I'd get a Nexus S instead of the Galaxy S.
Either you get updates on time or you wait until Samsung and Verizon finish playing with their balls and filling the phone with crapware.
[QUOTE=garrynohome;27996705]pfft iFags.
[editline]11th February 2011[/editline]
pfft iFags.[/QUOTE]
yeah I'm obviously an apple fanboy because I like the iphone.
macs are stupidly overpriced, apple tv is a worthless gimmick, apple's appstore policies suck, the fact the iPhone is locked down unless you jailbreak it sucks, but the device is [B]good[/B] and so is the operating system
[QUOTE=Fatal-Error;27996575]Conductivity, read up on it. You dont have to press down hard to short a circuit out. It is an issue, and it does happen.[/QUOTE]
It's quite obvious you've never touched the iPhone 4 and have just read what other anti-Apple people have said. Go try it - it doesn't just drop your signal when you touch it. You have to squeeze the phone.
[QUOTE=Fatal-Error;27973454]and flash.[/QUOTE]
unless you're in 'merica. :saddowns:
[QUOTE=Xera;27999025]yeah I'm obviously an apple fanboy because I like the iphone.
macs are stupidly overpriced, apple tv is a worthless gimmick, apple's appstore policies suck, the fact the iPhone is locked down unless you jailbreak it sucks, but the device is [B]good[/B] and so is the operating system
It's quite obvious you've never touched the iPhone 4 and have just read what other anti-Apple people have said. Go try it - it doesn't just drop your signal when you touch it. You have to squeeze the phone.[/QUOTE]
Sorry...I like iPhones and all (have owned every model since the 3G)...but the iPhone 4 loses signal when you as much as lay your pinky on it. No pressure needed. That's not how electricity works.
Apple fans get all defensive about this. It's just a fact: the iPhone 4's antenna is utterly flawed, and without a case, even a simple metal pin running across the seams could make you lose signal.
Also, Apple TV is pretty damn cool. Idea sounds stupid but try it, you may be surprised.
[QUOTE=Xera;27996503]pfft lefties
[editline]11th February 2011[/editline]
pfft lefties[/QUOTE]
I'm left handed. It's stupid to ignore 8-15% of the market (lefties) because they decided to make the antenna external, out of metal, and close enough for a finger to short it out.
[QUOTE=robmaister12;27999091]I'm left handed. It's stupid to ignore 8-15% of the market (lefties) because they decided to make the antenna external, out of metal, and close enough for a finger to short it out.[/QUOTE]
Thing is, right-handed users will also have trouble with this antenna. Most notably with the index and middle finger touching the seam.
I have a Galaxy S, but my friend has an iPhone 4 and has no problems with connection loss.
[QUOTE=SA Spyder;27999082]Sorry...I like iPhones and all (have owned every model since the 3G)...but the iPhone 4 loses signal when you as much as lay your pinky on it. No pressure needed. That's not how electricity works.
Apple fans get all defensive about this. It's just a fact: the iPhone 4's antenna is utterly flawed, and without a case, even a simple metal pin running across the seams could make you lose signal.
Also, Apple TV is pretty damn cool. Idea sounds stupid but try it, you may be surprised.[/QUOTE]
Well then how do I manage to never have this problem every time I hold my friend's iPhone 4? Even if I purposefully put my finger over the gap, it doesn't drop. And I've never heard him complain about it.
[QUOTE=SA Spyder;27998644]I'd get a Nexus S instead of the Galaxy S.
Either you get updates on time or you wait until Samsung and Verizon finish playing with their balls and filling the phone with crapware.[/QUOTE]
I've posted this before but: The Galaxy S is available on far more carriers at much better prices than the nexus s is, and the homebrew community will sort the updates for you.
[editline]12th February 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Xera;27999025]it doesn't just drop your signal when you touch it. You have to squeeze the phone.[/QUOTE]
Squeezing increases the effect because more of your skin is in contact. The amount of blocking you need to do to the antenna depends on the signal quality among many other factors (like moisture on your skin, the way the building you're in is constructed, etc). Saying it's not a problem is ridiculous.
[QUOTE=Xera;27999250]Well then how do I manage to never have this problem every time I hold my friend's iPhone 4? Even if I purposefully put my finger over the gap, it doesn't drop. And I've never heard him complain about it.[/QUOTE]
Because you have to keep a finger on the seam for at least 20 seconds. The signal bar likes to update signal loss very slowly and signal gain very quickly. It's one of the ways of hiding how horribad a phone is at maintaining a signal.
I find the galaxy S very light and plasticy.
Then again I have a HTC Desire Z which is heavy like a brick (A verry good looking brick)
I would say Android > Apple tough.
[QUOTE=Chilean;27999071]unless you're in 'merica. :saddowns:[/QUOTE]
I live in Tennessee, I have flash. and I've even installed a front facing camera (toward my face) since the Vibrant doesn't come with one.
I know nothing about cellphones, but is a galaxy S vibrant worth getting if your 16.
I'm not sure about paying like 50 dollars a month though...
[QUOTE=Kel|oggs;28001560]I know nothing about cellphones, but is a galaxy S vibrant worth getting if your 16.
I'm not sure about paying like 50 dollars a month though...[/QUOTE]
It's worth getting if you want it and can afford it. If you don't want it or can't afford it then it's not worth getting.
:/
[QUOTE=Catdaemon;28001585]It's worth getting if you want it and can afford it. If you don't want it or can't afford it then it's not worth getting.
:/[/QUOTE]
Want very much, sort of can afford it, 500-600/month income.
[QUOTE=Kel|oggs;28001809]Want very much, sort of can afford it, 500-600/month income.[/QUOTE]
But are you going to have that income in 1-2 years? I took out an 18 month contract when I was earning £1700 a month and now I'm poor as fuck because of it D:
You guys act like it's the carrier's fault... OTA Updates are expensive as hell and it requires a lot of time and hardware and most importantly, bandwidth. It's not about supporting the product at that point anymore, it's about the practicality of the idea of spending that much money and time developing and performing an update like that. You really have to ask yourself, is my device popular enough? Is it worth developing an individual ROM for it and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in development costs and actual distributing the content?
As an iPhone user I'm going to go ahead and say the Galaxy S.
[QUOTE=Alex_DeLarge;28002548]You guys act like it's the carrier's fault... OTA Updates are expensive as hell and it requires a lot of time and hardware and most importantly, bandwidth.[/QUOTE]
It's Google's fault for not enforcing some rules. But hey, all in the name of openness, I suppose. See how far that gets you.
I wish you could just plug your android phone onto a computer and get the latest version (well you can if you want a custom rom) but it would be nice to have an official one.
[url]http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2011/02/12/samsung-galaxy-s-2-release-date-specs-uk-price-revealed/[/url]
Dont know if late.
[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;28004691][url]http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2011/02/12/samsung-galaxy-s-2-release-date-specs-uk-price-revealed/[/url]
Dont know if late.[/QUOTE]
I sure hope it's on o2 by the 20th of march lol
[QUOTE=Fatal-Error;28004645]I wish you could just plug your android phone onto a computer and get the latest version (well you can if you want a custom rom) but it would be nice to have an official one.[/QUOTE]
When I had my Xperia X10 mini pro, as late as the 2.1 update came, it had to be through sony's mobile software on pc
they might be the only company that do that though
[QUOTE=psychomidget;28004923]When I had my Xperia X10 mini pro, as late as the 2.1 update came, it had to be through sony's mobile software on pc
they might be the only company that do that though[/QUOTE]
I'm still waiting for a gingerbread custom ROM for my blade :(
[QUOTE=Fatal-Error;28004645]I wish you could just plug your android phone onto a computer and get the latest version (well you can if you want a custom rom) but it would be nice to have an official one.[/QUOTE]
It's like that for the Galaxy Spica. It never gets any OTA updates, but I can flash any official firmware/updates via USB. The great thing about this is that it doesn't even check if it's flashing a official firmware or a custom ROM, so installing custom ROMs is really easy compared to HTC's and Motorola's locked down phones.
[QUOTE=psychomidget;28004923]When I had my Xperia X10 mini pro, as late as the 2.1 update came, it had to be through sony's mobile software on pc
they might be the only company that do that though[/QUOTE]
LG do that also.
I'd say go for a Galaxy S.
I'd say go for an iPhone.
Android all the way :allears:
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