How Apple is undeniably becoming more like Android

Easy E says:

11 years ago

That’s Apple’s strategy. They always win $$$. I love Apple. Take all my money! $hi+
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benchmark says:

11 years ago

out of the topic:

I’m not an Iphone user but for my opinion, ang gusto ko lang din sa Iphone is yung depreciation ng value ng phone nila, medyo mabagal unlike android phones na ilang months lang, mababa na ang presyo for a second hand unit. Yan ang nanonotice ko sa prices ng phones.

Ok din kasi na mahal mo nabili, pero if after a year, di ka naman ganun luge kapag binenta mo.

well just my idea.

(Samsung K zoom user here)
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Mon says:

11 years ago

yun yung benefit ng exclusive na OS, iPhone lang talaga yung choice mo (though nadami na din models)

sa Android naman, sobrang daming manufacturers na nagamit, maraming mapapagpilian kaya nababa agad value bawat phone na nalabas

for every 1 iOS device that comes out, dozens or even hundreds of Android phones are made
bliss says:

11 years ago

Agree…maybe because of the stability and consistency that is Apple…m using an xperia but the iphone6+ is interesting…btw how’s the picture quality and performance of the k zoom?
Miles says:

11 years ago

@benchmark: lahat ng phones mabilis depreciation (5 years). Say an iPhone 1 cost 25k during 2009 but now just 5k tops.

Ang akala ko mamamatay na iPhone bashing, di pa pala. Kahit na 4 million unit sales ang iPhone6 on the very first day at pahirapan pa makaabot ng half million ang karamihan sa mga flagship Androids.

Yep, I think misleading ang article na ito. And worse, maraming fallacies na kahit non techies mapapansin. Very popular tech site ito, so I guess the writer should be more responsible.

Please guys, let’s put an end to the bashings and all. I’m tired reading ugly comments left and right. Even with this article, we could criticize without cursing and all. How about that?
benchmark says:

11 years ago

tama, just a few iphone release, isang damakmak na nang android phone ang lumalabas…hmmm ilan na bang “flagship” phone ang nailabas ng isang kumpanya? well perhaps these phone companies are still looking for the “right” phone…yun lang, tayong mga consumer, hinde naman din makuntento. hehehe

@bliss: well my k zoom is ok…medyo nababagalan lang ako when taking pictures and focusing on zooomed objects. ok siguro kung may manual focus itong k zoom…or siguro meron, di ko pa lang naeexplore. hehehehe Medyo ang expectations ko sa k zoom, yun bang ala Ipad/iphone ang pag snap…yung kuha agad….hinde eh, 1 to two seconds before it take a shot…kaya minsan panis na ngiti ng anak ko pagkita ko sa picture. but its all ok :)
Justin says:

11 years ago

Based on my personal experience (in buying/owning and later on selling my phones), your theory does not hold true for Android flagship phones and Nexus devices.

Abuzalzal says:

11 years ago

embrace torrent hehehe un na lng kulang IMO
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LOL says:

11 years ago

The Apple Watch is a device 3 years in the making.. This should be off that list.. They don’t release a product just because they want to be the first in the market.
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gpr says:

11 years ago

a device 3 years in the making but still the most lame smart watch out there – imagine 3 years in the making, battery wont last a day, icons so small at that screen size you cant even press, functions are just same with android wear but exponentially pricier, bulky moto 360 like design, i mean where is the uniqueness to begin with? of course that apple, u paid for the name, the bragging ryts not the user ssatisfaction.
LOL says:

11 years ago

LOL.. How can one give a verdict without owning and using a device? Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder so youropinion regarding its aesthetics is simply yours and yours alone. Uniqueness? Are you kidding me? Do your own research boy.
trebor says:

11 years ago

@gpr: wew! you amused me beyond compare. you criticize as if you had already got hold of the device. Do you really thought that reading the apple watch’s specs and comparing it to other similar device’s spec can make you look all techy and knowledgeable. Pfft! Haul your Android-Fanboy ass outta here! XD
archie says:

11 years ago

Middle-aged people at hipsters na lang ang nagsusuot ng wristwatch. The watch industry is impractical and dying, it’s just becoming another fashion statement. The equivalent of bling bling sa mga celebrity rappers.
gpr says:

11 years ago

Cmon dont be so dumb not to notice the sarcasm. The point that they took 3 years to create a smartwatch wen its basically there idea is lame. Of course show me a proof that apple really invented the idea of smartwatch apple douchebags!. Isipin no palang into matagal to ginawa dapat perfect and MA’s advance sya sa android wear pero OMG!.. ITS SO ADVANCE!. ADVANCE MASAKSAK SA OUTLET!. anyway maraming hands on impression sa net mga apple douchebags go figure your 3 YEARS IN THE MAKING ADVANCE APPLE IWATCH. you don’t need to own something just to give your impressions about it. Any point ng author dito bakit ngayon lang and apple gumagawa ng ganito samantalang matagal na meron android ganito/ganyan. Go figure apple douchbags!.Seriously, mga mandurukot lang sabit sa apple gadgets nyo.

Scenario 5 says:

11 years ago

HTC and not Samsung is the first to launch a phablet. People’s taste change. Sakto naman na magaling din marketing ng Samsung nung nirelease nila ang phablets nila.. Konting research author.
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ILSN41 says:

11 years ago

It’s Samsung that started the trend of big phones… Not HTC.. All of us witness to that… The launch of the first Samsung Galaxy Note… Samsung is a trendsetter company for smartphones.. Not HTC..

Scenario 5 says:

11 years ago

^HTC is the first to launch an Android phablet. First manufacturer din to launch the first Android phone.
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LOL says:

11 years ago

Oh, by the way iOS will never be Android because Anroid is Google’s Trojan Horse to make business out of each and every Android users.
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weew says:

11 years ago

wew.. napakaone sided talaga ng articles neto.. di ako naiinis sayo dati, ngayon lang.. ikaw na nakaandroid at nagmamataas.. android user din ako.. you give android users a bad name dahil sa pangbabash mo.. tapos sa dulo ng bawat article biglang kabig? biglang playing safe.. sus.. anu yan para may way out ka?
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.|. says:

11 years ago

i have to agree that this author is definitely biased. i’ve seen a couple more article from this bob and it makes me think that yugatech is becoming a opinionated tabloid rather than being factual and informational site. from title down to the very crappy details. i think the author just want to start up a never ending argument. sir abe, maybe you want to review this author’s work.

Michael says:

11 years ago

Scenario 1: When every other competitor almost gave up in competing with the 9.7-inch iPad, the industry started going for tablets near the size of 7-inches – and they were a hit. Apple, seeing this opportunity, enters the market with the iPad Mini.

–> Apple is a genius in keeping their product line simple, and once it gains traction, only will they release something for variety. This way, R&D and production is tighter to keep production cost lower and profits higher. They’re still in a business, remember?

Scenario 2: Probably aiming to see the profitability of a plastic phone with colors ala Samsung & ala Nokia, Apple recreated the iPhone 5 in the form of the iPhone 5C.

–> They had been doing colors since the time of the iPod mini, and this was all before smartphones came along. I don’t think anyone has an exclusivity with using colors.

Scenario 3: iOS’ redesign on version 7 included a lot of elements from various operating systems. This video points it out.

–> iOS didn’t come out as perfect from day 1. As it is possible iOS had adapted similar elements from Android to improve the user interface, but think of who BLATANTLY copied mostly the iOS interface initially.

Scenario 4: The latest version of iOS, iOS 8, becomes more open with better notifications, widgets and third-party keyboards.

–> widgets had already been in MAC OS since Tiger. As what Steve Jobs said in the beginning, iPhone OS is in its heart based on strong UNIX standards similar to the Mac OS.

Scenario 5: Following the trend of extremely large phones started by Samsung, Apple then decides to release two iPhone 6 devices – one having a 5.5-inch display, more software enhancements, OIS and a different screen resolution.

–> improvement in software and changes in size. iPod, iPod mini, iPod nano, iPod shuffle anyone? Also, Apple does not just increase the screen size for the sake of it, Apple makes sure that the interface and usage adapts to the size, and not just stretching everything to make it bigger, with what Android did.

Scenario 6: Smartwatches have been gaining traction since last year, and once again it’s only now that Apple follows suit with the Apple Watch.

–> it takes a long time to do R&D to make a new product. What Apple does is they pace themselves, think about things 100 times first before releasing the product. What Android manufacturers do are they make a half baked product and bring it out to the market, just to say, “Hey! We were first!” It’s an evolution…. first music.. then the phone, then the tablet… wearables I guess would be next. After these watches, I’m sure there might be head gears, rings, pens, earrings or maybe even actual holograms coming out from t-shirts as the next thing in technology.
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Marxist says:

11 years ago

I highly commend you of your great analytical responses. You critically think better than the author.
Signature says:

11 years ago

‘Apple makes sure that the interface and usage adapts to the size and not just stretching everything to make it bigger, with what Android did.’

Multiwindow? Floating apps? I agree with everything you said, but give credit when credit is due.
rape says:

11 years ago

Michael is one butthurt apple fanboy.
Michael says:

11 years ago

Signature says:
Multiwindow? Floating apps? I agree with everything you said, but give credit when credit is due.

–> I don’t think Apple has implemented multiwindow and floating apps, they only implemented multiple zones per app. Remember the first time they launched the iPad, they made sure that they changed the user interface to make use of all that screen real estate. The first time Samsung made an Android tablet, all apps were just stretched to fill the screen.

Rape says:
Michael is one butthurt apple fanboy.

–> Apple fanboy? Yes. Butthurt? No. Recently I’ve been fascinated on how Cherry Mobile have so many models released, plus comparing them with myPhone, Torque and SKK is such an amusement. I’m leaning on the CM Granite as a backup phone. As a Computer Science graduate and professional, I’m inasmuch as techgeek as most of us here.

The reason why I love my iPhone is it works so well together with my iMac, Macbook Pro, Apple TV, iPods. That’s the thing Apple does best, making an ecosystem that just works, and works well. With the release of Yosemite soon and continuity with iOS, it just got a notch better.

Tim not Cook says:

11 years ago

Apple is not always the first since the era of Mac, Xerox/Parc was the first in GUI before the Macintosh, iPod was not also the first mp3 player, Creative and others was also way ahead, iPhone also was not the first, Blackberry and Palm had touchscreens. There are windows tablet before the iPad and iPad open doors to tablet that is easy to use

It’s hard to dismiss Apple as “innovative” but what Steve Jobs did for the company is to ensure user friendliness between Machines and Humans

Apple can pull off a Samsung if they want to much like Nokia in early days as releasing phones ranging from 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 to any size they want, apple wants to avoid this fragmentation because it will lose user experiece and making it hard for developers
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