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Well I was wondering what you guys think about this possible trade between me and a friend.
He offered me a jailbroken and unlocked white IPhone 3GS 32GB for my Samsung galaxy s 4g. I know the majority here are android fans but my intentions on this trade is for my wife, she needs a much simpler phone than an android. So please, any advice is greatly appreciated. I just want to make sure this is a fair trade, or if I'm getting an awesome deal, or even me getting ripped off..
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I'd say no and I'm not an android fan. Women love video chat for whatever reason.
z33dev33l said:
I'd say no and I'm not an android fan. Women love video chat for whatever reason.
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So how much do you think money-wise I'm losing on this trade?
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According to the average Craigslist pricing here, 40 dollars. But you're losing quality here too. Android can be made into a dumb-phone so it shouldn't be too big a pain.
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According to the average Craigslist pricing here, 40 dollars. But you're losing quality here too. Android can be made into a dumb-phone so it shouldn't be too big a pain.
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Thanks for the post. So how much would you suggest I sell this Samsung galaxy s 4g for? Like 200-250?
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Right in that range, dependant entirely on condition.
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Right in that range, dependant entirely on condition.
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Thank you very much. Anymore opinions from anyone else reguarding this trade will be greatly appreciated.
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i wouldnt bother its not worth it to be perfectly honest
I would simplify the Samsung, much better phone
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I would not trade for any kind of Apple. Wait until your wife slaps you cause she cant do certain things she usto do before.
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Lots of hate for iPhone around here. I believe they all have their strong and weak points. But logically the only reason to consider going to iPhone would be for the richness of the apps (not looking to start a war, but having used both, I simply find there to be more apps available for iPhone - now, not talking 3 or 6 months from now). But back to my point. If she wants a simple phone then she's not after apps. As far as simplicity goes, iPhone is simpler, simply because there is less choice. Its a little more closed. Really - I think the question you should be asking is Nexus vs a Blackberry instead of Nexus vs an iPhone though. I say sell your Nexus and put the money to a dumb phone with qwerty keyboard, or trade it for a BB. I'm thinking your wife wants a phone for communication primarly and this is what you mean by simple. I will stand my ground and say nothing - absolutely nothing beats a BB for txt'ing, email, and raw phone capabilities. Don't go with a Curve model or Torch - you should be able to trade someone straight across for a Bold 9780 in new condition.
Last note - you're looking at trading an 8 month old phone for one that's likely 2 years old. That alone indicates to me its not a "good deal".
Blackberries are terrible for everything aside from bbm...
I am all about android and would never use an Iphone, but I feel like that is a pretty good trade...
I wouldnt trade my galaxy s for an iphone 5.
Its a fair trade , ppl here are giving partial veiws. I myself is a Android user but I do know for a fact ios does suck at all, and specially for girls, its just the right phone.
success is directly proportional to hate, since more public is exposed to it,and human nature to look at negetives rather then positives. This applies to men , girls and I guess mobile and its platforma too ...lol
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Assuming they're both in comparable condition they're around equal market value. From a hardware perspective the Galaxy smokes. From a usability perspective the iPhone wins.
For some reason, white devices tend to attract a little more attention, especially if they're for females.
I'm not an Apple fan by any means, but if I were in your position, buying for your reasons - I'd do it. Unless your wife is a geek. I'd make damn sure it was in good nick first, though.
Good luck.
I'd probably do it if it's what my wife wanted.
Not a bad idea.
what do you prefer the galaxy s2 or iphone 4s?
It's all preference I just don't like the feel of an iPhone to small and the glass breaks to easy, and ios can't really modify it to make it ur own.
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if iphone has a bigger screen, i may consider.
thecalip said:
if iphone has a bigger screen, i may consider.
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Had iphone 4 over a year.....loved it jailbroke it, had all types of things going on...emulators, remote control, remote access, you name it I did it...I sold it after discovering iphone 5 was not being relased in October and decided to try Android.
The HTC Sensation was a great tablet but horrible phone...I knew Droid had great potential but I needed a better phone to bring out that experience
Enter the T989....
Coming from iphone 4, I had high standards. The Galaxy S2 not only performed as well if not better on the computer side, its actually turned out to be a better telephone.
Sound quality, bluetooth connectivity, ear speaker volume...speakerphone volume
It soars!
Screen quality...is actually very good. Last but not least Pentaband phone....research what that means
I can go on and on let's just say that I'm wirelessly tethering my laptop from my GS2 at 4G speed and enjoying every minute of it
Get this phone if you haven't already...you won't be dissapointed. It delivers every benefit you're looking for in spades
Thought about buying an iPad 2. Couldn't pull the trigger because of the thought of all I would be losing out on. Got a 10.1 Tab instead. Still in awe of it. So much so I got a GS2 yesterday. As a Sensation4G owner I have to say these phones aren't in the same league. Aside from a horrible firmware upgrade experience this phone is awesome. The i* products have nothing on these. The arguments about build quality aren't valid imo. Nothing about either of these devices feels cheap. Now I know why Apple is trying to stop Samsung from selling these. I'm probably going to buy a Samsung tv in a few weeks too.
(written on a macbook pro)
Samsung+Android=<3
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i have to say that the opinions in this thread is actually very good. They're not biased and bashing iphones like how most of these turns out.
I would like to add that most people stayed with iphone over android because of battery life, but the gs2 battery life is actually really good. With the correct settings and combination of rom and kernel, the phone will outlast an iphone 4s.
another! 4g>>>>>3g
what most people miss about the iphone when going to the gs2 is the retina display. but come on... its a freaken huge screen lol, connect your gs2 to your tv and laugh at all the iphone users! muahahha jk.. not really.
well if your on tmobile, and using iphone u are sacrifycing your 4g speeds. iphone is a great phone. its just the screen is too small. i would use iphone, but without 4g and using edge, hell no lol
by functionality, Android, and that means SGS2 is better
a ton of people i work with have switched from various iphones (including the 4s) to the sgs2 and never looked back...
Galaxy +1 The best smartphone 2011 year
http://www.compare-cellphones.org/Apple-iPhone-4S-vs-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II
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http://www.compare-cellphones.org/Apple-iPhone-4S-vs-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II
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Why the sad face? On that page S2 clearly has better features although for some reason they seem to misunderstand ram as they say the iphone has more ram for playing games when it doesn't it only has more storage space.
Dave
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funziebear said:
It's all preference I just don't like the feel of an iPhone to small and the glass breaks to easy, and ios can't really modify it to make it ur own.
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totally agreed
i have an android phone (my first) and im enjoying it so much but i like iphone too but considering that iphone is so expensive, the glass breaks too easily and when im searching i notice that the android community its getting bigger and bigger every day so if you need something on android you have a big community to get help
but like funziebear said its all preference
Galaxy S2, mainly because it's android and you are note bound by the limits of iOS, but also because (I think) the look and feel of the phone are just better.
You should also consider the Galaxy Nexus by the way, it's imo the best phone on the market right now.
Depends on what you want
I do think that Apple products are a little easier to use for the average (non geek) person, I suspect they are designed that way. And there is something to be said for that, but Android is more powerful and more flexible. I can't think of anything the Iphone can do that the S2 can't do equally well or better, at least with the appropriate apps.
Yeah I dont bash on iPhone that's what started my whole "smartphone" experience, I just don't care for it anymore haha I'll still work on them and jailbreak for friends so I'm still western of all it's updates and features I don't care to go back
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Franz24 said:
Galaxy S2, mainly because it's android and you are note bound by the limits of iOS, but also because (I think) the look and feel of the phone are just better.
You should also consider the Galaxy Nexus by the way, it's imo the best phone on the market right now.
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I agree completely.
I think its like comparing apples and pears...
Thank you all for your help.. and I've gotten the Galaxy S2 yesterday and I really do like it I've had a lot of android phones on att and Tmobile. I had the iPhone 4 twice but not the 4S. Its just that android sometimes slow down or freeze but the iPhone 4 barley freezes or slows down. But I have the galaxy s2 and I'm thinking if I should trade it for a iPhone 4S
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So all day today I was hearing the iphone Show Off Event. I couldnt help to wonder are they really going to blow my S3 away. Then they announced the Itouch. I was like "thats it". I couldnt stop laughing at all the people i saw with iphones. I even remmebered the people that said that when they get the iphone 5 I would be ashamed to own a S3. Now im getting prepared to rub it into their faces that yes people the S3 is the leader of the pack.
Please share how your going to enjoy showing of your amazing S3
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Well im just gonna use my phone i couldn't care less what people think.
most people are amazed by my S3. AT&T, Sprint and Verizon stores are still having a tough time keeping up inventory. I have a friend that works at the verizon store closest to me n they keep running out. With the iphone coming out now, who knows how many more times that will happen tho
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I'm not an angst filled autistic 17 year old drama queen so I don't give a **** about what phone somebody else spends their money on.
HOLY COW! Is it really necessary to start a new thread for every iPhone 5 comment. It is not like it is hard to fine the other 5 threads since they are all on the first page!
Damn you iPhone for ruining the general section of the S3! Now please disappear so we can can go back to discussing the S3. Wonder if when the S3 or new Android device gets released if iPhone forums get filled up with posts about it.
You know what...honestly...I was happy to hear the new iPhone had a 4 inch screen, that is until I saw it was narrow as ****. It is the exact same width as the 4/4s but with a taller screen.
Lame.
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Omg I just read the dumbest **** ever. Cnet wrote an article on which to buy between the 5 and s3 a win/loss spec by special point system. Get to the camera and they give the 5 the win. Their reasoning? The s3 and 4s cameras are on par, and the 5 camera has to be better since its newer.
Now that's journalism there damn it!
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Omg I just read the dumbest **** ever. Cnet wrote an article on which to buy between the 5 and s3 a win/loss spec by special point system. Get to the camera and they give the 5 the win. Their reasoning? The s3 and 4s cameras are on par, and the 5 camera has to be better since its newer.
Now that's journalism there damn it!
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Smdh. Type of logic is that?
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Smdh. Type of logic is that?
Gs3
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Exactly. Since the i5 camera is newer than the s3 camera it must be better! Must have been an apple fan who wrote the article. Who can write an comparison article when he hasn't even got the dang phone yet?moron
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To be fair, having owned an iPhone 4 for a few months back at its launch date, the camera on that phone for raw PQ far out does many phones on the market today.
My dad has the 4s and IMHO it takes better quality pictures, but is very limited in options. A side by side shot between his and mine I will loose every time.
To say the 5 will be better camera wise, going by specs I believe it, but you cannot say for sure until it has been tested.
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My prob was he gave the 5 the win in almost every category without having tested the phone. I mean come on, really?!
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want to discuss the iphone?
go to iphone-developers.com
I love how it I sent even on our level and its a new phone
Samsung innovates.... apple immitates .
Anyway.... what are your opinions on the madder
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Apple doesn't imitate. Gotta correct you on that. There's nothing out there like the iPhone aesthetically. This is one of the reasons so many sheep buy it. The thing looks sleek and elegant and the only other manufacturers that come close in build quality is Nokia and HTC. I personally think its an awesome phone. Its Apple themselves as a company and iOS where everything goes downhill. I would buy an iPhone if I could slap Jelly Bean on it.
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Complete disappointment. I'm not an applefone fan but I thought they would come out strong with something innovative. Its just a lewd attempt to draw revenue IMO. The sgs3 kicks its ass. The sgs2 is still a competitor.
TBH I'm sick and tired of every new Android phone released being compared to the IPhone. All people are doing are giving the damn thing more publicity than it already has. The reason the iPhone sells so much is because humans always want more of the same. A tried and true formula if you will. Look at Call of Duty. Millions buy it every year because it maintains the same formula. Add a little here and there and viola. Everyone buys it because its the "thing to have". We here on XDA are the minority. We care about things that your average joe could careless about. They don't even care for the technical specifications. All they know is that there's a new iPhone out with a bigger screen. Simple people like simple things. Apple knows how to capitalize on this. Its sales 101. You never talk about the product itself but the benefits you would gain from it.
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I think people should be more open minded and accept that other people can have a difference of opinion. Some people aren't as technically inclined as many users here on XDA and like their phone to be simple and work. Yes android is more powerful and has more customization options but some people don't want to get all worked up about their phones. They just want to use them and not worry about spending hours working on them.
I personally don't have giant hands and having to readjust my grip to press the screen can get annoying. I have an ipod touch 4g and it fits perfectly in my hand. Plus the retina screen is beautiful to look at. I want to see it on the iphone 5 which would look even better.
I love my gs2 and android but that doesn't give me the right to call other human beings sheeps just because of the type of phone they're using. I just let them do what they do and mind my own business.
It's a stupid thing to think less of someone just because of the type of phone they're using. Stuff like that is similar to what leads to racism.
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Complete disappointment. I'm not an applefone fan but I thought they would come out strong with something innovative. Its just a lewd attempt to draw revenue IMO. The sgs3 kicks its ass. The sgs2 is still a competitor.
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My exact feelings. I expected it to have something we've never seen before...
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My exact feelings. I expected it to have something we've never seen before...
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Like what?? You want it to make you coffee??? Let me turn the tables and use your own expectations against you. What are you expecting from the GS4 other than a better CPU, more ram, better camera, and new OS?? Coz that's exactly what what was upgraded in the iPhone... let's be real here people. If you're going to judge the thing atleast judge it fairly. Like I said my only gripe against the iPhone is iOS and its limitations. If someone were to somehow port android to an iPhone 5 I'd probably be all over it. The truth of the matter is the iPhone 5 has more changes and improvements when compared to the iPhone 4s than the changes that were made between the GSIII and GSII. Let's all be real here. We don't hate the iPhone. We hate Apple themselves, their business practices and their followers.
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I myself love the iPhone especially now that the damn thing has a bigger screen 4" is perfect, maybe 4.3" but anything larger would kill its look.
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This is CNET Top 5 : Reasons not to buy the Galaxy S4
he is true.. except i didnt like point no 3
I don't see what's the problem, all his arguments are solid and valid.
At the end he also say. It was very heavy to find 5 arguments to not buy the Galaxy S4.
Points 4 and 2 are rather contradictory. "Don't buy an S4 because they look boring. 'Stand out from the crowd' and get an HTC One, just like EVERYONE else is. Or buy a Nexus, which looks even more boring than the S4."
Point 1 is of course spot on though.
The HTC One and Nexus doesn't have a expandable microSD slot and back cover can't be removed to replace battery
It's funny because he gives like 10 reasons to buy it before the first reason not to buy it. And if you keep waiting to buy the next phone, you'll never buy one. Phones are coming out by the month so just buy the damn phone.
Note 3? I don't need a tablet in my pocket.
lamest reasons ever
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Yeah. Let's all buy/not buy a phone because of the way it looks/doesn't look Tech journalists are imbeciles for the most part (and a surprising number, particularly US ones, are reluctant to criticise Apple's products).
and more reasons not to buy this phone:
- it lags as hell
- worst low light camera phone ever
Quit whining, just put any other rom than Touchwiz on this and it is smoother than any other phone. Ok, Touchwiz has some cool features, but you'll only use them a few times, so it isn't worth sticking with Touchwiz.
Benchmarks with aosp 4.3 outrun the LG G2 so easily, which makes it even more obvious that this phone is awesome.
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Quit whining, just put any other rom than Touchwiz on this and it is smoother than any other phone. Ok, Touchwiz has some cool features, but you'll only use them a few times, so it isn't worth sticking with Touchwiz.
Benchmarks with aosp 4.3 outrun the LG G2 so easily, which makes it even more obvious that this phone is awesome.
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exactly. and @ the guy who was whining about the low light performance of the camera: 1. you haven´t ever used a galaxy s4 - the low light performance is great 2. buy a htc one with it´s crappy 4mp sensor.
usually most photos are taken at daytime.
also i love the s4´s design and performance. everything is perfect. best screen i´ve seen till now. outstanding camera. removable battery and sd card slot and it´s very light because of the polycarbonate case. also it will outperform the htc one when getting dropped completely.
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and more reasons not to buy this phone:
- it lags as hell
- worst low light camera phone ever
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You can flash Omega ROM, it is quite smooth. You can have all the Samsung features.
Oh no he has an opinion! Video was grand, valid points for him.
HTC one is a lovely device, nexus 4 is cool. S4 is great. It's one guys opinion. Welcome it.
Tis only a phone.
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5. Underdog innovation: is just a stupid reason and yes, you will always find something else quite innovative in another phone. You should chose the innovation you will find the most useful... or maybe no software innovation at all and like me just use the plain Google Android OS with some improvements like CyanogenMod does.
4. Boring design: that's a subjective mater. I find the design awesome. It doesn't fly from your hands, it's slim, it's pleasing to the hands on cold or warm climate. I don't care at all about plastic like a lot of people do. I even despise metallic phones like iPhone or HTC. Also, why you should change a working design? I find awesome that Samasung Galaxy line design is improving on previous designs. If you're on the stupidity of getting status from your phone buy those exclusive designs for Android that costs thousands of dollars. You will be noticed then.
3. Samsung Galaxy S3: granted, there is not much a difference with it but I can talk from what I see in my country. The price difference doesn't justify buying an older phone, as they are almost priced the same and there are still some advantages from the S4. Battery is definitely better for start. The design IMO is also better, but that's just subjective you remember.
2. Google Nexus 5: I would have also added all the army of phones that are coming. You know, that's the universal "not to buy" reason for any technology?, there will always be something new. You won't end buying anything at all as Nexus 5 in six months will also be old and something better will be just around the corner. Just wait for the next big thing... eternally.
1. The next Samsung phone: idem 2
They do realize most of these reasons are stupid and they (almost) say it on the video.
LOL! That was pretty tongue in cheek. Great to see there is not a single REAL reason not to get the phone on his list. No technical issues, features missing, etc.
real reasons:
1. uber oversized crappy TW
2. cpu overheats fast
thats all i can think off.
1 is solved by a new rom
and 2 is solved by a new kernel with UV.
the rom/stock is just awful
LOL. That video obviously all subjective reasoning. We're buying phone because we like those phone, if we don't like the phone just don't buy it or sell it if already buy it.
And imo SGS4 is a great phone.
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LOL. That video obviously all subjective reasoning. We're buying phone because we like those phone, if we don't like the phone just don't buy it or sell it if already buy it.
And imo SGS4 is a great phone.
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yep I agree its all about what suits you.
Personally I'm sick of these threads they achieve little apart from people going tribal and fighting their corner. Both phones are very good and also differant but the same so instead of rubbishing either buy what suits you and be happy with it.
oh and the number one best reason for not taking any notice of the vid is that its from May so in terms of the mibile phone world its 1984 stuff.