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iPhone 4s
- Thread starter DigMe
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Haha, I guess I can understand that but I haven't taken a picture with flash in about a year phone or no
. I'd get more use out of the video camera.
Besides, with a flash your phone doubles as a flashlight!Haha, I guess I can understand that but I haven't taken a picture with flash in about a year phone or no
Besides, with a flash your phone doubles as a flashlight!
Somehow I totally forgot about that. I use the flashlight on my phone A LOT! Way more convenient than a normal flashlight and brighter. Just used it to install a few car stereos the other day. I guess that's something else to add to my iPhone 5 wishlist.
I'm guessing that it's assuming the user jams the phone right up against the second knuckle of their thumb (where thumb meets hand), which is just a silly way to hold a smart phone. I don't think anyone actually holds a smartphone like this when using the touch screen:
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Personally, when I hold a smart phone, the edge/side that is CLOSEST to my thumb rests about even with the "life line" of my palm (basically, resting on the "pads" of my palm just inside where my fingers meet the hand). In other words, the phone is resting mostly on my fingers and the tips of my fingers curl around the far edge of the phone. Most other users of smartphones I've seen hold their phones in the exact same way. Similar to these folks:
Basically, the image we're talking about is BS and isn't being honest about how people actually use the devices.
The jump from 3.5 to 4.3 is basically a 25% increase on overall screen real estate. I'd say that's pretty substantial. It's the same relative difference between a 26" TV and a 32" TV... which IMO is a pretty major jump in size. For myself personally, I read a lot of digital comics on my phone, and that 25% reduction in screen size is an absolute deal breaker, but I would think anyone who does a decent amount of web browsing would want to seriously consider the size difference as well. I didn't think it would be that big of a difference when I switched from an iphone to an android phone, but now when I pick up the iphone I'm immediately turned off by the noticeably smaller screen size. Everything just feels really squished since everything on screen is 25% smaller.
So five inches would be better than four? What about six?
I'm mainly posting this article for the awesome title it has
I'm mainly posting this article for the awesome title it has
I picked up an iPhone- pre-ordered it and got it Friday. Love it! I am a photographer and was tired of having a HTC phone with a crappy camera. The iPhone 4s has an incredible camera and now I can also use Histogram, which I really like.
The phone is crazy fast, fits easily in my pocket and now refers to me as "Oh Wise and Wonderful Master" when I ask it questions! What other phone can do that? Siri does have some issues with my NY accent, but one of us will learn.
The phone is crazy fast, fits easily in my pocket and now refers to me as "Oh Wise and Wonderful Master" when I ask it questions! What other phone can do that? Siri does have some issues with my NY accent, but one of us will learn.
My company stopped supporting the Blackberry Enterprise Service, so I had to switch to a droid thru my current carrier who doesn't do Iphones, or switch to Verizon and get an Iphone. Since my current carrier is my family's carrier in terms of free minutes, free incoming, etc, I went droid and went with the new Motorola Electrify. A totally new experience coming from blackberry, but the reviews are great. I see on the review that even former Iphone users think the Electrify is right there or better than the Iphone.
It looks like it's got great battery life and a capable OS (Gingerbread!). I can see why it's a smart choice.
I know I already said it, but I love my Galaxy S II. It replaced my archaic 3GS. I haven't had the opportunity to compare it side by side with a new 4S, but I would choose my phone 100 times over my fiance's iPhone 4, which I have compared it to at length.
The screen alone would be a selling point (the GS2 has a 4.3" screen), even if it wasn't better in so many other areas (IMO). For those of you who think screen size doesn't matter, spend a few days with larger screened phone. I bet you'll change your minds.
Granted, there is certainly a learning curve from switching from iOS. It took me a week or so of playing, tweaking, etc. Now that I'm familiar, it's awesome. I actually have control over many aspects of my phone which is completely stock. I had to jailbreak the iPhone to get any sort of real control at all.
I'm with you. I held on to my Droid1 forever, not wanting any device with a larger screen. I ended up getting a Droid3 the other day, which is just a little bit bigger, but it is loads better. One of the first things I said to my wife about it was "why didn't I get this sooner?"
-Mike
I use an iPhone 4, and I previously had a Galaxy S2 (work phone, I design mobile apps and prefer to test different devices). The S2 wasn't really a "pocket" device for me, and it became a deal breaker. Its total dimensions are bigger than I'm willing to casually carry around all day long. Granted, I'm not a big person.
The AMOLED display is strange, too. It always has sort of a texture to it. Flat colours aren't flat on the Galaxy. Apple's Retina display would probably cost 40-60$ more per device if it was to be bigger, but it's very sharp in its actual dimensions. Enough to have me think the added real estate isn't worth the loss of crisp text (which means smaller characters stay comfortable to read) between devices.
And it really is a big rectangle the smaller-radiused corners of the Galaxy were bothersome. I'm pretty sure they're useful for making it thin by spreading components over the total area, but a flat rectangle this large would gain by having a slight curve to it.
My wife has one. She likes it, but has a semester of classes to attend to learn how to use it.
I upgraded my iPad2 to OS5 yesterday to get the cloud. We'll see if it makes a difference.
I upgraded my iPad2 to OS5 yesterday to get the cloud. We'll see if it makes a difference.
It's definitely different. The GS2 has the Super AMOLED Plus screen. I don't see any texture at all. My concern is the level of saturation in the colors. It looks great, but they are over-saturated. Take a pic on the phone, then send it to an iPhone or another computer and you can really see how overly saturated the screen is. Don't get me wrong... It looks great, but it's misleading.
Does it have 4g?
No, but it has the same effective transfer speed.
Are you after the name or the functionality?
