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iphone 5 or s4

im getting my phone switched very soon and was wondering if i should go with the s4 as its the new phone/
but however theres news on the iphone 5s, should i wait for the 5s?

Few things i don't really like about the S4
The app store does not have much compare to the apple
Doesn't have alot of nice cases, like the iphone.

Few things i don't want the 5
The s4 is newer, better spec
Theres news about 5s.

May 7, 2013

9 Comments • Newest first

tomas1251

*cough* BlackBerry Z10 *cough*

Reply May 8, 2013
Zulucker

I was gonna get the S4, but i think samsung is soon gonna make a phone better than the s4, cause S4 is basically S3S

Reply May 8, 2013
bloodIsShed

Midori is by far the best Japanese e-dictionary, and is an iOS exclusive (though this only matters if you're studying Japanese)

Reply May 8, 2013
NeverAddAPlayer

[quote=bleachownz]I don't know any particular app for the ios[/quote]

Alien Blue is iOS exclusive.

Reply May 8, 2013
bloodIsShed

lol facebook, twitter and instagram are basic apps that all smartphones should have by now. a simple list of pros and cons. tried not to be too biased.

iphone
[b]pros[/b]
large selection of apps, more quality apps available
simple ui (some might consider this a con, see below)
apparently better support for h10p mkv (needs confirmation)
customer support

[b]cons[/b]
more expensive
no model with physical keyboard available
cannot choose. there's only 1 type of iphone 5s
no flash support (there are workarounds)
iTunes (yes, that's a con. there are 3rd party programs that do a better job though)
arguably cannot be customized as much as an android device
(customization only possible with jailbreak). unless you jailbreak the device, you're stuck with the ui
screen is fragile and have less ppi (i've seen so many iphones with a cracked screen >.&gt

the opposite holds for android.

Reply May 8, 2013
TriikStah

[quote=bleachownz]
The s4 is newer, better spec
Theres news about 5s.[/quote]

The S4 really does have better specs and is cheaper than the iPhone 5 (Well in New Zealand anyway). It outdoes the iPhone 5 in every aspect apart from the app store (which isn't really a bad thing as it still has Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). It will probably still be better than the iPhone5s and maybe the Iphone 6 lol.

EDIT: You don't even need a case for the S4 as it uses [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOW_IuZQ-5E]Gorilla Glass[/url]. That's assuming you want a case to actually protect the phone instead of just using a case for looks.

Reply May 8, 2013 - edited
Deciduous

the only advantage apple has is their app store, which doesn't make that much sense to me but w/e
S4 is a better phone that you can get now. the "lack" of cases isn't really a big deal considering it's easier to just find a droid case that protects your phone as opposed to all the cosmetic bullcrap iPhones have.

Reply May 8, 2013 - edited
bleachownz

[quote=bloodIsShed]if you have any particular app you want that is exclusive to ios, go for iphone5s
if not, and you're fine with the apps available for android, go for galaxy s4[/quote]

I don't know any particular app for the ios.. but i think they are bigger then the android app store yes?

Reply May 8, 2013 - edited
bloodIsShed

if you have any particular app you want that is exclusive to ios, go for iphone5s
if not, and you're fine with the apps available for android, go for galaxy s4

Reply May 7, 2013 - edited