accurate.

"To create the new iPhone, we started with a design we really loved and...stopped."

"We have found a way to sell the exact same iPhone a year later...and sell millions."

"We decided to spend more money on marketing because all the time added up is time...added up."

"We laid off our whole engineering staff to show how dedicated we are to this new direction."

 

[openwheel]

funny! well done

 

[Zaap]

Heh!

 

[Ariae]

Awesome

 

[Lyfer]

Sad how close to the truth it is.

 

[kyrax12]

That's why I joined Android master race.

Though my Galaxy s4 do seemed more laggy than the iphone 5. Anyone want to chime in.

Is it a defective model?

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

That's why I joined Android master race.

Though my Galaxy s4 do seemed more laggy than the iphone 5. Anyone want to chime in.

Is it a defective model?

Not surprising. I'd bet some of it has to do with the fact that Android isn't as efficient as iOS in UI smoothness, but I'd say some of it also has to do with the fact that Touchwiz is laggy stuff.

 

[zerogear]

SGS4 is generally much lagged than other phones this gen simply by the fact that Samsung loaded too many "features" in an effort to differentiate themselves, ultimately crippling the phone.

 

[jpeyton]

That's why I joined Android master race.

Though my Galaxy s4 do seemed more laggy than the iphone 5. Anyone want to chime in.

Is it a defective model?

Flash your carrier-branded GS4 with the Google Play Edition Android 4.3 ROM.

The smoothness is beyond description. I have two GS4s in front of me now; one running Touchwiz Android 4.2.2 and one running GPE Android 4.3. While the Touchwiz version has a lot of Samsung's neat features (mostly involving using sensors to perform tasks), the GPE version has no lag at all.

 

[Thegonagle]

For what it's worth, Leo Laporte "The Tech Guy" has tried all the latest high end smart phones, and while he readily admits "there is no perfect smartphone," he also has called the Galaxy S4 "a piece of junk."

He was using the HTC One and loving it except for the battery life, until the S4 came out. He used that for a week or two, and even kept a spare battery with him like a good geek would.

But he gave the S4 to someone else and went back to the HTC One.

Then, upon release of the Moto X, he gushed over that for about a week.

However, now he's rocking the HTC One yet again.

Not a bad showing for the HTC One if you ask me.

 

[gorcorps]

That's why I joined Android master race.

Though my Galaxy s4 do seemed more laggy than the iphone 5. Anyone want to chime in.

Is it a defective model?

Are you using the stock touchwiz launcher? Stop immediately and get something else. It almost doesn't matter which one, but I like nova launcher.

 

[Crono]

For what it's worth, Leo Laporte "The Tech Guy" has tried all the latest high end smart phones, and while he readily admits "there is no perfect smartphone," he also has called the Galaxy S4 "a piece of junk."

He was using the HTC One and loving it except for the battery life, until the S4 came out. He used that for a week or two, and even kept a spare battery with him like a good geek would.

But he gave the S4 to someone else and went back to the HTC One.

Then, upon release of the Moto X, he gushed over that for about a week.

However, now he's rocking the HTC One yet again.

Not a bad showing for the HTC One if you ask me.

I'd agree with everything he's said (I'm a big TWiT network listener, too). Been using the One since launch. I'm running MoDaCo.SWITCH right now, which is dual boot GPe and Sense 5. There is no discernible difference in speed or performance between the two in my usage. That tells me HTC - whether you like the look of the UI or the extra features or not (I love Blinkfeed, Zoe, Highlights, their TV/remote app, and the skin) - actually did the software well.

And now that there are flagship phones that beat the GS4 nearly across the board, the HTC One seems like it was even a better choice as its unique features still separate it from the pack, like the dual front-facing speakers, aluminum body (feels great to hold naked... I mean the phone is naked, not me ), best low-light Android camera, and a display that is still competitive. Any smartphone is pretty much beat by specs of new phones after 6 months, but I'm still plenty happy with my One and don't have a burning desire for a new phone (except the Lumia 1020, but I've resigned myself to not buying it).

The only thing HTC failed big at was marketing. Just think about it: if the HTC one wasn't an HTC product, but simply had the Apple logo or Samsung logo on it, how many people would have raved about it and purchased it (microSD card and removable battery lovers aside), and thought it a value at $600 off-contract vs the more expensive iPhone 5 and GS4? Especially since the preorder came with a wireless HDMI streamer that works really well? And an additional $25 Google Play credit later on? I'm not saying it's a flawless device, but it really has been overlooked because people buy into what they are told. Even after it was revealed Samsung had a "benchmark booster" tweak on the GS4's, and that TouchWiz made the phone slower and laggier than it should be, people are still buying them up.

I know I've said this all before in other threads, but it really bothers me that Samsung can garner this much support even from tech enthusiasts who should realize that once Samsung locks up 70% or more of the Android market, they can start acting like a monopoly and force LG and HTC out of their way. Then all they have to do is release "good enough" phones ever year instead of innovating. This will be especially true if Apple continues to lose ground internationally.

The Moto X looks good. It would have been a tough choice between it and the One had both been released at the same time, but the Moto X arrived too late and/or expensive for me to consider buying.

 

[WelshBloke]

Are you using the stock touchwiz launcher? Stop immediately and get something else. It almost doesn't matter which one, but I like nova launcher.

This. I like the TW features but Nova Prime is streets ahead as a launcher. Disable the Samsung hubs that you don't use as well.

 

[dawheat]

This. I like the TW features but Nova Prime is streets ahead as a launcher. Disable the Samsung hubs that you don't use as well.

The first 3 steps in owning a Samsung phone:
- remove all the hub widgets and apps
- install a new launcher and use stock jb icons
- go to settings and disable the motion actions you don't

2 minutes of work to get a much better experience.

 

[blairharrington]

What exactly did Leo hate about the S4? I honestly can't stand Leo and personally I find his opinions pretty worthless.

I don't see lag on my S4 Active. I'm running Nova Prime. I disabled the majority of TouchWiz features regarding motion/eye. I do however use Air Gesture to answer my phone at times and to take a screen shot. Not all those extra features are worthless.

Regarding this video, it's very funny, and it's a shame that we'll have to wait until next year for a larger iPhone.

 

[openwheel]

People here listen to Leo Laport? I thought only grandmas and general none-techie listen to his shows. I think he is knowledgeable but his shows are worthless imo due to heavy sponsorship and generic answers.

 

[Mopetar]

People here listen to Leo Laport? I thought only grandmas and general none-techie listen to his shows. I think he is knowledgeable but his shows are worthless imo due to heavy sponsorship and generic answers.

I'll listen to some of the TWiT podcasts, especially if there's a good guest on one of the shows. Dvorak is usually interesting enough in his own right to merit a listen. The daily news podcast is also a fairly decent rundown of any tech news if I haven't had a chance to check any websites and I'm driving or at the gym.