Get whatever phone that u like that fits your purpose....its your money anyway .... and whatever phone that u choose ... both companies will grow richer....

This post has been edited by silencer: Oct 16 2012, 01:25 PM

Frankly speaking, I've moved from the Android Froyo to iPhone 4 and never look back since.

Software perspective, Apply win hands down. Hardware perspective, yes Android have more options but rather short lived life because newer Android OS is not supported on older hardware, thus making your only option the custom ROMs which can be quite unstable.

Looking at Apple these past years, I have noticed that 4S was a minor upgrade and a major disappointment. iPhone 5 is also a minor upgrade but a major disappointment. This makes me feel like switching over to Note 2 due to lots of tempting feature but I am not sure where are we in the OS level.

Question here is, has Android OS matured yet? Or is it still going through upgrades and enhancements?

I agree with ur statement. Im an iphone4 user. I wont change to ip5 since its just a minor upgrade. I definitely will go for Note 2 this time. Don't get me wrong i love my iphone & the iOS but this time its not worth it for me.

Well, if iPhone 5 seems to be minor upgrade compared to iPhone 4, same can be said with Note II.

What I do really mean is that both are actually substantial upgrade, but then people just really love blowing off the water.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Oct 16 2012, 02:28 PM

Errr... Not really. Both 4S and 5 do have the biggest leap in internal upgrade especially its SoCs, even compared to other generations in the same family. Overall, 5 is even much better performing overall compared to the one powering S3 and Note 2. Tech enthusiasts and news outlet do agree on that a lot.


Very wrong place to ask, since certain person are gonna accuse people here of bias.

But then, I'll tell you my personal experience on JellyBean. It's much smoother than its predecessor, but then it's nowhere near the level of smoothness on iOS or even Windows Phone 7. And WP7 does also run smooth even when being run on ancient hardware. You see, Windows Phone is gearing towards a more serious competitor for iOS starting WP8.

Btw for the Android camp, I'd say betting on Exynos 4 Quad chip such the one used in Note II is a wrong gamble late this year. Graphics performance of Exynos 4 Quad is only on par with the ones from iPhone 4S, which is 1.5 year older already. If you're checking with the real Android pundits, better wait for the ones equipped with quadcore Krait such as the upcoming LG Nexus device. I'm saying this since I'm also using Android device alongside my iDevices, and Samsung can be total disappointing with their OS upgrade roadmap. Waiting time for Android update on Sammy's devices can be brutal, just ask other original Note users

Zzzz....please grow up. This is not kopitiam thread.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Oct 16 2012, 02:47 PM

anyway, this is personal choice, who own either one or both phone, then you're very lucky person, as many of us still using normal phone.

why is that ? so far still no flames and fire powder smell yet ma .. just a mere discussion

discuss it in good n harmony way lor....no need to fight for the small matter like this...

iPhone 5 will be better if in terms of OS.

iOS smoothness is always there .. even without iphone5 ...

Hi All,

I'm keeping this thread open as it's a valid discussion; but will delete all spam/irrelevant comments!

Reading replies here I find that most people have impression that Apple product is overpriced or low in hardware spec..

Go read some reviews and benchmarks, you will be surprised finding out iPhone 5 beating S3 and Note 2 in hardware specs. Better CPU, better GPU, better display etc!

Yeah, I get what you mean. I am tempted to move to Note 2 as well but have some other personal reasons to remain with iPhone. Nothing technical.


Hello there, thanks for your feedback.

Overall performance improvement is not a feature. It can be faster, lighter, thinner, taller but then it doesnt give much value back in terms of new technology breakthrough. Yes, in terms of user experience, you can say it's more responsive but that's not what people are looking for these days. People want something that can make them go "WOW! That's new!!" Not like "Wow, it's faster..." It's ONLY faster.

People expectation from a market leader like Apple is to bring in new innovation, as for Samsung and other Android devices, I think too many people focus too much on hardware. The iOS and Android can be quite similar to PS3 and Xbox. PS3 (iOS) has many exclusive games made, it's best for RPG lovers, for it while Xbox (Android) has great processing capabilities, almost like a PC but lack on the software side (yes, you have shooters!)

With regards to the hardware you spoke of, it's all new to me. I dont know them and they dont know me but yes, I am very tempted see Jelly Bean in action.

I guess most important is the touch screen aspect. Those who used Apple's products before would know the different of its touch screen compares to Samsung or any other brands?

*Note 2 touch screen havent try yet. Latest tried is S3... Yet, i still prefer 4s that time. Haha...

iPhone 4s > iPhone 5 = minor improvement bcos its the same design just longer.

iPhone 4s > Note 2 = very big improvement bcos its totally new OS, design and brand.

So now u all get the picture why everyone say changing from 4s to 5 is small changes? Bcos of the comparison partner. Everyone like new stuff. Base on customer satisfaction survey between iOS and Android, those who say "iPhone 5 is small changes I will go for note 2 this time" sooner there is big chances they are coming back....

Btw just one more concern you guys need to take care of when choosing OS

FBI issues official warning to users about android malware

I dont know what they really understand about the design. For me, iphone 5 is the best design todate. Even iphone 4s cannot compare with it. Iphone 5 is totally new design. Appearence, yes maybe look alike iphone 4, but the design 100% is diff.





Wow FBI warning worrrrrr. Syhhhh keep silence this is not a problem or defect.

This post has been edited by baretta: Oct 16 2012, 10:11 PM

i want to try samsung note 2
but the problem here,im afraid the value of that phone too low once i want to change to other phone ..
so decide to stick with iphone 5

This post has been edited by holoman: Oct 16 2012, 10:14 PM

U can try both lor. Hehehehe

This is an interesting video 50 reasons s3 > iphone 5

http://www.phonebuff.com/2012/10/50-reason...xy-s3-iphone-5/

It's for s3, but the S3 feature is a subset of the note 2 so everything can apply.
For me I love reason 47 best. Btw, my I was searching for 50 reasons iphone 5 > s3 but i can't find any atm. I am not bias.

I have one reason only, IOS have a thousand quality apps than android....ermmm i think it should more than 50...