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APPLE LATEST QUARTERLY report confirms the iPhone maker’s growth has stalled along with its pace of innovation.
The results announced today mark the second straight quarter that Apple’s earnings have fallen from the previous year after a decade of steadily rising profits.
Despite the ongoing erosion, Apple fared slightly better than analysts had anticipated. That helped lift Apple’s stock by $22.01 (€16.63), or more than 5 percent, to $441 (€333) in extended trading after the financial results came out.
The shares remain down by more than 35 percent since the latest model of the iPhone came out 10 months ago.
Apple’s revenue for the three months ending 29 June barely budged from last year. That’s the smallest revenue increase since the Cupertino, California company unleashed a mobile computing revolution with the iPhone’s debut six years ago.
Apple hasn’t released another breakthrough product since the iPad came out three years ago, raising concerns the company has lost its touch since the October 2011 death of founder Steve Jobs.
The company earned $6.9 billion (€5.2bn) in its fiscal third quarter, a 22 per cent drop. Revenue totalled $35.3 billion (€26.6 billion) versus $35 billion (€26.4billion) a year ago. Analysts had projected that revenue would be unchanged from a year ago.
As usual, Apple was propelled by its iPhone sales. The company sold 31.2 million units in the quarter, a 20 percent increase from the same time year ago.
But many people were evidently buying the earlier generations of the smartphone, which cost less than the latest model and generate smaller profit margins for the company.
The same phenomenon squeezed Apple’s profits with the iPad. To make matters worse, the company sold 14 percent fewer tablets — 14.6 million in the past quarter compared with 17 million a year ago.
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How far can they go with the iPhone? I’ve an iPhone 4 and have no intention of upgrading to the iPhone 5 or 6 or whatever.
True dat!
“640K ought to be enough for anyone”
@ Michelle. I also have a 4S. When the next 4G one is released the 4 will be like a Sinclair spectrum in comparison. I already feel the 4 is very very slow.
I got the iPhone 5,simply because I broke the 4.so I decided to upgrade.to be honest there’s not a major difference.bigger screen,nice and light,and slim.but that’s really it.
Who wants an iphone when you can have a samsung G3 or 4. Much better faster phone.
Of course they are Matt………you keep dreaming!
I’m with Matt..had two iPhones (was blown away with the first iPhone when it came out way back…fantastic product for the time) and now an S3 and the difference in almost every way is night and day. The iPhone screen is terrible compared and the availability of apps is way less on the Apple.
Most iPhone users I know are simply stuck in the system and unwilling/unable to move onto the superior Android systems simply because they know and understand the iPhone. Brand loyalty and the fact that the iPhone is so easy to use (and reliable) means it keeps a very strong market share but for the more savvy user, the top of the range Android systems (Samsung, XTC and now the Sony and the Nexus) are just far superior products.
Are you comparing the screen of the very first generation iPhone and a Galaxy S3? Because that’s not exactly an even comparison.
Um, so a reliable, easily understood system with working apps- yeah I can’t imagine why they are popular :)
Had all iPhones except original iPhone, current is a 5. Nothing has ever wowed me enough on another phone or OS to make me want to move. Some slightly better access to controls on other OS’ which appears to be addressed in the next iOS, this will keep me with a simple familiar system which rarely failed me unlike many other electronics/software I’ve bought.
Comment reported Niall, perhaps you are the name you call people as you come onto a story to abuse people for having a discussion.
Don’t bother….iPhone 5 is sh*t….absolutely no reason 2 change from 4s whatsoever….and battery life is awful
Got mine free so lots of point for me. Better battery, better screen, lighter, survives drops MUCH better.
To be honest, the battery life in any smartphone I’ve ever used has been pretty bad. It’s the one area of the technology that hasn’t been able to keep up with the rest.
True John, for a light user it’s ok but for a heavy user it’s lacking.
You said it better than I could Fozz. The fact that the iPhpne s so easy to use. And never crashes. Or stalls. Like the Samsung……
Aiden I just reported you for upsetting my feelings :(
Same here. Thinking of upgrading to the Galaxy S4, seems the way to go.
In my opinion they are Enola. I have 2 iphones and got the samsung g4 a couple of months back. What a difference. Samsung is so much better. I don’t like to use the iphone now.
So much misinformation with that post! I will concede that Google Play has surpassed the App is quantity but it’s also responsible for over 80% of mobile malware (NDC) and a lot of decent devs are having their code pirated and resold hence the lack of actual quality apps. The only thing superior with the Samsung screens is the size (which is ridiculous, how many apps are actually optimised for that screen size-not a lot hence Samsungs recent news of dev conference) they are also stick stuck with inferior PenTile pixel layouts minimising clarity (not seen due to size) but is there. The S3 you speak of is already a generation behind – the S4 was released, keep up. But the S4 is nice, albeit with stock Android not Samsung’s thrown together POS. And here is something further Android is on thousands of devices from several hundred manufacturer make the case that it optimised for everything it’s on I dare you. Now look at iOS which is capable of being run on devices three years old! Over 70% of android devices are using SOFTWARE three years old!
I second that. The iphone 5 is rubbish and it drops wi fi signal all the time.
Can I have your iPhone so??:)plz
My iPhone 5 had bad signal too, very frustrating. After six months of getting frustrated with it I rang apple and they sent me out a new one. I had to pay for the courier which annoyed a little given the problem was not of my own creation but the new one works perfectly. Haven’t owned a Samsung but they feel kind of cheap and plasticky by comparison with apple products.
iPhones do crash and stall….all smart phones do. So do windows , Linux and Mac os pc products.
I’ve had the I phone 3 and 4 over the years,thought they were brilliant and easy to use,was due an upgrade last month so switched to the Sony Xperia z,all I can day is it blows the I phone away,doubt I would ever go back to Apple again,they have lost there way,they could end up like Nokia
Ruairi,
My iPhone 4S has never crashed or stalled. Never.
@ matt – for me personally mainly because they look girly, are too big and Samsung as a brand has no real interesting credentials, it could be a Matsushitu.
Not mine Ruairi!
Thats what i said too about my 4S but i sold it to try out an android phone. Hated android so went and bout a 2nd hand (but brand new) iphone 5 for €500. Its ridiculous money. They should consider lowering prices a bit
@james doyles i sold my 4s for sony xperia z. Was so excited to get the sony but inwas highly disappointed. Camera was terrible, phone kept closing my apps mid use & its just awkwardly big. The waterproof thing is cool though ;) but im not back to iphone and i swear i’ll never use android again. That was my 2nd timw trying android and its terrible
@ciaran. Your summary of the iphone 5, is that before you switched it on ?!!.
Your forgetting a far more superior camera, faster Internet usage over wifi and 3G, faster data transfer between pc/mac and phone, 4g ready, double the ram eliminating any lag with backgrounding, higher resolution screen. As newer and more advance OS updates come out, older devices will struggle with it.
Whatever makes you look less girly simon, if it makes you feel better. I don’t have that problem. Ive loved having the iphone for the last 3 years, until I got a Samsung Galaxy. Never looked back.
@phunky boy try this, might help.
Interesting:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23431281
One telecoms consultant said the news highlighted the difficulty Google had in distributing changes to Android.
“When Google releases its updates, manufacturers want to check them and then network operators also want to certify the code as well,” said Ben Wood, director of research at CCS Insight.
“It’s a consequence of having so many different firms making Android devices, with most running their own user interfaces on top.
“By contrast, Apple just pushes its updates directly to consumers.”
I am firmly in the Apple camp when it comes to technology but I firmly believe they need to be cut down a peg or two and welcome this news. The restricting of all their technology to force you to buy all their stuff is beyond infuriating! As well as that when I bought my first Mac about 8 years ago their customer service was second to none, now you have to pay for some after care for certain things and when I tried to return a faulty product I bought on their site recently within 3 months they basically gave me the two fingers and gave me the number of the manufacturer in Japan and told me they are not taking it back! After getting too big for their own boots IMO! You need happy customers to have happy shareholders, that concept seems to be diminishing in Apple HQ!
I don’t know if you were unlucky or if I was lucky because when my iPod touch broke ( by my own fault ) they sent me on the newer model instead of sending me on the same model. My warranty was gone too so I had nothing but a limb to go out on.
I’ve had great experiences in the past, as in a few years back before their new found fame, but I have a relation who has been buying macs for years who was making the exact same complaint as I was so don’t think my incident was isolated! Their new thing of restricting all their technology is beyond infuriating and will come back to bite them too!
They try and sell applecare which is a complete con in Ireland because the SOGASOS act already gives you better cover. Apple will try and tell you you only have one year warranty but if you fight them on it they will give and eventually give you your rights.
I’m in the android camp when it comes to phones but have a MacBook air because unfortunately none of the pc manufactures will make me a decent laptop.
How d’ya like them Apples? :-P
The new iOS 7 looks like the biggest change in software since the iPhone was released, so if they can follow it up with a fairly drastically different physical design, they might be on to something.
You’re joking, right?!
No. I actually believe what I said.
Oh right. Would you mind elaborating on how it’s the biggest change in software since the iPhone?
Apologies, I was purely referring to the design in terms of the look of the OS and how they’ve updated the UI.
Sadly Sir believing does not make it true.
Well, considering it’s a matter of personal taste, then, for me — and many others, it would seem — it is true.
Unfortunately, a matter of personal taste does not constitute the “biggest change in software since the iPhone was released”
May look different, but it is not a massive change in software.
It certainly is the most drastic redesign of it, which I look forward to testing out.
It is, I’ve been using it over the last month, new design and some very good features. Takes getting use to though but when you do it’s good. Badly needed update. They need to back this up with a new iPhone and iPad in the fall.
That’s good to hear. I look forward to giving it a go.
I wouldn’t tender to the haters. It’s like Apple vs Microsoft war back in the day. People take sides pointlessly in products they have no input into. Haters will hate. Each has benefits. I prefer the OS I’ve become used to and have not seen anything significantly better.
Spot on Aidan. At the end of the day, it’s a personal choice, both system do basically the same thing.
I’m no fanboy, I have had 3 iPhones mixed in with 2 HTC phones a Samsung Galaxy S3 and now a Google Nexus.
Stock Android on the nexus is much better than any iOS, but iOS is better than Android with Touchwizz on the Samsung, it has too much useless gimicky crap on it. Android with HTC Sense is somewhere inbetween.
I’m curious, could you outline, since I’ve only limited experience with Android and the phone models, what the significantly better aspects are? For the standard user, ie 90% of phone users.
For me.
Widgets – couldn’t live without them, have my mails, messages, etc on the home screen.
Tasker – its awesome, can automate anything on your phone.
Gesture Typing – much easier than tap typing.
Customisation – Can change my launcher, lock screen and other stuff.
Proper Integration of Apps – can open different apps depending on what i click on, i.e. call abroad use Skype instead of the Phone itself.
Hardware wise I couldn’t live without the wireless charging the Nexus has, I always put my phone down in the same place(now on the charging plate), used to never remember to plug it in, great always having a full battery after work.
Also has NFC, if the banks ever get their ass properly in gear I can use it as my debit card(I live in UK and most places have nfc debit cards now).
James is right, it’s worth having android if for no other reason than using tasker … It really is incredible what that app can do.
Widgets are next in line, I would really struggle without that info on my home screen, I know that’s just what I have gotten used to but it really is very handy.
Next up is being able to play any video file, I would do a lot of commuting to work, so being able to download a TV series and just drop it onto the memory card is a must.
Then you have the usual customization, expandable memory etc
For me is not even the hardware as such, but what the phone allows you to do.
The other half has an iPhone 5, I went to set her Alarm one night and was amazed that you couldn’t turn off the vibrate feature on the alarm, without turning off vibrate on the phone altogether. Now that seems a pretty minor thing to be worrying about, but coming from using Android and what you can do with something like tasker.. I was very surprised?!
App integration is the only part that interests me. Never understood why Apple is so controlling here.
I have an iPhone 4S since it came out and is happily use it for the rest of my life. It’s perfect.
I’d*
& Karol. I presume you intend perishing within 4 years so.
The apple is rotten to the core
Really? Explain how. Or was that all you could come up with?
Greed and control
The only thing the iPhone got right was the touch screen
Apart from the between the problem with the aerial and the new 5 paint falling off
There marketing team should be given the praise for making there products a fashion icon
The original iPhone changed the face of mobile technology, there were touchscreen phones around before it, but nothing that came anywhere close to it as a package at the time.
I always liked the Apple devices and their intuitive operating system, the new generation of galaxies and htcs are really impressive though seem like good value or money, I’m tempted to jump ship rather than upgrade to the iPhone 5.
The Sony phone also looks cool
The galaxy is massively superior for anyone who’s in any way into their technology and actually learning to use the features offered.
The HTC One is a very good phone, better than anything Samsung have produced. If I was to switch to Android, that would be the one, solid phone, great design and nice features. The problem I have with Samsung phones is that they have a cheap plastic feel about them.
All the features on the One are on the S4 and more. Better processor, camera, interface, expandable memory, scroll down pages with your eyes, true multi-tasking…I could go on. HTC is a good phone don’t get me wrong. Don’t be fooled by a metal casing, it has its drawbacks.
I’m worried about big screens and battery life. The battery on my last phone, the iPhone 4 seemed longer than the iPhone 4S and I hear the iPhone 5 is worse again, this is the biggest drawbacks to smartphones IMHO and it doesn’t seem to becoming addressed. God bless Nokia 3310, that was a camel in batteries.
I completely disagree Tom – I upgraded a couple of months ago from a Samsung Galaxy S3 to a HTC One – within 4 days had moved back to my S3 – HTC One doesn’t even come close to the S3! I wouldn’t take an iphone if they were giving them away for free – I am an Android girl through and through
No prob Ciara, at the end of the day it’s a personal choice!
Shareprice tumbling, marketshare stagnating. Big year ahead, unless they turn this around Android will be cemented as the dominant smartphone and tablet OS. I know several people who have made the switch already, and no one going the other way.
Use a HTC One for a week. You’ll never go back. I’m sick of my ipad too. It use to be my baby but I’m fed up with the os. With android you can easily do so many useful things. Maybe ios7 will bring improvements but I think Apple will not make enough bold innovative moves to even get close to android.
Can you actually name any of the useful features android has and apple doesn’t?
I cannot find many to be honest. Just don’t tell me it’s for NFC payments ;-)
Fizi,
Tasker
Home screen Widgets
Customisation
Expandable memory
Changeable battery
Expansive settings options
Charging options
File compatability
Ok. Here’s a few I would actually use.
Custom keyboards. I use SwiftKey. It’s very useful and miss it when using my ipad.
WiFi direct. Like bluetooth on steroids.
Default app choice.
Share to any app capable, not just Facebook and Twitter.
Install apps from the Web.
Wireless dlna.
App integration with the os. Like my podcast app will turn my WiFi on each morning download my podcasts then switch it off.
Widgets.
There’s more. These are just the ones I use often. I’m not an apple hater just a fan of great software and hardware.
@robert Yeh Tasker is great.
Itchyarse,
Just out of interest what podcast app are you using that allows you to do that? Or have you it setup through tasker?
Tasker, home screen widgets – never found them useful to be honest
Customization – agree, but again not essential feature, nothing I would miss on my iPhone
Expandable memory – really always? every android phone has expandable memory? don’t think so
Changeable battery – really again? i.e. in HTC One too?
Expansive settings – agree, again, nothing that iPhone is lacking for me
Charging – oh wireless charging where you still have to put the thing on the yoke? massive feature lol :)
File compatibility – I haven’t come across file that my iPhone (armed with couple 3rd party apps too) couldn’t open.
What is also worth to notice, almost every apple system shortcoming or functionality you are coming across in daily use is compensated quickly by an app that can do it, usually free, sometimes you pay 2 or 3 quid.
Itchy: all you mentioned is maybe handy and useful for less than 5% of users.
I never use any of the things you mentioned.
And even if I wanted to, I’m sure there’s an app for it, pun intended :)
For me, I just wouldn’t fancy going back to but having the option of widgets, that’s just me, but android gives you the choice either way.
I’m surprised that you haven’t found tasker useful… I think it’s unrivaled to be honest. I only use it for very simple tasks ie silencing phone and screen brightness at work, turning on wifi when I walk into my house, changing settings when opening an app… It makes life a lot easier.
Expandable memory and and exchangeable battery has been a feature on every android I have had, didn’t realise not every phone had that capability.
The charging options that I mentioned was more to do with compatibility with micro usb as opposed to limited to apple charger. Small plus but a plus all the same.
@robert BeyondPod
Cheers
I pad is some yolk love mine but changed i phone 4s for galaxy s4 its so much better but i pad is great so i think its a draw.i phones r gettin dated some new ideas needed.
What are “the so munch more” things you can do on Android?
Enola you haven’t a clue man. Widgets and customisation is the main one. Coupled with the ability to use a standard mini usb charger so you can charge in a friends house even if they have a HTC etc these are the two main benefits. Also, Google Play is the way forward, so many companies running android the money is there for developers to properly develop android apps.
So em ye, talking out your hole as usual.
Expanding memory with an SD card. So not having to sync with the laptop when you want to upload or download data to/from a PC/laptop. I have an iPod and I find it difficult to sync with Windows. And a removable battery which you can change when it won’t take more charges. The ability to charge a second battery on an external charger so as never to run out of power.
Fergal,
One of your main points as to how it is better than an iPhone is that you can charge it at a friends house?
Hilarious.
Fergal – I merely asked a question. It’s funny to see people now turning into Samsung fanboys though! Both systems are good. I have the Samsung for work and the 4S personally. The 4A wins hands down every time.
And I fairness Fergal you seem to have turned talking out of your hole into an art form :)
650+ for a new iphone5 unlocked via apple.ie store…no wonder sales are dropping, you can get a brand new samsung s4 for only 500euro sim free, saving you 150 right there. drop the prices or be the bad apple!
Not truth. Official RRP for S4 in Europe is 599 EUR. So if you compare official RRP of iPhone 5 please don’t compare with some unofficial 2nd hand distribution channel of S4 (eBay, etc.)
Googles own nexus 4 starts at £239 here in the UK sim free. & can easily keep up to the iPhone and the s4.
Will: true that, but this is for 8gb version. 16gb cost close to 300 pounds in UK and 8 gb is really too small for smartphone. 16 gb version is still very good priced though, these are nexus family 2 main strengths really: price / quality ratio and fast android system updates.
@fizi_water Not truth or do you mean not ture?.. let me explain again an unlocked samsung S4 sim free, with no contracts is only 540euro on piximania.ie and includes free delivery, cheapest i found.
(http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/search/samsung-s4#amount-low=0,amount-min=0,amount-high=529,amount-max=529/sortFilter=0_0/display-list/) its NOT threw ebay as you suggested. before you start saying crap, please do a bit of research first! iphones are not worth 650+ !!!!
I doubt (s)he means “not ture” anyway.
Byss: educate yourself bit more. Even if pixmania sells S4 under official RRP (please note not for 500 EUR though as you previously suggested but more!) – then you can find similar places selling iPhone under apple’s RRP too. You either compare 2 official sources / online shops, or either you find best price through 3rd party retailers for both. Do you understand now? You will probably find s4 cheaper than iPhone 5 not denying that, but difference wouldn’t be as much as 150 EUR or more as you suggested.
I think the next 12 months will tell a lot. Google are building an Apple killing platform with android that hasn’t really caught on yet this side of the Atlantic but is rapidly gaining momentum on the other side. I’ve been an Apple fanatic for the past decade or so but have more or less made the decision to switch as soon as I can afford it. I think Apples core is rotting with Steve Jobs, if ever there was an example of a company being one person then that was it. It happened again in the 80′s – Jobs went off to do his own thing and was then brought back to pull Apple back from the brink. He gave it a shot in the arm to make it what it has been since iPhone. But he’s gone and with it is gone Apples ability to wow the crowds. If you’ve got Apple stock, dump it now I say !
actually Apple is outselling Android in the US..
I have the iphone 5, apple ipad and the HTC one..both the ip5 and One are excellent phones and both have advantages and disadvantages.
At present Apple’s app store is ahead of Google Play in apps being developed and security.
Google really need to start checking apps more regularly and stop the malware spread across android.
Also the reason Companies develop for IOS first is because of so few devices. Its a killer developing an app that will work across hundreds of different devices and across multiple versions of android. Plus its a well know fact that Apple users spend more on apps than android. Significantly higher. Stll love my HTC one though and coming around to android.
Ceist ! They advertise a 16gb iPad which only has 13.3gb capacity as 2.7gb is the os I presume. So it’s not a 16gb iPad unless you remove the os which makes it unusable. Has this been challenged ? Does it violate the sale of goods supply of services act ?
(A real pain when updating FIFA 13 as it is 1gb but needs over 3gb to update itself. We’re talking first world problems here)
Most, if not all, devices with hard drives in them do this, and always have.
Correct me if I’m wrong, of course, but I’m fairly sure that’s the way it’s always been done.
My Galaxy S4 is a 16GB also….but only 9ish is actually usable…..thank god I have 64GB card.
Unfortunately, the OS has to be installed and takes up that space.
Same thing happens with Removable hard drives, usb keys and laptops. Unavoidable mate.
@ James . thats incorrect. quite a tricky one is this, but will give it a go.
The OS only takes up approx 800mb of space, and is actually accounted for in the orange “other” space you see in itunes . The difference between what storage space the iPhone should be and what you actually get is down to how the gigabyte is measured. A GB is measured in binary and decimal standards, decimal measures a gigabyte at exactly 1000 mb = 1GB, binary measures a Gigabyte at 1024mb. While your iphone does have 16gb of decimal storage, the software uses the binary standard to measure it, thus leaving you with less than the 16 or 32gb you expect. To calculate the ‘useable’ or binary storage, divide 16gb ( 16.000.000.000 bytes ) by 1024 3 times , 16gb = 14.9, 32gb = 29.8gb.
This is just a marketing ploy all disk drive manufacturers have used for years to make drives seem larger than what they are. I doubt they are doing anything illegal though, just clever measuring and mathematical equations.
It’s all about opinion lad’s I’m a Samsung S3 man myself ..tried the iphone but just didn’t fancy it .Goodnight
How many iPhones are being used by the so called ‘hipsters’? Shouldn’t they be using Symbian, or even Blackberry?
One thing all iPhone users have in common – they are always charging them. The lack of a user replaceable battery is huge downside and that’s before we discuss the brittle glass screen and its undeniable lack of processing power compared to latest android competition.
ALL smartphones suffer from this.
Nowhere near as much as iPhone users do.
S4 battery lasts far longer than any iphone. I know this as I now have an S4.
Very few smartphones have locked in batteries
As I said. I have an S3 for work and a 4S personally. One is as bad as the other charging wise.
Yes but you cant pop a spare battery into the iphone. I carry a spare battery in my wallet for my samsung – very handy at times.
Chewey Bacca. All phone, pc manufacturers etc advertise the storage this way. On some devices it states the capacity may be less due to the OS. But in really small print.
if you were to upgrade your iphone or ipad every time a new one came out you wouldnt have alot of money left to play around with ! I got the ipad last summer it was the latest one i got it in july 2012 and i dont even no weather its the ipad 2 or 3 !!
anyone know ??
Probably a 2. Have a 2 myself. The young lad never puts it down.
yes i think your right karol! I find the thing GREAT! its probably considered aulder than the hills at this stage do !!
iPad 3 if it has the Retina display.
The HTC One wipes the floor with iPhone or indeed any other phone in terms of design, speed, screen quality and most of all sound nothing whatsoever can beat it and I’ve used many smartphones over the years.
I find that hard to believe but don’t know anyone who has one so I can’t test your claim.
I’ll PM you my address and you can send me on Twitter free one for em, test purposes. Yes, that’ll do.
A free one* No idea what happened there haha
HTC One – I can agree with all you’ve said, but there is one quite important drawback with this phone, battery life. Not that it’s terribly bad, but nowhere near top in that category either.
I get 29 hours from my HTC One with 4.5 screen on time, on the grand scheme of things that’s pretty good
Not sure what you’re doing but I normally get 2 days or so out of my HTC One and I’d be a moderately heavy user! Definitely always over a day and a half anyway! Without doubt the best phone I’ve ever had, and I’ve had Nokia touch phones, apple and android!
Jonny: unfortunately what you’re getting out of your HTC One is irrelevant, as your usage pattern may be totally different than mine.
The only relevance in battery life you can get when tested under same stress in exactly same pattern.
And using such testing, HTC One does not come out very good, it’s OK, but far from top of the league.
Anyway use bit common sense, such awesome screen with that resolution and dpi + best speakers on the market cannot have no bad influence on the battery, can’t cheat physics mate.
All devices include operating system in total memory.
I use iPad 2 and iPhone 4 simply because I find them easy to use I tried Samsung and found them to complicated for me. As for the other stuff you are all talking about. It sounds like Glingon to me.
I switched to iPhone a few months ago from Android, but not out of choice. My android died and I was given an iPhone 3GS for free. I HATE iTunes. I hate the fact that iPhones can’t be customised like androids. It also loses 3G signal several times an hour. I can’t complain really, since the phone was free, but when I can afford a new phone it will be back to android! iPhones feel like they’re for kids.
Maybe if they weren’t so expensive more people would buy them . Even though this is been written from an iPhone 4S
iPhone is still great all rounder, most android phones are just too large for comfortable use and in fairness their more advanced operating system is not really a plus, when iPhone is easier to use and has all features you need anyway. What is apple seem to lack though is little bit of change, for last couple of years they are selling basically same phone with slight improvements, they will need to create some totally new shape / specs to buy me into another one now. iPad however is still best tablet by far, while top android phones are arguably better than iPhone, then there is no better tablet than iPad that for sure, I’ve tested many…
“I’ve tested many” is not a quantifiable definition so how you expect it to puff up your argument I have no idea. I’ve never found the iPad to be anything spectacular or any tablet for that matter. For a few hundred my girlfriend got a laptop with a good processor and enough memory to wipe the floor with the most expensive iPad. The screen can be flipped over so it can be turned into a touchpad tablet or a keyboard laptop at any moment which makes it infinitely more useful for a competitive price.
@ James Culligan – you slag someone for not using quantifiable definition to put forward their argument then you proceed to use the vaguest terms possible to describe your girlfriends laptop(make?/model?) that you bought for a few hundred(how much exactly?) with a good processor(which processor?) and lots of memory(how much?) which ‘wipes the floor’ of the most expensive iPad! Forgive me if you were being sarcastic!!!
HTC one is by far the winner for me. I’ve had a Nokia touch phone, apple, Samsung and HTC. Android can be confusing at first but very simple to use once you get used to it. In a speed test recently the iPhone 5 came out as the slowest of the top ten smart phones (you’ll find an article on this here on the journal, on CNET and also Gizmodo).
In my opinion the HTC one is the best designed phone on the market, great battery life (for a smart phone 2 days is great), easy to use, great UI, audio quality is great (find me a phone with better external speakers, I dare you!) and a pretty decent camera. Also it’s been hailed globally as possibly the best phone ever made (again CNET, techradar, gizmodo). Samsung have failed by adding too many gimmicks to their phones, was very disappointed with the s4 (reviews have been good but Samsung only note worthy galaxy is the s2) and apple haven’t kept up at all and appear to be doing a Nokia.
Apple is the AOL of mobile phones. You’ll have fond memories of them in 5 years. Came out with the most innovative and amazing product that wrapped everything in a tight little package. But they are failing to keep up with the times and relying on brand loyality
Apple hasn’t had any real innovation in years and has fallen behind other companies. Without Steve Jobs at the helm, there probably isn’t much chance of things improving.
Companies that lead in their field are most often only there for a number of years then lose their edge. Remember that Xerox used to be the “only” company to get a copier from, Sony was “it” as far as electronics, Kodak was always ahead of the competition for cameras, Dell was the leading computer company, and Blackberry was the ONLY business phone anyone wanted. How are these companies doing today?
Too bad so many are stuck with their eco system and will have a hard time switching all their Apple-only compatible hardware to something more modern.
Little apples will grow again !
When is the new Iphone 5s/6 coming out ? Anyone ?
Speaking just about iPhone, since I have one – a lot of people are making the comment “i’m happy to stick with this phone forever” which just causes people to make snide remarks about functionality within a few years etc. However, what I really take this to mean is that people like their iPhone and when support is removed or functionality with new apps decreases, then they will look into upgrading, but not before. I have an iPhone 4, and I love it. When the time comes I intend to upgrade it to another iPhone – whichever one is newest at the time. But that will probably end up being the 6 (or 5s or whatever they call it), which means that Apple missed 2 generations of getting my money (4s, 5). The phones are being brought out too regularly, people aren’t bothered upgrading that frequently, especially since one of the things which inspires brand loyalty to apple is that functionally it doesn’t change that much, generation to generation.
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