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"Fanboi"? Pot. Kettle. Black.
RAM vs GPU... Fair enough. I don't see the lower RAM as an issue, and prefer the GPU. You don't see the GPU as an issue, and prefer the extra RAM.
Better WiFi? How? Genuine question. Both have A/B/G/N. Does the Tab 10.1 have faster N than the iPad 2?
3G... OK, the Tab has HSPA+.
Resolution... iPhone 4/4S (960x640, 326ppi) has a higher resolution and pixel density than the original iPhone and the 3G/3GS (480x320, 163ppi), the Galaxy S (800x480, 233ppi), and the Galaxy S II (800x480, 218ppi), and slightly higher than the HTC Sensation (960x540, 256ppi) and HTC Evo 3D (960x540, 256ppi). As I mentioned, the Nexus Prime (1280×720, not yet confirmed) will however beat them all [Oh no, that's two posts now where my "Apple fanboi logic" has said the upcoming Android flagship phone would have the best display!
]... I consider those to be larger jumps (though not as much with the HTCs) than iPad 2 (1024x768) versus Tab 10.1 (1280x800) [and that's only a little bit higher in one dimension].
Oh, and you
don't have to "install a ton of apps and convert your videos to get them to play". You only have to install
one app to play non-iTunes videos (e.g.
AVPlayerHD as previously mentioned) stored on the device, and -
if you want -
one other app to stream non-iTunes videos from a PC (e.g.
AirPlayer). No need for converting, either, if you install that one app... I have Handbrake installed on my PC, but haven't actually used it to convert anything because I simply play all my Xvids and MKVs (yes, sadly only 720p
) using AVPlayerHD... No conversion required. Why play 1080p on a 1024x768 or 1280x800 screen anyway?
Cheaper? But the Tab 10.1 is the same price.
If more people care about the cameras, why are they almost all buying iPads instead of Tabs or other non-Apple tablets? Ditto for Flash. Speedtest, eh? One thing? So, I still say...
Who cares? Sure, a small minority such as yourself consider them to be USPs, but a huge majority don't appear to give a monkey's. It's not a deal breaker for me, and it's obviously not a deal breaker for the millions upon millions upon millions of people who have chosen the iPad instead of a non-Apple tablet. Oh, wait, they're all "lemmings" right
Cameras may be a headline feature on phones, but on tablets? Meh. I take my phone with my everywhere, in my pocket. It's portable and easily accessible for taking photos. I can't fit my iPad in my pocket, nor a Tab 10.1. Tablets are too big to carry around for spontaneous photography, and they're just not suited for planned either. People use phones or dedicated digicams. You don't see people waving tablets around taking photos.
Phone calls... Again, part of the above: Too big, not as portable. I can put my phone in my pocket, or on a holster. You can't carry a tablet around with you everywhere, unless you want it permanently slung over your shoulder or something. Doesn't seem at all practical to me for using as a mobile phone.
Oh, and Flash versus apps... The YouTube mobile website is superior to the YouTube app... And it uses HTML5 and H.264 and works perfectly using the iPad/iPhone's browser
iPlayer? The app is actually excellent, but if you prefer you can again use the browser instead of the app.
"Some people like wasting money like that"... Ah,
another nice little dig there. You call
me a "fanboi", and then you make comments like that and the "lemmings with low standards" comment. Why is it
always the Android "fanbois" that have to insult people like that? Did I at any point in any of my posts insult you, or make any sweeping and insulting comments about all Android users? I don't think so. Sure, some Apple "fanbois" can be bad, but you don't see them constantly calling Android owners "sheep" or "lemmings" or whatever the Android equivalent would be, and you don't see them accusing Android owners of being poor / cheap / spec-obsessed nerds like you see Android owners constantly accusing Apple owners of only buying Apple because it's expensive, or for the brand, or because they "like wasting money like that", etc. etc. ...
Anyway, isn't the SIM free price of a Galaxy S II £400 or more? Sure, it's cheaper on a contract than an iPhone is, but you're obviously not comparing contract prices given that you mentioned "half a grand". Or is it OK to spend £400 on a GS II, but if you spend a bit more on an iPhone, you're some sort of "money wasting lemming" or whatever?
More free apps: Yes. And yes, even Angry Birds (with ads though). But as I said, there are more tablet apps for the iPad than there are tablet apps for the Tab 10.1.
Alternative browsers? Erm, yes you can (although they have to use WebKit, so you are partially correct). I use iCab Mobile, and used to use Atomic Web Browser.
Anyway, our little "Fanboi argument" seems to have derailed this
so I'll leave it alone now.
