Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
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- 02 Nov 2022
SuperSpruce, 02 Nov 2022I'm just curious, other than interface customizability... moreI used to be able to show CPU usage info in developer options, I can't do that anymore. Can't tell what apps can or can't be loaded on startup.
Accessibility usage for Apps outside of Play Store (goodbye FOSS apps) Malware has already been able to get around this.
This is all that I can think of but I know that it will likely slowly just increase and increase in the future.
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Anonymous, 02 Nov 2022Yet Google keeps slowly stripping away the freedoms we used... moreI'm just curious, other than interface customizability and scoped storage, what has Google done in the past 5 years to take away our freedoms?
Wait one more thing I thought of: removing old apps (that still work!) from the play store (Google copying Apple once again)
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- Anonymous
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- 02 Nov 2022
-Trix-, 02 Nov 2022"I'm saying this as an Android fanboy. I'm l... moreIn my opinion, Android was more appealing to me 5 years ago than it is today. That's what made me switch to it back then. Android 8 was the peak and fell from there. Android 11 was the last version that I am tolerating before I root just to disable things I don't like in Android and to get some freedom back. Nowadays if I was using iOS, I wouldn't really feel like there is a big reason to switch. With the newest versions of Android, apps seem to only be able to access two places I know of. Downloads and Documents. SD card? What's that? I can't let an app use an SD card at all from my experience. Only 2 folders in internal storage. What does this do to protect my data compared to simply choosing what folder an app can access in internal storage or my SD card? I don't know. It makes me mad enough to root though.
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- Anonymous
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- 02 Nov 2022
SuperSpruce, 02 Nov 2022There's still a fundamental reason why I'll alway... moreYet Google keeps slowly stripping away the freedoms we used to have with Android.
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-Trix-, 02 Nov 2022"I'm saying this as an Android fanboy. I'm l... moreThere's still a fundamental reason why I'll always keep choosing Android: it allows more freedom. I can download apps from anywhere and play back local mp3 files without syncing with iTunes.
But for the first time ever I can say that the stock iOS interface is more customizable than the stock Android interface due to Google removing features and options.
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- 02 Nov 2022
SuperSpruce, 31 Oct 202278h endurance rating with 0:30 calls, 4h web browsing, and ... more"I'm saying this as an Android fanboy. I'm losing faith in Android, and while I'm not remotely considering buying an iPhone, I've gotten to the point where I can say Apple really is better for most people, because Android has largely lost what made itself great by copying Apple."
Just buy iPhone like more and more does.
Apple is fixing their shortcomings every year while Google haven't fixed any of Android shortcoming, Android today isn't any more appealing than Android 5 years ago. Sametime iPhone and iOS is getting better and better which shows very well in switchers, record amount Android switchers.
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- 02 Nov 2022
SuperSpruce, 31 Oct 202278h endurance rating with 0:30 calls, 4h web browsing, and ... moreBruh android already won against iphone over 10 years in terms of battery and this time at 2022 android lost once because snapdgradon 8 gen 1 made Soc made by Samsung manufacturer instead of TSMC so it frain battery more quickly and overheating. Not even poplular youtuber even mention about this when doing battery test..not fair
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- 01 Nov 2022
Rosso, 01 Nov 2022Apple died when Steve Jobs didwhat are you saying?
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- 01 Nov 2022
AnoM, 01 Nov 2022Copying Apple? Both copy each others, and many idea after t... moreIf there is anything to sum up the copying, then Apple is "copying" Android by catching up to Android on features (120hz, AOD), while Android keeps copying the worst of Apple's anti-features by removing the headphone jack and MicroSD slot and trying to oversimplify the UI to remove functionality to "compete with iOS"
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- 01 Nov 2022
SuperSpruce, 31 Oct 202278h endurance rating with 0:30 calls, 4h web browsing, and ... moreCopying Apple? Both copy each others, and many idea after that all started by Android. Apple's iPhone is only better if all your gadget are also from Apple, buying into their eco-system. Else, Apple's iPhone is just a less useful smartphone to start with. Yes, there are many work around, probably take times to master these work around, but it just make the experience not as friendly as Android. I still prefer the flexibility of Android than Apple's closed system's IOS iPhone.
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- 01 Nov 2022
Holmesy, 01 Nov 2022I used to be a Samsung fan once myself, really enjoyed them... moreThe opposite, I find Samsung is better, more utility user friendly than iPhone which only is friendly among Apple eco-system, but is totally a closed system out of the eco-system. Speaking of boring, iPhone is more boring than Samsung.
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- 01 Nov 2022
Anonymous, 06 Oct 2022Well actually samsung ( the S or note series anyways) cost ... moreI used to be a Samsung fan once myself, really enjoyed them, but got bored with the same old, so switched to Apple myself, must admit, I’m enjoying the experience with them, when I first tried an iPhone years ago I didn’t enjoy the experience, years on I took a risky leap and tried it.
OK like any OS it has its naggles and gripes, and it takes a bit of time getting used to using a new OS, but I find the OS a lot quicker, opening apps, browsers, even the battery life is good, probably down to streamlining being better without them having worry about adapting apps to run on different phones that run android.
The keyboard isn’t perfect but then I find it’s far better than Samsungs, and there’s always always the option of being able to download an alternative one such as gboard, swiftkey etc.
I started off with iPhone 12 Pro Max, upgraded to the iPhone 13 Pro Max which I’m very impressed with the battery life, plus it doesn’t take forever to bring out announced OS updates, or they don’t constantly shift update dates like I found with Samsung, not sure if I’ll switch to iPhone 14 pro max though, from what I’ve read and heard, if you can put with the big notch on the iPhone 13 Pro Max, and it does not bother you, then apparently it’s not worth the upgrade really, not sure how true that is.
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Allan, 30 Oct 2022If steves jobs know this, He will angry to the former ceo o... moreApple died when Steve Jobs did
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abhitest, 14 Oct 2022For the 48 MP to 12 MP conversion, what was the process use... moreThis question was for the GSMArena team...
What was the process that was particularly used to convert the 48 MP Pro Raw photos to 12 MP photos in the 'Camera, photo quality' section?
Kindly tell.
Thanks again
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- Anonymous
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- 31 Oct 2022
Apple should stop releasing new software just like Microsoft they have nothing new to add
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- 31 Oct 2022
Jose Serbante Prot, 31 Oct 2022You would buy android phone if you cannot afford iphone. Si... moreI agree about the cost. However, I am specifically talking about flagship-grade Android phones, which are close to iPhones in term of pricing. If I'm going to spend over $1000 for a phone, at that moment the price is not really a concern, but the user experience is.
This is why I still appreciate the fact that Samsung at least still try smth unique like the foldable phones and the integrated stylus support. At least it gives me more choices to play around with my phone or to give me an option when I need it, unlike Apple who keeps taking away options and decide for me which is the best way to use, which I don't always necessarily agree with
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- 31 Oct 2022
ShinDragon, 31 Oct 2022Apple has excellent app optimization due running on their o... moreYou would buy android phone if you cannot afford iphone. Since then, Apple still selling a expensive phone. And the countries cannot afford suffer the most. Android phone is a phone that everyone can afford.
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SuperSpruce, 31 Oct 202278h endurance rating with 0:30 calls, 4h web browsing, and ... moreApple has excellent app optimization due running on their own OS. Android phones have to rely on, well, AndroidOS to run apps, and thus it is much harder to optimize the app to reduce battery drain.
Agree on the whole copying Apple idea tho. I hate the vision that Samsung and Xiaomi would follow Apple suit and remove the sim tray in the future. Like, Apple's trait is that they take away user's choice to improve user's experience. That's precisely why I want to use Android phone, because I want the choice and know how to improve my own experience with such choices. If Android phones just copy what Apple does, then why tf would I choose Android now ?
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werrwe, 28 Oct 2022iphone screen is very easily breakable. w/o apple care, it ... moreNot sure about the credibility of that statement. Is there any evidence or at least article testing this ?
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- 31 Oct 2022
78h endurance rating with 0:30 calls, 4h web browsing, and 1h video playback? Dang, that's like 25-60% better than Android flagships, and only 10% lower than battery life champion phones with much weaker chipsets.
No wonder Apple is coming out on top. Android keeps shooting itself in the foot with removing the headphone jack, and MicroSD card, and redesigning the UI for the sake of change. While Apple doubles down on what makes itself great, Android tries to copy Apple half-heartedly.
I'm saying this as an Android fanboy. I'm losing faith in Android, and while I'm not remotely considering buying an iPhone, I've gotten to the point where I can say Apple really is better for most people, because Android has largely lost what made itself great by copying Apple.