undefined | Better HN

0 pointskaylarose14y ago0 comments

All of those are things regular people - i.e. not hacker news readers - don't give a toss about.

0 comments

But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2, I guess because of it's large and vibrant screen, and it's thinner (to hold) compared to the iPhone 4[1].

I really like the Galaxy S 2 and I wish so hard that Android was actually polished to the degree that iOS is. My iPhone bores and I love the screen on the Galaxy S, yet I know I will miss out on OS updates and being able to smoothly rotate the screen. The day android is as polished as iOS is is the day I switch.

[1] I'm not sure if it is actually thinner than the iPhone 4, but it feels thinner, much in the same way the 2nd gen iPod touch was thinner than the previous gen)

dongsheng14y ago

> But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2

Did Galaxy S2 break iPhone 4's sale record?

MaysonL14y ago

Heck, did it break the iPhone 3GS sales record? If I remember correctly, the 3GS has been the second best-selling phone in the US for the past year.

zonkee14y ago

That's not really a fair comparison since there is only one iPhone 4 and countless Android manufacturers.

2 more replies

jstedfast14y ago

> But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2

Are you sure of that? I can't imagine it's true, or there would be a hell of a lot more sales of it than there are...

FireBeyond14y ago

Do you think that might have something to do with the variety of models available? That people are more free to pick what hits their aesthetic desires, as well as form, functionality, features?

Whereas with the iPhone, you basically have "the iPhone". So of course sales are consolidated into that one model.

ZeroGravitas14y ago

The Galaxy S II is the best selling phone in several countries, in others it's a close 2nd to the iPhone 4. I'm not sure it's possible for it to sell a "hell of a lot more" unless every single person bought one, (would you make the same argument for the iPhone 4?).

Samsung have just overtaken Apple in total smartphone sales, though they have a few more models than Apple. But if you look at the trajectory (they came from nothing in the last year or so) it's only a matter of time before their flagship outsells Apple's in more countries than it already does.

smackfu14y ago

The Galaxy S2 sold 10 million phones worldwide even before it went on sale in the US. It's pretty much the bestselling Android phone. So this is a pretty silly comment, although fairly typical for iPhone users who aren't up to date on Android phones.

1 more reply

thatjoshguy14y ago

In my experience, yes. I a lot of people I work with (shifty at KFC) and live in my dorm get more excited about the Galaxy as apposed to the iPhone. Those who have the GS2 love and live by it.

shinratdr14y ago

> The day android is as polished as iOS is is the day I switch.

I look forward to having you in the iOS community for a long, long time then.

eren-tantekin14y ago

It is about a milimeter thinner than iPhone.

masklinn14y ago

0.6mm at its thinnest point, and 0.5mm thicker at its thickest point (the latter being a sticking point, UK's Advertising Standards Authority ruled against Samsung's claim of thinnest smartphone on the market on these grounds)

jodrellblank14y ago

The day android is as polished as iOS is is the day I switch.

You ... and everybody else! That rather undermines your defense of the S2.

zyb0914y ago

I am so fucking tired of this argument. "Users don't care" - well you know what? I AM a user. And if a phone can't do X it does matter for me, even if you or your grandma might not care. It's downright insulting saying that I am somehow different from regular people, because I have flaws with Apple products.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 comments

thatjoshguy14y ago

But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2, I guess because of it's large and vibrant screen, and it's thinner (to hold) compared to the iPhone 4[1].

[1] I'm not sure if it is actually thinner than the iPhone 4, but it feels thinner, much in the same way the 2nd gen iPod touch was thinner than the previous gen)

dongsheng14y ago

> But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2

Did Galaxy S2 break iPhone 4's sale record?

MaysonL14y ago

Heck, did it break the iPhone 3GS sales record? If I remember correctly, the 3GS has been the second best-selling phone in the US for the past year.

zonkee14y ago

That's not really a fair comparison since there is only one iPhone 4 and countless Android manufacturers.

2 more replies

jstedfast14y ago

> But 'regular' people are loving the Galaxy S 2

Are you sure of that? I can't imagine it's true, or there would be a hell of a lot more sales of it than there are...

FireBeyond14y ago

Do you think that might have something to do with the variety of models available? That people are more free to pick what hits their aesthetic desires, as well as form, functionality, features?

Whereas with the iPhone, you basically have "the iPhone". So of course sales are consolidated into that one model.

ZeroGravitas14y ago

smackfu14y ago

1 more reply

thatjoshguy14y ago

In my experience, yes. I a lot of people I work with (shifty at KFC) and live in my dorm get more excited about the Galaxy as apposed to the iPhone. Those who have the GS2 love and live by it.

shinratdr14y ago

> The day android is as polished as iOS is is the day I switch.

I look forward to having you in the iOS community for a long, long time then.

eren-tantekin14y ago

It is about a milimeter thinner than iPhone.

masklinn14y ago

jodrellblank14y ago

The day android is as polished as iOS is is the day I switch.

You ... and everybody else! That rather undermines your defense of the S2.

zyb0914y ago

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse