Android has something like an 83% market share to crApple’s ~13%. Besides, their products are WAY overpriced and lack features that were standard on Droid phones two years ago. Samsung and Droid have lapped them about five times in the past two years. crApple is no longer a visionary, or trendsetter, but merely a follower. And my Note 3 is STILL a quarter-inch bigger than their “biggest” iThing.
But they still have a lot of lemmings that continue to buy their junk which essentially possesses the same features they overpaid for last year (and the year before, and .. lather rinse repeat). And that OS is looking pretty ancient.
Sorry, slightly bigger screens are not necessarily the "biggest thing." Now that Apple has its own bigger screens, Samsung is finding itself in a world of hurt as those who've settled for iPhone wannabes are buying the real thing.
Please show me an Android phone with 64 bit processors AND a 64 bit operating system that is actually working in its second generation.
Sorry, I didn't catch that? What? Where? There are no working 64 bit Android phones because they are all 32 bit. . . and some 64 bit processors still running 32 bit operating systems.
No, they have not "lapped" iPhones even once. Where are the Android phones with anything close to the security of ApplePay? Google Wallet doesn't count. . . Google is just acting as a third party credit card processor stepping in-between the merchant and his contracted card processor. That is not the same thing. No way close. Apple does not interfere with the merchant's contractual obligations with his card processor. . . and merely enhances the transaction.
How about Handoff? Family Share? Zero malware? Anything close? Crickets.
How about a truly secure system that does not keep its passwords in a hidden clear text file on the phone making the phone easy to hack. . . yes, that is what Samsung and Google's vaunted Knox security was found to be doing. LOL! Apple's iPhone does not do that and keeps its security in a hash that is not crackable.
A list of kitchen sink additions is not "lapping" but loading capabilities that no one will ever use on to the phone that will eat power. For example, who will ever use the Samsung Galaxy Note 4's Spo2 sensor? Yeah, a blood oximeter is cool, but aside from a surgeon, an EMT, or a dentist, WHO needs one? Are you gonna tape a big honking phone to your index finger to monitor your blood oxygen level, while undergoing anesthesia? That is about all it can be used for. . . aside from diagnosis of sleep apnea, and other breathing problems. . . and they all essentially require long term monitoring. . . with a phablet? Right, sure? Same with the heartbeat monitor. That one works exactly the same as an APP that has been available for the iPhone for five years. Whoop-De-Doo. It took Samsung this long to build it into their phone as a spec. . . but why?
I laughed when I read the included gadgets on the Ransom Note 4.
You really do not know what you are talking about.
“Android has something like an 83% market share to crApple’s ~13%.”
Yep, clearly Kia cars are superior to BMWs.
“Besides, their products are WAY overpriced”
No. (See my previous post.)
“and lack features that were standard on Droid phones two years ago. Samsung and Droid have lapped them about five times in the past two years.”
Not at all. I’m a fan of competition, and I’m glad Google, Samsung and the rest cloned the iPhone. That’s helped drive the industry. iPhones still have leading features, but the big difference is security (lack of malware) and respect for my privacy. Google wants your data.
“crApple is no longer a visionary, or trendsetter, but merely a follower. And my Note 3 is STILL a quarter-inch bigger than their “biggest” iThing.”
Your Note 3 uses three different toolkits for apps, which is widely regarded as a bad thing. Plus, plenty of Samsung crapware. Congratulations.
“But they still have a lot of lemmings that continue to buy their junk which essentially possesses the same features they overpaid for last year (and the year before, and .. lather rinse repeat).”
The core features (just as with Android) haven’t changed. That’s because they work so well, why should they? Apple Pay will rapidly eclipse Android Wallet, the camera is state-of-the-art, and the processor and graphics are best in class. Oh, and don’t forget that the most apps are on iOS, and the best ones generally appear there first.
“And that OS is looking pretty ancient.”
“That OS” works well, and it’s a tribute that Android is now going to an ahead-of-time compiler for better performance. If you mean “look and feel” that’s a different thing, but Apple is the best in the world at user interfaces. The success of the iPhone reflects that.