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How are they terrible? Having used cellphones since the 90s, my experiences with Android/Apple phones have been nothing short of remarkable and to be frank, li

by colmvp 5y ago

How are they terrible? Having used cellphones since the 90s, my experiences with Android/Apple phones have been nothing short of remarkable and to be frank, life changing in terms of day-to-day utility.

foobarian 5y ago
Android hardware is weak. UI is good, app ecosystem is weaker than Apple but more free at least. Apple hardware is top notch, obviously. But I wish the software side was not so strictly controlled, look at the browser picture for example or in-app platforms or the shenanigans with the 30% cut. Then small nits like: - the alarm doesn't tell me how many hours to go when I set it - the orange silent button is an abomination that needs to go. With Apple's focus on not having any buttons I have no idea why it has lasted this long - the volume settings make no sense in the way that Android's make sense So basically I'd like some wizard to take both of those phone systems, throw them in a cauldron, stir them together, throw away the slag, and sprinkle in some extra goodness. Ahhh some day maybe ...
- jlcoff 5y ago
  > Android hardware is weak Is it ? I'm using a 4 years old $200 phone which suits me just fine, if not for stupid apps requiring more resources for a worst experience. The only reason of upgrade is battery wearing off. Any Google related issues might be mitigated switching to LineageOS as the hardware is relatively open.
  - p_l 5y ago
    There's a certain level of truth to it, as none of the Android phone makers appear to be able to push for a customized SoC, even the ones with own designs (Samsung) appear to keep a "wall" between mobile and SoC divisions. This means that relatively easy wins like throwing a lot more cache on high end phone, are unavailable because instead they are just one of the many customers for the SoC with different priorities resulting in a compromise design.
- NAHWheatCracker 5y ago
  I've stuck to the Google product lines and the hardware has been awesome. Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 5, and Pixel 4a. Each has improved on the previous as well.
treis 5y ago
My pixel 3 shows "Sun, Jan..." Instead of the much more useful and same length "Sun, Jan 30". There's a bunch of other minor annoyances like that. But pretty egregious that their own phone can't display the date anymore

by colmvp 5y ago

foobarian 5y ago

Android hardware is weak. UI is good, app ecosystem is weaker than Apple but more free at least. Apple hardware is top notch, obviously. But I wish the software side was not so strictly controlled, look at the browser picture for example or in-app platforms or the shenanigans with the 30% cut. Then small nits like: - the alarm doesn't tell me how many hours to go when I set it - the orange silent button is an abomination that needs to go. With Apple's focus on not having any buttons I have no idea why it has lasted this long - the volume settings make no sense in the way that Android's make sense So basically I'd like some wizard to take both of those phone systems, throw them in a cauldron, stir them together, throw away the slag, and sprinkle in some extra goodness. Ahhh some day maybe ...

jlcoff 5y ago
> Android hardware is weak Is it ? I'm using a 4 years old $200 phone which suits me just fine, if not for stupid apps requiring more resources for a worst experience. The only reason of upgrade is battery wearing off. Any Google related issues might be mitigated switching to LineageOS as the hardware is relatively open.
- p_l 5y ago
  There's a certain level of truth to it, as none of the Android phone makers appear to be able to push for a customized SoC, even the ones with own designs (Samsung) appear to keep a "wall" between mobile and SoC divisions. This means that relatively easy wins like throwing a lot more cache on high end phone, are unavailable because instead they are just one of the many customers for the SoC with different priorities resulting in a compromise design.
NAHWheatCracker 5y ago
I've stuck to the Google product lines and the hardware has been awesome. Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 5, and Pixel 4a. Each has improved on the previous as well.

treis 5y ago

My pixel 3 shows "Sun, Jan..." Instead of the much more useful and same length "Sun, Jan 30". There's a bunch of other minor annoyances like that. But pretty egregious that their own phone can't display the date anymore