Mobile phones & tablets thread

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Originally Posted by Daniel

My phones always tend to look really good :p I carry my Omnia 7 with me everywhere but the screen is completely unscratched and there's the tiniest of dents in the side. I have a strict policy of always keeping my phone in my top pocket away from keys and so on. I should buy a screen protector for it but in the 5 or so months I've had it it's not been necessary! :)

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After my N96 got scratched so much you could hardly see the screen any more I made it a strict policy for me to keep my phone in my left pocket and my keys in my right at all times! Still, it doesn't always work out that way!

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Originally Posted by Mark

After my N96 got scratched so much you could hardly see the screen any more I made it a strict policy for me to keep my phone in my left pocket and my keys in my right at all times! Still, it doesn't always work out that way!

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When I'm working I always keep my phone in my shirt pocket and have nothing else in it. When I'm out I keep it in my left pocket and have keys in the right one, no exceptions! :)

I didnt realise phone and keys needed so much order. I have handbag with multiple pockets for all manner of junk. :D Thinking about it, the pocket thing is most probably a better solution. :p

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Originally Posted by GridGirl

I didnt realise phone and keys needed so much order. I have handbag with multiple pockets for all manner of junk. :D Thinking about it, the pocket thing is most probably a better solution. :p

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Well a handbag is probably better as it's less of a confined space than a trouser pocket. But I ain't carrying no handbag :p

Mark, I do believe the correct term for you would be to carry a Manbag. ;) Alas, I find the bigger the bag the more junk I tend to carry round. You men have it so easy when all you need to worry about is two pockets. :p

It's a well-known law of the universe that crap expands to fill the space allocated to it!

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Originally Posted by Dave B

It's a well-known law of the universe that crap expands to fill the space allocated to it!

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Aye! You just have to look in the boot of my car for evidence of that :p

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Originally Posted by henners88

Daniel deep breath mate and take note. Buy a bloody screen protector. The other day I threw a belt down on my bed which also happened to have my HTC Incredible S lying face up, and the buckle bounced on the screen. To my horror it had a big circular dent in the middle but when I peeled the screen protector off it was only in the protective film. I had another so applied it straight away once my heart had stopped trying to escape through my chest. Accidents happen and it could have been a 60 quid mistake.. :eek:

A mate of mine uses his iphone 4 with a shattered screen. although he can't see a single thing on it, it still dials and he can send extremely funny text messages that make little sense. Its good for opening bottles of beer though. ;)

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I know I should :p

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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce

BUT I simply cannot see the advantage or even logic paying more for the Apple iPad2 than a laptop with an i5 CPU, with an 8 hour extended battery life. I mean the Acer laptop I mentioned above would allow for some very serious gaming, and it has a decent keyboard, and it costs less. With skype, I can make some very convenient long distance calls with the laptop. I know I may be old fashioned, but on my next overseas holiday, I will simply go to Costco and see what their latest deal is on a laptop, or a netbook.

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Agreed 100%. I played around with an iPad 2 at a mall, and I don't get what the big deal is. It's nothing but a compact snazzy toy or an iPhone on steroids. And for that money, one can get a KICK-ASS laptop which would do way much more and wipe the floor with the iPad 2 when it comes to running certain applications or games. For the line of work I am in, iPad would pretty much be useless compared to a laptop.

The price still shocks me though. But then again, it's typical Apple crap, you pay double and get substantially less in return. Just look at their Macbook line. Sony also has these weird ballooned prices for their Vaio line. I just don't understand what one can get extra by paying $400 more for the exact same spec as an Acer or a Dell.

Maybe we should have a separate thread for phones, as distinct from iPads, Androids and netbooks and laptops.