Not really, IOS is very restrictive, as are the devices that use it, Apple gives you a "user experience" and you cannot take that from them, it is good BUT... it can be too restrictive, if you Jailbreak your device then you have invalidated your warranty (why?!) yet you can totally customise your android device (here is where Tasker comes in), and it can be total fun
Android is also much more user friendly when upgrading between versions, its quicker to do than IOS, MUCH less painful, you have all your contacts etc still there as long as you dont disconnect it, so it can be down to preference but the best hardware out there at the moment isnt Apple's and we doubt it will be with the release of the "new" iphone either (and IOS 6).

Tony

 

Again - Tasker???

 

Google it
Its a customisation tool for android.

Tony

 

Right, Googled it and not really life changing for me!

So, the smart phone list of important things that a phone should do is as follows:

Make phone calls,
Txt,
Email,
Internet.

What else is actually important?

 

That should do you but also look at processor speed and operating system, lots of new win8 OS phones coming onto the market.
Go to the shop and try them all and read the reviews also

 

Reliability, Integration, Consistency and Experience.

Airplay and Airplay mirroring can place one display on the screen of another. But that's just a part of what it enables. It's great when sending something from your iPad or iPhone enhances the experience, the iPhone screen becoming the game pad or iPlayer becoming a remote control.

If you want to Jailbreak an iPhone go ahead, it's a rocky road that might have you loose your hair, but it won't affect your warranty. The good news is that with the iPhone the target stays still for a good while. Rooting an Android device is a pain in the butt, and who knows what you're putting on there when doing it. All so you can have a screensaver.

 

The wife has a 4s and i'm struggling to see what it does any faster that my mates experia arc android thingy so i'm a little lost with how important processor speed is. In the world of pc's i can understand why processor speed is important with programmes like Photoshop but with a phone?

 

Its exactly the same as a pc Brun, processor speed/cores improve boot times, app launch times etc, hence why most of the latest phones are quad core 1ghz+ now, you just need to compare them to older sets to see the improvements.

Tony

 

I had an IPhone 3 and had two 3gs's was a die hard fan but got sick of itunes, sick of the phone having poor to no signal, sick of not being able to share my music with other phones and when it had to be sent away for repair due to signal issues I got it back sold it and paid off the remaining contract. Looked at the IPhone 4 but again the lack of sharing music and the poor reception issues I bit the bullet and tried an android phone. To start with I thought I made a mistake as it came across a lot more complicated to use over the ios but when you get used to it they are so much better, I find it faster, more stable and less glitches. The ios seems so slow and buggy compared to android, since Google have taken over the app market place its as good as apple, plus most if not all apps are available for both markets now where as before apple had more stuff out there. Oh and I never drop calls, have poor to no reception and I can connect my phone to any pc and transfer music and pictures to my hearts content. I did wonder about the IPhone 5 but the s3 is a serious piece of kit and like most I phones that get released are actually poorer in comparison in spec, slower processor, less memory etc

 

I must be expecting too much from these new fangled devices which so many people get their knickers in a knot over.
I now understand than app boot time will be faster because the processor is faster which is fine. If i compare my Ipod touch to the wife's 4s, hers is deffo faster but we're talking 100th's of a second.

So far on this thread i have learnt that the S3 is better than an iphone but as per usual no one can actually come up with a reason why and as long as a phone can be used as a phone, txt and email with a sprinkling of Internet browsing then everything else is just a gimick that has no real use in the real world on a daily basis. ....... yet i stil want one

 

That post tempts me to look closer at the Androids

 

The S3 is superior to the current iPhone for browsing the interweb and here are just two reasons:-

Screen size
Processor power

I can't be bothered to go into the technicalities of it, but it just is.

 

OK so that's -2 for the iPhone 4s, it's not as good at rebooting and it's rubbish for mobile to mobile piracy. Bring on the 5, I'm sure Apple have fingers crossed they can cross those two off the list.

 

I wonder if you will be able to use additional batteries with it or add an additional memory card?

*cough* You can do that already with an S3 *cough*

 

Motorola is the best. Now you can all shutup

 

The size you can keep, although I'm hoping the shape becomes important this week. I can't operate an S3 with one hand, neither can a lot of people. And processor power you can't really compare unless you're running iOS on your Samsung… which I doubt.

The iPad is superior to the S3, Screen Size, Processor, it just is.

 

Airplay is not a feature provided solely by the iPhone, you forgot to mention you also have to buy Apple TV device that facilitates Airplay.

Please clarify why rooting an Android device is a pain in the butt. Rooting an Android device is no different to Jailbreaking an iPhone and you get more than just a screensaver! If you don't know what your putting on the device when rooting/jailbreaking a device, well then you shouldn't be doing it at all.

 

And of course you have the added bonus of lost batteries and memory cards. A pleasure I gave up in 2007.

 

 

Airplay does not require an Apple TV.

 

The 5? the 5 will just be a 4S with a bigger screen and not much else.

 

So how can I Airplay my iPhone screen to my TV or my IBM laptop?

 

You really should stop masturbating so much then...

 

Jack, you haven't really just compared an iPad to an S3 to score some points have you?

 

Let me Goo… do it yourself.

 

To highlight how silly saying a bigger screen is automatically better is.

 

Also if its bigger will it then get heavier than the 4s? As the 4s is a heavy little fellow.

 

I'm pretty sure that's a given when looking at browsing the interweb. My iPad is far superior for browsing than my S3, likewise, my S3 is far superior than my iPhone4 was.

Simplez!

 

Apple seem to think so, their next phone will have a 4.2 inch screen

 

No need, you cannot Airplay solely from an iPhone. Apple TV is minimum requirement for Airplay, Apple says so.