[Mark in Essex]

Originally Posted by classixuk

It certainly isn't odd. The iPhone surely is faster, as can be proved by the difference in how long it took me to have a conversation using Android vs. Apple.

Totally blew me away when I realised how much faster all my conversations would be from then on in my life simply by choosing to use a certain phone over another.

With the time it has saved me since purchasing I have more time for my hobby which is comparing Sky remotes to Virgin ones to discover which one is better for watching the Discovery channel with.

I may have to take this into account on my next phone as it could save a lot of time (which I dont have much of with 3 year old twins).

Im surprised none of the people that review phones dont take this most usefull feature into their tests as it could save people hours each month if you are a business person and are on the phone all the time!

[classixuk]

Originally Posted by Mark in Essex

I may have to take this into account on my next phone as it could save a lot of time (which I dont have much of with 3 year old twins).

Im surprised none of the people that review phones dont take this most usefull feature into their tests as it could save people hours each month if you are a business person and are on the phone all the time!

Exactly!!! Am I right??

Another thing they should consider is people with phobias or allergies. Having 3 year old twins you will appreciate that it's not always easy getting them to open up to new foods or ideas. However, if you purchase the correct phone you can gradually introduce them to Blackberries, Apples or Ice-Cream Sandwiches. Maybe I should patent this idea?

[swordman]

Originally Posted by classixuk

Exactly!!! Am I right??

Another thing they should consider is people with phobias or allergies. Having 3 year old twins you will appreciate that it's not always easy getting them to open up to new foods or ideas. However, if you purchase the correct phone you can gradually introduce them to Blackberries, Apples or Ice-Cream Sandwiches. Maybe I should patent this idea?

Another excellent feature of the iphone 4 was the inability to get a signal apparently most apple users were over the moon with the time saved by not being able to call anyone, another apple success story

[Stuart_h]

Originally Posted by swordman

Another excellent feature of the iphone 4 was the inability to get a signal apparently most apple users were over the moon with the time saved by not being able to call anyone, another apple success story

On another note has anyone factored in potential cost savings with regards to screen protectors now that iPhones can be used almost entirely by voice alone. With fewer touches these babies are bound to last much longer. At roughly £1 a piece on ebay you might be able to save almost enough for a slap up McDonalds over the average length of a phone contract. Quids in !

[hungover]

Why do fanbois think that sales volumes are evidence of quality? So based on sales; today the best phone in the world is the S3, later in the year the iPhone 5/4SS/newIphone will be the best?

The irony is that Apple fans forget that the same arguement would have to apply to PC Vs Macs.

And whilst I am in grumpy old man mode- who cares how aesthetically pleasing the latest must have is? Most phones are so fragile that they have to be encased in silicon.

And screen protectors? WTF? I could understand people using them in the days when we had had resistive screens but in these days of capacitive screens that have the accuracy of playing a grand piano with boxing gloves... perhaps they are purchased by people that wear condoms over their wellies.

[Stuart_h]

Originally Posted by hungover

Why do fanbois think that sales volumes are evidence of quality? So based on sales; today the best phone in the world is the S3, later in the year the iPhone 5/4SS/newIphone will be the best?

The irony is that Apple fans forget that the same arguement would have to apply to PC Vs Macs.

And whilst I am in grumpy old man mode- who cares how aesthetically pleasing the latest must have is? Most phones are so fragile that they have to be encased in silicon.

And screen protectors? WTF? I could understand people using them in the days when we had had resistive screens but in these days of capacitive screens that have the accuracy of playing a grand piano with boxing gloves... perhaps they are purchased by people that wear condoms over their wellies.

i WAS joking about the screen protectors

[hungover]

Originally Posted by Stuart_h

i WAS joking about the screen protectors

I guessed that but I do know iPhone owners that use them, mind you I know an android owner who swears blind that the solar charging app he download works.... The saddest part is that he is a technician...

Most smartphone users aren't that smart and too many think that apple invented the smartphone

[paulbrock]

Originally Posted by classixuk

I compared both the iphone 4S and Galaxy S2 in the shop before I made my purchase.

There was a clear winner.

I rang my mum on the Galaxy S2 using Android. She seemed surprised that I was calling her from a number that wasn't my own and I obviously had to explain that I was in the shop deciding which phone to buy etc. After that she was fine. She remarked that the audio quality was superb and there was no echo on the line or anything like that, which is obviously important when making calls. I thanked her for her time and explained I would call her back from the iPhone.

I get what you were saying in this post just reminds me that actually using a prospective mobile as a phone is not something I've ever seen tried in a phone shop before, which is a little silly isn't it?

[paulbrock]

Originally Posted by hungover

I guessed that but I do know iPhone owners that use [screen protectors]

[troll]
Not sure why they bother, if the screen is already badly cracked like most iphones I see what difference will the odd scratch make
[/troll]

[alanwarwic]

There is little difference apart from freedom, availability of software and functionality.

Funnily enough, a company looking to garner favour from Apple recently claimed fragmentation is stifling Android.
However, looking at their data it appears to have wildly backfired in that it shows that Android is fast becoming the developer choice by miles.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/burnette/f...-question/2571
All logical and might well be showing that 50% of IOS projects are semi-banned at inception.

[hungover]

Originally Posted by alanwarwic

There is little difference apart from freedom, availability of software and functionality.

You have a good point there. Apart from hardware improvements (gyrosocpes, inbuilt GPS etc) there is little that you can do on a current handset that you couldn't do on a Windows Mobile phone back in 2004(ish).

[alanwarwic]

Yep those 300Mhx X-scale CPUs sort of did the biz, even if starved by Microsoft of a usable browser and GUI.

[Matt D]

Originally Posted by swordman

Another excellent feature of the iphone 4 was the inability to get a signal apparently most apple users were over the moon with the time saved by not being able to call anyone, another apple success story

Good for avoiding wifely nagging by phone. "Sorry darling, I held my iPhone the wrong way and it cut you off ".

[hungover]

Originally Posted by alanwarwic

Yep those 300Mhx X-scale CPUs sort of did the biz, even if starved by Microsoft of a usable browser and GUI.

There were 3rd party browsers, even those with flash.

Agreed, out of the box the GUI/OS was pants but you were free to reflash with community improved ROMs.

HTCs truFlow and sense made the navigation of the resistive screen very finger (or finger nail) friendly.

[alanwarwic]

Originally Posted by hungover

There were 3rd party browsers, even those with flash.

Yep, Opera was always decent and very necessary.

I never minded that Windows 3.1 like GUI. On the whole they were ahead of their time with older slow CPUs and old slow flash memory the main slowdown.

[BrianWescombe]

Originally Posted by alanwarwic

"Iphone 4 and 4S still way better than any Android phone"

It is just a mantra to ensure you get way overcharged forever.
Keeps the premium perception though, despite it becoming more and more curtailed.

Methinks the OP was trolling, he knew that posting such a statement on this forum would kick off arguments between Apple and Android owners

[Big Poy]

Originally Posted by BrianWescombe

Methinks the OP was trolling, he knew that posting such a statement on this forum would kick off arguments between Apple and Android owners

Never?

[hungover]

Originally Posted by alanwarwic

Yep, Opera was always decent and very necessary.

I never minded that Windows 3.1 like GUI. On the whole they were ahead of their time with older slow CPUs and old slow flash memory the main slowdown.

agreed. I had the HTC Athena with it's 5" screen and detachable magnetic keyboard long before the press started to claim that Apple had invented something revolutionary. Never needed to use the stylus and specification wise it was far superior to the next 2 or 3 generations of the iphone.

I was never able to justify purchasing the HTC phone that could even run Vista that was released shortly after the first iPhone.

I don't care which phone OS people fall in love with but I do get bored of fanbois, especially Apple ones, acting as though their new shiny toy is revolutionary and moaning about how everyone elses fondle slab/fone is a clone.

Seen it all before...