spencer88
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Upgrade day, have the choice of pretty much any phone I want, but looking at these two.
iphone seems easier to use but I hate apple and the fact you need itunes.
I prefer the look of the iphone itself but prefer the menus and such of the Nexus.
So any one have experience of both, I know most will be able to offer advice on the Apple (Russ fan boy)
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Dom
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Have a look at the S2 as well if you're looking at Android phones.
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Gary
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S2 here. Love it!
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Sam
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iOS is nicer and more reliable as a phone operating system than Android, so I vote iPhone.
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LeeM
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get an iphone. you only need to use itunes now and again to put music on (but you dont have to buy music through itunes, you can use any) and once you get the hang of it its a very good way of managing the stuff on your phone
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Jas
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S3 Coming out really soon mate. try and look at that if you can hold out a little while?
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evilrob
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You don't even need iTunes now, except to activate the handset (though they usually do this for you in the shop or before they stick it in the post) - you can install apps and music via built-in iTunes and App Store apps on the device itself.
If you don't like buying your music through iTunes (e.g. you prefer Spotify or Amazon or whatever) you can use iTunes on your computer to copy these files over. There are programs you can get which allow you to mount the iPhone like a memory stick so you can copy files onto/off it, but it's easier to just use iTunes for music.
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adiohead
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iPhone.
Easier to back everything up, more reliable OS, easier to use and just a nicer experience.
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Dom
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quote: Originally posted by Sam
iOS is nicer and more reliable as a phone operating system than Android .....
quote: Originally posted by adiohead
....more reliable OS...
Source to backup this claim?
[Edited on 11-04-2012 by Dom]
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Sam
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Me
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LeeM
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quote: Originally posted by adiohead
iPhone.
Easier to back everything up, more reliable OS, easier to use and just a nicer experience.
backups are a good one, plug the phone in at night and its backed up. if you break or lose your phone you turn it on and restore from the backup stored in the cloud without even having to plug in to a computer
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adiohead
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Me, having access to both OS
HTC need to come up with some software for backing up their phones. Do they have any? Seems a pain in the arse to restore, which I'm going to have to do.
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Dom
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Saying 'Me' is just you're opinion, rather than a global fact! There's nothing (statistically) to say that iOS is more reliable than Android or Android is more reliable than iOS. I've had both and generally I had more issues with iOS, means bugger all to anyone else though.
Regarding backups, Google takes care of a lot of it (photo's and text's are you're only issue). However there are plenty of third-party apps like MyBackup and Titanium Backup that'll do the lot.
Also iTunes isn't exactly a positive, it's extremely bloated for what it does; especially on Windows.
adiohead - HTC don't need to do anything....
Back on topic, get down to a phone shop and have a play with a few different OS's and phones and decide yourself. Also read plenty of reviews rather than relying on biased forums
[Edited on 11-04-2012 by Dom]
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adiohead
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quote: Originally posted by Dom
Saying 'Me' is just you're opinion, rather than a global fact!
It was only meant as opinion based, I'm sure Sam will agree
quote: Originally posted by Dom
adiohead - HTC don't need to do anything....
They should, it's shit.
[Edited on 11-04-2012 by adiohead]
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Simon_16v
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iOS by far, i've had both and after 8months or so i was bored with the Android system and i've had my iPhone 4 for 18months and touch wood not a thing wrong with it and jailbreaking makes it really customisable
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Dom
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quote: Originally posted by adiohead
quote: Originally posted by Dom
adiohead - HTC don't need to do anything....
They should, it's shit.
Tbf it'd be up to Google to implement something into Android. As said, there are plenty of apps for complete backups - Go Backup (free i believe, iirc you need to be rooted to backup app data though) is also worth checking out.
However i can't think of any Android desktop based backup software apart from Motorola's Portal, but i think that was limited to a handful of their phones.
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Jas
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Siri doesn't understand my welsh accent
Android all day and night
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Nath
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I like my Nexus. Hasn't let me down and the screen is fantastic.
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jrsteeve
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HTC OneX? Just ordered one.
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Jas
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quote: Originally posted by jrsteeve
HTC OneX? Just ordered one.
let us know what its like, liking the look of that one
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Sam
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quote: Originally posted by Dom
Saying 'Me' is just you're opinion, rather than a global fact!
True, but you asked for a source so I gave you a source. You didn't specify fact-based or opinion-based
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_Allan_
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I'm personally waiting for the SGIII
My II has been the best phone I've owned.
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oceansoul
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Ive had a OneX since saturday and its pertty good. Its an upgrade to a Desire so its bound to be an inprovemnet.
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adiohead
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My opinion is fact, imo
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Jas
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quote: Originally posted by adiohead
My opinion is fact, imo
meat face
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