Samsung Galaxy simpler than iPhone, survey says - CNET Mobile
Wow, all the "tech savvy" Android folks are gonna have to go back to IOS!
lol
Wow, all the "tech savvy" Android folks are gonna have to go back to IOS!
lol
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Android easier to use than IOS!
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BremenCole
Newbie
I have to disagree with Android being simpler than iOS. But, of course it is really a subjective thing.
One thing I do know. I have experienced more lockups, reboots and crashes in one month of Android, than 4+ years of iOS. Reminds me of Windows 95 lol......
But, I like my Note 2.... the screen makes up for just about everyting....
One thing I do know. I have experienced more lockups, reboots and crashes in one month of Android, than 4+ years of iOS. Reminds me of Windows 95 lol......
But, I like my Note 2.... the screen makes up for just about everyting....
How'd that work out for Apple? ;-)
gtbarry
Android Expert
I've worked for agencies like this. From the corporate side, I've hired and fired agencies like this. This article is more a sign of cnet having lazy editors and no staff.
Gee, a small company I have never heard of says it used: "original" and "exclusive" methods. This is a smoke screen to hide the fact that their methodology couldn't stand a true test.
"many people we surveyed," was the Siegel+Gale conclusion. The "many" people was 400."
If you know anything about statistics, the term "n is statistically insignificant" should immediately come to mind. They mention it on day two, so you didn't even have to pass the class to learn this.
"has knocked the long-standing simplicity champion onto the canvas and out of first place."
smells of a first-year copywriter with no one to report to.
Gee, a small company I have never heard of says it used: "original" and "exclusive" methods. This is a smoke screen to hide the fact that their methodology couldn't stand a true test.
"many people we surveyed," was the Siegel+Gale conclusion. The "many" people was 400."
If you know anything about statistics, the term "n is statistically insignificant" should immediately come to mind. They mention it on day two, so you didn't even have to pass the class to learn this.
"has knocked the long-standing simplicity champion onto the canvas and out of first place."
smells of a first-year copywriter with no one to report to.
Actually I was just trying to point out the idiocy that I've at times
encountered from some die hard Android users on this forum, when they
tout how "tech savvy" they are compared to those who use/prefer IOS.
That being said, my main smart phone use is movies and TV, and for that IOS can not be beat; iTunes and the Amazon Instant Video app offer an unbeatable selection, that's why I went back to iPhone. If Google Play ever gets the Amazon video app, I'd switch back to the Note 2 in a second. I loved the huge screen, and I was infatuated with the S-pen, it was so much fun, a really neat feature. I suppose my main point is, both are awesome devices, but it boils down to what works best for a particular person. My ideal device would be the Note 3 with a 6.3" screen, and the Amazon video app! Samsung packs a lot of fun features in their devices, and coupled with the S-pen, I'd never consider any other Android device.
encountered from some die hard Android users on this forum, when they
tout how "tech savvy" they are compared to those who use/prefer IOS.
That being said, my main smart phone use is movies and TV, and for that IOS can not be beat; iTunes and the Amazon Instant Video app offer an unbeatable selection, that's why I went back to iPhone. If Google Play ever gets the Amazon video app, I'd switch back to the Note 2 in a second. I loved the huge screen, and I was infatuated with the S-pen, it was so much fun, a really neat feature. I suppose my main point is, both are awesome devices, but it boils down to what works best for a particular person. My ideal device would be the Note 3 with a 6.3" screen, and the Amazon video app! Samsung packs a lot of fun features in their devices, and coupled with the S-pen, I'd never consider any other Android device.
pool_shark
Android Expert
gtbarry
Android Expert
My comments were directed at an article that was nothing more than a sophomoric attempt to manufacture news. Not you.
I understood your intention, and I apologize if my response seemed pointed in a bad way at your post, that wasn't my intention. I agree, it is a poorly written article, then again it got us talking, so I suppose it accomplished its mission
As for watching Amazon via the browser: the app works much better, and the quality of the video via the app is much better. I can run it via the browser on my tablet, and the ease of use/quality isn't as good as the app.
What I can't work out is why Amazon doesn't offer an Android version. To me it makes no sense.
damewolf13
live~laugh~love
Well, I have never used an Apple phone so I can't comment on that aspect of which is simpler than the other, but the hardest phone I have ever used was the Samsung Omnia, years ago now. It was a beautiful phone but not the easiest to navigate once you got past the basic functions. I can't remember now for sure, but I think it was a Windows phone, right?
Stuntman
Android Expert
After using Android for years, my limited experience with iOS has been a little frustrating. Most of it is due to the subtle differences between the two OS's. When many things are the same, but a few things are different, those few things are just frustrating because you are so used to doing it a particular way.
Overall, I would say that iOS seems easier in that it is designed to do more common things easier. Android makes things that are done less often and/or used by fewer people much easier than iOS. The extreme examples I have encountered are moving contacts from a phone of a different OS to iOS or Android and using an existing MP3 (or other format) sound file as a ring tone. These are not done regularly or needed very often. They are very simple in Android, but super convoluted in iOS.
More common examples that I do are setting your sound settings so that your notifications are silent, but your ringer and alarm are not and then switching all the sound back on again. With Android, it is a single tap on a widget. With iOS, the only way I know how now is to go into the settings and change them. I think there may be some features that do something similar like "do not disturb" in iOS. Not sure if it silences everything or only select notifications.
Overall, I would say that iOS seems easier in that it is designed to do more common things easier. Android makes things that are done less often and/or used by fewer people much easier than iOS. The extreme examples I have encountered are moving contacts from a phone of a different OS to iOS or Android and using an existing MP3 (or other format) sound file as a ring tone. These are not done regularly or needed very often. They are very simple in Android, but super convoluted in iOS.
More common examples that I do are setting your sound settings so that your notifications are silent, but your ringer and alarm are not and then switching all the sound back on again. With Android, it is a single tap on a widget. With iOS, the only way I know how now is to go into the settings and change them. I think there may be some features that do something similar like "do not disturb" in iOS. Not sure if it silences everything or only select notifications.