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| Thread ID: 119086 | 2011-07-04 07:32:00 | Semi Rugged Phone | stormdragon (6013) | PC World Chat |
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| 1214625 | 2011-07-04 07:32:00 | Hi guys, Just wondering which of these phones you think would be better and why. HTC Desire S Samsung I9003 Galaxy S Motorola Defy Phone will mostly be used simpy for txting, calls, emails, music playback and occasionally 3G/Wifi internet browsing. Must work with the vodafone network. Chosen these three as they all have gorilla glass, which would be nice the way my phones get treated at times, although I am open to any alternatives. Cheers |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 1214626 | 2011-07-05 01:36:00 | Galaxy S :) The i9003 is almost identical to the i9000 but the screens a little different and I think it has a different amount of RAM? Not 100%, can't remember. The defy would be my next choice. All have Gorilla Glass which is nice. The Battery on the i9000 isn't the greatest coz of the screen but the i9003 uses an LCD instead of an LED or something and so it doesn't pwn the battery quite so badly. Anyways, the i9000 has the best community support, and it's *awesome* if you wanna flash MIUI onto it! The Defy is splash-proof which is a nice bonus, and I'm pretty confident it's also supported by MIUI. It's well worth flashing it onto your phone ... :D |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1214627 | 2011-07-05 01:54:00 | Just be aware that the Defy isn't sold by Vodafone, so if you choose that phone make sure you get the right model - it's not a 3G quad-band phone - there's one version suitable for XT and another for Vodafone: www.gsmarena.com | johcar (6283) | ||
| 1214628 | 2011-07-05 08:44:00 | Thanks for that guys, I was leaning towards the Galaxy already as I've heard a lot of positive things around here about the various Galaxy's. The Defy kind of appealed in the fact it was splash resistant however the whole motoblur thing sounded like a really pain. Chill can you please tell me what is so great about MIUI compared to Samsungs firmware? |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 1214629 | 2011-07-05 12:20:00 | The stock Samsung firmwares are renowned for 'freezing' as well as being overall slow and they've managed to bugger up the launcher and things so it crashes lots. This also gives you Android-2.3.4 so you can video call using Gtalk, not just with other Galaxy S owners, but a few hundred million other Gmail users on their PCs or Macs. There's also some other nifty features but I'll let you figure them out. Defy or i9003, I'd go with those... I've never flashed the Defy, but have done about 15 i9000's in the last 2-odd months |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1214630 | 2011-07-05 12:34:00 | Plus, stock-Samsung uses Kies, which is the biggest piece of crapware this side of Nortons... :pf1mobmini: |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1214631 | 2011-07-05 20:49:00 | Thankfully flashing Miui means weekly updates with no requirement for Kies :p :pf1mobmini: |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1214632 | 2011-07-06 01:44:00 | Plus, stock-Samsung uses Kies, which is the biggest piece of crapware this side of Nortons... Lol'd Norton :crying but have done about 15 i9000's in the last 2-odd months Soon to 16 big bro :p Gimme a week or two |
Empathy. (16382) | ||
| 1214633 | 2011-07-06 07:40:00 | Just be aware that the Defy isn't sold by Vodafone, so if you choose that phone make sure you get the right model - it's not a 3G quad-band phone - there's one version suitable for XT and another for Vodafone: www.gsmarena.com I've found that generally Telecom mobiles work fine on Vodafone and 2D. They will fall back to GSM if you get out of 3G range on the 2100 band which I never found a problem unless your traveling to the woop woops or the like.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1214634 | 2011-07-06 07:44:00 | Hi guys, Thanks for the feedback. I can't find any clear indication that miui actually works on the i9003, I did find one site that said it wouldn't however I've lost the link at the moment. :stare: |
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