iphone 4s VS Samsung Galaxy note
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- EPtype
what should i get?
- kingkong0
a mind of your own?
I jest, I jest.
- doesnotexist0
samsung seems a bit too big, imo, trying to be both a tablet and a phone.
the galaxy is obviously a rip off what apple's done. i'd go with the leader.
- EPtype0
I feel like the specs are better on the note.... but i own imac an ipad, just never made the iphone jump yet... been on android
- GeorgesII0
lol,
have you seen the note,
they have two very diverse target,you could fit two 4s in a note,
- kona0
get the iphone 4s
we just had this discussion here last week. the results... the galaxy is just too big.
it doesn't fit easily or nicely into your pocket and it quite literally takes two hands to operate. with the iphone everyone in the office could easily, with one hand, reach the top corner icon when using the phone. 5 people here could NOT reach the upper areas of the phone while using one hand without awkwardly shifting the phone around. think of your everyday scenarios. you have a coffee, umbrella, whatever in one hand while using your phone in another, the galaxy more often than not required two hands to operate, which is simply unfeasible. the screen was great but it crossed the threshold of functional an inch or so ago.
- estetic0
I have the galaxy and the fiancee has a 4s - I like them both, apple has a better app store. The galaxy is a bit quicker when using the cell network for data. I don't mind the galaxys size.
Sprint doesn't offer a protection plan for apple products but will insure the galaxy (not sure about other carriers) - I dropped my galaxy the other day, still functional but cracked pretty good - going to cost me $100 for a new phone, better then full price...
- GeorgesII0
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- at least they don't BRAND it SAMSUNG! lol.akrok
- chrisRG0
I have both, I like Apple stuff but the Galaxy has impressed me! And I'm loving Android despite less Apps then Apple you have much more control on what you can do and customise on your phone.
And I've noticed that in London you can see loads of ppl are using the Galaxy S2.
It'll be hard to go back to the iPhone.
- monolith0
Galaxy Nexus is pretty fantastic.
Galaxy Note is for people who don't mind carrying a bit larger phone but don't want to use a tablet and a phone. Galaxy Note is pretty freakin' awesome if you don't mind a bigger size.iPhone 4S is smooth and simple but is already way behind the curve.
I used almost every iPhone as my primary phone. I switched to Galaxy S2 and after that i couldn't go back to iPhone. It was just less functionality to me.
I have friends with Galaxy Nexus as well as Galaxy Note and they love them to bits. There is a really huge difference between iOS and Android. Android is growing much more rapidly in terms of features and it's just tailored much better for productivity.
One of the big things I can't imagine going back to iPhone for are actual widgets that are small apps and allow me to quickly interact, see with my phone without running the app. This si huge to me.
- What can you do on the s2 that you can't do on the iPhone? (honestly curious)set
- jadrian_uk0
Galaxy has a better OS
- monolith0
I would go Galaxy Nexus because Samsung's TouchWiz is pretty shitty overall. Not that you can't replace it with a 3rd party launcher and forget about it, but Galaxy Nexus will give you latest Android updates almost immediately which is really what you want.
- craigatkinson0
If you want a half decent battery, better camera, 3G reception and more responsive interface get the iphone. If you want more gadgets, hacks, tricks, flashing things and novelties get the samsung. If you already own apple products the iphone will be seamless and the samsung will piss you off.
That's all factual and objective btw.
- lobstarr0
I did the opposite, I switched from iPhone to Blackberry. There's nothing as functional as buttons for typing! Plus, keeps me down from using the phone when out in public. Never really used my iPhone for apps considering I was always on my computer during the day.
- I can't imagine using a Blackberry after having a real phone.CyBrainX
- BuddhaHat0
I used a Galaxy Note for a couple of weeks and I thought it was fantastic. My hands are big enough to be able to answer the phone with one hand when taking it out of my pocket, although I'm sure a lot of people might have trouble with answering the phone one-handed, or fitting it in their pocket. The screen, the speed, the battery (providing you manage wireless settings etc properly), were all really good.
For someone that likes to mess around with network capabilities, I thought the Kies software and web-based system was briliant once I got it working. Being able to see a Windows Explorer style presentation of your phone's entire contents in a browser is awesome, and I think a lot better than iOS in terms of file management.
Also, using Google Maps and GPS on the Note's 5 inch screen is a real pleasure.
I have only used the iPhone 4, not 4S, but they're fantastic, and if you're not a fan of messing around with your phone's settings a lot, and just want easy access to a good range of apps, it's a good choice.
- I did not know lies could do that. Very cool!Hombre_Lobo
- Whatever this interface is, it looks completely dated. Fonts looks shit.CanHasQBN
- akrok0
get the samsung if you have a purse.
good also cause no one can see what shit you carry around. lol.
- Hombre_Lobo0
Both are great, I have an iPad and galaxy s (1st gen), and I love both. Previous owned an iPhone too.
I'm not a fan of apples closed systems, but that's easily fixed with a jailbreak to get a file browser etc.
One thing I have realised having both a tablet and smart phone is that when I used my iPad then use my phone, the screen feels tiny, which you would totally expect, but it does make me think that generally i would love a larger screen on my phone at the cost of it being slightly bigger.
The dude from technobuffalo (jon4lakers on YouTube) raves about the galaxy note and uses it as his day to day phone. Bare in mind that guy has access to all sorts of tech.
If it were me I'd go for the note.
(he has a recent review of it too)
- Peter0
Switched from iPhone to android a few months back.
Not S2, but after a few simple downloads had most of ICS's features.
First time I've ever got excited about a phone.
- monolith0
Damn.. that Galaxy Note review makes me want it really bad.
