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Thinking of upgrading to Samsung Galaxy S

manics2003manics2003 Posts: 710
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I thinking of upgrading from my Blackberry Curve to a Samsung Galaxy S as think I prefer the look of Android phones to the Iphone.

Any advice from people who have this phone want informed advice as I will be going into another 18-24 month contract it will be with Vodaphone.
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    MojoMasterMojoMaster Posts: 6,494
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    Cracking phone. Great features and fantastic media playback capability. Best screen on the market.

    Ive been well chuffed with mine.
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    STeelySTeely Posts: 329
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    i agree with what was said above , an amazing phone , with an unbelivable screen!!
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    watermeadewatermeade Posts: 33
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    I have to concur,use mine for everything - watching tv watching videos taking video ,taking photos, sat nav browsing the web etc etc...I even use it as a phone sometimes :) i have got 5 batteries and a charger try doing that with an Iphone ..
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,173
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    Agree. Amazing phone.
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    ohiromeohirome Posts: 2,751
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    watermeade wrote: »
    I have to concur,use mine for everything - watching tv watching videos taking video ,taking photos, sat nav browsing the web etc etc...I even use it as a phone sometimes :) i have got 5 batteries and a charger try doing that with an Iphone ..

    LOL - The fact that you seem proud of carting around 5 seperate batteries is really quite hilarious.
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    call100call100 Posts: 7,278
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    watermeade wrote: »
    I have to concur,use mine for everything - watching tv watching videos taking video ,taking photos, sat nav browsing the web etc etc...I even use it as a phone sometimes :) i have got 5 batteries and a charger try doing that with an Iphone ..

    That's hilarious....:D
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    MojoMasterMojoMaster Posts: 6,494
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    That's prob the only negative is the short battery life, but every smartphone suffers from that a little.

    Just invest on eBay in another charger or something that you can use at work, or a car charger (can pick them up dirt cheap!).

    Android 2.2 is now being rolled out (although some networks are a little slow) now, so that's on the horizon to look forward to.

    I doubt you would be disappointed with it if you bit the bullet.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 317
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    How is the still camera picture quality? Reviews are mixed..and it has no flash. (although the flash on most phones isnt that fantastic anyway!)
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    MojoMasterMojoMaster Posts: 6,494
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    I think it's fine actually. Good quality overall, and the video quality (HD) is superb.

    I was initially irritated with the lack of flash, as it seemed a stupid thing to leave out. However, upon using the "night mode" on the camera it's actually quite decent for darker shots.
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    watermeadewatermeade Posts: 33
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    ohirome wrote: »
    LOL - The fact that you seem proud of carting around 5 seperate batteries is really quite hilarious.

    Well if I actually did cart 5 around it probably would be but since I dont its probably not I just leave a them in places I need them like in the car or at work you Troll !!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,428
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    MojoMaster wrote: »
    That's prob the only negative is the short battery life, but every smartphone suffers from that a little.

    Just invest on eBay in another charger or something that you can use at work, or a car charger (can pick them up dirt cheap!).

    Android 2.2 is now being rolled out (although some networks are a little slow) now, so that's on the horizon to look forward to.

    I doubt you would be disappointed with it if you bit the bullet.

    Samsung released a nice phone skin with an additional battery built in giving you extra power and protection for your phone. I find the phone lasts about 3 days now with normal usage, data always on etc.
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    mikey86ukmikey86uk Posts: 5,657
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    watermeade wrote: »
    I have to concur,use mine for everything - watching tv watching videos taking video ,taking photos, sat nav browsing the web etc etc...I even use it as a phone sometimes :) i have got 5 batteries and a charger try doing that with an Iphone ..

    my iPhone battery lasts the day doing everything you said ;)

    also not having to carry round 5 battery's around is great :cool: :p
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    MojoMasterMojoMaster Posts: 6,494
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    bigstunnerdude wrote: »
    Samsung released a nice phone skin with an additional battery built in giving you extra power and protection for your phone. I find the phone lasts about 3 days now with normal usage, data always on etc.


    Cool, do you have any links?
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    alanwarwicalanwarwic Posts: 28,396
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    mikey86uk wrote: »
    my iPhone battery lasts the day doing everything you said ;)
    also not having to carry round 5 battery's around is great :cool: :p
    GPS trail recording gives around 4 hours so I guess yours also walks on water.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,428
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    MojoMaster wrote: »
    Cool, do you have any links?

    Here is the case with external additional battery: http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/16586643/Genuine-Samsung-Galaxy-S-Power-Pack-Case-Rechargeable-Battery-Black/Product.html

    I also got one of these spare batterys with charging docks as well: http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/16586641/Genuine-Samsung-Galaxy-S-Battery-Charger-Stand-Dock/Product.html

    So I can actually say I have 3 batterys for my phone.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 75
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    The Omnia 7 is very similar, with the same screen. I last charged mine two nights ago and I've still got about 20% battery life (and that's after numerous calls, web surfing, music playback, audio streaming in the car and playing games).
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    ohiromeohirome Posts: 2,751
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    watermeade wrote: »
    Well if I actually did cart 5 around it probably would be but since I dont its probably not I just leave a them in places I need them like in the car or at work you Troll !!

    I think its more that you NEED 5 batteries. Still hilarious!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 303
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    ohirome wrote: »
    I think its more that you NEED 5 batteries. Still hilarious!

    Which is more than can be said about your infantile little comments spread through these forums.

    Back on topic, I was holding out for a Desire HD, but couldn't wait to get rid of my previous phone, and I've no regrets at all. It's an absolute cracker, I'm running FroYo on it and I've got no problems with it at all.
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    ohiromeohirome Posts: 2,751
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    andyf94 wrote: »
    Which is more than can be said about your infantile little comments spread through these forums.

    Back on topic, I was holding out for a Desire HD, but couldn't wait to get rid of my previous phone, and I've no regrets at all. It's an absolute cracker, I'm running FroYo on it and I've got no problems with it at all.

    Oh boo hoo, dont be so uptight - its only a phone. If you take comments about a phones battery life to heart then you need to step outside a bit more.
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    ohirome wrote: »
    Oh boo hoo, dont be so uptight - its only a phone. If you take comments about a phones battery life to heart then you need to step outside a bit more.

    I'm not uptight, and I didn't take any comments to heart. Now go to bed CBeebies is finished!
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    ohiromeohirome Posts: 2,751
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    andyf94 wrote: »
    I'm not uptight, and I didn't take any comments to heart. Now go to bed CBeebies is finished!

    Oh id say quite the opposite. Crying because of some light hearted comments about someone needing 500 batteries to operate a phone? Bless.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 486
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    ohirome wrote: »
    Oh id say quite the opposite. Crying because of some light hearted comments about someone needing 500 batteries to operate a phone? Bless.

    Ha Ha :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,503
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    Do these phones use standard USB connections or some annoying proprietary charging port?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 303
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    goomba wrote: »
    Do these phones use standard USB connections or some annoying proprietary charging port?

    Galaxy S uses USB (cable supplied) which is handy as I'm never far from a charging point
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    andyf94 wrote: »
    Galaxy S uses USB (cable supplied) which is handy as I'm never far from a charging point

    Thanks, I was looking at a few over the weekend in shops and it was hard to tell from the shape of the plug they were using.
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