5"??? your 2"s shy from the playbook
Phones are getting to dam big nowadays.........
I agree, I like the size of the 4/4s and I hope they don't go much bigger at this rate we'll soon we'll have 6 inch phones in our hands.
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how many of iPhone users also use an android phone?
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I agree, I like the size of the 4/4s and I hope they don't go much bigger at this rate we'll soon we'll have 6 inch phones in our hands.
I consider this a legitimate question. My fear is not based on any articles, but personal experience and a certain legitimate(?) paranoia. I downloaded a few apps on the S'rocket to approximate my iP4 from the Android store. One or more of the apps gave me what I initially thought was a virus, but is probably only spam (Your phone is (maybe?) infected with viruses; download this app to cure the problem.) I deleted everything immediately, but was unable to uninstall them all. Did I clear it all? Who knows?
The other fear I have is all the permissions I have to give unknown developers to install their apps. Just one example: Why does a simple flashlight app need so many permissions? You push a button to turn it on, and push it again to turn it off. Again, I am ignorant, maybe I give the same permissions to developers when I download/buy from iTunes, but even if I do, I know there is a cop watching. It may be boring to walk down the street with a cop on every corner, but I don't have the feeling that there is a six gun aimed at me around every corner and behind every post.
I have talked to a couple of friends who are in the computer security business, (and these have become mini cmptrs. they are no longer merely phones). They told me that my fears are not unfounded. I don't think any perceived Android OS benefits outway the possible dangers.
The Sammy S'rocket is a good LTE 'phone'. I have gotten download speeds of 19+ Mbs. Despite that, I will happily pay AT&T a $35 restocking fee before my test drive is over.
Thank you for the answers and thank you for not taking my question as an attack. It's nice to know people can still ask questions around here without being attacked for asking them.
Great post, btw. I'm still feeling my way through the Android experience and it's nice to get more information from someone that's been there, done that. Like I said, I'm always weary of what I download on any market...whether it be Android Market or the App Store (although I realize the App Store is much more secure, at least in theory).
Again, thanks for the info.
I don't but I have. Came to iPhone from Droid Incredible 2. While Android has so many different things you can do, I'm a simple guy. I like simplicity and stability and I feel that iOS captures that for me very well. The stock battery life is a welcomed bonus!!
If I did get an Android again, it probably would be part of the Nexus line or now that Sony is by itself without Ericsson in the branding, an Android phone that is a proper PlayStation phone. My least fav OS of the three platforms is Android. WP is the more fun OS to use followed by webOS, while iPhone is the best one all-around. I am not getting any new phones anytime soon. I'm happy with my four smartphones that can last me another two years even if three of them came out in 2010. But perhaps I might change it up and get a Nokia N9 or wait for the BBX by 2013. I get bored very quickly with all of them though. I would only use Android as a complementary device to iPhone or a Windows Phone though. Too buggy sometimes.
My friends with android phones always have a charger with them and they pull the battery from time to time.
Not sure if this counts but I ditched my iPad in favor of a HP Touchpad dual booted with cyanogenmod because my phone does the same thing.