Might I also add, Android UI stutters whereas IOS is a realtime OS which never stutters. And games are infinitely better optimized for IOS than they are for android, which means IOS gets 3 or 4 times the framerate of Android plus doesn't have the in-game skips and freezes that Android has.
And the best part is iPhones have metal API now (5s and up) which makes games run even double or triple as fast than they already do.
And on the hardware side iphones usually have the most powerful GPU and best CPU, android manufacturers however try to deceive the buyers by adding more cores (quad core, octa core, etc...) when it's been said by all the technical people that more than 2 cores on an Android makes absolutely no difference on performance and is just a marketing gimmick, same as android's advertized higher CPU speeds which the phones can't maintain for more than 5 minutes before thermal throttling kicks in (in contrast with iphone CPUs which throttle far less)
All of the above makes iphones more than worth the price, and shows that only ignorant people buy android.
Might I also add, Android UI stutters whereas IOS is a realtime OS which never stutters. And games are infinitely better optimized for IOS than they are for android, which means IOS gets 3 or 4 times the framerate of Android plus doesn't have the in-game skips and freezes that Android has.
And the best part is iPhones have metal API now (5s and up) which makes games run even double or triple as fast than they already do.
And on the hardware side iphones usually have the most powerful GPU and best CPU, android manufacturers however try to deceive the buyers by adding more cores (quad core, octa core, etc...) when it's been said by all the technical people that more than 2 cores on an Android makes absolutely no difference on performance and is just a marketing gimmick, same as android's advertized higher CPU speeds which the phones can't maintain for more than 5 minutes before thermal throttling kicks in (in contrast with iphone CPUs which throttle far less)
All of the above makes iphones more than worth the price, and shows that only ignorant people buy android.
Google does not control the software on my Nexus phone. All I have to do I flip the toggle (it's right there in my settings menu, not hidden somewhere) to unlock my bootloader and I can do whatever I want with it.
Aye. It is all about controlling narratives.I love how everyone forgets how behind Apple is in features until they catch up every once in a while. Then the one or two features they do have versus the competition suddenly becomes a must have, and of course none of them are gimmicky.
You didn't get what I mean -- I'm referring to a harmony between the hardware and software, where you know the two were designed closely together. Google often has OEMs design Nexus phones based on what Android's feature set will be that year; this year, fingerprint readers will likely be the big deal.
but the problem is that Google's Nexus models... well, they're patterned after the iPhone model, where the vendor controls both the hardware and software. You're a stone's throw from going with Apple at that point.
iPhones "just work" the same way an Android phone "just works". I have to spend just as much time tinkering with an iPhone as I do an Android phone.
In this day and age with cloud storage do you really need a sd card? If you really need the storage Note 5 comes in 128 gb. That should be plenty for most people.
And yet you referred to that as a "problem". Why is that a problem exactly? I don't see that as being a negative towards the Nexus line.
Those two quotes don't seem to be making the same argument. Could just be me though.
I'm not saying that the Nexus line is bad, I should make that clear. That hardware/software unity is good! The issue is that it effectively limits you to one vendor, which partly obviates the point of Android. You still have the greater software flexibility, of course, but you're a hair's breadth away from embracing Apple's philosophy.
The Note 5 does not have a 128GB option. If it did I would have gotten it. I can see the OPs point but I myself would never choose to get an iphone for any reason. I will just continue to enjoy my Note 4.
My fault.
The Galaxy S-6 has the 128gb option. I'm sure Samsung will roll out a 128gb option for the Note 5 within a month, especially since many previous Note users are upset with Samsung's decision to omit the sd slot.
Hmmmm...... just switched to Android after about 5 years with iOS. My $220 MotoG 2015 is a better phone than my iPhone 5. Better battery, and I was shocked to see that the camera is better as well. Android 5 is nice, the moto assist features are fantastic, much better notifications from the lock screen.
I'm able to use (finally) a good mail app, my choice of calendar app that syncs so much better with exchange than Apple's mail.
I do run a security app that seems to carry very little overhead. Running a sercuity/anit-virus app is new for me but it doesn't get in the way so I don't mind.
Oh, and the phone is water resistant, has a better speaker, better call quality on both ends and I like the bigger screen and the phone still easily fits in my pocket.
Interestingly the stock gmail app is way worse than the iOS version for some reason. No matter since I don't use it and have disable it.
The MotoG 2015 is so good for the money I will never spend more for a phone.