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Funny, my last android was samsung which I had many of the issues you describe above, and in particular it felt very bloated. I've been getting older generation
by jerrygenser 3y ago
Funny, my last android was samsung which I had many of the issues you describe above, and in particular it felt very bloated.
I've been getting older generation Pixel S and they are very good for the price. usually 1/4 the price of a comparable flagship iOS and I never have any issues.
- hospitalJail 3y agoSamsung is the Apple of android. Big marketing budget, mid performance at best.
- lockhouse 3y agoWhat’s mid performance about an iPhone?
- lazide 3y agoPer dollar? Everything. If cost is not considered, nothing much really.
- lockhouse 3y agoThe Samsung Galaxy S23 and iPhone 14 both start at $799.
- lazide 3y agoWhich versions, exactly? Because each one of those has 3 (Samsung) or 4 (iPhone) major models with wildly different specs, and each of those specs has often times major differences in quality between the two lines. [https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s23-vs-apple-iphone-14 https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s23-vs-apple-iphon...] Samsungs adware and weird modifications being a major negative IMO too. Though that's a taste thing I guess.
- lockhouse 3y agoUnlocked direct from the manufacturer: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-14 https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-14 https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s23/buy/galaxy-s23-128gb-unlocked-sm-s911uzeaxaa/?cid=sem-mktg-pfs-mob-us-bing-na-02172023-141930-&ds_e=MICROSOFT-cr:0-pl:354767086-&ds_c=FF~S23%2B-Core_CN~HHP+S23_PH~long_MK~usnat_BS~mx_PR~smart_SB~s23p_FS~lo_CA~kew_KS~ba_MT~exact-&ds_ag=AG~S23%2B+Core_MK~usnat_AT~ta_MD~h_PK~roah_PB~bing_AI~no_TG~mas_SA~mass-&ds_k=samsung+S23%2B&&msclkid=bd22c600a1b5173f0e71a2c4be6d5cfe&gclid=bd22c600a1b5173f0e71a2c4be6d5cfe&gclsrc=3p.ds https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s23/buy/galaxy...
- s3p 3y agoNothing. The iPhone SoC blows every android out of the water. Apple has been dominating mobile performance ever since they went to 64-bit in 2013. That's a decade of leadership in silicon. No android comes close. Not sure what OP is thinking.
- dron57 3y agoSo what? The OS is totally locked down. There's nothing to actually do with all that extra compute. Are iPhone games better than Android games? Probably, but I imagine most of the HN crowd isn't into mobile games. Other than that I can't even think of what the better iPhone SOCs would be used for.
- jerrygenser 3y agoI'm saying it's good enough for my use, which is watching YouTube videos, using apps, taking pictures, having a reasonable battery life, making phone calls, sending texts. It might not be the best possible soc etc. But for $349 it serves me as a daily driver for 3 years without shelling out over $1000
- lockhouse 3y agoYou don’t have to spend over $1000 for an iPhone.
- sportslife 3y agoThe cameras: once you take a 10x zoom on a trip, it's hard to imagine not having.
- Xeamek 3y agowhat's above mid performance in android world then?