iOS v ANDROID

ONE IS THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY OS IN 30 YEARS BUT THE OTHER U CAN CHANGE YR WALLPAPER LETS VOTE

windows mobile

lol joek

blackberry lmao

'wack'berry amirite?

'crackberry' <<ur addicted to a lo qual drug

sackberry. your phone is gross like testicles.

Someone needs to update http://thingsjohngruberiswrongabout.tumblr.com

prob seemed like it would be more fun than it was

feel like making android free was super smart by google as they really just need to make sure ios didnt reach monopoly status - but open sourcing it was dumb causing fragmentation of their platform

i'm thinking about switching to droid when my contract's up with att, tbh

its cool, u just arent that into apps

Symbian oh daer ur mobile OS is named similarly to a sex toy...

webOS more like whatOever

my mobile port of Windows 95 will beat them all when it's released

the phones it ships on will come with a USB mouse you have to plug into the bottom of your phone

all the software installs via an external CD drive you have to plug into the second USB port in the bottom of your phone

and it uses IR w/ a one foot range for "networking"

I'd buy it simply because it has two USB ports.

hahahahaha

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Having heard loads of stories about people being unable to upgrade to latest Android due to arbitrary manufacturer/carrier limitations, I'm going with iOS. At least everyone who owns a reasonably new iDevice is predictably on the same sw version.

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next phone will run android fo sho

I've only played with ANDROID phones so this is basically judging superficial look/feel and app count, but by that criteria iOS kills it.

I have a droid x and iphone 4.

Droid
- handles multitasking and background apps better
- free navigation
- notifications and alerts much more accessible
- a lot easier to configure options on various apps.

iphone
- GAMES
- battery destroys droid by 2 or 3 times (price you pay for all the background processes on droid)
- itunes
- all your apps are front and center (w/ droid you gotta make shortcuts)

my iphone is free but droid is not so that decision is pretty easy. otherwise, it'd be a really tough call but I might still go iphone b/c of GAMES. most the other stuff you can get around with a few clicks.

grey or blue socks?

att vs verizon

for abt 2 months^

android sux

all your apps are front and center

Surely only 16 are "front and center"?

android apps don't wiggle when you move them

there are no games for the android?

"front and center" meaning iOS starts on the app screen. Droid takes one extra click which makes it easier to forget apps you downloaded.

Also big one I forgot - Droid does not have an update all option for apps. Have to do updates one by one.

there's an app for this poll (iphone only)

The Android Market does have an 'update all' and has done for ages. Regardless of which version of the fragmented OS you use, too

fuck apps I just wanna make a phone call

Android's hardware agnosticism, thus huge range of handsets is difficult to ignore. My fully featured 'droid phone is effectively half the size of an iphone and fits in coin pocket of my jeans. Also cost 1/3 of what a contract free iphone would.

apparently update all was part of an update I never got. So I will sub in No Zing.

fuck apps I just wanna make a phone call

plenty of dumbphones around for that ; )

iphone would be nice but yeah changing my provider and adding at&t monthly rate hick to my budget is not going to cut it. android phones sell two for one through tmobile with a cheaper plan.

what do u do w/the second phone

paper weight

theres an app for that

Android's hardware agnosticism, thus huge range of handsets is difficult to ignore. My fully featured 'droid phone is effectively half the size of an iphone and fits in coin pocket of my jeans. Also cost 1/3 of what a contract free iphone would.

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feel like this is indicative of the difference between the two platforms - theres more options w/andriod but none of them have the polish conferred by apples focus

oh yeah, I mean the iOS is a pretty storming piece of work in most respects but the handset, regardless of how thin it gets, is too big for me to carry around comfortably. Surprises me that apple haven't gone for an iphone mini/nano tbh.

Android can be a bit hokey at times, but I still like it a lot. Also, Google Sky Map is incredible.

yeah im a little surprised by no iphone nano too

no ipadphone either

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is there an app 4 this

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don't know about anyone else but i'm having endless issues with the wireless connectivity on my samsung galaxy s android. fucking don't if you ever consider.

In case this helps: since I upgraded to Android 2.3.3 I have to first disconnect the 3G/H data network mode (long press the power button and click the second option) before I activate wifi. If I don't, it acts like my wifi doesn't have any DNS information and can't find any sites for the first couple of minutes. If I deactivate that data mode first, wifi works immediately.

Oh, and battery full or alarm time for a calendar event doesn't seem to beep or vibrate anymore.

Those are the two issues I have at the moment. Both aren't _that_ bad, except when I count on my phone to remind me of something. No beep or vibrate = too late for dentist, etc

(also on Galaxy S btw)

There may be an Android update v2.3.4 on the way, apparently.

My web connectivity has been down since last night, and I got like 35 "message download failed" texts yesterday that were DRIVING ME CRAZY from 3-10pm. Gonna call Verizon shortly and unload.

- if you have bluetooth problems: turn off the phone and remove the battery for +15 minutes. Put back battery, turn back on, try again, should work now.

- message download failed: had that once when someone had sent me a vv big attachment. Too big for phone carrier's mail routers, but allowed by regular internet provider. Deleted the message via a web mail client and after that my phone downloaded everything else. Not Android/Samsung's fault, in my case.

android is ((_) butts (_))

Apparently my phone needed some updates?? I just got off call w cust svc and they seem to have pushed out some changes to my settings that worked fine. Back up now!

That's the second time in about 10 days that I've had connectivity issues, though. Will be angry if that keeps happening.

iOS v ANDROID

how do i upgrade to 2.3.3? is that the firmware? (mine says 2.2)

tried the disabling thing, still doesn't work. yeah its a problem with the dns it seems, i put in the static dns and i did have it working at some point but its just gone again now. pretty atrocious really.

even when it connects finally to my wireless, it just won't send or receieve data or browse the web etc. wtf at this

Yeah, it's a firmware update. Can be installed with Samsung Kies (that's the name over here, don't know if it's the same name everywhere.

Do make sure you know the settings for your data connections before you upgrade though, they may dissappear.

These firmware updates generally add new features (use your phone as wireless modem for a portable, for instance) or improvements like battery life or GPS performance.

For your other problems, try out different settings or channels on your wireless router. changing the channel width from 20, the default, to 40 sped up my phone's connection to it a lot. Using my provider's dns instead of letting the router act as a dns server did too. I don't see why it could work for some people but not others...

cheers for the help StanM I'll check it out

Anyone else have a bitchofa time with HD Internet vids downloading real slow on iPad?

Now this pos is capitalizing Internet!

It also capitalises White and Market. Also, no.

Damn. Not sure where to go from here. Maybe just every router I connect to is shit eh?

I think Android fanboys are now creepier and scarier than Apple fanboys.

apple fanboys are more lame than creepy or scary.

what defines an android fanboy

By that I mean the ones who are 100% biased and unfeasibly angry. There seem to be loads of them.

idgi

also i think any sort of platform arguments are stupid in the extreme. mac vs pc arguments (like the ones that occur hourly on any music making forum) are seriously pathetic.

Like 100% Apple fanboys talk up everything Apple and con people in buying Apple stuff, but 100% Android fanboys get all weirdly irrational and ignore obvious facts. A good case in point is the Apple v Samsung case atm, where the worst of the Android fanboys insist that Samsung didn't copy loads of Apple stuff, Apple's just being mean etc. idgi.

xp yeah, different platforms suit different purposes and they can co-exist happily and it's all cool.

ive never met someone super into their android phone

There was a pro-Android guy in my Twitter list who would wait for me to say something even remotely negative about Apple so he could pounce on me with "wah told you so" and "wah what do you expect" &c. Every single time.

ive never met someone super into their android phone

hmm maybe I just exist around the wrong people.

people should chill out and not be so into gadgets and other material things

But I don't have any other hobbies...

I'm super into my Android phone but I like Apple computers too so I don't know where I fit into this scheme of things

hi, i need to buy a new phone. i should buy an iphone right? and is the 4s so much better than the 4g (or whatever) that i should wait 10 days for it to be shipped, or should i just cop the 4g cuz it's cheaper + i could have it tonight?

4S: newer proc, better camera (esp better optics), Siri, will presumably have a somewhat longer software update lifespan (tho the 3GS is up to date with iOS 5)
4: $100 cheaper. How much does this $100 matter to you amortized over your two year contract?

but yeah get an iPhone

i'm less concerned about the price and more concerned about not having a cell phone for over a week

i like my android phone (moto atrix) cos i can t*rrent tv shows and hook my cell up to my tv w/hdmi

can an iphone do that these days? last time i had iphone was 3g and it couldn't really do anything.

i don't care that much about the camera... more wondering how big of a deal siri is

yeah i'm not hooking my cellphone up to my tv anytime soon

also this is probably a dumb question but what's the difference b/w buying an iphone from the apple store and buying it thru my carrier?

siri sucks

thank u based cozen

Siri is not a big deal. Reasons to get the 4s if you don't care abt camera: 1. It's faster at everything. 2. That's it

fair enough

I'm way into the Android OS. It's pretty simple and vastly more customizable than iOS. Like, I can make a folder and organize stuff with it. It's sort of ridiculous for that to be a notable feature but it's something you can't do on any iPhone device, and I'm old school enough to really love it.

Has anyone dabbled in app writing / game creation? I don't know much programming but there seem to be a lot of game makers and engines. Are any of them any good? I wouldn't mind putting together a 2d side scroller or something just for fun.

android users are human scum

"I can make a folder and organize stuff with it."

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you mean by this, but you've been able to organize stuff into folders on iOS for quite a while now.

Not on my 3G phone, pal

wow... so the latest android update has played serious havoc with my s4. lagging, unresponsive, apps crashing every couple of minutes... how they managed to screw this up so badly is anyone's guess. the cynic in me wonders if they did it on purpose so i would upgrade my phone, but i'm still on contract.

my android phone seems to have reinstalled voicemail without my asking, and won't let me disable it via deleting the voicemail number?

is "appadvice.com" really the best app review site on the internet? is there nothing better?