snatchel wrote:Hmm. By antiquated I mean that nothing has really changed since the 3G. They added Siri (meh) and a few integrated software things like Facebook & twitter... But otherwise iOS is business as usual for the last 6 years. This may very well be because it WORKS. I dunno, I don't support change for the sake of change, but I suppose I more or less simply grew tired of the status quo.
I'm not going to go so far as to say the Android is better than iOS, but it definitely allows the user to do more. Don't like the way your screens or apps are arranged? No prob. Don't like your keyboard? No prob. I'm enjoying the freedom that the HTC gives me.... But I agree that the utopia set up, regulated, and enforced by Apple in their phones is comfortable. It just got boring.
Oh, and the battery on my HTC One lasts all day under heavy use. My iPhone 5 couldn't do that :(
I'm not sure what you mean by "don't like the way your screens or apps are arranged." My iPhone 4 allows me to move app icons around and decide which ones will appear on my 'home' screen and which ones won't. And you can add app icons to the toolbar at the bottom of the screen if you want to.....although I don't know why you'd want to.
I agree that it hasn't appeared to change much over the years, but that's because it works. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and all that.... Yes, the screen could be bigger, but at what point are you preferring to have a tablet instead of a phone? What I have is a
phone that does some other things. I have a MacBook Air (13") for when I need portable screen or computing power greater than what's on my phone, and it doesn't weigh that much. Speaking to zero4o3's comment about OSX and work, I'm a website designer with a side order of photography and garnish of video editing. Mac is perfect for that.
In the end, we all tend to relate to our computers and mobile devices by how they integrate into both our work and private lives; and since we are all unique individuals, different platforms are going to be better or worse for people individually, according to how their own lives work out. I can no more say that my iPhone is a better cellphone than your HTC or someone else's Samsung than you or the other person could say the same to me about your product choices. For
me the iOS devices are a better choice, but other than gigging someone for a little fun, I would never say that the Samsung ain't squat. And if I lived my life differently than I do, then maybe the Samsung
would be a better choice. I recognize that the iPhone has limits. For instance, with my fat fingers, even with the screen rotated sideways, the "keys" are a little small for me. But I don't see how they could be made much bigger and still make the rest of the screen usable. With cellphones, it's always going to be a compromise, regardless of your chosen platform. It really comes down to a matter of choosing which compromise works best for you as an individual, and recognizing that your choice of compromise may not be best for someone else.
What I am
truly thankful for is that we live in a society where we actually
have those choices.
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
― G. Michael Hopf, "Those Who Remain"
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