Isnt this the case with business? The underdog starts out, and has the support of the 'public' against the giant company. Over the years the underdog becomes the giant, and does everything that the giant used to do to it, plus a lot more. This model is somewhat applicable to all business sectors, not just software. Unfortunately its how things are, there isnt much you can do about it.

I don't think Apple have changed how they work they are just more successful now...and people never like a successful company for some reason...it's odd as Microsoft seems to have more sympathy than before now Apple has become more popular than it was.

no it is inferior the 3.5 lcd 4s display is technically inferior to the 4.3 oled s2. in almost all aspects the s2 has a higher spec.

in any event if you look at the full spec list of both phones it is clear that the s2 is a more expensive phone to manufacture but sells for less which was my point which u conveniently didn't address.

It is another major success for outsourcing.
Incredible as it may sound but Dell employs 50% more people than Apple

Yes iOS backs up all game states, application settings wirelessly over the cloud (and via iTunes). If I lost my phone today I would be able to buy a new one and restore everything to exactly the way it was during last nights incremental backup.

You point when your on holiday assumes the hotel your at doesn't include Wi-Fi which most do nowadays, if not just take your laptop with you.

I have friends with android phones and none of them have something that handles backups as well as apples which is provided free of charge.

Really? I've always found the Galaxy S2 feels rather cheap and flimsy compared to an iPhone.

You're not one of those types who thinks bullet point spec numbers are a sole measure of cost and value, are you?

Let's review actual numbers then.

Display Subpixel Angular Subtense lower is better, human eye ~1 arcmin)
iPhone 4S - X = 0.290, Y = 0.869
Galaxy Nexus - X = 0.454, Y = 0.907
Galaxy S2 - X = 0.440, Y = 1.320

Brightness (white - higher is better)
iPhone 4S - 571 nits
Galaxy Nexus - 204.7 nits
Galaxy S2 - 301 nits

The iPhone 4S clearly wins on the display task going by the numbers, now for graphics benchmarks:

GLBenchmark 2.1 - Egypt (higher is better)
iPhone 4S - 73fps
Galaxy Nexus - 28.7fps
Galaxy S2 - 42.5fps

GLBenchmark 2.1 - Pro (higher is better)
iPhone 4S - 123.1fps
Galaxy Nexus - 41.2fps
Galaxy S2 - 67.1fps

Again the iPhone 4S clearly wins on graphic benchmarks which is why there is so many high end great looking iOS games.

Err, iOS did this before Android did... iPhone backup & restore has always fully captured all user and app data. Google didn't introduce a properly featured backup solution into Android until 2.0, late in 2009.

I agree the plastic feels really cheap, no where near as good as what Nokia use on the Lumia.

Yeeeeeees, but those numbers are only relevant when the screen brightness is at its fullest which no one does. Colours are what the issue is on the iphone.


Very good. Although back in real life, benchmarks means nothing, especially on mobile phones.

The same high end games run on Android as well in an identical fashion a la GTAIII. Also i haven't so far spotted any high end game that's not available on Android.

Anyway, having played more with this iphone 4S i can definitely say its not better than the S2. The screen, while it may have more PPI (which of course means nothing) just looks completely washed out. The device is nice and solid but the edges of the screen and back glass are a pain in the arse. Makes for very uncomfortable use.

Do you ever say anything else apart from whining about 'bullet point' nonsense?.....

Anyway, having owned the iphone 4 for a few months then an S2 for almost 9 months and now have the 4S while my S2 gets fixed, the S2 does not in the slightest bit feel cheap and flimsy. There is absolutely no warping nor play in the S2. Plastic does not = cheap or flimsy. While the 4/S may feel more solid it pays that price by being heavy as hell.

There has been ways to back up in Android since the first ever version. Called Titanium backup.

I've seen people with these 4.3" screens around, IMHO they look ridiculous. They may as well be a tablet not a phone.

3.5" is a perfect size for controlling the device with one hand

Are you serious, it's about 25g heavier than the S2... I have used my iPhone for hours and 140g has no affect on my arms what so ever.

Screen size is very much a personal presence, no one size is better than the other IMO.

I do like the 3.5 inch screen, but would quite like the next iPhone to bump it to 4 to allow more room for games as long as they don't increase the overall size much. The Nexus's screen is just way to big for me.

Yep, perfectly serious. Its not massively heavy but its noticeably heavier than the S2 which is nice and light.

I also find it uncomfortable to use with the protruding glass panels. Its not a bad phone though. Just not as good as the S2 i don't think.

Well to be honest, the S2 isn't that much bigger than the 4S and it can squeeze in a nice large screen so i dont think the form would be that much bigger.

Are you going to stick with that line when the iphone 5 has a bigger screen I wonder....

The backups on android are easy and well handled. Use titanium backup to back everything up. When the backup is done, titanium backup, if you allow it to, will copy your backups to your dropbox account. You can always do a nandroid backup, which will take an image of your internal ram and SD card. You can then if you wish restore these images back to your phone. Just because your friends dont use/have anything, it doesnt mean it doesnt exist.

Most hotels, not all. So your still shafted if they dont. Taking a laptop, would be a hassle, not really an option for me. Never taken my laptop on holiday.


iOS should have done it before andriod, considering its been around for a lot longer .

In two years we can all look back and see the daft things that have been said here. Obviously choice in the Android market means people will buy what suits them. In the business market this could well be a 7" phone used like a desktop when docked with a montor. Those with less usage need will go smaller and maybe also the traditional route of carrying a 2nd gadget. Those thinking green will avoid the unwanted far higher radiation of metal clad phones.

4.3" tablet now that does sound silly. I have a desire HD with a 4.3" screen, its ideal size. Not too big, and not too small. My brother has a iphone4, its way to small. Then thats probably because I am used to a bigger screen.

The galaxy note, now that is too big for a phone. However its sold really well, so many people dont find it too big.

Aluminium is more green than plastic, I'm not sure I get what your saying.

Don't you need to root you phone to use titanium backup?

If so its hardly the same, there is no need to jail break or even install a third party app to do a cloud backup via iOS.

You can hold an S2 near your ear for three times longer for the same cancer/brain burn risk. The iPhone is quite close to the maximum safe radiation dose. It looks like this was obviously sacrficed for the sake of fashion.

It is high fashion so I doubt anyone is really that bothered about it.

Is there actually any proof that radiation from phones causes cancer in the first place? Any report I have read has said that it doesn't.

Also that has nothing to do with green credentials.