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I think the point is that if you look at the average across all devices, the iPhone is still ahead, but if there was only one Android phone (and it was one of t

I think the point is that if you look at the average across all devices, the iPhone is still ahead, but if there was only one Android phone (and it was one of the good ones e.g. the Samsung Galaxy S) then Android would be ahead. The average Android review score is pulled down by the crappy Android devices. Having an open market creates higher highs and lower lows than Apple controlling everything (it seems).

Terretta 16y ago
And not whatsoever related to a biased agenda among the reviewers? Very different things matter to those who gravitate to one or the other. iPhone users rate it down if it doesn't work miracles without them even thinking about it. Android users rate it up for maxing out tech specs and embodying "open" principles. True, I exaggerate. But these self-selecting groups rate on different criteria.
- will_critchlow 16y ago
  Yep. True. Not unbiased in the slightest. I find it interesting nonetheless as I would not have guessed it to be true... You (and other commenters saying similar things) are definitely right on this point, but I remain interested :)
- ergo98 16y ago
  True, I exaggerate. Again, Android is now mainstream. The iPhone is now mainstream. Any delusions that denizens of places like HN are the typical sort of buyer are terribly far off reality. The average buyer has no such desire to hoist the flag. And every time Android comes up the anecdotes appear about how everyone anyone knows with an Android is so disappointed and just can't wait until the day that they can trade it in for an iPhone, etc. Which of course is garbage, but there it is. Android as a mainstream platform has gotten dramatically better. Aside from improvements in the versions, the application ecosystem is what is really improving perceptions of the device. It is less common now that Android users feel like they have some sort of knock-off device, finding themselves left out of the application game.

Terretta 16y ago

And not whatsoever related to a biased agenda among the reviewers? Very different things matter to those who gravitate to one or the other. iPhone users rate it down if it doesn't work miracles without them even thinking about it. Android users rate it up for maxing out tech specs and embodying "open" principles. True, I exaggerate. But these self-selecting groups rate on different criteria.

will_critchlow 16y ago
Yep. True. Not unbiased in the slightest. I find it interesting nonetheless as I would not have guessed it to be true... You (and other commenters saying similar things) are definitely right on this point, but I remain interested :)
ergo98 16y ago
True, I exaggerate. Again, Android is now mainstream. The iPhone is now mainstream. Any delusions that denizens of places like HN are the typical sort of buyer are terribly far off reality. The average buyer has no such desire to hoist the flag. And every time Android comes up the anecdotes appear about how everyone anyone knows with an Android is so disappointed and just can't wait until the day that they can trade it in for an iPhone, etc. Which of course is garbage, but there it is. Android as a mainstream platform has gotten dramatically better. Aside from improvements in the versions, the application ecosystem is what is really improving perceptions of the device. It is less common now that Android users feel like they have some sort of knock-off device, finding themselves left out of the application game.