G1 or iPhone?
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Well, I haven't had the phone for too long, just drained the battery completely and charging it now to see if it makes a difference. This morning I took it off charge at about 11am (fully charged) and it died at about 7pm... I wasn't really using it too often, some texts, 10 mins of browsing and some app downloads, maybe 30 mins of fiddling around.
I suggest having a look at the HTC Magic, the newest member of the Android family..unlike the G1 it doesnt have a physical keyboard but then neither does the iphone. Its a much better looking device than the G1...my honest opinion of the G1 is that it looks like a toy phone
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But the Magic is very similar to the iphone...touchscreen thats very responsive along the lines of the iphone...i have the ipod touch which is an iphone without the phone part tacked onto it. Battery life on the Magic is a lot better than the G1...i can easily get through a day of texting/emailing and playing games but i do charge it every night anyways.
All in all i didnt think i would fall in love with the MAgic as im a Blackberry man through and through but for what it is...its absolutely brilliant.
.But the Magic is very similar to the iphone...touchscreen thats very responsive along the lines of the iphone...i have the ipod touch which is an iphone without the phone part tacked onto it. Battery life on the Magic is a lot better than the G1...i can easily get through a day of texting/emailing and playing games but i do charge it every night anyways.
All in all i didnt think i would fall in love with the MAgic as im a Blackberry man through and through but for what it is...its absolutely brilliant.
Well, I haven't had the phone for too long, just drained the battery completely and charging it now to see if it makes a difference. This morning I took it off charge at about 11am (fully charged) and it died at about 7pm... I wasn't really using it too often, some texts, 10 mins of browsing and some app downloads, maybe 30 mins of fiddling around.
the battery needs to be conditioned, a few discharges/charges and it will be better but not brilliant.
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Err, check out this thread!
As an iPhone owner for about 1.5 years now, I would say while it is a very good device it does have its drawbacks.
The phone works quite well with Google Mail and Google Docs and most other internet services. It does the basic phone features especially SMS messaging quite poorly, some basic things like saving drafts and message character count are missing. Features Nokia phones I've had in the past had from day one.
The software you get with the phone and that you get from the appstore varies in quality and is restrictive as with most things in the Apple ecosystem.
How it compares to the G1 I'm not sure, as I haven't used one.
The phone works quite well with Google Mail and Google Docs and most other internet services. It does the basic phone features especially SMS messaging quite poorly, some basic things like saving drafts and message character count are missing. Features Nokia phones I've had in the past had from day one.
The software you get with the phone and that you get from the appstore varies in quality and is restrictive as with most things in the Apple ecosystem.
How it compares to the G1 I'm not sure, as I haven't used one.
Yes it does altho it states a 500mb cap on it but tbh i cant see Voda enforcing that too much and if they do then ill kick up a stink about it.
I cant see myself going over it via 3G but definitely over wifi but the wifi data doesnt count against the 500mb cap.
As for whether or not its good...of course its good...check out the massive Magic thread to see what we owners have to say...cant say ive noticed any bad points about the phone tbqh.
skyfall, what version software are you using? I'm using a 1.5rom by a dude called Haykuro with the newest radio update and I took my phone off charge at 6:30 this morning, it's been either permanently connected or permanently searching for wifi, with about an hour of browsing a few text messages and about 15minutes of calls, GPS is off though. My battery is currently sitting at 63%
1.1, cupcake hasn't come to me yet
Wanted to try the default 1.5 before I messed with any custom ones.1.1, cupcake hasn't come to me yet
stick with it then, all cupcake versions will offer a huge battery life improvement.
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That's like me gunning down the iphone when I blatantly never owned one. What I can say is the areas I frequent whether its holiday or family locations the network coverage makes a difference. Having been on virgin (t-mob), voda, orange and my o2 work phone, the voda option was strongest as it has best reception.
The magic handset just confirmed the deal as its a fantastic bit of kit, something which even if I did get the iphone it would have just frustrated me not being able to use it half time on the terrible o2 areas.
*Editted - Just to add, in this case I would go for neither as the networks of g1 (t-mob) and iphone (o2) didnt suit me. Luckily the new magic happened to be on voda and these guys on forums posted their initial findings and basically sold it to me not any advertising. If your in a good coverage area however your choice will be completely partial.
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Like gunning down the Iphone? Of course you have to make an informed judgement before you get something..convince me that the current android mobiles have better multimedia/or as good as the iphone and then I'll think differently.
I do think that iphone and android have the best phone O/Ss at the mo.
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