Its on there with imessage as well. You just can't view the filesystem in iOS so you don't know. If you don't want the image on your phone send the url instead that way its store on the web.
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Iphone 4 and 4S still way better than any Android phone
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Its on there with imessage as well. You just can't view the filesystem in iOS so you don't know. If you don't want the image on your phone send the url instead that way its store on the web.
Could that be true? I mean on my iPhone I'm just copying and pasting, not downloading the file. On my One X its actually downloading the file and taking up space on my phone in the downloaded collection of photos in gallery.
Only those coming from Androids or have contemplating switching over think about Androids. The rest of us don't care and don't even think about them.
Yes, in order to upload the image and have it in your conversation it has to store a local copy of it.
Having the share option available directly from the long press menu in the browser though would be a nice feature and it should be pretty easy to implement. I'll suggest it and submit the code to google code gerrit and if approved it should be included in future builds of android. You can see how it works here.
https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/status:open,n,z
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Trust me..I'd not buy one of those Samsung Androids if it was £10.
I just dislike the designs and screens too big. Keep the 3.5" as it works best.
As a previous Android owner, I fully agree with this topic.
Android is complete crap. Its OS is awful and crashes constantly, its apps are horrible ports of their IOS brothers, online gaming is much less popular on android devices.
You have to check the specs of your device constantly when new games come out to make sure your phone can handle them, Your phone is outdated within 2 months because Android has the production cycle of a jack rabbit. The OS feels awful and it feels like your scrolling through glue.
Half of the apps only work for certain versions of the android OS, Android doesn't monitor their app store so 95% of the apps are total garbage.
Just an overall AWFUL experience.
Android is complete crap. Its OS is awful and crashes constantly, its apps are horrible ports of their IOS brothers, online gaming is much less popular on android devices.
You have to check the specs of your device constantly when new games come out to make sure your phone can handle them, Your phone is outdated within 2 months because Android has the production cycle of a jack rabbit. The OS feels awful and it feels like your scrolling through glue.
Half of the apps only work for certain versions of the android OS, Android doesn't monitor their app store so 95% of the apps are total garbage.
Just an overall AWFUL experience.
Funny you should mention this. I was very high on the One X after trying it out a few times at AT&T. Ultimately I decided to pass for several reasons. This was before the multitasking issue was widely known.
Today I was at the mall with my gf and I spent a lot of time browsing in Safari as I let her do her thing. So I was getting pretty fed up with my small and bluish iPhone screen and decided to visit AT&T again in the mall today. Even though the screen is superior to the iPhone 4/4S with respect to whites, brightness, and size, it's baffling how terrible Sense is on the One X. I wrote a short text message, opened the browser, copied a sentence from a website, went back to the text message, and my previous writing was gone. (The dreaded multitasking issue.) I also got a bizarre 'loading' message when I first exited the browser to reopen the text message.
I also have an issue with the font used in the browser. I used the stock browser and downloaded Boat browser and both rendered text in a font that looked inferior to what Safari provides. I also don't like the fact that you can't wake your phone by hitting the home button.
Anyways, it's things like that that make me feel Android still has a lot of catching up to do with the iPhone. I mean, the One X screen is remarkable, but there is much more to a phone than the screen itself. I too am excited about demoing the SIII. It's well known that the SIII screen produces a bluish hue in the browser, so I'm interested as to how blue exactly compared to the iPhone 4/4S. I also get the impression that TouchWiz is far better than Sense and of course you also get a physical home button, the expansion for 64 GB if desired via the SD slot, a more curved backing, etc.
As to what the OP is stating, well, I think the 4/4S is pretty tired at this point with respect to its hardware, but I can't think of an Android device that I feel is on par with it.
Yea I didn't know about the multitasking issue when i got it. none of the major reviews said anything about it. it is really disappointing. But at least I got 30 days so I'm hoping the SGIII gets in stores before then so I can demo it. from what the reviews have been saying its screen is really just as good as the One X in person. The lack of a home button to wake up the One X is also getting annoying. I agree wit the bonuses of removable battery and expandable storage on the SGIII. Plus I don't think the phone design is as ugly as some people think. The smart stay feature sounds really nice too.
If I'm not sold on the SGIII though ilk be going back to my iPhone 4 until the iPhone 5 I guess.
I think you would very happy with the s3. I have tried the new touchwiz on my nexus as there are ports of it and its pretty nice. Its also not bloated like sense.
The thing is most devices can't update up
I have an ICS tablet an IMHO iOS is more refined in every day use, except web-browsing.
Interesting read, that is a lot of devices!
The difference is though that even though some device may not get updated to 4.0 the maps app and Gmail and other built apps still get updated on a regular basis as does the play store. So you still get a lot of the new stuff. Apple doesn't update maps except during major iOS versions.The thing is most devices can't update up
I have an ICS tablet an IMHO iOS is more refined in every day use, except web-browsing.
Interesting read, that is a lot of devices!
Well, if you want to stick with the iPhone, it's not like you have a choice on screen size.
Personally, I like to be able to view an entire webpage without the constant zooming and scrolling required with the iPhone. Much easier to watch videos and use as a nav gps in the car. You know, practical reasons.
Yeah, I'm basically going to take the same approach. I'll demo the SIII as soon as AT&T gets it. If I think it's something I'd enjoy, I'll upgrade knowing I have 30 days to test it out. If I don't end up liking it, I'll return to my iP4 and get the next iPhone this fall. Again, that's if I end up liking the SIII in store (running through TouchWiz, etc).
If we assume this photo has both devices at similar brightness settings, then I think it clearly shows the difference between the two. Like I said before, I expect the SIII to display whites in a similar fashion as the 4/4S. I'd prefer the whites of the One X, but Sense is a disaster.
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. I agree though, the day to day use of the One X makes it unbearable no matter how good the display is. Another thing that sucks about it is if you get a new on like me, its running 1.85 and the boot loader can't be unlocked. Stupid carriers.
Used to have a HTC, but they didn't offer firmware upgrades and was too busy with rooting and putting on a new rom. I didn't like the idea of messing around with the device. I rooted in the end, but even then I didn't really like that the only option was to root, when 1 year past I upgraded to the iPhone 4 STRAIGHT away! Haven't looked back to be honest.
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Thats why I like nexus devices. Regular samsung devices also have unlocked bootloaders.
I would probably like a nexus but I feel its too much of a downgrade going from the iPhone 4 to galaxy nexus. The galaxy nexus' camera is horrible so is the battery life. And who knows when the next pure nexus device comes out. It may be unveiled in like November, but it will probably not show up in the US until like Feb 2013
So many blatant Android haters here... it makes me lol.
I just came back to the 4S after a couple weeks with the HTC One X; I came to several conclusions:
-Apple's ecosystem is still far superior to Android - though Google Play is much improved than the prior Market
-The screen of the One X blows every mobile screen I've ever seen out of the water (I've used everything - Super Amoled Plus, SA HD, Retina, etc). It's so crisp and sharp, just like my new retina MacBook Pro
-Lag issues that people thought Android contained are completely gone w/ next generation Android handsets - ICS is coded much more properly compared to GB, and w/ next gen hardware such as the S4 cpu and Exynos quad, there are NO lag issues.
-The design of the One X is absolutely amazing, it's thin for the size and feels great.
-I came back to iPhone because I missed having all of my stuff integrated with one another (iCloud is pretty cool, though I don't like the pricing).
That said, Android is a great alternative, and still offers MUCH more customization than the iPhone; however, people have their different opinions and are entitled to choose whatever they want. Also to the guy who says iPhone has a bigger marketshare... WRONG - Android leads by 20% last time I checked. People should learn to be open-minded and appreciate both platforms. Oh btw, stock ICS UI still kicks the **** out of the elderly iOS UI (had the very first iPhone, there are practically no UI changes since).
I just came back to the 4S after a couple weeks with the HTC One X; I came to several conclusions:
-Apple's ecosystem is still far superior to Android - though Google Play is much improved than the prior Market
-The screen of the One X blows every mobile screen I've ever seen out of the water (I've used everything - Super Amoled Plus, SA HD, Retina, etc). It's so crisp and sharp, just like my new retina MacBook Pro
-Lag issues that people thought Android contained are completely gone w/ next generation Android handsets - ICS is coded much more properly compared to GB, and w/ next gen hardware such as the S4 cpu and Exynos quad, there are NO lag issues.
-The design of the One X is absolutely amazing, it's thin for the size and feels great.
-I came back to iPhone because I missed having all of my stuff integrated with one another (iCloud is pretty cool, though I don't like the pricing).
That said, Android is a great alternative, and still offers MUCH more customization than the iPhone; however, people have their different opinions and are entitled to choose whatever they want. Also to the guy who says iPhone has a bigger marketshare... WRONG - Android leads by 20% last time I checked. People should learn to be open-minded and appreciate both platforms. Oh btw, stock ICS UI still kicks the **** out of the elderly iOS UI (had the very first iPhone, there are practically no UI changes since).
The battery life on the nexus is excellent, not sure why you have the notion that its not. I have the lte nexus and I can get about 5 hours of screen on time (mostly web browsing) and when its in my pocket or on the table it literally doesn't lose any battery at all. A percent every few hours or so. Also the camera performance has improved quite a bit since the original release. I know several people personally who have switched from the iphone 4 to the nexus and they couldn't be happier. In fact the first one switched after playing with mine and then the next one switched after playing the first ones nexus. Its spreading.
Hmm. I may have to try that one out too then. I do like the idea of having a pure Google phone.
I really don't want to get into a long back and forth with anyone about this, but honestly, I've compared my iPhone screen with over a dozen different GNex's in the past few months and every time, with both devices at full brightness, the iPhone 4 screen is vastly superior to the Nexus. It's both significantly brighter and the Nexus has a yellow tint every time. Stock ICS looks awesome but I feel the screen alone is significantly inferior to the iPhone's.