iPhone has the socket at the bottom though while on an android phone the usb socket is wherever the manufacturer felt like putting it.
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The one real advantage of the iPhone
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Google I/O 2011: Keynote Day One - YouTube!
Google I/O 2011: Keynote Day One - YouTube!
chrlswltrs
Extreme Android User
Most Bluetooth accessories or headphones in general do say "for iPhone" because most iPhone users are too ignorant to understand that a headphone jack or Bluetooth is the same no matter what device it is!
AngelArs
Well-Known Member
That'll get 'er done
Phone accessory manufactures follow the money. They simply can't make separate products for each and every phone on the market because it wouldn't be cost effective. If you want a wide selection of phone accessories, then you need to buy a popular model of phone. Either that or search for 6 months just to find a nice case
Roze
Hiding behind a mystery
AND they can jack up the price BECAUSE it's 'for iPhone'. We know that ever iPhoners will pay the premium price with the 'for iPhone' tag on the box.
AngelArs
Well-Known Member
People instinctively want to buy accessories that they KNOW will work with their device. If someone has device XYZ and the packaging says that it will work with device XYZ, then of course the consumer will have more confidence in purchasing it, and thereby increasing the odds of that accessory being sold. This is how all packaging for all popular electronic devices are handled.
mrqs
Android Expert
difference is, they only say in the package that the product is iphone compatible - they don't mention any other devices even tho' they know that it'll work perfectly well on a plethora of other devices (i'll give the previously mentioned jabra clipper as an example)
if they simply followed your logic (and i wish they did), they'd have a "supported devices" list on the packaging
Bob Maxey
Android Expert
If I were a manufacturer, I might assume that my iAccessory will work with all Android devices based on a few tests with a few devices. I would never say in my marketing that it works with all Android devices because I really do not know that for sure.
Why invite vast numbers of returns?
When you design a product for a specific device like the iPhone, you know it works with all iPhones. That is one of the the advantages of designing iPhone accessories.
I bought a BT headset for my old Android phone. Never got it to work. It works with my iPad and it does not work with my Triumph.
Bob Maxey
Android Expert
Like me. I NEVER buy any accessory for my devices unless is specifically says my device is compatible or the seller will let me test it or they will plainly state that I can return the item for a cash refund. I hate store credit.
If I simply assume it will work and it does not work, I might be stuck with the device.
Bob Maxey
Android Expert
Being facetious, there Roze? Not sure every iPhone user does what you say because they have already over paid for their iPhone and then they are broke. Smiley.
Bob Maxey
Android Expert
I was recently seriously considering bringing out a billet case for iPads. Machined metal and anodized with standard colors, custom colors, and designs. I would need to design two cases: iPad one and iPad 2. It would be costly because it must be costly. Partly because of the manufacturing and partly because many will pay.
I would never design an Android phone or tablet case because it would be impossible to make a perfect case for every phone on the market. And a phone made today might be replaced with a different one.
Designing for iDevices does have an advantage: one phone model means only one design and that model is with us for quite some time. No need to create a thousand different designs.
I would never design an Android phone or tablet case because it would be impossible to make a perfect case for every phone on the market. And a phone made today might be replaced with a different one.
Designing for iDevices does have an advantage: one phone model means only one design and that model is with us for quite some time. No need to create a thousand different designs.
Roze
Hiding behind a mystery
Bob Maxey
Android Expert
I am glad we live in a country where something like this could be conceived of, manufacturered and sold. Sold being one perhaps.
I saw the cases machined from solid platinum at Best Buy, but they only had emeralds and yellow diamonds; they were out of sapphire and black opal. Back ordered, they say.
Perhaps this excess is a good example of why everyone wants to eat the rich.
Bob Maxey
Android Expert
Not any more broke than a high end Android device owner
I know what you mean. My phone cost three hundred dollars but I bought it for medical reasons. The screen is huge and my eye balls do not work as well as they once did.
Roze
Hiding behind a mystery
The iPhone screen is so itsy bitsy at 3.5" :/ browsing ain't as much fun as a 4"+ phone
One thing that really annoys me is that people (some of this forums) think that there aren't really high end An and 'cheaper' than an iPhone. If you take a high end phone (Galaxy Nexus, SGS2 etc), the off contract price is close to the iPhone4S. I mean, quality of an Android phone could be perceived as cheaper than an iPhone4S, but that doesn't mean that they cost less.
Bob Maxey
Android Expert
The iPhone screen is so itsy bitsy at 3.5" :/ browsing ain't as much fun as a 4"+ phone
One thing that really annoys me is that people (some of this forums) think that there aren't really high end An and 'cheaper' than an iPhone. If you take a high end phone (Galaxy Nexus, SGS2 etc), the off contract price is close to the iPhone4S. I mean, quality of an Android phone could be perceived as cheaper than an iPhone4S, but that doesn't mean that they cost less.
You are correct. I looked at the prices.
I would not say cheaper Android quality. I would say there are better materials a manufacturer could use, like solid machined metal for the case and glass rather than plastic. But the better the material, the higher the cost.
My Triumph is reliable and it seems well built except for the battery case that opens more frequently these days. Not a great design. The glass is Corning GG and I am not sure what the case it made of. It is covered with some kind of rubbery material.
Some will say the iPhone is too costly, but in looking at the costs for some Android phones, an iPhone is cheaper. The iPhone sans contract is less than the Galaxy Nexus 4G. The Nexus is $800.00. Some will say their phone was free, but no, that is not true. They will be paying for their phone through out the life of their contract. If there were no contracts, I wonder how the prices would look? You have your cool Android phone because the carriers have figured out a way to sell you one.
As soon as Apple decides to introduce a $49.95 iPhone and they license iOS to others (neither will happen, I am sure) and the 7-inch $199.95 iPad is released (still a question) they will erode much of the market share Android enjoys. Or not, I am just guessing.
mrqs
Android Expert
it's not about perception, it's about the region - the price of the iphone(s) is outrageous in same places
Roze
Hiding behind a mystery
I believe that you are in Britain or somewhere in Europe. Everything is expensive in Europe but in North America, the phones I mentioned are similar in prices. How much is the Galaxy Nexus and iPhone 4S?
AngelArs
Well-Known Member
That would be one mighty long list, as the jabra clipper works with all bluetooth devices....
AngelArs
Well-Known Member
It wasn't until recently that the 4" was introduced. What ever happened to Texas Instruments technology shown at the 2010 CES where a built in projector was used for the screen? You would think Android manufactures would have jumped all over that...
AngelArs
Well-Known Member
The only downfall of the iPhone is that Apple makes it VERY hard to use it with pre-paid plans, which have consistently been on the rise the past couple of years. Luckily the SGSII fills this void very nicely
Roze
Hiding behind a mystery
I remember watching the demo. I thought it was cool when I saw it. It seems that there were a lot of great ideas that never hitted the market. I am still patiently waiting for Lenovo Ideapa U1 Hybrid laptop tablet.
AngelArs
Well-Known Member
They said it was going to cost a grand and be available last year but then they said that it was being scratched for another product called LePad, which was supposed to be released no later than last month. I don't know what's up with Lenovo, they design a lot of cool products but then they get wet feet and never release them. CES is soon so we'll see what they announce then.
Roze
Hiding behind a mystery
yeah
It did make a reappearance in CES 2011 with a higher cost, lol. I really do believe that Lenovo's idea is the way of the future for our computing. Gone will be the days when you have to carry both your laptop and a tablet.
AngelArs
Well-Known Member
Actually the term 'tablet' has been used wrong in the marketplace. A true tablet is a non-ckam shell case computer. I know Panasonic and Viewsonic had one for the corporate world and so did a few other companies, but for some odd reason they never caught on. Then Apple came out with the iPad, called it a tablet and the race was on. Pretty much everything about traditional laptops are out dated. I'm surprised that Apple hasn't released a true tablet running both iOS and OS X. I know at CES there will be several companies showing tablets running win 7 and ICS. Because they do so much more they should squash Android only tablets in the future.