Android Always Beats the iPhone To New Features, Qualcomm Says (theverge.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: Qualcomm has published a somewhat self-congratulatory blog post that lauds the company and its Android partners for achieving a series of industry firsts that include wireless charging, dual-camera systems, OLED smartphone screens, edge-to-edge displays, and more -- features that the upcoming iPhone is expected to have. Apple and Qualcomm are currently embroiled in what's turning into a vicious, global patent licensing dispute. So the timing of this adulation for Android -- hours before Apple's big September event -- doesn't really strike me as coincidental. It can't be. Qualcomm never mentions Apple by name; the closest the company ever comes is with this line: Inventions from Qualcomm lay the foundation for so many technologies and experiences we value in our smartphones today -- on Android and other platforms.

Comments

True... but so what?

[Kenja]

Am I the only one who is kind of tired of feature creep and the constant upgrade treadmill?

Re:True... but so what?

[toonces33]

I still have an S5. And I replaced the battery not that long ago. There are no real features that excite me about newer phones, and given the lack of replaceable batteries in newer models, it could be a while before I get another.

Re:Iphone

[grumpy-cowboy]

Apple is just a fashion company. Nothing more.

Re:Yippee Kai-ya

[raburton]

Perhaps you forgot to read even the summary, this is a hardware maker talking about hardware features. IOS updates, however rapidly and widely distributed, are never going to be able to add any of the features listed above.

Always?

[theurge14]

The first iPhone was unveiled in January of 2007.

At the time Qualcomm and Android were protyping Blackberry-looking phones.

It wasn't until late 2008 until the first Android smartphone came out, with a slide-out keyboard looking like an old T-Mobile Sidekick. And it was still a few years after that until we got the slick Samsung phones that people now associate as "Android phones".

I know 10 years ago is foggy distant old-timer memory for many of the younger tech industry types, but let's get a bit of perspective here.

Security

[michael_cain]

Hardware support for encrypted user data that not even Apple can break short of disassembling the chip?

Re:Iphone

[cant_get_a_good_nick]

Not sure how many fashion companies have their own ARM chip designs.... ones that consistently beat SnapDragons.

Awww, someone's jelaous

[Imazalil]

What is the point of Qualcomm posting this? If they listed things they themselves "invented" then I can sort of understand, but this is just smells of teenage angst, jealousy, and desperation.

We all know Apple's new chips will spank Qualcomm once again, and this is not how your PR department responds? Sigh.

Re:Who can suck the most?

[TheRaven64]

iOS isn't even a serious option as long as it forces users to use Apple's repository

It doesn't. As an individual, you can install anything that you build yourself. As a company, you can set up your own internal distribution if you enrol in the iOS Developer Enterprise Programme.