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 12 Aug 2009, 11:06
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 GAAAAAAAAAIKIIIIIIIIING!  Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 7 June 2009 Member No.: 68  |
Looking at buying a Smartphone atm, what do people have and what are people's thoughts?
I'm currently looking at the HTC Hero atm, though the Motorola Sholes is looking pretty awesome as well if the rumoured specs are accurate. -------------------- |
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12 Aug 2009, 16:36
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 Officer of the European Continental Army Group: Members Posts: 2351 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: England, Great Britain Member No.: 71 Community Manager at Nexus Mods |
The iPhone is probably the most popular
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12 Aug 2009, 17:55
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GAAAAAAAAAIKIIIIIIIIING! Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 7 June 2009 Member No.: 68 |
I'm not so keen on the iPhone. Just seems Appple 'locks you out' to a degree (Nonreplacable battery, no microSD, everything is through itunes, etc.)
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13 Aug 2009, 2:25
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 Group: Members Posts: 363 Joined: 16 June 2009 From: Irving, TX Member No.: 167 |
iphones suck and even after all these years they still dont have flash. and there apps are like retarded waste of space anyways enough of that blackberrys are and will always be the best well the verizon ones anyways they lack a camra tho but hey they got everything else. and verizon is turning the chocolate away from its good music playing into a smart phone 4 inch wide screen but i dont think its out yet
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13 Aug 2009, 19:55
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Officer of the European Continental Army Group: Members Posts: 2351 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: England, Great Britain Member No.: 71 Community Manager at Nexus Mods |
Maybe just get a notebook with Skype? Pretty much the same as a smart phone
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14 Aug 2009, 1:29
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GAAAAAAAAAIKIIIIIIIIING! Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 7 June 2009 Member No.: 68 |
QUOTE (Pickysaurus @ 14 Aug 2009, 1:55)  Maybe just get a notebook with Skype? Pretty much the same as a smart phone Apart from the whole 'phone' part. -------------------- |
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15 Aug 2009, 1:40
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 Forum Green  Group: Legend Posts: 1350 Joined: 4 June 2009 From: Netherlands Member No.: 17 Projects: SWR Productions |
Indeed a smartphone is a phone with multimedia capabilities, and a laptop with skype is a multimedia tool with phone capabilities.
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22 Aug 2009, 17:10
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 Your local people consuming mutant Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: 5 June 2009 From: Switzerland Member No.: 18 Projects: SWR Mapper & Tester |
Don't get an IPhone, it doesn't even have bloody bluetooth, if I've heared correctly.
Not to mention all of apple's DRM shit. A good friend of mine has one of these and he seems pretty content with it. Pretty much has anything I'd ever want. Not having a Smartphone personally, though, I can't comment any more. --------------------  |
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22 Aug 2009, 17:18
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 Cool Guy Group: Legend Posts: 1317 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Sydney Member No.: 46 |
QUOTE (Revan @ 22 Aug 2009, 23:10) Don't get an IPhone, it doesn't even have bloody bluetooth, if I've heared correctly. The iPhone has bluetooth, and what DRM?Not to mention all of apple's DRM shit. The sheer mass of apps makes the iPhone worth it. --------------------  |
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23 Aug 2009, 0:43
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GAAAAAAAAAIKIIIIIIIIING! Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 7 June 2009 Member No.: 68 |
iPhone bluetooth can't even be used to send files.
I assume by DRM you're referring to Apple's 'lock the user out of their phone' approach. I'd never consider getting an iphone tbh, the app store is the best thing going for it. The Android app store is just starting to take off from what I've heard. This post has been edited by RaiDK: 23 Aug 2009, 0:55 -------------------- |
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30 Aug 2009, 13:51
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Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 14 August 2009 Member No.: 346 |
QUOTE (Revan @ 22 Aug 2009, 15:10) Don't get an IPhone, it doesn't even have bloody bluetooth, if I've heared correctly. Not to mention all of apple's DRM shit. A good friend of mine has one of these and he seems pretty content with it. Pretty much has anything I'd ever want. Not having a Smartphone personally, though, I can't comment any more. My mom haves that phone and yeah it's a really good phone. Only the camera sucks a bit. --------------------  Thanks Pickysaurus! |
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12 Sep 2009, 15:12
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Formerly Scopejim Group: Members Posts: 369 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Land of the Cedar Member No.: 38 Electronics Engineer |
Symbian's 5th edition S60 is far inferior to all touchscreen OS's including Windows Mobile. I would advise the new Motorola DEXT if you want Android. You could possibly hold out for a GSM Palm Pre as well. And the Storm 2 from BB looks to be the Total opposite of the fail the first one. And finally the rumored HTC Leo is supposed to be a beast. iPhone is kinda meh to me after using it. Sure it has the snappy graphics, but I can't customize it the way I want. That's why I love my Touch HD onto which I am about to flash a custom Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM. xda-dev FTW.
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13 Sep 2009, 17:34
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 Don't Piss him off. Group: Legend Posts: 132 Joined: 3 June 2009 From: Bombay, India Member No.: 12 Projects: SWR Tester Hookah Addict |
hi five for xda dev. I still cant belive that my o2 atom which is ancient in todays term but still running strong on cooked roms.
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13 Sep 2009, 17:54
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GAAAAAAAAAIKIIIIIIIIING! Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 7 June 2009 Member No.: 68 |
I'm more or less convinced the Motorola Sholes will be the phone to get, being the flagship for the Android 2.0 launch.
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14 Sep 2009, 11:51
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Formerly Scopejim Group: Members Posts: 369 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Land of the Cedar Member No.: 38 Electronics Engineer |
Isn't that the Motorola CLIQ/DEXT?
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14 Sep 2009, 12:04
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GAAAAAAAAAIKIIIIIIIIING! Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 7 June 2009 Member No.: 68 |
I'm fairly sure the Cliq isn't using Android 2.0, it is the first phone to use Motoblur though I think?
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14 Sep 2009, 12:31
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Formerly Scopejim Group: Members Posts: 369 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Land of the Cedar Member No.: 38 Electronics Engineer |
Hmm yeah I guess. Btw iphone's multi-touch is sorta overrated. Forces me to use both hands. Why do you want to pinch to zoom?
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