iPhone 3GS or Android Phone

Aidy

I am considering getting the free iphone 3GS from o2 . £21.50 pm 100 mins 500 texts, 500 mb. I am not a heavy texter / caller so the allowances are fine. I'll use wi-fi to connect to the internet at home.

I appreciate the 3GS is a couple of years old now, but do quite fancy an iPhone but can’t justify the Phone 4 expense. Before I take the plunge are their any Android phones on a similar contract that you think I ought to consider?

:beer:

OneADay

Samsung Galaxy S II would be my choice if you want a new phone - its likely to be faster than the iphone 3gs - cheapest I have seen it is £26 a month - likely to come down in price sooner than any iphone 4 or 5.

Aidy

OneADay wrote: »

Samsung Galaxy S II would be my choice if you want a new phone - its likely to be faster than the iphone 3gs - cheapest I have seen it is £26 a month - likely to come down in price sooner than any iphone 4 or 5.

Cheers.

Available on O2 on the same contracts as the 3GS but with a £29 upfront cost, via Dial a Phone.

Could be an option

BlueFox

The 3GS is an excellent phone - I've had one for the last year or so. If you want a phone to do everything really well then choose the iPhone. If you want a phone to be a little more complicated & less stable choose Android *waits for iPhone haters to react *

My wife has an Android & whilst they are pretty good, the operating system is very quickly out of date as Android phones are being introduced at a massive rate so a new one today will be yesterdays model within months.

The fact that the iPhone 3GS will be getting the IOS 5 update is great news as it means it will continue to be supported by Apple for at least another couple of years.

All in all I would recommend the 3GS

foxtrot_mike

BlueFox wrote: »

The 3GS is an excellent phone - I've had one for the last year or so. If you want a phone to do everything really well then choose the iPhone. If you want a phone to be a little more complicated & less stable choose Android *waits for iPhone haters to react *

Do you have any expeience with the Iphone 4 or would you reccomend that in the same light?

dulcificum

A comparably priced Android phone will be a much better phone, no doubt.

But why not just buy the phone on PAYG and use GG or similar? You'll save tons over a contract.

only_mee

I had the iphone 3gs and went to the galaxy and daughter had my iphone of me (nasty dad eh lol)
Now i have my S2 her iphone is going and she as seen the light regarding androids

BlueFox

foxtrot_mike wrote: »

Do you have any expeience with the Iphone 4 or would you reccomend that in the same light?

Recently upgraded to the iPhone 4 & I find it brilliant. I don't want to be messing around with a phone rooting & modding it as a lot of Android users do, so the iPhone is ideal.

It works straight out of the box, text messaging is really good, easy to use & there is an app for almost anything

I'm not trying to say Android phones are not as good, I just prefer an iPhone, & no I'm not a huge Apple fan.

Aidy

Thanks for replies so far.

I do currently have a Pulse on Android 1.5 (:eek:) which i cannot upgrade without rooting. This is annoying as some games / apps don't work. It is also not that stable - especially the browser provided (opera is better).

I appreciate this is a basement Android phone; but my experience has been mixed.

I am swaying towards the 3GS - not sure whether iOS 5 will be worthwhile for a 3GS as some functionality may not work - I'll wait and see on that.

Aidy

dulcificum wrote: »

A comparably priced Android phone will be a much better phone, no doubt.

But why not just buy the phone on PAYG and use GG or similar? You'll save tons over a contract.

the iPhone 3? Its still £400 on PAYG :eek:

only_mee

Aidy wrote: »

the iPhone 3? Its still £400 on PAYG :eek:

Ruddy hell daughter only asking £200 for hers!!!!
Ebay is swamped with them.