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SGS2 vs iPhone4
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I think the Iphone 4's cameras has cataracts.
Sorry but what were iPhone 3G and 3GS made of? You are being ridiculous. Have you even held the Galaxy S II? Everyone that does says it feels really elite.
Also it has a SAR value of 0.338 thanks to that plastic. It is lighter and thinner than iPhone 4 as well. This cheap-looking argument is boring and invalid. Live happily with your perfect, elegant, super expensive looking iDevices.
No surprise here as the SGS1 also out performed the iPhone 4. Performance these days are measured fractions of units. It really is just bragging rights to say I can pull up a website a second quicker than the next guy. No biggie. Sure the camera also completely destroyed the Apples, but not everyone uses the camera. So again, no biggie. The true advantage here is the display. Bottom line, the display matters. No matter how you cut it, the SGS2's display is GORGEOUS. The SGS2 just looks looks nicer in every way. The fact that you can adjust saturation will silence the "too much saturation" critics. When the first 4 inch phones were coming out, people were against it. Now a lot of people seem to want a 4 inch display. And it makes since. As you can see on the SGS2, the browsing and gaming experience is clearly better as there is just more content on the screen. Not to mention the superior viewing angles of the SuperAmoled Plus display. Absolutely superior and devastating. Apple needs to get off the retina display ppi wagon. In the real world, at the closest, we hold our phones about a foot away from our face. No one looks at their display with a microscope to see the resolution retina display offers. How ridiculous.
It's great that Samsung are true innovators and don't have to rely on other people's tech to showcase their hardware. Sorry to all the dreamers out there who think the iphone 5 is going to be a massive leap from the iPhone 4. Since when has Apple ever had a massive leap from one idevice to the next? Really now.
It's great that Samsung are true innovators and don't have to rely on other people's tech to showcase their hardware. Sorry to all the dreamers out there who think the iphone 5 is going to be a massive leap from the iPhone 4. Since when has Apple ever had a massive leap from one idevice to the next? Really now.
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Did i read somewhere that Apple are going to use samsung screens on the next gen phone?.
Im seriously considering a SGs2,looks the best out there at the moment.....
Im seriously considering a SGs2,looks the best out there at the moment.....
Not a samsung fan, doesnt matter what they release, lately all their phones looks the same to me (apparent wise). And yes, very cheap plasticy....for android I will only use HTC....and samsung is terrible with updating firmware...I will never buy samsung, doesnt matter what spec the phone has.
Lets just say, I'm on an Epic now and have had it since November. I know it's only a Galaxy S1 but I'm already done with Samsung. upgrading to 2.2.1 pretty much ruined this phone and I'm weeks away to moving back to an iPhone. The SuperAMOLED is good and I love having a camera button but the iPhone 4 is just better imo.
I get this sometimes, got it with the first video, haven't watched the second. On an iPhone 4.
Would like to know if that iPhone has the latest update? It would be unfair to compare browser speed otherwise.
LOL, and the iPhone is SO different every year? Please! The only thing different about iP4 is more glass around it to break and the sides are more shiney. The face is the same as ALWAYS!
I dont know, i put a case on my Vibrant as i do with every phone i get and it feels just fine. Dont feel cheap and it isnt heavy. Ive dropped it a handful of times and not a scratch on it. I have two spare batteries that i can change at anytime and i love that i can expand it with a Micro card up to 32 GB( i have a 16 in it for a total of 32 GB) that is also under the back cover and i dont have to use that annoying iTunes. When i get the Galaxy S2, ill just take my micro card out, and stick it in the new phone and i'll already have all my music in it without having to use iTunes.
And i like using custom ROM's ...at least for Froyo. Maybe i wont need to w/ Gingerbread but they are always upgraded to what the stock ROM has. Thats one thing Samsung is good at. Leaking out the ROM's firmware so it can be upgraded by Devs.
As far as HTC...those are built so much better? The G2 mechanism for the keyboard is a piece of crap and wears out so fast the keyboard just hangs a bit after a while. Is why i dont like an actual keyboard when i can use Swype,Slideit(which is just like Swype) or Swiftkey.
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Another thing HTC is not so good at is speakers and call quality. Samsung and Motorola are both great at that.
I've tried a couple of Android phones, but I'm always worried about which OS version I'll be limited to. Any advice?
Yeah, that's the general problem with Android. If you really want guaranteed OS updates, then get the Nexus S. If you're outside the US, carrier-free phones from Samsung or SE will likely get an OS update or two. If you're in the US, well, just the Nexus S.
Easily fixed with a third party extended battery.
I tend to agree.
Yeah, don't worry about it that much.
Most Android users are still on Froyo and doing fine with it. Gingerbread brought some speed, battery and UI enhancements, but no huge deal like Froyo's Flash support. And apps are usually compatible much further back.
I'd say instead to concentrate on what the particular maker added in as extra features from the factory.
For instance, I just picked up an Incredible 2, and lo and behold, HTC has put in a very nice copy and paste almost everywhere, along with autocorrect keyboard, and a recently-used apps section on the notification shade.
Samsung is also famous for putting major controls (BT, WiFi, GPS, orientation lock) in their notification shade, which makes life much easier. (It's my favorite feature on the Galaxy Tab.)
The primary launcher itself (TouchWiz, Sense, Blur) is replaceable, so it's not a huge deal, although I'm partial to Sense myself.
The iPhone 4 IS Apple's contemporary model available for purchase.
Just because Apple has changed their hardware in 10 months doesn't exempt them from comparisons.
I beg to differ. Gingerbread brings a lot of bug fixes under the hood. My N1 feels more snappier and less prone to random reboots with Gingerbread than Froyo. It's inexcuseable for carriers and OEMs for shipping a new Android phone today with Froyo, considering Gingerbread has been out since December 2010. Heck, Ice Cream is coming out in Q3 2011.
The word on the street is that Honeycomb is intended for tablets and that Google is not giving out the source code to any manufacturers until their OS customizations are first approved by Google.
Optimizations for Honeycomb that are not in Gingerbread are supposed to be merged into whatever comes after Honeycomb (most people think the name will be 'Ice Cream')
Wow, sorry If my opinion differs from yours. I guess in your perfect world everyone just agrees with what you think all the time eh?