Arrrrrggggghhhh, the pain of choosing!

[Medic82]

So I need to upgrade my phone, a HTC Desire Z. I am reasonably happy with it but I want to upgrade since the phone is pretty heavy and it has started to do some weird things lately, don’t know if this is the fault of the OS or HTC’s Touch Flow, I also want to give a touch screen phone a new try. But here is the hard part, I don’t know if I should get a iPhone or the Galaxy S2 or S3 when it’s released . I have very good experience with iOS on my iPad but I really like how you can customize your phone on Android OS. I have handled both and I do like the feel of both and the size of the Galaxy don’t bother me at all, have heard great things about both phones from friends and the batteries are equally crap, the plus side is that I can change the battery myself on the Galaxy But then you have Apples iCloud making it super easy syncing it with my iPad and vice versa and there are no problems with upgrading the OS.
I currently have Android 2.3.3 when Gingerbread goes all the way to 2.3.7 and I don’t know why I can’t upgrade it since I didn’t buy the phone tied to a phone company so I should in theory get upgrades straight from Google, so that’s a downer.

I have a Apple devil on my left shoulder saying buy Apple and a Android one on the right saying buy Galaxy

It felt good to vent a little

[Steinar]

Support Norwegian workers, buy a Galaxy. (The touch sensor is designed in Trondheim, maybe also the gfx chip, but I think that may be only the tablets.)

Longwinded disclaimer: This is meant to be tongue in cheek, I am neither advocating the world's tiniest trade wars on MT.O nor am I trying to break the rules and start a political discussion as such. I just thought it was fun to share with a fellow poster in Norway that people still are making stuff outside the oil fields.

[AHB]

The Galaxy is big and heavy as a brick, so go for the IPhone. You know you want to..


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[Lynn LeFey]

If you've got an ipad, it seems best to go with the iphone for synchronizing. I am sort of the antithesis of an apple fan, but their phones seem to be decent.

I got a hand-me-down iphone 3 some months back. I don't actually use it as a phone, just to surf the web occasionally (via wifi) and as an ipod. It was free. I couldn't beat that price.

[Millhouse]

Its a tough choice.

I believe the Galaxy S3 will be officially unveiled early May, so it will be worth hanging on to see what that is like.

I ended up with an iPhone 4s. I needed something pocketable. The new Android phones with their 4.3 and 4.7in screens were just a little too big for me.

[Lynn LeFey]

On a related note, my husband has an iphone, and tends to be a clutzy kind of guy. He got an Otter Box protector for it. He's broken the Otterbox belt clip piece twice, but the phone case (and more importantly the phone) have remained undamaged. He is a huge fan of Otter Box now.

[tattoosteve99]

One word. iPhone . I'm not partial on that much as all do at home is on my iPhone.

[jzmtl]

The Galaxy is big and heavy as a brick, so go for the IPhone. You know you want to..


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  It's lighter than iphone.

[derekmac]

I picked up a Samsung Galaxy Nexus not too long ago and love it!   I upgraded from an HTC Desire HD, and while the HD was a sweet phone, and I loves Sense 3.5 (custom ROM) the Nexus is a much better phone.  Also with the Nexus, I only have to charge it every two days instead of everyday.

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[captain spaulding]

The Galaxy is big and heavy as a brick, so go for the IPhone. You know you want to..


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Not sure if your being serious, but I believe the Galaxy S2 is wider, taller, thinner, and lighter than the iphone. 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Most of Samsung's phones are called Galaxy right now.  A friend of mine recently got a Samsung Galaxy Gio, which is pretty tiny by modern standards.

Back to the original post, I prefer my Android, but one of the huge benefits of iOS is it's ability to ability to work with other iProducts, and the more you have the better it all works.

Def

[Carlos]

Nokia N9 is another related option.

[AHB]

The Galaxy is big and heavy as a brick, so go for the IPhone. You know you want to..


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Not sure if your being serious, but I believe the Galaxy S2 is wider, taller, thinner, and lighter than the iphone. 

I answered a call on my collegues Galaxy and it felt very unhandy over all, so it might be lighter but it really do feel like a brick compared to an S4 imo..

[jzmtl]

The screen is almost an inch bigger, so you definitely feel it in hand.

Although I wouldn't mind another inch, wish I waited for the galaxy note, 5.3". 

[Dunc]

I'm still loving the Iphone , my work mate has an Android phone and I don't like it as much.

[Medic82]

Nokia N9 is another related option.

Nokia is a no go for me even when Windows Phone really would be the best alternative for me seeing that I do have computers running Windows and a Xbox but I don’t like the user interface on WP.

Back to the original post, I prefer my Android, but one of the huge benefits of iOS is it's ability to ability to work with other iProducts, and the more you have the better it all works.

Def

Yeah, I know. But do I really need to sync my crap on the pad with my phone very easily? I don’t have a lot of iProducts but if I had a Mac also it would have been a no brainer.

Support Norwegian workers, buy a Galaxy. (The touch sensor is designed in Trondheim, maybe also the gfx chip, but I think that may be only the tablets.)

Oh, didn't know that. Do you know what company??

The Galaxy is big and heavy as a brick, so go for the IPhone. You know you want to..


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You are talking to a guy that EDC only the big MT’s since the medium sized one is to small and puny for me so the size of the S2 is no problem. Besides, I imagine that you have small soft girl hands

[jzmtl]

You are talking to a guy that EDC only the big MT’s since the medium sized one is to small and puny for me

Okay so galaxy note. 

[Steinar]

Support Norwegian workers, buy a Galaxy. (The touch sensor is designed in Trondheim, maybe also the gfx chip, but I think that may be only the tablets.)

Oh, didn't know that. Do you know what company??

Atmel, they have a huge office, almost a small campus, in Trondheim. The GFX chip I was thinking of is from ARM's Trondheim office.

[AHB]

The Galaxy is big and heavy as a brick, so go for the IPhone. You know you want to..


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You are talking to a guy that EDC only the big MT’s since the medium sized one is to small and puny for me so the size of the S2 is no problem. Besides, I imagine that you have small soft girl hands

Suit yourself, get the Galaxy then... 

[ryan1835]

Nokia N9 is another related option.

Nokia is a no go for me even when Windows Phone really would be the best alternative for me seeing that I do have computers running Windows and a Xbox but I don’t like the user interface on WP.

Back to the original post, I prefer my Android, but one of the huge benefits of iOS is it's ability to ability to work with other iProducts, and the more you have the better it all works.

Def

Yeah, I know. But do I really need to sync my crap on the pad with my phone very easily? I don’t have a lot of iProducts but if I had a Mac also it would have been a no brainer.

Support Norwegian workers, buy a Galaxy. (The touch sensor is designed in Trondheim, maybe also the gfx chip, but I think that may be only the tablets.)

Oh, didn't know that. Do you know what company??

The Galaxy is big and heavy as a brick, so go for the IPhone. You know you want to..


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You are talking to a guy that EDC only the big MT’s since the medium sized one is to small and puny for me so the size of the S2 is no problem. Besides, I imagine that you have small soft girl hands

i have a mac an ipad and an itouch and i still went for an android! 

sony ericsons new offering is nice, and have you checked out the htc one series

[Sazabi]

The Galaxy is big and heavy as a brick, so go for the IPhone. You know you want to..


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You are talking to a guy that EDC only the big MT’s since the medium sized one is to small and puny for me so the size of the S2 is no problem. Besides, I imagine that you have small soft girl hands

Suit yourself, get the Galaxy then... 

Just make sure your Galaxy doesn't come with a Wesley Crusher app. 

[Carlos]

Nokia N9 is another related option.

Nokia is a no go for me even when Windows Phone really would be the best alternative for me seeing that I do have computers running Windows and a Xbox but I don’t like the user interface on WP.

Note that Nokia N9 is an android device, that's why I mentioned it as you seem to be struggling between android and iOS. Windows phone is on the Nokia Lumia range. But it's true they aren't convincing people that much. Nokia is falling hard.

[jekostas]

Note that Nokia N9 is an android device, that's why I mentioned it as you seem to be struggling between android and iOS. Windows phone is on the Nokia Lumia range. But it's true they aren't convincing people that much. Nokia is falling hard.

The N9 is not an Android device.  It uses Meego, which is a different Linux-based OS altogether.  They are not compatible.

If you like Android, got for Android.  The S2 is a great device.

[powernoodle]

I have the Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, which is the larger flavor of the standard Galaxy.  It allegedly has a faster processor, and gives 4G coverage where available.

Its a big phone.  Very thin, but big.  Especially when you slap on a protective case.

Mrs. Powernoodle's regular Galaxy seems small in comparison, so whatever you are used to will determine your perception about the Galaxy's size.

I came to Android recently from many years with Blackberry, which is one of the smartest things I've done in a long time.

[Carlos]

The N9 is not an Android device.  It uses Meego, which is a different Linux-based OS altogether.  They are not compatible.

If you like Android, got for Android.  The S2 is a great device.

That's as you say, but the device can run Android, although not endorsed by Nokia. This was all over the news a few weeks ago (eg http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/22/2893830/nokia-n9-android-port-alpha).

As for "It uses Meego, which is a different Linux-based OS altogether" note that Android is also a Linux based OS.

[Threeme2189]

Galaxy.
The Iphones screen (and back cover) is made of glass, and will crack if you look at it funny.
I have seen a few friends with cracked or shattered screens.

[jzmtl]

I'm pretty sure they both use gorilla glass for screen.

Even then you should still use a screen protector, while the glass is hard to scratch, the coating on it isn't.

[Mercury]

Thread necro I know, but we never got resolution!!!

I had a Droid X first, well actually my first smartphone was a blackberry but I tend to try to forget that.  The X was big, fun, but big.  It was also sluggish out of the box.  I moved to the Droid 2 Global soon after, and while it was pocketable, it was also sluggish until I rooted it, then it all but died.  I then got an iPhone 4.  This was a year ago after messing with Androids for a year.  I have not looked back, and seriously have not needed anything else.  I reliably get all my emails and push notifications, texts and what not, and the phone is solid.  I access my forums, my kindle, all my apps, just fine.  I have a thin case on the phone and it has withstood several drops from waist height onto tile.  I tossed a Zagg protector on it immediately and it works awesome. 

Moral of the story, if you need a phone that does all this, then the iPhone works just fine.  Phenomenal really.  I hate apple, but they do make a good product.  My biggest problem with Android is the fact that all the phones come loaded with different bloatware that really bogs down the phone and unless you root there is nothing you can do.  At least apples bloat still allows the phone to do what they advertise, plus I still get all the support I need and updates when they are ready. 

[jzmtl]

Just for fun, here's a guy dropped his galaxy s2 out of the sky, literally.

S3 is due out soon, so might as well wait for that.

[Medic82]

The choice have been made!

All hail the Samsung Galaxy S3!!