That's pretty much why I'm avoiding iOS at this point for a phone.. I want to be able to customize my UI without having any restrictings at all. With Android, you can at least check the weather on your home screen without having to open up an app.
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^ I actually don't mind that, really. xD I get severe weather alerts so there's that as well.
I recently found out how to add ringtones and custom notifications on my iPhone without having to actually buy them. My friend was like "LOL YOU CAN'T DO NOTHIN' ON YO iPHONE" . I have a Luke Bryan song as my ringtone and 40 MLP sounds to choose from on my alerts. It takes time to figure things out. xD
I recently found out how to add ringtones and custom notifications on my iPhone without having to actually buy them. My friend was like "LOL YOU CAN'T DO NOTHIN' ON YO iPHONE" . I have a Luke Bryan song as my ringtone and 40 MLP sounds to choose from on my alerts. It takes time to figure things out. xD
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I honestly can't see how people stare at a 3.5" screen and are OK with it. as you guys know, I am 100% against apple and all of their products xD With that resolution and that small screen, it has to be tiny. Then the lack of widgets and able to customize... oh no.
And just because the camera is better don't diss it. Besides, you had an old ass Android phone lmao
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iSight isn't even that good(nor is the name, but damn me if I start ranting on Apples asinine naming conventions), compared to some of the other beasts out there. I've seen photos from it, and while the light exposure is better, the detail it offers is still lacking compared to the Z1, the G2 and even the S4.
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The iSight cameras are actually pretty good in my personal opinion. While it might not have the megapixel count of the latest camera phone beasts, it still puts up a decent fight. Having an extremely low base ISO helps a lot in detail in bright, sunny conditions, too, since you won't have to do much noise reduction processing, which can destroy detail if not handled properly.
Shame about the lack of control.
On another topic, 4.3" displays feel just right to me. That's the kind of display that feels more like a smartphone and less like an oversize slab. I only wish they made more phones with a display size of about 4.3-4.5". Everyone seems to be going big...
Shame about the lack of control.
On another topic, 4.3" displays feel just right to me. That's the kind of display that feels more like a smartphone and less like an oversize slab. I only wish they made more phones with a display size of about 4.3-4.5". Everyone seems to be going big...
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My biggest issue with the iPhone is, has, and probably will always be until it is changed, the fact that it only has one button for interfacing with apps. I'm not counting the volume and power buttons as interacting with apps since those should always be standard on any phone.
In troubleshooting them for others, I've found I've always had to exit the running app to get to its settings menu. On most Android apps, you can change most settings from within the program, which to me makes the most sense.
Well, that and the physical size. I mean, my HTC sensation dwarfs most of my coworkers' iPhone 5S phones.
In troubleshooting them for others, I've found I've always had to exit the running app to get to its settings menu. On most Android apps, you can change most settings from within the program, which to me makes the most sense.
Well, that and the physical size. I mean, my HTC sensation dwarfs most of my coworkers' iPhone 5S phones.
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Speaking of buttons, I like the setup Microsoft mandates in all but the lowest-end Windows Phone 7.x phones: in addition to the standard volume and power buttons, you have to have a Back button, a Start button (cue "I hit the Start button and I got booted out of the game I was in" - thankfully Windows Phone is much better than Windows at handling task-switching for games), and a Search button, and you have to top it with a two-stage camera shutter, just like most digital cameras.
The camera shutter helps a lot in getting a steady shot even without image stabilization, since you can actually use standard photography techniques for stabilizing yourself.
It's the same deal for Windows Phone - it's pretty similar to Android, since most apps have their own settings menu, though background processes control can be overridden by the OS if you wish.
I kind of miss the days of small phones, to be honest, but after you've went 4.3"+, who can go back? I can't believe that the iPhones are still rocking a small display, even though their quality is very good and always calibrated.
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Speaking of Android apps and games, it's a bit funny how the Windows Phone 8.x version of Despicable Me: Minion Rush runs better than Android on equivalent hardware (think obsolete dual-core and 512 MB). DirectX? Standardized hardware?
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Pretty much the only reason these days I have for using an iOS device is because of the fact that a majority of apps out there for mobile devices are developed for iOS.. but apps are also becoming more abundant on the Play Store as well :)
Also, not sure on apps for Windows Phone 8, but the main reason I'm going after a Windows Phone is because I really only need a phone that can just browse the internet, give me news/weather, and text/call. I don't really need fancy apps on a phone when I already have both an iPod Touch and a tablet for those.
Also, not sure on apps for Windows Phone 8, but the main reason I'm going after a Windows Phone is because I really only need a phone that can just browse the internet, give me news/weather, and text/call. I don't really need fancy apps on a phone when I already have both an iPod Touch and a tablet for those.
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One thing I do know, though, is having more apps never hurts when it comes to smartphone platforms.
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It hurts your battery life. (Maybe that's why my Windows Phone has such awesome battery life?)
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But only when you let them run wild.
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Its not designed to misbehave, I just prefer it not running all the time.
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Well, one thing everyone should know is that there's no need to worry about apps behaving oddly these days.
Both my parents' Android smartphones are loaded with apps and are used as actual smartphones (mostly phone calls, some texting, some Internet browsing, and some Facebook time, with a game or two in between), and even these phones manage to have 70% or more of the battery capacity remaining at the end of the day, despite Wi-Fi and GPS being turned on for the entire day.
Not worrying about apps running amok rings even more true in the world of Windows Phone and iOS, as multitasking is rather... strict.
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In other news, my laptop's battery has 27.5% capacity loss. Ouch! Time to bring it to a Toshiba service centre and get a replacement battery. You know it's bad news when your system is throwing up battery life warnings.
Ever since I've had KitKat installed onto my tablet, it's heated up more easily and it's taken down more battery.. but I'm not sure if I should blame one of my apps or if it's something in the software that causes the battery to lower faster and consume more CPU.
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