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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
The best thing about Apple is they've managed to convince people they're the Ferrari company. A seriously brilliant marketing company above all. Even I kind of get goose-chills hearing Phil Ivey say "...unapologetically plastic".
Sorry FanIn80, but a lot of people just don't buy it, and the fatal flaw in saying that Apple (and the iPhone) are definitely not Ferrari. The iPhone is a fantastic phone and if it works for you more power to you but at this point its much more then a debate about which phone is the best phone on the market. The iPhone held that title for a year or two but a plethora of other phones are now looking at it in its rear view mirror.
I hate the fact I have to qualify this, but given my Android love I will, the iPhone is an excellent phone and if you buy one I am sure you will love it but it's no longer the cream of the crop. (my opinion of course). The guys working on the iPhone have rested on their laurels and let other guys not only catch up and pass them on operating system but on design as well. HTC killed it with the HTC One, a beautifully designed phone. Google killed it with Android, which was a slow burn but finally felt complete at around 4.0 (though I think it was 4.1).
If someone like sun or Estrada says in this thread they've loved their iPhones in the past and will get the new one, that's awesome, no one has a problem with that but I, and others will enjoy a good debate and really finding out what the best phone and operating system on the market is. I don't think either is Apple, I don't think either has been for a while, which is a pain because at this point they're falling out of the discussion, a discussion which they used to dominate.
Apple is not the Ferrari, saying that is just a device used to dismiss anyone who talks about price but I'm sorry it's not going to work.
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The Apple is Ferrari analogy is valid, but maybe not for the reasons mentioned. It's all about public perception. Ferrari has made some clunkers in the past but they still sold based on their provenance. Even a great Ferrari like the 458 can be beaten by a cheaper GT-R, but guess which one is more likely to get you laid. To the average person the iPhone is THE phone to buy and to show off. That's enough to earn Apple long lines whenever a phone goes on sale, and it won't be any different on the 20th.
You mention the HTC One, and while it is a great phone for the most part, there are some issues with the design that are lacking the fit and finish that Apple puts into their phones. For example, The power button is fiddly to press. The plastic by mine is cracked because of the extra force required to turn on the phone. The silver bits on the top and bottom are known to pop off easily with even a tiny drop.
And the microusb port is backwards compared to most phones. It's always a pain to plug it in, which I do often because the battery life is quite poor. The lightning cable is awesome on the other hand. Here's what Android users will have to deal with when USB 3.0 starts showing up, like it will in the Note 3.
http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/09/s...let-will-come/
HTC announced yesterday that some phones have a defective camera sensor that causes distortion in low light. My phone is affected and I sent it back today to get that fixed, along with the broken headphone jack (I had used it maybe 3 or 4 times.)I'll be without it for 2 to 3 weeks and I wasn't even offered a loaner. Now I have to hope that HTC's notoriously awful service will fix it properly. As I've said, I don't have this concern when my iPhone needs repair. It's in and out of the Apple Store in minutes with a brand new phone.
I don't take issue with anything else you've said. Google has done wonders with Android. If I could get a 4.7" screen, on a device made by Apple, running Jelly Bean I'd be in heaven.