iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets
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Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets
#2I actually switched to iOS for the past few months as part of an experiment. I have mixed feelings about it.
I think it's greatest advantage and disadvantage is that it's a sterile environment. No third parties can mess with it. Unfortunately at times those third parties include me, the user.
Overall, I miss my Windows tablet for web browsing which is what I do mostly on my iPad. However, I am waiting for the next round of Windows tablets to see if I can find a 10 inch that is worth my money. I also miss having a (Android) back button on my phone.
Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets
#3I actually switched to iOS for the past few months as part of an experiment. I have mixed feelings about it. I think it's greatest advantage and disadvantage is that it's a sterile environment. No third parties can mess with it. Unfortunately at times those third parties include me, the user. Overall, I miss my Windows tablet for web browsing which is what I do mostly on my iPad. However, I am waiting for the next ro…
Not saying it's a complete solution, but if you want more freedom while you own the device I would look into jailbreaking
Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets
#4How did the SE sell?
Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets
#5iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone 6s were the three most popular smartphones in the US at the beginning of the holiday period, for a combined 31.3% share. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were the fourth and fifth best-selling phones in the US, with Samsung capturing 28.9% of smartphone sales.
I remember the days when Apple completely dominated the smartphone market, competing favorably with Android, and eclipsing any single Android manufacturer. I was surprised to hear that Apple has now dropped to 31% market share. This means that Android now has almost double the market share of Apple, and Samsung alone is going head-to-head with Apple.
I think we've just witnessed the end of Apple's golden era.
Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets
#6iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone 6s were the three most popular smartphones in the US at the beginning of the holiday period, for a combined 31.3% share. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were the fourth and fifth best-selling phones in the US, with Samsung capturing 28.9% of smartphone sales. I remember the days when Apple completely dominated the smartphone market, competing favorably with Android, and eclipsing…
When did Apple have dominating market share? Though they have near total profit market share, isn't their non-dominant market share what has kept them clear of any anti-trust scrutiny?
Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets
#7I actually switched to iOS for the past few months as part of an experiment. I have mixed feelings about it. I think it's greatest advantage and disadvantage is that it's a sterile environment. No third parties can mess with it. Unfortunately at times those third parties include me, the user. Overall, I miss my Windows tablet for web browsing which is what I do mostly on my iPad. However, I am waiting for the next ro…
> I also miss having a (Android) back button on my phone.
I find I much prefer the swipe from the left to go back, it feels a lot more natural.
Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets
#8I actually switched to iOS for the past few months as part of an experiment. I have mixed feelings about it. I think it's greatest advantage and disadvantage is that it's a sterile environment. No third parties can mess with it. Unfortunately at times those third parties include me, the user. Overall, I miss my Windows tablet for web browsing which is what I do mostly on my iPad. However, I am waiting for the next ro…
> I also miss having a (Android) back button on my phone. I find I much prefer the swipe from the left to go back, it feels a lot more natural.
The Android back button is a concept that doesn't really exist on iOS (except as an informal protocol with inconsistent UI cobbled together between a handful of apps, many of which were written by Google...): swiping left is more like clicking "parent folder" than "back"; think what happens in a file system or web browser when you click a symlink/shortcut or hyperlink: that is closer to the Activity/Intent model of Android, and back serves the universal purpose of not just going "up" the folder/breadcrumb trail inside of an application and an actual "back" in Safari, but also allows for global "back" during tasks like returning to the web browser from an app you might have entered, or back to Yelp from the Maps app, or back to YouTube from a web browser.
Re: iPhone market share grows 6.4% in USA, takes share from Android in most markets
#9I actually switched to iOS for the past few months as part of an experiment. I have mixed feelings about it. I think it's greatest advantage and disadvantage is that it's a sterile environment. No third parties can mess with it. Unfortunately at times those third parties include me, the user. Overall, I miss my Windows tablet for web browsing which is what I do mostly on my iPad. However, I am waiting for the next ro…
> I also miss having a (Android) back button on my phone. I find I much prefer the swipe from the left to go back, it feels a lot more natural.
It's not the same thing as the back navigation on Android.
Also I find swiping very imprecise compared to a statically located back-button near the bottom of the screen. Apps implement swiping differently. For some of them we have to go all the way to the edge of the screen to swipe and for others you do not. Swiping is also a completely different experience on the iPad compared to an iPhone.
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#10They might have removed the headphone jack, but they've added quite a lot in the new iPhone:
- New generation haptic feedback
- Improved camera system and dual cameras for the Plus
- Stereo speakers
- A10 Fusion SoC makes the 7 the fastest phone on the market by a wide margin
- New solid state home button
- IPX67 water resistance and dust proofing
- Bigger battery without increasing thickness
- Wide color gamut display that's up to 25% brighter
- OIS for the smaller model