Originally posted by asurada00 at 30-1-2013 23:03
1) I was comparing iphone 4s with s2, which is subtly mentioned when i noted i had purchased an iphone 4s for my mother, and me owning an s2 myself. which, is indeed much heavier than the s2.
No need to justify your comments. Just accept that iPhone 5 is not as heavy as S2 or S3. "iPhones are NOT heavier than Samsungs..." The old iPhone is heavier than the 2 newer Samsung phones. The new iPhone is lighter. Fact.
Originally posted by asurada00 at 30-1-2013 23:03
2) on s2, it's 1 button, on/off. on the iphone 4s, i had to go through at least 3 screens to turn it off. can't confirm what you're saying right now, i may be wrong. all i know is that it's 3x more difficult to turn off when comparing to a 1 button click on android (hold right side button, turn on/off data plan)
For such an important function, I would definitely not feel comfortable with a "1 button click solution" because that means 1 click data off = 1 click data on. If you are right about this Samsung feature I think it is poorly thought through and another reason why I am more comfortable with Apple's OS. If you are wrong... well then you're wrong LOL. Either way turning data off on an iPhone is EASY and the "always off when roaming" feature is excellent.
Originally posted by asurada00 at 30-1-2013 23:03
3) fair enough, but it used to be a reason why i refused an iphone 4s. too late for me to consider an iphone anymore, because most customers who are satisfied with a product tends to stay loyal. apple had the chance to hook me, but couldn't. To those who are "buying their first smartphone", this fix/change is welcome.
Both Apple & Android make improvements to their OS from model to model. Android phones aren't perfect.
Originally posted by asurada00 at 30-1-2013 23:03
4) there may be 800k apps on itunes, but you can't install the 141 ECE app on your iphone. how's that for an argument? you'd have to jailbreak your iphone to install it, while on an android, you can simply download the 141 ECE .apk and install it (without the need to root it, risk of bricking, which i actually bricked my s1). I don't see how you can argue the apple closed market app is better than android's, besides less virus infected apps
How's that for an argument? it's pathetic. This is not an Apple issue. it is a developer issue. There are plenty of Apps available on iPhone but not Android. You isolate one as the basis for your argument? LOL. You're either joking or stupid. So I'm sure you're joking.
I repeat... Bottom line I have as many Apps to choose from as you... in fact a few more. You correctly identify the anti virus advantage I enjoy as important. I rate this feature highly.
Originally posted by asurada00 at 30-1-2013 23:03
4.b) your premise of piracy is "stealing/theft". that, alone, is a different debate.
theft is the removal of an object from its existing place. piracy is copying the existing object, to create duplicates. so techniaclly, it is very different and i doubt people on this board has a moral sense when every member here would see a WG behind their SO's back
Please don't try and use semantics to come across as"clever". When you download a pirate copy of something that you should have paid for you are taking the developers Intellectual Property without paying for it. It is illegal. Call it whatever you want but it's wrong. Seriously... don't embarrass yourself any further on this. Don't get me wrong, I personally don't care what you do or don't... but saying one of your reasons you prefer Android over Apple is because it's easier to steal using Android may be a reality but it's not a good reason.
In terms of you suggesting that all users of this forum are immoral degenerates when it comes to internet theft just because we visit WGs... I disagree.
Originally posted by asurada00 at 30-1-2013 23:03
5) this problem doesn't exist if you "start right now", but i have used the same prepaid CHINA normal-sim card for many years, and i pop that into my s2 when i travel to china. since you're saying there are micro-prepaid cards available easily now, that is indeed an alternative, but does that mean I have to forsake my many years old of normal-size-sim card, and buy a new prepaid mini-sim if i were to use an iphone today? many of my contacts would be unable to reach me without me telling them in advance, and some old clients/relatives refuses to read SMS because they're technologically retarded, so yes its a hassle to call everyone and tell them i bought a new sim.
I had to change my HK SIM card number because my number is 2G only. Too bad for me. Things change. It's no longer a problem.
Originally posted by asurada00 at 30-1-2013 23:03
6) PC troubleshoot issues include: forcing me to install itunes, which i swear to god, is the most annoying piece of software i had ever come across. wants to associate it with all my music, wants to update every week, wants to use me in an experimental apple product, wants me to sync my iphone 4s (i had one) with it. actually i used to own a Shuffle, and my god all the music that was synced onto it, were deleted when i reformatted my PC. I couldn't take out songs individually. so yes i am biased towards itunes because i have had nightmares dealing with it, and requiring me to go through that trauma once again, was just too much. i told mother to sell it and i'll gladly teach her to use android. which yes, worked out.
All the options you refer to can easily be turned off... if you were as familiar with the Apple OS as you seem to be with Android.
As I said in an earlier post, the Apple vs Android circular debate is LAME. It depends on what the user is most familiar with. Every argument you can come up with I have a counter argument and no doubt vica versa. So called "independent" reviews rate both the S3 and the iPhone 5 highly. There are sound arguments on both sides regarding screen size and phone size. Leave it at that... or if you can't, try and stick to facts.
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