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Phones iPhone 4S vs Galaxy S3

Jelly Bean looks great. Swiftkey-like improvements to the keyboard, offline voice dictation, and expandable notifications from the drop down menu. Promising stuff.

When the SGIII will get JB though is anyone's guess.
 
onthecouchagain said:
Jelly Bean looks great. Swiftkey-like improvements to the keyboard, offline voice dictation, and expandable notifications from the drop down menu. Promising stuff.

When the SGIII will get JB though is anyone's guess.
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You didn't mention the most impressive feature - Google Now! :p

Just hope it works properly outside of the US. They always only demo US sports teams, US locations etc. :(

Took about four months for custom ICS ROMs to be become stable enough to use daily, six months for ICS to actually be released by Samsung for the S2.
 
Sensamic said:
Offline voice typing!!!! This is what I wanted the most!!
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why? How often are you offline and feel the need to dictate something to your phone?

I am only offline when I am in a subway, tunnel, or airplane. I never once thought to myself, now would be a great time to do some dictation.
 
PhoneI said:
why? How often are you offline and feel the need to dictate something to your phone?

I am only offline when I am in a subway, tunnel, or airplane. I never once thought to myself, now would be a great time to do some dictation.
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Would you also question the necessity of this feature were it offered by iOS? Is it really inconceivable why this might be a feature that others would be excited about? Do people only lose service the exact same places you lose service?

You know, just asking.
 
onthecouchagain said:
Would you also question the necessity of this feature were it offered by iOS? Is it really inconceivable why this might be a feature that others would be excited about? Do people only lose service the exact same places you lose service?

You know, just asking.
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I am questioning how this is truly a useful feature at all (no matter who supplies it). You need to stop being so defensive. Not everything is a big conspiracy against things you like.

I like the improved notification system of jellybean, but everything else didn't really interest me.
 
PhoneI said:
I am questioning how this is truly a useful feature at all (no matter who supplies it). You need to stop being so defensive. Not everything is a big conspiracy against things you like.

I like the improved notification system of jellybean, but everything else didn't really interest me.
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You could use it to dictate emails and texts even if they can't be sent there and then. You could also use it to dictate notes.

Personally I don't have a use for it, but it will obviously be handy for some people.
 
PhoneI said:
why? How often are you offline and feel the need to dictate something to your phone?

I am only offline when I am in a subway, tunnel, or airplane. I never once thought to myself, now would be a great time to do some dictation.
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Maybe thats because you don't type hundreds of words every single day on your notes app. I do. And many, many times Im not on an internet or 3G connection (if Im in my bedroom or a families house without WIFI).

Do you think your case scenario is the only one?
 
Sensamic said:
Maybe thats because you don't type hundreds of words every single day on your notes app. I do. And many, many times Im not on an internet or 3G connection (if Im in my bedroom or a families house without WIFI).

Do you think your case scenario is the only one?
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Never said that. I actually am a very heavy notes user. I just can't ever really think of a time I am without cell or wifi connectivity where I need to dictate a note. I guess its a nice feature to have but certainly not one to be used by many people. Unless you think your usage is common.

Can you give me an example when you do not have any connectivity and want to dictate a note?

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matttye said:
You could use it to dictate emails and texts even if they can't be sent there and then. You could also use it to dictate notes
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like when? When I'm on a plane? Somehow I don't think the person sitting next to me would love that I feel the need to dictate emails at this time.
 
What would be a better option for a first smartphone a Galaxy SIII or a Galaxy Nexus? I am being forced by Verizon to upgrade tonight or I be forced to their new plan.
 
bad03xtreme said:
What would be a better option for a first smartphone a Galaxy SIII or a Galaxy Nexus? I am being forced by Verizon to upgrade tonight or I be forced to their new plan.
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well since this is an apple message board, you are obviously in the right place. I mean why would you go to an Android board to ask this when you can come here?

Anyway, I would wait on the SIII.
 
PhoneI said:
well since this is an apple message board, you are obviously in the right place. I mean why would you go to an Android board to ask this when you can come here?

Anyway, I would wait on the SIII.
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Well I was gonna wait it out for the new iPhone but my hand is being forced by Verizon and I don't want to spend $199.00 on a phone that will be outdated in a few months.
 
AbyssImpact said:
Shut up. Whatever Apple does = justified. Who could argue, it is Apple after all. The 2nd biggest company in the world.
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Everything you just said is wrong. Don't be a fanboy. Also, Apple is the largest company at the moment. It doesn't mean anything. Sure more people use Windows, but it's still garbage.
 
Technarchy said:
Apple users generally don't live to troll android forums because they don't care.

Android users are generally insecure and it chaps their rump that most Apple customers are content with their purchase and simply do not care about android.

The android community cares far more about Apple and what Apple consumers think than vice versa.
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Exactly. There are a lot of people here who just complain about everything Apple does. Can't people just shut up about what phones they have? I mean, it's a PHONE.

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0m3ga said:
It's pretty funny that you say this. Reading these threads, the only insecurity I see are iPhone users trying to justify how great the 4s is. When the facts are show the iphone 4S is slower, lacking in features and that the ICS OS is smoother than iOS, the last things we hear from the Apple fans is, "Well, my iphone has better resale value" or "Yeah, but my screen is retina" or finally "iOS developrs get paid more".

I enjoy reading it all, even if it does make me pity you, at least I get a good chuckle in.
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And obviously, the iPhone users don't care about the features that are missing and the weaker computing power or find more benefits in the iPhone than setbacks. Maybe the user doesn't need 4G LTE (me), or the user doesn't need game console emulators (and doesn't want to jailbreak). I honestly don't care how many cores my phone has, few people do, and very few people even need the extra cores.

If you need a fast phone and certain features and don't really use any Apple products, get a Droid if it fits you, but don't go around trying to get people to switch because none of them care how good the Droid is for you specifically. I remember when people used to tell me to get a Droid because the iPhone doesn't have Verizon support, but AT&T is much better in my area anyway.
 
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PhoneI said:
Never said that. I actually am a very heavy notes user. I just can't ever really think of a time I am without cell or wifi connectivity where I need to dictate a note. I guess its a nice feature to have but certainly not one to be used by many people. Unless you think your usage is common.

Can you give me an example when you do not have any connectivity and want to dictate a note?

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like when? When I'm on a plane? Somehow I don't think the person sitting next to me would love that I feel the need to dictate emails at this time.
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What if you are in the countryside and theres no 3G? What if you have no WIFI access on most of the rooms of your house?

On the US maybe theres 3G (and 4G) everywhere, but outside the US we still don't have 3G everywhere. Not depending on 3G is an amazing feature. Its always better not to have to rely on anything but your phone!
 
faroZ06 said:
don't go around trying to get people to switch because none of them care how good the Droid is for you specifically..
I remember when people used to tell me to get a Droid because the iPhone doesn't have Verizon support..
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Droid is a device produced by Motorola.
Android is an os made by Google.

Saying "get a Droid/Android" is kind of like saying "get an IOS".

Now I feel dirty. I'm that guy.

edit: I realise you were referring to a device running Android but in my opinion you need to be specific when it comes to phones running Android. As we all know there's a huge difference between your $50 prepaid and a GSM Nexus for example.
 
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Sensamic said:
What if you are in the countryside and theres no 3G? What if you have no WIFI access on most of the rooms of your house?

On the US maybe theres 3G (and 4G) everywhere, but outside the US we still don't have 3G everywhere. Not depending on 3G is an amazing feature. Its always better not to have to rely on anything but your phone!
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ok, but you have to admit, the likelihood of this happening at a time you want to dictate a note or email is probably small for most people.
 
PhoneI said:
ok, but you have to admit, the likelihood of this happening at a time you want to dictate a note or email is probably small for most people.
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What if you're roaming? I think it makes perfect sense to offer features with an offline mode especially when travelling and don't want data charges. Google maps now having an offline mode is also a plus. Yes its limited at the moment to just the map (no search or navigation) but simply having access to a map always on you when travelling somewhere new where data charges would cost the earth is a massive plus. Yes you can get offline map apps for the iphone but certainly the ones I've seen are not a patch on what google maps offers for detail
 
PhoneI said:
ok, but you have to admit, the likelihood of this happening at a time you want to dictate a note or email is probably small for most people.
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I prefer offline dictation because I'd rather not use the Internet for something that can be done on the device itself.

Everyone keeps asking "well when will you need to use offline dictation" or variations of that question, but the question should be why the hell does dictation need to use the network in the first place?

There are no disadvantages to offline dictation. There are disadvantages to online dictation.

My 2p.
 
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