Iphone 4S or Galaxy S2

LizardKing · 15 Oct 2011 at 23:39

v1bez said:
I think it might have just been that guys phone.

This seems much better.

You still get some shimmering when the bloke walks in front of the camera, it does point to the phone not being able to process moving objects to well.

Amp34 said:
Wa sthe video a composite of both phones? If so then it's probably due to the processing and stitching rather than original feature.

Potentially, but why is the SGS2 not affected? They both record at 30fps afaik

coneypark · 16 Oct 2011 at 16:02

95% of this thread is utter crap. Reason being, no one can say which of these phones will be best for you. You need to try them and make up your own mind.

I've got both of then now and laugh at some of the comments made on this thread.

Go try them out and pick the one that works best for you.

What I will say is, Android has evolved a lot, up until the SGS2 I would have said you had to root the phones as they were all laggy. With the SGS2 you don't as it isn't and works very well.

If I was you,I would wait til details of the Prime have been announced as they may change your decision to iPhone or Prime.

Gazb · 17 Oct 2011 at 10:18

It actually hasn't been full on fanboism like usual for this kind of iphone vs the world thread.
Some good info and as has been said the main point is, if you can wait, then wait for the nexus prime and android 4.0 to see what it brings. Then go have a play with them in a shop and see what you think.

krooton · 17 Oct 2011 at 11:47

Tejstar said:
It will likely be a step up from the Galaxy S II - especially in terms of display PPI

If what I have read is true, that won't really be the case.

It's apparently going to be SAMOLED HD, which whilst having more pixels, will use the pentile layout like the SGS, giving it an effective PPI almost identical to the SGS2's screen.

SAMOLED HD + is what you really want to wait for

Calgar117 · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:04

Not sure if anyones seen but according to a few tech gadget websites the 4S holds 512mb RAM am i correct in assuming this is simply due to IOS being well optimized and not requiring anymore then that? :confused:

Robbo · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:14

Calgar117 said:
Not sure if anyones seen but according to a few tech gadget websites the 4S holds 512mb RAM am i correct in assuming this is simply due to IOS being well optimized and not requiring anymore then that?

I believe it has 512MB. Which is fairly low however it's only a number, I can't see the OS needing much more than that as it's very quick and well optimised anyway. My iPad 2 breezes through everything and that only has 512MB.

1GB would have been nice but Apple will never upgrade something for the sake of it.

Calgar117 · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:22

Robbo said:
I believe it has 512MB. Which is fairly low however it's only a number, I can't see the OS needing much more than that as it's very quick and well optimised anyway. My iPad 2 breezes through everything and that only has 512MB.

1GB would have been nice but Apple will never upgrade something for the sake of it.

Ahh fair enough i thought that would be the case wonder what the minimum specs is required for both android and IOS im pretty sure android needs higher :confused:

LizardKing · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:23

Robbo said:
1GB would have been nice but Apple will never upgrade something for the sake of it.

Most likely Apple drip feeding the specs, something there VERY good at!

Robbo · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:26

Calgar117 said:
Ahh fair enough i thought that would be the case wonder what the minimum specs is required for both android and IOS im pretty sure android needs higher

Android doesn't need more than that, but it usually helps to have a bit more.

thedude23 · 17 Oct 2011 at 19:32

If your buying the samsung galaxy are you better off buying it unlocked or tied to a network?e.g vodafone?its nearly 600 euro unlocked over here in ireland but much cheaper if brought with o2,519 euro and even cheaper again with vodafone,479 euro.

Robbo · 17 Oct 2011 at 19:44

thedude23 said:
If your buying the samsung galaxy are you better off buying it unlocked or tied to a network?e.g vodafone?its nearly 600 euro unlocked over here in ireland but much cheaper if brought with o2,519 euro and even cheaper again with vodafone,479 euro.

I do believe it can be unlocked for free so you might as well just get the cheapest one. It would still work out cheaper even if you paid for it to be unlocked.

DIABLO · 17 Oct 2011 at 20:15

As Robbo said you can unlock it for free if you root the phone.

DBT85 · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:05

If you are a bit of a klutz you might want to check this out. Drop tests of both phones in question.

rexehuk · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:12

Todge said:
If you are a bit of a klutz you might want to check this out. Drop tests of both phones in question.

Must be fake... iPhones are protected by a nostalgia aura remember. Also they are the best phone on the market... they can't break that easy.

:cool:

signed, a proud S2 owner.

Dewotter · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:14

Shocker as phone with more glass suffers more than plastic.

DBT85 · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:20

RKO said:
Shocker as phone with more glass suffers more than plastic.

Yet the glass screen on the S2 doesnt shatter like the glass on the i4s

sarge78 · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:23

^ Yeah, it's the exposed sides on front panel and no.1 reason I don't own a 4/4S.
Wish they'd hurry up with that aluminium chassis (waterproof would be nice too, it's brilliant sticking your phone under a tap for a good clean

)

Fallen god · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:49

Todge said:
Yet the glass screen on the S2 doesnt shatter like the glass on the i4s

Gorilla Glass for the s2 is why it didn't break compared to 4s.

Locke · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:54

Fallen god said:
Gorilla Glass for the s2 is why it didn't break compared to 4s.

No, the iPhone also has gorilla glass. Gorilla glass makes it scratch resistant, not smash proof!

fez · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:59

I have never quite understood the huge number of videos that people put out of the iphone getting dropped to see if it breaks. It definitely does and when it doesn't, try again and it probably will. Its not really a mark of the phones quality, merely its design. Don't drop it or make sure its insured.