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 Why should i switch from iPhone to HTC (Android)?, share your opinion

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post Jul 24 2010, 05:27 PM

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QUOTE(samurai1337 @ Jul 24 2010, 03:00 PM)
Well yeah, I never dispute about the good OS. It's the general impressions that make Apple cooler. I was making decision between iPhone 4 and HTC Desire but I was just too lazy to wait and I can save some bucks by going for Desire.

I enjoy the convenience of having the device to sync all my mails and calendar (GMail and office e-mail), RSS feeds, twitter and facebook updates, weather, chat anytime I want via GTalk or MSN Talk, and surfing the web on a 480*800 3.7" screen. But many just won't understand, because they think:
- HTC stable meh? Always hang one wor (bad experience with Diamond and WinMo I guess)
- Android can play games meh?
- Seems like Android don't have that many apps right?
- Android good meh? Still new, sure very unstable hor

But anyway, not that I care  whistling.gif The only problems I have so far are:

- Battery life could be better, hopefully a Froyo update can improve this somehow (don't tell me not to sync emails / turn off mobile data etc, because I think it defeats the purpose of the device)

- Slow updates from HTC - froyo has been there for some time but I'm still stuck with 2.1. They seem to be interested in making new devices rather than supporting existing devices. Sure we can root the device or go for custom ROM, but I still prefer official ones
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Try bump charging your battery, see if that helps. Mine works so much better after I did that. I posted instructions here (just ignore the wipe battery stats part):-
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1493150


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QUOTE(benny888 @ Jul 24 2010, 10:56 AM)
Taylor n hnr : Same scenario - desktop MAC , i use windows only when I need it to flash my HD2. Had been on Mac several years and I always exhort to everyone I know, if you decide to buy a new desktop/notebook, buy MAC. Once you use a MAC you will NEVER want to use Windows OS anymore.
Smartphones - iPhone is good but it cannot meet my requirements ; for these the Nexus is tops follow by HD2. I use the iphone to listen to audiobooks and watch video podcasts when on flights; really underutilized
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same here i bought a windows netbook especially for flashing firmware on my phone whether it is blackberry or android. both of this mobile os only have windows version firmware flashing software.
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QUOTE(cleave @ Jul 24 2010, 05:27 PM)
Try bump charging your battery, see if that helps. Mine works so much better after I did that. I posted instructions here (just ignore the wipe battery stats part):-
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1493150
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Is the bump charging step to be repeated every time you want to charge, or it's a one off task?
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QUOTE(samurai1337 @ Jul 24 2010, 06:14 PM)
Is the bump charging step to be repeated every time you want to charge, or it's a one off task?
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Installing JuiceDefender as well?...so far, it does save some batt life.
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QUOTE(samurai1337 @ Jul 24 2010, 06:14 PM)
Is the bump charging step to be repeated every time you want to charge, or it's a one off task?
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You need to do it just once.
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QUOTE(MyWifeCar @ Jul 24 2010, 06:17 PM)
Installing JuiceDefender as well?...so far, it does save some batt life.
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QUOTE(cleave @ Jul 24 2010, 06:20 PM)
You need to do it just once.
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Thanks mates, will try it out

Still new to Android and trying to learn how to make best use of it thumbup.gif
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post Jul 24 2010, 08:27 PM

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QUOTE(kentang_peranchis @ Jul 22 2010, 11:38 PM)
Choice, yes bcos it's open platform. But very unfortunately, no android maker can match apple in design. Besides, android kenot match iOS in ease of user friendly, wide practical use.

So even tho it seems got more choice, but each choice must compromise or sacrifice sumthg.
If sumhow samsung galaxy screen combine wt htc sense combine wt milestone phonecall clarity combine wt xxx sunlight legibility combine wt xxx app store, den maybe can give iPhone a bit of challenge.
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Added on July 24, 2010, 8:32 pm
QUOTE(samurai1337 @ Jul 24 2010, 06:14 PM)
Is the bump charging step to be repeated every time you want to charge, or it's a one off task?
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bro..my hero running Froyo..and the battery life much much better than Eclair 2.1 ...you should root your phone too...


Added on July 24, 2010, 8:34 pmHero user..Feeyo's froyo rom has released.... glad to see now all Dev are focus on froyo...

I missed RaduG....

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The media really, really, really loves to write about Apple and the iPhone these days. It reminds me of Google in 2004, when the media fell in love with the concept of search.

Besides the antennae story, which I find hopelessly over reported, the latest iPhone rhapsody has been how many iPhone 4s Apple has sold - apparently, 3 million as of last Friday. Friday was July 16th. The iPhone 4 launched on June 24, so that'd be 23 days to reach the 3 million mark.

3 million phones in 23 days - that's a pretty strong clip, the fastest sales of an Apple phone to date, Mashable reports. If I do the math, that's more than 130,000 phones a day.

But did anyone in the press notice Google's little announcement, the day before Apple launched its iPhone 4? This one? The one where Google said, and I quote:

"Every day 160,000 Android-powered devices are activated -- that’s nearly two devices every second."


Yep, that'd be 30K MORE phones a day than Apple. And my guess is that Android's pace is accelerating, while the iPhone 4 is probably sliding downward, given how many folks bought it at launch (Mashable reports that 1.7 million were sold in first three days, so 1.3 million the next 20 days). In fact, if you do THAT math, and divide 1.3 million by 20 days, you get 65,000 iPhone 4s sold each day, which is nearly 100,000 less, PER DAY, than Android phones.

Is that story anywhere in the press? Not that I see.

As far as I can tell, Android-based phones will far outnumber any other smart phone by year's end. Apple, meet your new Windows. It's name is Android.

Read more: http://battellemedia.com/archives/2010/07/...p#ixzz0ubzmxktj

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QUOTE(benny888 @ Jul 24 2010, 10:59 PM)
The media really, really, really loves to write about Apple and the iPhone these days. It reminds me of Google in 2004, when the media fell in love with the concept of search.

Besides the antennae story, which I find hopelessly over reported, the latest iPhone rhapsody has been how many iPhone 4s Apple has sold - apparently, 3 million as of last Friday. Friday was July 16th. The iPhone 4 launched on June 24, so that'd be 23 days to reach the 3 million mark.

3 million phones in 23 days - that's a pretty strong clip, the fastest sales of an Apple phone to date, Mashable reports. If I do the math, that's more than 130,000 phones a day.

But did anyone in the press notice Google's little announcement, the day before Apple launched its iPhone 4? This one? The one where Google said, and I quote:

"Every day 160,000 Android-powered devices are activated -- that’s nearly two devices every second."
Yep, that'd be 30K MORE phones a day than Apple. And my guess is that Android's pace is accelerating, while the iPhone 4 is probably sliding downward, given how many folks bought it at launch (Mashable reports that 1.7 million were sold in first three days, so 1.3 million the next 20 days). In fact, if you do THAT math, and divide 1.3 million by 20 days, you get 65,000 iPhone 4s sold each day, which is nearly 100,000 less, PER DAY, than Android phones.

Is that story anywhere in the press? Not that I see.

As far as I can tell, Android-based phones will far outnumber any other smart phone by year's end. Apple, meet your new Windows. It's name is Android.

Read more: http://battellemedia.com/archives/2010/07/...p#ixzz0ubzmxktj
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wow bro u always have good info.. +1 for u..
i think apple rules in one category which is the mobile music category with their ipods series.. so far no others can match their ipod..
in pc world windows still remain as the leader.. in the phone os world android will be top in a few years time..
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QUOTE(taylorskaki @ Jul 24 2010, 11:12 PM)
wow bro u always have good info.. +1 for u..
i think apple rules in one category which is the mobile music category with their ipods series.. so far no others can match their ipod..
in pc world windows still remain as the leader.. in the phone os world android will be top in a few years time..
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android will be top in few years time if only google keep their hardwork on it..
Im now worrying google might shut off this project as they had announced of discontinued of nexus one

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QUOTE(linuss @ Jul 25 2010, 01:48 AM)
android will be top in few years time if only google keep their hardwork on it..
Im now worrying google might shut off this project as they had announced of discontinued of nexus one
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they nvr discontinued the nexus one lar..they just close the web store..thats it..
still can get it from vodafone and other online stores
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as i said before..2010 = android year.
open source = future
no one can stop this..


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I believe in the future the iphone will have the same fate as other apple products, with less users once android has matured enough and phone manufacturers managed to provide an exact hardware spec the iphone offers, with the same or lower prices. Unless apple manages to comes out with another revolutionary idea once again.
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Added on July 25, 2010, 12:12 am
QUOTE(benny888 @ Jul 24 2010, 10:59 PM)
The media really, really, really loves to write about Apple and the iPhone these days. It reminds me of Google in 2004, when the media fell in love with the concept of search.

Besides the antennae story, which I find hopelessly over reported, the latest iPhone rhapsody has been how many iPhone 4s Apple has sold - apparently, 3 million as of last Friday. Friday was July 16th. The iPhone 4 launched on June 24, so that'd be 23 days to reach the 3 million mark.

3 million phones in 23 days - that's a pretty strong clip, the fastest sales of an Apple phone to date, Mashable reports. If I do the math, that's more than 130,000 phones a day.

But did anyone in the press notice Google's little announcement, the day before Apple launched its iPhone 4? This one? The one where Google said, and I quote:

"Every day 160,000 Android-powered devices are activated -- that’s nearly two devices every second."
Yep, that'd be 30K MORE phones a day than Apple. And my guess is that Android's pace is accelerating, while the iPhone 4 is probably sliding downward, given how many folks bought it at launch (Mashable reports that 1.7 million were sold in first three days, so 1.3 million the next 20 days). In fact, if you do THAT math, and divide 1.3 million by 20 days, you get 65,000 iPhone 4s sold each day, which is nearly 100,000 less, PER DAY, than Android phones.

Is that story anywhere in the press? Not that I see.

As far as I can tell, Android-based phones will far outnumber any other smart phone by year's end. Apple, meet your new Windows. It's name is Android.

Read more: http://battellemedia.com/archives/2010/07/...p#ixzz0ubzmxktj
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Nice analyst ..hat off to you Sir Benny.. thumbup.gif

Fact is Apple has forgot why they 'down' for last century...

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QUOTE(benny888 @ Jul 24 2010, 10:59 PM)
The media really, really, really loves to write about Apple and the iPhone these days. It reminds me of Google in 2004, when the media fell in love with the concept of search.

Besides the antennae story, which I find hopelessly over reported, the latest iPhone rhapsody has been how many iPhone 4s Apple has sold - apparently, 3 million as of last Friday. Friday was July 16th. The iPhone 4 launched on June 24, so that'd be 23 days to reach the 3 million mark.

3 million phones in 23 days - that's a pretty strong clip, the fastest sales of an Apple phone to date, Mashable reports. If I do the math, that's more than 130,000 phones a day.

But did anyone in the press notice Google's little announcement, the day before Apple launched its iPhone 4? This one? The one where Google said, and I quote:

"Every day 160,000 Android-powered devices are activated -- that’s nearly two devices every second."
Yep, that'd be 30K MORE phones a day than Apple. And my guess is that Android's pace is accelerating, while the iPhone 4 is probably sliding downward, given how many folks bought it at launch (Mashable reports that 1.7 million were sold in first three days, so 1.3 million the next 20 days). In fact, if you do THAT math, and divide 1.3 million by 20 days, you get 65,000 iPhone 4s sold each day, which is nearly 100,000 less, PER DAY, than Android phones.

Is that story anywhere in the press? Not that I see.

As far as I can tell, Android-based phones will far outnumber any other smart phone by year's end. Apple, meet your new Windows. It's name is Android.

Read more: http://battellemedia.com/archives/2010/07/...p#ixzz0ubzmxktj
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Thanks for the fact bro... Android is the real thing.
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For the first time, Apple really met new challenges for its cool Iphone. I think the next generation gonna be interesting. It was caught out by the pace of Android but I think they will response.
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i also hope android can survive if it becomes better and gives more to normal users rather than juz techno-nerds.
the reason why android can born is solely bcos apple changed the world with the introduction of iPhone. without iphone, geeks and nerds now wld only get to play with windows mobile.

unfortunately so far, android still unable to match apple's iOS masterpiece even though it was a seed of apple.

for the normal user who has better and more important thgs to do other than juz playing with fone,
then once u've used the iphone, the only reason u will switch phones is bcoz u wanna go back to buttons fone.

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QUOTE(kentang_peranchis @ Jul 25 2010, 01:01 AM)
i also hope android can survive if it becomes better and gives more to normal users rather than juz techno-nerds.
the reason why android can born is solely bcos apple changed the world with the introduction of iPhone. without iphone, geeks and nerds now wld only get to play with windows mobile.

unfortunately so far, android still unable to match apple's iOS masterpiece even though it was a seed of apple.

for the normal user who has better and more important thgs to do other than juz playing with fone,
then once u've used the iphone, the only reason u will switch phones is bcoz u wanna go back to buttons fone.
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QUOTE(kentang_peranchis @ Jul 25 2010, 01:01 AM)
i also hope android can survive if it becomes better and gives more to normal users rather than juz techno-nerds.
the reason why android can born is solely bcos apple changed the world with the introduction of iPhone. without iphone, geeks and nerds now wld only get to play with windows mobile.

unfortunately so far, android still unable to match apple's iOS masterpiece even though it was a seed of apple.

for the normal user who has better and more important thgs to do other than juz playing with fone,
then once u've used the iphone, the only reason u will switch phones is bcoz u wanna go back to buttons fone.
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not Apple change the world...is NETWORK infrastructure change the whole communication way... dont you see why smartphone cant be hot in last 10 years...its due to the infra did not meet up the device...

I have to agreed that IOS is very fine platform..but do you think Iphone can be success in 2000 without the 3G infra? think about that..

What i do respect Apple is their marketing...

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Android 2.2 > Apple IPhone 4 OS , nuff said.

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