The Samsung Galaxy S/Android is a very nice phone. However, some basic features which are are used to have on basic cell phones for the last decade are missing from the original manufacturer:
a. Alarm waking up, even if the phone is switched off.
b. A stronger vibrator.
c. A separate ring tone for SMS.
d. A map application that works without needing a data connection.
e. A file browser.
Otherwise it is a very good phone, especially the OLED screen.
Thanks.
hey,
A couple of good points there,
A: I never really turn my phone off, so I didn't know about that but it could be annoying for some.
B: you can adjust the vibration intensity, on froyo it's in menu>settings>sound>vibration intensity.
C: you can change your message ringtone. open text messages then menu>settings>select ringtone
D: The thing you have to understand about maps is that they take up alot of space, and most people either don't have the free space, or don't want to use up the free space to install maps for an entire country when they will only use a few square miles, my old HTC windows phone has Tomtom satnav, and half of the 2 gig memory card in the phone is filled with the maps for the whole of the UK. Obviously I won't use hardly any of these maps, and although it doesn't bother me now as I only use that phone as satnav, it was a bit of a memory hog when it was my main phone.
The way around this is to download the current locations maps 'on the fly', this is helpful in two ways:
1) to save storage space on the handset, and
2) you will get the most up to date version of the maps for the area you are in. Of course the main drawback to this is if you don't have a good data plan you could end up paying alot for this service. It's swings and roundabouts really, and either way you won't ever be able to please everyone.
E: In the applications draw/folder there is a icon of a folder, called 'My files'. This is the built in file/folder browser.
I hope these few things don't put you off the Galaxy S, as pretty much every android phone you can buy will probably have exactly the same issues. The SGS really is an amazing bit of kit, and the pro's certainly outweigh the cons.