Iphone 4 or Samsung Wave

[pubbaa]

i'm just curious to know how everyone feel about the two phone models Apple Iphone 4 and Samsung Wave
both of them are very well equipped in terms hardware capabilities, and after hearing the fact iphone 4 is going to be available contract free, it seems it'll be a matter of ones liking that eventually make one of these devices superior than thee other

UP's of both(things what I know of)

Touch screen is fully optimized cool ui
720p video
5mp cam

Up’s of wave

Super AMOLED screen
1ghz ARM A8 chip
Expandable memory
Social network hub

Up’s of Iphone

Huge apps store
Crispier screen


so...what's your pick and why?

[directhex]

Skip the Wave. Bada is not a serious smartphone platform.

Anyway, the iPhone 4 has the same CPU, so it's not an advantage for the Wave.

[pubbaa]

i'll just add more detail
i never really made the jump from non-touch to touch mobiles, after seeing how horrible s60 v5 was and and how great and easy iOS(or whatever they called it before in earlier iphones) i wanned a fancy responsive iOS like os that had standard features like beaming via bluetooth ,file management etc, of plain feature mobiles in a single device. Wave seem to have that..

Bada may not be aimed at android rather iOS is it's target, strange to see that iphone 4 is going to be given sim free,i mean sure it's good for peeps in countries where iphone is not given on contract, or where there are not contract based(with phone) service providers.


i'm not totally against Iphones i kinda like it because of the sim free statement,if wave doesn't show up soon here, i'm getting a iphone ...to see whats all the magic about

[directhex]

Comparing Bada to iOS is comparing a Power Wheels car to an Aston Martin. There's no comparison. Bada is not a real Smartphone OS. At best, call it a high-end Feature Phone OS.

[Funkstar]

Bada may not be aimed at android rather iOS is it's target, strange to see that iphone 4 is going to be given sim free,i mean sure it's good for peeps in countries where iphone is not given on contract, or where there are not contract based(with phone) service providers.

If they had continued to only offer it locked to networks or even a single network like it was originally, Apple would have drawn too much attention from the EU for being anti competitive.

A big plus to the Wave is price. £310 vs £499.

[directhex]

If they had continued to only offer it locked to networks or even a single network like it was originally, Apple would have drawn too much attention from the EU for being anti competitive.

A big plus to the Wave is price. £310 vs £499.

Yeah, but that money buys you a decent Android phone, which has actual apps available

[Funkstar]

Yeah, but that money buys you a decent Android phone, which has actual apps available

I know, I wouldn't touch a Samsung device no matter what the OS, but I was just highlighting the difference between the two devices specifically asked about

[mightymouse]

iphone 4 here for sure

[Bunjiweb]

With what's out at the moment I wouldn't even be considering the Samsung Wave. If you like Samsung phones the Galaxy S should be making it to the UK at some point, probably around the same time the iPhone 4 arrives.

I'd highly recommend having a good play with a HTC Desire, I am loving mine! Otherwise there is the Nexus One (which is near identical to the Desire), which has updates direct from Google, so you will always have the latest version soonest!

I would wait and see what comes up around the time of the iPhone 4 launch, I'm sure there will be a new set of phones coming up. WinMo 7 and Android 2.2 will be rolling out about the same time, so choose carefully!

Ben

[directhex]

With what's out at the moment I wouldn't even be considering the Samsung Wave. If you like Samsung phones the Galaxy S should be making it to the UK at some point, probably around the same time the iPhone 4 arrives.

I'd highly recommend having a good play with a HTC Desire, I am loving mine! Otherwise there is the Nexus One (which is near identical to the Desire), which has updates direct from Google, so you will always have the latest version soonest!

I would wait and see what comes up around the time of the iPhone 4 launch, I'm sure there will be a new set of phones coming up. WinMo 7 and Android 2.2 will be rolling out about the same time, so choose carefully!

Ben

The Galaxy S is expensive. The original Galaxy, though, is pretty cheap now.

[AndyCr15]

With what's out at the moment I wouldn't even be considering the Samsung Wave. If you like Samsung phones the Galaxy S should be making it to the UK at some point, probably around the same time the iPhone 4 arrives.

+1

I saw the title and I almost thought maybe it was a mistake. Why would you match the Wave against it?

The Galaxy S is expensive.

Surely it's cheaper than an iPhone 4?

[jjgreenwood]

galaxy s on contract is the way to go imho - through vodafone £40 x 18 = £720 which is my book is always better than paying £450 - £500 upfront and then £20pcm or wotever it'll turn out to be

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The OP lives in Sri Lanka AFAIK. Hence,they are probably looking for a SIM free phone.

[directhex]

Surely it's cheaper than an iPhone 4?

Not much.

http://store.apple.com/uk/configure/...co=MTgxNTgyMjI

http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=198072

[Bunjiweb]

But it runs Android......

[CornishCracker]

iPhone 4 will probably more expensive but it does do the same if not more than the Samsung wave.

iOS is also a really good operating system also compared to the propietary system that Samsung uses. Not to mention the iPhone has the App Store which is the biggest App Store on the planet.

The camera is more or less the same quality but the iPhone 4 does have the front facing camera with the FaceTime ability which is free over WiFi.

I think you should pick the iPhone 4!