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You can't make the claim that a greater number of features makes something more advanced. Especially when many of them are poorly implemented one-offs on one m
by superuser2 13y ago
You can't make the claim that a greater number of features makes something more advanced.
Especially when many of them are poorly implemented one-offs on one model on one carrier for a few months before support and updates are cut off permanently. (Why the hell should something like screen sharing be a feature of one particular model?!?)
In terms of actually working, the iPhone is lightyears ahead of huge swaths of the Android ecosystem. Maybe not Google Nexus, but then you're locked into the inferior network coverage of AT&T or T-Mobile.
- bduerst 13y agoNot really. I think the better term is locked out of the ancient CDMA networks of Verizon. Nexus series is GSM, which is used globally, except for Verizon in the U.S. Samsung (w/ Verizon) install so much bloatware on their new Android phones it is bordering ridiculous. Why would new Galaxy S4 users want an uninstallable NFL app? The Motorola and LG Nexus android phones are comparable to iOS in terms of actually working.
- mikeash 13y ago> Not really. I think the better term is locked out of the ancient CDMA networks of Verizon. Nexus series is GSM, which is used globally, except for Verizon in the U.S. Don't overstate the rarity of CDMA or the ubiquity of GSM. Yes, GSM is effectively the global standard, but CDMA is way more popular than you say. Examples of other CDMA networks include China Telecom (40+ million subscribers) and au by KDDI in Japan (20 million subscribers). A full(ish?) list is available on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CDMA2000_networks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CDMA2000_networks Many of those are specialty providers, legacy networks, etc., but a fair number are regular old cell phone providers.
- bduerst 13y agoIt is as bad as I am saying it is, regardless of your cherry picking. You can see GSM (red) vs CDMA (blue) global adoption rate here: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Cellphone-subscribers-by-technology.svg/800px-Cellphone-subscribers-by-technology.svg.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Cel... The Nexus and Motorola phones work fine on GSM. If anything, it's more of a reason to buy them than avoid them like you said. Edit: And I quote: >"Maybe not Google Nexus, but then you're locked into the inferior network coverage of AT&T or T-Mobile."
- mikeash 13y agoNo, it's not. You said GSM is used everywhere except Verizon in the US. That's just plain wrong. If you'd like to say that your point remains valid, I completely agree. But if you're going to insist that your factually incorrect statement is not wrong, we're going to have a problem. Also, I did not say anything about reasons for buying different kinds of phones. I only talked about the number of different kinds of networks available throughout the world.
- mikeash 13y agoRegarding your edit: that's not me.
- zequel 13y agoI personally had a terrible experience with the Motorola Droid. It worked well initially but got progressively worse with each update. Crashed constantly. Every update added bloatware (CityID, Madden, etc..), very frustrating. I went running back to iOS (iPhone5) and can't be happier.
- bduerst 13y agoIsn't that a five year old phone? I don't use one now but I think they might be a bit better now, at least I've heard good things about Moto X.
- superuser2 13y ago... and herein lies the problem. I know what I'm getting when I buy an iPhone. Navigating Android smartphones is a minefield.
- bduerst 13y agoAre you sure you know it's a problem? You haven't bought anything but an iPhone for five years...
- superuser2 13y agoThree years, after my Droid 3 deteriorated so far that it was basically unusable and neither Verizon nor Motorola would do anything about it.