My aging Android phone is due for a replacement and I'm going the Iphone route to get a look at the other side for a year or two. Is the new processor and HSPA+ worth the extra $100 over the plain old Iphone 4?
What android phone? I had a Motorolla Droid as my first smart phone, and BOY did I want an Iphone after a year with that thing. Instead, I did my research and wound up with an HTC Incredible 2. Faster (in nearly every way) than the IPhone 4 (can't speak for the 4S), and WAY more stable and user friendly than the Droid. I think as the Android name continues to evolve, we will see a change in smartphone dynamics.
I have an HTC hero and to be honest, if I were to get another Android phone, it would be one with "pure" android installed. I'm not a fan of HTC bloatware but I do have to say that the phone is made well. Honestly, the spec race just doesn't impress me very much any more. Company A puts the latest greatest hardware into a phone and then Company B one ups them a few months later. I'm more interested in the software. I switched to a macbook a few years ago and I've loved OS X although I've heard that Windows has finally pulled their heads out with 7 and 8. It's time to take iOS 5 out for a spin I think.
Granted, the LTE is fast, but it sucks power like nobody's business. When LTE phones/batteries catch up a little I won't have any problem with it. Until then, HSPA+ is fast enough (5 times faster than the "3G" I'm getting with Sprint currently) for a phone. When I want ridiculously fast internet, I'll just use my home connection.
Remember, the iPhone 4S isn't just a bump from HSPA to HSPA+ but a bump to a dual 1ghz processors and 1 gig of ram (from 1 ghz single core and 512 mb ram). It also has a much upgraded camera and best of all, the antenna gate has been fully resolved.
I will be getting it for sure and the Siri or whatever it is called is just a bonus. I switched to sprint under their 30 day trial and the reception caused 10x the issues that ATT dropped calls cause so I switched back. While I was there, I used the Motorola Photon and HTC Evo 3D and both were solid phones, but again, the Android + bloatware = choppy experience.
I switched back to AT&T and an iPhone and its been smooth sailing since.
When it comes to phones of this caliber, its gotta be at least 60% weighted on the operating system. iOS has it in the bag by far with all of that compared to the various spices of Android.
And as far as LTE, I used the photon on Sprint 4g in Dallas and its true that it was blazing (tethered devices and all) but battery life dropped from 5.5 hours to >3!!! And it all reality, I am on wifi 85% of my mon-fri lifetime and with the N band wifi, it puts LTE to shame on a 1gb downstream connection.
I will be getting it for sure and the Siri or whatever it is called is just a bonus. I switched to sprint under their 30 day trial and the reception caused 10x the issues that ATT dropped calls cause so I switched back. While I was there, I used the Motorola Photon and HTC Evo 3D and both were solid phones, but again, the Android + bloatware = choppy experience.
I switched back to AT&T and an iPhone and its been smooth sailing since.
When it comes to phones of this caliber, its gotta be at least 60% weighted on the operating system. iOS has it in the bag by far with all of that compared to the various spices of Android.
And as far as LTE, I used the photon on Sprint 4g in Dallas and its true that it was blazing (tethered devices and all) but battery life dropped from 5.5 hours to >3!!! And it all reality, I am on wifi 85% of my mon-fri lifetime and with the N band wifi, it puts LTE to shame on a 1gb downstream connection.
I hear ya on that front. You have a phone for a month, and its horribly outdated.
As for the bloatware, the service providers have begun adding more crap than the phone manufacturers. Besides, as someone who came from "Pure Android," I can honestly say that the HTC Sense/Android combo is much more stable, and much less quirky.
Maybe the Atrix would be a good way to go?
I'm ready for early upgrade on my phone. I'm waiting to see if Verizon launches the Droid Prime next week. Need to get a real review of it from a human outside of mfg rumors. If it doesn't live up to the rumors I'll go with the 4S.
I have no Apple products but the phones are consistently getting good reviews. Well except for some issues that appear to be resolved with the latest 4 version.
I have no Apple products but the phones are consistently getting good reviews. Well except for some issues that appear to be resolved with the latest 4 version.
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