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Android anyone???

626 62 March 6, 2012 at 02:54 PM in Chat
Hi All,

I would like to get viewpoints from those who use Android OS. I have been an Apple person but i'm interested in Android. I would like to know if Android will offer me a different or improved user experience or would you say the differences are subtle and just a matter of taste? Basically, I have an iPad and would like to know if it would be worth my while to get an Android tab.

Thoughts?? And please no flaming, or trolling.....

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Curtieson
03-07-2012 at 12:59 PM.
03-07-2012 at 12:59 PM.
Holy wowzers...this is pretty pathetic America...

4 users reported that they use their phones for sending text messages whereas less than half of them download apps or use the browser.

Features that Americans WITH A SMARTPHONE (as a %) use on their phone.
Sent text message to another phone - 74.6%
Used downloaded apps - 48.6%
Used browser - 48.5%
Accessed social networking site or blog - 35.7%
Played Games - 31.8%
Listened to music on mobile phone - 24.5%


Half of the people pay for a smart phone and don't even use the browser on it??

http://www.androidguys.com/2012/0...eedfetcher
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vec
03-07-2012 at 01:01 PM.
03-07-2012 at 01:01 PM.
Quote from Curtieson :
Holy wowzers...this is pretty pathetic America...

4 users reported that they use their phones for sending text messages whereas less than half of them download apps or use the browser.

Features that Americans WITH A SMARTPHONE (as a %) use on their phone.
Sent text message to another phone - 74.6%
Used downloaded apps - 48.6%
Used browser - 48.5%
Accessed social networking site or blog - 35.7%
Played Games - 31.8%
Listened to music on mobile phone - 24.5%


Half of the people pay for a smart phone and don't even use the browser on it??

http://www.androidguys.com/2012/0...eedfetcher
Half of the people (maybe more) buy smartphones only because society dictates that they should. nod
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Curtieson
03-07-2012 at 01:05 PM.
03-07-2012 at 01:05 PM.
Quote from vec :
Half of the people (maybe more) buy smartphones only because society dictates that they should. nod
That is so pathetic because it is so expensive...I am sure a lot of that # is business people that are given them, their company is paying $75 a month on a business contract and the person has no clue as to what they are doing...but part of that has to be the general public too...paying $30 in most cases for nothing!

My mom talked about wanting a phone like 'the one lady at school because she could show all these pictures on her phone'...yea, no...not getting my 55 yo mother that lives in the boonies a smartphone...she would for sure be part of that 50% that doesn't know how to open the browser, haha
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vec
03-07-2012 at 01:10 PM.
03-07-2012 at 01:10 PM.
Quote from Curtieson :
That is so pathetic because it is so expensive...I am sure a lot of that # is business people that are given them, their company is paying $75 a month on a business contract and the person has no clue as to what they are doing...but part of that has to be the general public too...paying $30 in most cases for nothing!

My mom talked about wanting a phone like 'the one lady at school because she could show all these pictures on her phone'...yea, no...not getting my 55 yo mother that lives in the boonies a smartphone...she would for sure be part of that 50% that doesn't know how to open the browser, haha
In a related topic...Is Blackberry still considered to be a smartphone?

Google and Apple pretty much redefined the term 'smartphone'. I don't think RIM is anything close to being considered a smartphone in today's market.
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Curtieson
03-07-2012 at 01:30 PM.
03-07-2012 at 01:30 PM.
Quote from vec :
In a related topic...Is Blackberry still considered to be a smartphone?

Google and Apple pretty much redefined the term 'smartphone'. I don't think RIM is anything close to being considered a smartphone in today's market.
Wiki is so freaking general it is impossible to really put a finger on it...

The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile phone or camera phone.

By their definition...all current feature phones were Smartphones back in the day...even the $4 GoPhones would have been Smartphones by a 2002 standard...

I'd call a BB still a smart phone. Not the Curve if they are still making that...but the other ones.
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03-07-2012 at 02:28 PM.
03-07-2012 at 02:28 PM.
Quote from Frogstar :
Hm, not unlike the fix that Apple pushed solely for the purpose of fixing battery life? Scratchhead
Never had an issue with the battery on my iphone. Certainly not one that would make it basically unusable, like the Thunderbolt. Scratchhead
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Frogstar
03-07-2012 at 02:34 PM.
03-07-2012 at 02:34 PM.
Quote from jeepdog :
Never had an issue with the battery on my iphone. Certainly not one that would make it basically unusable, like the Thunderbolt. Scratchhead
Weird, because I've never had an issue with the battery on my Xperia Play Harhar

http://articles.businessinsider.c...hone-apple
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03-08-2012 at 07:37 AM.
03-08-2012 at 07:37 AM.
Quote from Frogstar :
Weird, because I've never had an issue with the battery on my Xperia Play Harhar

http://articles.businessinsider.c...hone-apple
Which has what to do with the battery life of the Thunderbolt or the iPhone? Scratchhead
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03-08-2012 at 08:39 AM.
03-08-2012 at 08:39 AM.
Quote from jeepdog :
Which has what to do with the battery life of the Thunderbolt or the iPhone? Scratchhead
What does the battery life of the Thunderbolt have to do with the battery life of Iphones or other Android phones? Dontknow
You put forth one specific model of Android that had battery issues in some cases, and crashed a bit (probably due to apps), so it should be valid for me to put forth another Android that doesn't have such issues.
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slapshot136
03-08-2012 at 09:54 AM.
03-08-2012 at 09:54 AM.
I think the car comparisons have done the best job in explaining the differences.. I just wanted to add that android runs out of juice faster because it has a 4g radio which drains the battery faster

I have a G2 and I don't need to charge it more then once a day unless I am using the GPS navigation.. in which case the car charger is used..
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03-08-2012 at 12:39 PM.
03-08-2012 at 12:39 PM.
Quote from Frogstar :
What does the battery life of the Thunderbolt have to do with the battery life of Iphones or other Android phones? Dontknow
You put forth one specific model of Android that had battery issues in some cases, and crashed a bit (probably due to apps), so it should be valid for me to put forth another Android that doesn't have such issues.
My mistake. I thought the Thunderbolt was an Android phone. And I thought the OP was asking for opinions on Android phones. Sure there may be some Android phones out there that have decent battery life, and there may be some that dont crash incessantly, but that hasnt been my experience, nor anyone that I know that owns android phones.
And you are the one that brought up supposed iphone battery issues. Dontknow
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Frogstar
03-08-2012 at 12:42 PM.
03-08-2012 at 12:42 PM.
Quote from jeepdog :
My mistake. I thought the Thunderbolt was an Android phone. And I thought the OP was asking for opinions on Android phones. Sure there may be some Android phoens out there that have decent battery life, and there may hbe some that dont crash incessantly, but that hasnt been my experience, nor anyone that I know that owns android phones.
Actually, the OP was talking about tablets Wink2

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And you are the one that brought up supposed iphone battery issues. Dontknow
Not "supposed". You can read up on it if you like. The fact is that there was a recognized issue with 4S battery life, so much so that they pushed out an update to take care of it.
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03-08-2012 at 02:17 PM.
03-08-2012 at 02:17 PM.
Quote from Frogstar :
Actually, the OP was talking about tablets Wink2


Not "supposed". You can read up on it if you like. The fact is that there was a recognized issue with 4S battery life, so much so that they pushed out an update to take care of it.
The OP was initially asking about Android OS. Is the operating system somehow different between tablets and phones?
Why do you keep harping on this supposed battery issue on iPhones? Seems a bit off topic.
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03-08-2012 at 02:20 PM.
03-08-2012 at 02:20 PM.
Quote from jeepdog :
The OP was initially asking about Android OS. Is the operating system somehow different between tablets and phones?
Why do you keep harping on this supposed battery issue on iPhones? Seems a bit off topic.
Because of your insistence that it's a "supposed" issue, mostly.
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03-08-2012 at 07:07 PM.
03-08-2012 at 07:07 PM.
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Yeah I knew I was going to get flack for that when I typed it. I just couldn't find a better way to say it.

I differentiate iPods separate from anything that runs iOS. Apple does too so I don't see why I shouldn't?

The iPod Touch is the real only exclusion from the rule in that it runs iOS and is also under the iPod moniker (well that and the newer iPod Nano but it's a really, really skimmed down version of iOS. It's akin to calling Microsoft's Kin phone series a Windows Phone device, so I don't count it).
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