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I bought a Huawei(P8 Lite) for a girlfriend of mine and we both fell in love with the phone. She use to make fun of my Nexus 6 as a result and called it a tablet. Chinese companies are getting it right where it comes to affordable phones
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Android has reached a level of maturity that makes comparison with Apple ecosystem neglectable nowadays; simply its no longer a selling point compared to previous years. Also, high end Android phones were able to introduce new technologies to the mobile market much faster that Apple (in example: VR). Just anecdotical, Im a Windows Phone user, but due to R&D work I use Apple and Android devices regularly. That unique,…
> Android has reached a level of maturity that makes comparison with Apple ecosystem neglectable nowadays; simply its no longer a selling point compared to previous years. This spirit of this comment has been replicated verbatim every year for the last 5 years by some random HN commenter. I guess, eventually, it might be true.
See models from Xiaomi, or even the Asus ones, it seems the bigger the better.
I already dislike how big my Moto G3 is, but it seems they're fine with it
I think the problem is far worse for high end Android manufactures. Apple at least has a unique ecosystem that serves as a point of differentiation. What does Samsung have to differentiate itself? A logo? Apple is a luxury brand and people are willing to pay for luxury goods. If you amortize the additional cost of an iPhone over a year or two it's really not that expensive from a luxury/status good standpoint. Less e…
Android has reached a level of maturity that makes comparison with Apple ecosystem neglectable nowadays; simply its no longer a selling point compared to previous years. Also, high end Android phones were able to introduce new technologies to the mobile market much faster that Apple (in example: VR). Just anecdotical, Im a Windows Phone user, but due to R&D work I use Apple and Android devices regularly. That unique,…
Something that the Chinese market seems to like also are big phones See models from Xiaomi, or even the Asus ones, it seems the bigger the better. I already dislike how big my Moto G3 is, but it seems they're fine with it
Something that the Chinese market seems to like also are big phones See models from Xiaomi, or even the Asus ones, it seems the bigger the better. I already dislike how big my Moto G3 is, but it seems they're fine with it
I only looked on from the outside as an observer, since I don't have the money to throw away on replacing my phone ever 2 years like everyone else seems to.
But now, with the iPhone SE, they're reversing that trend again.
It reminds me of that scene in Wall-E, where they say "red is the new blue" on all the screens, and suddenly everyone presses the button to change all their personal possessions (including clothing) to blue!
I hate the word sheeple, I really do, but seriously guys, what the hell? It's a fucking phone.
Both Apple and Samsung really need something to differentiate premium beyond color finishes and brand. Either add some premium service like some sort of concierge on call, or I dunno some premium UI interface that is definitely measurably better then there is no reason to buy a more expensive phone. App's are all starting to look the same and it doesn't matter anymore. I'm a long time iOS user because I started that…
> premium UI interface that is definitely measurably better Samsung has tried that to death. It has had the opposite effect, instead of people seeing the additional functionality as a benefit, it is criticised as clutter (and in fairness some of it does slow the device). Worse still Samsung turns around and blames their "premium features" for why their phones lose software updates sooner. And then people see more ben…
xiaomi phone is capable to block mobile data (and wifi) on app level. Say, gmail can access data on wifi only, chrome on mobile only and whatsapp on both mobile and wifi. It's a finer control than disabling background data. Before xiaomi, I used asus and it eats mobile data like crazy with no control other than airplane mode. bonus is that xiami has finer permission control too on app level. I can disallow whatsapp t…
That's a Marshmallow thing, not a Xiaomi thing.
Something that the Chinese market seems to like also are big phones See models from Xiaomi, or even the Asus ones, it seems the bigger the better. I already dislike how big my Moto G3 is, but it seems they're fine with it
You know how in parodies 15 years ago, they made fun of how cell phones were getting smaller and smaller? They stopped that trend about 5 or 6 years ago and started getting bigger and bigger. I only looked on from the outside as an observer, since I don't have the money to throw away on replacing my phone ever 2 years like everyone else seems to. But now, with the iPhone SE, they're reversing that trend again . It re…
I guess it's not much a reversal of the trend rather as a "return to normal"
Pockets and hands are still the same size as always
I think the problem is far worse for high end Android manufactures. Apple at least has a unique ecosystem that serves as a point of differentiation. What does Samsung have to differentiate itself? A logo? Apple is a luxury brand and people are willing to pay for luxury goods. If you amortize the additional cost of an iPhone over a year or two it's really not that expensive from a luxury/status good standpoint. Less e…
> What does Samsung have to differentiate itself? A logo? As a practical matter, I like that models from Samsung/LG/Mot/etc have a large installed base of users (vs no-name or lower tier Android manufacturers). I think a corollary to Linus' Law should be "Given enough users, all bugs are easily discovered." If there were a low-end brand of Android phones that had a large amount of share, I'd probably consider them in…