iOS 6 is here
Oct 11, 2012 | 5:29 pm
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I have no history reading Laptop Magazine test results, so I can't say whether they have an Apple bias. If you think they do, then you can read the result accordingly.
I don't put much value on the "next version will be much better" argument. I suspect every software release claims to be "better" in some ways. Android 4.1 may be better, I have no idea. iOS 6.1 may be better, I have no idea. The tests are what they are, when they were.
I only found one other actual test with a bit more time spent searching, and it had the iPhone5 4-6% worse in battery life than the 4/4s. Combining the two data sets, the 5 still seems about the same or better.
If battery life is your prime concern, a Razr Maxx is what you need. I've been on and off all day and am at 48% remaining, so it's good enough for me. Though I do wish it had a replacable battery. I always had 2-3 BB batteries and when it did die, it was 5 min back to 100%. Needing to wait for a charge, and having only 1 cable now that my old ones are obsolete, is a pain. And I still miss my keyboard.
I don't put much value on the "next version will be much better" argument. I suspect every software release claims to be "better" in some ways. Android 4.1 may be better, I have no idea. iOS 6.1 may be better, I have no idea. The tests are what they are, when they were.
I only found one other actual test with a bit more time spent searching, and it had the iPhone5 4-6% worse in battery life than the 4/4s. Combining the two data sets, the 5 still seems about the same or better.
If battery life is your prime concern, a Razr Maxx is what you need. I've been on and off all day and am at 48% remaining, so it's good enough for me. Though I do wish it had a replacable battery. I always had 2-3 BB batteries and when it did die, it was 5 min back to 100%. Needing to wait for a charge, and having only 1 cable now that my old ones are obsolete, is a pain. And I still miss my keyboard.
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Oct 11, 2012 | 7:40 pm
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Iirc, that was the point of my response. Stating that a platform saw no boost in sales, and referring to sales data from the last quarter (post 186), less than 20 days after the product is released, is a failure. I would suspect that iPhone share dropped before the iPhone4 was released, it dropped before the iPhone3 was released, etc. - that doesn't demonstrate that the iPhone3 and iPhone4 were failure.
I simply suggested waiting to look at the quarterly data in the quarter after the product is released to see what impact it had. That doesn't seen too unreasonable to me. It may or may not spike, but looking at data before release and calling is a failure doesn't make sense.
I simply suggested waiting to look at the quarterly data in the quarter after the product is released to see what impact it had. That doesn't seen too unreasonable to me. It may or may not spike, but looking at data before release and calling is a failure doesn't make sense.
Oct 11, 2012 | 9:38 pm
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Stating that a platform saw no boost in sales, and referring to sales data from the last quarter (post 186), less than 20 days after the product is released, is a failure. I would suspect that iPhone share dropped before the iPhone4 was released, it dropped before the iPhone3 was released, etc. - that doesn't demonstrate that the iPhone3 and iPhone4 were failure.
Oct 11, 2012 | 11:35 pm
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No. Other than color and memory, Apple gives no choice... all iOS phones are one size fits all, one manufacturer. Android phones come in many sizes, prices, specs, strengths, so no one model is dominant enough to sell more than the unified iPhone, despite the fact that Android is the dominant phone type/OS.
Oct 12, 2012 | 3:23 am
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Oct 12, 2012 | 7:28 am
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Oct 12, 2012 | 8:46 am
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Your question was already answered. How is the question relevant to previous discussion? Apple's restriction on the iOS and resulting consolidation to one manufacturer and phone type doesn't inherently give an advantage nor disadvantage (it may be argued either way). The only certainties is that it stacks greater sales numbers into one category and gives less choice.
Oct 12, 2012 | 9:55 am
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The women in my family, (wife, mom, sister, sister-in-law) will never switch from their iPhones to anything else. It is just that good! I am planning to switch to Android and they are all looking at me like a traitor..
Oct 12, 2012 | 4:44 pm
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Well you know that it was a rhetorical question. I think what Apple did with the iPhone is very smart. They have 100% control of the hardware and software design. For other OS like Android, you get a very different experience running the same version on a high end device and on a $50 generic brand device.
The women in my family, (wife, mom, sister, sister-in-law) will never switch from their iPhones to anything else. It is just that good! I am planning to switch to Android and they are all looking at me like a traitor..
The women in my family, (wife, mom, sister, sister-in-law) will never switch from their iPhones to anything else. It is just that good! I am planning to switch to Android and they are all looking at me like a traitor..
Oct 12, 2012 | 5:00 pm
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