fraggle42 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I'll Pre-Order the Samsung Note4........... iPhone 6 Specs Apple A8 64-bit Processor iOS 8 4.7-inch display – 1334 x 750 – 326 pixels per inch 16GB / 64GB / 128GB storage options 1.2MP front-facing camera 8MP rear-facing camera 4G LTE 802.11ac WiFi Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor NFC Galaxy Note 4 Specs Snapdragon 805 processor (U.S.) Android 4.4.4 KitKat 5.7-inch Quad HD display – 2560 x 1440 – 515 pixels per inch 32GB storage with support for 128GB microSD cards 3.7MP front-facing camera 16MP camera with Optical Image Stabilization 3220 mAh 4G LTE 802.11ac WiFi Fingerprint sensor UV sensor Heart rate sensor NFC 3220 mAh battery S Pen Did I mention that the Note4 comes with 3gigs of RAM (iPhone+ 1gig).... So Apple release a 4.7" phone and a 5.5" phone, and you choose the 4.7" phone to compare to a 5.7" phone. Uh? And you also (deliberately?) forgot the 6+ comes with optical image stabilisation and NFC. 3/10 for Apple bashing. Must try harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraggle42 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I guess a lot of people here missed the article in the Register that makes if damn obvious why Androi phones are cheap, and why they won't be for much longer. Some quotes from it * Sony, which makes beautiful gadgets, this week forecast a $1.2bn loss from its all-Android smartphone business. * HTC makes even more beautiful gadgets than Sony, and its sales are lower than last year, when it struggled to break even. HTC doesn't have the deep pockets of Sony or a Korean chaebol. * Yes, Samsung makes money from Android - the only manufacturer to consistently do so - but at a huge cost. Samsung buys its success with $14bn a year marketing budget, allowing it to put out saturation advertising, pay sales staff to push its products at retail, and hype indifferent offerings in emerging markets Basically the smartphone market is saturated (apart from a few places which are targeted by low end smartphones), and the only manufacturer to repeatedly get it's existing customers to buy new toys are Apple. Say what you want about the hardware / iOS, they're the kings at marketing and keeping a captive market (albeit less so than when Jobs ran the ship), and also at maintaining (and increasing) huge profit margins (IIRC the 6+ cost them $15 more to make and they charge an extra $100 for it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Well said fraggle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 China rising, is the reason the droid market will take such a hit. some phones coming out of china like the one plus one, just make it impossible for other manufacturers to compete with the one+one $300 price tag. HTC, unknown manufacturer, and lets face it, people are brand fiends. they rather buy a Samsung S5 over the superior HTC M8 abd Sony doesnt exactly set the bar for stuff any more, even their tvs are made by Sharp. the xperia was also a terrible phone i checked out the iphone 6 while passing through bestbuy, for build quality next to the HTC M8 the iphone build quality is inferior, it seems more on par with the nexus, even iphone 5 seems more sturdy in your hand interestingly enough google is trying to shut samsung out of the android market to distance their reliance on their manufacturing capabilities. So samsung is predicted to lose upto 20% of the android market share this year. there is rumor samsung will try and launch its own OS/phone, something google does not want to be blind sided by. i am interested to see what the new nexus 6 offers (Nov?), it always brings the latest tech with a launch price of $350 anecdotally, i had accidentally sat on my galaxy S2 being in my back pocket during a long car ride, only realizing once i had reached my destination. expecting the screen to be cracked, i was happily surprised to discover it had no deformities or damage I can see why apple is such a highly valued company, their margins are pretty insane. http://www.techinsights.com/teardown.com/apple-iphone-6/ there is only a $20 difference between the 6 and 6 plus in parts costs, but the actual retail price is off by several hundred but in the end, buy whatever makes you happy some of us buy Rolex, some prefer Panerai, some like both! and a few like omega too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 2012 tech that performs better than most 2014 tech, seems like they're doing something right. And don't call me an idiot, *sshole. Every f*cking year it's the same sh*t, new iPhone is released and the android army is out in full force to ridicule everything about it and their owners. You would think there are more important things in the world to be worried about. butthurt much ? please print and fill out this form, then use it to plug your bleeding [censored] once you're done, please go submit it at the corner of Fanboi Ave and Dipsht street where you can extol how redundant 2012 tech outperforms what runs on Droid as routine in 2014 and of course there are more important things in the world to be worried about - who's got the best Sub ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fracture Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) butthurt much ? please print and fill out this form, then use it to plug your bleeding [censored] once you're done, please go submit it at the corner of Fanboi Ave and Dipsht street where you can extol how redundant 2012 tech outperforms what runs on Droid as routine in 2014 and of course there are more important things in the world to be worried about - who's got the best Sub ? You seem to have much pleasure in insulting buyers of certain brands, starting fights and trolling with some googled not-so-funny forms. That makes you lowlife scum as far as I'm concerned. I feel sorry for your family and friends. If there are any left. Don't bother replying to me, I'm no longer following this thread. Edited September 26, 2014 by Fracture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraggle42 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I wandered into the local Apple store this evening to see what the 6 and 6+ felt like hands on. The 6 is a very nice size upgrade from my 4S. The 6 actually feels like a shop demo phone that some places still use - in that it feels that slim and light you think it must be a fake one until you swipe the screen and it works It's an equivalent size to my old Nexus 5, tiny bit smaller, but the look and feel of it leaves the Nexus dead in its wake. The interesting one to me is the 6+. I've always felt that the 4S, the Nexus 5 (and the 3 and the Dell Streak, and the Nokia 720) are too small to use for anything much other than phone and texts (unless you've got the eyesight of a 16 year old!), in an emergency I'll use them for email and web. So I've also got a current gen iPad to use alongside the phone, which is great, but big, and means two things to carry. The 6+ is great in portrait and landscape modes, and is big enough and displays enough readable text to be able to replace the iPad for 99% of what I use the iPad for. Bingo! So I'll be going for a 6+ and flogging the 4S, the 3S and the iPad which will pay for a sim free 6+. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted September 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I was regretting ordering the 6+ earlier this week due to its size..But i realized that the increased real estate renders the iPad mini obsolete. Likewise with the iPad to a lesser extend. While I hovered over the "cancel order" button, I had a change of heart and now patiently waiting delivery. The optical stability camera and pixel density were also a deciding factors over the 6. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraggle42 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I see that if you reserve one at a store you can part ex your old iphone, I think I'll go down there with the 4S, the 3S and the iPad and see how much they insult me by I've got the boxes for them all I think, and all in VGC apart from the 3S which has scratches on the curved plastic back as they all do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 You seem to have much pleasure in insulting buyers of certain brands, starting fights and trolling with some googled not-so-funny forms. That makes you lowlife scum as far as I'm concerned. I feel sorry for your family and friends. If there are any left. Don't bother replying to me, I'm no longer following this thread. Are all martyrs in your family as passive-aggressive as you ? Do the words pity party mean anything to you ? Your behavior on this thread is a lot like a spoilt brat who calls someone out then whines when he get put in his place I'm on RWG to have fun, you should try it sometime fanboi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki6 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Anyone seen the bent ones yet? They bend from the body heat in your pocket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I should have pre-ordered!!! Patiently waiting for stock anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcardoza Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Totally false. They bend from idiots who sit on them in their back pocket. Any of these larger phones will bend, given enough force. Anyone seen the bent ones yet? They bend from the body heat in your pocket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki6 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 It was made out that it was just normal front pocket usage? Either way, a phone really shouldn't be able to do that! Better than it smashing though I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcardoza Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I have the 6+. there's no way it'll bend from carrying it in your front pocket, unless you get hit by a car. It was made out that it was just normal front pocket usage? Either way, a phone really shouldn't be able to do that! Better than it smashing though I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki6 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Lol, I sincerely hope that doesn't happen to you sir! Mind you, given the size of it, if it's bent you might be able to talk and hear at the same time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/09/consumer-reports-tests-iphone-6-bendgate/index.htm Consumer Reports test results find iPhone 6 and 6 Plus not as bendy as believed We stress test Apple's new phones, plus comparable models from Samsung, LG, and HTC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I wear Carhartt carpenter pants with the side tool pockets, and that's where the phone lives. I haven't smashed a screen yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceocorona Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 I caved… and ordered a 6… Held one in the store and the phone is still a great one handed phone. I wasn't sure it would be given the added size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanf1 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 I bought the 6 and the 6 plus, replicated everything on both, i sue the 6 daily and the 6Plus when travelling as its great for reading docs and emailing, too big for daily use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceocorona Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 I bought the 6 and the 6 plus, replicated everything on both, i sue the 6 daily and the 6Plus when travelling as its great for reading docs and emailing, too big for daily use. High roller! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanf1 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 No not really a High Roller, i just figured get both for different reasons 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki6 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 I wear Carhartt carpenter pants with the side tool pockets, and that's where the phone lives. I haven't smashed a screen yet. That's about the only thing you haven't then Minty Bear!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Ooooooooo I'm having a thought....!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceocorona Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Ooooooooo I'm having a thought....!! You putting that beauty up for sale one of these days? Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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