I'm going to move into the new era and get a smart phone. What's best to get iphone or an android phone? Durability? usability? reliability? restrictions?
I would say iphone but I dont like the 5 Im still using the 4 and its been going for 3 1/2 years no probs at all, not even a smashed screen 
It's not often that I will say im wrong or sorry.....well I am wrong and sorry for ever buying a Apple product
add stupid to the list as well. I have never been happier having a android running phone....it lets me make the choice what I want,not a rotten fruit dictating what I need and then bleeding me dry to have it.....
I have a THL (Technology Happy Life) W7 5.7" phablet and its great. I don't really need a computer anymore for browsing, watching movies, listening to music or podcasts, email and bit of gaming. My wife has an iPhone 4S and it looks so small and dull in comparison. It cost me about $250. They can be bought now for less than $200. A friend has a W9 model of the same type of phone that comes with more memory, higher resolution screen and faster processor. I think it costs around $300.
Unless you need an Apple only application like Facetime I would not consider an Apple phone.
I'm considering windows 8, after having only Android phones and not wanting to shell out a million clams on an iphone.....
I haven't been happy with Droid.... I think an OS that is programmed for a zillion different phones will never be as robust as a limited range of hardware that an OS is specifically built for... which is why Mac phones work... and hopefully windoze does too.
I love my iphone. Really easy to use - i don't need all the other technical stuff - wouldn't know where to begin. My mum got an iphone now she can actully make calls and texts when she not at home!
Ignoring O.S as I don't give a crap
I have just gone thru the choices (granted, not all) and went iPhone simply due to size. Most of the competitors are larger and it simply is too big to carry in a pocket of a shirt or in boardies pocket.
Any smaller is too small to have a usable touch screen.
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..
Ignoring O.S as I don't give a crap
I have just gone thru the choices (granted, not all) and went iPhone simply due to size. Most of the competitors are larger and it simply is too big to carry in a pocket of a shirt or in boardies pocket.
Any smaller is too small to have a usable touch screen.
Funny thing is phones are getting bigger not smaller!!
Iphone is the way to go.. The Slow-mo on the 5s is wicked for filming those tricks.. Had an android HTC one for over a year but kept glitching and slowed down like a bitch after 4 months. So far my iphone 5s has been easier to use and runs smooth as.
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..
Ignoring O.S as I don't give a crap
I have just gone thru the choices (granted, not all) and went iPhone simply due to size. Most of the competitors are larger and it simply is too big to carry in a pocket of a shirt or in boardies pocket.
Any smaller is too small to have a usable touch screen.
Bad idea to put phones in your shirt pocket, cause when you bend down to pick something up they fall out:(
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..
Ignoring O.S as I don't give a crap
I have just gone thru the choices (granted, not all) and went iPhone simply due to size. Most of the competitors are larger and it simply is too big to carry in a pocket of a shirt or in boardies pocket.
Any smaller is too small to have a usable touch screen.
Oh no, tell me it isn't true? After all those posts saying that phones are for phonin, 'puters for 'putin?
Welcome to the teens :-)
I'm happy with my Galaxy S3, with the exception of some fine lines that go up the side of the screen. Motorola before that, which wasn't bad, but the S3 is a definite improvement.
Select to expand quotenebbian said..Mark _australia said..
Ignoring O.S as I don't give a crap
I have just gone thru the choices (granted, not all) and went iPhone simply due to size. Most of the competitors are larger and it simply is too big to carry in a pocket of a shirt or in boardies pocket.
Any smaller is too small to have a usable touch screen.
Oh no, tell me it isn't true? After all those posts saying that phones are for phonin, 'puters for 'putin?
Welcome to the teens :-)
I found out a couple of days ago, he begged me not to post it up here 
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It's a no brainer for me. ^^ That looks like it's for 12yr old girls 
For the record, my replacement will probably be a 7-8 inch Android tablet with a bluetooth earpiece for calls. Along the lines of a Nexus 7 or a Note 8. Best of both worlds I think, I don't get/make many calls and have big pockets 
Had an iphone for over 3 years and changed to android and bloody hate it going back to Apple.
Any "top end phone" released in the last 6 months will be fine. Don't buy a "low end" Android.
If your invested in the google eco system g-mail, G+ get an Android or an iPhone.
If your in the MS eco-system Outlook/hotmail, Office go iPhone or Windows Phone.
If you enjoy fiddling with technology go Android.
If you want the best app selection go iPhone, good selection Android, growing selection WP. Personally app selection doesn't make or break it for me.
If you want a good cheep phone WP, high end small screen iPhone, big ass high end Android.
I only threw WP in there because it was mentioned. It's getting better but still missing some features that the others have - having said that I use it and don't have any issues.
I just realised of course that if I go iPhone then I'll have to have iTunes on my puter, and I'll never install that sloppy piece of memory sucking ****e again. Android here I comes!
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I just realised of course that if I go iPhone then I'll have to have iTunes on my puter, and I'll never install that sloppy piece of memory sucking ****e again. Android here I comes!
Why? It's only A 3gb download, installs 57 related pieces of fruit software, requires an update every 17 minutes, and only chews up any *spare* CPU or RAM. What's not to like?
I have an iPhone.
I don't have iTunes.
I have never even seen iTunes.
Why do you have to have iTunes if you have an iPhone ?
(if I had to spend some money I don't think I would spend it on an iPhone though. Too many annoying things - like hitting 'mute' or 'speaker' every time I hold it near my ear. At the moment I solve that by never answering it when it rings)
I haven't owned an Android, but my son has a Galsxy S4 and loves it, although he is onto his 3rd screen- either they seem a bit fragile or he is just rough on phones! I've had an iPhone 4S the last couple of years and like it. Before that a Blackberry. I don't think it really matters what you get. They are all reasonable quality these days. Try a few in the shop, check out friends phones and choose one you feel comfortable with.
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I haven't owned an Android, but my son has a Galsxy S4 and loves it, although he is onto his 3rd screen- either they seem a bit fragile or he is just rough on phones! I've had an iPhone 4S the last couple of years and like it. Before that a Blackberry. I don't think it really matters what you get. They are all reasonable quality these days. Try a few in the shop, check out friends phones and choose one you feel comfortable with.
What John said.
Phones are like undies.
They're all much of a muchness.
Get what YOU like, not what we think.
Select to expand quoteChris6791 said..nebbian said..Mark _australia said..
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Oh no, tell me it isn't true? After all those posts saying that phones are for phonin, 'puters for 'putin?
Welcome to the teens :-)
I found out a couple of days ago, he begged me not to post it up here
Did you see Colin's HTC thing? size of a farken book and 5mm thick. Thought they were supposed to be convenient not an acre of shiny glass .
My Samsung Omnia Icon that everybody said not to buy "cos it will crash all the time blah blah" has been faultless for 4yrs ( until I wet my pants 
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I've gone for iPhone 5S cos it will cost me nothing and with a Lifeproof case it will be good enough....... and yes Nebbs, will just use it for phoning and SMS. My "phones for phonin " phrase seems to be vindicated when I see all the people here getting a little stiffy over what o.s is best. Seriously? FFS it is a phone with little gadgets to suck u in. If anyone truly cared about speed, storage, picture quality, they'd get a computer and real DSLR camera. Anything else is a wankfest keepin up with the Jones'
But back to iPhones 5s ..... I am worried about how I will get into the fkker when my thumbprint is all munted from a welding/cutting/hammering accident though. They should make it a penis print to unlock it cos it is the only part blokes look after well.
Iphone - it tells you what you can do
Android - you tell it what you want to do
Choice is what you want from a phone - simple.
Smart Phones (and especially iPod touches) make cool TV remote controls too. I'm constantly streaming music and videos from Vimeo or YouTube or podcasts etc. etc. to my home entertainment system. There is certainly more HD stuff on YouTube than there is on free-to-air. The American's Cup was awesome.
AirPlay rocks.
I assume there is an Android equivalent.
I still don't get the whole "customise your phone" appeal of Android. Reminds me of this:
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