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Honor 8X and 8X Max to be officially introduced on September 5

Honor 8X and 8X Max to be officially introduced on September 5 by fonespecs   /  24 Aug 2018 Honor's mid-range phone the 8X finally has an unveiling date – September 5. The Chinese company hasn't yet made any announcements, but it did send invitations to the media, which confirm the  Honor 8X  will indeed go official early next month. What's really surprising is that the Honor 8X  won't be the only phone introduced on September 5. An improved version of the phone, which will be launched on the market as Honor 8X Max is expected to be announced next month as well. Both phones will come with Android 8.1 Oreo on board, but the Honor 8X Max will boast a much larger 7.12-inch display with FHD+ (1080 x 2244 pixels) resolution. We have yet to learn what chipsets Honor will use for these phones, but it's unlikely that they will come with Kirin 980. According to the data filed at TENAA , the Chinese regulatory agency, the Honor 8X Max w...
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Survey reveals why smartphone users switch platforms

Survey reveals why smartphone users switch platforms

by fonespecz  /  24 Aug 2018
Survey reveals why smartphone users switch platforms
In the musical West Side Story, the street gang called the Jets sing, "When your a Jet you're a Jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day." And while that type of loyalty still is par for the course among a majority of U.S. smartphone users, a recent survey of 2,500 consumers in the states by PCMag reveals that pricing and user experience are major reasons why those smartphone users who move from one platform to another do so.
18% of survey respondents switched from Android to iOS and 11% left iOS for Android. That means that 71% have stayed loyal to one OS, which could mean that smartphone users are creatures of habit, or worried about having to learn the intricacies of a new platform. 

47% of those who flipped from Android to iOS said that the grass was greener on the other side; in other words, they left for a better user experience. 30% of those who left iOS for Android said that Google's open source operating system gave them a better user experience. On the other hand, when it came to pricing, 29% switched to Android from iOS while only 11% went the other way. Really, no surprise there.

When it comes to features, it was roughly a draw. 24% of those who moved from iOS to Android, and 25% of those who went the other way, switched because of the camera, and/or the design of the handset they ended up with. Oddly, 1% of those who switched to Android left iOS for faster software updates! 6% of those who left iOS for Apple did so to have more apps to chose from, while 4% of those went from Android to iOS said that they did so for the same reason.

In case you were curious, 54% of survey participants own an iPhone and half as many (27%) are sporting a Samsung branded Android handset.

You can check out the results of the survey by viewing the image at the top of this article.

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