Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted November 7, 2011 Moderators Share Posted November 7, 2011 Still no fucking word on the Xperia Pro release date. Â If there's nothing by the time the Nexus gets released I'm going to bite the bullet and go for a phone without a qwerty keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Had a chat with my lad last night, I've told him it might be best to think outside of the Blackberry option. I told him what we're willing to spend up to, and he mentioned the Samsung Galaxy Ace or the HTC Wildfire S. Â They're quite similar from what I can make out. Both Android, 5mp camera, wifi etc. But from youz guyz opinions, which is better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhalen2007 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Had a chat with my lad last night, I've told him it might be best to think outside of the Blackberry option. I told him what we're willing to spend up to, and he mentioned the Samsung Galaxy Ace or the HTC Wildfire S. They're quite similar from what I can make out. Both Android, 5mp camera, wifi etc. But from youz guyz opinions, which is better?  I have a Wildfire myself, until I can get the Galaxy note on contract, great little phone, speedy can run most apps no problem, good camera, only problem is no flash and internal memory is crap(only 150mb), but its been a great little performer with good battery life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Finally bit the bullet as my K800 is dying a death and is WSOD quite a bit.  Went with The Xperia Play off of ASDA Mobile for 21.50 a month and free black Wii  Yes, its not the greatest phone, and its a 24 month contract, but for 6 quid a month extra and to get a new phone, some data allowance 500mb ( when Ive currently got sod all) and a Wii didnt seem like the worst deal in the world, especially as couldnt afford a new phone, let alone a wii any other way  As Ive been out of the Mobile game for some time Im a bit lacking with information  So, my questions are these:-  1.) How easy is it to put emus on the play, what are they like and how many are available? 2.) what is the control pad like? 3.) Android phones appear to be really unstable is there anyway of ensuring more stability with the o/s 4.) What is the best Web Browser these days? Still Opera?   Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted March 2, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 Right, my contract is up this month (hurrah!). I want a nice, awesome smart phone that isn't Apple or Blackberry. Oh, and obviously not Nokia either. Â I've really narrowed it down to: HTC Sensation, Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Nexus. Does anyone on here know quite a bit about these and able to advise which is best? I want it for what you'd expect from a smart phone, to do cool shit and watch Sky on. Nexus does have the latest Android operating system, but is it worth it? I want to be sure before tying myself into a long-term contract (which I did last time feet first with a HTC Hero, a week before I could've got a Desire ) Â Any advice would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted March 2, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 2, 2012 I have a nexus and it is pretty awesome. Â I don't have any actual useful information or comparison for you though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Four Horsemen Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Have you considered this beast?  Clicky  Get mine to play with in the morning, granted it only comes with 2.3.4 but theres ICS rom leaks out and about already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Red Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Right, my contract is up this month (hurrah!). I want a nice, awesome smart phone that isn't Apple or Blackberry. Oh, and obviously not Nokia either. I've really narrowed it down to: HTC Sensation, Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Nexus. Does anyone on here know quite a bit about these and able to advise which is best? I want it for what you'd expect from a smart phone, to do cool shit and watch Sky on. Nexus does have the latest Android operating system, but is it worth it? I want to be sure before tying myself into a long-term contract (which I did last time feet first with a HTC Hero, a week before I could've got a Desire )  Any advice would be much appreciated.  I've got a Sensation, it's a nice phone and has a fast processor. Never had any issues with it and the size is just slightly bigger than an iphone. lovely screen on it too. It'll be getting updated to the latest version of Android in the next month too once HTC release it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rule One Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I've recently been lumped with an Sony Ericsson Ray. Despite its sleek look, great camera and decent performance reviews, it is an absolute piece of shit. During a call to a friend, I suddenly found myself on the phone to the emergency services despite it being on speaker phone and nothing had touched or was in touching distance of it. That's just been the tip of the iceburg with it. Avoid like the plague. Â Android and its poor excuse for a market can fuck off as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted March 2, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 2, 2012 What's wrong with the Android market? Â I've not experienced any problems with it, apart from occasionally it doesn't notify me if there's an update for an app, but when I go to my apps it still always gives me the option to upate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rule One Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 What's wrong with the Android market? I've not experienced any problems with it, apart from occasionally it doesn't notify me if there's an update for an app, but when I go to my apps it still always gives me the option to upate.  For one it's ill thought out and a clusterfuck. Also they need to get a grip on what applications are allowed to do, half the market is swamped with misleading tripe and some of the permissions are absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted March 2, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 I do agree with Rule One. I love Android and it has served me very well over the past two years. However they do need to clean up and administer the Android Market a bit better. it's very hard and cumbersome so sift through the untolds amount of shit (soundboards, slide puzzles or unlicensed brands etc) to find the real gems in there. Better filters and search functions/options could help. Â It's a LOT better than it was a year or two ago, but there is still work to be done. Â Plus it seems the top third party software developers are now making their products available for Android more than they were. This was always a good stronghold the Apple market always had on Android- the top developers pretty much exclusively made their software for iPhones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Up Chuck Posted March 2, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 Sorry if this has been asked before: can anyone recommend a good free Office suite/word processor for Android? Is there one that's considered to be the best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted March 9, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted March 9, 2012 I do agree with Rule One. I love Android and it has served me very well over the past two years. However they do need to clean up and administer the Android Market a bit better...etc etc blah blah whatever else I originally put  It seems they are addressing this and the Android Market has been replaced with Google Play! It has a new section for books and movies and now has Editor's Picks for apps- which is helpful to find some critically acclaimed apps amongst the shite on there.  Haven't properly looked through yet, but very promising at first glance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I currently have a Nokia N8, and whilst I love the phone for it's camera (12mp) video recorder (720p HD) and Sat Nav (which is free and uses GPS. Although it's downfall is it takes while to find you before you can use it) I'm really not a fan of the Symbian software. It was OK to start with and the recent updates have sped things up, but it really isn't a widely recognised OS and doesn't get much support in terms of Apps and Games. Â I'm looking to cash in whilst it's still worth doing so, and would like to replace it with a phone with the same features that I like the N8 for (camera, video & SatNav). I'm not a fan of the iPhone at all, so don't try and pimp that to me. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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