Writing that as a mobile game developer: As long as supporting variety of devices on Android makes me suffer during long debugging evenings - I think that open nature of Android makes the mobile innovating much faster. Competition between Android phones is enormous - which results with such great hardware features like 90Hz+ displays, truly full screen displays, under-screen fingerprint reader. Picture-in-Picture, Sp…
After iOS 14, there's almost no reason to buy an Android phone anymore
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Re: After iOS 14, there's almost no reason to buy an Android phone anymore
#42Ah yes, because everyone can afford a MacBook and a $1k license fee to publish on their store
Re: After iOS 14, there's almost no reason to buy an Android phone anymore
#43I don't love Google but the fact that Apple has been caught doing shitty stuff like slowing down older phones and having to pay out a $500 million settlement when they were caught is enough reason for me to stay away.
Re: After iOS 14, there's almost no reason to buy an Android phone anymore
#44Ah yes, because everyone can afford a MacBook and a $1k license fee to publish on their store
$1K license fee? And you can also buy a used Mac mini.
It's also a yearly fee where Google is a one-time fee.
Re: After iOS 14, there's almost no reason to buy an Android phone anymore
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$1K license fee? And you can also buy a used Mac mini.
I am mistaken, I did not realize it was down to $100. It used to be a lot more - I was paying. It's also a yearly fee where Google is a one-time fee.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am mistaken, I did not realize it was down to $100. It used to be a lot more - I was paying. It's also a yearly fee where Google is a one-time fee.
It’s always been $100. I spend $90 a year on my R# license. Of all things to complain about, the $100 is the least objectionable.
Re: After iOS 14, there's almost no reason to buy an Android phone anymore
#47Writing that as a mobile game developer: As long as supporting variety of devices on Android makes me suffer during long debugging evenings - I think that open nature of Android makes the mobile innovating much faster. Competition between Android phones is enormous - which results with such great hardware features like 90Hz+ displays, truly full screen displays, under-screen fingerprint reader. Picture-in-Picture, Sp…
The $399 iPhone SE is faster than any Android at any price.
Re: After iOS 14, there's almost no reason to buy an Android phone anymore
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My favourite feature on an unlocked android phone is having a call recorder
Care to explain ? I have an "un-rooted" android phone, I can use call recorder without rooting
The one I prefer is one which taps into the audio at the core level and captures the stream -> https://callrecorder.skvalex.com/get
Re: After iOS 14, there's almost no reason to buy an Android phone anymore
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The $399 iPhone SE is faster than any Android at any price.
Unfortunately it is as closed as other iOS devices and as such a no-go for those who value their freedoms. If Apple were to open up iOS to the same extent as Android is open - i.e. the basic system is open, on top of which proprietary services can be (but do not have to be) added - it might be more interesting. It would also be nice to have the possibility to add a microSD-card to the device. Add these options and a…
Re: After iOS 14, there's almost no reason to buy an Android phone anymore
#50I don't love Google but the fact that Apple has been caught doing shitty stuff like slowing down older phones and having to pay out a $500 million settlement when they were caught is enough reason for me to stay away.
The “shitty thing” was not disclosing that it was slowing down to keep the phone from cutting off entirely when the battery degraded.