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In the middle of a long browser session with multiple tabs open and I receive a phone call boom. BSOD ! The phone restarts and the browser tries to reload all

by enscr 13y ago

In the middle of a long browser session with multiple tabs open and I receive a phone call boom. BSOD ! The phone restarts and the browser tries to reload all the tabs but the session is lost. It bugs me even if this is once a week event. iPhone has been around for 6+ years and by now it should be mature enough to not go kaput when a piece of code misbehaves. Android (nexus 4) doesn't do that. They support hundreds of devices. Apple had only a handful and that too with much less diversity.

harigov 13y ago
If you think that Android doesn't crash, you must have never used it. My Samsung Android phone crashed on me so consistently on a daily basis - I couldn't even use apps like Google Maps or WhatsApp because they ALWAYS crash the system. Trust me, it isn't any better.
- munchhausen 13y ago
  The HTC Desire X that I've had for a year and a half hasn't crashed once. Anecdotal, I know - just like your Samsung experience. Btw, I wonder if the heavy customisation that Samsung does could lower the reliability of the system?
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- enscr 13y ago
  Read carefully. I'm talking about Nexus. I've gone through several iPhone & Android phones & I have a fair amount of idea about how stable each of them are. Samsung UI is a crappy experience.
threeseed 13y ago
These bugs are specific to iPhone 5S so the 6+ years reference is irrelevant. And if you actually know how OSs work then you would know that bugs in the kernel or driver will always cause problems regardless of how mature the entire OS is.
- enscr 13y ago
  It's not written from scratch... iOS 7. The bugs aren't specific to iPhone 5s either. They are causing random crashes on iPad 4 too. I'm not sure where did you learn about kernels and drivers but they don't rewrite it every with OS upgrade. Stability is directly proportional to 'field time'. If you are regressing, you can't blame the flat 2D icons.

by enscr 13y ago

harigov 13y ago

If you think that Android doesn't crash, you must have never used it. My Samsung Android phone crashed on me so consistently on a daily basis - I couldn't even use apps like Google Maps or WhatsApp because they ALWAYS crash the system. Trust me, it isn't any better.

munchhausen 13y ago
The HTC Desire X that I've had for a year and a half hasn't crashed once. Anecdotal, I know - just like your Samsung experience. Btw, I wonder if the heavy customisation that Samsung does could lower the reliability of the system?
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enscr 13y ago
Read carefully. I'm talking about Nexus. I've gone through several iPhone & Android phones & I have a fair amount of idea about how stable each of them are. Samsung UI is a crappy experience.

threeseed 13y ago

These bugs are specific to iPhone 5S so the 6+ years reference is irrelevant. And if you actually know how OSs work then you would know that bugs in the kernel or driver will always cause problems regardless of how mature the entire OS is.

enscr 13y ago
It's not written from scratch... iOS 7. The bugs aren't specific to iPhone 5s either. They are causing random crashes on iPad 4 too. I'm not sure where did you learn about kernels and drivers but they don't rewrite it every with OS upgrade. Stability is directly proportional to 'field time'. If you are regressing, you can't blame the flat 2D icons.