iPhone, Android or WinPhone 7?

Buddahaid · 11-05-10, 05:54 PM

Never have one and talk to the girl near you.

Sailor Steve · 11-05-10, 05:56 PM

I don't have one, and probably won't get one. That said, a friend's son has an iPhone, and he uses it to make videos and post them direct to YouTube. It even zooms!

Still, I don't even make phone calls that much, and my phone's camera hasn't been used in more than a year.

Herr-Berbunch · 11-05-10, 06:54 PM

My HTC Hero currently running Android 2.1 and I'm thinking of rooting it and sticking on 2.2.

It flies. I've only got free apps but those that I have would be worth paying for, including a metal detector - I mean, on a phone, who'd have thought it!

I have friends and colleagues with iPhones and I'd say about 15 -25% have had serious issues with them Vs Android, nil.

W7Phone I've not used, not seen (apart from in media) and know nobody with one.

But that's just me

Jimbuna · 11-05-10, 07:45 PM

Never had anything other than various models of fruit machines (Blackberry) for about 8 years now but both my offspring are into this modern technology.

antikristuseke · 11-05-10, 07:52 PM

I will chew off my own testicles before I get an apple product, apple can go **** itself as far as I am concerned.

DarkFish · 11-05-10, 08:16 PM

Have got a Windows Mobile 6 (predecessor to WinPhone 7) phone now, and WM definitely has some things it can be improved on. Since M$ cannot be trusted on improving their software I'll not vote that one.

Never had an Android device, so I don't have any opinion on it.

But since I agree with antikristuseke:

Quote:

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

I will chew off my own testicles before I get an apple product, apple can go **** itself as far as I am concerned.

I really don't know what to vote for

the_tyrant · 11-05-10, 08:35 PM

Trust me mate, a windows phone is your best choice
although, if you are truly looking for the best phone experience, a sharp is your best choice, just they are hard to get outside of Asia

wasn't life easier when apple and blackberry were just fruits?

JSLTIGER · 11-06-10, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

My HTC Hero currently running Android 2.1 and I'm thinking of rooting it and sticking on 2.2.

It flies. I've only got free apps but those that I have would be worth paying for, including a metal detector - I mean, on a phone, who'd have thought it!

I have friends and colleagues with iPhones and I'd say about 15 -25% have had serious issues with them Vs Android, nil.

W7Phone I've not used, not seen (apart from in media) and know nobody with one.

But that's just me

Ditto...if you do root it and put on a 2.2 distro, will you let me know which one and how it's working out? Thanks.

Dowly · 11-06-10, 02:00 PM

None. Still using my old Nokia 3220, gets the job done.

PeriscopeDepth · 11-06-10, 03:19 PM

I got in an iPhone in August, I like it. I really like the idea of Android, but do not like:
- Unless you have a Nexus One, you are using an OS provided by your carrier/manufacturer, not Google. You have to wait for the carrier/manufacturer to push out updates for it. Which does not always happen speedily.
- The carrier/manufacturer can put software on it that you cannot remove in many cases.
- Performance can be wonky in Android. Really not much of an issue in the high end Android handsets nowadays though. The proprietary Apple solution really outdoes Android here though.

The control the carriers/manufacturers exert over Android handsets really turned me off from getting one. That and I spend most of my time at work developing for the iPhone platform. I think I will eventually get an Android Wi-Fi only tablet if the price is competitive with iPad, just to be able to play around with the platform.

That Apple products are made for "a certain set of people" is true to an extent. The fact that you have to root your Android device to do a lot of customization though makes this a ridiculous argument to me. I could jailbreak my iPhone and do most of what Android offers. The complexity/customization in Apple products is there for the most part, you just have to go beyond the outermost layer of the platform. Which most people who use Apple products really don't care to do.

PD

longam · 11-06-10, 04:58 PM

Yup, iphone4, lovin it.

View Poll Results: iPhone, Android or Winphone 7?
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Windows Phone 7	1	5.00%
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11-05-10, 05:54 PM	#1
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,331 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Never have one and talk to the girl near you. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

11-05-10, 05:56 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I don't have one, and probably won't get one. That said, a friend's son has an iPhone, and he uses it to make videos and post them direct to YouTube. It even zooms! Still, I don't even make phone calls that much, and my phone's camera hasn't been used in more than a year. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-05-10, 06:54 PM	#3
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	My HTC Hero currently running Android 2.1 and I'm thinking of rooting it and sticking on 2.2. It flies. I've only got free apps but those that I have would be worth paying for, including a metal detector - I mean, on a phone, who'd have thought it! I have friends and colleagues with iPhones and I'd say about 15 -25% have had serious issues with them Vs Android, nil. W7Phone I've not used, not seen (apart from in media) and know nobody with one. But that's just me __________________

11-05-10, 07:45 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,770 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Never had anything other than various models of fruit machines (Blackberry) for about 8 years now but both my offspring are into this modern technology. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-05-10, 07:52 PM	#5
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I will chew off my own testicles before I get an apple product, apple can go **** itself as far as I am concerned.

11-05-10, 08:35 PM	#7
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Trust me mate, a windows phone is your best choice although, if you are truly looking for the best phone experience, a sharp is your best choice, just they are hard to get outside of Asia wasn't life easier when apple and blackberry were just fruits?

11-06-10, 02:00 PM	#9
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	None. Still using my old Nokia 3220, gets the job done.

11-06-10, 03:19 PM	#10
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I got in an iPhone in August, I like it. I really like the idea of Android, but do not like: - Unless you have a Nexus One, you are using an OS provided by your carrier/manufacturer, not Google. You have to wait for the carrier/manufacturer to push out updates for it. Which does not always happen speedily. - The carrier/manufacturer can put software on it that you cannot remove in many cases. - Performance can be wonky in Android. Really not much of an issue in the high end Android handsets nowadays though. The proprietary Apple solution really outdoes Android here though. The control the carriers/manufacturers exert over Android handsets really turned me off from getting one. That and I spend most of my time at work developing for the iPhone platform. I think I will eventually get an Android Wi-Fi only tablet if the price is competitive with iPad, just to be able to play around with the platform. That Apple products are made for "a certain set of people" is true to an extent. The fact that you have to root your Android device to do a lot of customization though makes this a ridiculous argument to me. I could jailbreak my iPhone and do most of what Android offers. The complexity/customization in Apple products is there for the most part, you just have to go beyond the outermost layer of the platform. Which most people who use Apple products really don't care to do. PD

11-06-10, 04:58 PM	#11
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Yup, iphone4, lovin it.