Recommend me a phone

I'm With Stupid · #1 by **I'm With Stupid** » Aug 23, 2010 5:11 pm

Everyone seems to have strong opinions on this, so I thought I might as well put them to use.

Sooooo....features I want:

- Skype calling (and therefore wifi) - absolutely essential.
- able to replace my MP3 player (so dedicated headphone socket and preferably 16GB of space, but 8GB plus expansion capacity would be acceptable).
- available to buy tomorrow.
- decent camera (decent flash preferred)

The contenders (so far):

HTC Desire
Nokia N900
Samsung Galaxy S
Sony Xperia X10

If the Samsung had a flash on the camera (how could they forget that?) it would be the runaway winner. As it is, I'm edging towards the Sony now. But the 8GB of memory is a bit of a let down. I've also heard there are issues with Skype and Android and I wonder if anyone knows whether they've been resolved yet? That's the main thing that attracted me to the Nokia, because it's integrated into the OS, although as a phone, it doesn't seem as good as some of the other options (quite bulky and obviously designed to be used mainly in landscape mode) and the camera is supposedly pretty average.

Animavore · #2 by **Animavore** » Aug 23, 2010 5:12 pm

I have one of these :smug:

Tbickle · #3 by **Tbickle** » Aug 23, 2010 6:02 pm

I'm With Stupid wrote:Everyone seems to have strong opinions on this, so I thought I might as well put them to use.

Sooooo....features I want:

- Skype calling (and therefore wifi) - absolutely essential.
- able to replace my MP3 player (so dedicated headphone socket and preferably 16GB of space, but 8GB plus expansion capacity would be acceptable).
- available to buy tomorrow.
- decent camera (decent flash preferred)

The contenders (so far):

HTC Desire
Nokia N900
Samsung Galaxy S
Sony Xperia X10

If the Samsung had a flash on the camera (how could they forget that?) it would be the runaway winner. As it is, I'm edging towards the Sony now. But the 8GB of memory is a bit of a let down. I've also heard there are issues with Skype and Android and I wonder if anyone knows whether they've been resolved yet? That's the main thing that attracted me to the Nokia, because it's integrated into the OS, although as a phone, it doesn't seem as good as some of the other options (quite bulky and obviously designed to be used mainly in landscape mode) and the camera is supposedly pretty average.

I just got the Galaxy S for my wife a couple of weeks ago, and I have to say that I really like it so far. I was surprised about the flash as well, but it's a relatively small inconvenience. The screen is beautiful, it's very fast and everything is quite accessible. I can't tell you about the others or how it compares, but I can only tell you that I quite like the Galaxy S.

campermon · #4 by **campermon** » Aug 23, 2010 6:03 pm

Animavore wrote:I have one of these

That's a step up from my motorola effort....

Fallible · #5 by **Fallible** » Aug 23, 2010 6:09 pm

Iz got a Motorola Dext. Is OK. Has a dedicated keyboard which I know lots of people are not mad keen on, but I prefer it. I use it as my MP3 player. The phone, not the keyboard. The camera is pretty good. It's quite brick-like though. And I have been getting a fair few force-closes lately.

Tea volution · #6 by **Tea volution** » Aug 23, 2010 6:12 pm

If I were buying a new phone i'd definately get one with a non-touchscreen user interface. Touchscreens are a real pain in practical use and a total false economy IMO.

I'm With Stupid · #7 by **I'm With Stupid** » Aug 23, 2010 6:46 pm

Hmm, it appears to be official that there's no Skype over wifi on any of the android phones. Shame, because they are my preferred option, but it's looking increasingly like the N900 is the way to go.

Ultimate · #8 by **Ultimate** » Aug 24, 2010 3:29 pm

I'm With Stupid wrote:Hmm, it appears to be official that there's no Skype over wifi on any of the android phones. Shame, because they are my preferred option, but it's looking increasingly like the N900 is the way to go.

I believe thats a problem exclusive to Verizon. Perhaps if the OP told us which carrier he was going to use it would help.

The Galaxy S has the best hardware of those 4. Pretty much hands down.

campermon · #9 by **campermon** » Aug 24, 2010 3:32 pm

Has anyone seen this;

"It fucking prints money"
"I don't care"
......

:lol:

[/OT]

Nautilidae · **#10** by **Nautilidae** » Aug 24, 2010 6:52 pm

campermon wrote:Has anyone seen this;

"It fucking prints money"
"I don't care"
......

[/OT]

From the same creators of the video in your post.

I'm With Stupid · **#11** by **I'm With Stupid** » Aug 25, 2010 9:49 am

Ultimate wrote:
I'm With Stupid wrote:Hmm, it appears to be official that there's no Skype over wifi on any of the android phones. Shame, because they are my preferred option, but it's looking increasingly like the N900 is the way to go.

I believe thats a problem exclusive to Verizon. Perhaps if the OP told us which carrier he was going to use it would help.

Believe me, you wouldn't know any of them anyway.

All phones over here are bought unlocked, and you just buy a sim separately. Anyway, I got an N900 in the end. Still haven't got Skype working on it though (I haven't tried very hard, tbf). The Samsung wasn't over here yet, so that was out of the window, and the Sony and HTC were about 40% more expensive than the Nokia. It seems nice so far. I much prefer the pinch zooming of Android though. But it loads everything really quickly. Getting my music on was a pain though, because it doesn't actually use Nokia PC Suite, so I had to transfer it with Media Player. But it all seemed to work (organising all of my music prior to transferring it was the time consuming bit). Facebook is good, and apparently it can automatically tie facebook profiles to your contacts. Haven't tried it yet though. Bit of a brick, but better than the camera, MP3 player, phone combo I've had so far.

But apparently there's no Skype app for Android. There was another app that worked as a workaround, but Skype put a stop to it. And there's Skype lite, which has some issues with cost, apparently. No doubt it's all business and money reasons. The networks are hardly going to be a fan of an app that essentially bi-passes their network.

DoctorE · **#12** by **DoctorE** » Aug 25, 2010 9:50 am

I have HTC Legend.. very nice

Aca · **#13** by **Aca** » Aug 25, 2010 9:53 am

I have N900 sine february and the phone is way better than i expected.

The touch screen is not as smooth as Iphone, but everything else, IMHO is better.

I'm With Stupid · **#14** by **I'm With Stupid** » Aug 25, 2010 9:54 am

Yeah it seems pretty good so far. The GPS works, but the map of Saigon isn't what you'd call detailed. On the other hand, it appears to be able to text without using any credit. I've sent about 30 texts since I got it, and my balance hasn't shifted at all.

Banzai! · **#15** by **Banzai!** » Aug 25, 2010 9:58 am

i like this one

natselrox · **#16** by **natselrox** » Aug 25, 2010 10:01 am

I'm With Stupid wrote:Yeah it seems pretty good so far. The GPS works, but the map of Saigon isn't what you'd call detailed. On the other hand, it appears to be able to text without using any credit. I've sent about 30 texts since I got it, and my balance hasn't shifted at all.

They usually prefer to break the bad news after a refractory period.

Aca · **#17** by **Aca** » Aug 25, 2010 10:06 am

I'm With Stupid wrote:Yeah it seems pretty good so far. The GPS works, but the map of Saigon isn't what you'd call detailed. On the other hand, it appears to be able to text without using any credit. I've sent about 30 texts since I got it, and my balance hasn't shifted at all.

it could very well be that your skype is "on" and that you are sending messages via skype rather than your provider?

assuming your WI-FI is connected of course

I'm With Stupid · **#18** by **I'm With Stupid** » Aug 25, 2010 10:15 am

I dunno, it seemed to be the same on my old phone (before I lost it sliding down a sand dune). I'd send endless messages and the balance would never shift. Maybe it just doesn't update? Anyway, the feature I'm particularly liking is not having to scroll through endless artists to get the one I want, like I had to on my MP3 player. I seems to struggle rendering Bjork's name though, for some reason.

Ultimate · **#19** by **Ultimate** » Aug 25, 2010 3:19 pm

I'm With Stupid wrote:
But apparently there's no Skype app for Android. There was another app that worked as a workaround, but Skype put a stop to it. And there's Skype lite, which has some issues with cost, apparently. No doubt it's all business and money reasons. The networks are hardly going to be a fan of an app that essentially bi-passes their network.

Are you sure thats correct?
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-sky ... e/android/

Here in the US you can get skype on android but if you have verizon it doesn't work on wifi, only 3G.

I'm With Stupid · **#20** by **I'm With Stupid** » Aug 26, 2010 8:56 am

Ultimate wrote:
I'm With Stupid wrote:
But apparently there's no Skype app for Android. There was another app that worked as a workaround, but Skype put a stop to it. And there's Skype lite, which has some issues with cost, apparently. No doubt it's all business and money reasons. The networks are hardly going to be a fan of an app that essentially bi-passes their network.

Are you sure thats correct?
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-sky ... e/android/

Here in the US you can get skype on android but if you have verizon it doesn't work on wifi, only 3G.

Yeah, Skype's support website is full of people with Android phones complaining that they can't get Skype, or that the version of Skype they do get isn't the full one that allows free Skype-to-Skype calls. People have posted that link on there too, but people are still complaining.

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