Originally Posted by Dai13371:
“Matt, it was widely expected and in no way doubted that the 4S would be the top phone on the market for a limited time, it is the nature of technology. What is true though is that Apple release phones at such a glacial pace in comparison that it's day in the sun is over before you know it......technology wise that is. Of course this does not take into account usability which, if I am to read between the lines of CNETs conclusion, is squarely on the side of iOS because in the main, "most people" mean the people in the street who would never, ever delve under the bonnet. KISS very much comes into play.”
All I was doing was pointing out that it wasn't as clear cut as the OP's trollish statements of how the GS II "out- performs all other mobiles, in everything " and "No More Needs To Be said on this issue."
Even Stiggles - who dislikes the iPhone and dislikes Apple in general - agreed and said
Originally Posted by Stiggles:
“I would agree with you. As much as i dislike the iphone he's clearly trolling.”
Originally Posted by rovex33:
“The iPhone isnt about specs, but even if they were the new 4S loses for the most part to the GS2. The CPU is slower. A5 is no match for Exynos. The GPU element is fast though, probably faster in many ways, BUT the Mali-400 in the GS2 is more than capable enough and has better multimedia options, if slightly lower frame rates in some games (its locked to 60 anyway, which it usually maxes out games at).
The camera in the 4S is a big upgrade, but there is little reason to suspect that it will be much better than the excellent camera in the GS2.
The iP4 screen is something i take issue with. High resolution is nice, but its too small and the wrong shape. It letterboxes movies (or worse, crops them), making the image either distorted, reduced, or really small.
With regard to the Nexus Prime, its specs arent that much over the GS2. I see no reason to suspect that the Ti OMAP CPU is faster than Exynos. The GPU is still to be determined. It may have the same one as the iP4S, in which case it will be faster, but will it suffer the same limitations in its multimedia playback? Maybe its an iOS issue. The screen however is better, and is making me think about swapping my GS2.”
I don't think the 4S loses for "the most part" to the GS II. In some ways (e.g. camera res.) they are the same, in some ways the GS II is better (CPU speed, screen size,
possibly RAM) in others the 4S is better (screen resolution, GPU and some other areas*). Overall I think they're fairly even, and it depends upon what you want... Some want the specs of one, some want the specs of the other, some want the UI and apps of Android, some want the UI and apps of the 4S.
*[
4S benchmarks at Anandtech - the 4S outperforms the GS II in GLBenchmark, SunSpider Javascript Benchmark, and Rightware BrowserMark. Ice Cream Sandwich should give the GS II a boost for the browser related benchmarks though]
I agree about the screen size, though. The higher resolution is lovely for a lot of things... but the size itself (& AR) is rather annoying when it comes to watching videos!
The Nexus Prime may not be that much over the GS II (still no official specs yet are there?), but the screen looks awesome. Size *and* resolution. One of the spec leaks I've seen said it will use the same GPU as the 4s / iPad 2 (PowerVR SGX543MP2), another said it will use something else...
