I'm a big fan of the Google Nexus line. I currently have the Galaxy Nexus, and will probably upgrade every other generation. You get the updates straight from Google so you're always up to date on the latest Android OS. Plus I'm on the T-Mobile no contract $30/month plan which gives you 5gb data / Unlimited text / 100 min. After you use the minutes it's $0.10/minute. If you don't talk on the phone much it's an amazing plan. They also have a $70/month 5gb data / Unlimited text / Unlimited talk; which is only worth it if you talk more than 500 minutes per month. With the $30 plan plus cost of cell phone spread out over 24 months (your typical contract) I'm paying $45.58/month. You can't beat that and I've found T-Mobile service to be great in NYC.
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Windows 8 vs. iPhone vs. Android - Battle of the Phones (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Mario Kart
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culdeus
Footballguy
Yeah, will do. I may root the thing right away if the touchwiz thing is a pita.
That's funny you mention touchpad. I had mine on the prior version ICS, but wiped it and put on JB this weekend so I'd have both devices on the same platform. I don't know if that was absolutely required or not, but it was easy enough. I still use it some, but it's most heavy use is as a media player for trips and the occasional couch surfing.
I have the Galaxy S. It went a little wonky for a short period with charging and having to remove the battery to fix, but an update from Google fixed it after a couple weeks. The only thing that I wish the Nexus line had was a memory card slot. The Nexus 4 has a much better camera than the Galaxy S.Abraham said:
Johnny Rock
Footballguy
Ned
Footballguy
My 87yr old grandfather, of all people, jumped into the smartphone arena with the Nokia 910. I haven't played with a Windows8 phone before and got to mess around with it yesterday. I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed with it. The Nokia was really heavy compared to my iPhone5. Felt like I was holding a brick.
Mario Kart
Footballguy
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/06/nokia-eos-rumor-leaked-images/
Looks promising. There are other pics on the net but this could be my new phone.
Looks promising. There are other pics on the net but this could be my new phone.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Mario Kart
Footballguy
the new Nokia is not up there yet but that site loves the Galaxy 4.Cliff Clavin said:
Mario Kart
Footballguy
The Apple stuff today did not impress me to the point that I am sticking with Apple. No new phone news, no phablet in the future news, just, here, look what we did. Not good enough.
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PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
When the S5 comes out, it will automatically download porn when it sees you're alone.
Seriously though, that's pretty awesome.
Mario Kart
Footballguy
Run It Up
Footballguy
Mario Kart
Footballguy
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/13/apple-considering-4-7-and-5-7-screens-for-2014-iphone-models/
No reason they could not have done this this year. Disappointed.
No reason they could not have done this this year. Disappointed.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
(although didn't buy my S3 at launch)Had to dump my Sprint S3 because I moved into an area where Sprint is non-existent. Got a Verizon Note 2 through work and it's been freaking awesome in every regard, including battery life.
AcerFC
Footballguy
It is interesting that they cant make a push for this year. They have to know that people are starting to lose interest. I cant even explain why I am losing interest. It does everything I need it to. I have the 4 and really wanted to give my phone to my daughter as an ipod touch. But I am not upgrading to a 5s with newer models coming next year. I just hope my 4 lasts that long. Its starting to break down a bit.
(HULK)
(Smash)
I haven't read the whole thread yet, but I strongly recommend going with a Nexus 4 unlocked and then a prepaid plan. I love the N4, great Android phone. Its also very affordable unlocked (either $299 or $349). With an unlocked phone you can go to a prepaid carrier and I'm certain we can get your bill significantly down from $75 a month to something much lower. If you go to this thread and post your zipcode, and usage for mins/texts/data, I can find you a plan that fits you well and saves you money: http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=677314&hl=
I built a database of every plan in the US, and I've been helping several FBGs out in that thread.
Mario Kart
Footballguy
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/nokia-lumia-1020/4505-6452_7-35822762.html
The phone looks pretty good with some great specs. But, the biggest spec of all is the $300 for it. I cannot justify that price for a phone at this time. If it was $200, I'd be there. At least with the price, it gives me time to have people buy it, test it, and rate it. It also allows me to go into the store to test it myself rather than knowing I am going to buy. Darn, I was hoping for something a little different.
The phone looks pretty good with some great specs. But, the biggest spec of all is the $300 for it. I cannot justify that price for a phone at this time. If it was $200, I'd be there. At least with the price, it gives me time to have people buy it, test it, and rate it. It also allows me to go into the store to test it myself rather than knowing I am going to buy. Darn, I was hoping for something a little different.
HellToupee
Footballguy
Really tempted by the Nokia 1020 but I'm waiting for the Apple event to see if iOS7 excites me enough to stay
Mario Kart
Footballguy
I am tempted as well. The price of the phone is keeping me from buying though... for now.
HellToupee
Footballguy
I was disappointed with the price but the 32g is the same as the 32g 1020. Some apps are missing that I use but all but 1 of my go-to apps are there.
I'm curious how the browsing experience compares to the iPhone
Fennis
Footballguy
HellToupee
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Fennis
Footballguy
Major
Footballguy
I loved my 900 so much I'm upgrading to the 1020 if they'll cut me a deal (1 yr left in contract). The phone is amazing. Real happy with the Carl Zeiss camera but can only imagine at those levels. I rarely take my SLR out with the Nokia and doubt I'd ever need it with 43 megapixels.
HellToupee
Footballguy
I meessed around with the 1020 at the MS store & will probably buy one unless iOS 7 knocks my socks off. Both hardware & OS felt real solid . The camera what little I played with it was drool worthy for a camera
. The had a small globe on the table that I snapped. Zooming in after the pic looked like it was with a macro lens.
HellToupee
Footballguy
Good to know.vTweetbot is from a mac/ios developer so I doubt They'll make a wp8 version. Not sure about Pocket but there are numerous 3rd party clients available soI'd be good to go there.Do you have a WP8?
HellToupee
Footballguy
How does Microsoft handle updates , more like iOS or Android?
Eephus
Footballguy
More like Android. The manufacturers and carriers get in the middle.
There's also the issue of all the Windows 7 phones not having an upgrade path to Windows 8. Microsoft was relatively up front about it but I'd be more concerned about going forward it I was spending big bucks on a 1020 than a 500 class Lumia.
Eephus
Footballguy
Fennis
Footballguy
I'm just posting what they tweeted. I'm not sure they have a bad track record on saying something is upgradable and then retracting that.
WP7 was never going to upgrade to WP8.
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Eephus
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Carrier/manufacturer support of WP 7.8 was pretty lukewarm. Microsoft issued a generic update but the bug reports on theI'm just posting what they tweeted. I'm not sure they have a bad track record on saying something is upgradable and then retracting that.
WP7 was never going to upgrade to WP8.
boards discouraged me from trying it on my wife's phone.
Fennis
Footballguy
that's a good point, I didn't think of that. I used a hack to upgrade my Samsung Focus 2 to 7.8.Carrier/manufacturer support of WP 7.8 was pretty lukewarm. Microsoft issued a generic update but the bug reports on theI'm just posting what they tweeted. I'm not sure they have a bad track record on saying something is upgradable and then retracting that.
WP7 was never going to upgrade to WP8.
HellToupee
Footballguy
So are you guys running 8? In the 10 minutes I played with it I was impressed. Really liked the tiles
Eephus
Footballguy
No. I'd like to but my work apps are iOS. I ran WP7 for about six months after initial release. I liked the UI a lot but AT&T coverage in my area was terrible plus the aforementioned apps issue. I think it's better now although there are still gaps in the portfolio.
I bought my wife a cheap used WP7.5 phone as a replacement. It's good for what she uses but she's not a power user.
Fennis
Footballguy
Fennis
Footballguy
National Geographic Photographer takes pictures with a Lumia 1020
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/nokia/discover.hml
Here if the high res, low light, action pic:
http://cdn.conversations.nokia.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ALV_NOK_2__20130704_06_55_42_Pro__highres.jpg
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/nokia/discover.hml
Here if the high res, low light, action pic:
http://cdn.conversations.nokia.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ALV_NOK_2__20130704_06_55_42_Pro__highres.jpg
Major
Footballguy
drummer
Footballguy
As soon as my contract is up, I'm looking to move towards another mobile platform from Android. Can you guys who are WinPhone tell me more about it? I love that new Nokia device.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
HTC 8X owner - Was the only Win device available at the time I bought from Verizon. It's fantastic as far a look/feel goes, which is very important to me. I've got a super nice Canon DSLR camera so the quality of the camera phone was a small consideration at the time, but if I were buying today I'd give the new Nokias serious consideration (they're sexy). Last time I checked out a Nokia, the bulky/plastic feel turned me off. Hopefully the newer models are much improved.
Win 8 considerations
Music - I played around with music features a month or two ago.
- Sync absolutely sucks in every imaginable way. If you want to upload/delete/manage your own music files, have fun. Wireless is not an option; MS will absolutely eff-up the metadata; Win Phone 8 and Windows 8 PC blow as far as ecosystems go (and ecosystem is basically non-existent with Windows 7 PCs). The final poke in the eye was that I could not delete the files with bad metadata, no matter what I tried. I'm not the kind of person that wants unwanted files hanging around, so I scratched and reloaded the phone.
- Streaming kind of sucks too. *Disclaimer - I only experimented with the near-native Xbox music option; Spotify is on my rainy day list. I can't remember all the fine points of my tribulations, but in a nutshell XBox music architecture on the Windows 8 phone seems to have been inspired by the venerable child's toybox. Managing playlists was difficult if not impossible. Where local storage was limited, I envisioned maintaining many playlists on the XBox mothership and moving them on and off the phone as dictated by whimsy. Bad idea. ... Rather than me rant, I'm sure you can find plenty-better hits on google using Windows 8 phone xbox music rant.
Microsoft User ID - You don't have to have one, but it's best you get one. Of course you will need it for XBox features, and Outlook.com and SkyDrive. That reminds me, SkyDrive is your one and only backup choice. C:\ is not an option. Sidebar - I got so sick and tired of the Gmail/Chrome interface, I switched the bulk of my email over to outlook.com and I like it. Still, my email requirements are lightweight, so YMMV.
All this negativity aside, I really like the phone, both the device and the O/S. Virtually all of my complaints revolve around file management 101. I've got to believe these can be easily resolved over time. Unfortunately I think people like me will have to take one for the team while the emphasis is tapping new arrivals to the smartphone market.
Apps - Yep, definite sore spot, but if MS can build market share I think developers will arrive in droves to dine on the fresh meat.
HellToupee
Footballguy
Just a heads up that some microsoft stores are offering the Nokia 1020 free on contract until Nov 3. Was going to get one over the weekend but ended up staying with apple & the 5s.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
Mostly off topic, but it's just come to my attention that if you're trying to use Square Register on any tablet that's not Apple, you might be SOL.
I've been using Square for a year on my junky Android phone (Pantech) just fine. I go to start using it with a Galaxy mini-Tab. Reader kept saying disconnected.
It never occurred to me that some devices wouldn't be supported, but sure enough, Square isn't compatible with any 10" Androids. It's compatible all 7" Androids, except, of course, the verizon version the Galaxy 2.
Windows, Nexus, Nook, and Kindle also aren't supported, btw.
Anyway, does anyone know if this is the sort of stupid thing that they'll get worked out anytime soon?
I've been using Square for a year on my junky Android phone (Pantech) just fine. I go to start using it with a Galaxy mini-Tab. Reader kept saying disconnected.
It never occurred to me that some devices wouldn't be supported, but sure enough, Square isn't compatible with any 10" Androids. It's compatible all 7" Androids, except, of course, the verizon version the Galaxy 2.
Windows, Nexus, Nook, and Kindle also aren't supported, btw.
Anyway, does anyone know if this is the sort of stupid thing that they'll get worked out anytime soon?
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Mario Kart
Footballguy
Haven't gone to look at it because of the temptation. Plus, they're only at AT&T stores, not best buy or anything. Might stick with Apple if they are truly looking at bigger phones. That is the only way.
Major
Footballguy
Dayum....I'm only showing the 920 for free online...may have to call the local store b/c that's a great deal i.e. $199 retail w/ 2 year
HellToupee
Footballguy
Its only available instore plus it includes the camera grip/case
