Balling
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Apr 04
Location: Denmark
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
In what way?
I literally can't think of anything wrong with mine in the slightest.
What other phones of the same age or newer have you used for an extended period of time?
Didn't want to make this thread about the S2. I don't think anyone expect it to outperform anything today.
But since you asked.
I was given an S2 at work to replace an iPhone 4 (which I believe is older?).
Build quality of the S2 is terrible. I felt like I'd crush it if I held it too hard.
Touchscreen was unresponsive and simple tasks like scrolling through photographs was too much for the phone to handle smoothly.
UI was terrible, illogical and clustered. From the phones "home screen" there were three different ways to get to the settings menu. That's just terrible, terrible UI design.
While on the settings menu, the whole thing was just white text on a black background. Complete PITA to navigate, no GUI at all.
Also under settings, things seem to be randomly placed under subcategories so you'd have to browse through every single category to find the setting you wanted to change. No logic behind the layout.
What else? Can't remember, I hated everything about it with a passion. Hated the phonebook too, but can't remember why.
After 3 months I gave up and went back on the iPhone 4.
|
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
no mate, androids better.
|
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
no mate, androids better.
|
Gary
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
I don't get how you got that from the s2, mine is battered but has never broken and I don't look after phones, I don't think mine has ever seen a screen protector never mind a case etc. I'd confidently drop it on the floor, iPhone, not so much!
|
A2H GO
Member
Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
User status: Offline
|
Balling sounds like me after a month of going android. 
Boring or not it's made me appreciate iOS even more than before.
|
Balling
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Apr 04
Location: Denmark
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
I don't get how you got that from the s2, mine is battered but has never broken and I don't look after phones, I don't think mine has ever seen a screen protector never mind a case etc. I'd confidently drop it on the floor, iPhone, not so much!
I honestly didn't intend to make this in to the usual fucking battle.
Like I said, the build quality felt cheap. After three months of ownership I obviously don't have any way of knowing how well the phone takes a beating. I just didn't like the feel of the thin plastic backpanel.
I remember fitting the SIM card, taking the phone apart to do so, and the whole thing just felt like it was about to snap.
But to get just a bit back on track, I'm sure the S4 is going to feel like a huge improvement. Even if you do like the S2.
|
A2H GO
Member
Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
User status: Offline
|
You're wrong mate, Samsung are well known for their build quality.
|
AndyKent
Member
Registered: 3rd Sep 05
User status: Offline
|
Fair play Balling! I'll disagree with some bits and pieces but was mainly interested in your thoughts 
|
Gary
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Balling
I'm sure the S4 is going to feel like a huge improvement
I'm sure it will, looking forward to getting it.
|
Balling
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Apr 04
Location: Denmark
User status: Offline
|
I want a new phone too... 
|
A2H GO
Member
Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
User status: Offline
|
Embargo lifts, reviews are out, and the verdict? You're better off with a HTC One.
http://allthingsd.com/20130423/galaxy-s-4-is-a-good-but-not-a-great-step-up/?mod=tweet
|
Balling
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Apr 04
Location: Denmark
User status: Offline
|
HTC One looks like an awesome phone tbh. Great build and beautiful design.
In the S4 review, things like this:
quote:
Nearly all Android phones already come with two email apps — one reserved for Google’s Gmail. But on the Galaxy S 4, there are also two online video and music stores, two music and video players, two calendars and two browsers.
(snip)
You can add this feature, via the settings menu, in — you guessed it — two different ways.
Makes me cringe. 
[Edited on 24-04-2013 by Balling]
|
A2H GO
Member
Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
User status: Offline
|
Whilst HTC are slowly moving closer to pure android, Samsung are steaming in the opposite direction. The S4 OS is almost indistinguishable from pure android and I can see that burning them in the future. You know it's a pain in the arse to use when you have to build in an 'Easy Mode'.
|
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
quote:
I also liked an improved version of Easy Mode, which substitutes the sometimes confusing normal screens and settings panels for simpler ones with larger, cleaner icons and simplified settings.
sounds like "iphone mode" 
|
A2H GO
Member
Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
User status: Offline
|
Just had a quick skim of The Verge's review...
"Samsung probably should’ve taken this as a sign, because if your phone needs Easy Mode you’re probably doing something wrong"
|
Nath
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
User status: Offline
|
APPLE FTW
|
mwg
Member
Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
User status: Offline
|
what is going on here Nath?
|
Nath
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
User status: Offline
|
Nerd shit. A phone is very important you know.
|
Gary
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by A2H GO
Just had a quick skim of The Verge's review...
"Samsung probably should’ve taken this as a sign, because if your phone needs Easy Mode you’re probably doing something wrong"
But on the other hand is Apple brought out 'Let me mess with things and do as i please without meing nanny'd mode' you'd all be jizzing everwhere!
|
Nath
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
quote:
Originally posted by A2H GO
Just had a quick skim of The Verge's review...
"Samsung probably should’ve taken this as a sign, because if your phone needs Easy Mode you’re probably doing something wrong"
But on the other hand is Apple brought out 'Let me mess with things and do as i please without meing nanny'd mode' you'd all be jizzing everwhere!
No mate. Apple phones are so good that they all get jail breaked/broken, for some reason.
|
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Nath
No mate. Apple phones are so good that they all get jail breaked/broken, for some reason.
*awaits the Apple troops*
[Edited on 24-04-2013 by Dom]
|
Gary
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
|
A2H GO
Member
Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
User status: Offline
|
Love how the S4 gets some poor reviews and the android fanboys start slating Apple
[Edited on 24-04-2013 by A2H GO]
|
Gary
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
Yeah because that never happens the other way round!
|
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Yeah because that never happens the other way round!
Ash has never slated Android, ever!
|
