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Why I Switched Back to the iPhone 4 from the SGS2

One thing that will keep me away from SGSII is that it's a Samsung. Having gotten burned by the Fascinate/Verizon with an unacceptably delayed OS update, there is no way I'll do it again. I was warned by a friend that it would happen and I had faith Samsung and learned their lesson. And I ended up being wrong. I won't do it again.

I loved my Fascinate but because of the OS issue I moved to a Droid X. I have no complaints about the device in terms of screen, size, etc., and in fact having moved to the iPhone 4 less than a week I am struggling with this change (going from 4.3 to 3.5 inch screen). Having said that, care to know WHY I decided to go to iPhone? I could certainly do a lot more tweaking, etc., on the Android OS...but at the end of the day I'm sick of having to tweak. I want something that just works. iOS does just work. My Droid X while I loved it, became unreliable. Who knows why...bad apps...bad hardware...buggy OS. Doesn't matter, at the end of the day the iOS just isn't plagued with these things.

So I'm here because iOS "just does". And while I can't deny the Galaxy S II does look like a sweet piece of hardware, I don't think 4G is ready for the masses. It's too much of a drain on the battery.

I'm content to stick with 3G...won't go to Samsung because of the Fascinate burn, and am on iOS now because it just works.
 
Vegastouch said:
I dont want to start a stink but c-mon. Quality materials? Dude, the iPhone is made in China. With a china doll glass front and back and a piece of plastic underneath that glass on the back. That isnt quality material. Im sorry but it isnt built any better. It is just heavier from all the glass that breaks a lot easier. IMO that is a flaw with the iP4.
Does it look nice? Sure, it looks nice and has antenna problems so stop with the "quality materials" claim. I never had a iP4 but the one i did have, the silence button broke which resulted in having to replace the entire back cover because it is attached to it on that model. Light leaks from the 3G and 3GS were common so please.....

Heavier does not equal better quality! Better support? Hec yes it has better support. Ill give ya that.
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Ummm it isn't an opinion that glass and aluminum are higher quality materials than plastic...that's a fact. The materials are more expensive and feel more expensive which is why the iPhone 4 feels like a higher end device. Does weight play a factor? Sure, but its a whole lot more than just the weight. Also, the antenna problems have nothing to do with the materials used. They are due to the antenna being located outside the exterior rather than inside the body.
 
I'd LOVE a 4" screen only if they give us a 300+ ppi res. Such as the Toshiba 720p that was released, however, I highly doubt we'll see that. If they do increase the size to a 3.7" I really hope its not like my original Droid phone. The screen on my phone looks way too rectangular. I actually think the 3.5" on the Iphone 4 looks bigger than the 3.7" on my Droid.
 
D1G1T4L said:
Well not to get into this too much....:p

My Samsung Charge felt horrible. Plastic toy that creaked and felt like it would fall apart if dropped. My iPhone 4 feels much better. Is that a sign of better quality....well no but to me...I guess it feels that way :D
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I have a case on my phone. I do with all of them and i would with the iP4 and with a case on my Vibrant, it feels pretty solid to me. My old iPhone is way heavier and i like my Vibrant being lighter. Dont feel like a brick in my pocket when im walking.
 
maclaptop said:
Touchwiz?
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it's samsungs UI on top of Android. it's more or less like this
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the only ui overlay that I like is motorola's new UI and stock android. HTC sense is okay but too bland
walie said:
then don't use it
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yeah, that's kinda way I said i wouldn't use it :confused:
 
ImperialX said:
It's not as easy as that. You have to root it and flash it with either the stock firmware or a custom ROM based off stock Android. Not for the faint hearted.
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Its just a custom launcher with a couple of extra services. Install a third party launcher such as launcher pro or adw launcher and use titanium backup to freeze the touchwiz specific services.
 
wordoflife said:
it's samsungs UI on top of Android. it's more or less like this
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the only ui overlay that I like is motorola's new UI and stock android. HTC sense is okay but too bland


yeah, that's kinda way I said i wouldn't use it :confused:
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use another launcher
 
I always hear that samsungs RFS file system really made the original galaxy s phones lag alot. That, along with samsung messing up bluetooth wiimote support with their bluetooth stack (htc is fine for this) makes me really not like samsung products since it really could be perfect without these screwups...
 
ap3604 said:
I always hear that samsungs RFS file system really made the original galaxy s phones lag alot. That, along with samsung messing up bluetooth wiimote support with their bluetooth stack (htc is fine for this) makes me really not like samsung products since it really could be perfect without these screwups...
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the galaxy SII uses ext4
 
ap3604 said:
I always hear that samsungs RFS file system really made the original galaxy s phones lag alot. That, along with samsung messing up bluetooth wiimote support with their bluetooth stack (htc is fine for this) makes me really not like samsung products since it really could be perfect without these screwups...
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The Galaxy S II has no lag. I promise you.
 
walie said:
the galaxy SII uses ext4
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Gotcha, thanks for the info walie :)

Still sucks though that you can't use a wiimote for gaming emulators on it though. I always loved being able to do that on my HTC Nexus One and, now, iPhone 4. I remember hearing something about cyanogenmod 7 having this ability though?

Pretty much a must for me on any phone I get nowadays...
 
I went from the IP4 to the SGS2 and personally I regret it so much. Unfortunately, I can't just go back to the iPhone as I sold it for quite a good price. It's just a case now of waiting for the next one, I don't see no reason to part with £500 for a iPhone that's going to be revised in a few months.

The battery is absolutely awful, even when using custom roms/, the camera sucks balls and the whole app situation is laughable.
 
aleni said:
i switched to a mac 9 years ago and never looked back :D
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+1. I purchased a MBP about 4 years ago. Kept it about 6 months and sold it because I couldn't get use to some things. About a year later, I purchase MBA and now I'm obsessed.

Welcome back to your iPhone :p
 
Deanoaka said:
The battery is absolutely awful, even when using custom roms/, the camera sucks balls and the whole app situation is laughable.
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Care to elaborate? I'm curious because every review and personal hands-on I've read pretty much contradict all your claims
 
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