iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy s3?

[Power Player]

blown away..if something bothers me about ill post..im not a fanboy.

The sound on this thing..wow..so loud..I cant max it out like I can the droid with Beats. I am rocking spotify and this thing sounds awesome...new headphones are rather comfy.

Seriously, this was a no brainer for me..final test..head home and see if verizon delivers the reception at my place.

[BigServer1]

Originally Posted by Power Player

My iphone does timestamp my texts..at least it does the first one and then shows the time of the last..I get what you mean..im still figuring it out, but i am so happy. this is what I wanted from a phone all along. SPEEEED.

for some reason this keyboard is easier to use than the droid. I can one hand text with my thumb..the voice to text is warp speed..blissss

You'll adjust to the speed after a few days, but every once in a while it will really blow you away. Any time you have to do 3-4 things at once, the speed is insane. I remember texting with two friends, with one we were looking at a place for dinner and movie times and one I was talking to about a flight. I was consistently moving between Yelp, Flixster, Messages, Kayak and Safari, and doing it all rapid fire. The phone never stuttered or slowed, it just ripped through the apps. I was on my home WiFi, so a good data connection obviously helps as well.

On my old phone that would have taken 20 minutes, but it was so much faster and easier. I've yet to throw anything at the phone that's slowed it down, and I'm starting to wonder if there's anything I can do to slow it down.

[Torres]

Originally Posted by Power Player

for some reason this keyboard is easier to use than the droid.

What droid? For text input, I can't see how Swype can be beaten.

[BigServer1]

Originally Posted by Torres

What droid? For text input, I can't see how Swype can be beaten.

Agree with this. Swype is money, and if I'm just typing, I miss it. Voice to text on my old phone was awful though, and I find myself using voice to text all the time now when I'm at home.

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by JoelDali

This is a big reason why I like the device...its so damn so easy to manage. Trust me, I spent 15 years dealing with .IPD files and and Blackberry BBSAK Java reload white screen 503 wiping and drama trauma that it amazes me that Apple has made it so easy.

I don't see anything wrong or unmanly with admitting that as well. I make a good living as a technical whoar in the city so I'm tackling epic IT issues daily but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the effortless smooth beauty of the iPhone.

I hated Apple for years. I still will not buy an Apple desktop or laptop. Although I want one to start checking out iOS appdev.

I am really glad I am now using an iPhone.

I spent alot of time with my friend's S3 and there is simply no comparison in my opinion.

Anyhoo, this speck case is beautiful but I'm weary of the weight, need more bulk. But its such a sick case...

Epic Speck Prince of Wales:

You have a potential problem. Without an Apple PC, you will have to do some Windows hacks to get XCode to run for iOS development. After fighting my MS Access "upgrade" at work today, I look forward to using my dumbed down Mac and iPhone.

[JoelDali]

Originally Posted by mikeler

You have a potential problem. Without an Apple PC, you will have to do some Windows hacks to get XCode to run for iOS development. After fighting my MS Access "upgrade" at work today, I look forward to using my dumbed down Mac and iPhone.

I have Mac VMs I can run off VMw 8.0.

I'm OK.

All I do is press play on my pre-made Mac OS Virtual Machines and boom - I have Macs on my Epic Windows 7 Desktop.

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by JoelDali

I have Mac VMs I can run off VMw 8.0.

I'm OK.

All I do is press play on my pre-made Mac OS Virtual Machines and boom - I have Macs on my Epic Windows 7 Desktop.

You are not XCodoating without a real Mac though.

[Noltae]

http://www.autoomobile.com/news/sams...iew-5/1004629/

[Noltae]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...m-Android.html

[Rozroz]

Originally Posted by Noltae

http://www.autoomobile.com/news/sams...iew-5/1004629/

Originally Posted by Noltae

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...m-Android.html

yea, but no smooth scrolling..

[Power Player]

That autoomobile review is awful. It says exactly what im talking about.."more cores, s3 must be better!!". Its not nearly as fast and doesnt benchmark on the same level. You cant compare phones on paper anymore unless they are they same os because the os is everything.

Well regardless they are sweet phones..im just extremely pleased with the product apple is putting out. Never had a phone respond so incredibly fast. Lets see how it does a few weeks from now, but day 1 its not even a contest for what i need.

I need to tweak a few things still but for the most part it is a super easy setup..really loving how good the audio is on this thing.

[JoelDali]

Originally Posted by mikeler

You are not XCodoating without a real Mac though.

Your gentle admonishment makes me skittish and flirty in a bashful schoolgirl sort of way.

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by JoelDali

Your gentle admonishment makes me skittish and flirty in a bashful schoolgirl sort of way.

I feel so sexi now. I'm going to be up in your neck of the woods over Thanksgiving for some dumb parade. Since it is a big family outing, don't know if I'll be "allowed" to bring a racket with me. I can lobby for that down the road though...

[JoelDali]

Originally Posted by mikeler

I feel so sexi now. I'm going to be up in your neck of the woods over Thanksgiving for some dumb parade. Since it is a big family outing, don't know if I'll be "allowed" to bring a racket with me. I can lobby for that down the road though...

Havn't picked up a rackit in a month.

I will hook you up with a local Yahoo/Craigslist 5.5 player and I will tape it with a Canon MD5 and dissect it with other Internet Tennis Prodigies on Talk Tennis.

[Power Player]

First post from iPhone. I'm doing it with voice to text.

[ps2dcgba]

Samsung Galaxy S 3......or try the up anc coming Samsung Galaxy Note 2...

[BorisBeckerFan]

Samsung Galaxy S3

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by JoelDali

Havn't picked up a rackit in a month.

I will hook you up with a local Yahoo/Craigslist 5.5 player and I will tape it with a Canon MD5 and dissect it with other Internet Tennis Prodigies on Talk Tennis.

I will only play with the Emperor of NYC, sorry.

[Power Player]

Ok so I have spent a lot of time with this phone, even made my own ringtone with garageband..lol.

One thing that rattled me is no led lights blinking upon emails or missed texts/calls. But I set up my notifications so when I get a text the screen turns on, which works.

Right there huge difference - with the droid, the lag when the screen turns on from a text it is truly annoying. It is just not nearly as fast and zippy. I can swipe in and voice to text my friends back SO fast with the i5. The droid with all its dual cores is just not as fast. I have used voice to text so much and if you do, just go iphone because it is super fast. The funny thing is that the ROMS they made for droid could not turn the screen on fast enough so most people are hacking their phones backwards to turn that function off. Whereas the i5 just turns on instantly right out of the box. I will never jailbreak this phone. There is no need to.

Also, using Jellybean and the google answer to siri, it is just not as fast or developed. It basically is kind of stalkerish and gives you updates from what you type in your phone that are not even relevant sometimes. Where as SIRI is a very easy shortcut for me that hears my voice better. You can do the basic stuff like ask what the weather is, or say "text john whats up today" and it just does it for you with no delay. That is really the secret or why even use it. A function like this has to be fast and smooth or it is a waste of time. So while I have told siri to call me by my first name and all the novel things, the main attraction for me is the speed and simplicity. For example there is something on tomorrow that I want to watch but will probably forget. So I just asked it to set a reminder to watch it and its done. A reminder will pop up at the time of the event tomorrow. So if you are not the most organized person this is extremely helpful since it is so insanely easy and fast to do.

I like the keyboard a lot. I used swype and swiftkey before, and while those were great I dont find myself missing them. I can text with my thumb..it is just easy and fast to text..no lag..no hitches.

Battery life..I took the phone down to 1% and then charged it up to 100%...went to bed with the phone off the charger and the phone was down to 96%. That is exceptional. My new droid would drop to 80% at least in sleep mode.

It is at 85% right now and so far looks to be an excellent battery.

Huge difference in apps like facebook and instagram. I mean it is unfair. If somone has an S3 ask them to open facebook. It is a joke how slow that thing opens up, but on the i5 I was blown away..it is so much faster that its laughable. Instagram is a far better experience as well as it has more options and is faster and easier to use. So if you are into social apps, the iphone is a clear winner.

I wont even get into the web browser because it is not even close..super fast and responsive.


For those who say it is the new network (I am equally impressed with verizon, it makes sprint look like a huge joke..do not waste your money on sprint. I honestly can not believe the reception I was missing out on), I did all these comparisons on the same wifi connection.

Basically I cant imagine going back to droid after this. I have 1 screen and everything is on it with room to spare. No more rooting around looking for an app or waiting for google to load..etc.

I would like to have data while I have voice, but I am usually on the phone at my place and on wifi so I still get my texts in that situation. So it is not a huge deal, but obviously I will be excited when verizon sets up their LTE to the point where both can be done. I made the sacrifice though because verizons coverage is so amazing that I get reception literally anywhere. My phone would roam in my apt on sprint and get 1 bar with att. Verizon, it has full bars so i dont miss calls or have drops and garbled conversations anymore.

[Dags]

Originally Posted by Power Player

I have 1 screen and everything is on it with room to spare. No more rooting around looking for an app

You can also ask Siri to launch an app. I use the syntax 'Launch ...', though I'm sure there are various permutations that work. It also works for music with 'Play ...'. I use that quite a bit: you can do it when the phone is locked, which is when you save the most time.

If you listen to music a fair bit, it's also worth knowing that when the phone is locked you can access the play/pause functionality by double tapping the Home button. I employ that a lot in the office when people come up to me and start talking before I've even taken my headphones out.

What do you guys with the 5 think of the new headphones? The old ones were always very mediocre, so I've used Shure's for years. Anything revolutionary with these, or are they still blown away by specialist brands (which is what I'd expect at the price point, but you never know)?