And that is because Android is just plain more resource-intensive than iOS is. For that reason, Apple gets a 9, and Samsung gets an 8. While Apple gets very high marks for supply chain management and sourcing components, not to mention that it is a chip designer itself, it's no match for Samsung because it even has to rely on Samsung to provide parts for its products, which includes things such as OLED displays, NAND flash, and DRAM.
Additionally, while Samsung uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon in its phones, it fabs those chips for Qualcomm, including the latest Samsung also has SoCs of its design, the Exynos, which it uses in phones it sells in the global marketplace.
So, yes, Apple is extremely competent in this area; it scores an 8, while Samsung scores a Apple blows Samsung out of the water in terms of the native ecosystem. For virtually everything in apps and services, Samsung has to rely on Google.
So, while Google gets an 8 for its ecosystem in terms of the breadth and quality of its service offerings on Android, Apple Scores a 9 because I think its wearables services are vastly superior to what Google has now.
I believe its Music ecosystem and games and financial offerings are also better. I think you can also argue that Google's apps and services as implemented on iOS are as good or work better than the Android version in some cases. Samsung is getting a 6, and even with that, I think we are generous. Part of Apple's magic is how easily all of its products work together without the user having to do much, if anything, to make it work.
Samsung has a line of products from fridges to dryers to phones and smartwatches. But there always seems to be one thing or another that doesn't work right. They don't control the total experience.
Samsung tends to take its cues from Apple when it comes to how well integrated its products should be with each other. However, I am still ranking Samsung lower than Apple; it gets a 7, and Apple gets a 9. The 10 best smartphones. Samsung doesn't have its own ecosystem unless we talk about integrations with its specific services and its Tizen OS used on Gear smartwatches and Smart TVs.
For everything else, it depends on Google because it owns the Android OS, so in this metric, Samsung is scoring very low with a 3. Between the two communities, the commercial activity is heavily prioritized toward iOS.
Cupertino is also much more in touch with its developer base than Google, so Apple is scoring a 9 while Google scores a 7. I don't think you can fairly compare Apple and Samsung's support, let alone Apple's support with every other Android device manufacturer on the market, or even for Google's flagship Pixel. Apple has its retail stores just about everywhere.
In cases where you don't, its phone support is sensational, follow-through is excellent, and it will make sure your device is repaired by an authorized service center even if you cannot get it repaired at an Apple store. Google has only recently got its vendors, including Samsung, to commit to a three-year support plan as of August of last year. Samsung has recently upped the ante by including the fourth year of security and bug fixes, but there's no comparison.
Apple scores a 9, and Samsung scores a 7. Samsung paid that amount in December after both companies agreed in to drop litigation outside of the US. Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Cybersecurity Mobile Policy Privacy Scooters. Phones Laptops Headphones Cameras. Tablets Smartwatches Speakers Drones. Choosing a winner of the week this week was a fairly straightforward decision.
Whatever you think about the new iPhone SE2 , launched on Wednesday, the reaction is undeniably positive. Both traditional and social media went crazy when that price dropped.
Apple played its cards at the perfect moment, too. With rumors around the imminent announcement circling for days, the Cupertino crew timed this one to a tee, announcing its bombshell price right in the middle of the OnePlus uproar. We've yet to test the new device, so we will reserve judgment on the hardware for now, but Apple's timing here is undeniably on point.
And it's for that, and that reason alone, that we announce Tim and the gang as our winners of the week. Competition on price in the smartphone market is always positive for consumers, but it wasn't all good news for smartphone fans this week.
In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, Samsung's production of smartphones will be cut by half this month. In a normal month, the South Korean tech giant produces around 25 million devices. For the month of April, Samsung will be lucky to hit 10 million. That leaves the company with 15 million missing devices it cannot sell, and that's going to have a big impact on its bottom line.
Samsung builds smartphones all over the world, in factories based everywhere from Slovakia to South Korea, Brazil, and India. As a rule of thumb, Microsoft tends to thrive as a company when its competitors fall on hard times eg.
Xbox vs. While Windows 7. Microsoft won every case Apple brought against it. The company can also show that because it has gone with a radically different user experience on its devices, it is sitting in a substantially better space than Google is when it comes to providing an operating system to third parties. Samsung and HTC will probably start looking more seriously at their Windows Phone strategy as they now have to consider the dangers of being on Android, a platform that may have too similar a look to iOS.
When Nokia decided to go with Microsoft instead of Android, many considered the move foolish. With Android now dealt a major legal blow by Apple, the move looks like genius. The company does not have to worry about Apple coming after it with as many patent claims and can clearly show that its products are radically different. With uncertainty over the evolution or even support of Samsung products in the marketplace while the case will surely go to appeal, further wins for Apple could force Samsung to pull its products from the American market , carriers will pay more attention to products that are not running on the Android platform and the biggest player in that market is now Nokia.
The bet they made on Windows Phone may not look so dumb at this point but it, alone, will not guarantee success so while Samsung, the largest retailer of smartphones, is temporarily hobbled, the window of opportunity for Nokia is relatively small. But perversely, this amount of money is relatively small for a company that has established itself as the biggest distributor of smartphones in the world and the second most profitable one Apple still retains the top spot on profitability.
This, along with a number of procedural steps throughout the trial leaves a lot of holes that Samsung can leverage in an appeal. The size of the damages awarded, an unprecedented amount, could be seen as a form of bias, which I suspect Samsung lawyers will use in an attempt to get the case thrown out of court.
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