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I am a long time Android user and recently pre-ordered an iPhone 6. Many people I know have done the same. But after reading this post, I don't think Google ca

by kin 12y ago

I am a long time Android user and recently pre-ordered an iPhone 6. Many people I know have done the same. But after reading this post, I don't think Google cares. They're aiming at getting a phone in the hands of millions without the means to get a legit smart phone.

DannyBee 12y ago
"I am a long time Android user and recently pre-ordered an iPhone 6." Okay, i'll bite. The iphone6 seems like a slightly better iphone 5 (hardware wise) What was the hardware feature that drove you to this? (If it was IOS 8, that's interesting, but you make it sound like the iPhone 6 offered something over and above the iPhone 5S that made you want it over an android device, so i'm really curious what it was)
- fdsary 12y ago
  An iPhone 5 with better hardware is not too shabby, and finally NFC is nice. I'm planning to get an Android after my iPhone 5 is totally wrecked (any week soon) and start developing for it.
- JohnTHaller 12y ago
  It's also odd to switch from a (likely) higher resolution screen on Android to a lower resolution screen on the iPhone 6 (the iPhone 6 is about 720p... Moto G territory).
- kin 12y ago
  I was tired of being left out. Indy games always release iOS first and sometimes don't even port to Android. Cool apps that come out like Hyperlapse are also iOS first. Even Google's own apps release features an iOS before Android. Device fragmentation plagues Google's apps. Hardware-wise, they're all more or less the same. In terms of iPhone 5s vs. 6 it's really just the timing. I was disappointed with this year's Google I/O and felt I should get the newest device.
Someone1234 12y ago
You forgot to tell us WHY. Clearly you want to talk about it since you brought it up. So why did you switch from Android to iOS (8)/iPhone 6? iPhone 6 and iOS 8 are definitely doing well at playing catch up: Larger sizes, custom keyboards, NFC, pop-over text message reply box, and so on. But all of this has been available on Android for literally years. The only place where I feel iOS really kicks Android's butt is in security and privacy. Google's permissions are too broad and the lack of notifications for invasive things (e.g. Address Book access) is particularly troubling. Third party solutions exist but they void your warranty to install (require unlocked bootloader, root, etc).
- kin 12y ago
  I wasn't trying to talk about why. I was trying to talk about how iPhone 6 seems to be winning over Android users (myself included) and those users are going to be replaced by millions of new users. But if you want to know why it's because of device fragmentation affecting app quality and quantity.

by kin 12y ago

DannyBee 12y ago

"I am a long time Android user and recently pre-ordered an iPhone 6." Okay, i'll bite. The iphone6 seems like a slightly better iphone 5 (hardware wise) What was the hardware feature that drove you to this? (If it was IOS 8, that's interesting, but you make it sound like the iPhone 6 offered something over and above the iPhone 5S that made you want it over an android device, so i'm really curious what it was)

fdsary 12y ago
An iPhone 5 with better hardware is not too shabby, and finally NFC is nice. I'm planning to get an Android after my iPhone 5 is totally wrecked (any week soon) and start developing for it.
JohnTHaller 12y ago
It's also odd to switch from a (likely) higher resolution screen on Android to a lower resolution screen on the iPhone 6 (the iPhone 6 is about 720p... Moto G territory).
kin 12y ago
I was tired of being left out. Indy games always release iOS first and sometimes don't even port to Android. Cool apps that come out like Hyperlapse are also iOS first. Even Google's own apps release features an iOS before Android. Device fragmentation plagues Google's apps. Hardware-wise, they're all more or less the same. In terms of iPhone 5s vs. 6 it's really just the timing. I was disappointed with this year's Google I/O and felt I should get the newest device.

Someone1234 12y ago

You forgot to tell us WHY. Clearly you want to talk about it since you brought it up. So why did you switch from Android to iOS (8)/iPhone 6? iPhone 6 and iOS 8 are definitely doing well at playing catch up: Larger sizes, custom keyboards, NFC, pop-over text message reply box, and so on. But all of this has been available on Android for literally years. The only place where I feel iOS really kicks Android's butt is in security and privacy. Google's permissions are too broad and the lack of notifications for invasive things (e.g. Address Book access) is particularly troubling. Third party solutions exist but they void your warranty to install (require unlocked bootloader, root, etc).

kin 12y ago
I wasn't trying to talk about why. I was trying to talk about how iPhone 6 seems to be winning over Android users (myself included) and those users are going to be replaced by millions of new users. But if you want to know why it's because of device fragmentation affecting app quality and quantity.