This is the big reason I might take my S2 back. While many users never care to update for the life of their phone, I care to. And I cringed when reading about the update process.
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Returning iPhone 4S for a Samsung Galaxy S II
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This is the big reason I might take my S2 back. While many users never care to update for the life of their phone, I care to. And I cringed when reading about the update process.
Soon im getting my 4s (its on the way)
and as soon as gal nex comes out my bro is getting one.
What ever the circumstances, im pretty much stuck with apple now, cause of all the apps and accessories i purchased already.
Plus just because this is a mac forum... Ur question has kind of obvious answer to it lol
and as soon as gal nex comes out my bro is getting one.
What ever the circumstances, im pretty much stuck with apple now, cause of all the apps and accessories i purchased already.
Plus just because this is a mac forum... Ur question has kind of obvious answer to it lol
My coworker has a Galaxy S II
I played with it briefly and we ran speed tests side by side
My AT&T iPhone 4S embarrassed him, really shamed him
And then he told me how he carries a charger and spare battery with him
There is not a chance in hell I would switch
I played with it briefly and we ran speed tests side by side
My AT&T iPhone 4S embarrassed him, really shamed him
And then he told me how he carries a charger and spare battery with him
There is not a chance in hell I would switch
You would think that's why the battery drained so fast, but while I had the GSII I was very strict about going into the task manager after I was done with an app and killing it so that nothing would be running on the background. Even doing that, the battery would be completely drained by 3 or 4 o' clock after a day of heavy usage, while I can go literally 24+ hours on a single charge on the iP4S.
The other person you quoted hit the nail on the head. Just like with Windows and PCs, the Android software has to be able to run on dozens, if not hundreds of different devices, all with different specs and abilities. Because of this, the software is not optimized for any one device, save for the Nexus line, and therefore doesn't use the hardware efficiently. I'm sure most people on this forum already are aware of that and how it was Jobs' vision from the very beginning to create software and hardware that were made to work together.
I'll also add that even though the Galaxy S II has a substantially faster processor, on paper, I'm seeing the same if not faster speeds from the underclocked 1GHz processor in the iP4S.
I hope my rambling is actually useful to someone
i haven't switched back yet. Trying to decide if i should spend the money on unlocked 4S or grab a cheap 4 off kijiji etc and get an ipad 2 as well.
(my carrier demands $650 to "early upgrade" to a 16gb 4S. I know, i know, should buy unlocked instead of locked for that much).
According to comments at Head-Fi the DAP of SGS2 has horrible sound quality. The iPhone4 has probably the best sound quality of any phone. Given I probably use my phone more for listening to music than any other single task, why would I downgrade?
My beef was that once connected to either 3G or wifi, while browsing or running youtube the SGS2 would drink juice like a V12 engine. iPhone 4 on the other hand was like that four cylinder sedan.
It wasn't uncommon for me to get around 7-8 hours of solid screen usage time over 2-3 days with the 4 but the GS2 could only go as far as 5 max. And that was with all widgets and background data sync disabled.
All that hassle was more annoying than the smaller iPhone screen so i decided to switch back
Plus some games and apps i enjoyed on the i4 were not on market or had very very slow updates compared to iOS (infinity blade, real racing 2, battleheart (still stuck on an older version), street fighter volt etc).
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You basically summarized my entire experience with the SGSII and my same logic for switching back.
My S2 shamed the iPhone in the ATT store. Opened everything faster. I think the only time the 4S won was opening engadget. funny little story
Since I had the 4 and the 4s ended up being a spec bump, it gave me the chance to try android (SGSII). I have gone back and toyed with the 4s, but there really isn't a thing the phone did better. The Galaxy was quicker in everything. Nice screen and a few welcome features that apple could learn from. I like a phone that isnt vanilla or as linear as the the iphone. How many pages of app tiles can one person look at??? The iPhone 5 better bring something or I'll likely stay with android, especially if they stay with the piddly little screen.
You won't miss the longer battery life and flash? or the 4G? or not needing to plug into your PC or mac for updates and music management?
I just explained a few posts above about my battery life experience.
I used flash once on the phone. I am not a huge flash user. I rarely come into contact with flash even on my PC thanks to no script
. Besides interacting with those small buttons on a flash video on the phone wasn't an exhilarating experience for me.Our wireless data plans in Canada aren't as glamorous as in US and the 4G just got switched on. Plus i use my 500mb allotted for just push email and some minor browsing/banking/audio galaxy streaming only. 4G doesn't mean much to me as the song streaming works without any buffering or stuttering even on 3G. I am a big wifi user and all my video and heavy browsing runs on wifi.
Updates for iOS are now OTA. So there we go.
I have all my music library nicely sorted and managed in iTunes already, and all i need to do is sync it when i wish it on the phone. Wireless syncing is a plus too. And audio galaxy means i don't have to put music on my phone. I used it even with SGS2. No need to manage music when the app can find, play and manage the music on the fly while you are not at your computer.
If you have multiple Apple products, stick with the iPhone. Missing Sync workarounds are clumsy and often fail. I use iCal and Address Book, and I tried another phone once. It's not worth the hassle. Besides, why would you want to lug around a brick that from the backside looks like a camera?
Google syncs contacts and calendars. Not really an issue or a hassle, so easy a caveman can do it. I have multiple apple products, I don't want everything on my MBP or iPad on my phone.
I switched from iPod touch 4 (yes) to SGS2. It has awesome specs, I'd give that.
The maximum on screen usage time I got on it was 5 hours. Stock GB. With background sync turned off and brightness on low.
The maximum on screen usage time I got on it was 5 hours. Stock GB. With background sync turned off and brightness on low.
Owned an SGS2 since June, I sorely regret the purchase but it fixed the Android itch for good. For the first few weeks it all good because its a pretty big change from iPhone. Right off the bat the battery life is awful. Force closes galore along with lag, the browser is completely awful and laggy along any site with pictures like engadget expect a force close. Overall apps don't shine a light to ios, although a rare few are better. Biggest thing that Android might have over ios is Widgets but most drain battery. I will never buy another or suggest one to anyone
I already have an SGSII besides my iPhone. iFans can hate on the SGSII all they want. I know the joy of owning one. It's a fabulous phone. Having used both platforms since their inception, I can truly appreciate the significant improvements in both. As is only normal, the two tend to leap frog each other in terms of which one is the best at any given time.
For my preferences the current champ is the SGSII. It's got quite a lead over the iP4S. Yet all Apple needs to do to pull even or even advance to the lead would be a few easy changes.
Give the next iPhone a widescreen 4.3" display. A nice new freshly redesigned housing. Incorporate SWYPE, a higher capacity battery, and anything else would be a sheer bonus. These improvements are well within Apples capabilities, even easy for the Cupertino company to achieve.
If they fail to deliver these, only the customer will miss out, not Apple. Amazingly Apple can sell anything no matter what. No wonder they have little incentive. Apple merrily operates in a consequence free world.
For my preferences the current champ is the SGSII. It's got quite a lead over the iP4S. Yet all Apple needs to do to pull even or even advance to the lead would be a few easy changes.
Give the next iPhone a widescreen 4.3" display. A nice new freshly redesigned housing. Incorporate SWYPE, a higher capacity battery, and anything else would be a sheer bonus. These improvements are well within Apples capabilities, even easy for the Cupertino company to achieve.
If they fail to deliver these, only the customer will miss out, not Apple. Amazingly Apple can sell anything no matter what. No wonder they have little incentive. Apple merrily operates in a consequence free world.
I recently bought a SGII and I'm liking it a lot. I've had every iPhone including the 4S (on Sprint, returned it and switched back to AT&T).
Oh yeah and the battery lasts all day with heavy usage. No need for a second battery or charger, lol.
Yes, I like iPhones but the 4S wasn't that appealing to me this year. I mainly got the SGII just for a change and I have to say it's a pretty nice phone. If iOS was on the SGII instead of Android that would kick ass.
Oh yeah and the battery lasts all day with heavy usage. No need for a second battery or charger, lol.
Yes, I like iPhones but the 4S wasn't that appealing to me this year. I mainly got the SGII just for a change and I have to say it's a pretty nice phone. If iOS was on the SGII instead of Android that would kick ass.
You're better off grabbing a Galaxy Nexus than any other Android handset. The Nexus phones are essentially the iPhone of the Android world. To be on the bleeding edge of Android and get the latest updates I wouldn't settle for anything less. This is coming from someone who has owned a bunch of Android handsets (and still does).
SG2 > NP - once SG2 gets ICS. probably will get it through a custom rom before Samsung takes centuries to push it out.
But then you deal with Touchwiz and other stuff. Sure some people may like it but after looking at stock ICS i would rather grab a Nexus if i was buying android. Looks clean, polished, no bloat and open to upgrades.