Showing posts with label Opinion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Opinion. Show all posts

Monday, June 15, 2015

Android or iOS? iOS Analysis [Part1]

Some people are going to read the title as Android vs. iOS, but that's not what I am trying to do here. A friend of mine who is way less into technology than I am currently owns an iPhone 5S after owning a Samsung Galaxy SIII for a couple years. The SIII was his first smartphone and Android was his first mobile OS, but unfortunately he had some issues with the SIM card that were a known issue in some of those phones. Subsequently his experience was soured by that which caused him amongst other factors such as owning a Mac to switch to an iOS device. I've taken it upon myself to start a discussion here to convince him to come back to Android. While I will be attempting to persuade him to come to my preferred OS, I have to uphold a certain level of integrity. I will try my best to write this without a bias. I am far more knowledgeable with Android than iOS so if it seems I am more in depth about Android it's for that reason.
Apple iOS Color Logo

iOS and Android - A Discussion

The reason I've waited until now to discuss this is in order to wait for Apple to hold their WWDC '15 conference and for Google to hold I/O '15. Now that we've seen what is in store for both platforms we can hold a discussion with the inclusion of new features to come in the next year. Both conferences introduced some great ideas and features, some more exciting than others, but valuable non-the-less.

Saturday, April 25, 2015

If I Were A Smartphone Manufacturer

Have you ever thought about your dream smartphone? What would it have inside? What would you sacrifice and why? Every time a flagship comes out reviewers always mention what could have been done better. As a business student tech enthusiast I find the whole line of smartphones that companies offer interesting and often ask myself why they make certain decisions. A year ago I wrote a huge paper about a fictional company I made up called Core Mobility and yes, there is a company with that name already but I liked it and it was just a school paper so it didn't matter. The fun part was getting to talk about a potential business model. I stole ideas from various manufacturers that I really liked and thought were really great selling points. Motorola, who at the time had just released the Moto X (2013), was a big inspiration because I really really liked that phone. Some day I'll write a review about it because it truly is one of the best phones ever made. It was also when the OnePlus One has first graced the market with its low price and high specs. Then of course manufacturers like Samsung who confuse the hell out of anybody who tries to figure out which device is meant for which people so I made it a goal to have distinguishable product lines marketing each one to different people. So without further ado I will give a rundown of what I would do if I were a smartphone manufacturer.

Company: Animax Mobility

Device Lines: