Squeak 17 #1 December 22, 2009 What phones are comparable to iPhones?You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #2 December 22, 2009 Two tin cans and a string is all you need. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #3 December 22, 2009 QuoteTwo tin cans and a string is all you need. hahahaha*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jbag 0 #4 December 22, 2009 Droid is more or less the only competitor on the market right now for it.IHYD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #5 December 22, 2009 QuoteWhat phones are comparable to iPhones? Pick one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Android_devices"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harmless 0 #6 December 22, 2009 QuoteWhat phones are comparable to iPhones? Thats a pretty broad question... what are your requirements? World travel or one country, size, physical keyboard or not, speaker phone importance, preferred network?"Damn you Gravity, you win again" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #7 December 22, 2009 Android phones are basically iPhones without the Apple lock in. If you can wait a month or two, Google should be coming out with their own branded Android phone. It's called the Nexus One. http://www.nexusoneblog.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #8 December 22, 2009 Quote Quote What phones are comparable to iPhones? Thats a pretty broad question... what are your requirements? World travel or one country, size, physical keyboard or not, speaker phone importance, preferred network? network is irrelevant being in Australia. But things i do want are GPS, (unassisted preferred) Music, WiFi, Internet access readable screen for a near blind guy probably have a video or 2 a few music albums a reasonable camera for emergency pics/ video oh and it has to have telephone capabiliesYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harmless 0 #9 December 22, 2009 Quote Quote Quote What phones are comparable to iPhones? Thats a pretty broad question... what are your requirements? World travel or one country, size, physical keyboard or not, speaker phone importance, preferred network? network is irrelevant being in Australia. But things i do want are GPS, (unassisted preferred) Music, WiFi, Internet access readable screen for a near blind guy probably have a video or 2 a few music albums a reasonable camera for emergency pics/ video oh and it has to have telephone capabilies Well that completely rules out the iPhone :P But about the network, I ask because I don't know how often you leave Australia and to where. Europe uses the same GSM frequencies as Australia (900/1800MHz) and The Americas for the most part use 850/1900MHz) Tri and Quad band phones would then be important to you. Also, the US and a lot of Asia also use CDMA instead of GSM (CDMA alongside of GSM in the US) All that said... http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_hd2-2957.php An AMAZING phone (although I wish it was android based) Best hardware currently on the market and HTC did a awesome job skinning WM and adding multi touch support. I believe it is due in Australia next month. Being sold by T-Mobile in Europe currently."Damn you Gravity, you win again" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #10 December 22, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Quote Well that completely rules out the iPhone :P But about the network, I ask because I don't know how often you leave Australia and to where. Europe uses the same GSM frequencies as Australia (900/1800MHz) and The Americas for the most part use 850/1900MHz) Tri and Quad band phones would then be important to you. Also, the US and a lot of Asia also use CDMA instead of GSM (CDMA alongside of GSM in the US) All that said... http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_hd2-2957.php An AMAZING phone (although I wish it was android based) Best hardware currently on the market and HTC did a awesome job skinning WM and adding multi touch support. I believe it is due in Australia next month. Being sold by T-Mobile in Europe currently. Fair comment, i admit i was under the impression that pretty much all phones were tri or quad band. my current Nokia Navigator 6110 worked fine all around the world. But as i need to get a new SIM now i am home, the only way to get a decent plan (pre paid sux here) is to get on a contract which comes with a phone, so figuring out which phone is now an issue. I'm not a technophobe but the current phone technology is a bit bewildering You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #11 December 22, 2009 QuoteAndroid phones are basically iPhones without the Apple lock in. Android is the OS created by Google, and iPhone is by Apple - two completely different systems. But yes, they share a lot of common features that all smartphones need these days to stay competitive. Quote If you can wait a month or two, Google should be coming out with their own branded Android phone. It's called the Nexus One. http://www.nexusoneblog.com/ Information on the phone is murky. There's no confirmation from Google that they are making their own phone. All we know is that there is a phone built by HTC, it will have an Android OS, and it is basically the same hardware as the Passion (Verizon). Everything else is rumor, even if the mongers are respected agencies like WSJ.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #12 December 22, 2009 QuoteAndroid is the OS created by Google, and iPhone is by Apple - two completely different systems. But yes, they share a lot of common features that all smartphones need these days to stay competitive. Yeah, I owned both. They're basically the "same" when it comes to what they bring for day to day use. GPS, emailing, navigation, app store, web, etc etc. Apple just locks you in pretty hard, but for most people that's a non-issue. QuoteInformation on the phone is murky. There's no confirmation from Google that they are making their own phone. All we know is that there is a phone built by HTC, it will have an Android OS, and it is basically the same hardware as the Passion (Verizon). Everything else is rumor, even if the mongers are respected agencies like WSJ. Don't know if I'd go so far to say it's just rumor, they're already out in the field: http://www.nexusoneblog.com/blog/2009/12/21/nexus-one-unboxing.html But we'll see one way or the other in a couple weeks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 806 #13 December 22, 2009 Aren't they both unix phones with different GUI's? Personally, the customer service at both AT&T and Apple are beyond comparison. SERIOUSLY. Given that I can't call Google directly for any sort of help (easily)...this would(and did) weigh heavily in the company I choose as well as the device. I went with an iPhone. I've never been happier with a cell, the company, nor their service. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #14 December 22, 2009 iPhone is a BSD kernel, just like Mac OS X. Android is based on the Linux kernel. So yeah, they're both basically Unix. Android hardware support is done on the phone carrier level at the moment. For service on my G1 I'd just take it into any T-Mobile store. The Droid phones would be serviced by Verizon, etc. I think that's one reason why Google wants to do one themselves, to completely control the hardware/software experience like Apple does with the iPhone. iPhone support is very good, if you have a problem just go to the Apple store. Same with their desktops. I don't knock the Apple experience in that regard. It's just, I can do things like tether my laptop to my Android phone without jail breaking or rooting the phone. It's a more open platform. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #15 December 22, 2009 Quote Quote If you can wait a month or two, Google should be coming out with their own branded Android phone. It's called the Nexus One. http://www.nexusoneblog.com/ Information on the phone is murky. I'm waiting on the Nexus SIx. I hear it is really powerful, although it has only a four-year life-span."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #16 December 22, 2009 If you buy a android phone you can download the Delta II keypad. It has really nice features and is free for now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #17 December 22, 2009 Blackberry Storm--- it does everything the iphone does... and it actually works as a phone too.*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 806 #18 December 22, 2009 Wow! Just like an iPhone! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jbag 0 #19 December 23, 2009 pretty sure as a smart phone for a regular user, blackberries are out...they are mostly for business now.IHYD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #20 December 23, 2009 If you don't have use for a smartphone, then an iPhone is only option. If you want something with a bit more utility, and you're in Australia, and you want a touch screen, look into the BlackBerry Storm 9520, or the Nokia N900. If you want something for the gee-whiz-whatever, then just go with your gut...though the iPhone form factor hasn't changed in several years. It's long in the tooth.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 806 #21 December 23, 2009 It's soooo long in the tooth that it has taken several years for the copies to come out! The iPhone can do everything the crackberries do and more. I have had so many crackberries that I grew to hate them. Their apps to communicate with exchange suck. still talk about long in the tooth! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #22 December 23, 2009 http://www.tuaw.com/2009/12/20/snl-google-phone-to-challenge-iphone-by-making-calls/ 12-19-09 Saturday Night Live's 'Weekend Update' with Seth Meyers joined the fray of people who were sick of AT&T's poor network reception: "It was reported this week that Google would soon launch its own cellphone as a challenge to the iPhone. Also a challenge to the iPhone? Making phone calls." While Saturday Night Live hasn't been funny for years (IMHO), and the joke was rather feeble, this is further cause for embarrassment from Apple and AT&T and just additional fodder for Verizon's case as to why they should have the iPhone. ___________________________________________________ Other downsides to the iphone: -Poor battery life... always keep a charger near by. -Cracked touch screens... every other person I see that takes an iphone out of their pocket has a cracked screen. -can't upgrade your memory without buying a new phone. -Cannot tether your laptop to the internet (unless this was recently implemented) -now fixed but was funny, that up until about 6 months ago they couldn't even receive pictures as MMS without having to go to a central hub and entering an elaborate pass code. iPhone--- not the worst phone in the world but definitely not the best. At least they will still be considered "cool" for some time to come.*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 806 #23 December 23, 2009 I've not had the network reception issues, nor would a comedy skit impact my thoughts on that anyway...but it's all in the advertising from my experience. All smart phones have battery life issues when used heavily...and all of them require you to adjust factory settings to maximize battery life. Much better battery life than ANY Motorola cellies I've had. BY FAR. All glass touch screen phones have the breakage issue. From what I see, the iPhone has more memory than other smart phones to begin with. I can tether my iPhone. Never had an issue with MMS pics or video, it's worked out of the box. The iPhone is at least IMHO, the best product for what it does, given all the variables of product, carrier, service, portable computing capability, price, performance, as well as the coolness factor. It is THE best mobile phone I've ever had, and I have cell phone since they were briefcase sized. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #24 December 23, 2009 my iphone works perfectly, I do not see what people are bitching about. I have other friends who never have a problem with iphones. One of them writes software for the android, he likes his iphone better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #25 December 23, 2009 I'm sure a lot of peoples iphones work perfectly for them. It is well known that the iphone in conjunction with AT&T does not have the greatest network coverage. Hence why SNL did a skit cracking on that issue because of the truth to it. Overall I think the iphone is a nice gadget... I was between that and the Storm. I went with the Storm because the iphone doesn't get reception in most of the ORs/hospitals I work in and it cannot be used with our business email servers.*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
