Android : All this talk of iPhones, so i think i'm going to buy myself a Samsung Galaxy S...

LeperousDust · 19-07-2010, 02:44

http://galaxys.samsungmobile.com/

Tada, creme de la creme of the current android crop, looks stunning, i'm just not sure if its possibly too big...

This will be my first full touch screen phone and i'm selling on my e52 to pay for it, whilst its totally trustworthy amazingly connected to my google account and backup perfectly etc... I'm just missing playing. I want a touchscreen phone to play properly, i just hope i don't miss my keypad too much, although swype has somewhat changed my mind about ever typing again... We'll see, it plays quake pretty damn good anyway (here)...

Pros for and against, anyones idea and opinion welcome, i'm seriously thinking of pushing the button tomorrow. Naughty really since i've just bought myself a new DJ controller (VCI-100) as well

But i promise i'll be good from now on

lostkat · 19-07-2010, 05:46

Leon got one of these last week and he really likes it. It is bigger than my iPhone, but that means that the screen is sharper and it's incredibly light. I'm sure he'll be along soon to bang on about how amazing it is

Briggykins · 19-07-2010, 08:32

Techradar have a comparison of the iphone4 vs the HTC Desire vs the Galaxy S. The Desire just about wins with the iphone4 a close second. However although I have a Desire I think I'd go with the Galaxy S myself now, just for that lovely screen. As long as Samsung support Android 3 when it comes out (which it should do, the specs are up to it) it's the best long-term option imo.
Either way, you're not going to be disappointed

LeperousDust · 19-07-2010, 10:34

Hmmm so they put the samsung down on Apps (which i don't agree with) Camera (which i still don't care about - its good enough) and Internet (They're having a laugh). I dunno i don't massively agree with that review having read what else i've read! I know buying android means sooner or later i'll be able to root it one way or another and do whatever I (well the devs at xda-devs) want with it giving me ultimate freedom. Sim free at £329 seems a ruddy bargain for it. I'm just worried ARM coretex A9 processors will come around sooner rather than later and **** about all over my little hummingbird processor, which seems to beat snapdragon by a fair margin right now

Flibster · 19-07-2010, 13:28

Shame the Pro isn't coming over here as I'd grab that immediately.
I want a large high res screen and a hardware keyboard!

Although it is mighty tempting.

Glaucus · 19-07-2010, 13:40

what's android like these days.

I didn't want the iphone and resisted for ages, but the UI just makes it so nice (well use to before the stupid update). So now thinking of updating. But still put of by earlier android and pretty much all phones being slow compared to the iphone. Would get about £150 for the iphone.

LeperousDust · 19-07-2010, 15:51

Well i dropped the big ones on it today, and yeah its as amazing as i thought. Shame they used a plastic back though, feels a little cheap on a fairly expensive phone. It's still probably half the price of most iPhones on the market, but (IMHO) much much better, and DIFFERENT! I don't want to be another person with an iPhone, especially when everyone i see is like "ooooh you've got an iphone, now thats a good phone" and i'm suddenly amazing, when they have no idea what a "good" phone would be

//Rant haha

Conclusion: Superb, materials aren't as premium, but the screen is just wow. Dot pitch is less than the iPhone4 but brigthness and otherwise clarity of SuperAMOLED is unsurpassed!

Garp · 19-07-2010, 16:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Conclusion: Superb, materials aren't as premium, but the screen is just wow. Dot pitch is less than the iPhone4 but brigthness and otherwise clarity of SuperAMOLED is unsurpassed!

Until you get it outside.

I really love the phone, love the screen and feel of them (played with one on Friday), but they don't cope well under bright sunlight.

LeperousDust · 19-07-2010, 17:17

I thought superAMOLED was more appealing in sunlight? AMOLED is a problem i know, the superAMOLED goes some way in solving that...? Numbers i hear branded about:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samsung

20% brighter screen
80% less sunlight reflection
20% reduced power consumption

It's absolutely ****ing is down right now, so theres no way i could test it

Lopez · 22-07-2010, 20:19

Good choice, I love mine. Mine seems fine in sunlight? I thought that was one of the main advantages of SuperAMOLED.

I've got used to Swype now, it would be very hard to go back to normal texting.

Screen is sex.

Camera is far from awful.

19-07-2010, 02:44	#1
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	All this talk of iPhones, so i think i'm going to buy myself a Samsung Galaxy S... http://galaxys.samsungmobile.com/ Tada, creme de la creme of the current android crop, looks stunning, i'm just not sure if its possibly too big... This will be my first full touch screen phone and i'm selling on my e52 to pay for it, whilst its totally trustworthy amazingly connected to my google account and backup perfectly etc... I'm just missing playing. I want a touchscreen phone to play properly, i just hope i don't miss my keypad too much, although swype has somewhat changed my mind about ever typing again... We'll see, it plays quake pretty damn good anyway (here)... Pros for and against, anyones idea and opinion welcome, i'm seriously thinking of pushing the button tomorrow. Naughty really since i've just bought myself a new DJ controller (VCI-100) as well But i promise i'll be good from now on __________________

19-07-2010, 05:46	#2
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Leon got one of these last week and he really likes it. It is bigger than my iPhone, but that means that the screen is sharper and it's incredibly light. I'm sure he'll be along soon to bang on about how amazing it is __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

19-07-2010, 08:32	#3
Briggykins Vodka Martini Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Exeter Posts: 753	Techradar have a comparison of the iphone4 vs the HTC Desire vs the Galaxy S. The Desire just about wins with the iphone4 a close second. However although I have a Desire I think I'd go with the Galaxy S myself now, just for that lovely screen. As long as Samsung support Android 3 when it comes out (which it should do, the specs are up to it) it's the best long-term option imo. Either way, you're not going to be disappointed __________________

19-07-2010, 10:34	#4
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Hmmm so they put the samsung down on Apps (which i don't agree with) Camera (which i still don't care about - its good enough) and Internet (They're having a laugh). I dunno i don't massively agree with that review having read what else i've read! I know buying android means sooner or later i'll be able to root it one way or another and do whatever I (well the devs at xda-devs) want with it giving me ultimate freedom. Sim free at £329 seems a ruddy bargain for it. I'm just worried ARM coretex A9 processors will come around sooner rather than later and **** about all over my little hummingbird processor, which seems to beat snapdragon by a fair margin right now __________________

19-07-2010, 13:28	#5
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Shame the Pro isn't coming over here as I'd grab that immediately. I want a large high res screen and a hardware keyboard! Although it is mighty tempting. __________________

19-07-2010, 13:40	#6
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	what's android like these days. I didn't want the iphone and resisted for ages, but the UI just makes it so nice (well use to before the stupid update). So now thinking of updating. But still put of by earlier android and pretty much all phones being slow compared to the iphone. Would get about £150 for the iphone. __________________

19-07-2010, 15:51	#7
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Well i dropped the big ones on it today, and yeah its as amazing as i thought. Shame they used a plastic back though, feels a little cheap on a fairly expensive phone. It's still probably half the price of most iPhones on the market, but (IMHO) much much better, and DIFFERENT! I don't want to be another person with an iPhone, especially when everyone i see is like "ooooh you've got an iphone, now thats a good phone" and i'm suddenly amazing, when they have no idea what a "good" phone would be //Rant haha Conclusion: Superb, materials aren't as premium, but the screen is just wow. Dot pitch is less than the iPhone4 but brigthness and otherwise clarity of SuperAMOLED is unsurpassed! __________________

22-07-2010, 20:19	#10
Lopez Bad Cat Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 808	Good choice, I love mine. Mine seems fine in sunlight? I thought that was one of the main advantages of SuperAMOLED. I've got used to Swype now, it would be very hard to go back to normal texting. Screen is sex. Camera is far from awful. __________________ NO