Which mobile phone??

I am looking at getting a smart phone and ditching the brick!!

I have read lots of reviews and have it down to two but both are the new models and would like to know if anyone has either and what do they think??

HTC Sensation or iPhone 4S with both phones scoring a 4/5

My son has an older HTC and loves it and my daughter has an older iPhone and loves it so they are not much help!!

I want to be able to use TappaTalk so if anyone has any advice I would love to hear it! (I think! haha)

my advise..... don't but a Nokia and all would be good :)

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Originally Posted by toddrhind

my advise..... don't but a Nokia and all would be good :)

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I saw your post in the tappa talk thread!! I looked a N9 but after your post I crossed it off so thanks

hahaha I finally helped somebody.

I don't think you will go wrong with any of the 2 phone choices, but I'm very anti apple and would go with HTC :)

Hey Snicko, always hated the iphone thing, but now i have one i love it, its like my lappy in my hand.
In saying that the young fellow has now got an iphone but used to have HTC and swears the HTC was a much better phone.???? not sure coz all ive ever had was nokia until now and i must say the N9 is a good lookin unit. As for Tapatalk ??? only used it on iphone and found it so easy to use, just log on and your away.
Not much help but thats my 2 bobs worth

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Originally Posted by wild98

Hey Snicko, always hated the iphone thing, but now i have one i love it, its like my lappy in my hand.
In saying that the young fellow has now got an iphone but used to have HTC and swears the HTC was a much better phone.???? not sure coz all ive ever had was nokia until now and i must say the N9 is a good lookin unit. As for Tapatalk ??? only used it on iphone and found it so easy to use, just log on and your away.
Not much help but thats my 2 bobs worth

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Thanks Everything helps....... so a tick for the HTC and a tick for the iIPhone!! Thats 2 each!! hahahaha

(I have never used a smart phone so I will have nothing to gauge it by.)

go with a htc i am in love with mine lol. i have the htc incredable s it is ausome i have also had the htc desire hd bith the best phones i have ever had. my problem with iphone is that thay are only on 1 brand of phone. where as android is over most brands so there is a bigger marcket so in theory android will grow bigger and better because there should be more demand seeing as if u want a apple u can only get a iphone if u want android u have a wide choice of phones.
u can also choose to have a keyboard with android as some brands have a slide out keyboard if u dont like using the touch screan to type but stay away from motorola i find there battery life is really bad my wife had a milstone 2 or something and in the same area her battery lasted less then a day and with the same usage with a samsung galaxy she can push 2 days sometimes. alos the galaxy 2 looks like it could be prety good aswell

i think android has a bigger market then apple .

I had a HTC Incredible S till couple of weeks ago and it was the best phone I have ever owned. The Androis OS is by far the best around. The phone was tough, I reckon even tougher then the iPhone. You can customise it anyway you want ,no limits. HTC Sense is very cool. Camera and video is brilliant and you wouldn't use a normal camera any more.
The only bug in the phone was the email client could not reply with original text. The option is there but just doesn't work. Android are aware of it so hopefully it will be fixed soon. I will have a new one in a couple of weeks...wooohhhooooo

Now I'm stuck with the over rated crappy iPhone

also the thing that shits me about the iphone is that u cant expand memory with a micro sd card as far as i know. there is a price difrence with the difrence in memery space were in a android u can put what large memery cards of your choice depending on what the phone can take.
also the battry is a part of the iphone so if it has a brain fart and is frozen and wont switch off u might have to wait for the battery to drain so as u can restart it. other brands u can atleast remover the battery strait away.

A couple of extra ticks for the HTC...lolol

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Originally Posted by beansathome

go with a htc i am in love with mine lol. i have the htc incredable s it is awesome i have also had the htc desire hd bith the best phones i have ever had. my problem with iphone is that thay are only on 1 brand of phone. where as android is over most brands so there is a bigger marcket so in theory android will grow bigger and better because there should be more demand seeing as if u want a apple u can only get a iphone if u want android u have a wide choice of phones.
u can also choose to have a keyboard with android as some brands have a slide out keyboard if u dont like using the touch screan to type but stay away from motorola i find there battery life is really bad my wife had a milstone 2 or something and in the same area her battery lasted less then a day and with the same usage with a samsung galaxy she can push 2 days sometimes. alos the galaxy 2 looks like it could be prety good aswell

i think android has a bigger market then apple .

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Thanks for your reply.
I looked at the galaxy SII but our apprentice's mum has one and our apprentice said it was only just OK!!
Another tick for the HTC

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Originally Posted by beansathome

also the thing that shits me about the iphone is that u cant expand memory with a micro sd card as far as i know. there is a price difrence with the difrence in memery space were in a android u can put what large memery cards of your choice depending on what the phone can take.
also the battry is a part of the iphone so if it has a brain fart and is frozen and wont switch off u might have to wait for the battery to drain so as u can restart it. other brands u can atleast remover the battery strait away.

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You are right about the memory as you have to buy either a 16GB, 32GB or a 64GB iPhone up front......(And the cost goes up accordingly! )
But the review did not say anything about the battery problem - Thanks

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Originally Posted by snicko

You are right about the memory as you have to buy either a 16GB, 32GB or a 64GB iPhone up front......(And the cost goes up accordingly! )
But the review did not say anything about the battery problem - Thanks

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i only no the batter problem on a few friends iphones its just a pain not being able to do anything about it. not sure on wich moddle it is.
also the iphone 4 was realeased witha big problem where your hand blocked reception and the only way the could solve this is to add a case u would think in testing that this would have come up its almost like there qualty systems faild and that is a big thing in a company like that especialy seeing as it wasnt a first release of the iphone.

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Originally Posted by beansathome

i only no the battery problem on a few friends iphones its just a pain not being able to do anything about it. not sure on wich model it is.
also the iphone 4 was realeased with a big problem where your hand blocked reception and the only way they could solve this is to add a case u would think in testing that this would have come up its almost like there qualty systems faild and that is a big thing in a company like that especialy seeing as it wasnt a first release of the iphone.

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You wonder about quality control sometimes!!
I think I read in the review (13 pages!) that the new 4S has fixed the reception problem but what other new ones are there eh??

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Originally Posted by snicko

Thanks Everything helps....... so a tick for the HTC and a tick for the iIPhone!! Thats 2 each!! hahahaha

(I have never used a smart phone so I will have nothing to gauge it by.)

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Here's another tick for the HTC,
HTC actually develops the technology for most phones, ie nokia motorola etc, its only the last couple of years they have decided to bring out their own handsets,
and i have never been into the apple technology either, so there's one against iphone, the only reason i have one is curtousy of the boss.

Good luck

If you like the iPhone then it might be worth waiting till the iPhone5 comes out. I think the 4S is the same phone as the 4 with few extras thrown in...could be wrong.

I'm runing OS5 on my iPhone 4 at the moment and the reception has increased slightly.

Ive owned both, an iphone and an android which i currently use.

I sorely miss my iphone, my opinion is android is completely over rated. The motto "it just works" by apple couldn't be more true.

3 points to consider when buying a smart phone:

1. Hardware reliability. Iphone is the most reliable smart fone in the world, fact.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum.../2011/10/5.gif

2. Operating System reliability. Apple wins again. Android suffers glitches which makes you "force close" applications/. Doesnt happen on Apple.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2011/10/37.jpg

And lastly

3. Functionality - This one android wins as it is more open and flexible to customization etc.


This is my opinion only, ive rearched it a fair bit, and as such will be returning to iphone as soon as possible.

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Originally Posted by NissPat

If you like the iPhone then it might be worth waiting till the iPhone5 comes out. I think the 4S is the same phone as the 4 with few extras thrown in...could be wrong.

I'm runing OS5 on my iPhone 4 at the moment and the reception has increased slightly.

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You are right Kris, the 4S is only a patch up job of the 4 but I don't think the brick will last for the 5 to come out!! (The screen has a big crack on it but at the moment still works!!)

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Originally Posted by T0nka

Ive owned both, an iphone and an android which i currently use.

I sorely miss my iphone, my opinion is android is completely over rated. The motto "it just works" by apple couldn't be more true.

3 points to consider when buying a smart phone:

1. Hardware reliability. Iphone is the most reliable smart fone in the world, fact.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum.../2011/10/5.gif

2. Operating System reliability. Apple wins again. Android suffers glitches which makes you "force close" applications/. Doesnt happen on Apple.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2011/10/37.jpg

And lastly

3. Functionality - This one android wins as it is more open and flexible to customization etc.


This is my opinion only, ive rearched it a fair bit, and as such will be returning to iphone as soon as possible.

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Thanks Tonka...... I am interested in everyone's opinion.
There is so much info out there and that's why I asked the question here of peoples experiences.

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Originally Posted by snicko

You are right Kris, the 4S is only a patch up job of the 4 but I don't think the brick will last for the 5 to come out!! (The screen has a big crack on it but at the moment still works!!)

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I can throw a nokia 6700c your way Snicko if you want to wait for the Iphone 5

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Originally Posted by wild98

I can throw a nokia 6700c your way Snicko if you want to wait for the Iphone 5

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Thanks you are very generous.

I will give you a call if my screen dies before I make up my mind.

why not be like me have a hassel free life and put the brick in the cupboard

no hassles no fees no stress just a home phone

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Originally Posted by roofy

why not be like me have a hassel free life and put the brick in the cupboard

no hassles no fees no stress just a home phone

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hahahaha i wish i could do that but im to attached lol

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Originally Posted by beansathome

hahahaha i wish i could do that but im to attached lol

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start by putting it at the furtherest part of the house so you cant hear it
if not for business try it you will enjoy more free time with the family
there as bad as smoking both very addictive

Would not even take into account the reported malfunction rate

How many Iphone users compared 2 Android Users, compared 2 other smart phones? I would say there is a lot more Android users out there than Iphone users. So of course there reported malfunction rate would be higher.

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Originally Posted by toddrhind

Would not even take into account the reported malfunction rate

How many Iphone users compared 2 Android Users, compared 2 other smart phones? I would say there is a lot more Android users out there than Iphone users. So of course there reported malfunction rate would be higher.

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malfunction is right todd ,theres a lot of ppl walking driving with a hand stuck up to there ear they think they have friends but how often would they see them in the flesh

Hahahahaha Thanks for those words of wisdom!!

Actually truth be known, no one much rings me on it so most of the time its flat because I have forgotten about it!!

I need a new one as the screen is cracked on the brick so I thought I would catch up with the latest.

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Originally Posted by roofy

start by putting it at the furtherest part of the house so you cant hear it
if not for business try it you will enjoy more free time with the family
there as bad as smoking both very addictive

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Roofy does the same principles apply with the lappy??

I am reading this thread with interest as I have no home phone here, would like a new mobile but I cannot justify spending that much money for a one...........need to save money to get the Q fixed....lol

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Originally Posted by toddrhind

Would not even take into account the reported malfunction rate

How many Iphone users compared 2 Android Users, compared 2 other smart phones? I would say there is a lot more Android users out there than Iphone users. So of course there reported malfunction rate would be higher.

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The overtake only happened in the last month or two.

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Originally Posted by roofy

start by putting it at the furtherest part of the house so you cant hear it
if not for business try it you will enjoy more free time with the family
there as bad as smoking both very addictive

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hahaha i wish i leave it in my room all the time but it seems to manage to get in my hand without fail

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Originally Posted by snicko

Roofy does the same principles apply with the lappy??

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dont even get me started with mmy laptop if my pockets where big enough i would b walking round with that 2 lol

yes snicko if thats what you need to do

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Originally Posted by snicko

Hahahahaha Thanks for those words of wisdom!!

Actually truth be known, no one much rings me on it so most of the time its flat because I have forgotten about it!!

I need a new one as the screen is cracked on the brick so I thought I would catch up with the latest.

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but snicko why waste money on a new phone --that money could get you over here for a meet up with us over summer
got some nice swimming holes that need visiting

beans my man switch it off leave it in the car --plan an other trip with the family more fun that way

Hmmmmmmmm I-phone hey!!!!!!................ definitely not for me... no removeable battery, so if it stuffs up, your stuffed..... phone has to be sent away for a fix. Memory is all internal so can't be upgraded or swapped. I'd pick an old Nokia over one of those!!!!! lol

If it was me Snicko, I'd go an HTC..... good tuff phones, android OS is easy as...... had mine for a few months now and had no problems with it at all, and apart from the issue with Tapatalk there's been no problem with software freezing.

Not sure which provider your with but one thing to note with most smart phones (apart from the Blackberry Torch) with the Telstra NextG, they may not give you the coverage you might get with a lesser phone...........

Just my 2cents

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Originally Posted by roofy

but snicko why waste money on a new phone --that money could get you over here for a meet up with us over summer
got some nice swimming holes that need visiting

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I am going to hijack my own thread!! hahaha

Just between you and me roofy I am working really hard to make it happen and I am getting closer!! Shhhhhh but don't tell anyone!

Now back to my question?........................hahaha

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Originally Posted by clunk71

Hmmmmmmmm I-phone hey!!!!!!................ definitely not for me... no removeable battery, so if it stuffs up, your stuffed..... phone has to be sent away for a fix. Memory is all internal so can't be upgraded or swapped. I'd pick an old Nokia over one of those!!!!! lol

If it was me Snicko, I'd go an HTC..... good tuff phones, android OS is easy as...... had mine for a few months now and had no problems with it at all, and apart from the issue with Tapatalk there's been no problem with software freezing.

Not sure which provider your with but one thing to note with most smart phones (apart from the Blackberry Torch) with the Telstra NextG, they may not give you the coverage you might get with a lesser phone...........

Just my 2cents

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can you see what i mean, you do your head in over what is the best phone
and in the end it all comes down to coverage,which as most times is none in the bush

so then it comes down to a sat phone ----lol

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Originally Posted by roofy

can you see what i mean, you do your head in over what is the best phone
and in the end it all comes down to coverage,which as most times is none in the bush

so then it comes down to a sat phone ----lol

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you got it in one Roofy....... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

You don't get good coverage when out in the country with most smartphones........ they're best used where coverage is good, which I'm thinking is probably no where in our great land!!!!!! hahahahahaha

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Originally Posted by clunk71

you got it in one Roofy....... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

You don't get good coverage when out in the country with most smartphones........ they're best used where coverage is good, which I'm thinking is probably no where in our great land!!!!!! hahahahahaha

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now you have it bring back the old phones you had more coverage with them

Never used HTC. Bad points about iPhone 3 &4... battery doesnt last long. On the 4 you constantly hang up on ppl and/or put them on hold when your ear touches the screen. Both get you in trouble....


Stick with one of these !!