EPTI've looked up some info on the iPhone 5s and it looks pretty cool, but so does the galaxy s4. Any recommendations on which phones should get?
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Xeris
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I've looked up some info on the iPhone 5s and it looks pretty cool, but so does the galaxy s4. Any recommendations on which phones should get? | ||
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GenoPsydE
Canada88 Posts
A couple of my friends have the new Galaxy S4 and they recommended it to me. I've messed around with it a bit and like what I have seen. I will definitely be going with the Galaxy. My $0.02. | ||
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EpiK
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Eggi
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iphone are utter shit. source: i work at a telecom-like company and test every single phone in market existent. S4(androids in general) are best overall in performance and feel. | ||
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KawaiiRice
United States2914 Posts
s4? o/ | ||
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Nightsz
Canada398 Posts
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maartendq
Belgium3115 Posts
On September 20 2013 03:02 Xeris wrote: Thinking about a new phone, particularly because my phone broke when I was in turkey this summer... I'm pretty close to getting a free upgrade via tmobile and I hear they have iPhones there now. I've looked up some info on the iPhone 5s and it looks pretty cool, but so does the galaxy s4. Any recommendations on which phones should get? Both are extremely good phones, but the iPhone 5S will cost you more. It largely depends whether you prefer iOS or Android though. | ||
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Whatson
United States5356 Posts
EDIT: Also, at the university I'm at, non-iPhones are extremely rare, I've seen maybe 2 Android phones here so far. Every-time I scroll through my text messages now it's all iMessages. | ||
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sns3rsam
United States138 Posts
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pebble444
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Ettick
United States2434 Posts
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felisconcolori
United States6168 Posts
Also, yes, Nokia is extremely durable, but it's not exactly the most up to date. | ||
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
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Zim23
United States1681 Posts
I want a phone, not a device with a billion options and tons of customization bullshit that I'll never use. Also the app store is absolute shit on android, it is RIDDLED with trash apps. You'll have to download and sift through 10 shitty apps before you get the one you're actually looking for. I realize that complaining about too many options and too much customization is something unique to me, so take that as you will. For me iOS is much simpler and efficient to use, and the app store has a higher good app to trash ratio, but that might not be what you're looking for, which is fine. Both phones are made well and work fine. The real question is which OS you want to use. | ||
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EpiK
Korea (South)5757 Posts
On September 20 2013 06:01 Zim23 wrote: I have no loyalty to any brand whatsoever. I'm loyal to one thing: ME. Whichever company makes ME happy is my choice so I decided to try both an Android device and an iPhone and I gotta say I fucking hated Android. I want a phone, not a device with a billion options and tons of customization bullshit that I'll never use. Also the app store is absolute shit on android, it is RIDDLED with trash apps. You'll have to download and sift through 10 shitty apps before you get the one you're actually looking for. I realize that complaining about too many options and too much customization is something unique to me, so take that as you will. For me iOS is much simpler and efficient to use, and the app store has a higher good app to trash ratio, but that might not be what you're looking for, which is fine. Both phones are made well and work fine. The real question is which OS you want to use. True, the freedom of customization may be overwhelming to an iphone user, but you don't have to do much past the initial setup. The default settings are sufficient for basic usage. As for the apps, that's what the user reviews are for. You don't need to sift through shit apps if you do some basic research. And the apple app store has its fair share of shit apps. The native android apps are much better than the ios ones imo. Sure the UI might look better on iOS, but I've found very few bugs with native android apps and they're much faster overall. | ||
BigFan
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Kenpachi
United States9908 Posts
I don't have an iphone. I was considering between the two also but I think I'm gonna go for Galaxy or a cheaper up-to-date android so I can browse without lag and use it as a music player. (don't want to use iTunes. is all.) | ||
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Burrfoot
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ProV1
United States980 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
People say the iPhone's are bad. It's not true. They're just lame because buying one encourages a company which is arguably worse than its competitors in terms of inhumane and overall disgusting business practices, and in terms of misleading customers (they have little gurlies buying $2500 macbook for facebook, etc.). Fact is, the iPhone 5s is most likely going to be a fine device, but you'll have to pay for it with your sense of morality as well as money. Samsung, Google, LG, etc. are not great either. They're companies which are here to make a profit too, and they couldn't care less about any of you or the people who work in sweat shop assembly lines. But they're not as bad (arguably). More relevant: Again, all the high end devices are great. Varying degrees of great, but they're all pretty fucking great. They feel solid, behave well. Get one in your hand, test it out of you can. You won't be disappointed with any of the reputable and largely appreciated phones. Don't believe the people who say the S4, HTC One or iPhone 5s suck, they're morons. *Sorry about the tangents, that's just what I say when I see the little Android vs Apple thing. </wisdombomb> | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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Markwerf
Netherlands3728 Posts
S4 is probably slightly better for your money in speed, screen etc. It's not that huge a difference though I think, it's mainly just what you prefer in system. I use android because I prefer the way it works over iphone but I have to admit the IoS apps are much better on the higher end. For free apps the android market is bigger (though full with shit) but many quality paid apps only exist on ios. I guess there is also some benefits to IoS if you use other apple stuff. If you pay a bit more and prefer better apps go iphone, just cheaper and better for what you pay go android. | ||
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ETisME
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I also find the lossless music player to be far superior in android, TTpod music player for example instantly updates album arts and lyrics. being able to change the launcher is awesome as well. honestly the main reason to get an iphone was a stable OS but with the spec of S4 etc, android OS just operates just as smooth while allowing more customization. Flashing rom for example just gives you that extra boost and customization if you need. You can fine tune the level of battery usage and amount of hardware power coming on. | ||
tofucake
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Tobberoth
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EDIT: I don't think the above poster is correct about enslaving workers, there's no one working at Samsung who isn't a slave. Partly because of the standard of work in Korea, partly because they are huge and can do what they want. I have a friend who worked with Samsung as a customer for a few years, he said he wouldn't accept a job offer on Samsung even if they payed him 15 000 dollars a month because of how they treat their employees. | ||
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ETisME
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On September 20 2013 15:31 Tobberoth wrote: Galaxy, no doubt. iPhones are just more expensive while having smaller screens and non-standard connections. Who the fuck wants a lightning connection when you can have a micro-B connector? Charging my galaxy with my mouse cord? No problem. With an iPhone? SURE you can, just pay out of your ass for an adaptor. EDIT: I don't think the above poster is correct about enslaving workers, there's no one working at Samsung who isn't a slave. Partly because of the standard of work in Korea, partly because they are huge and can do what they want. I have a friend who worked with Samsung as a customer for a few years, he said he wouldn't accept a job offer on Samsung even if they payed him 15 000 dollars a month because of how they treat their employees. if you are working in asia, you would expect that amount of workload to be standard, OT is extremely common, taking work back home is also normal. It's just you europeans and americans are having it easy. When I took a part time job in toysrus, I worked around 11hours straight for 5 days in the same week. sure I was earning more money because of the OT but that is what they expect from you. | ||
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tofucake
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
On September 20 2013 15:38 ETisME wrote: When I took a part time job in toysrus, I worked around 11hours straight for 5 days in the same week. sure I was earning more money because of the OT but that is what they expect from you. The difference being that you got paid for that OT. And you were probably not forced to go drink with the bosses afterwards. | ||
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
On September 20 2013 15:39 tofucake wrote: Have you heard of Foxconn? Sure, but Foxconn isn't Apple. While it's despicable that Apple buys labor from such a shit company, at least Apple is looking into the allegations and I'm pretty sure that if you work at Apple proper, you're treated quite well indeed. | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
edit: And Android OS accessibility compared to Windows and iOS is far superior. I had a HD7 Windows Mobile phone before my upgrade to a Nexus 4, the metro UI is pretty and all but it felt too streamlined. | ||
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ETisME
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On September 20 2013 15:41 Tobberoth wrote: The difference being that you got paid for that OT. And you were probably not forced to go drink with the bosses afterwards. um... not sure, I haven't heard any case where OT isn't paid for, not in HK anyway. And as for drinking with boss, it's just the same everywhere in Asia, especially in bigger companies. in a lot of business dealing with chinese, you have to have a big meal with everyone getting drunk and don't get to talk business until the next day. It's quite normal to go drinking with bosses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, they all have this. | ||
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sabas123
Netherlands3122 Posts
On September 20 2013 15:47 Tobberoth wrote: Sure, but Foxconn isn't Apple. While it's despicable that Apple buys labor from such a shit company, at least Apple is looking into the allegations and I'm pretty sure that if you work at Apple proper, you're treated quite well indeed. The fact stays that those laubers that work at foxcon are still working for apple. It is also apples responsabilty to treat those workers propely. If i wasnt mistaken lg samsung and google also hired people in foxconn or similair factorys. But on topic, i would take s4 purely for the fact that it runs on andriod | ||
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Sewi
Germany1697 Posts
For me, all apple products dont stand a chance because I dont want to invest into a new infrastructure when I already own a windows pc and an Android Tablet. It's all compatible and investing into iOS wouldn't make any sense atm. I also dont like the style of most apple products but thats just a matter of taste. So I would buy the S4 over any iPhone anytime. New Android versions are awesome and fast. | ||
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Umpteen
United Kingdom1570 Posts
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Boonbag
France3318 Posts
and i phones are utter shit yes just like s4s to some extent | ||
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LynxSeba
Spain85 Posts
Not a bad choice ! | ||
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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
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Burrfoot
United States1176 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
The main consideration for both phones should be how you like the size/feel. The iPhone is a small phone, the S4 is a large phone. Pretty obvious (and noticeable) advantages between the two forms. Next, how much involvement do you want to have? On an Android phone, you've got a regular file system (like on Windows), you can do stuff like change the keyboards, home screens, and it'll likely take some searching to find the right combination for you (but everything should reflect your preferences.) That's not really possible on an iPhone (unless it's jailbroken), and it's designed for people who aren't looking to know their phone inside and out, and have no desire to tinker. Personally, I find all of the major Google services to be superior to Apple's services (Now vs. Siri, Maps vs. Maps.) Finally, which ecosystem are you tied to already? GMail/Google Docs or iCloud? They obviously integrate better with their respective services. All that said, the S4 still isn't the phone you should be looking at. It's no longer the most powerful Android phone, and it's always had small performance issues due to Samsung's bloatware, not to mention many people just don't like the form. The LG G2 is essentially superior to the S4 in every respect, the most important of which are performance and battery life. It also has a better screen and camera, but I consider those minor advantages. The top Android phone in terms of outward design and build quality is probably the HTC One. It should be equal in most respects to the S4, except HTC's bloatware is a bit less intrusive than Samsung's and it doesn't share the S4's weird slowdowns. It's a bit smaller but has a better screen, and battery life should be about equal. It definitely looks and feels nicer though. Finally, I'd probably even take a Moto X over an S4. The performance difference is hugely overstated, especially since the S4 has the previously mentioned hangups (how Samsung screwed up Gallery is beyond me) and all of Samsung's animations cause extra delays. The Moto X doesn't have the best screen or battery life, but people are describing it as the most comfortable phone to hold, and its features are actually really thoughtfully designed and add great value, plus it's the closest to default Android of any of the phones listed here. Samsung and LG try to bombard customers with lists upon lists of features, but most of them go to waste and the best ones only address marginal needs. I think the Moto X's provide much greater benefits, even though there's only 3 or 4. If you want a huge ass monster phone, you can always wait for the Galaxy Note 3. Still iffy on design, but it has the power to push it through everything and having a stylus can be kind of amazing. The biggest downside is you need Shaq's hands to hold it properly. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On September 20 2013 10:35 Djzapz wrote: People say the iPhone's are bad. It's not true. They're just lame because buying one encourages a company which is arguably worse than its competitors in terms of inhumane and overall disgusting business practices> Apple gets more attention in this regard because of their reputation and they're the most profitable computer company, but there's little doubt in my mind that Apple's business practices are not worse than most of their competitors. Also, they probably have the best marketing department in the world (and I don't mean just advertising, I mean the entire marketing function.) http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/pdf/Samsung Report 0904-v3.pdf There's a lot of bad stuff from their end, too. Unsafe working conditions, forced overtime, 12 hour standing days, forced to work on vacation time, unpaid labor, underage labor, surpassing legal work hour limits, etc. I'd be kind of shocked if most phone manufacturers weren't like that. | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
Wool vests? Plaid shirts? Scarves? Notoriously mismatched outfits? Go to work with no socks? Chances are you might need an iPhone. | ||
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FluffyBinLaden
United States527 Posts
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Burrfoot
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zul
Germany5427 Posts
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Gofarman
Canada645 Posts
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Telcontar
United Kingdom16710 Posts
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SixStrings
Germany2046 Posts
You get the beautiful design and the metal chassis that would usually suggest Apple, while at the same time you get the liberty associated with Android. To be honest, if it were at all possible, I'd love to have an iPhone that runs Android, but one can dream. | ||
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SixStrings
Germany2046 Posts
On September 21 2013 00:36 a176 wrote: Do you tend to wear thick rimmed glasses? Wool vests? Plaid shirts? Scarves? Notoriously mismatched outfits? Go to work with no socks? Chances are you might need an iPhone. Live in the US? iPhone. Live in EU? Android. It's been that way forever, unless you accidentally stumble into a Starbucks, you'll barely see anyone using iPhones in Europe. | ||
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