@randomprice I couldn't agree more. The age of the digital camera is coming to a close. Smartphones are allowing us to replace devices like mp3 players, webcams/video cams, gps and even mobile gaming is getting some attention. DSLRs are going to shrink in size, but will be a mainstay nonetheless.
Pretty much right about people waiting for the launch. Even I thought that Apple would prove some of the rumors wrong. And it turns out, no secrecy at all. Just a taller iPhone.
Switched from iOS to Android, never looked back.
@Tonybabo Well there is only so much you can innovate on the hardware end and I think most companies do a decent job for the most part to keep their look and feel unique. The thing that everyone seems disappointed the most at is Apple not being innovative with its software, it brought nothing new that we haven't already seen on 2.2 Froyo. The GS3 has a plethora of features on the software spectrum. You can see huge progression from GS1-GS3 on the software front. Compare all the iPhones and they have very few minimal changes. Oh and I do think Apple needs to be banned, they can rip off Froyo AND copy the notification center straight out of Android and still want to sue people for colorful icons? Seriously?
While that's all fine and good, I think they should have been doing this long ago. They noticed how much money tech repair companies were making replacing screens on iPhones is the likely case.
I didn't expect the At&t to do anything too silly, after all they are the iPhone network. Sprint still has the unlimited thing going for them which is really awesome especially when it comes to the LTE part. But the big red is still intent on stomping out those remaining grandfathered plans. Sure you don't have to offer unlimited, but why do people have to pay so much for only 2GB?
4.5-4.8 go big or go home....literally stay at home on your computer.
Samsung cannot be stopped, with the GSIII topping charts world-wide, the new GTab, and the GNote-II they are still the one to beat this year, something that I'm sure Apple knows is pretty hard by now. Sure, Apple has it's fans and decent marketing so they will make sales no doubt about it, but in terms of functionality and innovation it's all about Samsung's Galaxy series.I'm and ex-iPhone/Fail user and I'm all about Team Samsung FTW, as I currently own a GSII, you're not missing anything now that the GSIII is here and the GNote-II which I will be getting when it comes to the states.
Well I hear the new iPhone is gonna have LTE and NFC, doesn't it kinda sound like a Samsung device? You know, since you can sue for dumb things like bounceback and all, why not?
I'm a pretty moderate data user, 6gigs or so, sometimes a lot higher, but people aren't mad at the amount of data they are getting, its how much they have to pay for it vs unlimited on other carriers. I think that 69.99 plan should have at least 6 gigs and you add on as you need.
@darinbro I think it's both, to prove how stupid Apple's little game is, and to launch an offensive against Apple if the next Samsung Nexus is in any jeopardy. LG, HTC, Samsung and Moto have no problem competing and coexisting with one another. It's Apple that seeks to ruin everything over minuscule patents that most of which they "acquired" or copied and didn't create.
I love where Samsung is going with its marketing for its tablets, actually showing people that it multi-tasks unlike an iPad, if anyone gets these things confused then they needa be slapped.
Please come to the US and shake things up in the Androidlands. Add some functionality like the GS3 and LTE and i'm on it
Shut up and take my money
@Apple_Diva @aliasgx Apple not stealing? Please tell me more about how coincidentally the Android Notification Shade, PalmOS, the LG prada somehow share similarities to the iPhone....And how Microsoft patented the first tablet PC.
Wow, the F700 looks like the GS1 more than it does the iPhone in terms of hardware, and those patents go all the way back to 2006 before the iFail was announced. I guess we all can assume that she was paid off.
I could really only see the similarities between TouchWiz on and iOS on the GS1's App Drawer cause TouchWiz has its own widgets, something that iOS has yet to have. Having owned an iPhone, I would say that Touchwiz was inspired by iOS, but it's far more functional than iOS is. I just think that Apple is just mad because Samsung made it better. One a side note, that excuse of people "confusing" the products is hard to believe. Everyone I know who wanted an iPhone got an iPhone; and do you really think Flagship devices like Droid, Nexus and EVO/One would stand out if people "confused" them with the rest of the devices in Android Land? The results kinda speak for themselves. I
But what I would like Sammy to do is give a TouchWiz a lightened-up style and only offer widgets and widget customization and run very close to stock Jellybean. That would be very cool and get the heat from a company that complains about colorful icons, yet openly copies a swipe down notification shade.
From all the rumors and minor leaks that have been going about, I kinda expected it to look like this. Who knows, maybe it'll turn out a little different, but I doubt it, this is Apple we're talking about here.
@MdXMaxX I 100% agree. If anything I think the iPhone is the most pushed device by retailers. And it I think its a great thing that AT&T is flexing their inventory; they aren't the Apple store and customers(especially first time smartphone owners) need to their options on Android and WP7.Being a previous iPhone3GS user, I'd say there are a lot of features on Android that surpass iOS in every way, and at this stage in the game you have 4G-LTE devices that are faster and more functional the the iPhone. And even Windows Phone is pretty intriguing, the fluidity is great, not a lot of customization, but it makes things so simple to use without insulting your intelligence while getting the job done.
More little games by apples. It's very easy to tell the two apart. One looks like a huge iPhone and the other looks like a giant android phone. There is not a lot you can do with the design. Its like Sony suing Toshiba and dell for laptop design. There is only so much to be done with form factor. Not to mention the tab I'd way bigger than the ipad.