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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    Well It's pretty simple. The SGS2 is superior in hardware and the the iPhone is only subjectively better in interface.

    The SGS 2 interface (at least as far as the launcher is concerned) is very similar to the iphone anyway. As far as all the other functions and features they aren't suddenly harder to do on Android.

    It's just different, which for many iphone people, they either get stuck at the learning curve and give up, or enjoy the new phone. This is precisely why iOS is starting to lose market share. There are iphone people and there are the "others".

    The problem apple has, is iOS has stagnated. Seriously, how much can you "streamline" and "simplify" an interface until it's synonymous with just removing options and only drip-feeding new features to "avoid overcomplicating" (ie. apple sitting on their butts because they've already earned piles of money from iphone people)?

    More people convert from iOS to android or WP7 and not the other way around. Kind of says it all doesn't it?

    EDIT: Also on Run41t's alert thing, you can download Handcent from the market which is way superior to the default messaging app. You can have constant alerts when you get a message as well as popups (like the iphone) where you can read/reply without actually entering the messaging app itself.
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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    People are getting to technical, read the first post he has a Nokia that he uses for very basic things (what a phone is for) so all the B/S about specs & processors etc is kind of irellevant. I think service, battery life & ease of use is what he is after.

    The Galaxy is big for a phone.

    The iphone is easy to use & smaller.

    They are 2 things that made me decide on the iphone.

    battery is chewed up pretty quick when you are doing things on them, i guess its coz of the big lit up screen etc so keep that in mind & touch screens take a bit of getting used to.

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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    Quote Originally Posted by RUN41T View Post
    I "upgraded" from my iPhone 3Gs to a Samsung GalaxySII......

    Here are the facts from my experience, I am not biased to any phone this is just what I found:

    Cons:
    *The Galaxy SII is bigger than the iPhone4 (Regardless what the fanboys say its harder to hold up to your ear and while texting)
    *The Galaxy had WORSE reception on average than the iPhone (Vodaphone network)
    *The Android Network has far less applications
    *You will need to go back to Tafe and get a Degree in IT to operate it... Im 23yo, I game online, have built Pc's and still had trouble
    *It only alerts you once that you have received a text (and quietly) I often didn't realize i had a txt till hours later.
    *The whole contact database, setup, adding numbers etc is a mid****...
    *Battery life is poor
    *Using it as a mobile hotspot i had worse coverage than the iPhone

    Pro's:
    *The Galaxy runs smoother than the iPhone
    *The camera is better
    *You can drag and drop files without using iTunes
    *The Gps is amazingly good
    *obviously more powerfull with the Dual core

    I was so disappointed in the Galaxy that i swapped it for a 16gig iPhone4 and couldn't be happier

    AT the end of the day IMO they both do much the same job, but the iPhone is 100x easier to use day to day and it doesnt lack anything you will actually use

    There are too many fanboys around here to get a straight answer, it is personal preference but, I had a galaxy SII for a month and hated it.... I dont like Apple, The iPhone worked better for me
    Enough with the fanboy crap, you're only making yourself sound stupid, especially when you suggest you need a degree to operate Android. I could pick apart your "cons" list, but to be honest, it's not worth it.

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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2



    GS2 is larger by a solid margin but you get that when you employ a bigger screen. None the less, there are now well over 100 different phone models that run android, so you can definitely find one that is suited to specific size requirements.

    If the OP simply wants a phone to be a phone, then there's no need for him to buy a smartphone. If he wants a smartphone, then tech specs are definitely an important factor.

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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    [QUOTE=Evman;1950797]QUOTE]

    Not an sgs2 but yeah.
    the iphone is way heavier. SGS2 is thinner but feels more plastic-y
    sgs2 screen is much brighter

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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    Should have looked closer at the pic. The GS2 is slightly larger, but thinner than the GS, pictured above

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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    I had never been a fan of iPhone until the day my phone company send me one for free with my plan upgrade and i finally got to play with one.. I couldn't put the thing down and still can't years on lol.. I upgraded to the iPhone 4 the day they were released and now Can't wait for the iPhone 5 to come out At the end of the day i guess its a personal choice just see if you can have a play around with each phone and go from there

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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    I have the galaxy s (the original one) and its a great phone. I do run a custom rom on it to get better performance and unfortunately development for that custom rom has all but moved on to the Galaxy S2 however, as people have stated, wait for the Iphone 5 to be released and there is also talk of the Galaxy S3 coming soon enough

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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    just got a galaxy s2 on the weekend and its honestly the best thing since sliced bread.

    Pure and simple, it sh!ts all of the iphone4.

    Supposedly samsung make all the components on the iphone and apple are their biggest client. Dont know how true that is but i'm sure for as long as that's the case the samsung galaxy series will always come out on top.

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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    Many components, not all.

    According to the Korea Economic Daily, Apple is poised to buy $7.8 billion in components from Samsung. These components range from liquid crystal displays, application processors and flash memory used in the iPhone and iPad.

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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    My missus is an apple fan..

    She is stooopido.



    Then again my professional world is on a Linux command line, so anything apple feels like your using a big floppy dildo.

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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    I have the original galaxy and its the best phone I have ever had, simple to use, customised the way I want. The wife has an iphone4 and it is a piece of shit...shes always say my phone cant do that when im playing around with the galaxy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by duke5700;
    Then again my professional world is on a Linux command line, so anything apple feels like your using a big floppy dildo.
    Yet another polarizing phone thread. Yawn.... More Fanboy/apple slapping!

    I find it quietly amusing that Unix/Linux has been the software O/S survivor. Can't wait to grep and pipe on my smartphone.

    Oh btw you do know that apple OSx is built on Unix/Linux? so spring a terminal and your back in the great land and not constrained.
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    Re: Iphone or Samsung Galaxy 2

    Our Current phones to know where we are coming from - most of you guys are speaking anothe rlanguage, It would be great to get a bloody trial phone to see which one we like

    BEARWOOD YOU HIT NAIL ON HEAD SIMPLE FOLK lol

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    And My Gun


    http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_6220_classic-2256.php


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    http://www.news.com.au/technology/sm...rom=public_rss

    Just to add some doubt and confusion.

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