I don't understand why we are fighting over which OS is better here? After three pages of fighting (um... sorry; discussion) can any of us say that this OS is superior in all aspect? I don't think so.
If you guys want the fact then all the companies tries to earn as much profit as they can, same goes for Apple as well. Some people blaming Apple for their RIDICULOUS price, they should blame Samsung, HTC, Sony, LG as well as they also launch products with ridiculous price tag. Then again some people say Apple products are so expensive because they invest a lot in RnD. For those people FYI Apple also invests similar amount in product promotion and ad campaign etc. And that is one of the major factor to keep Apple products price high. Lastly those huge RnD expenditure does not always help, e.g. iOS7 and mac mini.
So IMO if you want to hate Apple hate it (or any other brand) violating fair trade. Also you can hate Apple for manipulating ebook pricing in the past. But hating them on the ground of whether they produce a good OS or not is not a good idea.
Fair point. Some posts here are so idiotic that I cannot even bother replying. All these kids want everything for free or less than 10k. If that could happen, then we'd have Apple/Samsung Charitable Foundation for the drooling window-shopper who hangs out on internet forums. These are all big multinational businesses. At the end of the day, all of them are in the business for profits. "I would buy if iPhone was for 15k" is the stupidest thing I've heard. Of course I'd buy G2, Note 3, Nexus 5, One, 1520 and 1020 if they were for less than 15k. Who wouldn't?
Just in the interest of sanity, I'd like to say that I fully agree with pricing concerns, but all of us live in India, which happens to be one of the worst countries to buy anything tech. Due to falling rupee value, high taxes and people's willingness to pay any amount for latest gadgets (70% of the country's wealth is with 10-15% of the population).
Also, most of you children need to grow up. Unless you're the sons and daughters of company owners, you're not going to get the latest gadgets for cheap.
Secondly, the ignoramuses who think 64-bit architecture is a marketing gimmick should read before mouthing off rubbish. Yes, Luffy, I am talking to you. Anand Chandrashekhar from Qualcomm was transferred out of his post as chief marketing officer for saying the same thing. Qualcomm later admitted that the entire chip making industry was caught off-guard. It's about more than just iPhone 5s. 64-bit is the future of smartphone platforms. Desktops and laptops will lose relevance over time, especially since phones and tablets will be just as powerful in a much lighter package. A7 is the first step in that direction, and sure enough, Samsung and others announced that they'll make the shift later this year.
I know that most of this is going to sound like rubbish to your finely-tuned "Android is great" intelligence, but try and read it to see if it makes sense.
The naysayers that call 64-bit a marketing gimmick don't see the bigger picture. During a joint interview with Bill Gates at an All Things Digital conference in 2007, Steve Jobs famously coined the phrase "post-PC device," defining it as "a category of devices that aren't as general purpose [as a PC], that are really more focused on specific functions, whether they're phones or iPods or Zunes or what have you." Somewhat ironically, the iPhone has become the antithesis of that idea. It's a single, general-purpose device that wants to do everything, so long as "there’s an app for that." It's practically post-post-PC.
With the launch and continued development of the iPad, iOS has become more and more of a productivity tool, to the point where if you don’t require the power of an Intel processor, beefy GPU, and a large screen, you’ll be able to survive with just an iPad for a computer. Apple sees that trend, and it sees that iOS can be a true desktop competitor. The quiet release of a 128GB iPad with Apple specifically calling out AutoCAD support is a good example, and it's impossible to ignore that the company's iWork productivity apps will be free in iOS 7.
Why Apple's 64-bit iPhone chip is a bigger deal than you think | The Verge
Other manufacturers are sure to follow suit with 64-bit mobile devices. Within the next couple of years, more tablets and smartphones will want to cross the 4GB RAM barrier. Qualcomm, Samsung, Nvidia and others are all expected to release 64-bit mobile processors of their own, in many cases based on the same architecture that Apple has licensed from ARM, a British chip-design firm. Samsung is aiming for 2014, and Qualcomm, which acts as a supplier to handset-makers, will soon be trying to convince them to buy 64-bit chips. Little wonder, then, that Qualcomm's press relations team quickly repudiated Mr Chandrasekher's claim that beyond being able to support more RAM, there was "zero benefit" to 64-bit chips. There is—which is why Apple has adopted them.
The Economist explains: Why does the new iPhone have a 64-bit processor? | The Economist
Also, the kind of CPU performance that iPhone 5s has is just amazing. It literally is twice as fast as most high-end Android phones in the market. Just check out Anandtech's review. AnandTech | The iPhone 5s Review. And the fingerprint scanner is great too. It's so easy to use that passwords, patterns and passcodes seem redundant now.
Also, Luffy needs to stop with this Bluetooth transfer/file transfer crap.
It was fashionable in 2007, and it's long since been proven that iPhone users don't miss it. Anyway, iPhones and Macs now have Airdrop, which is a lot faster than Bluetooth and works over longer ranges. Also, you can transfer files without plugging the phone to a computer. iTunes has WiFi support, so no need to plug the phone to a computer at all. Even otherwise, most people these days use Dropbox or Google Drive for music and other files. It's not Apple's fault that India is stuck in 2G Internet mode till now lol.
But of course, most of you are still going to say Android is the best. I agree actually, it is the most innovative smartphone platform at the moment. But would I be comfortable recommending a non-Nexus Android? No. Does Google support updates beyond 18 months? No. Easy to trash iPhone 4 for lagging on iOS 7, but it's a 3.5 year old product that got an OS update. Will you get that with Android?
There are advantages and disadvantages to every platform. That's the great thing about smartphones. There's one in every budget. Pick what you can afford and be happy. Why laugh at your neighbour for not having "the best"? They have what they like.
Jiyo aur jeene do.
Apple is getting too much attention. 
snob effect xd
