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Re: 10 ways Android trounces iOS (updated)

William Reichard — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:24:17 -0000

Very cool -- thanks! Nice to see informed consumers like you understanding the pros and cons. I haven't tried any of Samsung's devices, but they look great.

Re: 10 ways Android trounces iOS (updated)

Surfnturf57 — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:14:05 -0000

I have been using iPhones since Gen1 and am now going to be switching to a Samsung Infuse with Ginderbread 2.3. The clearly superior features include:

1) 4G support (Apple is falling behind)
2) Flash Support (Apple has head in sand)
3) Larger screen (My eyes appreciate this)
4) Battery Charge last longer

Re: The worst aspects of social media are converging — on you

William Reichard — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:01:00 -0000

Thank you, Alex. Looking forward to circling back to these--you're always incisive!

Re: The worst aspects of social media are converging — on you

AlexSchleber — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:48:35 -0000

Many great points.There is a lot to digest, but right off the bat I would think of a few posts that I wrote/curated myself in the last year. Certainly I agree on Klout being a cancer of sorts, as well as the filter bubble and issues of Power Law Effects with Twitter Trending Topics et al.:http://alexschleber.amplify..., there are many issues there and you may have seen my highlight a good handful of posts in recent weeks from+Mahendra Palsule etc.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

William Reichard — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:17:04 -0000

Thanks. I think this must be an iPhone vs. other iOS devices issue. It does not work on my iPod Touch. Muting mutes everything.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

Mark — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:09:23 -0000

Alarm clock works fine when phone is muted, at least mine. Also, think about taking out the notifications from the home screen, I leave them only on the top bar, except for calls and messages.

Re: A graphic look at Google Plus Extended Circles

William Reichard — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:06:55 -0000

Thanks for reading!

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

William Reichard — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:05:52 -0000

Yeah...seemed weird to me too. Not sure then...I'd say any of the newer dual-core phones ought to be about equally good.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

James — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:00:38 -0000

Yep . I've seen it but I don't want a phone with a game pad. :)

Re: A graphic look at Google Plus Extended Circles

None — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:02:08 -0000

Thanks for explanation!

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

William Reichard — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:28:31 -0000

Have you looked at the Sony Xperia Play?

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

James — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:35:23 -0000

I will most probably play games on my phone more often than doing others so I would want a phone with high fps. Also, my budget is to buy a phone below 500 USD . I wish that you could list me a few phones for a better choice.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

William Reichard — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:56:44 -0000

K...what are your criteria? There's an Android phone to meet almost any requirement these days, from bargain basement to industry leader.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

James — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:22:50 -0000

Hey, Reichard. I am thinking about buying a new phone and I would love to get your recommendations on an android phone. Please replay ASAP. Thanks in advance.

Re: 10 ways Android trounces iOS (updated)

Ntsoft29 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:10:21 -0000

Hi,

VictorMartino : Available in iOS 5, also in iOS5, always in iOS5 !!!
I had iphone3G, and can not get it ! (no one will take me there again)
Who is the nuts ?About "6", NEVER crashed ? maybe you never saw.
Don't need to use that word, each experience is different, mine with apple was bad too.

Android supply these feature since a while now by simple and easiest ways, without any jailbreak or some stuff like that.

If it's not made by Apple, it's crap ! wake upTo sum up, i choosed to be free and use the open way.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

Park Silkenson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:52:26 -0000

Well, Android ICS was just announced tonight and it really looks amazing. I still prefer iOS, but it's nice to see Android putting pressure on Apple and the rest of the industry to keep innovating.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

William Reichard — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:24:19 -0000

There, we agree! I'm glad there are choices.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

William Reichard — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:23:17 -0000

Ugh. I read about half of that link and just couldn't take any more. Every time I have to open an app in iOS to get one piece of information that a widget could have given me at a glance, I am annoyed. *Annoyed. *As for battery life, I see the new Motorola Razr will have a 12.5-hour talk time. And, uh, I think it runs Android. It ain't the widgets running down people's batteries. I continue to think the "whole package" argument is fair when all I'm talking about is _OS_. For a while, iPhone really was the best hardware around, bar none for a touchscreen phone. But even that has passed.

Media management is poor on Android? Well, if you mean there isn't a big poorly lit prison hallway that only allows you to walk from one ward to the other -- iTunes -- then yes, that's true. ITunes is an abomination in more ways than I can count -- bloated, slow, outdated, hampered, crashy, monopolizing. iTunes cannot in a sane universe be considered an effective means of managing one's media.

A lot of this person's argument just comes to down to not believing Android is as pretty as iOS. And I would agree...and I'm glad. iOS reminds me of airport kiosks--lowest common denominator. Childish. Condescending. I don't find it pretty--I find it simple. It is admirably simple.

But I just don't like it, and no one's going to make me! <stamps feet="" here="">

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

Park Silkenson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:16:42 -0000

Ultimately, though, all anyone should do is pick what's best for them. If you prefer Android over iOS, then that's what you should use.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

William Reichard — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:15:53 -0000

Well, the link in the post went to a previous post with more examples that I didn't want to rehash. But I did provide new ones (e.g., the notifications and the the alarms) and was making the point that the previous examples had not by and large been addressed in the new iOS version. In addition, I've only ever said that Android's fit and finish was better *in some particulars *. That presumes that iOS is better in fit and finish in other regards.
I don't think Android's the best, either. I remain agnostic. I wish an actual open-source OS would have happened. I would suffer quite a bit to have an open-source option. Nokia had a couple of gos, kind of, at that in the past. I joked at one point that we should start a Kickstarter project to bid on WebOS so we could have an uncorrupted OS to use. But as is, we're stuck with a bunch of less-than-perfect ones.

I agree it's a belief. I'm just tired of Apple people telling me their OSs are provably superior and aren't a matter of faith and that Steve Jobs was something more than a phenomenally talented huckster.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

Park Silkenson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:00:35 -0000

Well, you should read this: http://dinnerwithandroid.tu...

An iPhone user spent four months with an Android phone and wrote an article explaining why he prefers iOS.

I will agree with you that the management of the new notifications are quite overwhelming in iOS 5. However, I don't think Android is the best, webOS is.

Also, saying that when others think the Mac and iPhone have better "fit and finish" (or whatever you want to call it) it is a "belief", but when you think otherwise it's from your "experience" is weak. I could just as easily say that from my experience the Mac and iPhone are more polished and have better designed UX, and that no one's "belief" to the contrary will change what I've seen with my own eyes. Either statement is useless without giving examples that can be compared and discussed—something you did not do in your post.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

William Reichard — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:59:13 -0000

I would have had to think "oh, maybe this setting that says 'mute' doesn't actually mute everything" and then experimented to discover it. When in fact, on the iPod Touch, it turns out not to work this way anyway. Android is explicit about what you're choosing. iOS assumes you'll "get it." OSs are like jokes...if you've got to explain them...

Also, it turns out that Android has another advantage, then--an alarm you can actually mute. iOS? Better remember to turn it off before that last-minute meeting.

As for Safari, have confirmed similar experiences with a friend who happens to be a big Apple fan.

I know this brings out a lot of emotion for people. All I'm asking is for a little reality in our evaluations of these things. Android and iOS each have pros and cons. People are going to have a hard time talking me out of my personal experience.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

Park Silkenson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:51:49 -0000

What do you mean how would you ever have figured that out? You specifically said: "Yes, I can mute the device, solving that problem, but then my alarm clock won’t work." as if you had "figured out" the exact opposite of how it really works. So apparently you have an iPhone and have tested it, but for some reason you think muting the phone mutes the alarm. It doesn't.

If your Safari browser crashed all the time, there must have been something out of the ordinary that was wrong. That's not a common thing at all.

Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

William Reichard — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:41:38 -0000

Disqus generic email template Just tried this on an iPod touch -- didn't work. Hmmm...

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Re: Android still better than Apple’s iOS 5 in fit and finish (at least in some ways)

William Reichard — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:21:42 -0000

Also, what if you forget an alarm and go to a meeting?