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Higher resolution screen, 4G, open architecture, larger screen, NFC, mobile hangouts, faster phone, better memory, cutting edge OS (ICS)... These are literally

Higher resolution screen, 4G, open architecture, larger screen, NFC, mobile hangouts, faster phone, better memory, cutting edge OS (ICS)... These are literally all the reasons I didn't get the iPhone 4S and decided to wait for the Galaxy Nexus.

danudey 15y ago
The problem with this is that for a lot of people, these points are invalid. The screen isn't higher resolution, it's just physically larger (which, for people with small hands, is a negative). 4G isn't available everywhere, and it can be a pretty substantial battery drain (though better in recent devices). NFC has very few uses so far, other than communicating with other NFC Android phones. I assume that 'mobile hangouts' refers to Google+? Few people I know actually use this feature (or Google+ in general, though perhaps your circles differ). Especially the 'typical users' I know of don't care. The Galaxy Nexus on ICS is certainly a MUCH faster phone than previous Android devices, but I've never seen a review saying it's any faster than the iPhone. 'Better memory' is ambiguous. Larger? Faster? And cutting-edge OS - well, iOS 5 has a lot of cutting-edge features, such as Siri. There are few features in ICS that the average person would want. Now don't get me wrong - you made your own informed choices. For the majority of non-geeks I know, however, none of these choices would factor in. It all comes down to what's supported (accessory vendors), what's got the apps (iOS), and what other people are using (iPhones). In other words: you aren't any more representative than I am. Granted, the parent's 'nobody would prefer…' is definitely incorrect, but I feel pretty confident saying that the majority of people either don't care what phone they have, or prefer iPhones.
- oldstrangers 15y ago
  >The screen isn't higher resolution, it's just physically larger No, it actually is a higher resolution screen. 1280x720 vs 960x640 for the iPhone.

danudey 15y ago

The problem with this is that for a lot of people, these points are invalid. The screen isn't higher resolution, it's just physically larger (which, for people with small hands, is a negative). 4G isn't available everywhere, and it can be a pretty substantial battery drain (though better in recent devices). NFC has very few uses so far, other than communicating with other NFC Android phones. I assume that 'mobile hangouts' refers to Google+? Few people I know actually use this feature (or Google+ in general, though perhaps your circles differ). Especially the 'typical users' I know of don't care. The Galaxy Nexus on ICS is certainly a MUCH faster phone than previous Android devices, but I've never seen a review saying it's any faster than the iPhone. 'Better memory' is ambiguous. Larger? Faster? And cutting-edge OS - well, iOS 5 has a lot of cutting-edge features, such as Siri. There are few features in ICS that the average person would want. Now don't get me wrong - you made your own informed choices. For the majority of non-geeks I know, however, none of these choices would factor in. It all comes down to what's supported (accessory vendors), what's got the apps (iOS), and what other people are using (iPhones). In other words: you aren't any more representative than I am. Granted, the parent's 'nobody would prefer…' is definitely incorrect, but I feel pretty confident saying that the majority of people either don't care what phone they have, or prefer iPhones.

oldstrangers 15y ago
>The screen isn't higher resolution, it's just physically larger No, it actually is a higher resolution screen. 1280x720 vs 960x640 for the iPhone.