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    Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Title says it all really, I like the way the iphone works and I like its style. I know the next one is due out soon, but it'll likely be beyond my budget anyway, so I'm not worrying about it. On the other hand, I know many people resent the iphone because of the way the app store is locked down to apple's preferred programs. This doesn't necessarily bother me if the app store can do what I want it to. As far as I know it does, but I want to hear arguments for other smartphones before I make my decision.

    The deal I'm looking at from Orange is £25 a month with 75 mins and 125 texts, which is enough for me. I have some money in my Orange phone fund, so there'll be a bit of a discount there. Any other phone would have to compete with that deal. Camera quality wise, I've seen some iphone photos and they're "ok". Better would be nice, but it's not neccessarily a deal breaker, I've got a real camera for that. I'm talking night out in the pub photos here.

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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Well.... get a HD2 or check out HTC's other phones which are on android. Depends what you want, i bet you wont want a big device (screen wise) so HTC is probably the best to look at, HD2 is large screen and windows mobile so not as user friendly like android and iphone.

    HTC Desire could be the one your looking for, the contracts are pretty damn good when compared to the iphone!. I believe there is alot of contracts with like 400-600 mins and unlimited text for £20 p/m and then unlimited internet for £25 !.
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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    HTC Desire - miles better than the iPhone and a lot cheaper. You can unlimited text, unlimited emails and 500 mins for £25 a month, and the phone is free!
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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Quote Originally Posted by format View Post
    HTC Desire - miles better than the iPhone and a lot cheaper. You can unlimited text, unlimited emails and 500 mins for £25 a month, and the phone is free!
    This, or the Incredible when it reaches the UK, will knock the socks off the iPhone

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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    That is something I don't get, the touch is smaller, and has better battery life apparently?

    Why buy an iPhone? Only one of my friends who's got one dosen't drop calls and other 'tard like things....
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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Quote Originally Posted by finlay666 View Post
    This, or the Incredible when it reaches the UK, will knock the socks off the iPhone

    if you want the iPhone apps why not get a touch? I did
    Because then you have to carry two devices instead of one.

    Are you really sure you want to buy one now? Couple of months until the next one is due & the 3GS should drop in price (as the 3G did last year) There are many better spec handsets out there but you seem to know what you want & the apps do go quite some way to make up for it's shortcomings hardware wise.

    The HTC Desire does seem to be the one to get at the moment but again, wait a couple of months for the new iPhone/Windows 7 Phones & anything new HTC/Google throw out. I know you're thinking 'but you can always say wait a few months & something new will come out' but the next few months have some big things coming out so it genuinely might be worth holding on.

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    That is something I don't get, the touch is smaller, and has better battery life apparently?

    Why buy an iPhone? Only one of my friends who's got one dosen't drop calls and other 'tard like things....
    No phone internals so less power consumption on the touch. I know 3 people with iPhones (+ myself) no problems with any of ours

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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    GSM radio is often more battery life friendly than WiFi.

    Given how big it is, lets not beet around the bush the iPhone hasn't gotten any better in 3 years, compare the touch HD with the HD2 (software issues aside) the hardware has evolved so much.

    Mac users just seam to ride the short bus ignoring this.
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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Quote Originally Posted by TheAnimus View Post
    GSM radio is often more battery life friendly than WiFi.

    Given how big it is, lets not beet around the bush the iPhone hasn't gotten any better in 3 years, compare the touch HD with the HD2 (software issues aside) the hardware has evolved so much.

    Mac users just seam to ride the short bus ignoring this.
    But the GSM radio is usually on all day whereas the Wifi probably wouldn't be plus you've got checking for emails/sending texts/searching for a network if low/lost signal which eats power.

    Other hardware has evolved in leaps & bounds over Apple & no other company could get away with it (thankfully no others do!) but you can't say 'software issues aside' as that's a massive part of the experience.

    The new iPhone will hopefully address many issues people have with the hardware & anyone buying a 3G/3GS in the next 2 or 3 months is nuts (IMO) if you have to get a phone now then the Desire is the winner. Also consider that by buying an iPhone you can only use the paid for apps/programmes on another iPhone/touch whereas on Android I assume you can move them from phone to phone (???)

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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Standard answer here I guess like the other "should I get an iPhone" threads of late.

    1) If you are after a smart phone that's "better" - look at the HTC HD2 or HTC Desire - both are more open than the iPhone offering something a bit different. imo (and that of many others) either of those 2 phones are the best smart phones on the market at the moment, aside from the iPhone. Or the HTC Touch 2 if you want a phone with a qwerty keyboard.

    2) Don't get an iPhone now even if you decide that the HTC route is not for you, and you would like an iPhone. Nothing wrong with that choice, but if that's what you want then wait another 2 months and get the 4G iPhone..I would bet a large proportion of my income on it being released end of June/early July (especially after Gizmodo got hold of the pre-release version earlier this week), and you would regret buying one now only for a new model to appear a few months later.

    Something else to chuck into the mix now too..android is running on the iPhone...http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/20...uietly-in.html

    Only on the 1G right now but you can bet it'l be on the 3G before long..very interesting!

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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Would definately have to be the HTC Incredible, Looks a fantastic phone.
    I'm rather tempted away from my iPhone

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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Lots of good info, thanks I've since come across some good deals for the Desire, which seems to do everything I want it to at a much lower price than the iphone. I'm off to CPW tomorrow to handle one.


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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

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    Because then you have to carry two devices instead of one.
    Not when (shock/horror) android phones can play music too, in fact they can play more formats too! (and most support upgradeable memory so you can have lots and lots of music if you wish) You don't have to always carry your phone with you either, given how often you iPhone users have to charge if you make use of it you spend a fair amount of time without it in your pocket

    As said I only use my iTouch for casual gaming, it's ok, but having to use a device that size as a phone would and did irritate the hell out of me. I had a 2G, it was OK, VERY overpriced for what it did TBH.

    Tried a friends 3GS recently and wasn't impressed, so the 320x240 games run faster... big woop, my phone that came out well before the 3gs could play proper (as in pc games) at WVGA resolution, more than 2 years since the 2G and the only thing they can do is add features BASIC smartphones have (video, copy and paste) yet still no multitasking even on a basic level and still lacking in features other products have (decent camera, upgradeable memory, a proper bluetooth stack between devices). I'll keep the hundreds I saved over not getting one on contract thanks

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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Who said Android didn't play music? It was in response to 'why not buy a touch' and the reason is because to have the same features you need two devices doing it that way.

    Some people really get worked up over iPhones (fanboys + haters) - never understood it myself, as Michael Winner would say "Calm down dear, it's only a iPhone"

    If the iPhone 4 is expensive/crap then it's Android/Win7 for me, then again I won't pay insane tariffs or sign up to 24month contracts with any phone! They really do seem to be getting more & more expensive & longer contracts, sod the free 32" TV or DSi/etc I just want cheap/short tariffs back!

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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    The lack of flash support on the iPhone is a major downside IMHO.

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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Very true, that they won't even have a stab at it seems very-very arrogant! The excuse of 'we won't do anything half baked' (ie MMS/Multitasking) is rubbish as can be seen by half arsed & slow OS advances!

    How is flash on something like the Desire ? I think it's the new Dell phones (which look pretty good!) that have flash 'lite', does anyone know how this compares to existing implementation of flash on mobile devices?

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    Re: Considering iphone 3Gs - persuade me that another smartphone is better?

    Is this a real info or rumours??? http://news.softpedia.com/news/HTC-I...K-140516.shtml

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