Just moved over from an iPhone 4. Galaxy Note (white) is my first android and i'm already in love.
Love the customization UI
Love the Super amoled HD screen
and the device is super fast compared to the iDevice.
love the battery backup
Love the Stylus/Spen
hackerboi said:
Just moved over from an iPhone 4. Galaxy Note (white) is my first android and i'm already in love.
Love the customization UI
Love the Super amoled HD screen
and the device is super fast compared to the iDevice.
love the battery backup
Love the Stylus/Spen
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Pity. I wish there were more people like you.
I jumped from ios iphone 4s to the galaxy nexus but there are too many bugs and also dropping signal / internet on 3uk .. so its being returned back to amazon and ive just ordered the note cant wait
firstly missed android got sick of the locked down itunes and apple software
whilst i loved the nexus im hoping for better luck with the note .
the nexus was ok but there is no memory card and i had to format the phone 3 times which also means i lose everything in its memory cos its all in the same place
the software was also extreemly buggy and prone to crashes ...
i am very excited about the note .. love the size, the screen quality and also the stable firmware ... and its also good that ics will arrive this year .. hopefully by then more apps will work with it
ill give my full feedback on tuesday but another iphone widow cant wait for this monster device
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There are. Im one. I went over to Note from Iphone4. Had Iphone 3gs before that. Iphones 4 or 4S dont even come close to Notes capabilities.
toofank said:
There are. Im one. I went over to Note from Iphone4. Had Iphone 3gs before that. Iphones 4 or 4S dont even come close to Notes capabilities.
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I live in a country with the highest penetration of iPhone users in the world.
I too am one!
This is my very first Android device and I LOVE it! I've had iPhones since the 3G came out and didn't want to upgrade to the 4S, so sold my iPhone 4 and bought the Note.
To be honest though, my initial impressions of the Android OS wasn't great. But it's slowly growing on me. Looking forward to ICS.
Hope I don't get hated on, but a jailbroken iOS5 running on the Note would be the PERFECT phone!
Jay-Taicho said:
I too am one!
This is my very first Android device and I LOVE it! I've had iPhones since the 3G came out and didn't want to upgrade to the 4S, so sold my iPhone 4 and bought the Note.
To be honest though, my initial impressions of the Android OS wasn't great. But it's slowly growing on me. Looking forward to ICS.
Hope I don't get hated on, but a jailbroken iOS5 running on the Note would be the PERFECT phone!
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I would be the first one to hate you, but I understand you.
It takes time to transition to Android.
Once you get used to Android, you will never go back.
I came to Android from Windows Mobile 6, and hated at first. Now I would never think to change to anything but.
The thing about Android you quickly learn is that if you don't like something you can usually change it.
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I'm sure it will grow on me. I love the fact you can easily customize the UI. Was addicted to customizing on the iPhone. Created and changed my theme for the iPhone every other day.
Sounds stupid, but I used to have an Android theme running on my iPhone, and now I've noticed quite a few iPhone themes in the Market. Can't help myself, but I'm gonna slap one on and see what it looks like
From 3G > 3GS > I4 now a Galaxy Note. The white is proper white, unlike iPhone4 White which turns yellowish... and the UI is very different and customisable. My iphone was jailbroken and modded but it was never close to the android ui. The Speed on the android is awesome too.
love browsing on the Note's screen.
Most of my peers are moving on to Android, SGS2 being the favourite even the SE ARC S is awesome.
Welcome to all ex-iPhone users! Hope you will enjoy the very android Freedom!
Same here. Was a user since 3gs, then iphone 4, sold it and bought the note. Never looked back!
Unless apple comes up with a super sleek iphone 5 with 5 inch screen and ios6 that is as customizable as android, I doubt I will ever go back to apple.
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hackerboi said:
Just moved over from an iPhone 4. Galaxy Note (white) is my first android and i'm already in love.
Love the customization UI
Love the Super amoled HD screen
and the device is super fast compared to the iDevice.
love the battery backup
Love the Stylus/Spen
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Wise choice!
I keep reading the title of this thread as 'Migraine from an iPhone'
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Hope I don't get hated on, but a jailbroken iOS5 running on the Note would be the PERFECT phone!
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I think a large portion of the speed of iOS is due to the Standardized hardware of the iOS devices. So your sentence there is somewhat of a contradiction, interestingly enough.. It will be interesting to see if Apple does increase the size or resolution of the next iphone.
It's surprising to me that the OP thinks the note is faster than the iphone - it shouldn't be nearly as tuned... With ICS it might give it a run for it's money though.
Another user of iphone, welcome.
iPhone is fast but once jailbroken and loaded with notification bar tweaks it does lag here n there. Plus the UI is ancient now and the screen is way too small for browsing, gaming and movies.
Hi,
Same thing for me: iphone 2g, 3g and 4. I just sold my Iphone 4 and bought the Note.
I love it !!!!!!
3g > 3Gs > Note (bought on 7 Jan)
Will never look back omg, why i was waiting so long? ok maybe sgs2 wasnt a big upgrade from iphone, but Note!!!! its the 3rd day and my eyes are sparkling everytime i use it
ive been doing a lot of modifications via jailbreaking iphone, but it was never good enough. and when ios update comes i had to start everything again and wait till devs update their jailbroken utilities etc..
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1) one turnoff is the sound quality. Note (and sgs2 as ive learned) has terrible sound. Can it be improved if I use bluetooth headset ? do bluetooth devices have their own DACs inside?
2) i found that app called "voodoo louder" can make the note volume higher at least, but it requires rooting. i have not learned the process and safety and keeping it stock because i dont want to lose warranty, at least not for the first month(s)
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i wouldnt suggest Note to mainstream users though, its for IT crowd mostly. but while there are flaws (screen, sound), i will never return to IOS !! NEVER!!
hackerboi said:
Just moved over from an iPhone 4. Galaxy Note (white) is my first android and i'm already in love.
Love the customization UI
Love the Super amoled HD screen
and the device is super fast compared to the iDevice.
love the battery backup
Love the Stylus/Spen
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Same here. And I'm becoming more then a little obsessed with this phone as well.
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If you were upgrading to a new phone tomorrow. Would it be the sexy Nexus-S, with the beautiful Super AMOLED screen and stock Android, or a jailbreaked iPhone running custom themes and apps ?
I prefer Android lately, I have the EVO rooted with CM 6.1 and it is pretty darn cool. But my Brother currently has a 2yr old iPhone3G, and it is flaky and running like poo lately, he wants a new phone this week. I told him about the Nexus-S, and he is not to sure about going Android yet.
He said there are some cool features with a jailbroke iPhone 4 ? He likes the thinness of the new iPhone and great battery life, plus the screen res is amazing. To me the screen is too small for a cool smart phone, and no widgets blows, but that's what jailbreaking is for I guess.
opinions ??
Zorachus said:
If you were upgrading to a new phone tomorrow. Would it be the sexy Nexus-S, with the beautiful Super AMOLED screen and stock Android, or a jailbreaked iPhone running custom themes and apps ?
I prefer Android lately, I have the EVO rooted with CM 6.1 and it is pretty darn cool. But my Brother currently has a 2yr old iPhone3G, and it is flaky and running like poo lately, he wants a new phone this week. I told him about the Nexus-S, and he is not to sure about going Android yet.
He said there are some cool features with a jailbroke iPhone 4 ? He likes the thinness of the new iPhone and great battery life, plus the screen res is amazing. To me the screen is too small for a cool smart phone, and no widgets blows, but that's what jailbreaking is for I guess.
opinions ??
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Nexus S... Don't make a bad decision.
Is this really a question? The Nexus S by far.
iPhone 4 owners will say "your Nexus S don't even support 720p recording"
i'm not going to at&t
I had an iPhone 3GS jailbroken and decked out the whole shebang. It was "nice". Then got BORED of it and bought the Nexus One. You can only do so much on an iPhone.
Nexus S here I come!
wait a month and get the iphone on verizon.
ekerazha said:
iPhone 4 owners will say "your Nexus S don't even support 720p recording"
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Not officially. Hell up until recently the iPhone didn't support multi-tasking officially either
tekkitan said:
Not officially. Hell up until recently the iPhone didn't support multi-tasking officially either
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I'm an iPhone 4 user and i"m gonna say your Nexus S doesn't support external memory
dliao said:
I'm an iPhone 4 user and i"m gonna say your Nexus S doesn't support external memory
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either does your's
mine supports NFC! and has better graphics
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Not officially. Hell up until recently the iPhone didn't support multi-tasking officially either
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Nope http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9836053&postcount=21
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Nope http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9836053&postcount=21
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Are you reading more random things on the internet again and believing them? It's almost the exact same hardware as the Galaxy S. Don't tell me they changed the board to have lesser bandwidth just for the Nexus S.
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Are you reading more random things on the internet again and believing them? It's almost the exact same hardware as the Galaxy S. Don't tell me they changed the board to have lesser bandwidth just for the Nexus S.
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That's from an Android developer ( http://twitter.com/dnaltews ), I wouldn't call it "random"
dnaltews @supercurio clock rate limitation of the SoC. Galaxy uses an external image processing part as a work around. Not enough PCB space in N.S.
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That's from an Android developer ( http://twitter.com/dnaltews ), I wouldn't call it "random"
dnaltews @supercurio clock rate limitation of the SoC. Galaxy uses an external image processing part as a work around. Not enough PCB space in N.S.
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We'll see soon enough. I remember something similar being said about the N1, though I can't find it because all I can find is links on the 720p fix for the N1.
Bumping an old thread, but anyone still spotty on this? I've been contemplating after getting my AT&T Nexus S and comparing it to the iPhone 4, but its seems like other than a few more games and larger storage, I actually am siding with the Nexus S.
there is no point getting the IP4, SNS is so much better in every way
specially SAMOLED
Android Market
All the apps you can ever dream of
not locked to itunes
you can sync and do anything you like with the phone
you can play any media file you want, not locked to itunes
etc...
and the list just goes on and on
AllGamer said:
there is no point getting the IP4, SNS is so much better in every way
specially SAMOLED
Android Market
All the apps you can ever dream of
not locked to itunes
you can sync and do anything you like with the phone
you can play any media file you want, not locked to itunes
etc...
and the list just goes on and on
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Yes and I agree. I had my SNS listed but removed it. The only thing that's a plus for me with the iPhone at this point is its camera is superior. But ive been asking myself if loosing all that I like in android for a camera on a phone. Battery life used to be a big one too but id put the SNS at 90% of what the iPhone's battery can hold. As far as apps, there's a lot of fluff in the market thanks to wallpapers and ringtones being considered apps. However, of all the apps that i have on my iPhone, id only really miss Tiny Wings and PvZ. Admittedly though, I have an iPad 2 that will hold all of those.
Regardless of apps. Even though Android Market doesn't have the same number of apps. Everything you're looking for is available. If a particular app is paid, you don't have to pay for it, instead you can go for a alternative free version.
Remember, quality of apps > quantity. And open market no restrictions
Almost every app that I want is here. Alternative keyboard / desktops are so much better.
ESPECIALLY when it comes to development. Rooting/flashing ROMs > jailbreak.
Yes. i was running the i9023 odin on my 9020A and it was flawless. good battery life and never had a force close on anything other than MIUI music. However, i couldn't get certain market apps, like paypal and ringlert. Any other suggestions for max battery life ROMs? currently on NSCOLLAB current version.
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Yes. i was running the i9023 odin on my 9020A and it was flawless. good battery life and never had a force close on anything other than MIUI music. However, i couldn't get certain market apps, like paypal and ringlert. Any other suggestions for max battery life ROMs? currently on NSCOLLAB current version.
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Hm. what carrier are you using? Try market enabler, you should be able to get those apps.
Max battery tips (hopefully j0hnz wont come here and troll me on the battery topic again):
- Use DARK Wallpapers (Super AMOLED doesn't use power when displaying black)
Various applications such as "XDA" have a skin to theme it black. Check settings for apps you use to see if there's a dark skin of it available.
- Brightness set to 0% (Maybe its too low for you, but I like it.. I find 0% to be still very bright).
I am extremely tempted with one of these, I know this may start a fanboy android vs iOS slagging match, but what made you change, are you happy and what are the major benefits, I read on here that the SGS2 has some issues with gps, wifi and terrible battery life, this concerns me.
I'm an Android user, but...
- GPS is the fastest I've ever known in a phone
- Wifi is fine
- Battery life is dependent on what you do. There's a bug in Android 2.3.3 which has been resolved in 2.3.4, which causes excessive battery drain on dual core phones. An update is being released this month supposedly... [hey, even with the bug the life is fine IMO]
just about to sell my iphone 4, there are some things the ip4 does better but i think there are some software updates coming to the gs2 that will bring it back up to speed.
I did that. I sold my iPhone once I got my SGS II. In truth, battery life is a bit lower than iPhone but I guess it has something to do with the 2.3.3 kernel. I am now waiting for the 2.3.4 kernel but other than that, I love the SGS II.
The battery life last about a day with low usage (surfing, Whatsapp, Beejive IM and also Seesmic). Usually I end the day without about 20% battery. Also, I use Navigon with it and I am very happy with the GPS. It picks up and lock on about as fast or not even faster than the iPhone 4 with Tomtom.
I have an iPhone 4, but I'm not selling it. It's a fantastic little device. Keyword: LITTLE. I don't want to use it as a phone anymore, but I'm not going to sell it because I have a lot of money in vested in the appstore, and it lasts FOREVER as an Mp3 player! lol. It also takes great pictures .
But I got my SGS2, as well. But No, I'm not selling my iphone 4, but maybe because I afford to keep both? If I couldn't, maybe I'd sell it. The SGS2 is a way better phone and device in general, but as many people say, every phone has its pros and cons.
Just a couple of things.
The sound quality from the iPhone is quite a bit better. And there are lots more games on the iPhone.
But, the sgs2 allows you to customize the phone to a much greater extent. And its screen is simply wonderful.
If I was you, I would wait until Monday and see what apple has in store and pop in to a shop and check out the sgs2.
Personally I love my sgs2 but I am thinking of getting a mp3 player as it sounds a bit poo. But that's just me.
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Sold mine and don't look back very happy with what I have.
sold mine to get the sgs2, many pros and cons for both but happy with sgs2 and dont seem to have any battery problems,gps problems all is good. just the home button slow to wake phone up which fingers crossed it will be solved with 2.3.4 update.
but i must say ill be getting the iphone 5 on release day
Sold my iPhone 4 as well and got the SGS2 instead. Never looked back. Never really liked the iOS interface anyway so it felt great to be back on Android..
Something which is DEFINITELY worse on the Galaxy 2 in the audio quality over bluetooth. It simply SUCKS.
Since I drive a lot, it's something I really miss of my Iphone 4.... also if anybody knows about any fix (I heard of something somewhere, but never managed to get enough info), please post it to me I will be very grateful.
LondonGemini said:
Just a couple of things.
The sound quality from the iPhone is quite a bit better. And there are lots more games on the iPhone.
I find them equal for sound quality and never use MP3 player instead of the phone .
jje
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The wife has my iphone 4, don't miss it and much prefer my SG2
Sold my iphone 4 for Sg2....only thing I miss are the quality apps in the appstore....
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Audio quality the iphone4 is definitely better unless u have a portable amp then i cant say. Only thing fun bout the iphone was jailbreaking to me and that didnt lasted very long.
I'm in the exact same position as the OP.
I have iPhone 4 but am getting a bit bored of iOS. I Jailbreak for customisation options but Android seems to be much more versatile & the lack of Jailbreak for iPad 2 worries me going forward with iDevices.
Apple need to reveal a major iOS 5 overhaul at WWDC (the introduction of widgets is essential) or I'll be getting the SGS2 at the end of the month.
If iOS5 does tick all the right boxes for me then I'm really going to be torn. I will probably run both iPhone 4 & SGS2 until the new iDevice is launched & then make the Android v iOS choice.
My only real concern about moving to SGS2 is the build quality. I've tried the store demo units & they don't have the premium feel of iPhone 4.
Nuggzy said:
I'm in the exact same position as the OP.
I have iPhone 4 but am getting a bit bored of iOS. I Jailbreak for customisation options but Android seems to be much more versatile & the lack of Jailbreak for iPad 2 worries me going forward with iDevices.
Apple need to reveal a major iOS 5 overhaul at WWDC (the introduction of widgets is essential) or I'll be getting the SGS2 at the end of the month.
If iOS5 does tick all the right boxes for me then I'm really going to be torn. I will probably run both iPhone 4 & SGS2 until the new iDevice is launched & then make the Android v iOS choice.
My only real concern about moving to SGS2 is the build quality. I've tried the store demo units & they don't have the premium feel of iPhone 4.
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I sold my Iphone 4, it was jailbreaked with lockinfo, BiteSMS and much more. The build quality on the SGS II is maybe not as great as the iPhone 4 but it is ok. The one thing I miss most is the overall better quality of apps in the appstore - and the batterylife of the iPhone
Still have the iPhone 4 with me, now whenever I use the iPhone, I feel like theres nothing missing, theres no back button!
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Still have the iPhone 4 with me, now whenever I use the iPhone, I feel like theres nothing missing, theres no back button!
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That also means you save that screen space hehe. Yes the iPhone is a good phone. It has it's pros and cons. But I prefer an android phone with a 4.3 inch screen than a 3.5 inch screen device. Battery life isn't as good on a 4.3 inch fully functioning multitasking 1.2 ghz phone compared to a closed single core smaller screened device that doesn't allow any real multitasking. Shame. Oh well I'm going to get a battery case (maybe) hehe.
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Am keeping my iPhone 4 for now. Love my SGS2, prefer the bigger screen and customization options.
Battery life is much better on iPhone and prefer the build quality.
Lets see what Monday brings
Had an iPhone 4 (32gb, jailbroken, etc). Fell in love with the SGS2 after reading every article that I could find. Ordered it from expansys. Kept my iP4 just in case I didn't like the SGS2. Within 1 day I had my iP4 up on craigslist for sale.
I guess I'm lucky since my job doesn't permit me the luxury of playing with the phone all day. Battery has been more than adequate for me. Fact of the matter is I've been at or above the same level as my iP4 at the end of the day.
The thing that I'm super stoked about with this phone is it's potential that has yet to even be unleashed. IMHO it's the most future proof device out at the moment. The full capabilities haven't even been scratched yet. I'm still running a completely stock device and I couldn't be happier. Once dev's get a real hold on the device watch out. Powerhouse FTW.
samsung galaxy s2 does have to wow factor but i was not able to enjoy as much as i did iphone. so i have sold my galaxy s2 for 4k less and again bought myself an iphone 4 this time white one
Not really sure why you made a thready up saying this but yeah the I4 is a nice phone, I sold one not so long ago and wen on the Optimus X2( terrible phone).
Sold that and got this and I wouldn't go back to a Iphone 4, IOS is way to basic and there is very little you can do to mod it like Android, I certainly wouldn't give up 1080p video recording, playing pretty much any video format out including mkv's for the Iphone,
The I4 records ok video just not in the same league as this phone and as much as I liked the resolution on the I4's screen it doesn't come close too the quality of the Super AMOLED + on this phone for colours/blacks but each too there own i guess .
niks_5in said:
samsung galaxy s2 does have to wow factor but i was not able to enjoy as much as i did iphone. so i have sold my galaxy s2 for 4k less and again bought myself an iphone 4 this time white one
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congrats. I have my iPhone 4 right next to me, I haven't touched it in days .
The SGS2 is just way better in my opinion. It does EVERYTHING the iPhone does, except REALLY WELL! Like watching videos? No need to encode. Reading ebooks? MUCH larger display. Images on the screen? WOW! That's an awesome screen! Holding more than 32 gigs in it (YUP!). Widgets, GREAT!
My BIGGEST problems with the iphone were:
1) screen size
2) having to download EVERY DAMN NOTIFICATION TWICE! I would RECEIVE a notification for an IM app, have to open it, and then it would have to download it again! BIGGEST WASTE OF BATTERY AND TIME! I hated this.
Also the extra keyboard room is FANTASTIC. And it's SOOO thin and SOOO sexy! I love it! ^^
Battery life could be improved, but then again it's powering a next gen screen that's almost an inch bigger, also not only 1 faster processor, but 2! I have not had ANY lag (my iphone lags SOOO MUCH especially multitasking, switching between apps). This was the Android device I've always wanted
EDIT: Btw, if the iPhone works better for you, then that's fantastic. I know a lot of people to whom I'd recommend the iPhone over the SGS2. The iPhone just works, and it does its job. I consider myself tech savvy-ish, and I didn't like the incredibly closed box Mr. Jobs sent me in a pretty glass package. . But TBH, the iPhone is a great device. But I found one that's better (for me). I'm sure that's the case with MANY people. I wouldn't recommend to my mom an iPhone or an Android phone. She needs a craptastic Nokia that makes phone calls and lasts 5 days on battery life.
niks_5in said:
but i was not able to enjoy as much as i did iphone
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I'm curious, what did you find more enjoyable on the iPhone?
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I'm curious, what did you find more enjoyable on the iPhone?
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Having decisions made for you? xD
I like flash player on IPone .
jje
niks_5in said:
samsung galaxy s2 does have to wow factor but i was not able to enjoy as much as i did iphone. so i have sold my galaxy s2 for 4k less and again bought myself an iphone 4 this time white one
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WOW, the new IP4 is WHITE, totally different and cool, it's way better than the one they released a year ago. It's like just totally better than the GSII, because.
Gotta love people like this - you really think you're that important that we need to know that you went back to a white iphone 4, and you even made a new thread. Best part is that you can't even be bothered to justify why you did this, so you win the prize for most useless thread ever.
Go away troll, we really don't care what you do.
niks_5in said:
samsung galaxy s2 does have to wow factor but i was not able to enjoy as much as i did iphone. so i have sold my galaxy s2 for 4k less and again bought myself an iphone 4 this time white one
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You sold your new phone with some teething issues to buy an old phone with ongoing issues?
Awesome I guess........
niks_5in said:
samsung galaxy s2 does have to wow factor but i was not able to enjoy as much as i did iphone. so i have sold my galaxy s2 for 4k less and again bought myself an iphone 4 this time white one
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You sold your new phone with some teething issues to buy an old phone with a quarter of the power and ongoing issues for more money?
Awesome I guess........
Nothing quite like an Apple fan, Apples marketing dept is quite something.
Sometimes I think I have accidentally gone into the wrong forum, what with everyone talking about the iPhone all the time!
JJEgan said:
I like flash player on IPone .
jje
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nice one
JJEgan said:
I like flash player on IPone .
jje
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Multitasking is a plus for me!
Oh yeah, the iPhone 4 is incredible!
Especially after the iOS5 update- that new Notification Center is insane! When will Android get a notification thing which slides down? It's magical and will revolutionize the way we see notifications... forever.
i am able to enjoy as much as i did iphone [sic]!
/s
*sigh* OP, why do you think people on here care?
niks_5in said:
samsung galaxy s2 does have to wow factor but i was not able to enjoy as much as i did iphone. so i have sold my galaxy s2 for 4k less and again bought myself an iphone 4 this time white one
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I think you made the worst decision.... dear. I just purchased Galaxy S II today and am enjoying it fully.
The bad part is you didn't give yourself any time to play with custom ROMs, android launchers, custom themes, ROMs like MIUI and CM7 (unavailable on S2 as of now but will come for sure), and very much more super-exciting stuff.
God help you!
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Gotta love people like this - you really think you're that important that we need to know that you went back to a white iphone 4, and you even made a new thread. Best part is that you can't even be bothered to justify why you did this, so you win the prize for most useless thread ever.
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You obviously haven't read some of the other threads he has started. This is actually one of his better ones.
I just wish android would get OTA updates, because it's brand spanking new innovation that was just released on iOS5....oh wait...
Might just pop over to here...http://getwifisync.com/
Hmmm. Guy submits app...gets rejected...Apple basically improves the app over the next year, with its numerous engineers working on it...then re-releases it in iOS5.
That's what so many people pay (stupidly overpriced amounts of money) for?
Oh well, what-ever floats your boat. :|
For me the Galaxy S was already better, let alone the S2..
/androidfanboymodeon/
yes your typing but all I read is meeeeeh meeeeee meeeeeeeeh, ****ing apple sheeps.
/androidfanboymodeoff/
niks_5in said:
samsung galaxy s2 does have to wow factor but i was not able to enjoy as much as i did iphone. so i have sold my galaxy s2 for 4k less and again bought myself an iphone 4 this time white one
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suffering under the stockholm syndrome?
useless information, useless thread.
please close or delete...
My life will never be the same, I'll miss you and your quality posts...
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suffering under the stockholm syndrome?
useless information, useless thread.
please close or delete...
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yea got raped in the a** by a dude so much in the past that he's starting to prefer continuing to be raped in the a** rather then have sex with pamela anderson.
Hi guys, just wondering wether is worth upgrading to a s3 from a iPhone 4s?.
Getting bored of the 4s now and fancy a change and something new. I've had androids in the past, Xperia, htc xl etc... Still yet to try out a Samsung phone.
So what you reckon?..
Regards, Gibbo.
gibbo82 said:
Hi guys, just wondering wether is worth upgrading to a s3 from a iPhone 4s?.
Getting bored of the 4s now and fancy a change and something new. I've had androids in the past, Xperia, htc xl etc... Still yet to try out a Samsung phone.
So what you reckon?..
Regards, Gibbo.
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I have both. Believe me it's much better than iPhone 4s. But try a demo in some shop to see if you like it
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I believe S3 is better than even iPhone 5. And that's not even released.
Jokes apart, having used both phones, what I liked about 4S was the outrageously smooth UI. But Jelly Bean is going to address that anyway. No other features in iOS are going to compare to the features in Android. What this boils down to now is hardware and S3 hardware is hands down the better.
Since you are asking this in SIII forum, I am guessing you have already made up your mind. Just want people to convince you more? :angel:
Thanx for the comments so far guys
My mind is mixed up at the minute, wether to go for it or not!. Whats the battery & picture quality like compared to the 4s?
Battery any good in standby?
gibbo82 said:
Thanx for the comments so far guys
My mind is mixed up at the minute, wether to go for it or not!. Whats the battery & picture quality like compared to the 4s?
Battery any good in standby?
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Battery lasts for 4 days if you just talk from time to time. Or you will get around 5 hours screen time with decent brightness in 1 day.
Just get the S3 already, you won't regret it!
Sell that junk you're using now to some teenage blond, that's who these phones are made for : )
gibbo82 said:
Thanx for the comments so far guys
My mind is mixed up at the minute, wether to go for it or not!. Whats the battery & picture quality like compared to the 4s?
Battery any good in standby?
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Battery is overall far better on the S3.
Just default web browsing is better on the 4S, but if you use the reverse rendering (who make white black and black white) the battery life on web brosing far exceed the 4s.
Android, from my point of view put iOs to shame apps integration is far better (you can really share with android not just to email and twitter), google now est faaar better than siri, no comparaison. And well, Android is not a boring Os
if you are from android before then you good to go , if purely ios user then stay at ios cause so most hardcore ios user are ignorant , always asking stupid question they buy a android platform and keep asking why android cant work like ios :laugh:
No, Apple is soon going to make sure Android is banned all over the world. Don't get on a sinking ship.
crapple vs Android
android banned! wont happen as its against the consumer rights act in the uk and our monopolies commission will see crapple's tactic as an underhand method in control of the market so will NOT allow it in any way shape or form.
Sure as hell it is, especially after cm10 has started rolling out, jelly bean is pure awesome even though it's still in alpha
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What's this about I hear the graphics being to cartoonish on the s3?. What's the screen like in direct sunlight?
Well seeing as the only 4s feature I see advertised is siri then I would say definitely s voice struggles to understand me but I am always dubious about voice recognition.
And the s3 has more features than just voice recognition which from what I can see the 4s doesn't.
And don't fuel Apple's monopolizing of the entire computer and phone industry, morals ate more important than features.
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Simple answer : if you stay with 4s, you stuck in year 2006. Upgrade to S3 and you are in 2012 July 24th. Your choice.
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The original galaxy is a upgrade from the 4s
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I upgraded from a 3GS (didn't find the features compelling enough to go to 4, 4S camera was very tempting). I must say the S3 is amazing. You have to get used to it as using an iPhone dumbed me down a bit and the Android OS is a bit more complex.
However the apps I used on the iPhone are all here so that a bonus. In addition the battery can be removed so I can now have double the battery life if I wanted Overall the screen is real nice and speed of the device is amazing. I would recommend this 100%. However make sure you are happy with the size as it is quite large
gibbo82 said:
Hi guys, just wondering wether is worth upgrading to a s3 from a iPhone 4s?.
Getting bored of the 4s now and fancy a change and something new. I've had androids in the past, Xperia, htc xl etc... Still yet to try out a Samsung phone.
So what you reckon?..
Regards, Gibbo.
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the galaxy s 3 is gonna compete with the iphone 5 or 6 or whatever they gonna call it. 4s is old news so theres your answer.
I've been using android for 2 years now and 6 months ago i decided to try 4S, mainly because it was fast stable and had a great camera. After 2 months I got bored of it, could not take the limitations of the OS (even when Jailbroken) and decided to get the S3. I was a bit sceptic in the beginning but now I think Galaxy S3 is a great phone, better camera, better os, superb screen, sd card slot and excellent battery life are things to consider as well.
aydc said:
No, Apple is soon going to make sure Android is banned all over the world. Don't get on a sinking ship.
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Your answered your own question.. "is it with the UPGRADE?"
I want to know from expert guys who have bought S4 or those who have expert ideas about screen smearing or other issues with S4, kindly advise me should we buy S4 right now or should we wait, or should we consider iPhone5 which does it all in good way but just smaller display or even HTC One?
Advice required?
How can you even consider iPhone 5 is beyond me...
Wait to see if the problems get fixed I guess. HTC One is the next best thing.
@usmanxhmed you can choose whatever you prefer. People here will bash you if you mention any iOS devices. But tbh I just switched to S4 and currently having yellow tint issues .. I believe my iPhone 4S's display is brighter and clearer than my current S4, only that it's smaller. You may want to wait.
it's not bashing about ios. iphone 5 is rubbish. even galaxy s3 is better. how could someone consider iphone 5 to galaxy s4. it's beyond my imagination.
I'm loving my S4, I can't see what everyone is moaning about, inventing all of these 'issues' with it! Just set your phone up properly and off you go.
Seriously, it's the best phone I've ever had. My mate has an iPhone, I was showing off my S4 today and it does impress.
The quality of the screen is the first thing you notice, just playing the helicopter video which is on the phone does a good job when showing off, then demonstrate hovering over text messages and emails, then gesture scroll on the browser, it can't fail to impress, even iPhone owners!
Don't hesitate, just buy an S4.
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usmanxhmed said:
I want to know from expert guys who have bought S4 or those who have expert ideas about screen smearing or other issues with S4, kindly advise me should we buy S4 right now or should we wait, or should we consider iPhone5 which does it all in good way but just smaller display or even HTC One?
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If you consider to buy a Iphone 5 instead of the s4, better go with the One. Its closer in terms of fluidness, haptics, optics and display.
nniicckkss said:
I'm loving my S4, I can't see what everyone is moaning about, inventing all of these 'issues' with it! Just set your phone up properly and off you go.
Seriously, it's the best phone I've ever had. My mate has an iPhone, I was showing off my S4 today and it does impress.
The quality of the screen is the first thing you notice, just playing the helicopter video which is on the phone does a good job when showing off, then demonstrate hovering over text messages and emails, then gesture scroll on the browser, it can't fail to impress, even iPhone owners!
Don't hesitate, just buy an S4.
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You're probably just too excited with your S4. I had an iPhone before the S4 and the screen is much brighter. Also, my S4 has a yellowish tint, which is not something i'm happy about. Oh and all those features by Samsung are gimmicks and useless, I turned them all off.
It's a good phone, don't get me wrong, but I hate how this forum is filled with fanboys defending it with everything. Phones DO have disadvantages whether you like it or not -.-
The screen is definitely brighter on my brothers iPhone 5, but most the time you have it on mid brightness anyway, otherwise the 1400mah battery will run out
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@3473 Yeah a smaller battery and drains fast, but the screen does not disappoint imo. I always had my brightness on 80%. The thing is, I never noticed it until today, hence why I am annoyed by it so much. I realise it now every time I turn on my S4 :\
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You're probably just too excited with your S4. I had an iPhone before the S4 and the screen is much brighter. Also, my S4 has a yellowish tint, which is not something i'm happy about. Oh and all those features by Samsung are gimmicks and useless, I turned them all off.
It's a good phone, don't get me wrong, but I hate how this forum is filled with fanboys defending it with everything. Phones DO have disadvantages whether you like it or not -.-
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I've had my first Samsung phone ever, for less than a week, and now I'm a fanboy...!
You're funny.
If your gimmicky phone is broken, change it!
(Perhaps for an iPhone as you like them so much.)
Mine isn't tinted yellow, it's fine.
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@NNIicckks This is my first samsung as well, hence why I'm disappointed. Can you hold your phone with an empty white screen to your laptop (both on full brightness) ? See if you can find yellow tint in yours.
Firstly i am not iFanboy, as i bashed all my life iPhones when i use to love Symbian, the likes of e52, which i bought 4 times in few years and i use to dislike Android as it stole the show and i use to laugh at iPhone as i thought it lacks basic features.
Then features made me switch to Android and i could never switch back to Symbian which i still love, but can't use as most of them you know why, thought i have an old Nokia 5630 for emergencies like now.
Used few Xperias, Desires, Galaxy and the last one i sold was HTC One x About 40 days ago to get decent money out of it just to save money for S4.
Then S4 was so dam late after its announcement, i could not wait, i bought brand new black iPhone 5 just to try iOS for the first time in life, to see why girls, and people like girls like iPhone so much, mainly i evaluated in past because it just do most things, and it does in fairly better way.
When i bought it, i liked iPhone5 screen, not just the brightness because i usually set brightness at 40 percent, to save batter, but the blacks, the colours and it was decent package.
I was surprised that you cannot change even SMS app in iPhone but little happy too that i could never decide which SMS app or which launcher i should use with Android, i was happy there is no home screen in iPhone as i was always nervous to use any widgets on Android due to poor batteries of all android phones.
I was sad that you cannot block calls, you cannot record calls and you have to pay for paid Apps unlike in Android, in which i use to find Apps from net and manually install them. i decided not to jailbreak iPhone because i bought it for ease of use and not to mess, so i given up in whatsapp being paid and start using viber.
then i found it iPhones bezal is prone to scratch like a fire in jungle, softwares were beautiful and screen was too small i felt, though i bought to use for long term but due to those limiations i bought new iPhone 5 with good loss for S4 a week ago after using for 2 weeks.
Now i kept my savings back to buy S4, now guess what, screen, issue, over heating, battery drain? now i think did i made bad choice to sale iPhone, as it was doing most things good and plus its size was great to carry it around, if i could adjust with smaller screen thinking, little is big if little can do most big screens task, as i sold iPhone for big screen S4 plus normal android features like default softwares changing, hacked apps, sharing of songs/videos and larger screen to view web pages and videos and pictures.
Though iPhone screen was very good, i was fond of AMOLED sharp colours too and deep blacks.
Now nobody knows whats the situation of S4 in Pakistan, i called the retailer he says he has no clue about about smearing, what it is, means he is not sure if its there or not, so i am left to spend all my savings to buy this fun and see if my luck is good or bad.
Another thing that let me down is no response from Samsung, i think they taking success as granted just as Nokia did and see its condition now, My beloved Nokia too took success by granted an stayed in past glory, by feeding ancient generation slow CPU when the world was moving to dual cores, they thought we are Nokia we can do whatever we want.
Now samsung is silent, no official response, are they this careless about consumer or worried about 10M pre orders?
now i am here without a smart phone? how can i buy S4 when i am not sure if my unit will have issue or not.
For HTC One X lovers, Metal is good, but prone to scratches and dents more than plastic, so you have to put silicon cover, metal gone and phone becomes fatter, but fine, its ok to bear it, but power switch is not fine? it must be pain for me? HTC in years every reviewer bashed your power button placement, and you are not willing to learn, this time put even farther.
Screem is better but why smaller? battery is nice and again smaller as was the case in S3 and One x? why HTC has to do these compromises is beyond me?
But the two things that is putting One off for me is power button placement, hello i have to use second hand every time? and batter concerns?
I have written too much bull**** here, why? because Samsung could not come up with official statement and they are sitting silent like ****** ?
So? so i may end buying another new iPhone 5 and forget about android advantages and just use my phone is phone and be happy with smaller screen, skype, viber, fluidity etc?
usmanx i think you are clearly isheep..
doesn't matter which phone is good. everywhere on internet said galaxy s3 is better than iphone 5. phone of the years 2012 is galaxy s3. phone of the years 2011 is galaxy s2.
2013 should go to galaxy s4 or htc one. iphone is big sh1t of rubbish. i have use iphone 1, 3gs and 4. yes my wife has iphone 4s and 5atm.
i know how it works. it's simple a prison ( iphone ). you can't do sh1t with it. a damn old ugly interface for ages now. same design kept for years.. nothing innovation.
well. i'm not fan of anything. but i'm sure go to freedom. android is freedom. f*ck ios. my galaxy s3 with wanam custom rom are million miles better than iphone 5. not to mention my galaxy s4 is going to be. once the dev start kicking.
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I'm loving my S4, I can't see what everyone is moaning about, inventing all of these 'issues' with it! Just set your phone up properly and off you go.
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Have to agree. I don't have or notice any of the screen issues folks are going on about. Compared to my HTC Evo 4G LTE, the whites might not be quite as bright at times, but the colors are so much better and the screen is very easy to see and use, even in full sunlight. I guess the screen comes down to personal preference in the end, but I sure would not let any minor issues like that have been reported stop you from trying it. It's not perfect, but I'm really enjoying mine so far after a week of using it.
Hovering affect is waist, so as air gestures? they are not reliable plus they will drain battery plus they will slower the phone, plus they make the OS heavy plus simply touching the screen is more assured? and if you have to show these off, then i should not take your advice.
You can talk about benefits of larger screen, more sharing options and other useless features, please not gimmiks, thanks.
I wanted S4 to be automatic choice for me, but a phone with unreliable screen?
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usmanx i think you are clearly isheep..
doesn't matter which phone is good. everywhere on internet said galaxy s3 is better than iphone 5. phone of the years 2012 is galaxy s3. phone of the years 2011 is galaxy s2.
2013 should go to galaxy s4 or htc one. iphone is big sh1t of rubbish. i have use iphone 1, 3gs and 4. yes my wife has iphone 4s and 5atm.
i know how it works. it's simple a prison ( iphone ). you can't do sh1t with it. a damn old ugly interface for ages now. same design kept for years.. nothing innovation.
well. i'm not fan of anything. but i'm sure go to freedom. android is freedom. f*ck ios. my galaxy s3 with wanam custom rom are million miles better than iphone 5. not to mention my galaxy s4 is going to be. once the dev start kicking.
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No dear i am not isheep, actually i was symbian fan, when it died i went to android, used many android phones, i was waiting for S4 after selling HTC One x, but it was getting long wait, so i bought new iPhone 5, liked it, but had small screen and lack of sharing features so i tempted to sale it again for S4 as i thought it is automatic choice, but now after these issues i am confused
conmeo said:
usmanx i think you are clearly isheep..
doesn't matter which phone is good. everywhere on internet said galaxy s3 is better than iphone 5. phone of the years 2012 is galaxy s3. phone of the years 2011 is galaxy s2.
2013 should go to galaxy s4 or htc one. iphone is big sh1t of rubbish. i have use iphone 1, 3gs and 4. yes my wife has iphone 4s and 5atm.
i know how it works. it's simple a prison ( iphone ). you can't do sh1t with it. a damn old ugly interface for ages now. same design kept for years.. nothing innovation.
well. i'm not fan of anything. but i'm sure go to freedom. android is freedom. f*ck ios. my galaxy s3 with wanam custom rom are million miles better than iphone 5. not to mention my galaxy s4 is going to be. once the dev start kicking.
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Well a personal question, you are not forced to answer, but why your wife has 2 iPhones any ways? is one not enough?
and few people don't have free brain and free time to waist on custom roms or all that stuff, they just want to use phone and after using iPhone i know its limitations and strengths now.
Plus, man take it easy, dont enforce your thoughts on others, and dont think what ever you think is absolute right for everyone, every one as different needs and brains, hence different preference for phones.
So if you tell phone one is good and phone too is crap, i will sit back and feel sorry and i will think you need time to be mature in life.
You should say my favourite phones has these benefits which other phone is not having, thats better
jejb said:
Have to agree. I don't have or notice any of the screen issues folks are going on about. Compared to my HTC Evo 4G LTE, the whites might not be quite as bright at times, but the colors are so much better and the screen is very easy to see and use, even in full sunlight. I guess the screen comes down to personal preference in the end, but I sure would not let any minor issues like that have been reported stop you from trying it. It's not perfect, but I'm really enjoying mine so far after a week of using it.
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Well dude, perfect is nothing, not iPhones scratch prone premium body, not HTC One bigger body with smaller screen as compare to S4 or its power button position, but for the like of me, who is not that rich and he save some money to buy expensive phone, its not easy feeling to buy it when he reads all this up here?
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its not easy feeling to buy it when he reads all this up here?
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I understand. All I can tell you is that after using mine for a week, I don't find ANY display issues at all with my S4. I think there is just a mountain being made of a mole hill, personally.
BTW, some of the "gimmicks" are useful. Like the hover thing. In certain apps, it's kind of like hovering your mouse over a thread header in this forum and getting a preview of the thread.
The issues aren't that significant and they don't make the device unusable. Apart from these tolerable display issues, the device is amazing. Perfect audio quality, great battery life, thin and light.
iPhone 5 is also a great device. Yes, the display is small but it has great contrast and accurate colors. Just know that there will be things that you could easily do on Android but can't on iOS.
I didn't get a chance to use HTC One, so I can't comment on that one.
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How can you even consider iPhone 5 is beyond me...
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How you can't even use proper grammar and still feel the right to insult someone else's smartphone choice is beyond me.