Do you own an iphone?

summerskin · 07-02-2013 05:38PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

The new lumia is fantastic.Shall be getting it soon myself.

yep, thought i'd give it a whirl myself.

MrStuffins · 07-02-2013 05:38PM

summerskin wrote: »

Yes, but it's slow and clunky, the email client is incredibly poor for dealing with MS Exchange, screen swipe takes too long compared to iphone, camera pics are often out of focus or fuzzy, KIES is the worst piece of software ever, and they are full of bloatware.

I've tried them, and i just prefer the iPhone.

What blogs have you read this stuff from?

Screenwipe takes too long? Mother of God, how long do you want to be waiting? It's instant! It's a split second action.

MrStuffins · 07-02-2013 05:40PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

The new lumia is fantastic.Shall be getting it soon myself.

The missus has a Lumia and it would be a neat little phone if it wasn't Windows. Nothing wrong with the OS itself, it's just that the app market isn't quite there yet compared to the others.

I'm sure the'll catch up though like Android did.

Also, IMO it's not an good-looking phone.

Sikpupi · 07-02-2013 05:41PM

I have a 4S that I have Jailbroken....best gadget I ever had!!

Its:

1. A Camera when out at Weddings etc
2. Its an Ipod when out walking, excercising
3. Its a Movie Player when I am bored.
4. It's Sky Sports when I away from the TV (Sky-G0)
5. It a Game Console when I need to keep the kids happy

Luv it..........

Lelantos · 07-02-2013 05:41PM

summerskin wrote: »

Yeah, because when you get one you can spend hour after hour rooting them, changing the OS, putting on widgets and customising them!

As where the iPhone works fine out of the box....(and costs me nothing, my phone provider gives me them for free as my company spends a fortune with them. Might get the new Lumia in a few weeks just to try that out too.)

Have an iPhone and a Galaxy S3. The S3 is collecting dust beside the Galaxy Tablet in my bottom drawer.

Now, I'll just sit back and wait for the android fan boys to slate my opinion....

If its only gathering dust I'll take the S3 off your hands?

dave1982 · 07-02-2013 05:41PM

I got one this week for €50 a vodafone cock up.My oreder slipped through the net for some reason other didn't get the phone.I did ha ha haha

summerskin · 07-02-2013 05:42PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

What blogs have you read this stuff from?

Screenwipe takes too long? Mother of God, how long do you want to be waiting? It's instant! It's a split second action.

you're kidding, half the time there's a real drag to the process, the screen seemingly frozen for a fraction of a second, not good enough IMO

i don't read blogs.

antodeco · 07-02-2013 05:44PM

3 pages in and the android vs iPhone discussions have already kicked in.

Its worse than boutique vs common beer drinkers!

super_furry · 07-02-2013 05:44PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Have Windows phones started improving?

Yep, a lot. The new Nokia Lumia 920 is pretty much the best phone on the market right now.

Ghost Buster · 07-02-2013 05:45PM

Max Power wrote: »

I don't and probably never will. I just cannot justify spending €500-€700 on a phone or a bill pay for €50 per month.

Nope. I would love one but seeing as I only use about a tenner a month on my crappy, prehistoric but fully functional Nokia I neither could justify the expense

super_furry · 07-02-2013 05:45PM

antodeco wrote: »

Its worse than boutique vs common beer drinkers!

Gin is the answer. With a slice of cucumber and a twist of lime.

Senna · 07-02-2013 05:46PM

Sikpupi wrote: »

I have a 4S that I have Jailbroken....best gadget I ever had!!

Its:

1. A Camera when out at Weddings etc
2. Its an Ipod when out walking, excercising
3. Its a Movie Player when I am bored.
4. It's Sky Sports when I away from the TV (Sky-G0)
5. It a Game Console when I need to keep the kids happy

Luv it..........

You do know a €69 PAYG android phone does all of that too.

Deco99 · 07-02-2013 05:46PM

summerskin wrote: »

Yeah, because when you get one you can spend hour after hour rooting them, changing the OS, putting on widgets and customising them!

As where the iPhone works fine out of the box....(and costs me nothing, my phone provider gives me them for free as my company spends a fortune with them. Might get the new Lumia in a few weeks just to try that out too.)

Have an iPhone and a Galaxy S3. The S3 is collecting dust beside the Galaxy Tablet in my bottom drawer.

Now, I'll just sit back and wait for the android fan boys to slate my opinion....

I disagree.

Oranage2 · 07-02-2013 05:47PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah, Android phones work great out of the box. Only reason most would root it or change anything is because we can easily and because some of us just like doing it.

Well there are great apps too that you can only get with a rooted phone.

But for the average phone user who just texts, calls, internet and camera, the Iphone probably comes out tops.

Though id still never buy an Iphone - expensive junk.

Czarcasm · 07-02-2013 05:49PM

I have to say their build quality and software is nothing short of exceptional.

BUT, I personally don't like the aesthetics of the device. It's far too thin and I prefer a bulky phone I can operate one handed comfortably as opposed to holding the phone in one hand to keep it steady while using the other hand to dial numbers or write e-mails.

For me though I think my next phone will be a Nokia Lumia 920. As much as I like ideas like facetime and iMessage on the iphone, there are other reasons why I've always preferred Nokia and especially compatibility with the Microsoft ecosystem.

Holsten · 07-02-2013 05:49PM

I do, best thing I've ever bought.

PogMoThoin · 07-02-2013 05:50PM

I've never had an iPhone because I despise Apple over the way they treated me many years ago when I foolishly bought an iPod. Probably the worst purchase I ever made. And since then Apple have become proper nasty cnuts, doing everything they can to try hinder innovation by suing everyone who creates a better product. Apple are on my balcklist, which has Creative and Sony now too.

Jaxxy · 07-02-2013 05:51PM

I had an iphone but after having to replace it with an S2 I'll never go back to apple. I now have a Note II and I absolutely love it, it's my dream phone.

That said I agree that KIES is bloody AWFUL and don't use it at all.

07-02-2013 05:51PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

Well there are great apps too that you can only get with a rooted phone.

But for the average phone user who just texts, calls, internet and camera, the Iphone probably comes out tops.

That's usually what I think too. It's kinda great to have full control over the phone with those apps, once your phone is rooted and they're granted SuperUser permission.

Duggy747 · 07-02-2013 05:52PM

I have a Sorny uPhone Universe S3. It runs Cyborg Ice Jelly Bean Cream.

Nifty piece of equipment though it gets really hot if you use it for more than 30 seconds and can't make phonecalls if it's near people with blonde hair.

Funkfield · 07-02-2013 05:57PM

It's funny isn't it when people start saying that something is funny but actually turns out not to be funny. At all.

SpiderHead · 07-02-2013 05:58PM

i had the iphone 4 and then got a HTC X1. the iphone is just better made, its fast, all the apps work perfectly. the htc was sluggish, crashes and a lot of apps just aren't as well designed/optimised for it.

I still prefer android for the simple fact you can just drag and drop songs\movies to it instead of having to use F'ing Itunes.

JustAddWater · 07-02-2013 06:00PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

Does it have original snake?

No?

Then what do I want with it? Give me the Nokia 3210 any day!

Why, yes, yes it does

krudler · 07-02-2013 06:00PM

Yes, own both apple and android products, they both have their advantages and disadvantages, neither is decidely better than the other, its down to personal taste.

It's funny that people still have this "ohh iphone users will always tell you they have iphones" mentality, I work in the phone industry, iphones are more common than nokias these days.

Rabidlamb · 07-02-2013 06:01PM

I laugh at both Samsung & iPhone users as I swirl in my superiority grease.
I own a Jiayu G2 dual core 1GB ram all for the princely sum of €130, they're even cheaper now I hear.
I've wifi at home & work so PAYG costs me about a tenner a month.

It's like cheating the system.

krudler · 07-02-2013 06:02PM

summerskin wrote: »

you're kidding, half the time there's a real drag to the process, the screen seemingly frozen for a fraction of a second, not good enough IMO

i don't read blogs.

You can easily fix that in the developer options, just decrease the window animation to .5 seconds instead of 1 second, boom. I have a nexus 7 tablet and its silky smooth

Twoandahalfmen · 07-02-2013 06:02PM

Yes IPhone 5 love it and think I will always stick with apple <3

MJ23 · 07-02-2013 06:05PM

No. Can't take downloaded stuff off iphone.
Samsung s2 for me. Better camera, battery, bigger screen, expendable memory, easy to download, no itunes, 3x4 keypad for typing (don't like qwerty keypad at all, and have sausage fingers).
Might get a s3 soon, wouldn't go for iphone at all. Some people love them, but sure that's why there's a range of phones to suit peoples needs.
These fools arguing about Apple v Android nonsense need to cop on. Its just a phone, if you don't like one, don't get one.

flas · 07-02-2013 06:06PM

Haha,have nokia lumia 820, windows 8 phone....for city lens alone it os better than any iphone...

TeddyTedson · 07-02-2013 06:08PM

I had one. iOS is very polished, but Apples dominance was having such a huge negative affect on the industry and they became ridiculous. I won't get another iPhone. They're extremely overpriced compared to other phones.
I have an android now

I've heard good things about windows 8 phones too but they need to get a big bite into the market before I'd be prepared to give them a try.
I Apple tide is slowly starting to turn thankfully too with their market share falling and the iPhone 5 under preforming.

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