What phone to go for iPhone 4s , Android , Windows Phone or BlackBerry

thegoodman

I am not geek when it come to mobile phones. I am of the mainstream users who value ease of use and understandability of features as their primary (and in many cases only real) decision making factor when it comes to picking a mobile phone. Don't care if I need avg or keep an eye on malicious apps. Need easy to use phone. Even the banks are moving to iPhone not android.

owen1978

thegoodman wrote: »

I am not geek when it come to mobile phones. I am of the mainstream users who value ease of use and understandability of features as their primary (and in many cases only real) decision making factor when it comes to picking a mobile phone. Don't care if I need avg or keep an eye on malicious apps. Need easy to use phone. Even the banks are moving to iPhone not android.

Sorry but i if you download programs which are obviously dodgy then your asking for trouble thats on ANY computer, mobile etc ...

Dont let that article scaremonger you all phones have plus points and bad points.

If android was so bad then why is it one of the biggest phone systems around? If it was as bad as you think then wouldnt users simply go to other phone systems?

When it comes deciding about which phone, then like people said spend a good hour at a phone shop.

All phones are easy to use once you get used to them, my wife has an android phone for the last two years and shes never had a single problem.

My honest opinion the only phones i would consider this moment in time is the iphone4s or the Nexus Prime (to be released very soon)

stugib

thegoodman wrote: »

Even the banks are moving to iPhone not android.

Banks are notoriously slow moving businesses when it comes to technology, but even they would be stupid not to support a platform with 47% of the market.

I've got a 3GS but the prices of the 4S are making me consider move to Android. It'll 'cost' me £200 in the iOS apps I've bought, but at least I can be fairly sure I can continue to upgrade, from a choice of phones, for a reasonable price, in future and keep all my apps. Even if I broke an expensive contract Android phone I could buy a stop-gap for less than £100 and carry on.

DUTR

thegoodman wrote: »

I am not geek when it come to mobile phones. I am of the mainstream users who value ease of use and understandability of features as their primary (and in many cases only real) decision making factor when it comes to picking a mobile phone. Don't care if I need avg or keep an eye on malicious apps. Need easy to use phone. Even the banks are moving to iPhone not android.

Can you clarify which banks?
I have accounts with Virgin, Barclays,Halifax, Lloyds TSB and all the accounts are accesible on my ipod touch, Symbian and Android.

baby_frogmella

DUTR wrote: »

Can you clarify which banks?
I have accounts with Virgin, Barclays,Halifax, Lloyds TSB and all the accounts are accesible on my ipod touch, Symbian and Android.

I think the goodman meant dedicated banking apps in the Android store. AFAIK these banks do not have Android apps, yet the iphone apps have been out for ages:

First Direct
HSBC (business)
Natwest/RBS

Old news i know but perhaps cases like this have made the banks think twice about putting apps for personal bank accounts on the Android store.

DUTR

baby_frogmella wrote: »

I think the goodman meant dedicated banking apps in the Android store. AFAIK these banks do not have Android apps, yet the iphone apps have been out for ages:

First Direct
HSBC (business)
Natwest/RBS

Old news i know but perhaps cases like this have made the banks think twice about putting apps for personal bank accounts on the Android store.

And these apps are often just bookmarks to the sign in page, as that is the case for the app on the Apple.

Cash-Strapped.T32

No need at all to be a geek mate - Being sensible about security has been a major part of using any kind of computer since before Windows, and certainly any user who is using a computer to read that Inquirer article in the first place ought to be up to speed on the basics, simply by virtue of the fact they're using a computer to read an article on the internet.

If ease of use is your major priority, then you're in luck because all the mobile OSs are piece of piddle to use (tactful ).


I have no interest in trying to railroad anyone into getting one type of phone over the other (it would be an awfully sad life if that was your objective for the day), but I don't like to see these arguments where ease of use gets conflated with the Early Learning Centre "Well done! Now let's try another!" simplicity of iOS - Whereby everyone seems to think that an iPhone is the only option in the world if you just want to get a job done.

It's just that Android devices, and to an extent Win-Mo, let you go beyond "just getting the basic job done", and tend to cost a fraction of the price.
You're using a computer to do your research; So that instantly tells us that you're already familiar enough with all the important concepts to be fine with whichever mobile OS you choose.

All I'll say in conclusion is best of luck fella - I do wish you luck with whatever option you go with. :cool:

baby_frogmella

DUTR wrote: »

And these apps are often just bookmarks to the sign in page, as that is the case for the app on the Apple.

No, banks such as First Direct have dedicated apps made for the iOS; if you ever use one of these, you'll find they're much much easier to use than just going to the bank's website on your mobile. Just look at the number of people screaming for a First Direct Android app on their suggestions page

DUTR

baby_frogmella wrote: »

No, banks such as First Direct have dedicated apps made for the iOS; if you ever use one of these, you'll find they're much much easier to use than just going to the bank's website on your mobile. Just look at the number of people screaming for a First Direct Android app on their suggestions page

As someone has already mentioned , most phone users are not candidates for the early learning centre, the harsh reality is, the apps or bookmarks are no more difficult to use than each other, whatever platform they are on. I already mentioned which platforms I have regular access to and which banks I have accounts with.
On a side note since you mention apps, I have the BG app for the apple , which is great all be it not essential, however having recently taken charge of an android the same BG app on the android offers more functionality by way of a simple on off switch to illuminate the meter area using the front led.

Hammyman

Greensprout wrote: »

:doh:

Exactly the same no matter what phone you get if you move to a different OS.

I never got any money back and wasn't able to port my apps from my Symbian Nokias to my iPhone.

However if you go to Android, at least you've a whole slew of manufacturers to choose from.