I have always had an android phone. Someone sell me on the Apple I6. What is the

[volsboy]

main difference in the operating systems? I have had great service out of the android phones. Is one more user friendly than the other? I am a Samsung Galaxy fan. Just interested in the new iphone.

[HerbTarlekVol]

Apple is the devil.  Or at least the devil's brother, since Comcast is the real devil. 

[Volznut]

It's more of a personal preference. I just got the 6. I have had the iphone since the 4. I had a droid before.

IMO the iphone is a bit more customer intuitive, easier to use. It depends who you ask.  

Plus, Apple is an American company, and Samsung is Korean. That may matter to some people. (Not really an issue with me)

[volsboy]

I didn't think of that angle Nut. I like to buy American. Not many American products on the market anymore. Part of the reason for this countries economic problems. Thanks Nut.

[Clockwork Orange]

I didn't think of that angle Nut. I like to buy American. Not many American products on the market anymore. Part of the reason for this countries economic problems. Thanks Nut.

The 6 is manufactured in China with parts sourced largely from China, FYI.

[Volznut]

The 6 is manufactured in China with parts sourced largely from China, FYI.

Everything electronic pretty much is. The apple products are designed in the US though.

[Clockwork Orange]

Everything electronic pretty much is. The apple products are designed in the US though.

Yep. I'm sure my HTC one was made in China or Taiwan. I just think the difference between a public Taiwanese (or Korean) company manufacturing in China and a public American company manufacturing in China is pretty meaningless when it comes to "American jobs" and the like.

[Creek Walker]

As has already been said, it's mostly personal preference. Plenty of people will tell you iPhone is better; plenty will tell you Droid is better. There's no doubt that the iPhone is easier to use than a Droid. But when you boil right down to it, how hard is a phone to use? So that winds up being a wash most of the time.

Personally, I started on a Droid, then switched to iPhone. I tried to switch back to Droid a year ago but wound up returning it and going back to iPhone. For me, Droid just isn't an option now. But I use an iMac at the office, an iMac at home, and a Macbook and iPad on the road. The inter compatibility makes iPhone a no-brainer for me. I love being able to type notes on my Macbook, enter a calendar event on my iPad or buy an MP3 on my iPhone and having it all waiting on every device no matter where I go.

I guess I've sold my soul to Apple. But it sure makes life easier. 

[PirateVOL]

main difference in the operating systems? I have had great service out of the android phones. Is one more user friendly than the other? I am a Samsung Galaxy fan. Just interested in the new iphone.

I started with iphones originally because there was NO alternative at the time.  Now I'm invested in the Apple ecosystem so it would be difficult to escape but I do like the phones.
If you go iphone get the 6 because the 6+ is just too freaking big

[volsboy]

Thanks for the info guys. Now, how in the world do we get all of these products and companies to start manufacturing these things in the USA again? I think it is very important for this country's well being to get our manufacturing industry back. How can it be done with companies valuing profits over all else. Is the manufacturing industry gone from the U.S. forever?

[Volznut]

Thanks for the info guys. Now, how in the world do we get all of these products and companies to start manufacturing these things in the USA again? I think it is very important for this country's well being to get our manufacturing industry back. How can it be done with companies valuing profits over all else. Is the manufacturing industry gone from the U.S. forever?

Apple has brought back the MAC pro to the US. They are made in TX

[Black Diamond Vol]

Apple has brought back the MAC pro to the US. They are made in TX

That's great news for the 4-5 people a year who actually buy Mac Pros.

Seriously, it's a great machine, but who really needs it and/or can afford it?  A tricked out iMac is plenty powerful, even for most professional applications.

[Volznut]

That's great news for the 4-5 people a year who actually buy Mac Pros.

Seriously, it's a great machine, but who really needs it and/or can afford it?  A tricked out iMac is plenty powerful, even for most professional applications.

Baby steps. There are some companies bringing stuff back to the US. China's getting too expensive, and the hassle isn't worth it for a few companies. Still don't see major electronics out of there for a while.

[Stogie Vol]

We're seeing a lot of companies asking for quotes from us in attempts to "repatriate" their products.  Right now, business is very good even at this time of year which has been historically low for us.

[Creek Walker]

Baby steps. There are some companies bringing stuff back to the US. China's getting too expensive, and the hassle isn't worth it for a few companies. Still don't see major electronics out of there for a while.

We have a company here that's going toe-to-toe with China and winning contracts, thus moving manufacturing on some parts of America's leading brands back to the U.S. The guy started when his friend needed someone to manufacture rubber tiedown straps for him. Soon he was the largest manufacturer of tiedown straps in North America. He began to diversify and is now making parts for Whirlpool and other appliance-makers, and is a fairly large player in the fracking industry with certain parts that he manufactures. To me, that's a positive sign. Good ol' American ingenuity winning out over cheap overseas labor. Hopefully it's a trend that continues.

[Screaming Eagle Dad]

main difference in the operating systems? I have had great service out of the android phones. Is one more user friendly than the other? I am a Samsung Galaxy fan. Just interested in the new iphone.

I've got the Galaxy S5 Active. nice phone. but for what ever reason no matter if i send a video through text or email or how long or short it is, from it it wants to reduce the size and it come across to the user with alot of pixels. Ive got a friend at church whose son is in the Pride of the Southland Band that sent his mom a full 10 minutes of video of the post game celebration with the players. It came across vividly clear. Im stumped.

[Volznut]

Here's a good side by side comparison

http://money.cnn.com/interactive/technology/iphone-android-comparison/?sr=fb111414iphoneandroid2pInteractiveAlbum

[Black Diamond Vol]

For about 15 minutes, Google owned Motorola, and assembled several phone models at a plant in Texas.  But then they sold Moto off to the Chinese.

[BanditVol]

For about 15 minutes, Google owned Motorola, and assembled several phone models at a plant in Texas.  But then they sold Moto off to the Chinese.

Too much like real work.  Far easier to sell the internet fluff ads, none of which is a real business, IMO.  Just bytes and bits and massive amounts of data on the customers they spy on.  SO much easier than actually building something....