To each his own I suppose. But a plastic touchscreen would be less effective then glass. So that is a performance thing, not necessarily esthetics. Frankly I prefer a plastic back over a glass one. Plastic is less likely to break and also easier to replace in the instance it might break. Aluminum or plastic is the only back I want, not glass.
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Any jumped to a SGS2 and regretted it?
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To each his own I suppose. But a plastic touchscreen would be less effective then glass. So that is a performance thing, not necessarily esthetics. Frankly I prefer a plastic back over a glass one. Plastic is less likely to break and also easier to replace in the instance it might break. Aluminum or plastic is the only back I want, not glass.
One the biggest advantages of sgs2 or any android device for that matter is the fact that android supports background syncing. This is a feature you can't take it to lightly. Everyday I leave the house and got all my apps automatically synced on the sgs2. On the iPhone I need to go through all the apps, launch them to be updated in order to avoid the usage of 3G network.
I switched from iPhone 4 to SGS2 and kind of regret it. The screen is great on the SGS2 but I have to switch it to landscape in order to read websites due to the low resolution and definitely miss the high resolution of iPhone 4. The other main downsides are it is has relatively poor quality sound using headphones and serious lack of high end games. In the end I got an iPod touch for music and gaming but means I have to carry two devices around now instead of just one when I had iPhone.
The SGS2 does run flash and HD videos like a dream but I rarely do that, and although the SGS2 has amazing power there is very little out there that takes advantage of it.
When iPhone 5 comes out I'll almost certainly go back to iPhone.
The SGS2 does run flash and HD videos like a dream but I rarely do that, and although the SGS2 has amazing power there is very little out there that takes advantage of it.
When iPhone 5 comes out I'll almost certainly go back to iPhone.
Seems to me the chinese are doing a better job of Android customization ... I am running MIUI 1.9.16 on my SGS2 and its by far the nearest I have got to the feel of running a smooth OS on an Android device with proper UI, menus, etc ... not just borders and text popping in big letters !
Here is the link if some of you SGS2 people want to try it :-
http://www.galnetmiui.co.uk/content/forum/index.php?topic=1833.0
Here is the link if some of you SGS2 people want to try it :-
http://www.galnetmiui.co.uk/content/forum/index.php?topic=1833.0
I think it's up to the user whether they want to keep their apps working on the backgrond, not apple.
I was wondering how long it would take for such comments to appear. Most of us enjoy discussing technology and the merits of various products provided the debate is relevant to Apple's products, but there's no need to get so wound up about it and certainly no need to be rude. Give it a rest please.
What do you like about it most? Do you still sync stuff with a Mac (contacts, calendar, music)?
I really dislike iTunes and i like that i can expand my storage with a microcard, take it out and use it elsewhere or use it in another phone when i upgrade so music or video isnt a problem there. In fact, you cant change your video to another phone from iTunes.They lock you down there.
I can drag & drop music on the microcard and delete things easily without worrying if i made a mistake and deleted something else along with it because iTunes is so lame in that regard if your not careful.
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Messing with a Android phone in the store for 10 minutes wont do anything for you. I recommend using the 15-30 day trial window and if it isnt for you, bring it back. The OS on Android is very different than Apples so you need more time with it to see what it can do.
Maybe so. But there isn't much about iOS that I don't like. I would only consider an Android device if Apple starts to make mistakes with respect to hardware. So far that isn't the case.
Also I have yet to encounter an Android phone on AT&T that impresses me hardware wise. All the Samsung phones feel cheap in my hand.
I walked to it, did not jump, so that I could walk back - which is exactly what I did (too much punctuation?). It just didn't cut it for me... for me software plays a major role in a phone and computer; hence, I would rank the major brands as such:
Least - BlackBerry
Mid - Android
Best - iPhone
Least - BlackBerry
Mid - Android
Best - iPhone
Understood but you still wont learn much by trying out Android for 10 minutes in a store. It does too much and you wont see it all doing that so if thats what your doing, no wonder you havent been impressed yet.
I find Androids OS to be very nice and i like how i can customize it and do many more things and i like the bigger screen. Drawbacks have been batterylife but it isnt worse than my last iPhone was. I never bought a iP4 and i wont be getting a iP5. Ill be getting the Nexus Prime when it comes out even though im not real thrilled with a 4.5" screen. Prefer it to be 4.3". I just think 4.5 is a bit too big for the overall phone size.
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LOL, like Android isnt also a music/ entertainment device?
In fact its better not having to use iTunes.Lame comment.
LOL, like Android isnt also a music/ entertainment device?
Lame comment.
Considering a decent portion of my music is still locked under FairPlay even after paying the upgrade tax, I am not able to switch to a different music player. I am happy with my iPhone 3GS though.
My only wish was that there was a faster way to prevent unlock the phone while still preventing unauthorized access.
I agree, know it's off topic but I switched to a Bionic for three letters LTE, and unlimited. Crazy speeds 13 to 20 meg down, I will miss my iPhone 4, as soon as a LTE iPhone appears I'll jump like a 5 year old.
I agree. But I did make solid observations regarding the Infuse. Crap hardware. Text is inferior compared to my iPhone 4 despite that larger screen. That was all I needed to know.
I also don't share your displeasure for iTunes. If anything it's one of my favorite things about my iPhone 4. Download and delete podcasts with a tap or swipe of a finger. iTunes runs smoothly on my MBA and of course seamless integration with the iPhone. iOS 5 only makes things better with wireless syncing, etc.
LOL, like Android isnt also a music/ entertainment device?
Lame comment.
Android music player is lame. Getting music on there is a nightmare.
iPod is an iconic device. iTunes is the #1 music store.
Any questions?
Android music player is lame. Getting music on there is a nightmare.
iPod is an iconic device. iTunes is the #1 music store.
Any questions?
I guess if your not very smart it can be. For any average Joe, it is pretty simple and fast.
As for iTunes, who cares if it is the #1 music store. Using iTunes sucks and there are other music stores that has everything iTunes does and it some cases they have it cheaper and you dont have to worry about iTunes locking down your videos and not being able to move them to another device that isnt Apple.
To each their own i guess. I dont like having to be tied down to iTunes.
just change the locked songs encoding on iTunes,burn them to a CD them re-import them unlocked,i did that to all my locked ones,and now they are on my 32gb micro SD,that i can take out and put in whatever i want....
I had to reply to this FUD. Company gave me a GS2, using it for sometime now. I wonder after dropping a ip4 and GS2 from 3-4 feet, which one would still be usable? There's a thing about glass - it breaks!
Maybe you don't know much about plastics. They tend to be highly flexible and durable. This helps a lot for absorbing shock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErXqnQKs-tA
When the iPhone 4 launched, I was a bit underwhelmed (lolwut?) so I chose to try an Android device. I bought a Samsung Galaxy S.
I was immediately disappointed. It was a lot of tiny things that bothered me, for example the gallery, it would take time to load the thumbnails - on my 3GS it was instant on my 3000 picture gallery.
The way the scroll worked - it didn't have the natural momentum feel of the iPhone, you made a small flick and the page would jump like crazy and keeeeeeeep going.
The pinch-to-zoom was awful as well, if you made a very very small pinch to zoom it wouldn't register like on the iPhone, it had like a lower-limit and if you surpassed it, it would register, same for the scroll. And the scroll speed really makes reading a web-page a nightmare.
Those days they kept touting benchmarks numbers and all that, but the phone felt so sluggish, even compared to my 3GS (I don't even know about iPhone 4). I kept looking for a fix, and I was amazed that all the owners would tweak and install all kinds of firmwares/roms etc etc... root your device, one click lagfix, new rom, new launcher (because Samsung's kind of sucks), task killers (are you kidding me?).
To keep an Android in working order seemed like a full-time job. Hell I work less at my office, and I get paid for it pretty good
So I switched back to iPhone. But to the 3GS, because I used my upgrade on the SGS (i have 1 year contract over here).
So I will no longer be fooled by the Android hype, there is A LOOOOOOT of dirt swept under the carpet, trust me. And all the little inconveniences will drive you mad if you used an iPhone for a few months before.
You shouldn't use your experience with the first Galaxy S to judge the Galaxy S2. The S2 is a huge improvement.
And this, ladies and gentleman, is the epitome of a young Android user. Resorting to name calling and other tactics to get their "point across".
Bye.
I did this last month and really regretted it. I thought I'd give it a go as I was getting a bit bored with ios. Even after playing around with iOS 5 beta I felt it was time to move to something new.
I had a good play at the shops before biting the bullet. Initially I was really impressed at the size of the screen and how fast everything was.
There are a good number of apps available on the android market, most of the iOS apps I use are all available on android and some paid ones on iOS are free on android.
Now to the problems...
Battery life is horrendous! I have to charge it at least twice a day even with very light usage. I would normally charge the phone to 100% before going to bed and when I wake up in the morning, the battery has dropped 20% already. By the time I get to work after surfing the web and listening to music on the train, the battery is down to 40%
Another thing I missed from iOS is push notifications. Some apps on android have them but a lot of them don't. This meant leaving apps on running in the background to receive messages etc. this of course didn't help with battery life.
Anyways, I was lucky enough to be able to return the phone for a full refund and went back to the iPhone 4. I don't think I'll be switching to android again any time soon.
I had a good play at the shops before biting the bullet. Initially I was really impressed at the size of the screen and how fast everything was.
There are a good number of apps available on the android market, most of the iOS apps I use are all available on android and some paid ones on iOS are free on android.
Now to the problems...
Battery life is horrendous! I have to charge it at least twice a day even with very light usage. I would normally charge the phone to 100% before going to bed and when I wake up in the morning, the battery has dropped 20% already. By the time I get to work after surfing the web and listening to music on the train, the battery is down to 40%
Another thing I missed from iOS is push notifications. Some apps on android have them but a lot of them don't. This meant leaving apps on running in the background to receive messages etc. this of course didn't help with battery life.
Anyways, I was lucky enough to be able to return the phone for a full refund and went back to the iPhone 4. I don't think I'll be switching to android again any time soon.
After reading this forum it's apparent Apple fanboys are having a hard time admitting Android has caught up to Apple.
I've owned an iphone and a EVO at the same time and the iphone was much better but that has all changed.
No doubt Android went through it's beta stages but since Gingerbread came out it has become much more stable. I can only imagine Ice Cream being just as stable if not more stable the iOS 5.
Go over to Android forums and you will not see all these iphone threads like you see all the Android threads over here.
I've owned an iphone and a EVO at the same time and the iphone was much better but that has all changed.
No doubt Android went through it's beta stages but since Gingerbread came out it has become much more stable. I can only imagine Ice Cream being just as stable if not more stable the iOS 5.
Go over to Android forums and you will not see all these iphone threads like you see all the Android threads over here.