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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Cerveza on January 28, 2012, 03:51:29 PM
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Pick up to three top choices. If you select "Other" please post a reply with your unlisted choice.
The phones are listed in alphabetic order.
BTW, the HTC Freestyle I got myself for Christmas should be called the HTC "Oops, system error" because I see that on screen more than anything else. It's a BREW OS phone that brewed too darn long if you ask me. Between resets and reboots it's pretty cool LOL, unfortunately that's not much operational time.
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The infuse is a good phone and has a lot of options and works fast, BUT the OS crashes atleast once daily and takes alot longer than it should to reboot and you can loose a lot of important calls during its reboot time.
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I have the Verizon offering (Rezound) and I can definitely say I'm super impressed with it. The display is simply georgeous and puts my girlies iPhone 4s to shame. It's fast as hell and ready for ICS that'll be released very soon for it. I'm a 3rd generation HTC phone owner, and this one is simply the best yet. My last phone (the Incredible) survived multiple drownings in the washing machine, and is still on hot-standby as my backup phone. I've already dropped this Rezound a couple times on hard surface (without a case) and there's not even a scuff.
Never a lockup so far. I just love the phone.
So my vote is for the Vivid.
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I know have the galaxy and I am super impressed with it and very happy with the screen size and speed, but I am with TM that HTC is one of the best phone makers out there !! I have had HTC wizard, Tilt, incredible and they where all well built, great fast and took many hits and kept on going !!
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I worked at Radioshack for 5+ years (finally quit last year) and can definitely recommend the Galaxy S II Skyrocket. First, I have the regular Galaxy S II. The phone itself is incredible! I have stopped using my 7" Galaxy Tab and use my phone for nearly everything now. Screen quality is excellent, speeds are great (I live in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. metro area so I have HSPA+ 4G pretty much everywhere) The LTE should be even nicer for you! It's also incredibly thin (granted I had an HTC Hero before it and a Palm Tree 700wx before that). It easily makes it through a whole day on its battery and that includes using it via bluetooth in my car, browsing the web, occasional GPS, and of course some games and reading the news. My ONLY complaint is that the maximum call volume could be a little bit better (this is only when you're holding it up to your ear, the speakerphone is pretty decent). I used to love HTC phones, but the software has become problematic for a lot of people and the phones are a little heavier. The Samsung is an all-plastic body, but it doesn't feel cheap. I believe the Galaxy SII's all use Corning's Gorilla Glass, but I could be wrong.
And if me saying it isn't enough, my wife tells me I'm now addicted to my phone so maybe that gives you some context for my opinion of the Galaxy SII!
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Preliminary Results pit the Skyrocket and Vivid.
Both are about equal in most areas with the Skyrocket holding the definite battery advantage. I personally prefer the HTC interface. One thing that glares is that Samsung doesn't put radios in their phones? I really like listening to live radio - not streaming - when I'm out and around... like walking the dog or something.
I guess streaming might not be that bad. Just something I thought was interesting.
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cliched as it is, the iphone. The apps are better and apps are the reason you get a smart phone.
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cliched as it is, the iphone. The apps are better and apps are the reason you get a smart phone.
Incorrect statement!! If you look for andriod and compatable apps besides just the ones you get from the manufactures there are billions of apps out there for the androids.
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Lol, plus who wants to join the mindless throng of iPhone users. Not I. :)
Really though, after seeing the iPhone 4s screen side by side to my Rezound, that was kinda eye-opening. Plus with my Beats audio enhancement, I just love the way my music sounds now, especially through my Shure headphones. It's luscious. I was going to get a Zune until I got this phone. Not anymore - this phone does everything.
I have a couple micro-sd cards with music (32g and 16g). I kinda like the fact that I can have spare batteries and removable memory. Apple lost me LONG ago with the inability to do anything other than use what they give you. My buddy bought an iPad for his wife without realizing the draconian decree from Apple, "Thou shall not upgrade". He took it back and got his money back. Classic.
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One thing I did that I kinda like is upgrade the UI. I was using the SPB Shell 3d on my windows phone, and they introduced this for Android. It's got some nifty features not found in HTC Sense. I love Sense, but there are nice features in Shell 3d also. I think they have a free trial, and then it's only $15 to buy.
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I just bought three android and three blackberry and threw them all on an ATT business contract. I am going to be using them to test software for the next year. Half of my dev team, including me, have iphones, so I only had to buy one more of those. My wife made the phone decision and I had a blackberry from work pre-smart phone, so I have never used an android phone before. Wish I had read it before went out and bought them all so that I could have picked up the phones you were considering. Looks like I bought a couple of PantechP9070s running Android version 2.3.5.
My developers seem to like building for android, followed closely by iPhone. They don't seem to care much for blackberry.
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I agree with your developers, the Android SDK is pretty cool. Plus not having to adhere to the Apple standards is a nice feature. ;)
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Considering I've written apps for both, I can say that Android apps are MUCH nicer...the only thing that was "easier" with iPhone apps is that you can used absolute positioning on the screen because you know it can only be used on two different devices, iPhone and iPad. With Android, you have to make sure your layout looks good on ALL screen sizes (of which there are millions). Android gives you some good tools to do this, but it can be a little overwhelming sometimes when making a good layout.
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Anyone know of any good smartphone engineering magazines I can subscribe to? I want to start reading up on the technology so that I can know enough to make sure I am taking advantage of everything I available.
On that subject, I am looking for an engineer with smartphone design knowledge to consult with me on a few things. Off the top of my head I am interested in learing more about using a wireless node system for GPS indoors, rebroadcasting wifi phone to phone, and on using the FM chip in phones for data transfer. FM chip is typically deactivated in most phones in the US. I would like to explore activating it and using it for data transfer in emergencies.
If this stuff sounds interesting and you have the background to discuss it with me, please give me a PM and we can take the conversation offline.
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I have the background, but not the time...I can however say that there's really no need to subscribe to magazines nowadays...If you just need to stay current with tech (and get plenty of opinionated people too) just read gizmodo.com or a similar site like that.
As for your questions:
- Probably no need for a wireless node system for indoor gps. The phones automatically attempt to use the GPS chip first, if they dont get a signal, then it switches to cellular triangulation, then if that fails, it does a HUGE generic-location based on a wifi IP address. Even if you just mesh with other users, you can't get a good location-fix due to signal degradation caused by all different materials. Let the phones/tablets do the work for you!
- As for rebroadcasting wifi from phone to phone, a lot of the newer phones (such as my Galaxy SII) have the ability to do Wifi direct. It is purely a software-based wifi standard so technically any phone can use it, it's just that a lot of manufacturer's don't supply the drivers for it. This is probably your best option in the coming year or two
- FM chips in phones are usually disabled and without rooting or jailbreaking (in the case of Android and iPhone) your users would not even have access too it. Plus, not all phones DO have the chips in them. Probably not a good option for you since the amount of phones that MIGHT be able to use it would be severely small and limited.
Just my two cents. I'm more than happy to elaborate in the forum thread or if you can catch me sometime, I can hop in vent or icq or something.
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Thanks for the feedback UOM. I will get on Gizmodo and start keeping up with what's going on.
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Samsung Galaxy S II (Skyrocket) will be here Tuesday.
Thanks for all the input.
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truthfully, i still am not even convinced i need a smartphone. basic touch screen phones usually have the most commonly used features of smart phones, and their batteries tend to last like 20 times longer. I charge my current phone about once every week and a half.
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Yes, smartphone battery life does suck pretty much. But since I use my phone for tethering my laptop, it's become indispensable.
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Join the collective. iPhone.
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Join the collective. iPhone.
NOOOOOOO!
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Join the collective. iPhone.
If i were going to get a smart phone it'd be an iphone. In the past, jobs have given me blackberries which were just awful.
Also, I've noticed whenever I'm at a verizon store or other smart phone provider, the people feel compelled to try and force droid phones on you. I was getting a new battery for a phone and all they had to do was get me a battery from the back. instead i got a 25 minute lecture on the merits on droid...
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.... instead i got a 25 minute lecture on the merits on droid...
If you want I can continue that lecture with a 3-hour treatise on the subject. ;)
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.... instead i got a 25 minute lecture on the merits on droid...
If you want I can continue that lecture with a 3-hour treatise on the subject. ;)
awful. Few things bug me more than sales people that come on too strong about a product. but at least you weren't sucked into buying one of those windows phones. They're just subpar products from what I've seen.
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I liked my windows mobile phone before they went and killed that whole OS in favor of the 1/2 baked one they have today. For me hating apple, it just took me working for them in the early days.
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iPhone.... nah.
Crashes (http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/ios_apps_crash_more_often_than_android_apps)
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An Corp!
After my switch to T-Mobile (which I love vs. Verizon) I'm using a Nexus 5. Man, what a wonderful phone!
That is all.
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An Corp v2.0
After scrolling through the New User Intros from the very beginning to try and remember what my username was (yes, I also forgot what e-mail I signed up with) I finally got back in to my account lol.
Anyways, I highly recommend trying out the HTC One M8. Solid phone.
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Yes, the M8 looks like a great phone! I really liked my HTCs.
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An Corp v2.0
After scrolling through the New User Intros from the very beginning to try and remember what my username was (yes, I also forgot what e-mail I signed up with) I finally got back in to my account lol.
Anyways, I highly recommend trying out the HTC One M8. Solid phone.
I had the HTC One X until recently. Wasnt bad but i was very disapointed when they updated to Android 4.2.2 and added a lot of bugs and then dropped the Support. In 2 Days i will get my Samsung Galaxy S5 with Android 4.4. From View of Developer it would be interesting testing a Windows Phone..
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I just get the 2nd cheapest Android that is on offer. At metropcs I can generally spend $50-100 to get a perfectly functional current 4G LG Android. Then i just get it unlocked for a few $$ and its good where ever i end up. If I drop it in the ocean or leave it on the metro... no worries cost me next to nothing anyways. If I don't loose it and just want an upgrade I give the old model to my kids who are sick of my cast offs but hey whats childhood without getting someone else's left over stuff (character building and all that).
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... If I drop it in the ocean or leave it on the metro... no worries cost me next to nothing anyways. If I don't loose it and just want an upgrade I give the old model to my kids who are sick of my cast offs but hey whats childhood without getting someone else's left over stuff (character building and all that).
LOL!!!
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I just get the 2nd cheapest Android that is on offer. At metropcs I can generally spend $50-100 to get a perfectly functional current 4G LG Android. Then i just get it unlocked for a few $$ and its good where ever i end up. If I drop it in the ocean or leave it on the metro... no worries cost me next to nothing anyways. If I don't loose it and just want an upgrade I give the old model to my kids who are sick of my cast offs but hey whats childhood without getting someone else's left over stuff (character building and all that).
You must hate your children for not buying them an iPhone. All parents hate their children unless they pay hundreds of dollars for Apple products. True story.
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I use a phone for:
- making or receiving calls
- text messaging
But i was pretty much forced to buy a smartphone from the girlfriend. What might people think? Eventually just gave in to get her off my back :P
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I just get the 2nd cheapest Android that is on offer. At metropcs I can generally spend $50-100 to get a perfectly functional current 4G LG Android. Then i just get it unlocked for a few $$ and its good where ever i end up. If I drop it in the ocean or leave it on the metro... no worries cost me next to nothing anyways. If I don't loose it and just want an upgrade I give the old model to my kids who are sick of my cast offs but hey whats childhood without getting someone else's left over stuff (character building and all that).
You must hate your children for not buying them an iPhone. All parents hate their children unless they pay hundreds of dollars for Apple products. True story.
Yup my daughter keeps telling me that... I told her to learn html on code.org by the end of the year and Santa might be generous... .. currently it looks like I might have to visit the bubbling pit of hell opps I mean the apple store or maybe i'll have to revise the terms and conditions of that deal at the last minute, I believe the written contract, yes she made me sign a contact, says a model higher than a 4gs, I think the original iphone laid flat on a table is technically higher than a 5s laid flat ummmm .... <insert evil laugh here>
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I just get the 2nd cheapest Android that is on offer. At metropcs I can generally spend $50-100 to get a perfectly functional current 4G LG Android. Then i just get it unlocked for a few $$ and its good where ever i end up. If I drop it in the ocean or leave it on the metro... no worries cost me next to nothing anyways. If I don't loose it and just want an upgrade I give the old model to my kids who are sick of my cast offs but hey whats childhood without getting someone else's left over stuff (character building and all that).
You must hate your children for not buying them an iPhone. All parents hate their children unless they pay hundreds of dollars for Apple products. True story.
Yup my daughter keeps telling me that... I told her to learn html on code.org by the end of the year and Santa might be generous... .. currently it looks like I might have to visit the bubbling pit of hell opps I mean the apple store or maybe i'll have to revise the terms and conditions of that deal at the last minute, I believe the written contract, yes she made me sign a contact, says a model higher than a 4gs, I think the original iphone laid flat on a table is technically higher than a 5s laid flat ummmm .... <insert evil laugh here>
EVIL!
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I just get the 2nd cheapest Android that is on offer. At metropcs I can generally spend $50-100 to get a perfectly functional current 4G LG Android. Then i just get it unlocked for a few $$ and its good where ever i end up. If I drop it in the ocean or leave it on the metro... no worries cost me next to nothing anyways. If I don't loose it and just want an upgrade I give the old model to my kids who are sick of my cast offs but hey whats childhood without getting someone else's left over stuff (character building and all that).
You must hate your children for not buying them an iPhone. All parents hate their children unless they pay hundreds of dollars for Apple products. True story.
Yup my daughter keeps telling me that... I told her to learn html on code.org by the end of the year and Santa might be generous... .. currently it looks like I might have to visit the bubbling pit of hell opps I mean the apple store or maybe i'll have to revise the terms and conditions of that deal at the last minute, I believe the written contract, yes she made me sign a contact, says a model higher than a 4gs, I think the original iphone laid flat on a table is technically higher than a 5s laid flat ummmm .... <insert evil laugh here>
I have twin 13 year old daughters and they were bugging me about getting them each a smart phone. They lose or break about everything so there was no way I wanted to. I told them if they kept their room spotless for 1 month, I would get them each an iphone. I searched around on craigslist and bought 2 iphones for next to nothing, think they were the first or 2nd models released. I snagged 2 iphone 5 boxes from my friend and put the old ones in the new boxes and wrapped them up. I put them on the kitchen table for them to find the next morning. I awoke to total chaos with them jumping up and down screaming and was nearly tackled when I came into the kitchen. I told them to open the boxes and lets get them set up.
Watching them cut the tape and pull out the old phones was priceless, and it was even better when they tried to turn them on and couldn't. Wow were they pissed! They said "daddy these are old and don't work!" and I said "Your point is?" One said "You told us that if we kept our room spotless for one whole month we would get a new iphone!" and the other chimed in saying "YEAH!" They told me that it was not fair and that I broke our agreement. I repllied that not only did I not break our agreement but I also gave them something else even better. They did not agree with me and demanded to know what it was so I told them it was a life lesson.....
I told them I would get each of them an iphone but I never said that it would be new and I most definitely never said that it would work! I told them that the next time they made an agreement with someone, they needed to be very specific on the terms and make sure that they knew what they were getting into. I wish I would have thought to get the camcorder rolling for this...it was priceless!
Did you promise an operational iphone in your written agreement? ;)
My wife thought it was an awesome joke but she let me know that we would have to get them working ones for Christmas. :'(
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This is my favorite story for the week!
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Did you promise an operational iphone in your written agreement? ;)
My wife thought it was an awesome joke but she let me know that we would have to get them working ones for Christmas. :'(
LOL Crisis .. a man after my own heart, my other half at this point stays well out of the negotiations. My daughter has her typed original, signed and witnessed contract hidden away someplace.. Being as i have twisted the old promise many times her contact is very well written for a 14 year old, but i love to find the loopholes. She also already knows that if she cannot produce the signed and witnessed original theirs no chance I am honoring it. Life lessons...
Even though I do find the loopholes and twist it around and drag it out for as long as i can at the end of the day I generally get the agreed upon item/service as long as she played her part, but it probably requires renegotiation and a new contract extended time haha the fun never ends.
In your case I probably would have said something like ow a new phone .. that's totally different, that is 4 months of room cleaning but being as I'm nice I'll accept that you have done one month and have only 3 to go.. !!!!
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I told my 13 year old daughter that she can have an iPhone but that I don't support iOS, period. No iPhone, iPad, iPod, no iTunes on any computer that I support, no questions answered, no antidotes, no sympathy, no empathy - absolute iOS NADA! She would have to deal with everything on her own.
She decided on an Android...
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I told my 13 year old daughter that she can have an iPhone but that I don't support iOS, period. No iPhone, iPad, iPod, no iTunes on any computer that I support, no questions answered, no antidotes, no sympathy, no empathy - absolute iOS NADA! She would have to deal with everything on her own.
She decided on an Android...
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We defo need a like button, this is by far the best i ever saw. I did similar to my girlfriend :)
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Samsung Galaxy S II (Skyrocket) will be here Tuesday.
Thanks for all the input.
So now that you have your phone, what do you think of it? Generally happy with the decision?
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Should have told your daughter to learn Java...then let her choose an Android phone or an iPhone at the end...