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Forget "voice commands", which predate both iPhone and Android. I need SMS dictation. Dictation on the iPhone under iOS 5 is shockingly better than dictation on Android ICS on my Google Galaxy Nexus. I can carry on a complete SMS conversation via voice on iOS without editing, while having to edit every other phrase on ICS.
I've had the opposite experience.
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If "last few major updates" means, say, at least 2 major updates, I believe you've been hiding under a "few major rocks", because that's certainly not the case. Both platforms have seen tremendous UX changes/improvements.
Like what? Yes there have been some enhancements but the fundamental UI vocabulary and representation is the same. iOS was a big leap forward from the alternatives in 2007. Nothing we've seen since has been even close to as radical. Like I said, no fundamental changes.
Agree that notifications pull down and similar are gravy, but tasty gravy nonetheless.
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It's pretty important to user satisfaction that Joe can say to Sally "You have an iPhone, right? Check out what they can do now!" And Sally be able to say "Mine does that too? Awesome!" Sally won't be able to do Turn by turn if she has a 3GS or iPhone 4, whereas even out of date Android's on 1.6 can.
"Sure, with iOS there are updates and features that don't get patched into older devices. But those situations are vanishingly few compared to Android."
The situation is much more nuanced than you state.
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interested Android user That's a pretty packed up qualification there. Users that interested are not, have not been, and will not be par for the course on the Android platform. Moreover, the in-app phone flashing is not something every Android phone can do. I speak from experience owning an Android phone that wouldn't play ball in this regard.
> That's a pretty packed up qualification there. Users that interested are not, have not been, and will not be par for the course on the Android platform. If this is the metric, then do you think the average iPhone user cares about what version of iOS they have? So many iPhone users are shocked when you walk up and double tap on the home button. For the people who care on Android, there is a way to upgrade. For the p…
ICS ecosystem is almost vaporware, it is supposed to be the best release yet, but i actually never saw it. Maybe its the best thing since sliced bread, but if nobody uses it, what exactly is the point?! Your chances of getting ICS on your legacy device are virtually zero. whereas getting IOS 6 on the iphone 4S is assured. [EDIT] I have been an android user since it was essentially released, and have only recently swi…
>ICS ecosystem is almost vaporware, it is supposed to be the best release yet, but i actually never saw it. Maybe its the best thing since sliced bread, but if nobody uses it, what exactly is the point?! Your chances of getting ICS on your legacy device are virtually zero. whereas getting IOS 6 on the iphone 4S is assured. There are two kinds of Android users in this world - those who care about this issue, and those…
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Long time android owner and now Galaxy Nexus owner here: I... Hate... This... Phone... And here I could deliver a scathing rant about the camera locking up the phone and refusing to properly focus. Or I could go on about the constant gmail, navigator, and browser crashes, the horrid battery life (even in 3G with the "extended" battery) and yeesh I'll just stop here... And don't get me started about my Galaxy Tab 10.1…
Long time android owner and Galaxy Nexus owner here: I... Love... This... Phone... It takes beautiful pictures at an amazing speed, I get absolutely 0 crashes using multiple different applications, battery ALWAYS lasts at least the whole day no matter how hard I use it, and I love every single features ICS has to offer. I am in no way jealous of anything my iPhone friends can do with their phone and I will gladly buy…
Sounds like there might be a hardware issue with the previous person's device perhaps?
ICS ecosystem is almost vaporware, it is supposed to be the best release yet, but i actually never saw it. Maybe its the best thing since sliced bread, but if nobody uses it, what exactly is the point?! Your chances of getting ICS on your legacy device are virtually zero. whereas getting IOS 6 on the iphone 4S is assured. [EDIT] I have been an android user since it was essentially released, and have only recently swi…
Hell, the 3GS is getting iOS 6. What 3 year old Android phone will get ICS? Like you said, I'm guessing not many if any at all. Agreeing with your point, Android is heavily fragmented, with phone manufacturers having the final say on which software gets deployed to their phones. Many of them are going to use new OS version to force software upgrades
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App and API compatability. New apps using iOS 6 APIs will still run.
If that's the measure we're going by I'd like to point out that many APIs have been backported by the Android Compatibility Library as far back as Android 1.6 ( http://developer.android.com/sdk/compatibility-library.html ). Some features are missing from the compatibility library, but have been made up by open source projects such as ActionBar Sherlock (which is great by the way if anyone hasn't tried it out yet).
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Then you're pretty much alone, from anyone I know who has both.
I don't think that is the case, as I have coworkers with both who've agreed with my assessment. However this anecdotal argument is rather pointless.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230377290457733...
Detailed review by owner of both: "Siri is handy for sending quick messages and looking up basic information, but Dictation is the real winner in my book. I use dictation on the iPhone 4S to write entire articles with enough accuracy that only minimal editing is needed."
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/05/15/6-months-with-the-ip...