Samsung Galaxy S vs iPhone 4 vs Blackberry vs Nokia N8
Hi from South Africa. New to the forum. Hopefully i can get some awesome advice.
Okay. So i'm getting a new phone. I've been an avid (if a little fed up) Nokia user for about a decade. My current phone is a Nokia 5800 Xpress Music.
My upgrade is next month. I recently narrowed my options down to the following 4 phones: the Samsung Galaxy S, iPhone 4, some kind of Blackberry or the Nokia N8.
I have since ruled out the Nokia because apart from the awesome camera (which doesnt actually seem to really outperform its competitors), its not a better phone. Also its a nokia. ugh. another nokia.
I've also ruled out the iPhone because, quite frankly, i dont buy into the hype. In fact, the hype just irritates me. Also, its expensive, and rather limited in its functionality.
That leaves me with the Galaxy S, which seems like the best Android handset around, and something from the range of Blackberries, possibly a torch.
Here's my problem: while the blackberry OS falls short in a number of key areas, the seemingly far superior integrated messaging system is very attractive, and has caught my eye for a while now. It seems to just work. And the push system is awesome. And only a $10/m subscription. (Bear in mind that in South Africa, we get screwed with data and text charges).
I am pretty unfamiliar with Android, and have only heard great things (and of course, love google).
My questions:
1. How does the Galaxy S compare in terms of email, text and IM management? Is it possible to set the phone up so that i spend almost no energy or time (i suppose measured in gestures) managing all these different types of communications on the Galaxy?
2. Furthermore, should i remain constantly logged on to gmail and gtalk, and therefore connected to the 3G network, how much data (specifically) will be expended per hour on the system doing routine 'check-ins' to the server to update?
Hi from South Africa. New to the forum. Hopefully i can get some awesome advice.
Okay. So i'm getting a new phone. I've been an avid (if a little fed up) Nokia user for about a decade. My current phone is a Nokia 5800 Xpress Music.
My upgrade is next month. I recently narrowed my options down to the following 4 phones: the Samsung Galaxy S, iPhone 4, some kind of Blackberry or the Nokia N8.
I have since ruled out the Nokia because apart from the awesome camera (which doesnt actually seem to really outperform its competitors), its not a better phone. Also its a nokia. ugh. another nokia.
I've also ruled out the iPhone because, quite frankly, i dont buy into the hype. In fact, the hype just irritates me. Also, its expensive, and rather limited in its functionality.
That leaves me with the Galaxy S, which seems like the best Android handset around, and something from the range of Blackberries, possibly a torch.
Here's my problem: while the blackberry OS falls short in a number of key areas, the seemingly far superior integrated messaging system is very attractive, and has caught my eye for a while now. It seems to just work. And the push system is awesome. And only a $10/m subscription. (Bear in mind that in South Africa, we get screwed with data and text charges).
I am pretty unfamiliar with Android, and have only heard great things (and of course, love google).
My questions:
1. How does the Galaxy S compare in terms of email, text and IM management? Is it possible to set the phone up so that i spend almost no energy or time (i suppose measured in gestures) managing all these different types of communications on the Galaxy?
2. Furthermore, should i remain constantly logged on to gmail and gtalk, and therefore connected to the 3G network, how much data (specifically) will be expended per hour on the system doing routine 'check-ins' to the server to update?