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Old 12-14-2013, 08:40 AM   #1
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iOS is much better than Android


I was suffering from using Android phone and tablet, after installing many apps and require synchronization of data in real time, the android system always lag/slow down.
Sometimes it gets hanged need to force reboot/reset.

I started using iPad mini 3 weeks ago and my experience is superb, no complaint at all, very fast, problems in android do not occur in iOS,
iOS apps are of good quality, many are free too.

I would like to say, iOS is much better than android.
 
Old 12-14-2013, 09:35 AM   #2
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I just went back to Android from iOS, to teach their own.
 
Old 12-14-2013, 09:51 AM   #3
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If you want to run an OS that only supports overpriced hardware that is produced cheap under horrible conditions by a bunch of patent trolls then iOS may appear to be the better idea. Otherwise I highly doubt that it has any advantages.
 
Old 12-14-2013, 12:52 PM   #4
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Concerning the stock (unmodified) Android, on the Nexus 7 vers.2 it's perfect and the Android mod Cyanogenmod (which, forgetting its options, is very similar to the stock one - did not try other mods) on the Nexus 7 vers.1 & 2 and Motorola Droid Razr Maxx are absolutely great => I therefore assume that you're not referring to Android itself but to the modified versions by the HW-manufacturers.

Android versions customized by manufacturers can be a pain from all points of view - usability, battery life, stability, etc... . This is where Apple, by having its absolute control over everything, wins.

I am therefore one of the persons that is currently on the Android side.$
It's a pity that Apple does not want to adopt a more liberal approach as Google does about letting the users run the SW they want to run on their HW devices. If they would then I would most probably drop Google and change to Apple so as not to have anybody looking into my emails, dns requests, search queries, payments, gps location, phone number, contacts, etc... anymore.
 
Old 12-14-2013, 06:03 PM   #5
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I don't want to run an OS that I have to force shutdown frequently
 
Old 12-14-2013, 06:04 PM   #6
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I have not tried WP yet but I heard that it is stable, and Microsoft maybe will make it free next year.
 
Old 12-14-2013, 07:17 PM   #7
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I bought what I believe was the best value for my uses. A Nokia 521 Windows 8 phone. Sure, it's windows and it doesn't have all the apps the other two do but it has all that I use. A level, calculator, browser, songs and video are all I ever use. It seems pretty stable and fast. I assume it will become useless like my PDA. I still like my Velo 1. Still works.
 
Old 12-15-2013, 04:01 AM   #8
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My phone is Sony Xperia S, I updated to the latest version of Jelly Bean, I have to do factory reset and reinstall all apps,
it is ok to use but lag in opening SMS, Tel directory, Dial pad, it just shows blank screen and I have to wait for a While to see things appeared.

My Acer Iconia A701 Tablet, has very good specs like Tegra 3 CPU, 1 GB Ram, 32GB internal storage, 3G connection (SMS only), but it is slow,
I need to wait for some time for synchronization to complete,
the screen rotation is slow,
opening up an Apps also slow.
Got to wait for 15 min, when it stable down, then it is OK to use.
If you force to click the apps many times if it does not open up, this will cause the unit to hanged, and you got to press power button to force shut down.

My ipad mini is FAST, no such problems.
 
Old 12-15-2013, 04:11 AM   #9
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My phone contacts about 9000, include ringtones/photos etc,
the Sony open up the contact very slow,
when the call log has many numbers, the dial pad screen can not show the numbers immediately,
got to wait for long.

Terrible, I check with my friends, they also face the same problems, whether using Samsung, LG, Motorola or other phones,
even Samsung Galaxy S3 also has this problem,
I really think this is Android OS problem,
I hope 4.4 Kit Kat is better,
and the future 5.0 will improve all the weaknesses.
 
Old 12-15-2013, 04:18 AM   #10
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Read this

http://www.cultofmac.com/133624/

http://siliconstation.com/the-story-android-lag-ios/

Last edited by future_computer; 12-15-2013 at 04:29 AM.
 
Old 12-16-2013, 06:34 AM   #11
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I borrowed an ipad one time and tried to use it. Just my calendar would crash the whole thing. Then three different iphone/ipad users could not get it to read a simple pdf file, there only through was I'd have to have it at home and sign into an itunes account and import it via itunes. There didn't seem to be any way to get it without itunes. We tried e-mailing it to me and saving and opening the attachment, etc.
 
Old 12-16-2013, 06:59 AM   #12
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I would like to say, iOS is much better than android.
At home my wife has:
iPod touch (iOS)
Nokia Lumia (WinPhone)
Blackberry
Samsung S3 (Android)

She's a telecoms engineer with 20+ years of IT experience, she's also used older Nokia devices in the past. Her preference: Android.

At work we have a large number of test devices for apps development and website testing. Preference: Android.

Personally, I've only had to use iOS devices a couple of times to set up e-mail, wifi, etc. My first mobile phone was an NEC 9A in 1988, 2 phones ago I was using the Debian "based" Nokia N900, currently Samsung S4. My preference: Android.

I also have issues with Apple and their hardware, I like to be able to stick in a USB cable and just copy my music on to a device without having to bother with iTunes. I also like to be able to upgrade my 16Gb phone to 80Gb by slipping in a 64Gb SD card. Apple is a great example of corporate misdirection, making everyone think they are the funky, trendy, "little guy" compared to Microsoft etc. when in reality they are a "closed" hardware/software environment.

So, for me, my wife, and the 10+ developers at work, I'd have to disagree that "iOS is much better than android"
 
Old 12-16-2013, 08:33 AM   #13
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you got to learn how to use iOS,
use ifunbox to copy and paste documents into your Apple device.

---------- Post added 12-16-13 at 10:33 PM ----------

you got to learn how to use iOS,
use ifunbox to copy and paste documents into your Apple device.
 
Old 12-16-2013, 09:02 AM   #14
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Not an option, the ipad and computer is a company device so I am forbidden to install anything on the work computer or connect anything to it.

I had e-mailed the pdf to my personal e-mail account and personal gmail account and neither e-mail apps on the ipad would let me save the pdf and open it in a pdf reader, a task which I do on Android all the time.

Way back as far as 1999 I could open and edit spreadsheets and sync changes with my PC (Windows CE 2.0). There was even a small SQL server client that could let you sync a table or two over then write a front end app to sync the data. I created a small app where I was tracking my time and work at client sites, even had a .gov agency want my company to wire an app for them to use in the field because they were strapping big batteries to laptops and carrying them around.

I was with a small reseller and one meeting with HP they passed out an evaluation sheet. I scanned it in with my capshare, used a photo editor to fill it out then printed it from one of their demo printers and the reps there didn't even know you could do that.

Then Apple came along and the mobile world went to entertainment. instead productivity apps we spend time posting what song we are listening to or posting pictures of our pets. Its now difficult to even view a spreadsheet let along edit it, get data into your Apple without it being chained to a PC, no way. Thankfully Android hasn't followed that design goof yet, I don't need an app to get data into my hone.

Apple has set the mobile world back at least a decade, we are just now getting to where we can function like we could at the turn of the century.

Last edited by enine; 12-16-2013 at 11:02 AM.
 
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I don't buy Apple products because they are bias of opensource. Hence, the reason why they use the BSD license - so they don't have to give back. Cheap bastards.
 
  


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