Does anyone not have a smartphone by choice?

PapaLazaru said:
That may be true, but no smartphone can do each as well as a separate device.
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True but not many people need the advantages of the individual pieces of equipment. A modern smartphone's camera is perfect for 90% of people, only those professionals or those seriously into their photography would benefit from a full sized SLR. I'd argue the smartphone can do MP3 player just as well as any device (after all the iPod now is just an iPhone without the ability to make calls).

That just leaves Sat Nav and I guess that comes down to personal preference and the age of your Sat Nav. My friend for example has one of the early TomToms and we used it the other day and it took us both several attempts and about 10 minutes to get the address in as the screen was so small and touch not great.
 
estebanrey said:
A lot of people say this but then have an MP3 player, Sat Nav, Digital camera etc as well. All a smartphone simply means only having to carry around one device that does all of the above.
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This is true but theres a huge weakness - if you use all the other capabilities of your smartphone: GPS, internet, media player,still camera, HD video cam - the battery heads south in a hurry - depriving you of the most basic function: making a call.

Unless of course you have a charger on you @ all times, solar charger when youre out in the boonies etc.

All in ones are good but never as good as seperates. Just speak to the music-system nerds :D
 
Orange were trying to get me to upgrade this evening... but locked into a 24 month contract? Ouch. I declined.

I'd rather have a 12 month on an inferior phone.
 
KatanaDV20 said:
This is true but theres a huge weakness - if you use all the other capabilities of your smartphone: GPS, internet, media player,still camera, HD video cam - the battery heads south in a hurry - depriving you of the most basic function: making a call.
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The thing is that most smartphone owners know how to manage their phone, watch the battery level religiously and depending on the day ahead will have a charger somewhere or go easy on the phone. Also the MP3 player on my S3 is as good as anything else I've used, the camera is as good as any camera I've ever had, the camcorder isn't as good as my £400 Sony soundwise but the video is and the GPS navigation is as good as any Tom Tom I've had. Fair enough, I've never really had hi-end gadgets but my smartphone still does a cracking job.
 
Dimple said:
The thing is that most smartphone owners know how to manage their phone, watch the battery level religiously and depending on the day ahead will have a charger somewhere or go easy on the phone. Also the MP3 player on my S3 is as good as anything else I've used, the camera is as good as any camera I've ever had, the camcorder isn't as good as my £400 Sony soundwise but the video is and the GPS navigation is as good as any Tom Tom I've had. Fair enough, I've never really had hi-end gadgets but my smartphone still does a cracking job.
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I find the GPS good, but not as accurate as dedicated units particularly in built up areas. Android Navigation works well but I do find it gives less than ideal routes from time to time, personally.
 
Biohazard said:
I find the GPS good, but not as accurate as dedicated units particularly in built up areas. Android Navigation works well but I do find it gives less than ideal routes from time to time, personally.
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I use Co-Pilot which hasn't let me down for the 50+ journeys I've done.
I tried TomTom the other day and took it off.

Mind you I love leaving Google Maps on when I'm driving on the satellite view and glancing at landmarks either side of the road "Ooh, I never knew there was a pool over there' etc.
 
estebanrey said:
A lot of people say this but then have an MP3 player, Sat Nav, Digital camera etc as well. All a smartphone simply means only having to carry around one device that does all of the above.
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Perhaps but not my wife!

estebanrey said:
Good luck trying to get a 12 month contract on anything.
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Unlocked Nexus 4 + 1 month rolling contract with 3 (inc. unlimited data) = win.

I've never had a smartphone locked into a contract.
 
As someone who's always had bleeding edge when it came to phones, i had to suffer a lot. I had a Tero 650 and that was a best smartphone i had for years. I had Windows 6 and 6.5 phones and looking back they were utter rubbish. The first decent smart phone i had was a windows 7 phone then finally a Galaxy S2, never looked back since.

I refused to get an iPhone
 
ince said:
You only realise you need a smartphone when you get a smartphone
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Disagree. I've had smartphones since the first Windows Mobile (not Windows Phone) came out on Orange in 2002, I've had one from every vendor and every OS. Picked up a cheap as chips dumbphone and I don't feel like I'm missing out.

I don't need to watch videos or browse the internet on a 5" screen, I don't need to play games that require you to pay for lives, energy, levels, etc.. to play effectively, I don't need GPS, I don't need a mediocre camera, I don't need 24 hour battery life (or 16 hours with my last smartphone), I certainly don't need a phone that has 4 cores and runs that hot it becomes uncomfortable to hold.
 
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TheLegendOfMart said:
I don't need to...
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I probably don't "need" to do all those things either. But being able to use the internet when I'm out and about is quite useful. I also wouldn't carry a camera if I didn't have a smartphone, but being able to is quite useful. I wouldn't carry a sat-nav, but the ability to look at maps is quite useful. I agree with you on the pay2win games, but there are plenty of games that don't work like that, which have saved me from hours of boredom in waiting rooms etc.

The battery life is something, but 99% of the time I can get to a power socket within 24 hours, so it's a non issue for me.
 
I've never bought a phone, generally just get a hand-me-down when the current one dies. Never been a fan of smart phones, it's dodgy touch screens that annnoy me. Have one now, I use email, very occasional web browser and tethering once or twice. Otherwise it's a phone and evidently I'm missing something.

Maybe if I had a quicker phone / used public transport more, it'd be useful. But I reckon it's pretty much useless to how I live my life.
 
Not sure i could live without one now. Especially for its pic taking functions and GPS. What does annoy me though about smartphones is how work just emails you out of hrs, and its the norm. Its nice to be on a plane or something, where no-one can get hold of you.. Except they're changing that soon with gogo wifi. Next time I go on holiday, I'm going somewhere where there's no cell signal.
 
is a samsung tocco lite a smartphone?

what qualifies a phone to be a smartphone?

i think its a borderline smartphone, doesn't have GPS but I can email and download games and stuff.
 
I only have an iPhone as it is through work and I need to be contactable pretty much 24 hours a day by phone and email.

If I had a choice then I would only have my Nokia 300 as it does what I need it to do and in no way do I actually need a smartphone.
 
Dimple said:
The thing is that most smartphone owners know how to manage their phone, watch the battery level religiously and depending on the day ahead will have a charger somewhere or go easy on the phone. Also the MP3 player on my S3 is as good as anything else I've used, the camera is as good as any camera I've ever had, the camcorder isn't as good as my £400 Sony soundwise but the video is and the GPS navigation is as good as any Tom Tom I've had. Fair enough, I've never really had hi-end gadgets but my smartphone still does a cracking job.
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Yup, exactly the same here.

I don't need an MP3 player any-more (so gave it away), my g/f is always asking me to use my GPS while driving (As it connects faster than the Tom Tom) & the camera is equal the the average run of the mill camera - ok it's not suited to do professional photography but I'm not taking a £500 DSLR out to the pub either, compared to the historic point & click they are equally as good.

Regarding the battery life, you simply get used to charging it during the night (as it doubles as my alarm clock it's by always by the bed charging during the night).
 
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