theres an app in cydia that installs froyo on iphones now... who would have guessed iphone owners would get froyo before us?! http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/11/how-to-install-android-on-your-iphone-using-bootlace.html
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it has many issues currently, I've seen many try, I even saw Ipads running on Froyo, but yet again with many issues.....
but it's a good option for iPhone users to run Android
yeaa when i read the headline i just made this face -___- lol
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Let's be rational. There's probably 10 to 20 times as many iPhone owners as there are X10 owners, which comes with it a proportional increase in people developing for it.
You'd have a better point if it said "Apple released Android 2.2 before Sony Ericsson did for the X10."
Did anyone watch the Engadget Show from October?
They made fun of the X10 again ".....for example Sony's phone, that came with, what.... 1.6?"
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Did anyone watch the Engadget Show from October?
They made fun of the X10 again ".....for example Sony's phone, that came with, what.... 1.6?"
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nope, haven't seen anything like that...mmmhhh, but really, i love my X10 now that it's running 2.1, and i loved my X10 when it was running 1.6....it has this unique design which makes it actually look it a little more mature and sophisticated compared to the iPhone (no offence here, I had used an iPhone before I gave it to my girlfriend and bought an X10).....
besides, I think the fact that people are being eager to get froyo fully running on an iPhone somehow shows that they may not be completely satisfied with Apple's OS ;-)
just my 2 cents
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nope, haven't seen anything like that...mmmhhh, but really, i love my X10 now that it's running 2.1, and i loved my X10 when it was running 1.6....it has this unique design which makes it actually look it a little more mature and sophisticated compared to the iPhone (no offence here, I had used an iPhone before I gave it to my girlfriend and bought an X10).....
besides, I think the fact that people are being eager to get froyo fully running on an iPhone somehow shows that they may not be completely satisfied with Apple's OS ;-)
just my 2 cents
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trust me i had an iphone and the ios is just awful, jailbreaking isnt any better. Most jailbreak apps are real battery killers, and its hard to feel proud of your iphone when apple releases a newer better one every year, the iphone 4 is already lame and iphone forums are already discussing iphone 5 news and specs, thats just nuts
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trust me i had an iphone and the ios is just awful, jailbreaking isnt any better. Most jailbreak apps are real battery killers, and its hard to feel proud of your iphone when apple releases a newer better one every year, the iphone 4 is already lame and iphone forums are already discussing iphone 5 news and specs, thats just nuts
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Did you miss this thread?
If you're serious about being angry that a company updates it's product line once a year, I'm kinda worried what's going to happen when you start looking at a new computer, camera, or television.
You've been able to install android off cydia for some time now. I know I did it on my iphone a few months back now. It is unusable though. There just aren't enough buttons on the iphone for it to work properly.
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Did you miss this thread?
If you're serious about being angry that a company updates it's product line once a year, I'm kinda worried what's going to happen when you start looking at a new computer, camera, or television.
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thats different, if se releases a new phone i wont care, i bought my phone online from at&t for 160 bucks and had it delivered to me, but when people freak out about the new iphone, wait in line for days, pay up to 400 bucks (credit cards only now, no more cash or debit will be excepted for newly released iphones), and then find out within a few months a newer better one is already being viewed by the fcc... well it gets a little frustrating
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Yeah, well, that's the Cult of Apple for ya. Pay them no mind, and at the same time, thank them. Without the iPhone, we wouldn't be playing with our X10s right now. They pushed smartphones into the limelight and pushed companies like HTC, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson to innovate!
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Yeah, well, that's the Cult of Apple for ya. Pay them no mind, and at the same time, thank them. Without the iPhone, we wouldn't be playing with our X10s right now. They pushed smartphones into the limelight and pushed companies like HTC, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson to innovate!
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yea the iphone itself is a great product, but its the limbo of purchases that kill me. look up new iphone, pre order, wait in line, drop half a grand on launch day, repeat, repeat, repeat
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trust me i had an iphone and the ios is just awful, jailbreaking isnt any better. Most jailbreak apps are real battery killers, and its hard to feel proud of your iphone when apple releases a newer better one every year, the iphone 4 is already lame and iphone forums are already discussing iphone 5 news and specs, thats just nuts
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You may have overlooked this, but as I said, I had been using an iPhone (for two years) before I got an X10...hence, I totally agree with you...all that jailbreaking here, jailbreaking there, and thus only being able to fully "unleash the phone's power" (yeah, a little bit of sarcasm in there) if you jailbreak it, is just pure crap....always being scared of the next update which will probably make it more difficult or even impossible to jailbreak the handset is so freaking annoying - thus, android ROCKS! (no offence to people who use an iPhone btw, just to clarify) ;D
My wife's iPad is realy lucky because I would break it from the first days if it was mine. I love the machine I hate the OS.
If there is an option to install Android on it I would definetely give it a try.
Iphone froyo
I will never buy an iPhone no matter what os it is running.
My bros iPhone is horrible. 3G cuts out, its not smooth and GPS doesn't work properly 4 times out of 10.
Although FroYo will set those poor iPhone owners free!
these jokes are against SE and i aprove, they know that they'll suffer because of this .
Not all publicity is good publicity
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My wife's iPad is realy lucky because I would break it from the first days if it was mine. I love the machine I hate the OS.
If there is an option to install Android on it I would definetely give it a try.
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Haha, well said, well said indeed ;D
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theres an app in cydia that installs froyo on iphones now... who would have guessed iphone owners would get froyo before us?! http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/11/how-to-install-android-on-your-iphone-using-bootlace.html
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Who would of thought Apple fanboys would want to install Android on their mobiles.... Or is this just another attempt to prove a point?
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What do you dislike about X10, SE, and/or the 1.6. And, what advantages if any do you believe the new Iphone 4G have over the X10?
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What do you dislike about X10, SE, and/or the 1.6. And, what advantages if any do you believe the new Iphone 4G have over the X10?
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No i wont trade my XPERIA X10 into a product that costs about 80% more than my XPERIA X10 while having half of the features the XPERIA X10 have. And when you look here, you also know why i wont buy that phone ever.
Everything in that list is something my XPERIA X10 can do out of the box.
Hell no... Never.. and certainly not when I'd have to pay £60 a month for a 2 year contract to get the handset for free...
Even if it wasn't so ridiculously expensive.. I'd still rather have my X10 (and no.. I'm neither an Apple hate or an SE fanboy! - I have an Ipod, and have never owned an x10 before)..
Sure... if I was an idiot with more money than brains, who is willing to support a company with no morals that has one hell of a marketing department which has been able to fool the masses into believing that the iPhone is something better and something they need to be "cool".
F%& Apple and all the hipsters!
If you haven't figured that out, my answer is HECK NO!
No, I don't want an iPhone.
fm1776 is probably wondering why nobody has posted in this thread yet.
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No, I don't want an iPhone.
fm1776 is probably wondering why nobody has posted in this thread yet.
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LOL, yeah maybe he should take us of his block list .
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Sure... if I was an idiot with more money than brains, who is willing to support a company with no morals that has one hell of a marketing department which has been able to fool the masses into believing that the iPhone is something better and something they needto be "cool".
F%& Apple and all the hipsters!
If you haven't figured that out, my answer is HECK NO!
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LOL!!! ok that is two no's!
I'm very satisfied with the X10.
No Iphone for me.
@Rynoon - Leave it alone - We're meant to be having a discussion not bickering like children.
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LOL!!! ok that is two no's!
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ROFL, someone that is not on his block list, tell him that he have way more than just 2 no's in this topic lol.
And tell him to take us from his block list to see how many no's he really have.
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No i wont trade my XPERIA X10 into a product that costs about 80% more than my XPERIA X10 while having half of the features the XPERIA X10 have. And when you look here, you also know why i wont buy that phone ever.
Everything in that list is something my XPERIA X10 can do out of the box.
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Wow - I didn't realise there was so much lacking in the iPhone... mind you there's some things there that also apply to the x10 (especially with its current 1.6 OS)
There are some great specs on the iPhone4, well, mainly just the pixel depth of that screen, but apart from that, not much...
Also, I'd much rather have the flexibility of the Android OS over the highly locked down iPhone OS
Sometimes it's more important that a few 'specs'
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Wow - I didn't realise there was so much lacking in the iPhone... mind you there's some things there that also apply to the x10 (especially with its current 1.6 OS)
There are some great specs on the iPhone4, well, mainly just the pixel depth of that screen, but apart from that, not much...
Also, I'd much rather have the flexibility of the Android OS over the highly locked down iPhone OS
Sometimes it's more important that a few 'specs'
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Yup, i totally agree with you.
I got an iPod touch, so I know what iOS mean.
And iOS 4 on iPhone 4 as just "multitask" (I get real multitask on my ipt2G with jailbreak)
iPod touch = nice mp4 with some cool feature
iPhone (3GS/4) = bad phone who want to look nice
Now that I discovered android, no way to jail me into iOS again !
iOS is not fully useless, I give my ipod touch to my girlfriend because of her "computer accident" =) Yes it's more easy to use thant android, but for people who don't come on xda forum^^
thanks for the warning about apple products. I have never owned an apple anything. But my mate stopped by with his new iphone 4g and it looked like a nice kit.
I wish the X10 would be getting the 2.2 instead of the 2.1. I really want the adobe 10.1.
I gave the HTML5 a go and the video's worked just fine on iphone.
I actually came from an iphone iOS4 (i've owned orginal, 3gs, and 4) and am loving my x10, but the main reason for my switch is flash which we may or may not get from SE... keep fingers for custom roms
Also I'm left handed and Apple hates my kind
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I actually came from an iphone iOS4 (i've owned orginal, 3gs, and 4) and am loving my x10, but the main reason for my switch is flash which we may or may not get from SE... keep fingers for custom roms
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You came from the 4G? What site do you normally stream video's from the doesn't work with HTML5?
As for the 10.1 some one will need to cook 2.2 or it won't work. It will probably happen sooner or later. But if that is the main reason you switched why not go with the EVO? 10.1 should work out of the box.
Seriously, guys...
This kid has been slapping Rachael left, right and center for days. Now he's setting up a separate topic to further evangelize IamalamePHONE, and nobody actually cares to 'advise' him to leave the X10 section?
I would, if not because the coward can't read my comments.
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thanks for the warning about apple products. I have never owned an apple anything. But my mate stopped by with his new iphone 4g and it looked like a nice kit.
I wish the X10 would be getting the 2.2 instead of the 2.1. I really want the adobe 10.1.
I gave the HTML5 a go and the video's worked just fine on iphone.
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He claims he never owned an iPhone. Riiiight....
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Seriously, guys...
This kid has been slapping Rachael left, right and center for days. Now he's setting up a separate topic to further evangelize IamalamePHONE, and nobody actually cares to 'advise' him to leave the X10 section?
I would, if not because the coward can't read my comments.
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Well, the difficulty is that he has also ignored more than half of the people in this thread as well. I looked back through his posts and it's nothing but slagging off the X10. Trollish for sure.
I like to watch tv from justin.tv and html5 does not support... plus at least for me on my iphone4 the ones that do work were not that great interms of framerate, but i'm sure with time it'll be ironed out.
Trust me i wish i could have switched to EVO, but I'm stuck on AT&T and if you know anything about them it is the MAIN REASON NOT TO GET AN IPHONE... AT&T lol
Hello guys my carrier is sending me an iPhone 4 but I can't decide to keep it or sell it and buy Sgs2? Cause I had lots of bad experience with apple before. And have x10 now that I'm happy with but want something better and new.
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These two devices are not to compare... iPhone is ****.
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Hello guys my carrier is sending me an iPhone 4 but I can't decide to keep it or sell it and buy Sgs2? Cause I had lots of bad experience with apple before. And have x10 now that I'm happy with but want something better and new.
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Hm I would sell it and either wait for an iPhone 5 June/July or take the SGS II. It is just about your needs. Big hands and gorgeous screen --> SGS II
Most beautiful apps and polished and awesome build quality: iPhone
decide what you really need and then choose your phone. Making a list should be helpful =)
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i like the iphone!
..but you're right
it is like comparing a spork with a drawer full of utensils
SGSII but since it's not out yet, Cappy all the way.
iOS and Android, I will pick Android.
Apple and Samsung, I will pick Apple.
Also.. the iPhone 4 screen shatters with barely a strong glance at the GLASS screen.
Don't mention the word Apple or iPhone on xda. The mentally challenged will come out and bite rabidly. A better place would be HowardForums.
I would sell the iPhone 4 if you are comfortable with an x10. A sealed box will sell for a good price. Then you can wait for the SGS2. The iPhone 5 probably won't be announced until June, which is quite a while. I wouldn't buy anything right now though, since the stuff on the market right now isn't really an upgrade from what you already have.
Notification drawer.
Checkmate.
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Wow.
Where's the ignore button.
OP, if you like the SGS2 then wait for it, or wait for iP5 see what apple puts out.
I am doing that right now, between SGS2 or iP5.
Most of the stuff you will get here is android fans, but in reality apple has much better hardware than anything on android (my opinion). The OS, well they are pretty similar, if you want your phone to just work apple all the way, if you want to customized then go android.
Just be aware that iPhone can also be customized by jailbreaking.
I have a 3GS that's almost 2 years old and it's working as good as day one.
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Most of the stuff you will get here is android fans, but in reality apple has much better hardware than anything on android (my opinion).
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Reality and personal opinion don't mix sadly. Anyway, depends what you mean by "hardware". Apple A4 was Samsung's Hummingbird, just with a lower clock and a slower GPU. Overall build quality may be better... until it falls and you're left with cracked glass all over the phone. Antennagate? Not sure about the much better now...
Software and integration is another story, that's where iOS definitely wins.
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Wow.
Where's the ignore button.
OP, if you like the SGS2 then wait for it, or wait for iP5 see what apple puts out.
I am doing that right now, between SGS2 or iP5.
Most of the stuff you will get here is android fans, but in reality apple has much better hardware than anything on android (my opinion). The OS, well they are pretty similar, if you want your phone to just work apple all the way, if you want to customized then go android.
Just be aware that iPhone can also be customized by jailbreaking.
I have a 3GS that's almost 2 years old and it's working as good as day one.
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It's all relative to needs.
Sure, the iP is a pretty piece of hardware backed up but the brand fandom. everyone has it, everyone wants one.
As far as jailbreaking goes, the cat and mouse update/jailbreak game with apple gets old really fast... Every update of iOS patches something that dev team fixes and then they fix it and apple releases another update and .... you get the idea.
Jailbreaking every two months, playing with the unlocked baseband and risking ending up with a brick is no fun.
Personally I've decided to move away from every apple product, because apple doesn't necessarily have the greatest most advanced hardware, what they do have is massive marketing department with lots of talented people to make people want those devices (just look at apple product placement in the media).
In the end, it's a matter of usability, preference and what works for the individual; at this point in time, the iP4 is clearly outdated compared (hardware wise) to the devices coming out right now or in the coming month (Atrix, SGS2, etc...) and they will have had 6-7 months to prepare and get the iP5 design ready and produced by June-July-Sept with better hardware based on what they saw coming out from the competition at the CES and other events. By the time apple is done promoting their revolutionary iP5, Motorola, HTC and Samsuncg will have come up with somthing better based on the iP5 specs...
The cel phone war will never end, it will be the eternal peeing contest between large companies. As far as the consumer is concerned, we're just trapped in a vicious cycle we have created.
For me what weighs in, is the ability to have full control of my device. Therefore iP is a no go and thus a lesser device in my perception. Atrix was on top of the list until the Moto fiasco with the signed bootloader. The remaining option is the SGS2 depending on how easy it will be to update without relying on Samsung to do so.
On a side note, I've been using a iP3G since it came out and haven't upgraded the device, so I've been with it for almost 4 years; and seeing all these new android devices coming out everyday makes me hate it more day by day.
Android, for me, offers many more possibilities of growth than iOS will ever be able give me. I am not limited by a company as far as what I can do with the hardware that I hold in my hands.
I would rather take an operating system that is designed to let me do anything to it per my own needs and requirements than one that is marketed to the masses for mass consumption. There is nothing wrong with either, it is all preference. Apps fail to interest me as I have a busy and fun enough life to not care about too many of them In fact many people around me have pages of apps which i rarely see being launched except for the odd score checking/email app.
There is no point in comparison of the phone. In fact I would like it if Android makes its own features and chooses its direction instead of following iOS.
Well I would say to just use for a little while and see if you like it. If you do, great. If you don't, sell it.
Either way you could sell one now or keep both and sell both layer then the SG2 comes out.
Did anyone get the iPhone reference in Archer? I totally loled
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I agree. That's funny though. I actually just walked past a group of people with iPads and I just thought to myself, man, these people just have no idea. Well you know what they say, ignorance is idiocy, oops, I mean bliss.
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I agree. That's funny though. I actually just walked past a group of people with iPads and I just thought to myself, man, these people just have no idea. Well you know what they say, ignorance is idiocy, oops, I mean bliss.
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Hello Pot, meet kettle.
Papi4baby said:
Wow.
Where's the ignore button.
OP, if you like the SGS2 then wait for it, or wait for iP5 see what apple puts out.
I am doing that right now, between SGS2 or iP5.
Most of the stuff you will get here is android fans, but in reality apple has much better hardware than anything on android (my opinion). The OS, well they are pretty similar, if you want your phone to just work apple all the way, if you want to customized then go android.
Just be aware that iPhone can also be customized by jailbreaking.
I have a 3GS that's almost 2 years old and it's working as good as day one.
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LMFAO, There's sucker born every day...
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I love it when people say to get the iPhone if you just want it to work aand Android for customization.
If I do recall, I have never had any problems installing anything from the market on my phone; and everything else aalso just "works" along with more customization.
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Hello Pot, meet kettle.
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It sucks that i think my SGS2 is perfect as it is stock.No more spending hours here on XDA to see if someone finally made that rom,that makes my phone better.I remember the day´s when i had an HTC Diamond,funky little fone but kinda not what i had expected.Suddenly u could flash Windows Mobile 6.5 and the fone was like new!
Any1 else feeling the same?
got mine friday and spend this afternoon getting rid of the samsung crapware; this is my 6th android phone so i know what I use and what I want.
It surely was the easiest phone to alter; just had a few minutes to get used of odin but that was it!
Now waiting for cyanogenmod (my pref. by far) to get the flashing madness starting again
Ye i kind of miss it. Had a trinity and the Touch pro 2 both were pritty much unuasble stock after a few weeks. But the SG ii is just awsome, actually usable as a reliable phone lol
True, true. I've flashed my HTC Hero and Desire till the end with the newest of the newest roms.
I loved MIUI and Cyanogen, and anything else out of the ordinary. I just can't wait until these come to the SGSII (including a nice and easier recovery like Amonra or cwr). I just want to try the roms to see how they perform. I won't use MIUI that long, since I hate it's not available in my language.
Can't wait for the storm of custom roms this phone will have in the future
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I think it sucks because the battery is crap.
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Sell plenty of buyers want SGS2 as they are in short supply .
jje
I think it sux owning the GSII because it looks like an iPhone n people easily mistake it for an iPhone..not tht I care abt wat people say but it seriously does in some ways...bah!!
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I think it sux owning the GSII because it looks like an iPhone n people easily mistake it for an iPhone..not tht I care abt wat people say but it seriously does in some ways...bah!!
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That's also my concern, as I find it as an insult to be labeled as an iphone user.
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That's also my concern, as I find it as an insult to be labeled as an iphone user.
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exactly my point.!!
Same here, I am tired of the ignorant fools in my school who don't know any phone that is not an iPhone. Half the people who own an Android device probably don't even know it.
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Show them flash and then troll them whilst they quote (their messiah) Steve Jobs and shrug their shoulders.
It's what I would do.
OR show them:
widgets (even though this may come in iOS - Android's are/will be far better)
numerous homescreens
various launchers
4.3" screen
Super AMOLED Plus
(the metaphorical) epic growth of Android Market
the thinness - 8.49mm - (UMAD iPhone user?)
do I need to continue!
superutp said:
I think it sux owning the GSII because it looks like an iPhone n people easily mistake it for an iPhone..not tht I care abt wat people say but it seriously does in some ways...bah!!
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The sgs1 was definitely a victim of this. The sgs2 not so much.
daivik said:
Show them flash and then troll them whilst they quote (their messiah) Steve Jobs and shrug their shoulders.
It's what I would do.
OR show them:
widgets (even though this may come in iOS - Android's are/will be far better)
numerous homescreens
various launchers
4.3" screen
Super AMOLED Plus
(the metaphorical) epic growth of Android Market
the thinness - 8.49mm - (UMAD iPhone user?)
do I need to continue!
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lol..they wont understand any of tht....
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The sgs1 was definitely a victim of this. The sgs2 not so much.
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i wudnt know how the sg1 fared since I didnt own it...sg2 is my first samsung...
Meh, I pulled my phone out to show it to a friend who is a die hard Apple fan. His immediate reaction was, "Wow, look at how big that screen is". Never once was their mention made of the resemblance of an iPhone.
As for the battery comment, go troll in another thread. There's only 1275838234 threads for battery whining.
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I think it sux owning the GSII because it looks like an iPhone n people easily mistake it for an iPhone..not tht I care abt wat people say but it seriously does in some ways...bah!!
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No way. Everyone has been asking me about my phone. Same response of "Wow, so much nicer than the iphone 4"
So far no mistaken identity. Lol
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You could say they look similar and they are in that:
they are rectangular (this is very rare on smartphones)
they are black - THIS IS EVEN more rare
it's slimmer = Steve Jobs is mad.
And yes the home button. But my Desire has 5 buttons. 4 are a "dull-er" silver and the middle button is a really nice circular patterned metal sliver - it's the button you see immediately over the others.
If you look at windows phones, they have the windows key which is centred with 2 other buttons around it.
GSII has a centre button that's rectangular, surrounded by two other buttons.
So yes they are similar, but they're also similar to many other phones.
Jobs clearly has a problem with the fact that the GSII bridges that gap (on looks) between "A chunky, but extremely powerfull" which only certain people get (who don't mind the looks) and the "sleek, slim look" that appeals to the common consumer.
It's exactly what Apple did many years ago, they combined power with looks and an "image" for the phone.
(I'm saying this because I speak from personal experience seeing as I had an N80, and N95) Absolute BEASTS but they were insanely chunky, but I really didn't care.)
this is my first android device. Ive recently defected from nokia after a long relationship with symbian and more recently maemo. But its gone all wrong at nokia. wp7 devices, no os support, just community support (not such a bad thing) and Tech which is 2 years out of date. Was going to hold out for a n950/n9 but thats old tech and would prob be going against the sgs3. Plus they have dumped intel and left meego going no where.....
Im happy ive jumped ship now...
This phone is very much a king of phones. I love it, only had it a couple of days and im fascinated.
Huge wins for samsung and android
the other problem with this Samsung is 'we have no idea what kind of updates they have made and compare to Htc they are not helping people to see it,they just say UPDATE and thats it,Htc always show the updates of what kind of bugs they have fixed and anything else' for shure this is my last time i buy from Samsung,hopefuly next year when my contract finishes there will be more competitions
Hi guys, I made this list comparying the 2 in software and hardware, feal free to add things or fix things
Galaxy S2
Hardware Pros
Bigger screen
More colourful screen
Brighter Screen
Better viewing angles
Micro SD
FM Radio
Slimmer
Lighter
More Durable
4G ready
More buttons
Double Ram
NFC
Wi-Fi direct
DLNA
USB On-the-go
Better front facing camera
Removable battery
Software ICS Pros
Hundreds of Widgets
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Play all Zip files
Download torrents
Flash
Never have to hack
Face unlock
Android Beam?
Speech to txt
Live wallpapers
True multitasking
More video/picture editing
Panorama shooting
Instant camera shooting
Data usage monitor
Better search
Most advanced texting/ calling features
3rd Party video/audio players
3rd party browsers
Customizable keyboards
IPhone 4S
Hardware Pros
High res screen
better battery life
Software Pros
Siri
Smoother
More apps
I don't get what the point is of all these VS threads?? but the GPU in the 4S is better they say
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funny but true
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I don't get what the point is of all these VS threads??
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im trying to convince my freind who is in the Apple Matrix to see the truth
Siri is a con. Siri are for fanboys who love their phones so much that they have no friends. I picture Siri causing mental illness
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im trying to convince my freind who is in the Apple Matrix to see the truth
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If he's a true Apple Fanboy you'll never convince him. They're blinded by the Apple marketing machine which tells them what to buy and when to buy it. As long as you realise iOS is a pOS that's all that matters!
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If he's a true Apple Fanboy you'll never convince him. They're blinded by the Apple marketing machine which tells them what to buy and when to buy it. As long as you realise iOS is a pOS that's all that matters!
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Haha very true! Recently one of my colleague bought TWO iPhone 4Ss (one for him and another for his wife!). He was boosting like he has got a gold mine before I told him about GS2. He started telling that some Chinese phones even have TV tuners
I couldn't stop laughing at his ignorance that he was comparing SGS phones to Chinese replicas! Realized that he is just a small kid who never BOTHERED exploring the market to understand what he is going for. Thats what I call true iPhonetic!
I used to be an Apple fan, then I took an arrow to the knee.
Seriously tho, it won't be long till alot of them realize Android is the real king.
Thinking on tbh I'm glad people are Apple fan boys who are blinded by the fruit because we as a community of Androidians would never be the same. Aka - We dont want dipshits on our hype.
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I used to be an Apple fan, then I took an arrow to the knee.
Seriously tho, it won't be long till alot of them realize Android is the real king.
Thinking on tbh I'm glad people are Apple fan boys who are blinded by the fruit because we as a community of Androidians would never be the same. Aka - We dont want dipshits on our hype.
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Have you been around here lately? We already have dipshits all over the place. We need the dip**** terminator. Where is Arnold when you need him?
For all you Android fanboys - stop trying to prove a point. Android is good for people who want control over their device and aren't afraid to tinker with stuff. iOS is good for people who don't care, and just want their phone to work straight out of the box.
Android is getting more intuitive with ICS, but its still not as intuitive for new users as iOS. Deal with it. I absolutely love my SGS2 and Android, but I'm not about to fool myself (or anyone else) that Android is right for everyone.
What he said ^^^
I still have a 3gs which my sis gave me. I still play with games and use it as an ipod, also it can be used as an emergency fone ( you dont say!). Iphones are more fitted to people who just want a phone that works, games, entertainment. Android phones are for people who isn't afraid to muck around with their ****s. iOS and Android are both equally good and fitted for different purpose.
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What he said ^^^
I still have a 3gs which my sis gave me. I still play with games and use it as an ipod, also it can be used as an emergency fone ( you dont say!). Iphones are more fitted to people who just want a phone that works, games, entertainment. Android phones are for people who isn't afraid to muck around with their ****s. iOS and Android are both equally good and fitted for different purpose.
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no u are weeek!!! the war must go on!!!!!!!!!
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no u are weeek!!! the war must go on!!!!!!!!!
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Chill dude If your friend is an Apple sheep to an incurable level, I would just give up on it and let him get the iPhone 4S, then show all the cool ****s that we get from XDA to him
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Have you been around here lately? We already have dipshits all over the place. We need the dip**** terminator. Where is Arnold when you need him?
For all you Android fanboys - stop trying to prove a point. Android is good for people who want control over their device and aren't afraid to tinker with stuff. iOS is good for people who don't care, and just want their phone to work straight out of the box.
Android is getting more intuitive with ICS, but its still not as intuitive for new users as iOS. Deal with it. I absolutely love my SGS2 and Android, but I'm not about to fool myself (or anyone else) that Android is right for everyone.
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+1. Best comment on here. Stock galaxy s2 has nothing on a stock(not jail broken) ip4s. But im into tinkering thats why the iphone isnt for me.
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
Iphone is the best smartphone in the world. Even the first iphone is much faster and smoother than the cheap plasticky SGSII. Glass is much more stronger even than titanium, and much costlier, that's why other manufacturers don't afford to use it.
Previous iphone had the 4G's, the Wi-Fis and sh!t and was cool, any fool can realize that the new iphone has 4Ses and not just 2 as the Galaxy, hence is twice as faster!
Android not good, it's only for rocket scientists.
Just to call someone you need to read "Android for Dummies, 3rd Edition" - chapter 10 "How can I make a phone call" and then read FAQ section: "How do I end a phone call".
Installing an app is covered in Chapter 45, Section 18 - screen by screen instructions with drawings.
iPhones are more of a status symbol than anything else. Apple give you a phone with pretty basic features and you will love it because it has a little badge on it. Samsung give you a phone with the capabilities of a mid-range PC. I'm not for or against both, I own a PC and a Mac, an S2 and an iPad. It's personal preference at the end of the day.
If anyone knows of a Winterboard equivalent for Android please let me know!
i know this has been posted before, but it pretty much sums it up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xo3hFEWScA
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i know this has been posted before, but it pretty much sums it up...
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Never seen that before, i'm pissing myself with laughter here!
who the hell uses siri anyways i have about 6 friends that have iphones but don't use siri that much or at all.
As much as your Market is improving, I still think that is has a long way to go before it can reach the likes of the app store in term of quality! In term of quantity it's there but the apps on IOS are so much F***ING BETTER!!!
It puzzles me why when ever somebody starts a discussion like this a bunch of apple fanboys show up? Are you patrolling the internet looking for somebody who might insult your beloved icon?
Besides, what are you doing at xda in the first place. This is a forum for modders apple does not want you to do such things...
I have had alot of phones.
Galaxy s2
S2 skyrocket
HTC vivid
Galaxy nexus
IPhone 4
Etc....
But always found myself trading phones on craigslist or selling to get the latest and greatest! But when I finally found a xperia play on Cl I picked it up for cheap and I never been happier! Sure its not the latest or greatest but its not a COPYCAT! If they release another phone with a gamepad and get alot of Dev support that be the only way Ill have a new device. I'm looking to buy one in mint condition so I can get that one unlocked bootloader and let the flashing games begin!!!
Just see alot of people mad about ics not coming but to me it don't matter I'm stock att rom with v6 supercharger and I'm set!
Not saying I don't want ics in the future but no point getting butt hurt that's how life goes!!
Now I'm off my rant box!
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Yep its a great phone, had mine over a year now.
After over a year on gb I can say im ready for a new os, problem is I dont want a new phone to get it.
Hope for a source release and some dev magic
Yea great phone! Betas seem to run pretty good for those who have used it. With sources hopefully it will be better! But I loving the xperia! You should see everybody faces when they see the gamepad! Lol
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I got HTC Vivid and use the phone part, email, calendar, text, map, read news, listen to radio and browse the net. I had other phones such as blackberries, HTC Inspire, HTC Titan (windows) Samsung note and based on my needs, this is the best phone I had so far. I do agree that the phone gets a bit warm while using the GPS. The Google map is awesome, the GPS has been improved. The voice recognition works well. I like the notes software that came with it so I can hand write notes on the go. The screen size is perfect, you can read and reply to quick emails much easier. I think HTC is working hard to appeal to the business users and provides Outlook syncing software which is critical. I couldn't believe that the windows phone did not sync with Outlook, MS is missing the boat.
Finally! An iPhone user who appreciates other phones rather than Apple products. Sir, you are a guy in a million!
And yes, XPlay is something innovative, cool and interesting. Soon (not sure when) an updated version of the phone (XPlay 2) will be out. I think it's ability to compete in the smartphone industry will be a lot higher then.
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Finally! An iPhone user who appreciates other phones rather than Apple products. Sir, you are a guy in a million!
And yes, XPlay is something innovative, cool and interesting. Soon (not sure when) an updated version of the phone (XPlay 2) will be out. I think it's ability to compete in the smartphone industry will be a lot higher then.
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I have a Iphone 4 and the Xperia Play and love them both, people are allways complaining about the iPhone and Android, what I think is, if you want a phone just to make calls and msg's and play some games go with the iphone, ios is preaty and simple if you want to customize your phone and like to flash roms and mods go with Android. who have an iPhone have an iPhone, who have Android have Android! Stop saying that apple sucks, and the same goes to iPhone users! iOS and Android are both great OS's, they are just aimed for diferent things
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Finally! An iPhone user who appreciates other phones rather than Apple products. Sir, you are a guy in a million!
And yes, XPlay is something innovative, cool and interesting. Soon (not sure when) an updated version of the phone (XPlay 2) will be out. I think it's ability to compete in the smartphone industry will be a lot higher then.
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you do know Sony itself denied the Xplay 2 right?
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I have a Iphone 4 and the Xperia Play and love them both, people are allways complaining about the iPhone and Android, what I think is, if you want a phone just to make calls and msg's and play some games go with the iphone, ios is preaty and simple if you want to customize your phone and like to flash roms and mods go with Android. who have an iPhone have an iPhone, who have Android have Android! Stop saying that apple sucks, and the same goes to iPhone users! iOS and Android are both great OS's, they are just aimed for diferent things
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I totally agree! I had an iPhone before my Xperia Play, and I'm going to get an iPad soon, but you can't say which OS is better, because they can both do awesome things that the other OS can't... I like having both
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you do know Sony itself denied the Xplay 2 right?
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All they have said is its not coming soon. They want to concentrate on pushing the PlayStation certified side on other handsets (touchscreen)(tablets) to build the platform. People think xperia play is the only PlayStation phone but it's not and they want people to see there others. Plus play 2 will not come out till they have sold so much vitas as they won't put out a second new device to compete with there own products. Sony where happy with the play and it would be non business like not to consider it for the future
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Finally! An iPhone user who appreciates other phones rather than Apple products. Sir, you are a guy in a million!
And yes, XPlay is something innovative, cool and interesting. Soon (not sure when) an updated version of the phone (XPlay 2) will be out. I think it's ability to compete in the smartphone industry will be a lot higher then.
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That would be great if the xplay 2 or something similar pop up down the line! I like ios. Its simple and I see why most people prefer it. But I'm just Android guy always will be! Not saying I wouldn't get a new iPhone by I prefer android more.
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I have a Iphone 4 and the Xperia Play and love them both, people are allways complaining about the iPhone and Android, what I think is, if you want a phone just to make calls and msg's and play some games go with the iphone, ios is preaty and simple if you want to customize your phone and like to flash roms and mods go with Android. who have an iPhone have an iPhone, who have Android have Android! Stop saying that apple sucks, and the same goes to iPhone users! iOS and Android are both great OS's, they are just aimed for diferent things
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Yea totally agree! But its more annoying hearing iPhone users saying android sucks and can't give you a good reason.
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I'd love to see someone put Android onto the iPhone hardware. I was watching a youtube video earlier of a Samsung Omnia I900 (windows 6.5) running Android
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you do know Sony itself denied the Xplay 2 right?
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What?! You ruined my day. Actually, there may be another PS phone, but different from XPlay. :-S
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Yea totally agree! But its more annoying hearing iPhone users saying android sucks and can't give you a good reason.
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yeah, and most of them never had an Android Phone, or vice-versa.
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yeah, and most of them never had an Android Phone, or vice-versa.
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I had an iPhone for 18 months. I loathe them with a burning passion
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CTU_Loscombe said:
I had an iPhone for 18 months. I loathe them with a burning passion
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Sound like my friend when he got a nexus!
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I've never had an iPhone.
I actually haven't ever had an Apple product.
Maybe I would have been an iOS app developer if Apple didn't force application developers to use a Mac and make them have to get an Apple AppStore account.
Anyway, I'm staying with Android.
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Sound like my friend when he got a nexus!
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Don't get me wrong, I hated the iPhone the whole time I had it. Wasn't a case of hating it after getting an Android. My first Android was the Galaxy Europa GT-I550 and it sucked hard. Sold it and got the X10mini which aside from the 4 Corners Home Launcher (which Im using on my Play) sucked as well. Then I got the Play which I love. All my emulators in one place
In retrospect though, both OSs have their strengths and weaknesses. iOS is always smooth but lacks the customisation of Android. Android has the customisation but can sometimes be prone to lag
Swings and roundabouts really
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I'd love to see someone put Android onto the iPhone hardware. I was watching a youtube video earlier of a Samsung Omnia I900 (windows 6.5) running Android
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/06/yep-the-iphone-runs-android-2-2-too/ tada
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/06/yep-the-iphone-runs-android-2-2-too/ tada
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That's awesome. Someone gave the iPhone a good OS
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