Samsung & Apple

[Drignity]

Hey man. I used a galaxy s3 for a year, then an iPhone 5 for a little while, now currently on galaxy s5. My girlfriend and many close friends have iPhone 6's, 6 plus, 5s, etc. (most every teen/college student not into technology does). I'm also an app developer and have made apps for both platforms.

From a normal usage standpoint, each phone will do the basics great. Phone calls for the 6/6plus and top android phones will be the same. Texting the same. For the main apps out there you might use, such as twitter, instagram, Skype, whatsapp, vine, Facebook, tapatalk, snapchat, all of them will have the same features for both. There will be a difference, such as certain game makers will only put their games on iOS, but that rarely happens anymore.

The main differences are in the actual hardware and OS. For the iphone6, you finally get an iPhone with a 720p(it's a little higher than that, but not 1080p resolution) resolution. Androids have been doing this since late 2011. The iPhone also has 1gb of ram, compared to the 3gb of ram in the s6, and even 4gb of ram in other android handsets. The s6 has a really nice 16megapixel camera(similar to the one found in the Galaxy Note 4, so it is already praised). The iPhone also takes really nice shots, but at the end of the day is still 8megapixels. The processor in the s6 will also outperform anything apple could throw at it. The s6 also has built in wireless charging and samsung actually makes all of their hardware(sans camera on the s6) so they optimize it all cleanly.

When it comes down to it, it's not all about the numbers and specs, but I just wanted to lay some things out there for you to see that Apple will ALWAYS be behind when it comes to actual hardware. Apple does a phenomenal job in optimizing iOS to run really smooth on their slower processor and less ram. The thing is, iOS doesn't even have true multitasking. The top android phones are just so much more powerful.

As far as the interface, Android offers a heck of a lot more customization, but this part is strictly up to you. If you don't like how something looks or feels on the android phone, there are 3rd party apps that offer a different look and feel. If you do a lot of work on your phone, such as transferring files between your computer and phone, the iPhone is a pain in the ass. Say you download a file from the internet on to your phone. On an android, you can go into a file browser, and either open the file, move the file, delete it etc. On an iPhone, if that file doesn't natively open with an app you have installed, the file is stuck on your phone. iPhones are just so locked down it's annoying.

I advise going to the store and playing around with both of them, but I personally will never use an iPhone as a daily phone, even though I will always have one around to keep on for developing. The ONLY thing I ever thought the iPhone 5 had better than the s3, the iPhone 5s had better than the s4, and the iPhone 6 had better than the s5 was the nice premium design and the front facing camera. Both of these are fixed on the s6, so it's hands down a clear choice in my opinion.

Thanks for much information

 

[Gogol]

Have you read the specs for Honor 6? I bought one and m lovin it. It' much cheaper , but owns any other phone except for OnePlusOne may be.

 

[Drignity]

the S6 active will have the sd slot, and your lying about viruses, I've not gotten a single virus in several years of using android phones.

Samsung now upgraded some features, they have designed the non-removable battery You can`t also upgrade the storage
I though it should increase the speed!

 

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[Drignity]

Have you read the specs for Honor 6? I bought one and m lovin it. It' much cheaper , but owns any other phone except for OnePlusOne may be.

I`ve the budget of S6 so it does not matter. Money is not important for me. I just want to buy the good handset, I supposed that the S6 is the best one!

 

[Capo Dei Capi]

Samsung now upgraded some features, they have designed the non-removable battery You can`t also upgrade the storage
I though it should increase the speed!

You could cut into it carefully and do some soldering and make a new back case that is removable.

 

[Gogol]

Well in that case go for S6. S6 obviously has better specs than Honor 6 or One Plus One. IPhone 6 does not have the hardware that S6 has, as far I can see in the comparisons. Android does everything you would ever need from your smartphone, so no point wasting money in iPhones IMHO.

I`ve the budget of S6 so it does not matter. Money is not important for me. I just want to buy the good handset, I supposed that the S6 is the best one!

 

[Drignity]

Well in that case go for S6. S6 obviously has better specs than Honor 6 or One Plus One. IPhone 6 does not have the hardware that S6 has, as far I can see in the comparisons. Android does everything you would ever need from your smartphone, so no point wasting money in iPhones IMHO.

@Gogol thanks for the good suggestion! I`ll surely order

 

[Drignity]

You could cut into it carefully and do some soldering and make a new back case that is removable.

Thanks for the pre-suggestions!

 

[dondada7]

Would go for nexus 6 but ye the s6 out of the two phones

 

[herotest]

you can get better performance in the samsung S6 Edge than iphone 6, I saw many people are committed same define of mine.

So think and buy.

good luck

 

[Drignity]

Would go for nexus 6 but ye the s6 out of the two phones

Bro nexus 6 does not support wireless charging, finger scanning, etc
It is not good, I thought so personally!

 

[Capo Dei Capi]

Mophie will have a case that adds more than what the s6 battery holds, and they probably will add a micro sd slot soon.


http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/2/8135495/mophie-samsung-galaxy-s6-battery-case-announced

 

[dondada7]

Bro nexus 6 does not support wireless charging, finger scanning, etc
It is not good, I thought so personally!

Do you need them things? Id rather have a wired charger over wireless charging

 

[Gogol]

Just to add to the thread, wireless charging actually harms your battery and overheats the phone. It's a cool gimmick to have, but I would avoid using it

 

[Drignity]

Just to add to the thread, wireless charging actually harms your battery and overheats the phone. It's a cool gimmick to have, but I would avoid using it

I`m giving satisfaction on this, but I`m thinking it`s new for the smartphone!

 

[Drignity]

Do you need them things? Id rather have a wired charger over wireless charging

Yes, you are right. Wired charging the best option, however it charge handset more easily rather than other and charge it faster than wireless!, But I`m still want to know about the S6 edge battery timing!

 

[sohom]

just dont go with Samsung products

 

[Drignity]

just dont go with Samsung products

Why are you saying this?

 

[Capo Dei Capi]

You should check out some of the chinese brands some of their models are on par with samsung and apple now, they will probably surpass them next year.

ZTE
ELEPhone
Huawei

are some of the top brands in China.