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<blockquote data-quote="vansmith" data-source="post: 1470902" data-attributes="member: 71075"><p>A few things I missed the first time around because I was tired.Buy a Nexus phone if consistency is a concern. Then again, they aren't all that inconsistent. As someone who owns three different Android devices from three different manufacturers, it's not really all that inconsistent across each of them.</p><p>Can you point to anything that suggests that the iPhone is years ahead in terms of build quality? Otherwise, this is conjecture. And, if build quality is truly an integral piece of the decision making process, I'd argue that the new set of WP8 flagship phones (Lumia 920 and the HTC 8X) are considerably better built than anything out there (from the reviews I've read).</p><p></p><p>Something starts on iOS and ends up on Android second. In the end, what does that matter? If being first was a concern, we'd all be using Windows since most products start there and "trickle down" to OS X.</p><p></p><p>That's a carrier thing, not a phone thing. I'm on a two year contract and managed this without paying (near to) full price for the phone. I'm with Fido in case you were interested.</p><p></p><p>Obvious iOS wannabe? I'm not sure how this is obvious given how much each platform has borrowed from the other. In fact, I have a hard time seeing how Android is trying to be a wannabe iOS (much like I can't see how iOS is trying to be an Android wannabe).</p><p></p><p>We are all also assuming that people care about things like this. As a group with certain technological proclivities, things like this matter to us. Most people however don't care about things like this and never will. I know many people on older Android 2.x devices and people with iPhone 3GS/4s who could care less what platform they're running, the version, where the apps came from and anything else related to those issues. We have to remember that people don't care about things like this.</p><p></p><p>Phones are fashion statements for a lot of people. Look at how many clutch their phone as if it were an appendage. It's a marker of style and indicative of a certain awareness of what's "trendy." If people cared enough, they'd upgrade. Otherwise, they fall into that aforementioned category where device/platform is irrelevant as long as it serves its purpose as a tool. Thus, many people don't need the features noted by Doug unless they want the phone as a fashion statement in which case the phone is more a statement and less of a tool.</p><p></p><p>This. Differing needs for different people. One set of apps is not inherently more valuable or better than another. Do I care that iOS can run Garageband on a phone? No, not in the slightest. Different tools for different people.</p><p></p><p>Agreed on WP8. If it had a reasonable app ecosystem, I'd be all over it.</p><p></p><p>I have no vested interest in this "battle" between the platforms. I own more Android devices than iOS devices because they were cheaper and because they integrate so well with the services that I already use. Does iOS offer a more compelling platform in some ways? Absolutely. The same could be said for the others. In this sense, each platform is different, not inferior/superior in all senses of the word. Does iOS do things better than Android in some respects? Absolutely. It's lean, easily upgraded and has a rich and sizeable developer community behind it. Does Android do things better than iOS? Absolutely. It's customizable, its notification system makes the iOS one look like it was designed by a four year old and it also has a large developer community behind it (by some accounts, <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-29/google-says-700-000-applications-available-for-android-devices" target="_blank">it's now churning out just as many apps as the iOS community</a> which, to be fair, says nothing of the quality but an interesting fact nonetheless). Are the iPhones generally of a better quality than Android? Sure. The nature of Android means that any and all manufacturer can build terrible phones but it also means that more companies get a shot at building better phones since they all have to compete on hardware. Whether or not that has been successful is a subjective call.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vansmith, post: 1470902, member: 71075"] A few things I missed the first time around because I was tired.Buy a Nexus phone if consistency is a concern. Then again, they aren't all that inconsistent. As someone who owns three different Android devices from three different manufacturers, it's not really all that inconsistent across each of them. Can you point to anything that suggests that the iPhone is years ahead in terms of build quality? Otherwise, this is conjecture. And, if build quality is truly an integral piece of the decision making process, I'd argue that the new set of WP8 flagship phones (Lumia 920 and the HTC 8X) are considerably better built than anything out there (from the reviews I've read). Something starts on iOS and ends up on Android second. In the end, what does that matter? If being first was a concern, we'd all be using Windows since most products start there and "trickle down" to OS X. That's a carrier thing, not a phone thing. I'm on a two year contract and managed this without paying (near to) full price for the phone. I'm with Fido in case you were interested. Obvious iOS wannabe? I'm not sure how this is obvious given how much each platform has borrowed from the other. In fact, I have a hard time seeing how Android is trying to be a wannabe iOS (much like I can't see how iOS is trying to be an Android wannabe). We are all also assuming that people care about things like this. As a group with certain technological proclivities, things like this matter to us. Most people however don't care about things like this and never will. I know many people on older Android 2.x devices and people with iPhone 3GS/4s who could care less what platform they're running, the version, where the apps came from and anything else related to those issues. We have to remember that people don't care about things like this. Phones are fashion statements for a lot of people. Look at how many clutch their phone as if it were an appendage. It's a marker of style and indicative of a certain awareness of what's "trendy." If people cared enough, they'd upgrade. Otherwise, they fall into that aforementioned category where device/platform is irrelevant as long as it serves its purpose as a tool. Thus, many people don't need the features noted by Doug unless they want the phone as a fashion statement in which case the phone is more a statement and less of a tool. This. Differing needs for different people. One set of apps is not inherently more valuable or better than another. Do I care that iOS can run Garageband on a phone? No, not in the slightest. Different tools for different people. Agreed on WP8. If it had a reasonable app ecosystem, I'd be all over it. I have no vested interest in this "battle" between the platforms. I own more Android devices than iOS devices because they were cheaper and because they integrate so well with the services that I already use. Does iOS offer a more compelling platform in some ways? Absolutely. The same could be said for the others. In this sense, each platform is different, not inferior/superior in all senses of the word. Does iOS do things better than Android in some respects? Absolutely. It's lean, easily upgraded and has a rich and sizeable developer community behind it. Does Android do things better than iOS? Absolutely. It's customizable, its notification system makes the iOS one look like it was designed by a four year old and it also has a large developer community behind it (by some accounts, [URL="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-29/google-says-700-000-applications-available-for-android-devices"]it's now churning out just as many apps as the iOS community[/URL] which, to be fair, says nothing of the quality but an interesting fact nonetheless). Are the iPhones generally of a better quality than Android? Sure. The nature of Android means that any and all manufacturer can build terrible phones but it also means that more companies get a shot at building better phones since they all have to compete on hardware. Whether or not that has been successful is a subjective call. [/QUOTE]
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