Mobile phones & tablets thread

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Originally Posted by henners88

You're not alone in that opinion Ruth, a few here would agree with you. What particular features for you personally? :)

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Because Ruth is probably just here to spam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMsLA...e_gdata_player

LOL..... I know that's obviously not the typical iPhone user but sadly there are some people like this......

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Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden

And HTC's Windows Phone 8X and 8S.

AnandTech - The Windows Phone 8X and 8S by HTC

http://images.anandtech.com/doci/631...lue_575px.jpeg

Impressive specs, and with the Windows OS, it should smoke both iPhone and Galaxy S3 in terms of speed. But HTC disappoints again with lack of MicroSD support.

FYI Nokia is suing HTC for this design. :crazy:

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It's good to see someone other than Nokia making an effort with a Windows Phone :)

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Originally Posted by Daniel

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LOL..... I know that's obviously not the typical iPhone user but sadly there are some people like this......

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:laugh: :laugh:

She's definitely gonna get a lot of texting done on her "Apple 5".

Saw this Jimmy Kimmel prank after the iPhone launch as well. Again, this is not generalizing against all iPhone users. Besides, it's easy to mistake as the two devices really look so similar and these guys didn't have any time playing around with the iPhone 5. Funny nonetheless:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdIWKytq_q4

A lot's being made about the usefulness or otherwise of NFC, as hardly any retailers support it, but now that the other half's also got an S3 it suddenly makes sense: we can share apps, links, pictures, files or whatever simply by touching the handsets together. No faffing about with menus or contact lists (and definitely no sodding iTunes), and it's context sensitive to know what you want to share.

I suspect it will remain a niche product until it crops up in the iPhone 6 at which point it will suddenly become the iTag, the most magical new invention since the deliberately crippled video calling service Facetime! :p

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Originally Posted by Daniel

It's good to see someone other than Nokia making an effort with a Windows Phone :)

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I'm sure you know Samsung also has a Windows phone, the Omnia II.

http://cdn1.mos.techradar.futurecdn....rge-900-90.jpg

And I think they're gonna launch a Windows 8 phone soon too?

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Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden

And I think they're gonna launch a Windows 8 phone soon too?

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Ah well, forgot about the Ativ S. Samsung's attempt at Windows Phone 8.

ATIV S - Samsung ATIV

http://mashable.com/2012/08/29/samsu...84815Side-View

http://4.mshcdn.com/wp-content/galle...-Front-(4).jpg

It occurs to me that the mobile phone situation has finally come around to be a mirror of the personal computer situation. With a 3 way battle between Microsoft, Apple and Linux.

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Originally Posted by Mark

It occurs to me that the mobile phone situation has finally come around to be a mirror of the personal computer situation. With a 3 way battle between Microsoft, Apple and Linux.

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Yep, and in a completely reverse manner, with Linux (Android) dominating, Apple second and Microsoft third!

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Originally Posted by henners88

Apple price themselves higher and their marketing team are well aware of their potential customer base.

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For how long is this sustainable though? Right now Apple are perceived as a premium product because, with a tiny handful of exceptions, there are no handsets which come close to their quality. This is changing rapidly, and it's unlikely there'll be a new iPhone for another year, allowing more and more competitors to close the gap or overtake. There'll surely come a time when Apple cannot justify their high price. They're clearly cash rich enough to take a hit on their margins, so I wonder if we'll eventually see the price reduced to compete, or whether they'll be happy as a nice product with a high margin.

For those missing decent maps on iOS6, download the Bing app, it's no google, but it's way better than Apples steaming turd.