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Takumi FujiwaraDo you really think Apple controls what Sony, Logitech, car companies, or whoever else makes their products for?
They do! https://developer.apple.com/programs/mfi/
Takumi FujiwaraDo you really think Apple controls what Sony, Logitech, car companies, or whoever else makes their products for?
Turn by Turn - Yes.
Wifi - the phone won't connect to anything unless told to.
Silent when face-down - no, but the phone has a physical mute switch that takes 1/10th of a second to click.
Contents of a directory on a cloud drive - no but there's dropbox access and apps that use their own cloud services. And iCloud syncs all the default apps. When I got my new phone, I typed my login into it as I was leaving the store, and all my texts, docs, calendars, emails, contacts, and everything else were already in my phone by the time I got to the car.
Tether - been able to do that for two years now.
Latitude - yes
Widgets - not unless jailbroken.
Wireless sync - yes. It'll do it when you plug it into the charger.
As for things not available on Android that are critical for me - the Adobe Nav series of apps that interact with Photoshop are amazing.
Photosmith is an extremely useful program that allows me to sort and upload photos in the field without having to carry a laptop.
I also have access to a huge array of hardware accessories that don't exist or are severely limited in availability on Android.
Sorry the Infiniti has an iPod-dedicated connector. Don't forget, though, that if it's a 2008, that means it was built before the first Android phone came out, which means it was conceived in a world in which the iPod had effectively zero competition among the market sector that would be buying a brand new
Infiniti, and as I understand it,
Do you really think Apple controls what Sony, Logitech, car companies, or whoever else makes their products for? Companies make accessories that will sell. iPhones are premium phones that are popular with affluent people who are likely to buy nice cars and expensive accessories.
The vast majority of Android phones on the market are free or cheap phones owned by people who don't even buy apps, much less hardware, and the high-end phones change every three months, so it's not economical to make accessories when they'll be obsolete by the time they hit the store.
iPhones are premium phones that are popular with affluent people who are likely to buy nice cars and expensive accessories.
it's not economical to make accessories when they'll be obsolete by the time they hit the store.
iPhones are premium phones that are popular with affluent people who are likely to buy nice cars and expensive accessories.
iPhones are premium phones that are popular with affluent people who are likely to buy nice cars and expensive accessories. They're easy to make accessories for because there's only one new phone and one major OS update a year. The vast majority of Android phones on the market are free or cheap phones owned by people who don't even buy apps, much less hardware, and the high-end phones change every three months, so it's not economical to make accessories when they'll be obsolete by the time they hit the store.
I use my phone as a tool and the iPhone is plenty capable. The way you guys talk you make it sound like the phone is useless. Ya it isn't the best phone on the market, but it is a good device that can hold its own.
I'd rather have a phone that I use as a tool, not a fashion accessory.
Actually, most Android phone accessories work with every phone that comes out because they use the same mini USB connector. 👍
so would i. That's why i use a phone that doesn'trequire a bunch of tweaking and fiddlinghave features.
Takumi FujiwaraTurn by Turn - Yes.
Wifi - the phone won't connect to anything unless told to.
Silent when face-down - no, but the phone has a physical mute switch that takes 1/10th of a second to click.
Contents of a directory on a cloud drive - no, but there's dropbox access and apps that use their own cloud services. And iCloud syncs all the default apps. When I got my new phone, I typed my login into it as I was leaving the store, and all my texts, docs, calendars, emails, contacts, and everything else were already in my phone by the time I got to the car.
Tether - been able to do that for two years now.
Latitude - yes
Widgets - not unless jailbroken.
Wireless sync - yes. It'll do it when you plug it into the charger. Don't forget that there's also iCloud which allows you to wirelessly access all your music from anywhere you have a data connection.
As for things not available on Android that are critical for me - the Adobe Nav series of apps that interact with Photoshop are amazing. Photosmith is an extremely useful program that allows me to sort and upload photos in the field without having to carry a laptop. I also have access to a huge array of hardware accessories that don't exist or are severely limited in availability on Android.
Sorry the Infiniti has an iPod-dedicated connector. Don't forget, though, that if it's a 2008, that means it was built before the first Android phone came out, which means it was conceived in a world in which the iPod had effectively zero competition among the market sector that would be buying a brand new Infiniti, and as I understand it, was actually the only device that would've been able to link directly to a car audio system at the time. (The USB protocol used for such systems now wasn't created until just a few years ago.)
Do you really think Apple controls what Sony, Logitech, car companies, or whoever else makes their products for? Companies make accessories that will sell. iPhones are premium phones that are popular with affluent people who are likely to buy nice cars and expensive accessories. They're easy to make accessories for because there's only one new phone and one major OS update a year. The vast majority of Android phones on the market are free or cheap phones owned by people who don't even buy apps, much less hardware, and the high-end phones change every three months, so it's not economical to make accessories when they'll be obsolete by the time they hit the store.
iPhones are premium phones that are popular with affluent people who are likely to buy nice cars and expensive accessories.
I don't like this characterization that android phones require fiddling to work. They work great right out of the box. They are customizable to fit what you want to do with them so that after the first few weeks, they fit you like a glove.
It absolutely amazes me the level of attacks I've gotten all across the internet just from mentioning what phone I bought. I had to unfriend somebody on facebook because of the two paragraph attack against my intelligence he left me when all I did was post a photo of my new phone. Even on political forums I don't think I've ever been attacked to the degree I've been harassed over my freaking choice of cell phone.
Because this forum is filled with tech geeks and we(most of us) hate the closed walls policy that Apple enforces. This new iphone is not impressive at all. That does not mean it's a bad phone but for it's features, Android already has it beaten in hardware and features. If you haven't tried Android Jelly Bean(version 4.1.1) then I suggest you to. It's really smooth and I never had to setup it when I took my phone out of the box.
FTFY
I don't like this characterization that android phones require fiddling to work. They work great right out of the box. They are customizable to fit what you want to do with them so that after the first few weeks, they fit you like a glove.
And if you suggest a Samsung phone, you are clearly color blind.
Not a fan of Samsung? If that was not the case I would of suggested the SIII but the other kind that I know of is an HTC One X. It says it has a 8MP rear camera. I know of one person who owns one and he likes it. Though he said he had a hard time rooting it(his contract is with AT&T) and got help from a forum to bypass all of the security to root it. The information says it has a IPS LCD panel.
You can use them straight out of the box, but isn't customization the point of choosing Android?
Guys the Iphone 5 is looking good for durability. A actual man was hit by one of these from a mile away and was physically cut in half before. The iPhone however only has a "small" hole.
The vast majority of Android users are those "poor" people you spoke of earlier, and they generally don't even know what rooting is or custom ROMs.
Guys the Iphone 5 is looking good for durability. A actual man was hit by one of these from a mile away and was physically cut in half before. The iPhone however only has a "small" hole.
That's true that most Android phones out there never even get a paid app installed on them, and many are used as they left the box for their whole lifespan. But people who get those get them because they're cheap or free and don't really care about phones or what phone is better. The conversation here relates to what phones are appropriate for the kind of people who will sit around talking about phones.
I'm sorry but where did you get that information from?
...and they generally don't even know what rooting is or custom ROMs.
He means a man was shot with a .50 cal and died while the iPhone 5 was shot with the same caliber and "only had a "small" hole", not a guy was carrying a 5 in his shirt pocket and was subsequently saved from being killed with a .50 cal thanks to his phone.Well, where is the article? And what are the actual chances of a man being shot and saved by a phone that was only released 5 days ago?