Tag: iPhone

iOS vs Google!

What’s stopping me from switching from

iPhone to Google! 

iOS apps: Music, Face Time, iMessage , Notes, App Store , Airdrop and iCloud  are some of the application that make their system! 

But, thinking how many of these do I actually use regularly. 

AirDrop and Notes besides the camera come to my mind within seconds. 

The other apps might not  be used so frequently by me. 

I also have a MacBook Air, And both my devices act like family. But, Will changing one make a lot of different? 

And oh! My AirPods will they be as good on the Google than they were on the iPhone and Apple devices? 

For transferring images and videos from

Apple to Apple. We had Airdrop! 

Well, Android has an application known as Airdroid for the instant transfer between the two OS. 

Well for sound for music and videos – I am not sure how good Google would be. 

But, as far as the reviews I have read – The common problem on Google phones is the clarity and muffled sound when having conversations over phone. How much will this  impact? 

The other Tech Specs: like Ram, Battery size and size are minor worries since Google have been a notch higher on that end compared to Apple phones. 

The only hitch is It’s Android and It’s Google. 

And not like I have never used Google. 

Google sheets and Gmail was one of the first few applications used from the organisation. 

And no I wasn’t born with an Apple device, like many who are born today! 

I had Sony Ercison as an android device for about 2 years… And then I bought a Micromax phone an Indian phone maker for a year and a half until I got my first iPhone 5s and since then it’s been 10 Years and 4 iPhones I have used ( 5s, 7, Xs, 13) each spanning 2 And  a half to 3 Years. 

I have been very comfortable with the device, 

But of late Android devices have been more innovative with technology and design, With minor plus and minus from their end. 

On the other hand, Apple has been offering the best features for their devices that are on the higher end. The Pro’s and even in those there are huge difference of sizes and specifications that you wonder after spending $1000+ you still aren’t getting the best. Since there is a difference between a Pro, Pro Max and the base model. 

Where as Android and Google have the same offering within their range of $1000 + with  each model with the same features, just different sizes of screen and Pro and base model  series, Pro has another camera. 

So which one should you go ahead with? 

The Ride Of A Lifetime by Robert Iger!

The Ride Of A Lifetime by Robert Iger. This was a book that I read totally by accident- I have been borrowing books during this lockdown from a friend and thank god for the recommendation.

This Book was a beautiful ride into a journey of how much ones goes through to reach the top. But, In an entertainment business & media business, it’s very competitive. During Robert’s tenure, there were so many important acquisitions he acquired and managed to keep re-innovating and to keep Disney relevant as an organisation to an extent that he acquired Rupert Murdoch organisation for Disney and got access to a bunch of media channels including a popular streaming platform of theirs in India the Hotstar app and rebranded Disney+. There are so many insights to share, The relationship with Steve Jobs and how he convinced him and manages to acquire Pixar.

Trivia:

  • Wide World of Sports an ABC Broadcasting channel became the 1st U.S Media house to enter North Korea in the late 70s.
  • Apple & Disney collaborate for Television Shows on iPod Touch.
  • Marvel, 21st century Fox Studio, Star Wars acquisitions by Disney.

 

Robert Iger shares some of his lessons.

  • Tell Great Stories
  • Innovate or Die
  • Relentless Pursuit Of Perfection
  • Take Responsibility, When you screw up
  • Be Decent To People
  • Excellence & Fairness
  • True Integrity
  • Value Ability
  • Ask Question You Need to Ask.
  • Managing Creativity is Art.
  • Don’t Start Negatively
  • Don’t be in the business of playing it safe.
  • Don’t let ambition get ahead of the opportunity
  • We all want to believe we are indispensable
  • A company’s reputation is the sum total of the actions of Its people and the quality of its products
  • Optimism emerges from faith in yourself and in the people who work for you
  • You need to convey your priorities clearly and repeatedly
  • It should be about the future
  • Treating others with respect is an undervalued currency when it to negotiating
  • You have to do the homework
  • If something doesn’t feel right to you, it won’t be right for you.

This is one of the best books, I have read this year! And another interesting bit of news is recently Robert Iger announced he would be taking the role as the CEO For the popular video app Tik Tok an App that is currently banned in India As there have been ongoing conflicts with China.

The iPhone magic !! 

 
iPhone has really changed the way ,we work with cameras .iPhone has helped us understand what is exactly a pan shot is ,specially for the laymen to understand who has recently invested in a camera .

iPhone has also taught people the rule of 3rd in photography by letting us question why are the grid line visible while clicking photographs .

The term time lapse In photography is also easily understood to an iPhone users ,since he knows how it will turn out .

Last but not the least the term filters and how a photograph will appear ,the areas of brightness and how lighting can change the way photo appears can also be easily understood for an iPhone user .

And if you thought that was it .Wait a minutes how many frames per second is your recording done can also be learnt .So yes it’s not just a phone ,it’s more than a phone .Its an iPhone And not just for selfies and apps .

If you don’t have an iPhone ,well you don’t have an iPhone .

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Its official , after all those rumours going on for the past few months the iPhone has introduced Colourful iPhone under the 5C.Is it a good decision to introduce iPhone with Colours?

Personally speaking , its a smart decision , seeing it as a business because in the end you want sales, profit and that is what apple is loosing with competition from brands like Samsung and HTC which have been giving  tough competition to the brand . 

Now that iPhone has been  introduced  do we see the brand that revolutionised the way a phone should be . Taking inspiration from other  brands  for surviving in the market .
The brand apple too has the 5S a standard version of the phone thats look so classic ,with the colours white,grey and gold that has a rich feel to it ,that would like to be owned by people and this might be a good strategy to having a phone for a particular segment and the same phone with a few differences for another segment the 5C & 5S. 

And also iPhone has become a phone that is owned by every 2nd/3rd person with easy offers on EMI scheme ,it surely has lost its appeal from niche product to a mass product , the phone too must have just lost the WOW! you have an iPhone , to oh ! even  you  have an iPhone .

If apple’s idea is  to rule the phone market ,then its a nice attempt again now they have introduced a phone to cost $99 in the U.S and in India not less than 20,000 so  are we also seeing iPhone being unsure of its brand image or is it looking  to change its image totally .

 

 

 

the day @ apple service centre

the frequent visit to apple service centre ,would really make me think oh god ,these days apple has really lost its appeal.All devices whether the iMac,iPad,iPod,MacBook Pro ,or  the iPhones all are coming for check ups  and daily(the two visit) i see more than 20 people in the waiting for there turn in the hour been there .but well when there are more then million user you expect a few problem and once again its only one brand service centre ,so i really wonder with brands like samsung & blackberry the two most popular and widely used smartphones . And where again i meet people and they say oh god there are so many  problem with this blackberry its gets hung so many times and the main question how many problem & customer with complaints come a day ,and how many phones or devices get replaced . its really  make me wonder how these organisation gives away so many replacements.And while i agree there would be a few genuine problems there are other who are trying there luck to get a new device just because there device has become slightly old .so is this how service centre work?