Good observations. I'm also interested in the phablets so am hoping the (presumed) larger iPhone6 at 5.5 inches might be interesting. Had a long chat at Friam with a Note 3 in hand, and it sure is a different experience than the large phones. Let us know what you find out.
-- Owen On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Steve Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Owen sed: > > My current ancient ios iphone 4s is finally on its last legs. > > And here I feel like my iPhone 4 is downright brandy new! I've only > immersed it and tore it down twice so far... It's got at least one more > good dunking in it! And despite my most fierce attempts, the gorilla glass > *is* tough! > > That said, I'm amazed at how far all of these devices (and ecology, and > market) have come in a short 7? years, pretty much since the first iPhone > was released (07?). > > Next upgrade, I'm likely to try a "phablet" such as the upcoming Galaxy > Note 4 with a >> 1080p 5" screen, planned to go into the Oculus Rift as > well... so... just drop it into Google Cardboard and "wheee!" > > I rarely put my phone to my ear anymore, using either headphones or > speaker phone and as I more and more need reading glasses for smart-phone > sized text, I will appreciate all the real-estate I can get, as long as it > still fits in a pocket! Eventually they will get big enough to be harder > to misplace! > > - Steve > > So I'm looking to decide between the new iPhone 6 reportedly available > next month the various android devices. My ecology is basically google, so > android would be preferred from that standpoint. > > So, this popped up in a newsletter: > > http://opensignal.com/reports/2014/android-fragmentation/ > > Now fragmentation is not a bad thing, just difficult for folks to > manage, especially developers. But what is interesting is just how rich > the android ecology is, but also how diverse. > > And yes, the article is careful to point out samsung dominance and > consider some of its specific fragmentation issues/advantages. > > It's a well considered, non fanboi article, useful for folks deciding > between various devices and form factors. > > I did ask an android friend at Friam how he deletes apps on his phone. > He couldn't delete the ones we tried, basically samsung built-in > annoyances. Anyone know how? > > -- Owen > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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