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doministry
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On 2012-04-06 04:36:21, Prom1 wrote:
On 2012-04-05 20:44:13, doministry wrote:
Xperia S is top notch. iPhone is nice - no doubt - but it's just not the same league anymore.
Small screen, boring design and childish UI.
Onscreen keyboard on X S works much better than in the iPhone.
My opinion, but it's so obvious for me.
As for build quality, iPhone is just sh..t - it cracks like a glass.
Doministry,
As a long time member such as myself, I value your experience and opinion - bar none - and I say that with VERY few members here!
However, I don't agree with the iPhone.
"Childish UI" ... this is an ICON based UI - the very SAME ICON based UI used in:
Blackberry,
iPhone,
Android,
SE Java UI,
and just about EVERY Phone, smartphone ever made.
So I must conclude "Childish UI" is a 'lame' claim to defame iPhone. The icons in ALL iPhone apps hold better GUI "clarity" if you will than every other phone. Take a GOOD look at the iPhone icons viewed from full screenshots compared to the various screen resolution full Resolution. Approval for apps are done by a team that actually look at the icons through, the same eye-piece classical watch makers use.
Boring design. Everyone has their opinion, mine ... iPhone very economical (my soul is happy the majority of parts are highly recyclable & don't damage the earth we live off of; no I'm no hippy). Aluminum chassis is VERY sturdy and the 4S eliminates issues with signal strength (although I'm annoyed by slower acclamation of getting signal once lost; its slower).
"Onscreen keyboard on X S works much better than in the iPhone"
Hmm. I must ask ... how long have you used an iPhone 4/4S on-screen keyboard for? Have you first hand examples for those writing in traditional cantonese/mandarin or Japanese?! (writing in Glyphs) Don't say this may to be important as there is almost 2.5 Billion users in this market and WILL matter to ANY platforms success.
ALthough I'm very worried about iPhone's front and back glass - its the same as all Android phones currently - I've yet to break the glass on my iPhone 4 and now my iPhone 4S; we're not the careless typical users who's parents pay for our phones  . lol.
Again I value YOUR opinion and I have tried the Xperia Arc's keyboard but its not as responsive as even a iPhone 3GS; great phone though.
That all said I'm STILL looking forward to trying ICS on Xperia ION and "S" models!
Thanks for your nice words!
As you see before I answered some users already replied.
Anyway, as for iPhone's boring design it's just my opinion. However I would be mad to be forced to buy the same phone's design for 5 or 6 years. And use this tiny screen without any size choice.
As for the childish UI - well, all those bubbles, textures and buttons look like very old fashioned and like made for kids.
It was a revolution in 2007 but world has moved forward.
New Android or WP7 look more enorgomic and pure.
And lack of any homescreen functionality is also a massive drawback.
I don't know about the keyboard, but maybe we talk about beeing used to something than?
I have Arc, S and than tried to type something on iPhone and it was torture for me.
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Bonovox
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IOS is sooooo bland,boring and too restrictive. Customisation is not much
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adsada
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That is the quality of Android, it can constantly change to keep up with design trends. Apple are going to have a real problem in the next couple of years...its gonna be great! 
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rickster2kuk
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On 2012-04-06 13:01:00, Bonovox wrote:
IOS is sooooo bland,boring and too restrictive. Customisation is not much
But in all fairness Bono, it's designed like that so anyone can pick it up and use it - that's why is so popular with all ages.
IMHO Android is better, as you stated you have more freedom, but both are like chalk and cheese and are aimed completely differently. |
Bonovox
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I prefer Windows myself but I still find it better than IOS personally 
Phone?? What phone?? |
doministry
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Windows is great but so limited.
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adsada
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Yeah bono you can't really say iOS is crap because its restrictive and has a lack of customisation, then say you're a fan of WP7 
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NightBlade
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On 2012-04-06 14:26:54, adsada wrote:
Yeah bono you can't really say iOS is crap because its restrictive and has a lack of customisation, then say you're a fan of WP7
Hey at least you can change the colour of the icons!
(and choose from a wide variety of background colours, including black and white)
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ok1907
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Are there any custom roms for the S? A good custom rom might solve the problem of battery life which some people complain about. |
Bonovox
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On 2012-04-06 14:20:29, doministry wrote:
Windows is great but so limited.
Yes,Windows has it's limitations but I just prefer it iOS I just hate Apple
Phone?? What phone?? |
S4k1s
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Guys, just found out by accident, at lock screen, if you swipe the clock to the left you get access to the build in mp3 player controlls without having to unlock the phone =P
[ This Message was edited by: S4k1s on 2012-04-06 16:16 ] |
pauvincent
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On 2012-04-06 17:15:45, S4k1s wrote:
Guys, just found out by accident, at lock screen, if you swipe the clock to the left you get access to the build in mp3 player controlls without having to unlock the phone =P
[ This Message was edited by: S4k1s on 2012-04-06 16:16 ]
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Arne Anka
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On 2012-04-06 15:44:27, ok1907 wrote:
Are there any custom roms for the S? A good custom rom might solve the problem of battery life which some people complain about.
Version .73 of the software seems to already have solved that. No need for custom ROM for that alone. |
S4k1s
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On 2012-04-06 17:42:13, pauvincent wrote:
On 2012-04-06 17:15:45, S4k1s wrote:
Guys, just found out by accident, at lock screen, if you swipe the clock to the left you get access to the build in mp3 player controlls without having to unlock the phone =P
[ This Message was edited by: S4k1s on 2012-04-06 16:16 ]
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Well I got my SX S a few days ago so for me it's fresh news so I wanted to share it. Sry I guess  |
goldenface
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I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing. It's also nice to learn that the Xperia S is storming the UK sales charts. Well done Sony.
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Posted: 2012-04-06 12:45
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