iPhone 3GS or Android Phone

tigertail49_2

only 50 minutes talk time on this deal though

Aidy

hicky45 wrote: »

Not a bad deal tariff wise, the galaxy s is the older model though and the arc is not a reliable handset IMO

Has the arc got bad feedback? It is quite new?

Galaxy S does sound a top notch phone still, especially for the money.

50 mins is ok for me - more text / download person!!

BlueFox

Aidy wrote: »

Has the arc got bad feedback? It is quite new?

Galaxy S does sound a top notch phone still, especially for the money.

50 mins is ok for me - more text / download person!!

The Arc is a new phone & I have heard that it has been riddled with problems so far & one network has withdrawn it until the problems have been sorted out

It's a pity because it looks & sounds like a great smartphone so if they could get the problems sorted it would be a good choice imho

hicky45

Aidy wrote: »

Has the arc got bad feedback? It is quite new?

Galaxy S does sound a top notch phone still, especially for the money.

50 mins is ok for me - more text / download person!!

All the arcs which I have sold apart from one have had issues, to be fair the last few years Sony Ericsson have produced some good handsets on paper specs wise etc but the hardware/software quality is just atrocious

foxtrot_mike

hicky45 wrote: »

All the arcs which I have sold apart from one have had issues, to be fair the last few years Sony Ericsson have produced some good handsets on paper specs wise etc but the hardware/software quality is just atrocious

I digress but I'm dissapointed with SE, they used to make some really good phones, it seems that they are going the way that Siemens Mobile went.

dulcificum

kajstring24 wrote: »

Have owned both an iPhone and a HTC Wildfire, so I can make a fairly good comparison.

I bought my Wildfire after my iPhone died a watery death, I wanted to stick with a smartphone but couldn't afford a new iPhone. In a way it worked out for the best. For a much cheaper cost (and granted, at a slightly slower speed) the Wildfire does nearly everything the iPhone does. It doesn't have the restrictions the iPhone does either. I'm almost given too much customization choice with the Wildfire! I found the Apple OS as buggy as Android though. Both can crash, both have sluggish periods and both have their own problems.

Additionally, I actually can't believe someone has said that an iPhone can work 'straight out of the box' - so what exactly do you have to do to get the Android working? Turn it on? Surely not. With the iPhone you have to faff about with the fancy SIM holder and then activate it via iTunes. What if you don't have iTunes? Ok, so you download it. But what if you don't have the Internet? It's simple to activate the iPhone, but not as simple as some make out.

Of course, I miss the difference in screen quality, but the moment my contract is up I'll be upgrading straight to the Desire or similar. I do like the iPhone, and if the price was right I may go back. But Android systems aren't as overpriced and they aren't as restricted as Apple. Tbh, the restrictions bloody annoy me. You MUST use iTunes and you MUST pay for ringtones etc. Yes, there are ways around this, but not everyone knows that and for those who struggle with technology it's not really an option. I like being able to connect my phone to any PC and search through the files in explorer without iTunes trying to change things or wipe my phone as well. I also like that if my battery goes I can get it replaced. I've been told by an Apple Store Genius that when the battery on the iPhone goes you need a new phone. I can upgrade the memory easily too.

There's so much concentration on how modern and revolutionary the iPhone is but as stated before, it's really not anything special. Facetime is only great if you use it, and my old Sony Ericsson had a front face camera for this. Copy & paste had to be included in an update AFTER other rivals had it long before they did. Like I've said, my Wildfire has many functions which are the same as the iPhone and it's much cheaper.

Great post with an even-handed analysis.

dulcificum

SimIsOnTheUp wrote: »

My only reservation is that some posters online, have said that it's headphone output volume is dire when it comes to music! :-/

This is true - it's not the best. But at least the sound quality is much better than an iPod. That's not hard though.