Which smartphone?

Seriously, what's the matter with you? I use an appropriate word, correctly, in context. You have a beef with that word and then want to tell me you're poking fun at me? And that strikes you as reasonable and normal?

I really couldn't care less whether you agree with me. I stated an opinion about something of which I have experience of both sides of the argument - presumably unlike you? Though correct me if I'm wrong. Did I start on you? No. Did I pick on your mis-spellings, your vocabulary or your opinion? No.

Get over yourself...
 
Reptile Smile said:
+1

I've owned an iPhone and the S2 and there's simply no comparison - the S2 rinses it on every possible measurement and metric.
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Quite right, the s3 will absolutely spank the iPhone when running benchmark tools. :rolleyes:

Those of us who don't spend all day "measuring" (if that's what you call it;)) find the iPhone to be easier to use for phone type stuff.
 
planteater said:
Big advantage of the galaxy s3 over the iPhone is the user-repleacable battery and memory card slot. Especially useful if you're away from a charger or want to use it as a media player.
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Yup I need to swap my battery and memory out all the time...oh wait, I've never done that on any Nokia, windows mobile, Android or iPhone I've owned since the 90s.
How many batteries do you own out of interest, and how often do you swap them?
 
lustyd said:
Quite right, the s3 will absolutely spank the iPhone when running benchmark tools. :rolleyes:

Those of us who don't spend all day "measuring" (if that's what you call it;)) find the iPhone to be easier to use for phone type stuff.
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I said the S2, not the S3. I don't know if you've owned both? If you have, you'll know that 'those of us who don't spend all day "measuring"' think no such thing.

However, if you haven't owned both, you might want to look at this or any one of the hundred other videos that show the same thing.

Changing batteries is to replace battery fade, not to keep a spare one, and, yes, I had to replace my iPhone battery when it went.
 
Reptile Smile said:
I said the S2, not the S3. I don't know if you've owned both? If you have, you'll know that 'those of use who don't spend all day "measuring" think no such thing.

However, if you haven't owned both, you might want to look at this or any one of the hundred other videos that show the same thing.

Changing batteries is to replace battery fade, not to keep a spare one, and, yes, I had to replace my iPhone battery when it went.
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Apple replace the battery for me so I don't need to :)

In the last year I've owned and used iPhones, androids, windows mobiles and Nokias so yes, I've experienced them all.
 
It's fragile

Work provide me with an iphone 4. I'm now on my 4th becasue I keep dropping them and they smash. On the last occasion the OPERATIONS MANAGER asked if I could be more careful. I asked him if the company could provide a mobile phone which wasn't made of glass.

Then I received the 4th.
 
prv said:
They dropped it to 69p for about a day recently. Someone posted in all the forums here and many of us snapped it up :)

Sorry you missed out :D

Pete
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Bu$$er !!

Bit like my sailing season so far - keep missing the good day that crops up :(

And I'm off over the Jubilee weekend and the forecast is cr*p...:( :(
 
Forget whether it's an iPhone or a Android device or whatever - they all just work unless you break them. Just get the biggest screen you can. Galaxy Note if you're happy with the size of the device is by far the best with it's 5"+ screen and stylus for now - iPhone is 3.5" which is too small for a useful plotter to me. However I also agree with the posts saying forget about it as a serious alternative to a plotter. First off there's the issue of water - the various waterproofing accessories aren't that good - they keep the water but all have some kind of limitations to the usability. If you don't have a waterproof cover then you're restricted to using it down below or right under the sprayhood unless it's flat calm. Then there's the battery life - you will need a 12V charger for any extended use 'cause you'll have the GPS and the screen on all the time.

As a device that will give you a GPS fix you can plot on a chart or even just a quick reassurance where you are it's OK but not for pilotage. On the other hand just about everyone I know who has anything to do with boats finds it brilliant for use on land. Tide info is especially handy as you can work out what's viable for a quick sail when you get an unexpected couple of hours free..
 
I agree with much of that ^^ Personally haven't tried the note though am keen to.

I suppose the only thing I have to add to this thread is that you will get very different experiences using the same version of Android on different devices. I used to have an old capacative tablet running Gingerbread that was an absolute dog. My S2 running Gingerbread was a joy to use.
 
Navionics charts for Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich app....pears

Navionics chartplotter app for android appears not to be updated for ice cream sandwich
yet.

This app from Fugawi, I believe would be excellent for navigation in the UK, USA, Canada and Europe too for the small price.

Hoping they'll update it soon.
 
I tried to run gingerbread on my black currant but got into a terrible mess. I tried it the other way round with little success.
After the wife re booted me I gave up.

A dismal failure no matter what metric you apply.
 
planteater said:
But they charge £55 to do so.
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No they don't it's included in AppleCare for the first year and included in purchased AppleCare in year two. After that, if you still have the phone there is a charge which includes the cost of the battery but also often new phone exterior too. I'd imagine a Samsung branded battery is probably a fair few quid so this seems cheap to me.
 
planteater said:
A battery that fails in a year is defective. I would hope that Apple would replace it. Applecare costs £61 for the second year.

And, yes, Apple do charge £55 to replace an iPhone battery.
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They only charge for those without AppleCare. If you have it all repairs are inclusive.
 
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