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What can the iphone do that android can't?

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snapper.fishes said:
Neither of which can compare to an iPod dock in terms of sound quality. Bluetooth output is horrible. 3.5 mm audio jack is slightly better, but not ideal if you have want quality music playing from your phone. If you can afford an expensive car stereo system, you want to play music that can utilise its full potential. So until someone come up with an android that can output music with a digital connection, iPhone is still ahead of the game. (Mass storage mode doesn't work for most android phone.)

Secondly, most android phone only supports one loseless codec - wav, which has massive file size. Galaxy S supports FLAC, but there are plenty of problems. iPhone supports apple's own loseless codec.



I disagree. My friend has an iPhone 4, and I have a Galaxy S. We have placed our phones side by side, and the iPhone 4 does look sharper.
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1.) I don't want any kind of proprietary codecs. No thanks.

2.) 3.5mm jack sounds fine. Really. It does. You'd literally have to have lossless audio, (what, you gonna put 100 songs on your device?), and $3k worth of high quality audio equipment,(configured correctly, most people don't) along with a sufficient power supply, (new alt, new deep cycle battery, capacitors, fuses) to even notice a difference.

3.) Furthermore, all of my Android devices sync flawlessly with winamp. Even wirelessly should choose to. See the link in my sig for details.
 
I have no idea - I only found out about when having to know that for some early root / early kernel stuff - last June.

I use two - pinch/zoom and track pad scrolling with RemoteDroid.

Was just questioning the accuracy of the claim.
 
IOWA said:
1.) I don't want any kind of proprietary codecs. No thanks.

2.) 3.5mm jack sounds fine. Really. It does. You'd literally have to have lossless audio, (what, you gonna put 100 songs on your device?), and $3k worth of high quality audio equipment,(configured correctly, most people don't) along with a sufficient power supply, (new alt, new deep cycle battery, capacitors, fuses) to even notice a difference.

3.) Furthermore, all of my Android devices sync flawlessly with winamp. Even wirelessly should choose to. See the link in my sig for details.
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Like I said, if you can afford the audio equipment, iPhone does make a difference. And oh, 100 song should not be too surprising. I have a 500 GB HDD half filed with songs.
 
snapper.fishes said:
Like I said, if you can afford the audio equipment, iPhone does make a difference. And oh, 100 song should not be too surprising. I have a 500 GB HDD half filed with songs.
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Seems like alot more trouble than it's worth IMO.

If you have the money for all that why not just get a dedicated media player? Further more ive yet to see proof that there is any quality difference when played out of the apple dock vs jack. And probably never will.
 
IOWA said:
Seems like alot more trouble than it's worth IMO.

If you have the money for all that why not just get a dedicated media player? Further more ive yet to see proof that there is any quality difference when played out of the apple dock vs jack. And probably never will.
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The same people that advocate that will probably tell you that you need $50,000 gold plated TOSlinks that have the jacket filled with liquid nitrogen infused with nanites from Steve Jobs personal collection to get 'optimum' sound quality.
Oh, and they can hear the difference between the $2 cable and the uber 'godmode' cable. :rolleyes:

Yes folks I have actually talked to SEVERAL PEOPLE that made such claims.
I have even seen one of those replacement power cables that costs $2,000 and supposedly filters everything but pure 60hz AC. :rolleyes:

The whole iWidget having 'better' sound quality started before they were even released..... and IIRC some testing revealed that other players actually had better sound quality than iProducts - but the human ear could not perceive it.

Got me.... it's all about separating a fool from his money.
 
My wife has used the iPhone for 3 years, and she now has an iPhone 4. I've used Windows Mobile in that time span, and just switched to Android this past August. I've specifically avoided the iPhone because of its limitations, but I'll still give it the props that it deserves. In my experience, the pros of the iPhone are:

-more consistent app quality (due to Apple's rules, IE, apps tend to look similar to the iPhone in terms of menu integration, and due to less hardware/software to account for, they run smoother with fewer errors)

-more intuitive UI (anything is more intuitive when you're limited on how much you can customize it, so it's give and take)

-smoother response in most areas (by default, Android does not use GPU acceleration for the UI, though some interfaces, such as Sense, have accelerated aspects)

-better media playback (fewer codecs supported, and fewer 3rd party apps, but the looks are there, and many people are superficial)

-due to fewer designs and more sales, accessories out the wazoo

All of the best features for the iPhone are what we consider the biggest drawbacks because they restrict choice. This is why it's funny to watch Apple and Android fanboys argue, because they're both covering the same points but are too oblivious to see that they will never agree. For instance, I could tell my wife that "I can change my battery," and she would correctly respond, "I don't have to change my battery, my phone lasts more than a day."
 
The hating is getting thick - just continue to keep it fun and friendly, cheers, thanks in advance for that.

As another forum's user sig says - with apologies to Voltaire, if Apple hadn't come first, Google would have had to invent them.

What the iPhone can do that Android can't is give decent smartphone service - often as a first smartphone experience - for those with deep ties to Apple products and for those needing something hermetically sealed and safely configured and for those who like a longer-established OS for their smartphone.

Lots of people know and trust the Apple brand because - it's Apple - and because they like their iPods.

It's a big world, it would be boring if everyone thought the same way - and - mark my words - one day the iPhone may grow up and be more like Android.

As a CDMA service fan, I'm just glad they finally have a choice beside AT&T for a carrier here in the US.
 
AndreaCristiano said:
Coming from all versions of iPhone only battery life is better. I say its only because there multitasking isn't full mutkutasking
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I recently went on vacation to Vegas. I left the hotel room at like 7 am. I got back at 2-3 am. An iPhone battery would not last that long. My Android battery didn't that long either. No biggie though as I could easily swap out my battery at 6 or 7 pm when my phone died. You wouldn't be able to even have that option with the iPhone.
 
Medion said:
My wife has used the iPhone for 3 years, and she now has an iPhone 4. I've used Windows Mobile in that time span, and just switched to Android this past August. I've specifically avoided the iPhone because of its limitations, but I'll still give it the props that it deserves. In my experience, the pros of the iPhone are:

-more consistent app quality (due to Apple's rules, IE, apps tend to look similar to the iPhone in terms of menu integration, and due to less hardware/software to account for, they run smoother with fewer errors)

-more intuitive UI (anything is more intuitive when you're limited on how much you can customize it, so it's give and take)

-smoother response in most areas (by default, Android does not use GPU acceleration for the UI, though some interfaces, such as Sense, have accelerated aspects)

-better media playback (fewer codecs supported, and fewer 3rd party apps, but the looks are there, and many people are superficial)

-due to fewer designs and more sales, accessories out the wazoo

All of the best features for the iPhone are what we consider the biggest drawbacks because they restrict choice. This is why it's funny to watch Apple and Android fanboys argue, because they're both covering the same points but are too oblivious to see that they will never agree. For instance, I could tell my wife that "I can change my battery," and she would correctly respond, "I don't have to change my battery, my phone lasts more than a day."
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Swappable batteries isn't just for quick swaps. It's for complete replacement. I don't care who you are, or what you do, all batteries eventually get run down, and hold less and less of a charge. Being able to completely replace a battery pack seems pretty fundamental to me. Some of us (not me lol) like to keep our electronic devices as daily use items for 2-3-4 years. So being able to keep a top shape battery, and even being able to upgrade the capacity of the battery, is a very very nice thing to have. In fact, all of Apple's products, since the batteries are locked in, are destined for death. Why? Over time LiOn cells degrade, and being to leak. I think we all know what happens when battery junk hits electronic circuits.. right?
 
IOWA said:
Swappable batteries isn't just for quick swaps. It's for complete replacement. I don't care who you are, or what you do, all batteries eventually get run down, and hold less and less of a charge. Being able to completely replace a battery pack seems pretty fundamental to me.
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had my eris for 2 yrs. number of times I needed to "replace a battery pack" : 0

motorola razr for 3 yrs. number of times I needed to "replace a battery pack" : 0

Used both daily.

like to keep our electronic devices as daily use items for 2-3-4 years. So being able to keep a top shape battery, and even being able to upgrade the capacity of the battery, is a very very nice thing to have. In fact, all of Apple's products, since the batteries are locked in, are destined for death. Why? Over time LiOn cells degrade, and being to leak. I think we all know what happens when battery junk hits electronic circuits.. right?
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my family has many iphones, some as old as ~4 years. I never hear one complaint about batteries. The whole replaceable battery ( like a removable sdcard ) is a red herring. In real life, it just doesn't matter.
 
snapper.fishes said:
Neither of which can compare to an iPod dock in terms of sound quality. Bluetooth output is horrible. 3.5 mm audio jack is slightly better, but not ideal if you have want quality music playing from your phone. If you can afford an expensive car stereo system, you want to play music that can utilise its full potential. So until someone come up with an android that can output music with a digital connection, iPhone is still ahead of the game. (Mass storage mode doesn't work for most android phone.)

Secondly, most android phone only supports one loseless codec - wav, which has massive file size. Galaxy S supports FLAC, but there are plenty of problems. iPhone supports apple's own loseless codec.



I disagree. My friend has an iPhone 4, and I have a Galaxy S. We have placed our phones side by side, and the iPhone 4 does look sharper.
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in my opinion if someone is so concerned with sound quality that theyre going to nitpick 3.5 over the iproprietary port, then odds are they are going to be using a dedicated PMP with better audio quality, such as cowon (sp) or something that blows the iPhone away with quality. the average user wont notice a difference between the two though.
 
I have used android for several years I have used several different android phones from lg Motorola htc samsung zte and have yet to find one that would not freeze or lock up if you tried to do more than use it as a paper weight I have broken many phones or tossed em out the window driving down the freeway cause the phones are junk I have yet to have an iPhone lock up on me do I miss some of the droid features yes but I much rather have a phone I can use as opposed to have 1 with a lot of features that you can't use
 
I also have none of those symptoms in three different phones.

It would be interesting to know that "freeze or lock up if you tried to do more than use it as a paper weigh" refers to. What sort of device manipulations were made ... things like flashing an incompatible ROM perhaps?

... Thom
 
Apple apps do crash & lag, it's just that they're cleverly disguised with fancy splash screens. Both systems have their flaws and it would be erroneous to think Apple devices are made out of some sort of magical fairy dust that keeps everything working like clockwork.

My Note 3 works just as well as my iPhone 5s and vice versa.
 
Let's explore this fallacy that all Android phones are 'paperweights' that can not be used at all.

If this is true, their market share would have plummeted.

Perhaps you used the cheap $49 phones offered by the carriers, rather than the flagships.
 
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