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Please be courteous and tasteful in your responses to this thread. I only want to show support for our phone and spread the good word.
I'm pretty sickened by some of the reviewers on CNET for the Sprint Touch Pro (i'm sure they'll do it to the verizon version too). They're rating this phone half a star out of five just because they're in love with their iPhones. They clearly don't know a thing about Windows Mobile or Sprint and the bias is appalling. "This phone doesn't have 3g" & "Just another asian joke!!!!!!!!"" - quotes like these make me sick (don't judge me for calling these reviewers names, they asked for it and it's just my opinion). Apparently, they have no idea what EVDO rev A is and don't realize our phones had it before the iPhone even came out. It's also obvious these douche bags skewed the "has this review been useful" option that cnet has for their reviews. Before this phone started getting noticed by people outside of ppcgeeks/xda, the reviews on cnet were much more realistic. I know i shouldn't care, but it's obvious iPhone users are bitter for some reason. That being said, this means war. Touch Pro vs iPhone users (keep it classy guys).
Why do any of us rate any product on a website? To give an accurate review of the product we bought and tested, so that others can learn from our purchases. That way, those people can make a better decision on buying a product. This is what this thread is about. Take back the respect that HTC should be earning with this phone. If you disagree on making the reviews right, then you obviously don't get it. I'm not saying everyone should go out and give it 5 stars, but it should not be getting half a star by someone that's not even with sprint and doesn't know what evdo is. It's neat to own a unique piece of tech, but the higher the demand, the better our devices will get. If HTC devices were more popular, maybe we'd be sitting with a CDMA Touch Hd right now, instead of the Touch Pro. Who knows? Sprint may even stray from offering so many business phones, if they finally get the iPhone. Where will that leave us?
I say we band together and write positive reviews on CNET for this phone that we've come to love in a short time. It's obviously much better than our previous devices and shouldn't even come close to getting half a star! I mean, I love WM and don't like the iPhone, but i'd never give it a crappy rating like that. I ask that everyone who writes a review on cnet: to please, keep is clean and tasteful. We don't need to bash innocent iPhone users, we just need to give a true rating to silence these biased iPhoners. If you must, you could always just click "reply" on their review and tell them why you think they're just being biased (replies to reviews should be fair game because the original reviewers can defend themselves. Chances are they won't because they know it's a bs review in the first place).
Please go here and write a positive review, so people who aren't biased that are looking for a great business/customizable phone can rely on real feedback:
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-touch-pro-sprint/4852-6452_7-33248637.html?tag=rnav
UPDATE: We've managed to add about 50+ to the amount of positive reviews at cnet thanks to ppcgeeks and xda members. I think it's safe to say that we are silencing those irrational applehead reviews. Thank you.
PPCGeeks thread: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=44937
shame on them, the touch pro is by far the best windows mobile phone i've used to date. i'm going to write a review now.. thanks
I think your post worked.
I wouldn't worry too much.
It's obvious that all those iPhone users are so unhappy with their purchase that they're reading reviews on other products and already looking for an upgrade.
For those who has SERO, all you need to tell the iFone fanboys is: "BEAT THAT PRICE".
http://www.cnet.com/profile/phelony503/?tag=userReviews%3bsummaryList
THis phone would be my new wife lmao
HTC FTW
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http://www.cnet.com/profile/phelony503/?tag=userReviews%3bsummaryList
THis phone would be my new wife lmao
HTC FTW
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that's hilarious
It's a shame that they can only rate htc devices 3 and a half stars at most. This phone has improved in multiple ways over past phones, but it still is not getting credit. I'll spread the word though.
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It's a shame that they can only rate htc devices 3 and a half stars at most. This phone has improved in multiple ways over past phones, but it still is not getting credit. I'll spread the word though.
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been spreading the word for some time now on the touch pro. it simply outclasses the iphone by leaps and bounds. the only thing that the iphone has is screen size, but i like the smaller size of my touch pro.
the iphone looks like a face shield when someone is using it.
only thing im siappointed about is smart dial.
ive gone from the xv6800 to htc pro and loving it..
i am also extremely surprised on how well sprint is working out for me because the coverage is fantastic. i had sprint in nyc and it was flawless, in syracuse according to many it's a serious issue and that information has turned out to be false. the service in syracuse is fantastic.
they dont even mention the card scanner which in my opinion is an incredible and extremely useful function on this device
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been spreading the word for some time now on the touch pro. it simply outclasses the iphone by leaps and bounds. the only thing that the iphone has is screen size, but i like the smaller size of my touch pro.
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I love my Touch Pro but one thing that's missing is the organized and clever way apps are available on the iPhone...the app store is a solid centralized front for finding apps and updating them, something I feel is really lacking for WM (and POS) phones. Sure, we have freewarepocketpc and pocketgear and (barf) Handango, but how easy is it to access one of those sites quickly from your device and see if there are any updates to your installed programs?
Of course, the app store isn't a perfect idea but it's a level of organization that I wish WM had. There are some really neat apps for the iphone that I wish we had for ours
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they dont even mention the card scanner which in my opinion is an incredible and extremely useful function on this device
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exactly! it's supposed to be the best business phone sprint has to offer... that's something that's useful in the business world and also something they should have reviewed in their vid/article. It's not in the vid, but they mentioned it by name only in page 2 of their review... Definitely should have told people more about it instead of just name dropping it.
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I love my Touch Pro but one thing that's missing is the organized and clever way apps are available on the iPhone...the app store is a solid centralized front for finding apps and updating them, something I feel is really lacking for WM (and POS) phones. Sure, we have freewarepocketpc and pocketgear and (barf) Handango, but how easy is it to access one of those sites quickly from your device and see if there are any updates to your installed programs?
Of course, the app store isn't a perfect idea but it's a level of organization that I wish WM had. There are some really neat apps for the iphone that I wish we had for ours
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doesn't sprint have a store accessible by the default PIE homepage? It's not as great but who cares... we have developer sites like xda and ppcgeeks...we get a lot of our apps for free they aren't governed by microsoft. We can also install these app right out of the box, we don't have to jailbreak our phones. Apple has too much of a strongarm on their phone, it can't be used to its full potential... people have to wait around for official fixes if their phone is acting up. We also had orb long before iPhone got it, that tells you how hard it is to get an app out for them. Do they even have access to slingbox mobile yet?
It's a great phone and all, but I'll stick with wm and my touch pro... can't beat the customization and wm community. While our phones are decked out with different interfaces, if you look at people with iPhones, they all look the same... how boring.
they're not in the same league
the touch pro has a keyboard, iphone is a slim and dandy device.
touch pro has more memory (even in verizon's config), more resolution, and more carriers out there, thanks to windows mobile.
it may not be as hip and iconic as the iphone but imho htc makes some quality phones and windows mobile is pretty rockin.
The attitude I have been seeing on my daily marketing blogs and newsletter feeds is all about the iPhone does this or that, I even replied to a statement that the iPhone will be the only mobile that does cut-n-paste, when I replied, he told me I was wrong, that ours was a very limited C-P, odd I just used it an hour ago and it worked fine.
In fact here is the post at Silicon Alley Insider:
http://www.businessinsider.com/dont-buy-a-smartphone-until-june-2009-4
The folks backing the iPhones remind me of the old Mac/PC forum wars of years ago, mine is better then yours crap.
I only wish I could get a better battery life and Sprint covered my house better
Hi, I know iv posted a few threads already asking about future proofing of the Galaxy S2 however i have a different question specifically related 2 gaming and game releases and updates not hardware or OS Software.
First question is: after the Galaxy S3 will launch, in other peoples experience with Android, will the games continue 2 be developed for the GS2..aswell as GAME updates, etc? I am fairly new to Android therefore dont know much about it yet or what to expect, but from others' experience, do games still get developed for "older" devices..and if so for how long usually?
Second Question: I always use my GS2 as im a pocket gamer, the big screen is marvelous, always gets me coming back 2 the GS2. Looking at benchmark tests in comparison to iphone 4s, it only has offscreen where the 4S wins hands down... however in Native Resolution(where most ppl play the games...on the phone screen) how much difference is the 4S GPU in terms of performance? Not including offscreen... or does anyone know where to fnd the benchmarks that ARENT offscreen?
the 1 site i found is here and it seems like the GS2 wins in Native Resolution GPU performance:
http://glbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?D=Samsung+GT-i9100+Galaxy+S2&benchmark=glpro21 <---- Galaxy S2
http://glbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?D=Apple+iPhone+4S&benchmark=glpro21 <---- iPhone 4S
I just want to get a bit better understanding of android and my GS2 thats all, thanks
When playing games on iPhone 4S and the Galaxy S2, i actually dont notice too much difference... what would others prefer 2 game on and why?(excluding the fact apple has more games to choose from)??
If gaming is your focus get the iPhone 4s. It has the best GPU atm and games are released on iOS before they get released on Android.
That being said you can use Android to game, too (actually quite well) but the iPhone still wins in that department.
....OH REALLY!!!???
i know the games get released on iOS first... but the small screen is annoying sometimes depending on the game.
I wanted an in depth answer from the benchmarks i posted and all
and btw, gaming is not just my focus, the whole phone is, screen size, how long it'll last, what you are able to do on it, etc... gaming is just my question in focus!
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....OH REALLY!!!???
i know the games get released on iOS first... but the small screen is annoying sometimes depending on the game.
I wanted an in depth answer from the benchmarks i posted and all
and btw, gaming is not just my focus, the whole phone is, screen size, how long it'll last, what you are able to do on it, etc... gaming is just my question in focus!
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Then your question is much more complicated as all those factors depend on personal perception. As such you should get a hand on both devices (preferrably for a day or longer) and see which one fits your needs.
There's not really THE "in depth answer", but many answers, based on personal opinion.
So all I can offer is my reasons why I went the SGS II route:
a) I love AMOLED
b) I wanted a big screen
c) The reviews I read about it were great
d) It's very light, despite being huge
e) It's so flat
f) More of a general statement about Android: the way to customize the phone I want it, in every single way.
That being said I can see other, huge advantages for the iPhone, too:
a) Retina, it has a higher resolution than the SGS II
b) A big screen is not for everyone as some people prefer smaller phones
c) I love the glass design of the iPhone 4s
d) More games, more apps
e) Strongest GPU on the market, only rivaled by the iPad 2.
Those are my opinions about both phones, based on personal perception (I even bought my girlfriend an iPhone 4s as she has much iTunes music/movies already) and the technical facts.
As I said, that's just my opinion but I hope that you understand now, why I believe, that there is no definite answer.
I think the 2.x.x is a problem, not being optimized for multi core can affect overall performance since the OS mediates all the function calls but i'm not sure.
And being the hardware and software manufacturer always will give Apple some advantage, they can fine tune the software, i honestly think the Android phone lacks this skills.
But AFAIK custom roms can be more optimized than stock ones, i don't know how, but they usually scores better in benchmarks.
For me it's quite simple. Many people tend to enjoy puzzle games and such on their mobiles (e.g. Angry Birds, Cut the rope), because no matter what more complex games are hard to handle on a touchscreen. If you're that kind of person, then the SGS2 is the way to go: i can't see puzzle games becoming too good for this hardware in at least a couple years, plus the AMOLED screen of this device makes cartoonish graphics look really awesome, and the huge sizes deliver you a great experience.
Otherwise, if you want console quality games on your phone, with a complex story, complex controls and amazing 3d graphics (e.g. Shadowgun, Modern Combat 3) then the iPhone is the only way to go: it will be supported for a long time and its hardware will grow older much slowly because of the dedicated development.
Imho at the end of the day complex games will never be very suitable to a mobile device: controls have to be weird and unintuitive, and will take up most of the screen; also, they're not very suitable to be played on the go. Games like Cut the rope for example are a much better option when you are on the go, they will take much less effort and headaches to be played and in the end will give you more fun. All in all mobile games should be those time wasters we can use while we need to wait for the bus or something like that, a fully blown gaming experience feels out of place imho. I've played most of the high end 3d games to date on my device, but if i think about it most of the times i did i was at home on the couch, while instead i hardly touched them while on the go, when simple games like Trial X or Cut the rope are the best way to have fun imho. In the end you gonna do what i did, and realize that high end games are a waste on mobile devices, because they are so complex and involving that the only way to enjoy them is being at home, where you can have your console/gaming pc and have much more fun. Just my 2 cents.
u want gaming get an iphone
u want a bigger screen get sgs2
u want gaming on a big screen
wait for iphone 5
OR
gaming on a portable device
PS vita
3ds
etc
You can have an idea looking in the SGS1 forums. Probably when SGS3 be out on the shelves, SGS2 will receive the same treatment SGS1 is receiving since SGS2 was released.
^ Very likely right.
The price we have to pay for this open plattform is that there's a high degree of fragmentation. I wish they would make phones a bit more expensive, but stop releasing them so fast.
Then again:
the advantage of Android is, that we don't have to rely on Samsung at all, when it comes to updates.
i dont wanna particulary read more forums again!
can someone just tell me the answers 2 my damn questions?
I am sure with your greatfull attitude, you will get the answers you seek promptly.....surely nobody would expect you to use a forum search and find the answer like everyone else does ....
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i dont wanna particulary read more forums again!
can someone just tell me the answers 2 my damn questions?
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Ok, i'll write it down in more simple manner, directly addressing your op:
1)Benchmarks mean NOTHING, especially when comparing 2 completely different platforms, ran in a completely different manner. Anyway, fwiw the gpu in the iPhone is about twice as powerful as the one in the the GS2, so expect that the high end games specifically designed to take advantage of the a5 soc will SUCK on the GS2 simply because there's no comparison. They may be ported to the GS2 because it's a well selling phone, this is very likely to happen, but they'll probably have much less detail/effects and will probably lag and stutter. You can't really see that now, but trust me: in a few months some of those will come out, and you'll know i was right.
Even assuming that the GS2 will be fast enough for those (and it won't) they will still run better on the iPhone, basically because Android games are ports of games which were born with the iPhone hardware in mind.
2)iPhone version will always be the one relased first, and also the one receiving more updates/bugfixes (e.g. the iPhone version of MC2 has more maps in the multiplayer version).
Now i'll also write it in caps so that you won't have more doubts about it: GET THE FREAKING IPHONE.
just like what vnvman said
get an IPHONE !!!!
or
get a 3ds or something
peterdan1506 said:
i dont wanna particulary read more forums again!
can someone just tell me the answers 2 my damn questions?
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Hey if you are smart enough you can type g o o g l e. com and find your damn answers cry baby.
Emulators flawless victory... You don't know how many iphonerz have seen me playing super Mario 64 on my tablet and asked "is that an iPad? What's that app called?
Angry birds is so yesterday.. N64 was last decade
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Android also has a much greater market share than IOS (44.8% compared with 27.4%) - its no surprise that the Android Market is set to surpass the Appstore in 2012 as Android IS EVERYWHERE! Developers can earn much more money developing for the majority! .... Apple are seriously worried, releasing this poo iphone and Steve jobs dying aswell. Oh Dear - samsung & google are booming,
Ice cream sandwich is supposed to give our GPU a massive boost, so exciting times.
Apple does seem to get the games first, however as ive said - this is slowly changing, ive also failed to see a game run smoothly on the SGS2.
Browsing, watching movies and playing touch screen games are much better on the bigger screen, with the much better colours. You have to remember, on a 3.5in screen, your fingers dont get any smaller!
I wouldnt go for the iphone, its a poor release from apple, i think its more of a desperate release than anything.
Sure, the screen on the iphone does have a greater resolution, there is no denying this - however, they fail to tell you that this is only noticeable when zooming in 'further than' a double tap zoom. They also fail to mention that the iphone screen as a contrast ratio of 1400:1, the SGS2 is 100000:1 (everyone sees the contrast without zooming in, its the vibrant colours, the depth of colour and the blackest blacks etc)
But half the ram?
No customization?
Smaller screen?
Thicker?
Heavier?
Easily smashed?
No flash still?
No external sd slot?
No hdmi slot?
Underclocked 800mhz cpu?
Smaller battery?
No bluetooth file sharing?
Poor integration to social media?
I could go on...
to me - the SGS2 is a clear choice.
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3d intensive high-end game development takes time and I think those games are optimized not the latest but a strong mainstream hardware in mind. I think gs2 have enough juice to deal with any upcoming games for a year or two especially on a 800x480 screen. Iphone pixel count is cca 33% more so needs a 33% stronger gpu for the same performance and cpu performance is inferior. At the end I do not think that in real life gaming a 4s could really show its gpu advantage.
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Not a big fan of benchmarks myself, but I have looked into GLBenchmark comparisons between the 4S and the S2. Here are my impressions:
- Both the S2 and 4S are essentially vsync limited for the Egypt and Pro onscreen tests, comparing them therefore is pointless. Although what I would say is it becomes exponentially harder for a framerate to get closer to 60fps when vsync limited, what I mean is it's harder to go from an average of 58fps to 59fps than to go from 57fps to 58fps.
- In the offscreen tests run at 720, you should expect all devices to have a reduced framerate from their native resolution for obvious reasons. The 4S is the only device I have found in the results database (with a lower than 720 native res) where the framerate actually increases. This strikes me as rather suspect and I would suggest that the iOS implementation of GLBenchmark is somewhat ballsed up.
- When I ran a lot of the specialised benchmarks used GLBenchmark what I saw is that actually a number of the tests are vsync capped at 60fps for the S2, so even overclocking the GPU does not increase scores. Somehow the 4S gets around this cap also on the individual tests and so its scores are significantly higher naturally. Furthermore the tests which are capped on the S2 are the ones where it already outscores the 4S. The GPUs on the 4S and S2 are very different and so you would expect them to perform better at different things and this is borne out in the results here.
Essentially what this means is that even with the cross platform nature of GLBenchmark, you still can't really compare the GPUs or 3D performance. I have yet to come across a game that has produced any noticeable framerate drop on the S2 and so it surely fits the purpose at least until the next generation of phones come out. It is only likely to get more buttery smooth under ICS and so I can't see anyone having a reason to complain.
Question boils down to do you want the earlier access to games or do you want the freedom of android? It seems to me we are seeing more simultaneous releases than in the past and the reported numbers from the App Store vs the Android Market are suggesting that Android is catching up fast in revenue terms in which case timing may be a moot point in the near future.
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I am sure with your greatfull attitude, you will get the answers you seek promptly.....surely nobody would expect you to use a forum search and find the answer like everyone else does ....
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+1
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You can have an idea looking in the SGS1 forums. Probably when SGS3 be out on the shelves, SGS2 will receive the same treatment SGS1 is receiving since SGS2 was released.
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I went to "Best Buy" yesterday.
I saw the Galaxy Note, Galaxy Player (didn't know about it), and 4 different Galaxy tablets.
They were nothing but different size versions of our SGS2!
In my opinion: as far as functionality we have the best dealio! The Galaxy note is useless to me. It's just our phone, but larger! The player is our phone, but larger and without the phone part! Of course, the tablets are our phone, but larger! If I really want larger, I'll just connect my phone to a TV via HDMI!
What are others' opinions, and what did I miss?
I personally think its cool to see so many different variations of Samsung devices and encourage them to continue to CRUSH Apple with something that Apple cant provide, which is choice, and continue on their path to world domination.
side note...the I777 is unique in many ways to these other devices.
I mean, Samsung is showing off stuff at different price ranges for different people.
We got a large range of stuff like Samsung Galaxy 5 and Fit and etc. for people who want cheap Android phones, but not looking for the strong power but just for something to make calls on, text, something compact, and something they can play Doodle Jump on.
We got stuff like the Galaxy S II and SkyRocket for people who really want the raw power on their phone, but still, appeals to a large audience with mass advertising, promises fulfilled, and not that incredibly high of a price.
We got the Galaxy Nexus as an attempt to show off their best phone, the top of their line-up, as well as with pricing. If Samsung had anything to show as their work done beautifully, it would be that with Google backing it up completely.
And finally, the Galaxy Note is Samsung's way to step out of the crowd and show something that no one has yet, so it's just just a mess of 3-4 inch smart phones that are just thinner and lighter than the model before, holding most of the changes under the hood, which doesn't concern the majority of buyers.
They pretty much got all the different levels of consumers down, as opposed to Apple, which tries their best to hit all of them with one phone that lies in the middle of all of that, but in the end, the size of the phones is the main thing separating all of the Galaxy phones.
So I wonder how many galaxy players were sold... probably like 2 or 3.. I would rather have an iPod touch
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So basically, you just want to say that you love your SGS2, right?
Why not just say directly?
There are absolutely no need to brag down other devices.
Same concept as iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch. Different flavors for everything.. That is all...
LOL!
Is your period button broken, or do you just exclaim more than most? Lol
I agree, we've got it good. My mom is ordering a galaxy player 5.0 for my cousin. It looks really cool.
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So basically, you just want to say that you love your SGS2, right?
Why not just say directly?
There are absolutely no need to brag down other devices.
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Oh lord we have an iPhone fanboy . I actually looked at getting one because yes they do just WORK. But I need the choices that the android operating system offers.
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Picked up two Galaxy 4.0 players for my daughters, and they love em. They are really nice , cameras work great etc. Pretty much all the capabilities of our phones minus the "phone".
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Even though I have a full-blown phone, I have a Player 5.0 - really nice device thanks to the large screen and ginormous battery.
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I personally think its cool to see so many different variations of Samsung devices and encourage them to continue to CRUSH Apple with something that Apple cant provide, which is choice, and continue on their path to world domination.
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Although I am exclusively an Android user (which you can see from my sig), I have to say that the strategy of "crushing" Apple with "choice" did not pan out that well. Samsung is kinda ok on the phone front, especially with SGSII, but everything else is essentially lost. Tablet front was lost from the get go, because they "fought" IPad form factor instead of putting all resources into 7" one, and they lost even that battle because Amazon stepped in. It is unfortunate, but I personally do not know a single person who owns something that is 10" and is not an IPad, or 7" and is not a Kindle Fire...
I know plenty of people with Tab 10.1 units...
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I know plenty of people with Tab 10.1 units...
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Yeah, I've got an iconia A500 tablet, my wife does as well. They are both 10.1" tablets.
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Well, I have 2 7" Galaxy Tabs, does not change anything. Entropy has one, you have some other, but I was mainly talking about what I see in physical world, among friends, at work, even while commuting...Apple everywhere :-(
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Well, I have 2 7" Galaxy Tabs, does not change anything. Entropy has one, you have some other, but I was mainly talking about what I see in physical world, among friends, at work, even while commuting...Apple everywhere :-(
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I also have two 7" Galaxy Tabs and love them. They seem to be more like my captivate on the inside with the looks of our phone on the outside. Now the GENERAL POPULATION are definitely sheep and is why they choose apple for the most part. I know apple is good for the GENERAL populace but I think our phones would fair well even with these that don't modify them to their liking. And sitting at Starbucks with my Galaxy 7" tab I have gotten more WOW WHAT IS THAT because most GENERAL people just don't really KNOW about the other options when all they hear about is crapple. So my point is taken when they comment on the tab about how nice it is. Apple has done their job to blindfold many people. I think within the last year i have started to see some people switch over to Samsung GS or GS2 and never look back.
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Although I am exclusively an Android user (which you can see from my sig), I have to say that the strategy of "crushing" Apple with "choice" did not pan out that well. Samsung is kinda ok on the phone front, especially with SGSII, but everything else is essentially lost. Tablet front was lost from the get go, because they "fought" IPad form factor instead of putting all resources into 7" one, and they lost even that battle because Amazon stepped in. It is unfortunate, but I personally do not know a single person who owns something that is 10" and is not an IPad, or 7" and is not a Kindle Fire...
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That's weird .....only person I knew with a iPad was my sister in-law, who bought one without seeking my approval(because she knows I hate Apple) and within two days of owning it she brought it back to best buy and exchanged it for a 10" Galaxy.
I know alot of people with tabs.....none of those people own iPads. You see heavier concentrations of them....especially in the work place where co-workers do ruthless things like suggest you get an iPad. Same goes for Android.....everyone I know.....and I mean almost EVERYONE has some kind of android device.....most likely because everyone they know has one. I will buy an iPad as soon as there is no more iTunes, its completely themeable without jailbreaks, when.......ah forget it....ain't gonna happen.
Side note reguardless of Samsungs sales.....they still don't remove choices.
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Well, there are many differences...
The Note has Wacom baked in so that can use electromagnetic pens for precise input.
The player is more of an SGS1 variant.
There are several tablets and they are different...Also you cannot carry your TV during travelling isn't it?
*Didn't mean to post this in the Development and Hacking forum. Please move to the appropriate place*
Hi Folks,
A little background.
I'm a recent convert to Android. I've been an Apple guy for as long as I can recall, and an iOS guy since the first iPhone.
I'd wanted an iPad since it came out, but I just couldn't justify the expense for something that I really didn't need.
My solution: Get a Kindle Fire.
I liked the KF well enough with the standard Amazon/Android bastard OS. However, about a month ago, I rooted it and flashed it with ICS. Which I love.
It's about time for me to get a new phone and I'm sure what to do. . .
I'm mulling over three options at the moment.
The HTC One X - I can walk down the block to my AT&T store right now and pick one up. The phone looks pretty damned nice. From what I can tell, it's not quite as well equipped to handle a variety of video formats out of the box and it doesn't have a microSD card slot. I don't care too much about the video playback. I have MX Player and it's been able to play anything I throw at it and I don't really foresee myself watching many movies on my phone. The lack of a card slot is kind of a drag, but with Google Drive and DropBox, I ought to be okay.
Samsung Galaxy S III - The only drawback to this is a minimum of 2 months to wait, and no assurance that my carrier will offer it all (although it seems certain that it will come to AT&T). But, as I mentioned above, as far as I can tell the only real benefit to the S III is the card slot.
Samsung Galaxy S II - I can also get one of these just down the street, and for $100 less than either the HTC or the S III. My only fear is that, being a gadget guy, I'll quickly come down with some phone envy when I see people sporting fancier Android and iOS phone down the line. I've pretty much convinced myself not to go for an older phone, but not entirely.
Does anyone have any keen insights, given my background and position?
czucker said:
*Didn't mean to post this in the Development and Hacking forum. Please move to the appropriate place*
Hi Folks,
A little background.
I'm a recent convert to Android. I've been an Apple guy for as long as I can recall, and an iOS guy since the first iPhone.
I'd wanted an iPad since it came out, but I just couldn't justify the expense for something that I really didn't need.
My solution: Get a Kindle Fire.
I liked the KF well enough with the standard Amazon/Android bastard OS. However, about a month ago, I rooted it and flashed it with ICS. Which I love.
It's about time for me to get a new phone and I'm sure what to do. . .
I'm mulling over three options at the moment.
The HTC One X - I can walk down the block to my AT&T store right now and pick one up. The phone looks pretty damned nice. From what I can tell, it's not quite as well equipped to handle a variety of video formats out of the box and it doesn't have a microSD card slot. I don't care too much about the video playback. I have MX Player and it's been able to play anything I throw at it and I don't really foresee myself watching many movies on my phone. The lack of a card slot is kind of a drag, but with Google Drive and DropBox, I ought to be okay.
Samsung Galaxy S III - The only drawback to this is a minimum of 2 months to wait, and no assurance that my carrier will offer it all (although it seems certain that it will come to AT&T). But, as I mentioned above, as far as I can tell the only real benefit to the S III is the card slot.
Samsung Galaxy S II - I can also get one of these just down the street, and for $100 less than either the HTC or the S III. My only fear is that, being a gadget guy, I'll quickly come down with some phone envy when I see people sporting fancier Android and iOS phone down the line. I've pretty much convinced myself not to go for an older phone, but not entirely.
Does anyone have any keen insights, given my background and position?
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Get the Galaxy S II, you can always keep it fresh with flashing new roms, kernels e.t.c
czucker said:
*Didn't mean to post this in the Development and Hacking forum. Please move to the appropriate place*
Hi Folks,
A little background.
I'm a recent convert to Android. I've been an Apple guy for as long as I can recall, and an iOS guy since the first iPhone.
I'd wanted an iPad since it came out, but I just couldn't justify the expense for something that I really didn't need.
My solution: Get a Kindle Fire.
I liked the KF well enough with the standard Amazon/Android bastard OS. However, about a month ago, I rooted it and flashed it with ICS. Which I love.
It's about time for me to get a new phone and I'm sure what to do. . .
I'm mulling over three options at the moment.
The HTC One X - I can walk down the block to my AT&T store right now and pick one up. The phone looks pretty damned nice. From what I can tell, it's not quite as well equipped to handle a variety of video formats out of the box and it doesn't have a microSD card slot. I don't care too much about the video playback. I have MX Player and it's been able to play anything I throw at it and I don't really foresee myself watching many movies on my phone. The lack of a card slot is kind of a drag, but with Google Drive and DropBox, I ought to be okay.
Samsung Galaxy S III - The only drawback to this is a minimum of 2 months to wait, and no assurance that my carrier will offer it all (although it seems certain that it will come to AT&T). But, as I mentioned above, as far as I can tell the only real benefit to the S III is the card slot.
Samsung Galaxy S II - I can also get one of these just down the street, and for $100 less than either the HTC or the S III. My only fear is that, being a gadget guy, I'll quickly come down with some phone envy when I see people sporting fancier Android and iOS phone down the line. I've pretty much convinced myself not to go for an older phone, but not entirely.
Does anyone have any keen insights, given my background and position?
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Get the One X or play the waiting game.
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Get the HTC one X
i suggest you to get the HTC one X!
I'm not a giant phone nut, but I assume like everyone, I like a solid working phone. I'm currently using a Galaxy Core Prime (it came free when I switched from Verizon). It's having issues with the touchscreen...it doesn't recognize your finger touching the screen. So it's time for a new phone. So I go to the Metro store, explain my problem, and when I go to show the guy my phone suddenly works again! WTF! I'm not taking a chance on just keeping this one cuz it's probably only a matter of time before it stops working again. Anyways, the best two phones available at the Metro store (well best two based on price) are the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime and HTC Desire 626. Neither get great reviews (as I expected) on CNET. The best thing I read was that CNET referred to the Grand Prime as the best entry level Android, or the best one for under $200; I forget which quote they wrote.
Anyways, like I said, I'm not on my phone that often. I'm not a gamer. I mostly watch YouTube and streaming movies, as well as, listen to my music library. I, like everyone, want a decent battery. One of the review sites mentioned some sort of glitch with the Grand Prime where around the 30 day mark, a black splotch appears on the screen. They said it was a glitch that all of them have, so you can't "luck out" and get one that it doesn't happen with. How much truth is there to this? It was also saying that it has a very dim display and it's hard to read in the sun. Could it be worse than the Core Prime I currently have?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, especially from someone who owns/owned one of these two phones.
Thanks,
-Adam