I have had an iPhone since the very first one came out in America. I remember having to get my dad to buy it for me when he went down to the states and having to unlock it when he brought it back. Since then I have upgraded my iPhone every year. The latest iPhone, the iPhone 4 is an amazing piece of hardware. Great build quality, great design, and an amazing battery life. Yet for some reason i was starting to get sick of it. This is because of all the restrictions that the iOS has. I wanted to customize my experience on my phone, but unfortunately this wasn't possible. So about a week ago I did something a little crazy...I sold my iPhone and bought my very first android device.
The android device I chose to go with is the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate. I chose this device for a couple of reasons. First off, I knew I had to stick with a rogers device since I was still on a contract. Secondly, the screen. This device has a gorgeous 4inch Super AMOLED screen. It may not have the same pixel density of the iPhone 4, but it makes up for it with its amazing contrast ratio and brightness.
Alright so now its time for some pros and cons of switching from the iPhone 4 to the Samsung Captivate.
Pros - customizable home screens, much brighter screen, no restriction on apps, ability to download apps from places other than marketplace, ability to change default apps.
Cons - Battery life is nowhere near as good as the iphone 4 but it still lasts the day, not as many apps as App store, lack of quality games.
Overall I am very happy with my move to android, but who knows what will happen when the iphone 5 comes out.
Peter, does size come in to it? They look about the same dimensions.
ReplyDeleteThe Galaxy is sure a great looking device though. Do you find it any easier/tougher to type on?
Does the Galaxy have blue-tooth and if so will it mate up to something like the Apple wireless keyboard?
Here is another great comparison (also with the Evo4G - http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-4-vs-samsung-galaxy-svs-evo-4g/
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They are pretty similar is size, but the galaxy is a little bit bigger. The screen on the galaxy is also a 4inch as opposed to the iPhones 3.5inch screen. Typing on it is really easy as you can change the keyboard to a number of different ones. The swype keyboard that comes on it default is pretty awesome. yup its got bluetooth support, but i'm not sure if it works with wireless keyboards right out of the box. I'm sure there is probably some way to enable it though.
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