I can;t believe that people lined up for the iPhone 5 that had features (some that actually worked) available in Android OS 2 or 3 releases ago.
That Galaxy commercial mocking the iPhone lines was pretty dead on.
My son drove me to the Verizon store last night to insist I upgrade to the Droid 4. He has had a Droid for a few years now, has recently upgraded to the Droid Razr HD, and was tired of me always wanting to look something up on his phone while we were out and about. I have also “borrowed” his Nexus, pretty permanently.
I determined years ago I wouldn’t get involved in the Apple hype. I like my PCs, and I have enjoyed the Droid line of products.
Apple products are for.nancy boys and the iPad is the computing equivalent of the man purse.
Real men use android, specifically Samsung, the best phone ever invented.
Apple Mac - made by pussies....for pussies.
I’m hooked on the Droid OS. I currently use a Droid Razr Max and Xyboard tablet. My wife has the Droid 2 R2-D2 edition (yea, I know, but at least it isn’t Hello Kitty).
Both systems have their advantages. Apple is good out of the box, especially for people who already have a lot of iTunes based music and media.
Android is more for tinkerers and gadget freaks who like to play around with and customize their phone. You can personalize the Droid system to you much better than you can the Apple OS.
I’ve had both been with iOS for for 5 years switched to a galaxy s3 recently and I’ve come to the conclusion they both do the same thing but just different button prompts but ultimately they are both great operating systems.
This is an unfair comparison because you have one phone with iOS going against probably about a 100
Absolutely LOVE my Galaxy S3
There's also ONE new iPhone release each year and dozens of Droid devices of all shapes, sizes, utility, upgradeability, OS versions, etc.
I have neither.
No Apple fanboy here by ANY means, but I've always found statements like this to be somewhat misleading. Apple iPhone is a single device/platform, on one type of phone, running mainly on a single carrier. Android can be on many many phones across virtually all of the carriers/providers. OF COURSE Android is going to be more heavily used than Apple. It simply has more 'saturation', being more readily accessible.
In computers good enough and cheaper always wins. Apple made this same mistake a generation ago with PC’s and Microsoft.
Now they have made the same mistake with Phones and perhaps tablets with Google.
Microsoft also made a huge mistake in letting other vendors standards get established in these devices. Buyers don’t feel compelled to buy their products anymore and that is a big deal for them.
Interesting times.
I had a Droid for three years or so, and then I replaced it with a Galaxy SIII. I really like these phones. They’re the first computer device that I’ve had in a long time that motivate me to learn more about them, trying to find new ways to tweak them to do more of what I want. It’s fun! I’ve tried iOS stuff too, and they’re great products that work really well, but are sort of boring compared to Android stuff.
I do think the headline is a bit misleading, iOS is still gaining market share too, just not as quickly. It would be more accurate to say that Android and iOS are absolutely crushing everything else.
I’ve reached the point of dreading any iOS update.
My next phone will be a droid.
What about a basic phone, with email and a searching device? No need for music ( is that the original word for ITunes?), or the other modern thingies.
My dear, very unfancy DH has a BBerry, and I want to get him something bigger as he bumbles with the small keyboard. but he has absolutely no desire for any apps beyond what comes with the phone itself-— like weather and messaging.
So - for a guy like that, is the iPhone-5 just about right? BTW- he is 85 and still working. So you see why no interest beyond basics.
My advice on any technology field - celebrate diversity! LOL Whether it be computers, smartphones, cars, firearms, etc. there is no one best. Use what works for you and meets your priorities. In my family alone we have a mix of Linux, Windows, and Mac OS systems, Android phones, iPhones, Japanese cars, American trucks, Glock Ruger and S&W...
Crushing, lol? Who sells the number one phone?
What would the tech world do without Apple to show them how to do it?
But Apple produces the OS and the hardware while Android runs on a variety os separately manufactured platforms. So 34% of the market is quite a feat when one considers that the monies for phone and OS are going to the same company.
You should have a look at the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows 8 phone. I have an iPhone and bought the nokia. Holy Crap, what a difference!
The whole windows 8 vertical integration thing might just come together.
The Google maps/navigation feature alone makes it worth it.
Apple gave 92% of it’s political contributions to Rats. I’m done with them
With any Google software product, you need to remember one thing: You are not the customer. You are the product.