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A2H GO
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18th Dec 07 at 16:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My mate has both and the iphone is just sooo far ahead in terms of usability, he also put the phones side by side with camera on and yes the viewtys was more defined although the iphones look better due to the size of the screen.

[Edited on 18-12-2007 by CorsAsh-Sport]
Jambo
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the viewty is 1million and a hlaf times better than an iphone.

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iphones is a 2meg camera if i remember right, viewtys is 5.1meg so not much of a difference

wish i didnt have my viewty now tho, gimmicks wore off
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viewty is actually better then the Iphone
JM Curdy
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il swap my viewty for an iphone anyday
Matt H
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Iphone isn't all about features, so it's obvious that the Viewty is far better.

Personally I wouldn't have one, it's OK but I couldn't live with one for 18 months. Touch screen phones aren't too practical, the novelty wears off too soon

Camera is excellent though, as is the video capture.

They're £270 on pay & go so some kind of figure around that
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
viewty is actually better then the Iphone


Like i said my mate has both and the viewty imo is not better. It just feels cheap to hold and feels like its trying to do what the iphone does in terms of the user interface, but dosnt quite cut it.

Have you had either? As for the camera, as has already been discussed, mega pixels is useless, its the quality of the lense, and the iphone looks better side by side. I sure if you transfered the images to a computer and made them larger the viewty would not distort as much but actually on the phone theres no comparison.

[Edited on 19-12-2007 by Brabus]
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i work for LG so i deal with viewtys all day every day. and the camera is far superior. specificatin wise the cost of the Iphone is massively overpriced for what "extras" it has
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
i work for LG so i deal with viewtys all day every day. and the camera is far superior. specificatin wise the cost of the Iphone is massively overpriced for what "extras" it has


But thats just it, the iphone is not good for all of the features it has becasue lets face it it dosnt have many, its all about how slick it is to use and intergrate into your everyday lifestyle. If the viewty had a 2mp camera with no flash and video playback similar to the iphone it would just be disregarded, where the iphone is still succeeding.
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quote:
Originally posted by Brabus
quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
i work for LG so i deal with viewtys all day every day. and the camera is far superior. specificatin wise the cost of the Iphone is massively overpriced for what "extras" it has


But thats just it, the iphone is not good for all of the features it has becasue lets face it it dosnt have many, its all about how slick it is to use and intergrate into your everyday lifestyle. If the viewty had a 2mp camera with no flash and video playback similar to the iphone it would just be disregarded, where the iphone is still succeeding. Ive had a camera phone for 2years and only used it once or twice, whereas i use the internet everyday.
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im opposite. i never use the internet on my phone. i hate it with a passion. i ALWAYS using the camera on my phone on nights out and things though....
Jambo
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Try performing easy to use normal mobile functions like sending an mms or doing voice dialing!

if you are paying £270 for a device on a poor contract just because the menu is easy to use, either you rich or just plain stupid imo.

as for internet, its nothing new, im writing this from my nokia n80 Which is 18months old btw
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No i mean that i use the internet all the time but not on my phone so therefore it would be very convenient. Also, the phone would be on PAYG on orange, not the O2 contract.
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so when u said u use the internet everyday that was irrelevant to the phone functionality...
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quote:
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so when u said u use the internet everyday that was irrelevant to the phone functionality...


I use the internet everyday and there by having a phone that can browse as easily as the iphone it would be very convenient.
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but if its got shit applications, poor camera and good internet then why not just buy a PDA or a laptop? internet connectivity and browsing isnt all that important on mobiles nowadays.
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Nseries nokia or windows mobile for internet browsing FTW
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N95 has the best browser I've used, better than the iphone I think as the touch screen isn't practical
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
but if its got shit applications, poor camera and good internet then why not just buy a PDA or a laptop? internet connectivity and browsing isnt all that important on mobiles nowadays.


Because you cant carry a laptop around in your pocket and answer calls on it. If were going to be really honest i dont think any other phones avaliable at the moment are as aesthetically pleasing as the iphone is and image is a big thing in todays soceity.
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20th Dec 07 at 12:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Image over content
A2H GO
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Exactly the reason iPods sold so well, even though there were 'more capable' products on the market.

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