Sam Sung or I phone?

[enzo1]

September 11th likely iPhone 6s/Plus pre-order date...

[look 171]

Thanks for all the advice. No techo geek here at all. Hate all that stuff and have no time to learn it. Apps? Well, flash light is what I use most then the calculator (blame public school due to the lack of math skill) and real time traffic and sometimes goggle. Learn curves kicks my fat ass because when I need something, I need to see a doc now, and don't have time to learn all the how's done.

Looks like I have to give this I phone a try. Neither one is more phone I can handle.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by red-beard

Look: Anything will work for. You might want a used phone, since the latest whiz-bang stuff isn't what you're doing. It sounds like the App store is not an issue either.

The issue I'm having with most of the new phones is that the battery is not removable and the lack of Micro-SD card. The Micro-SD may not be an issue for you, but the spare battery is really nice.

Samsung went "Apple Like" and no longer has a removable battery.

I guess the real question is, what do you want to spend? No Apps, no security issues.

Thanks. For a couple hundred bucks, new is the way to go, not because of the latest tech, but something that will not break. Plus, the new ones are only couple hundred bucks.

[devodave]

Why, not one of you has mentioned BlackBerry as a viable option (start laughing now!). Work dictates that is the device we will use and I certainly do not want to carry two! But this new Z30 has been much better than I would have expected.

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by look 171

I am coming from a Galaxy3 . so what would you do?

If you like the interface and features on the G3, then I'd stick with the Galaxy line. If you switch to an iPhone, there will be a bit of a learning curve, and you may miss some of the stuff you are used to on the Samsung.

Personally, I am running a Samsung Note 4. Although at almost a year old now, it's not the latest/greatest by tech-obsolescence standards, but it's pretty hard to beat for my needs. Plus, it looks like it's the last of the line before they go (went) to an all sealed unit and ditched the SD card slot like the iPhone (a step backwards IMO).

[Scuba Steve]

The Samsung keyboard is terribad. IPhone or some other Android make, maybe a Nexus.

[jyl]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

All my OSX devices receive the same updates at the same time.

All my iOS devices receive the same updates at the same time.

My Windows devices receive the same updates at the same time.

I have 5 android devices. Only two of them are at the same update level which is the OS as it was 5 years ago when they shipped.
OIf the other 3 the only one that is current is my Nexus.

Suffice it to say I have no issues using my OSX/iOS/Windows devices for financially related tasks.

Won't even consider using my Android devices for that, maybe the Nexus if I were in a pinch and had no other choice.

YMMV

My phone is the computer I use the most. It has all my contacts, email, passwords, etc. There is more private / financial stuff on my phone than on my desktop or laptop. So the security of my phone is more important than the security of my Macs.

Read the article I linked, if the security of your phone is also very important to you.

(I realize it isn't important for everyone.)

[wdfifteen]

Apple's total integration scheme is a pain in the ass and I hate it. When I turn on my Apple TV, Apple launches iTunes on my computer and starts playing my wife's ABBA collection. Yeah, I'm watching Game of Thrones and f*$king ABBA is playing in the background! I want firewalls between my devices unless I choose to pull them down, and Apple assumes you want everything you ever type, research, listen to, or look at to pop up on every device you own whenever you turn one of them on.
I use Firefox and Safari browsers. Safari is ten times slower and Apple clogged it with "features" (maybe they're deletable, I don't know) that I don't want. I've been an Apple fan for a couple of decades, but this attitude of "We know what is best for you, so this is how it will be," is pissing me off. Apple would be better off looking at Firefox and thinking, "That's the way it should be done."

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

+1

Maybe I'm a fanboy or whatever but I'm on my third iPhone and each one has been great and they just keep getting better. iOS is solid. Can't wait for the 6S to come out - might upgrade. They keep making good products and the Samsung phones look just like a bigger rip-off to me.

Use what you like, but I just don't get the "rip-off" thing. It's funny, as Apple is consistently late to the party WRT to features, performance, and even form-factor (the "phablet" for instance), yet they are always touted as the "innovators". Crazy.
For instance, my Samsung Note 4 bests the newest iPhone 6 Plus in pretty much every metric, not to mention price. The rabid disciples of Apple just don't seem to notice or care.


Let's break it down:




I guess the one thing Apple is definitely better than Samsung at is marketing and/or creating a fan (boy) base. YMMV...

[Cajundaddy]

Numbers certainly don't tell the whole story though. As with the win/mac debate, Apple consistently makes better use of the available storage and ram. Look171 has no interest in apps but again ios is a clear winner in many areas. Apps tend to be further developed in ios and there are more choices.

As a musician, I appreciate the ability to have a small viable multitrack recorder in my pocket. I can record a bunch of virtual tracks anywhere I have a little time to kill and then transfer to the mac when I get home. Recording in ios is low latency and recording in Android is a big latency mess with few useful apps. No comparison with many of the creative apps in ios.

Different needs and uses, different tools.

[island911]

And then there is charging the iPone -- http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/879117-anybody-found-good-lightning-cable.html

Does the iPhone STILL not have inductive charging?

I do whish someone would make a simple flip-phone with bluetooth and HotSpot capability. I like my scalability to be had in the devices that I bring (phone or Phone + tablet PC or phone + workstation laptop) rather than lugging around a tiny restricted computer that has a phone as an aside feature. Tiny screens and fat fingers....:-/

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by Nickshu

I had an iPhone. Since then I have had 3 generations of Samsung Galaxy phones. I much prefer Samsung/Android.

Same here.

Originally Posted by Nickshu

Honestly, just look at both and buy the one you like. At the end of the day they do all the same things. There are IPhone only and Samsung only features but none of them are major features just neato gimmicks trying to set one apart from the other. They are both great devices, Just depends which interface you like better.

This.

Although, I'd say some of the features on my current and past Samsungs (that are missing on the iPhone) are more practical than gimmicky:

* Uses a standard/universal micro USB cable connection.
* Ability to remove/change out batteries.
* Removable SD card storage.
* Easily removable/replaceable SIM card with no "tray" or special tool needed.
* Rapid charging.
* Wireless charging capable.


Plus, I like the fact that you have a lot of choices/variety with Android phones (Samsung, HTC, LG, etc.), and are not tied to one line of devices.

[rusnak]

Apple stuff is so fragile, get a strong case if you buy one. I couldn't get over the Chuck E. Cheese/ Anime looking graphics on the Samsung phones.

I use a Motorola Droid Razr Max or some such thing from Motorola. You can bounce it off of pavement if you use the clamshell half case that has a belt clip.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

apple's total integration scheme is a pain in the ass and i hate it. "

+1

[LeeH]

I don't speak Apple. Feel like an idiot every time I try to use an Apple product.

I was recently trying to use iTunes on my wife's iMac to load some songs on my daughter's old iPod for car tunes. Ok... need to delete some of my daughter's old music. Alright, I see the list of songs with check boxes by them. Perfect. Check off a dozen songs, hit "Delete" key and... NOTHING. Hmmm, must be a menu thing. Look for a pull down menu with delete or remove, or... NOTHING. Check with my wife who's fluent in all things Apple. Yeah, it doesn't work that way. She explained the multi-step process that was no where close to intuitive to complete what seemed like a simple task.

Then, I find that quite a few of the songs I've loaded won't play through the car. "Yeah, that happens some times. Just delete and reload and they'll probably work." Ok, I have something like 1100 songs on this thing. How do I know which ones play or are just taking up space without playing each one? Forget it.

[impactbumper]

I am not an Apple die hard fan but honestly they get everything right for me on the iphone 6. Been an iphone user since 2009 iirc

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by LeeH

I don't speak Apple. Feel like an idiot every time I try to use an Apple product.

iTunes makes everyone feel like an idiot. It has got to be the worst mass-market piece of software since Windows.

[dennis in se pa]

You have to learn a new way. Apple is different and superior. I came over from the dark side 3 years ago after 20 years of PCs

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

iTunes makes everyone feel like an idiot. It has got to be the worst mass-market piece of software since Windows.

As f'd up as iTunes is I think Powerpoint still beats it.

[island911]

Originally Posted by dennis in se pa

You have to learn a new way. Apple is different and superior.

While I prefer iOS to Android, I know at least a couple Apple fans who have ditched their iPhones for Android devices. One says he likes Apple hardware, but dislikes the OS (iTunes...) and yet he has the hardware-rich Sam Note 4. Other prefers the Hardware choices of Android device. -so many choices.

And then there's this...



IOW, claiming Apple is different and superior. just doesn't cut it. The migration to Android has been huge, despite all of Apple's flood of marketing efforts.

WHile Apple is different and superior in some regards, Apple is different and inferior in other regards. --see Eric Coffey's post above.

Lucky for us we have lots of options. I like my Nokia, because, you know, it's different and superior.