What can you do with S3 that you can't with an IPhone

[universem2]

I am starting this thread to help other iOS defectors. I would like to find out all of the things that an iPhone can't do compared to an android device to help sway iOS to the light.

1. Widgets
2. Live Wallpapers
3. Pure phone customization. ( themes )
4. Emulators to play old video games. ( snes, n64, mame....)
5. Google Maps Navigation.
6. Access to file explorer like in a pc.
7. Share most files with other apps for easy uploading. (In iOS you are restricted to what applications the app is designed to share with )
8. 4g Speeds
9. Better notification system with control over individual notifications.
10. True multi-tasking.

Am I missing anything guys? I wrote this thread also for some of my friends who are considering the switch after seeing the SGS 3.

 

[ylexot]

NFC.
Face unlock.

 

[brichi]

this thread should be fun, lol

ignore a call and directly respond via a preset or custom text

BUT

8. tethering
you can tether on an iPhone unless you are doing some weird tethering thing that iPhone can't do?

 

[dervari]

Swype-able keyboards. This would be a deal breaker for me with an i*.

 

[bvbull200]

Swype-able keyboards. This would be a deal breaker for me with an i*.

HUGE thing that gets overlooked. I found out that I couldn't get a swipe-to-type keyboard on my in-laws iPhones as was quite stunned.

 

[universem2]

this thread should be fun, lol

ignore a call and directly respond via a preset or custom text

BUT

8. tethering
you can tether on an iPhone unless you are doing some weird tethering thing that iPhone can't do?

Oops I meant 4g speed tethering.

 

[davoid]

Install apps from outside of Market - from SDCard or even email attachments.

 

[ylexot]

Swype-able keyboards. This would be a deal breaker for me with an i*.

That's a good one and its not just Swype keyboards (although Swype is my choice). Being able to change keyboards in general is pretty huge.

 

[lsmith9523]

Flash

 

[kboss375]

S beam
pattern unlock - which is much more secure then a passcode
watch videos while texting
change the launcher
app drawer.

A couple of those are just pure android, but still not available on i*hones

 

[XplosiV]

Would it be an idea to *star things that can be done on a jail broken iphone, to give a more accurate comparison? So your list is, "this can't be done on iphone, but these ones can if you jail break it"

Encrypt device?
Encrypt Sd?
Bigger/better use of screen real estate?
Ad-hoc wifi?

 

[XplosiV]

pattern unlock - which is much more secure then a passcode

How so? You leave a slug trail with a pattern type unlock that can easily be seen if you look the right way.

Try and re-order 8 taps on the screen correctly without having seen the code entered

 

[Ballymoss]

"What can you do with S3 that you can't with an IPhone"

1) Make IPhone owners jealous.

2) Return it to Samsung for repairs.

 

[dmanindfw]

SD card - expandable memory

switch batteries on your own

more screen real estate

voice commands - for camera, call rejection, call answer

briefing alarms - for scheduled news and weather delivery

browser choices - I think iPhones only allow for stock and now Firefox (sort of)

Android allows you to break free of the iTunes environment

 

[Rachel A]

Use a default browser other than Safari...

 

[Ches111]

TASKER!

The fact that this open source OS allows consumer access to "ALL" sensors/events/timers/... COMPLETELY sets ANY Android device apart from IOS.

It sometimes takes months of negotiation with Apple to release an app that makes use of certain sensors. Often this is because Apple has their own product in the works that is similar to what is already developed.

 

[Ches111]

Ease of Rootability -- Try to jailbreak an iPhone what a mess!

Complete ROM changeout/flash by consumers -- this is not only an easy practice now but in the communities it is fully accepted (minus the vendors saying it will void warranty). This one is very important since if your device is feeling old and tired you can simply Flash a new ROM in that completely or near completely changes the look, feel, and useability of the device. Want the newest OS update but the vendor has not released it yet? For most devices the new OS update is supported in the dev community far earlier than vendor OTA releases.

Ability to Theme (I know already listed but needs expansion) -- You can make your Android look, feel, operate, just like an iPhone. Theme changes imply that you are ONLY changing the look of the device when in fact you are often changing the UI drastically to meet your needs. Look at HUBs UI on YouTube Asus Transformer: Hubs Navigation Tutorial - YouTube. These are stock Tablet devices that are making use of applications/widgers from the market to fully change the UI experience.

 

[Rachel A]

You can probably make the UI of an S3 look like an iPhone but no chance of making an iPhone look like an S3

 

[Hogan773]

Not be an Apple FanBoi

 

[matttye]

I think of android as an enthusiast OS. You can do a lot more with it. It's not always easy to use and sometimes getting it to work with all of your third party accessories can be difficult, but it is a lot more capable, so the trade off is worth it.

I could list hundreds of things the S3 could do that the iPhone can't, but my advice to anyone who wants to know is to try them both out.

 

[Pothers]

"What can you do with S3 that you can't with an IPhone"

Drag & Drop
Not be ashamed to take it out of your pocket

 

[treb1797]

See the screen :thumb:

 

[Ballymoss]

Show IPhone owners what features the IPhone 5 might have if Apple can figure out how to copy them.

 

[matttye]

Show IPhone owners what features the IPhone 5 might have if Apple can figure out how to copy them.

Apple is too smart to copy the features of the Galaxy S3, they probably have plans for their next ten iPhones because of the way they ration features.

It's a genius business strategy.

 

[sean76]

What I can do with my S3 that my iPhone couldn't do is have my S3 on WiFi with no apps running and know for sure that even with no usage that my S3 will drop about 25% with no usage within about 2 hours.

My iPhone definitely couldn't do this...lmaooo!!!