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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] phatone17:
Apple had a big fat contract from a year+ ago with a hardware manufacturer that they have to fulfill. Which is why they released the 4s with the same screen as the 4. Lame-o. Can't wait to sell my fiance's iphone 4.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fenixjn:
cultofmac

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mship:
Reading the comments is funny than reading the article. You know, I hate the term Isheep, because I just think name calling is just not called for in most situation. People use the device they use because they like them. But when you read a comment that says, you look silly with a 4" phone to your face like it is the 90's, or it is not practical for daily use. The only explanation is because they are sheep. When Apple comes out with their 4" screen they are going to be talking about how great it is, and it will be because they will see how much easier it is to use a 4", 4".3 and 4".5 than they think.

I see just as many people who are likely myself, 6'4" 230 pounds man and women 5'4" less than a buck fifty with 4" phones and they love them. They have no problem carrying them (hell most of the women carry purses with 5 pounds of junk in them) and they use them like they would use any other phone.

Now I a big apply fanboy when it came to my Ipod. I had five or 6 of them over the years and I still use my Ipod touch as a podcasting listening device, even though I could use my phone. But I use my phone a hell of a lot more than my ipod for reading books, simply because with a 4" screen it is almost the size as reading on a paper back. Whenever I try to read something on my Ipod touch I have to put it much closer to my face.

Just look at this comment. There are so many mistruth in there that it make me laugh, he clearly never really used a 4" phone

Quote:

"It's not bull****, it's the biggest truth of android phones.

They are so un practical for daily use and even keeping it on pocket.

But above all it's impossible to use them while driving. There is no home button so while driving you have to go on top or to the side to wake up the phone and them slide the stupid thing and then go through of bunch of pages of quick launch and look for that app and if weather is sunny you can't even see the screen because of poor resolution.

Mind you I tried to use 4 top android phones and threw those rocks on best buy reps face and akmost scream " give my beloved I phone back "

And minutes I hold my iPhone, I was happy like a baby.

At the end android phone might be big but they are no good for people who likes the best of best .

Just think for a second why apple did not included 4G chip, because they no that there is no small chip in the market which can fit in iPhone and the battery will be a big issue.

Android just sucks on battery."

End Quote

The only truthful thing I find about the comment is the battery life, but you get use to it after using it for awhile and you can get multiple batteries and swap them out whenever you need to, so this is really a non issue for the most part.

I really dont understand why people have to have this Us vs Them mentality in just about everything we as a species do. Sometimes humanity disappoints me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] quick99si:
Having had both the iPhone 4/4S and Galaxy S/S2, I like both the higher resolution of the iPhone 4S and the screen size of the Galaxy S2 (Galaxy S, even). Browsing typical pages, or anything with text really, makes the iPhone screen shine IMO, wheres watching video and typical use is something that I prefer to do on the E4GT.

I would call it a wash, though I picked the Epic Touch for other reasons altogether.

My ideal realistic screen would be a 4.3" 720P... that magically expands to 4.5-5.0" when watching video. Forget pentile display, this is erectile D:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
I don't understand why they think the manufacturers make big screens is because of the software lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qbking77:
Funny how apple fans are so upset with their 3.5 inch screen but dont want to admit it....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bluefire808:
Haha stupid apple. I want a bigger screen anyday!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
yeah, I was planning on upgrading to the Sprint GNx, but, even though I swore up and down that I wouldn't get locked into a non-nexus device again I'm going to make a liar of myself and get the Galaxy Note if and when that comes to Sprint...The phone is thin, huge resolution, huger screen. I'm tall, have big hands...this phone already gets lost in my pocket to the point where I can't tell if I remembered to put it back in my pocket or not--even with the Sprint hybrid case.

I was considering getting an iPhone 4S too...to switch back and forth. I'm no platform fanboy. I spend equal time between Win7 and OSX (hackintosh) and the occasional Linux...the best tool for the job. But a 3.5" screen, no matter the resolution, just seems unpalatable to me. Sure, the phone feels fantastic in the hand, but--all quibbles about the OS aside--it's just to damn small.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Twinsen72:
I have average sized hands. The iphone is too small and very awkward in my hand. The screen is too small. I got this Galaxy S2 and put a big Ballstic case on it so it's easier to hold. I dislike when a person lies about my intentions or opinions.

The iphone is a pain the butt to use. One thing open at a time? Pff! That means it takes forever to get something done. I'm limited by my S2 only having 8 browser windows open at a time. Forget 1 thing TOTAL.

Looking for a place to eat? That means the yelp app, google maps, and the navigation app all open at once. Takes longer than a desktop, and yeah, I'm a gaming desktop snob, but I'm very happy to see that finally smart phones are decent. I held out until a month ago to get my first smart phone and yet I work in IT. I explain all that because I cannot imagine owning an iphone. Just so much work to use.

Now to search for a fix for having to reset my browser preference to view 'desktop' sites every time I open it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Robbzilla:
We ALL know the real reason....

Steve J had small hands. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] phatmanxxl:
Most of the iPhone fans excuses didn't make sense at all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Alchemistgunner:
lolol love it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AwesomeTurtle:
Android phones are bigger than iPhones because they're - get this - bigger than iPhones.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
Android would be the same way if the companies didn't have to compete against each other....Apple has a monopoly on iPhones but if Samsung and HTC could make iphones also the phones would be much better not to mention cheaper also .... But as you can see Apple can set the price at whatever they want and if you want one you have to pay for it .... That is what is good about a open market and competition
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] il buono:
They have a monopoly on phones that can be used with iOS :p psst...Samsung already makes devices better than the iPhone. They are called the Galaxy S II line.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
I understand that you have no reading comprehension.... If Samsung was to make Ios phones also then Apple would have to compete against someone else ....hence the iPhone would not have a 3.5 in screen because they would have to compete against someone who would have a better iPhone ...example Samsung with a 4.5 in screen and better processor....

U would see Apple have to use better hardware ..... IPhone is inferior to almost all dual core Android phones hardware wise ....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] il buono:
No reading comprehension? You said Apple has a monopoly on a device they make. That isn't possible. They obviously control the iPhone (R) market since it is their creation. Instead, Apple has a monopoly on the iOS market since they basically control everything within it. Fix you're wording next time my fellow Arizonan.

...and yes, competition is always good and fosters innovation. That I can agree with.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
How is it not possible for Apple to have a monopoly on ios no one else makes them so it is a monopoly .... If no one else can supply the item that makes it a monopoly.... I also never said Samsung doesn't make better phones that is the reason I use one .... I also have a 3d that's not half as good a phone as my epic touch 4g but yet it still comes down to choice and I will never choose apple .... I also choose Linux over windows .... freedom to choose is always number 1
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iSaint:
I should tell them about my small penis ... they might like it better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
It's not as big as my ****
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] il buono:
Dammit. Now you need to read my last 2 comments better. You were claiming apple has a monopoly on iPhone. You obviously changed your word choice to iOS from iPhone in your comment I just quoted. I originally said they have a monopoly on iOS. The iPhone is part of the greater iOS market which they control with an iron fist. Apple doesn't have a monopoly on the phone itself. The monopoly is in the iOS market since Apple controls device compatability.

I seriously should have worded that better lol

Queue in head exploding .gif file :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
It is the phone and OS they have a monopoly on ...no one else can use the OS and no one else can make a iPhone ... They run a tight ship on the app side also , but that allows them to control the OS side much easier....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
I'm short, like 4'11 short, and I have proportionately small hands/fingers; yet I can still comfortably hold my E4GT in one hand and perform most phone/texting/browsing operations with no real issue. If I'm in a swype mood, then yes I use two hands but for normal keyboarding (peck, peck) I can do it one handed on my phone.

So there fanboy.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] il buono:
Exactly the damn point I was trying to make about iOS and obviously no one else can make iPhone cause it's their intellectual property. Just like HTC can't make a Galaxy S phone (edited :p) . I doubt Apple would let anyone else call their product an iPhone if they did open up the iOS market to other manufacturers.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] il buono:
Lol I haven't heard so much talk about Apple in a single thread :D now where the hell is Kingsway...he is an Apple fan and may jump ship soon
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mship:
It's funny you two are essentially saying the same exact thing. Unless my reading comprehension is bad. Which is quite possible.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] il buono:
I won't go into it anymore but we basically are :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crzchn:
all I know is that I use this for my only computing device and I couldn't do that on an iphone.

So they can...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bapk460RPOM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] williecat316:
It is about choice. I choose to be comfortable using my phone. I have big hands, and big fingers to go with it, which means the bigger the screen is, the easier it is for me to type on. I'm also half blind, so books are easier to read as well. :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bluefire808:
Right! I sadly almost never turn on the PC i build a few months before i got ET4g. This phone pretty much does it all

Sent From My Epic Touch 3g
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stretchwookie:
i say we save all these articles the fanboys keep writing and make them eat them when the iphone's start becoming more like android. like the notification bar? the inevitable bigger screens? bigger batteries? and the dreaded day when someone figures out how to run an android virtual machine on an iphone, just like the blackberrys and windows 8... :eek: :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
Umm, that would be a dreaded day...for Android. The day a +4.5" iPhone runs a Dalvik VM and Android API layer is the day I buy an iPhone.

The best tool for the job...and a device that perfectly runs iOS and Android ? That's definitely is the best tool for the job.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JAmerican:
I dislike when Apple fanboys use a brand name as the reason something is better. It's a damn IPS LCD display. AMOLED displays are better. This is a fact. Once Apple accepts the fact that they need OLED technology to make their devices thinner and have higher contrast ratios, they'll switch to Samsung or LG OLED displays for their mobile products. They'll name it Retina+ or Retina X or Retina 2.

Pathetic.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackstar_329:
I think apple screens are smaller because they are easier to for app developers to support. Because if you loom at it all iPhone apps should work on an itouch because the screen size its almost if not the same size. The only time you see a problem is when you get into iphone apps on the ipad, but that's a different story. The same problem happens on android phones size almost all the phones have different screen size and resolutions it put more work on the devs to support the new/old devices. So it really boils down to apple being the only maker of the iPhone and Google not really setting requirements for android. Hope this makes since lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] YoungAceAtlanta:
Its like I said in another post. IPhones are fashion statements .. if a top designer brings head bands back In style then everyone going to want a head band and think their cool because its what's "hip" .
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AwesomeTurtle:
So have we just abandoned the possibility that people have iPhones because they prefer iPhones.

Is Android the One True Preference now?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fenixjn:
you forgot.. they will call it REVOLUTIONARY or another industry's first LOL
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bluefire808:
Haha right!

Sent From My Epic Touch 3g
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
Android is not difficult to dev for but it does require additional planning which is OK more choice is good :-) but a properly developed app that uses dip looks great on all screen sizes/densities and nearly side tical
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] phatmanxxl:
Yes.

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---------- Post added at 07:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:43 AM ----------

^^^this. That why every iPhone case has that little window to show the apple on the back. So were all %100 sure its an iPhone.

........
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] h2g2:
If having an iPhone is a fashion statement, then deliberately not having an iPhone is also a fashion statement. All phones are, therefore, fashion statements.

If iPhone = hip, then Android = hipster. Six of one, really. Or you could ditch your smartphone altogether and go retro. Or get one of those giant Motorola StarTACs and go full vintage. All fashion statements.

And for those who keep going on about iOS vs. Android, if you spend a lot of time *****ing about smartphones, then it's time to cut back on the eye shadow because you're dipping your toe into emo waters.

Tip: Before your next post, replace Smartphone with Twilight, iOS with Jake and Android with Edward and see how it reads.

Edit: I am joking about the emo and twilight part. But only a little bit.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaski47:
I have both an evo and an iphone. I really do love both of my phones. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. But for day to day stuff I hands down prefer the iphone and I recommend it to people who I know are not technical savvy. Like my father.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] choyt2011:
Once again...the iphone doesnt have LTE...4G or expandability. The design has barly changed since the original...dont get me wrong...they have improved hardware somewhat but not enough to consider it the best phone I personally have big hands so having a bigger phone is a plus. I guess I just like the ability to take out my battery, replace a bad one with a new one...and add external memory for storage etc. Something Iphone users cant do. Oh and having to use itunes...i just trash...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mship:
I use to think that Itunes was horrible, and then I got a Mac and the experience on a Mac is nothing like it is on a Windows PC. Its like comparing Apples to Windows. But I am not a Fanboy of Apple, Windows, Mac, Linux, Playstation or Xbox.

I buy what I like and use them accordingly. If Apple was to come out with a 4.5" phone that had 4G , removable battery and removable SD card I would probably buy it.

But the chances of that happen are about the same rate of human discovering an ancient alien civilization built the pyramids and left us with a stargate.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SayWhat10:
i cant believe iphone users are happy with a 3.5" screen

it was cool when it first came out, but 3.5" for a smartphone is so 1990

In this day n age everybody wants to stream video, so why not have a larger screen to make it easier to see? easier for onscreen keyboard too, no brainer to me

the #1 reason iphone has better battery life is because its never connected to 4g/LTE

lets see some iphone battery number for 5hours of constant 4G/LTE radio usage
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
Smaller screen also means better battery life, plus iOS handles threads differently
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SayWhat10:
but since Android has gazillion of options unlike iphone, you can always buy extended batteries and make the screen/battery issue obsolete

cant do that with iphone....

Thats why i love android phone, you can get the phone that fits what you want. With iphone, you dont have any choices, its just one phone to get
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Cuz they are awesome

sent from my Galaxy S 2 from Sprint on unnamed 2.0.1
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mx499:
I think when you love apple too much, you can't think correctly.. it's like your mind loses all logic, and just twists the truth for your idols..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] choyt2011:
I personally think Apple implemented some sort of hidden brainwashing message in all there products or logo...cuz when you talk to any Apple user...iphone or mac you cant get a word in without them coming up with some bogus reason why its better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] IA-32e:
The Galaxy's 4.5" screen is big but only if you have girlishly small hands.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
well, my home computers are all Apple, except for 2 Motorola Xooms, and, I used to have all iPhones as well, until 2 years ago when the evo4g came out; since then, its been nothing but android stuff for me and my family, as far as cell phones are concerned..

But, nothing beats a mac for computing ease, and lack of problems.

We can leave our macs on for weeks at a time; no temp files, no registry errors, no lock ups, nothing, just let them go to sleep when you aren't using them. And, aside from lack of hardware customization choices, there really isn't anything that a newer mac can't do that you can do on a pc..Software wise, its a bit different, especially for things like rooting/Odin, etc, but, usually there is a mac solution shortly after there is a windows solution.

Phone wise, its really simple; folks who don't want to tinker with anything, and want super easy phones, buy the iPhones; those of us who want more, get Androids. They both have their places in the Mobile world, depending on what your skill level is, and how much you want to tinker with stuff.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iSaint:
I wonder if I get an apple tattoo "down there" if girls will say "anything bigger than 3.5 is crazy"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] phatmanxxl:
SJ says 3.5 is all your gonna get ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cteezy83:
excellent post great read
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bluefire808:
Hahahaha love it

Sent From My Epic Touch 3g
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Indeed but over paying for 1-2 year old hardware is a right lol

sent from my Galaxy S 2 from Sprint on unnamed 2.0.1
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdm4u:
I honestly don't see the big deal about the iphone's screen. I was using a classmates iPhone 4S and the screen just didn't impress me. Sure it has a higher resolution than my Epic 4G Touch, but honestly, I didn't even notice. Plus I think Super Amoled+ is better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] revamper:
you know what they say about guys with big screens... ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iSaint:
... big screen protectors? ;p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SayWhat10:
Of course you wont get registry errors because iOS doesnt use a registry system... But im sure it uses temp files,all operating systems do. But temp files dont necessarily cause "problems"

I run an online radio station from home, so I leave my computer on 24 hours,and I dont have problems. Including no malware or viruses.

And it goes both ways: whatever you can do with Mac, you can do with a PC, for sure.

however i agree 100% on the last part you said:

Phone wise, its really simple; folks who don't want to tinker with anything, and want super easy phones, buy the iPhones; those of us who want more, get Androids

iphone is like a digital "Phone for dummies" machine

can you even change the default launcher on a stock iphone? SOOO many more options on android phones
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
well, if you "jailbreak" your iPhone, you can do a lot more stuff, but, nothing allows you the customizations and freedoms like Android does..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kchannel9:
This thread is hilarious. I used someone's iphone 4s the other day, first time I'd actually held one, and honestly my first reaction was "Eww". It was really dim and small and goofy feeling, like it was a toy of some sort. The icons also seemed to suggest a toy-like theme, much like older samsung phones used to have before android came out, very cartoony.

I don't get it, I really don't. Apple is primarily a mind control / PR company it seems. Seriously, my neighbor seriously asked me to help teach how to use really basic functions on her computer, and I was asked what kind of computer it was. She said an Apple, like it was cool or something. Keep in mind she can't use it. So I wondered and asked if she'd ever used Ubuntu or Windows 7? She was like oh yeah I've seen all those things, but I just know the Mac is easier. I was like, then why do you need help burning a cd? I told her I've used all of them, and the functionality is the same, it's just organized slightly differently, but the Mac feels less intuitive to someone who has grown up alongside the concept of personal computing. If you are very new to it, then it seems fine/better(?) I suppose?

In the case of Apple, I feel like if you have never used a computer, a file system, or a command line, then yes, maybe OSX is a better FIT for you, not a better OS in general.

Rambling, just thinking about why this weird layer of ignorance/pride prevents people from being real/honest about their Apple things. It's just another gadgetry object people, it's not magic and special and easier and better just because that's what the PR campaign has included in a bulleted list.

That said, Google is ****ing up bad right now concerning privacy, they are becoming obsessed with competing with Facebook to the point of seemingly abandoning any ideals that may have originally attracted their techie customer base.

(IMO)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
Wow man. Btw there are some viper rom threads or maybe a zedomax kernel thread you might want to resurrect. Lol jk

Sent from my BAD A$$ EPIC TOUCH 4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AwesomeTurtle:
IMO Android phones are bigger than iPhones because manufacturers build smartphones that happen to be larger than the iPhone. There is probably no other reason behind it and this thread should end after this here post.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ungovernable1977:
no this post. ;) Its simple, one company run by a madman (was) dictates how its users should think and what they should want. Others do research and find out what we really want. I love how so many IT/programmers like Mac/iOS... I really think they just want something stupid simple so they dont have to take their work home with them. My theory at least. I LOVE though how it seems every carriers commercials feature and SGS2 variant... its like the iphone doesnt exist. Yes the iPad3 will drive the masses crazy, I wanna see them get 'Samsunged' while in line for their status symbol.