| Author |
Message |
|
| alsvartr666 |
 Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 12:37 pm |
 |
|
Joined: 06 Jun 2005
Posts: 1851
Location: Belfast
|
| I just upgraded there to a Motorola Atrix and it's an Android. It is more poeerful than the iPhone as it has a dual core processor and it runs everything smoothly, including HD video. It even docks as a computer that can plug into your TV. My laptop is redundant now, as it's much quicker to use the phone. I strongly recommend it - avoid the iPhone marketing tripe |
Last edited by alsvartr666 on Fri May 27, 2011 5:12 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
  
|
| Dark Stranger |
| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 12:54 pm |
|
|
Joined: 06 Jun 2005
Posts: 14856
Location: Holding a fiery stride
|
| Wow! That's a pretty strong statement dude, I love my laptop. Score 1 more for Android. |
|
|
| Back to top |
 
|
| Leather Mike |
| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 1:42 pm |
|
|
|
Joined: 18 Sep 2008
Posts: 2717
|
on the topic of super-phones, has anyone heard of/owned a Motorola Milestone?
I've been offerred one at a knockdown price and as my steam-powered nokia is now officially fucked i'm quite tempted.
thoughts? |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| alsvartr666 |
| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 5:11 pm |
|
|
|
Joined: 06 Jun 2005
Posts: 1851
Location: Belfast
|
Motorola phones always used to be dodgy - the Atrix has finally turned it around. I've been using mine to stream Game of Thrones into my TV. Fucking powerful job so it is.
I'd remain clear of the Milestone - I used to work in a phone shop and slide phones are notoriously breakable. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| GOLIATH |
| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 5:23 pm |
|
|
Joined: 07 Jun 2005
Posts: 4351
|
Dark Stranger wrote: Wow! That's a pretty strong statement dude, I love my laptop. Score 1 more for Android.
I HAVE A SAMSUNG GALAXY S. WATCHING ANYTHING ON IT IS IN HD QUALITY. A LOT MORE FREE APPS ON ANDROID COMPARED TO IPHONES TOO. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| Dark Stranger |
| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 6:38 pm |
|
|
|
Joined: 06 Jun 2005
Posts: 14856
Location: Holding a fiery stride
|
| Yeah Mark, I've played about with my brother's one and it seems great. I've decided to go with it, and intend to ring O2 tomorrow to cancel / negotiate my contract with them. Orange seem to have the best tariff for me, and with cashback sites the discount is pretty good. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| Scarface |
| Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 10:28 pm |
|
|
Joined: 11 Aug 2005
Posts: 4573
Location: one footer in hell
|
| picked up the samsung galaxy s II sim free for relatively cheap (some tax free sale on in a shop in tilburg) - would definitely recommend it. theres an htc desire hd and an iphone in the house here and this thing shites over both of them put together. faster than both, really rich colours, huge screen without being bulky, very thin and weighs absolutely fuck all. bit of a step up from my last phone which i found lying in long grass at the end of a wet summer in the mournes. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| alsvartr666 |
| Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 10:43 pm |
|
|
|
Joined: 06 Jun 2005
Posts: 1851
Location: Belfast
|
| I originally wanted that phone although it wasn't available on Orange at the time of upgrade - it's a great phone as well. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| mishima |
| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 1:42 pm |
|
|
Joined: 06 Jun 2005
Posts: 3344
Location: In space, no-one can hear you smeg.
|
alsvartr666 wrote: It even docks as a computer that can plug into your TV.
Through what interface?
That sounds really cool and is something I would consider when looking for such a phone, which is something I've been planning for a while. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| deeeznuuuts |
| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 1:51 pm |
|
|
Joined: 14 Jun 2005
Posts: 3662
Location: Costa Del Larne
|
just got an iphone 3gs free for £21.50/month contract with £125 credit to my account due to a deal through work, so 6months of my contract paid for, nice!!
anyone recommend some must have useful apps? |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| Ollie |
| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 12:14 am |
|
|
Joined: 12 Aug 2009
Posts: 126
|
deeeznuuuts wrote: just got an iphone 3gs free for £21.50/month contract with £125 credit to my account due to a deal through work, so 6months of my contract paid for, nice!!
anyone recommend some must have useful apps?
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sol-free-solitaire/id287197884?mt=8
This is one addictive app. It's the simple ones that get you in the end |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| deeeznuuuts |
| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 11:14 am |
|
|
|
Joined: 14 Jun 2005
Posts: 3662
Location: Costa Del Larne
|
| aww man, if i got that id never be off the phone, too addictive |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| Squire |
| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 12:18 pm |
|
|
Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Posts: 2066
Location: Trapped in the tunnel of goats
|
Played with a Nexus S the other day. It's utterly piss poor. It's made by Samsung instead of HTC I believe and the quality of the casing is awful.
It just feels as if it's a child's toy. The UI is standard Android with no overlay, but still incredibly slow, even with an upgraded CPU and GPU.
I'm usually quite interested in open source systems and their ilk, but I think my current Android will be my last. I'll probably get the iPhone 5 when it's out.
As much as everyone goes on about the mountain of free android apps, they're rubbish. I'd rather pay a few quid for the apps I'll use that have passed QC at apple than some shite a lad in his parent's gaff lashed up to the Android Market. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| Dark Stranger |
| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:15 am |
|
|
|
Joined: 06 Jun 2005
Posts: 14856
Location: Holding a fiery stride
|
So I went for a Samsung Galaxy II phone, and it's a beast. Really digging it, but the texting is a bit of a pain in the hole to get used to. I've just found an app that turns the phone into a Super Nintendo, and playing Zelda on my phone is fucking amazing.  |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| deeeznuuuts |
| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:49 pm |
|
|
|
Joined: 14 Jun 2005
Posts: 3662
Location: Costa Del Larne
|
Songkick great app. Has every gig in area listed also uses your mp3s to track the artist and related artists upcoming shows
TuneIn every radio station in the world and you can search stations by artist and it will list all stations playing that artist at that moment |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
