Consumer Reports: iPhone screen no match for Android flagships

17 October, 2013
The latest Consumer Reports review praises the iPhone's new tech, but says it's behind in several key areas.

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  • AnonD-3877
  • T4d
  • 17 Oct 2013

There is not one Android screen that is as good readable in sunlight/daylight as an iPhone screen. Period.

You can have an 20" scree but when you dont see anything on it it is useless.

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    • Anonymous
    • ixu
    • 17 Oct 2013

    Anonymous, 17 Oct 2013Phones, those may be of android, ios, wp etc. have their ow... moreIt's nice to see an honest opinion on this website for once! I fully agree.

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      • egg
      • D$T
      • 17 Oct 2013

      Guess why people buy androids with big screen...because there are no small flagships??? People have no choice and have to buy big screen for good phone... Manufacturers are mad, screw customers and then say they must make even bigger displays! I don't want phones bigger than 4.5inch, but I would pay for best specs... But no! "mini" version is always an year old model in new shinny package with bad camera.

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        • AnonD-120291
        • 3W9
        • 17 Oct 2013

        A bigger screen is always better. In my view instead of offering the iphone 5c they should have brought out a 5inch model because that would cater for the people who like bigger screens. i could never use an apple product as it himders me in every way i iuse my phoned, but if i had to i would much prefer an iphone with big display

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          • rotten apple
          • jRv
          • 17 Oct 2013

          Everyone knows that but the apple clients do no care for the good things they are branded :)

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            • Anonymous
            • pF7
            • 17 Oct 2013

            Phones, those may be of android, ios, wp etc. have their own advantages and disadvantages. It is wrong to say that this particular phone is better than another only because it does a function X better than the other. The other may perform a function Y better than this one. The choice is with the customer.

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              • Shin
              • rKE
              • 17 Oct 2013

              Bad sign !
              . while Apple is busy with their court cases, (winning some) quickly losing their markets share to other rivals.

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                • AnonD-188757
                • 6PF
                • 17 Oct 2013

                but you know what there is no match of response the iphone's touchscreen has.....latency rate of even iphone 4 is much better than todays latest androids

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                  • Dilip
                  • utd
                  • 17 Oct 2013

                  I have an iPhone 5 & I like the 4 inch screen very much. I like to use only ultra compact devices. Many people prefer a smaller screen still which is very clear with the sales of iPhone 5s & 5c.

                    After holding the Note 2,any 5" phone like the S4 feels tiny in the hand :D

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                      • AnonD-57947
                      • X}n
                      • 17 Oct 2013

                      so much for the retina display....

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                        • ali
                        • P1w
                        • 17 Oct 2013

                        android is browsing faster than ios....the browser is even faster than the safari....iphone is not bad but it has those cheap screen and things..in my opinion the graphics on the iphone looks fake...but...u know what iphone does???? charge money on the games....its stupid...why????????? uuuuuhh

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                          • AnonD-10287
                          • nD$
                          • 17 Oct 2013

                          AnonD-27650, 17 Oct 2013i have to disagree about the screen , yes the screen is sma... moreyou must be joking, right?
                          you know that after 6 months since HTC ONE X was on the market Iphone 5 appeared using exactly the same display? But it was 4" not 4.7" and it has 326 ppi and One X had 312 ppi? Same display (in quality and color reproduction, same resolution but .7" in diagonal shorter)?
                          And now HTC ONE has 4.7", 1080p resolution (469 ppi) and 5s has the same display, again, but still 4" and 326 ppi?
                          so..same display but smaller size and same or smaller ppi.
                          And that is just one of the examples.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 3sE
                            • 17 Oct 2013

                            AnonD-27650, 17 Oct 2013i have to disagree about the screen , yes the screen is sma... moreYou don't know what you are saying, do you know that Note 3's browser is faster than Iphone 5s' browser, has better screen quality, better in watching videos (not just because of larger screen, it has better viewing angles, sharper display, more pixels per inch), better in playing games, battery lasts more, better features.... Pls spare me the BS, you iphone fanboy/sheep

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                              • AnonD-196068
                              • p%n
                              • 17 Oct 2013

                              Let's see how long it takes Apple to run to a court room claiming they invented the word "phablet", after some US court grants them copyright on the word and demanding damages and a block on sals of any phone over 4 inches in screen size that is not made by them. Lol.

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                                • AnonD-19153
                                • a43
                                • 17 Oct 2013

                                Hahahahahahahahahahhaaaaaa x3

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                                  • siewa26
                                  • Srv
                                  • 17 Oct 2013

                                  yeep big display is all what consumers need ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKsW28L4qsE

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • m@D
                                    • 17 Oct 2013

                                    AnonD-27650, 17 Oct 2013i have to disagree about the screen , yes the screen is sma... moreyeah you are right ...a couple of years ago

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                                      • Boks
                                      • uSN
                                      • 17 Oct 2013

                                      I'm always wondering why they didn't upgrade their screen resolution while all of their major competitors are now using 1920x1080. Another is their camera they stick on 8MP.

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                                        • AnonD-27650
                                        • LaR
                                        • 17 Oct 2013

                                        i have to disagree about the screen , yes the screen is smaller, much smaller but the quality and color reproduction on the iphone beats everything out there by a long way ...obviously it is about opinion but i have used all these new devices and still nothing beats it...i dont use my iphone anymore purely because of screen size but defo not because of the quality of the screen...video playback of course is different , the droids beat it but for just plain photo viewing and browsing about your phone ... iphone is still top