Quote Originally Posted by ImaNihilist View Post
Hardware is irrelevant when comparing a compiled software platform to a JIT platform. Doubly so when it comes to third party applications.

Half of the processing power on an Android device is wasted on intricate Java ********. From a software engineering perspective Android is an abomination.

IMO, the only one who has any idea what they are doing is Amazon. They've taken Android and said, "This code is mostly ****. Take what works, delete everything else, and rebuild it so that hit runs well on this specific piece of hardware. The UI is also inconsistent crap. Fix it." They did. The Kindle Fire is the only Android device I've used that actually feels like it "competes" with iOS.
Well at least someone else understands it... Android is a far cry from iOS. Saying "OS is a matter of opinion" doesn't change the fact that iOS is just a much more polished and finished OS.

Screen size is irrelevent too. Who gives a crap if Android phones have monster screens? The 3.5" screen on the iPhone is infinitely usable. If you're all so gung ho about big screens why aren't you carrying around tablets? Big phones look ridiculous held up the face. Remember that sidetalking thing? Same deal.