Top android smartphones have better hardware than the iphone 5

Because my opponent has never specified how we should interpret the term 'better' we must assume that Con is advocating that the Galaxy Note 2 (Hereafter GN2) is better all around than the iPhone 5. I will maintain the power of presumption, meaning that if I can disprove the Pro that will be sufficient as a reason to vote Con; again, I do not have to prove that the iPhone is better just that the GN2 is not better. Operating System- My opponent offers an underview to preempt arguments about ergonomics and operating systems; while the ergonomics argument is viable, and I accept that limitation, operating systems are undeniable a voting issue in this round. There was nothing to suggest a limitation on programs, especially not operating systems in the resolution or my opponent's opening round and it is abusive to bind me to such a limitation when it is too late for me not to accept. Beyond that the programs are what give value to the technology and allow us to understand what is better and what is not. Benchmark Scores- The GN2 may have scored highed in total points than the iPhone5, but it actually scored lower in memory and streaming than the iPhone5. According the my opponent's own sources, the GN2 received a score of 1282[1] in memory while the iPhone5 scored and 1811[2]; on Streaming the GN2 scored a meager 620[1] while the iPhone5 scored a 944[2]. There are four areas measured in the Geekbench Benchmark: Integer, Floating Point Memory and Streaming, and the iPhone5 outperforms the Gn2 in half of these areas. [1] . http://forum.xda-developers.com... [2] . http://9to5mac.com... Overclocking- Being able to overclock a phone is not a reason to consider it better, because it isn't an implicit effect of the phone itself; it and effect the program used to overclock the phone. My opponent's own source indicates that in order to overclock the phone the user must download Odin and Note2Kernal in order to do this[3]. I'd also like to point out that the GN2 has a quad-core processor[5] while the iPhone5 only has a dual-core[6] processor. That means that the hardware in the GN2 isn't better, there's just more of it[4]. [3] . http://androidcritics.com... [4] . http://www.overclock.net... [5] . http://en.wikipedia.org... [6] . http://en.wikipedia.org... Bigger Screen- A bigger screen does not make a phone better; it makes it bigger. In fact one of the biggest criticisms of the GN2 is that it's awkward to hold and to handle because of it's size[7]. "This phone is going to be too big for a lot of people. It's hard to fit in pockets or even if other areas one might keep a phone, like the cup holder of a car. The size also makes it kind of hard to hold at times. " When the screen becomes an inconvenience it's not a benefit. [7] . http://www.heritage.com... Ram- As I showed in the Benchmark argument the GN2 actually has much slower streaming speeds than the iPhone. This argument is fundamentally flawed. When we realize that the iPhone does this so much better even despite having less ram that shows that the iPhone5 is superior in this regard. Memory- According to the Benchmark sources my opponent has cited, the iPhone5 has has better memory by more than 500 points. Camera- This argument is pretty mute by my opponent's own admission. Having two cameras doesn't make a phone better. Battery- First of all, the removable batter extension must be rejected as that is not a feature of the phone, it's a purchasable accessory. Next, battery usage is going to vary from person to person and is going to be based off of what that person is using their phone for; my phone cost less than 30 dollars new and it's batter will last for 5 days before it needs to be charged, that doesn't make it any better. NBC news backs this up and even shows that the iPhone5's battery lasted the longest among it's competitors[8], and that was with the factory setting unaltered. According to the Huffington Post, there are plenty of ways to increase your battery life even longer that[9]. [8] . http://www.nbcnews.com... [9] . http://www.huffingtonpost.com... 2 apps at once- Despite my opponent's claim that the iPhone5 can't run two apps at once, it actually can[10]. As for showing them both on the screen at the same time, that's more of a choice of the developers than it is a limitation of the iPhone5's technical capabilities. Since the GN2 has been called a 'phablet'[11] [10] . http://ipod.about.com... [11] . http://en.wikipedia.org... The conclusion, is that bigger does not mean better. While the GN2 may have a screen so big it may even been considered a small tablet, it isn't as effective in using it's technology compared to the iPhone5. Furthermore because the streaming and memory of the iphone5 is better than the Gn2 it meets the needs of the common person better. I have shown that the GN2 is not better than the iPhone5.