Android VS iPhone ..
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Well, I've been doing some research on my own and thus far I'm leaning more towards the Android(Samsung s3) instead of waiting for the iPhone5. I'm a software engineer... Does anyone have any input ? Thoughts ? Experience ?
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I'm a big Android fan, but I must admit that iOS is still more polished, even than 4.1 Jelly Bean. That said, Android is much more open and you can find apps that do the most absurd things.
If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe, but not a personality. [Charlie Brooker] My Blog
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Well, I've been doing some research on my own and thus far I'm leaning more towards the Android(Samsung s3) instead of waiting for the iPhone5. I'm a software engineer... Does anyone have any input ? Thoughts ? Experience ?
================================================== --I am the STIG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well, I've been doing some research on my own and thus far I'm leaning more towards the Android(Samsung s3) instead of waiting for the iPhone5. I'm a software engineer... Does anyone have any input ? Thoughts ? Experience ?
================================================== --I am the STIG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another vote for Android.
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Well, I've been doing some research on my own and thus far I'm leaning more towards the Android(Samsung s3) instead of waiting for the iPhone5. I'm a software engineer... Does anyone have any input ? Thoughts ? Experience ?
================================================== --I am the STIG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would consider any that would allow you to sync your e-mail messages between the phone and the computer... As far as I've seen in my Blackberry I can't do that if I don't have BES which is more expensive than BIS and moreover I would need an Exchange server... :((
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Well, I've been doing some research on my own and thus far I'm leaning more towards the Android(Samsung s3) instead of waiting for the iPhone5. I'm a software engineer... Does anyone have any input ? Thoughts ? Experience ?
================================================== --I am the STIG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Have you looked into some of the Windows Phone 7 or the soon to be released WP8 devices? They shouldn't be overlooked, everybody I know who is running WP7 is quite impressed with it.
-SK Genius
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SK Genius wrote:
everybody I know who is running WP7 is quite impressed with it
How impressed are they that they won't be able to run Windows 8 on it ? best, Bill
"If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer ?" Stephen Wright
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UBX wrote:
Samsung s3)
Given the recent ruling against samsung you might want to consider what might be the consequences of a diminished market for that phone for you. That of course might not happen (diminished market) but it might be a consideration.
Or Samsung could get a big boost.
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Well, I've been doing some research on my own and thus far I'm leaning more towards the Android(Samsung s3) instead of waiting for the iPhone5. I'm a software engineer... Does anyone have any input ? Thoughts ? Experience ?
================================================== --I am the STIG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One thing you can't do with an iPhone - switch out the battery! I was waiting in line the other day waiting for a store to open and a teen girl was going up and down the line looking for someone with an iPhone charger as her battery ran down :laugh: Yes, there are a few Android phones that also seal the battery in (like at least one of the Motorola Razr models), but with my S2, it only takes a few seconds to pop in a new one when battery gets low...
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Or Samsung could get a big boost.
Since the ruling, the S3 has been flying off the shelves [^]
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SK Genius wrote:
everybody I know who is running WP7 is quite impressed with it
How impressed are they that they won't be able to run Windows 8 on it ? best, Bill
"If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer ?" Stephen Wright
I've not asked. But I don't understand why people feel they are entitled to OS upgrades on mobile devices, you wouldn't expect to get the next version of Windows for free on a PC, just security updates and patches.
-SK Genius
Vehicle Simulation Demo - New and Improved!
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Since the ruling, the S3 has been flying off the shelves [^]
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Yeah! Down with Whitey!
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Or Samsung could get a big boost.
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
Or Samsung could get a big boost.
Not sure how that follows. Historically short term sales mean nothing in the mobile market. If the devices are banned then consumer\vendors relying on that device will see a rapidly diminishing availability of markets for services (software and other add ons.)
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I've not asked. But I don't understand why people feel they are entitled to OS upgrades on mobile devices, you wouldn't expect to get the next version of Windows for free on a PC, just security updates and patches.
-SK Genius
Vehicle Simulation Demo - New and Improved!
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You must have missed the third of the four paragraphs: "The city of Huizhou says it conducted its own investigation after receiving the report from China Labor Watch and found that two of the seven named individuals were adults and that the other five were between the ages of 16 and 18." (Huizhou is pronounced close enough to "Hey, Joe!" to be interesting*.)
* "Hui" is pronounced "hwey", really, but slurring is allowed
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I've not asked. But I don't understand why people feel they are entitled to OS upgrades on mobile devices, you wouldn't expect to get the next version of Windows for free on a PC, just security updates and patches.
-SK Genius
Vehicle Simulation Demo - New and Improved!
Sadly Apple have done exactly that and therefore the bar has been set a little higher in this area. I bought my iPhone with iOS 3.x and it will soon be upgraded to the latest 6.something having been through iOS 4 and 5 on the way. Although I agree with your comments the fact is its nice to get the upgrades for free as part of the infrastructure. I'm not even sure most Android phone suppliers even push security updates out but I might be wrong on that. The whole problem of the next phone is something I'm wrestling with myself at the moment and I am awfully tempted by the big Galaxy Note (II?) at the moment so that maybe I can leave my tablet at home more when I'm on the road.
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One thing you can't do with an iPhone - switch out the battery! I was waiting in line the other day waiting for a store to open and a teen girl was going up and down the line looking for someone with an iPhone charger as her battery ran down :laugh: Yes, there are a few Android phones that also seal the battery in (like at least one of the Motorola Razr models), but with my S2, it only takes a few seconds to pop in a new one when battery gets low...
Steve _________________ I C(++) therefore I am
I would have thought that a flat battery was down to poor personal management in this day and age.
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I'm a big Android fan, but I must admit that iOS is still more polished, even than 4.1 Jelly Bean. That said, Android is much more open and you can find apps that do the most absurd things.
If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe, but not a personality. [Charlie Brooker] My Blog
Dario Solera wrote:
you can find apps that do the most absurd things
I'm sold. I only want to do absurd things.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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You must have missed the third of the four paragraphs: "The city of Huizhou says it conducted its own investigation after receiving the report from China Labor Watch and found that two of the seven named individuals were adults and that the other five were between the ages of 16 and 18." (Huizhou is pronounced close enough to "Hey, Joe!" to be interesting*.)
* "Hui" is pronounced "hwey", really, but slurring is allowed
Mark Wallace wrote:
The city of Huizhou says it conducted its own investigation
well, that settles it!
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Have you looked into some of the Windows Phone 7 or the soon to be released WP8 devices? They shouldn't be overlooked, everybody I know who is running WP7 is quite impressed with it.
-SK Genius
Vehicle Simulation Demo - New and Improved!
I've been using Lumia 900 for two weeks now and I can say I am quite impressed by Windows Phone 7.5. It's very user friendly and I can get a lot of things done much faster than with Android (Sorry, I'm allergic to iPhone). The UI simply feels more natural and navigating from my several e-mail accounts is a bliss. I even have an integrated calendar that will merge my work calendar, facebook and private gmail in one view. Configuring all these accounts couldn't be easier (I first thought, nahh, it's not gonna work, can't be that easy) and in no time I had all my inboxes and calendars synced to my phone. It has a few quirks I don't like about it as a user and one as a developer. What annoyed me the most was: As a user: 1 - Can't save two cell phone numbers in a contact. If a contact has more than one cell phone number I have to move it to work or home phone, because Windows Phone does not allow more than one cell phone entry. 2 - Can't filter the contacts to only the ones that have phone numbers like we can in android. So I use only contacts of my gmail account and leave out facebook and work contacts out. As a developer: 1 - Applications can't run in the background and we have only one way to have jobs run periodically. It's by using a background worker provided by Windows phone which can only execute at a minimum 30 minute interval. This is a killer for real time tracking apps or messenger apps that run in the background. Now I know why I can't find the "I lost my phone" app. I'm hoping these will be addressed on Windows Phone 8 or as it matures a little more. Aside from that, it's a blistering fast OS. I'm looking forward for the new generation of nokia phones. I usually love them for the camera (although Lumia 900 has a crappy camera) and sturdy build.
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