If you're new, I would suggest iPhone 4S or Lumia 800. It's very easy to use and pickup.
The major difference between this 2 for a new smartphone user is the PRICE, and secondly, the display, I believe when you take a look at the iPhone 4S display, you will like it more and also the camera, the animation it has; It's more appealing.

Android will need sometime to get used to, and you may face some problems while using. You also need to have patience if the phone lags sometimes or slow to respond.


I would suggest you to:
1. Go to any Nokia Store (you can find one in most of the shopping malls), they have demo units of Lumia 800; Go and try it, check out the design, the display, how it looks like, play around with it.

2. Go to Apple Store (also can be found in many shopping malls), they should have demo units of iPhone as well (you can also try iPod Touch, which is essentially the same). You will notice the display is crisp and clear, you will also notice the animation/graphic is nicer, play with the camera, you should like it more compared to many other phones due to the smoothness and easy to use.

3. If you want, you can also drop by Samsung store and check out the S2; But Note will appeal you more most likely.

If not wrong, you can find all the 3 shops in Sunway Pyramid. There's also Digi and Maxis centre, they might have demo units of some phones.

I believe once you tested and hands on both, you will get your answers more clearly.

No problem, most important you choose the right phone for yourself.

Remember, dont choose because other people like it or because other people say its good. Whats important is you like it and the phone suit/satisfy your needs and you're happy with it.
so, best is to try it our for yourself, see it, feel it, touch it and play with it. Experiencing it yourself is the best.

Not sure, it SHOULD have.

That's why ask you to go try it yourself. Once you try, you will know better. Ask also no use.

If you have no patience and cannot stand lag, you better avoid Android; In case it lag or slow to respond, you might feel wanna throw the phone and then call it stupid phone; You need to understand and know what you're doing if you want to use Android.

Simple and straightforward answer for you: iPhone
As generally, it will satisfy most general users.

If you want something different and want to enjoy integrated social networking: Windows Phone, e.g. Lumia 800

Don't go for Android:
1. Can you stand if you want to make a call, the phone doesn't respond or slow to respond?
Now imagine this: Someone ask you to call someone, you take out your phone, trying to dial and the phone didn't respond, give you the infamous "Force Close" or "Wait" option.
IF you're patient, you can wait.
2. Can you stand if the phone is slow? If it lags? I don't think you can.

So, I strongly suggest you don't think so much on Android and you may have less choice to consider.
In short, Android not suitable for beginners. Unless you're technical person and understand very well.

As I said, go and try the device youself.
Better yet, go try and play around with an Android, see if you know how to use it. Try change settings, try do this or that and compared with other phone.

This post has been edited by Andy214: Feb 19 2012, 06:09 PM

It's well known, just do a googling, there's many complaints anyway, not necessarily need to mod; And why people use custom firmware sometimes it's because the custom firmware is better.
Between Android, Windows Phone and iOS, there's no doubt and no question, Android is the most unstable, consume lots of memory and the user need to know more things.
On Android device with more RAM, there's less issue, but doesn't mean there is no issue.

To be fair, surely there will be people who have different experience; There're people who face problems with their iOS, when others never face any problems before.

As GENERAL, for a normal/beginner user, I believe they will face more issues if they're not familiar and use an Android; For those who choose Android and able to live with it, usually its because they know what they wanted and how to use it. It's like owning a sports/turbo car, if you want to speed, you should know it will consume more fuel and you may need more/higher maintenance; For those a general/beginner driver who doesn't know, will complain this and that or face problem.

In terms of OS, Nokia's Windows Phone have:
1. Nokia Drive - which is Nokia Exclusive
2. Contacts Transfer - another Nokia Exclusive, one can easily transfer contacts from any other device via bluetooth.

There isn't much; but I guess most people will decide based on:
1. Design
2. Specs
3. Price
4. Display?
5. Camera?
6. Build Quality?

Don't remind me...
I keep double tap to activate the screen... >.<
After activate with button, try to swipe left/right... not working...
Try to swipe up... not working... Cannot swipe from outside, must swipe from inside....
Swipe down to close - not working.

Darn N9...

The Lumia Joke:

A: Ni Nokia Lumia…
B: Bukan…
A: Abuden?
B: Bukan Saya Mia, saya guna Samseng….

On for 4 hours plus out of box, no SIM Card, WiFi off.
Play with some camera and viewing pictures.
Current Battery Level: 90%.

When I first turn on, I did adjust the display to low, then back to auto. I notice funny behavior on the "switch", I can slide the swith half way? After I let go, it stuck there for a moment, then slide all the way to the end.... Funny. At first I thought can turn "partially" on, LoL!

Haha, something funny; I just check now.
91%... woot... increase 1%, lol

For Maxis, you need to monitor your data usage.... If not, overuse will result in extra charges up to a maximum of RM250 (provided if you're subscribe to their data plan)...

Depend on how the person uses facebook also, if always view photo, albums, may need more monthly quota.
Then if click on links to flickr, 9gag, etc. will again consume more usage...
If also click on videos, sure will consume even more usage.

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Added on February 20, 2012, 7:46 pmThey're fast and good coverage, but expensive and have cap limit.
After few years, they still offering the same 100MB, 500MB, 1GB, 3GB plan... It was this plan since before all the HD content, before phones were able to play HD, record HD, etc.
Back then, even with non-HD, it's possible to use over 3GB. Now with HD content... recording and uploading HD Videos, Cloud storage... those data plan are so outdated... We have to rely on WiFi, which depend on individual, the place you work or goes to might not always have it.


This post has been edited by Andy214: Feb 20 2012, 07:46 PM

Anybody knows how to:
1. Delete multiple contact?
2. Merge duplicate contact (which have different name, e.g. Facebook Name & Phone Contact name)

Never really know the details of the Windows Phone. I always feel there's something with the 2D-ish UI, the buttons, etc. Then yesterday, I found a bug, which revealed the mystery of the "feeling"... It seems the UI is pretty much web based, that explains a lot.

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Added on February 21, 2012, 9:33 amWhen have coverage, it's good; When no coverage, it'll switch to celcom and you need to turn on data roaming, but, the data seems to be hardly working, most of the time no data connection.

3G coverage area is almost the same like Maxis; Where Maxis have no 3G coverage, UMobile seems to suffer the same; But usually, DiGi will have coverage instead. So, if one have 2 line, DiGi and Maxis/UMobile seems to be a good pair.


This post has been edited by Andy214: Feb 21 2012, 09:34 AM

1. I got many need to delete; Possible to select multiple?
When I transfer contact from N9, seems it generated many "unnamed" contacts, inside have no details.

2. Thanks a lot!


There's something nice to it (for Windows Phone that is); but the previous Windows Mobile and Pocket PC also using 2D-ish (but more older fashioned type), which looks like old generation Windows 3.11 era

Anyway, it's still simple and sleek.

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Added on February 21, 2012, 10:05 amStill faster than DiGi after cap, faster than dial-up speed too?
For non-unlimited data plan, after quota, the charges are much more reasonable and less than Maxis too; It's per MB instead per KB.



This post has been edited by Andy214: Feb 21 2012, 10:05 AM

Maxis is good; Just make sure you don't overuse.

I think it's still early stage, as long as they did it correct like Maemo/MeeGo, they can add more services later (e.g. Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, Skype, etc), same goes for the Instant Messaging (IM) part.
As long as they built it into the core and the base is right; Unlike Android, it's so messy especially with each manufacturer customize their own further, we get so many duplicates (the contact's profile can be so complicated) and there's no true integration.

I still prefer Maemo, kakakaz

Yup, shortcut button access is important. The belle shortcut/pulldown is actually from Android, it's a neat feature; The one of N9/MeeGo is not bad also. I keep tap the TOP thinking it's N9, but nothing drop down, lol.

Good, now got SMS, last time don't have; I call ask Maxis to check, they also don't have log. Lucky that time got max limit charge of RM250.

Depends on user; People who uses social networks a lot like Facebook, will more likely to use more, plus, if friend share photos/albums, videos, flickr, 9gag, etc. it's another story; unless most place you go has WiFi or you can wait until there is WiFi connection. It really depends on individual.

and like Shifu aspire said, now it's web based; or if you notice, it's updating feeds from Facebook or other social networks (Live), etc. frequently into the People Hub, when you go to "Pictures", it's loading photos/albums from social networks.... and it may also update profile photos of your contacts, which may have hundreds...



This post has been edited by Andy214: Feb 21 2012, 10:55 AM

If you love social networking, the People Hub (Social Network integration feature) will give you a very nice experience.

Better go Nokia store, the freebies worth RM600++.
Monster Purity earphone + MS Office 2010 + Wireless Mouse.
If you don't want, you can try selling those off and get back some money, thus lowering the cost of your phone.

In Malaysia, there's another meaning:

A: Ni Nokia Lumia ke?
B: Bukan lah
A: Abuden?
B: Bukan I mia lah! I guna Samseng mia!

No wonder it has good social networking features!

This post has been edited by Andy214: Feb 21 2012, 03:28 PM