iOS 5

[Glenn]

Wow! You can pull a 4G in Southington? That's not bad at all. I know Sprint has 4G in Hartford. I'm not sure about other carriers though.

 

[BackLoafRiver]

As my Droid continues to die a slow, painful death, I have been following the tech world closely. As Android continues to develop and news of the IPhone 5 quiet, (save rumors) I am growing unsure of what to do.

The screens I have seen of iOS 5 look good, but do you think it is already stale compared to Android? (2.3 +)

 

[Nick]

I'm an android fan (as you might have surmised) so I would see what's around there.

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[wa-loaf]

As my Droid continues to die a slow, painful death, I have been following the tech world closely. As Android continues to develop and news of the IPhone 5 quiet, (save rumors) I am growing unsure of what to do.

The screens I have seen of iOS 5 look good, but do you think it is already stale compared to Android? (2.3 +)

I think you need to decide what you want. Apple likes to take big steps so you get OS releases once a year or so. It makes it very stable and user friendly. If you want to be out in the wild and have the latest thing when it comes up (and any bugs along with it) Android might be more for you.

iPhone will likely be out in September. If you can hold out, I'd wait and see what they come up with.

 

[Edd]

I've got a Samsung Focus with AT&T, Verizon hadn't started carrying WP7 yet when I got it (and apparently, good luck trying to get a salesperson to talk to you about a WP7 phone instead of forcing you to look at Android or iPhone; wouldn't be surprised if it's the same with Palm/HP.)

There should be a better selection coming out this fall along with the software update, across all carriers.

I had this exact experience a few days ago at Sprint, who I've been with for years. All they have for WP7 is the Arrive; solid phone, but this salesperson only wanted to talk about Android, the Evo 3D in particular.

I liked the feel of WP7 though. Unfortunately, the Arrive doesn't support certain functions in landscape mode, which I felt was half-assed and I have a feeling they'll fix that with future phones or Mango.

 

[wa-loaf]

Owning an Android might be about to get more expensive: http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/01/google-nortel-patents/

 

[BackLoafRiver]

I think you need to decide what you want. Apple likes to take big steps so you get OS releases once a year or so. It makes it very stable and user friendly. If you want to be out in the wild and have the latest thing when it comes up (and any bugs along with it) Android might be more for you.

iPhone will likely be out in September. If you can hold out, I'd wait and see what they come up with.

Yeah, I am with your logic. I really need to see more on the IPhone 5 (or 4S or whatever they are going with in the naming scheme) hardware before I can choose. I would imagine by September, more devices will be running Gingerbread and some even Ice Cream Sandwich which will give a better comparison. I guess right now it is apples to oranges.

 

[mondeo]

I had this exact experience a few days ago at Sprint, who I've been with for years. All they have for WP7 is the Arrive; solid phone, but this salesperson only wanted to talk about Android, the Evo 3D in particular.

I liked the feel of WP7 though. Unfortunately, the Arrive doesn't support certain functions in landscape mode, which I felt was half-assed and I have a feeling they'll fix that with future phones or Mango.

The lack of support for landscape bugged me a lot for a week or two, then you get to know the phone well enough and realize how well most everything works in portrait that you don't miss it too much. The one gap that still bugs me is the lack of an address bar in the browser in landscape, but this will be coming with Mango, so no worries there.

But that's on a phone without a landscape keyboard. So yeah, I could see where it's a bigger issue if that's a requirement. I do love the touchscreen on mine, very responsive and accurate, and the spell checker is so good I don't bother correcting what typos I do make.

 

[Glenn]

I'm surprised that we don't have more info on the iPhone 5 just yet...but it is what it is. From what I gather, the screen size may stay around the same size...maybe a little wider. The phone may be a bit thinnner...maybe an LED message notification light. The other side of the coin...similar to the iPhone 4...but with a faster processor and a few other internal changes. Regardless....some people will start camping out days before it goes on sale. :lol:

 

[wa-loaf]

Glenn you shouldn't be surprised, this is the way it always is with Apple devices. Rumors often contradicting one another, faked pictures showing up, sometimes they are real but it's impossible to tell with all the other noise. Apple is notoriously secret and it helps build the excitement, so don't expect to know what it will be before they announce it. Unless of course some poor employee drops his test model in a bar again ...

October 3rd ... ? http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/12/phones.to.carry.higher.monthly.insurance.costs/

 

[o3jeff]

Glenn you shouldn't be surprised, this is the way it always is with Apple devices. Rumors often contradicting one another, faked pictures showing up, sometimes they are real but it's impossible to tell with all the other noise. Apple is notoriously secret and it helps build the excitement, so don't expect to know what it will be before they announce it. Unless of course some poor employee drops his test model in a bar again ...

October 3rd ... ? http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/12/phones.to.carry.higher.monthly.insurance.costs/

Thanks iWa-loaf! :wink:

 

[Glenn]

Nice find Loaf! Gives a little more of an idea regarding a release date.

Jeff...LOL! I kinda like "iLoaf" myself.

 

[o3jeff]

Nice find Loaf! Gives a little more of an idea regarding a release date.

Jeff...LOL! I kinda like "iLoaf" myself.

He is very knowledgeable with Apple stuff, helped me with my Macbook purchase!