Google Chairman Says Android is Already Beating iOS

[del35]

Interestingly, there has not been a corresponding presence of user comments calling Android users "sheep"

Ummm, lets think why that is the case.

1) Apple produce DRM infested locked down devices at an exorbitant price for their hardware content.
2) The Apple fanbase usually comes across as being clueless as to why they chose to pay
such a premium for what is often rather ordinary hardware, except for being housed in a shiny case with little user replaceability and limited connectivity.

3) Apple users usually parade around thinking that they are cool for having been hoodwinked into a locked-down platform that limits greatly their expandability. Imagine a phone without an sd slot. Imagine laptops without user replaceable batteries or user replaceable ram. This is what Apple stands for.

Need I go on?

Android does not stand for that. It stand for an open platform. Were Apple an open platform genuinely interested in the user, not making Apple richer, I would also be using Apple. As Apple stands now it is an insult to a self-respecting user.

Perhaps this is why technologically literate people look at Apple as some kind of joke for the mentally challenged.

 

[kartu]

[citation][nom]reprotected[/nom]iTunes > whatever media player works with Android[/citation]
BS.
You don't deserve +1 I gave you.
MX Player wipes floor with anything you have on iOS. AVI with xvid/divx codec on iOS? Uhm, nope. MKV? Nope. On Android? Sure thing.

 

[kartu]

[citation][nom]reprotected[/nom]Android app developers are not bad, but they are lacking in the gaming industry...[/citation]
What a clueless statement. They are the same people, major devs do apps for both platform.

 

[kartu]

[citation][nom]Lmeow[/nom] I have an old 3GS and compared to my father's Galaxy S II, I also find iOS a bit easier to use....[/citation]
Care to name what is easier please? Quite common tasks like putting files on your device, syncing with outlook are those even available on iPhone?

 

[kartu]

[citation][nom]kdw75[/nom]I am an iPhone user but I would be open to any other OS that worked better. I really dislike Googles views on privacy and the way they don't respect peoples privacy[/quote]
Yeah, it's much more "private" that your iPhone tracks where the hell you've been and then sends this data to Apple's servers.

I bought my father a Galaxy S 2 for his birthday and he had a Samsung Moment before that. I have the iPhone 4S. From what little I have used the two I really don't see much difference...[/quote
When comparing mentioned 2 it's hard not to see how much better AMOLED screen is.

other than the fact that IOS seems a little more polished and intuitive.

Sorry, but this is a well hyped BS. To a user that is used to it, yep I could imagine. When I wanted to switch auto-rotate off on an iPad (you tell me where it is on an "intuitive" iPhone) to find out there is a button for it, which was accidentally bound to "mute" by the owner. Oh, how cool, how comfortable and intuitive is to dig menu to do very common tasks.

Seems like on Android you have to spend more time setting it up and making it efficient to use

Like what?

I hear people rave about widgets but honestly I can't stand them.

Analog clock or weather widget's are sure not nearly as nice as stupid grid of squares with rounded corners.

 

[zak_mckraken]

Once every television in the world is equipped with Google TV, they will unleash the Omega signal and the human race will be put into submission. I, for one, welcome our Eric Schmidt overlord.

 

[kjsfnkwl]

The bottom line here is that people shouldn't use iphones or androids at all. If you want a computer, get a computer. If you want a phone, get a phone. Sure, smartphones do both both functions...worse, and for 50 bucks a month. Who cares about whether you can tweak ios or play games on android? It doesn't change the fundamental inferiority of the smartphone to any laptop or normal phone.

 

[DjEaZy]

... see the first iPhone introduction... see the part, where publicly Eric Schmidt lick the @$$ of all apple, but get ready to backstab... so lame... and sad... and... no quality control in android space...

 

[NightLight]

Android updates and devices are cranked out at such a break-neck speed that the latest and greatest is irrelevant (if not obsolete) within months.

Android users always get the latest updates for free. So nothing becomes obsolete.
Ios charges for updates. 'nuff said.

 

[tidex]

[citation][nom]jryan388[/nom]Bout the flame war... Maybe all of you like android because the hardware is better and you can mod and tinker and whatnot, but some less tech-savvy people either have used iPhones before and don't want to learn a new OS or simply don't know what android has to offer. They're not stupid. Personally, there are a couple apps that aren't available for android yet that made the decision for me.[/citation]

I agree. It's not so much one is better than the other it is simply a matter of what you are trying to do. The sturdy walled garden suits those who want their phone to do what it needs to do without breaking something by accident. This is perfectly understandable and saves the tech guy some pain. If it breaks, you send it in problem solved. For others they prefer the full and more complicated tool set.

The users however are a whole nother problem. iOS users are at fault here, sorry but it's true. If you use an iPhone because it's more convenient for you then that's perfectly fine, not every soccer mom needs to program java apps, but don't act like it's like some gift from god and is automatically better than everything else because it has a prettier case. People like dietcreamsoda who purposefully choose to ignore facts in favor of insults are truly stupid.

If you are going to criticize either os, please do so from an objective view point. Fanboy wars are nothing more than spam.

 

[g-thor]

I just have to say it - comparing Android to iOS is comparing Apple's to Ice Cream Sandwiches. They're very different.

Okay - temporary insanity has paced. I'm feeling much better now.

 

[Guest]

iOS is for people who rely on other people to think for them

 

[Guest]

iOS is for people who cannot think for themselves

 

[masterasia]

Love it when people fight over which is better? Android or Apple?
I'm not a hipster so +1 for Android from me.

 

[kdw75]

[citation][nom]kartu[/nom][citation][nom]kdw75[/nom]I am an iPhone user but I would be open to any other OS that worked better. I really dislike Googles views on privacy and the way they don't respect peoples privacy[/quote]Yeah, it's much more "private" that your iPhone tracks where the hell you've been and then sends this data to Apple's servers.Sorry, but this is a well hyped BS. To a user that is used to it, yep I could imagine. When I wanted to switch auto-rotate off on an iPad (you tell me where it is on an "intuitive" iPhone) to find out there is a button for it, which was accidentally bound to "mute" by the owner. Oh, how cool, how comfortable and intuitive is to dig menu to do very common tasks.Like what?Analog clock or weather widget's are sure not nearly as nice as stupid grid of squares with rounded corners.[/citation]

Android is the one that tracks every keystroke and every location.

Turning off auto screen rotation is dead simple. Double tap the home button and then click the auto rotate on or off. How could it be any simpler?

On my fathers Galaxy 2 S in order to take a picture I have to unlock the phone, find the camera app. On the iphone I double tap the home button and press the camera icon. Then on the iPhone I can use the shutter release button or the on-screen shutter release button. On the android there is no physical shutter release button. Only the one on the screen. Also the android has more shutter lag. It is instant on my iPhone. I can't tell you how many shots I have gotten while my father was still trying to get into his camera and get the photo app to take the picture.

 

[eddieroolz]

The world is going to get even scarier if Google makes its way into TVs too. I am extremely distrustful of Google for their privacy record.

Might be time to buy a TV before Google finds its way in.

 

[scotv453]

[citation][nom]kdw75[/nom]Android is the one that tracks every keystroke and every location.Turning off auto screen rotation is dead simple. Double tap the home button and then click the auto rotate on or off. How could it be any simpler?On my fathers Galaxy 2 S in order to take a picture I have to unlock the phone, find the camera app. On the iphone I double tap the home button and press the camera icon. Then on the iPhone I can use the shutter release button or the on-screen shutter release button. On the android there is no physical shutter release button. Only the one on the screen. Also the android has more shutter lag. It is instant on my iPhone. I can't tell you how many shots I have gotten while my father was still trying to get into his camera and get the photo app to take the picture. [/citation]

Please try android jellybean first before you post that. Camera can be accessed from the lockscreen.