Android vs. IPhone

[bouv]

@Unintentionally_Blank

If you buy a Samsung Galaxy product, the chances are good

Nitpick: It’s not the Galaxy line that always gets updates in a timely manner, it’s the Nexus line. The most current one is the Galaxy Nexus, however, and the previous one was the Galaxy S, and both are made by Samsung.

But the previous Nexus, the N1, was made by HTC.

[amanset]

@Fubaya

I hated that when I had an iPhone. The first thing I’ve always done with Android phones was get a spare battery. Now I’m using an extended battery that lasts longer so I don’t need an extra. With a custom ROM that can tweak voltage settings and shut down one processor when it’s not needed, I still have 75% battery left after 12 hours of normal use.

I honestly have no idea what some people do with their phones. I’ve never needed to buy a spare battery for any phone that I have had. Ever. I have an Android and iPhone HTC Desire via work, iPhone 4 personal) and I ever seem to use them enough that they run out of charge. I just pop them on to charge when I go to bed. None of my phones (Desire is almost 2 years old, iPhone is a recentish replacement for a 3G) have ever shown any sort of battery fatigue. I’ve never needed a spare battery OR a replacement battery for any phone I’ve had. What do you people do?

[guizot]

@amanset

What do you people do?

I can’t speak for others, but in my case:

–a Bluetooth earphone and mic, always on
–constantly transferring work documents back and forth between the phone and computers via bluetooth
–constantly using wifi connections
–often using the music player during commutes for MP3s
–phone always on vibrate
–frequent texting, web use, email and calendar checking
–on average about 15 calendar reminders a day, which use vibrate
–GPS whenever driving to check traffic conditions
etc.

And at least an hour of talk time, but usually much more. All this eats up battery power pretty fast, and I rarely have the opportunity to plug in to a wall socket or car charger.

[Unintentionally_Blank]

@amanset

What do you people do?

Grouse, mostly.

If I’m away from an outlet and use my iPhone 4s relatively heavy through-out the day, I’ll have about 20% left when I get home.

I have a couple of Duracell batteries if I think I’m going to use it heavily (say, music and GPS on the motorcycle), and have a charging source on my PC at work and in my car, so it’s rarely ever a problem.

[voltaire]

@Stoid

@Lantern

I strongly prefer Android, among other reasons for the much greater variety of hardware

It’s funny how this is the reverse of what was always said in the Mac v.PC wars.

How is it the reverse? To me, it sounds exactly the same.

[Onomatopoeia]

@Lantern

I strongly prefer Android, among other reasons for the much greater variety of hardware and the greater flexibility to modify the home screen and UI.

I own a Galaxy Note which has a big 5.3 inch screen and comes with a stylus (aka S-pen). I have had it for a few months and frankly that initial phase of wonder at a new gizmo still hasn’t worn off. It’s just about the best gadget I have ever owned.

While I use it as my everyday phone, my dominant use is really media consumption and the Note is absolutely stellar in that regard. It’s great for any kind of reading, watching videos, gaming and maps (GPS locks are lightning quick too). I like the S-pen also and I use it quite often to jot down quick notes, annotate images and the like. It’s also great as a controller for some games especially World of Goo.

In fact gaming has been the use which has surprised me the most. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the Vita has a similar-sized screen. It’s a great size for portable gaming, not just for viewing but for comfortable two-handed holding. And the quality and selections of Android games has improved dramatically in the last year. I have been playing some great games; the aforementioned World of Goo, Osmos HD, Air Attack HD, Riptide, Sentinel 3 all of which look absolutely great on the Note.

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I was hoping someone would come in with a real-world review of the Galaxy Note. I’m salivating over that thing. I just can’t bring myself to switch back to AT&T and it’s killing me because I want the Galaxy Note SOOOOOOO badly!

When, oh when will Verizon get something like this?

[Stoid]

@voltaire

How is it the reverse? To me, it sounds exactly the same.

Nope, in the PC wars, it wasn’t hardware variety that was touted among the Windows people as the reason it was superior to Mac, it was the bazillion options in software.

Now that shoeapp is on the Apple foot, and may turn out to be a huge part of why Apple continues to absolutely crush the competition for years to come.