[b0z0]

It's indisputably obvious how much better the iPhone screen is than other platforms. How is, for example, the difference in menu scrolling not apparent? I can't believe we needed a study to realize that. And this is coming from someone who's never had an iDevice in his life, just Android and Windows.

[gknoy]

The reason it isn't apparent is that most people do not have the opportunity to really compare the two phones side-by side, with everyday actions: swapping between apps, swiping menus or notifications, etc, and so VERY few people get to really experience the nice things about one platform that the other doesn't do well, and vice-versa.

[snogglethorpe]

I don't think it's that rare... people often have multiple devices.

I have an Android phone and an ipad. It's very clear after a little use that the ipad is "snappier" (and animations are smoother etc), but iOS also feels very very limiting by comparison with Android. There are so many little things that Android just does right, that iOS...doesn't.

So which is more important, smoothness or functionality? I suppose it depends on the person and how they use the device... but really, I'd like both... :]

[sbuk]

> There are so many little things that Android just does right, that iOS... doesn't.

Namely..?

[piyush_soni]

Besides the things iPhone copied blatantly from Android phones (Notification center, 'Today', Quick toggle settings panel, new multi-shot camera etc.), you have: 100 things iPhone 5s-5s can't do that Android can. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVTrazT99Ps

[sbuk]

Really?

[vidarh]

I don't notice it at all.

It's very possible that there's a difference, but it simply isn't large enough to be something that even registers for me - when I use my device my attention is not on trivial stuff like that. There are annoyances and things I notice lag, but touch response or menu scrolling just are not amongst them.

I think people here are significantly overestimating how much most people pay attention to these things.