Many
people know that I'm editor of the mobile phone, but the relative
popularity in runet I gained when hit in the co-host of a wonderful show
Radio-T. And I got there after bought the first iPhone, so for me rooted reputation hardened "ayfonolyuba." But those who read my blog closely, you know how the phone maniac I was (and continues to be, though in a more relaxed form). Changed to 5-8 pipes per year, a small fraction of what I used, you can see the post about phones and smartphones Nokia Siemens.
I bought the first iPhone in 2008. Of course, I liked it, but even he held my attention for half a year - I changed it to Nokia. But
a few months later acquired official Belenky iPhone 3G - and lived with
him a happy year and a half (although the desire to have more and more
new pipes do not go to waste, as the second phone I have had a lot of
retro telephones, and even public sector doroguschy Japanese Sharp 906SH
, which I never got to write a post here.) "It's the magic bubbles", that is - constantly update the firmware for the phone, which added more and more features. In
2009 and early 2010 counterparts iPhone just was not - like the
convenience and the variety and quality of the available software. When my 3G broke, I tried to use the Samsung Spica based on Android 1.5. The experience was extremely negative and I ordered the iPhone 3GS with eBay. Received a noticeable increase in the speed of the software and a good camera. Almost relieved ... :) By the way, all the details of my "iPhone" story is described here.
Well, I had a 3GS, I lived almost happily. But, "telephone disease", as I call it, they did not let go. And Android-phones are becoming more and more interesting. The
tipping point came when in the magazine "Mobile News" (I write for them
a small column, "Woman's View"), I was given a top-end
Android-smartphone Sony Ericsson X10. At first I was very scared - because I was so besil Spica to Android 1.5, and now 1.6, launches. But
all doubts disappeared when I took the machine in hand - in SE
finalized "naked» Android to quite a pleasant appearance, add their
applications to work with the media and social networks, in general,
everything was quite usability. Also, pleasantly surprised the handset itself. I got the X10 in white body - he just "nyashka", it is possible to admire the constantly. And what a screen! Perhaps one of the biggest in the market - 4 inches. A pleasure, "surf" with him on the web, read twitter, work with maps and GPS. In general, the phone has made the best impression and give it back did not want to. Was
born the idea to buy a similar, but the thing is not cheap, and
therefore the choice of Android-staff wanted to go balanced. In addition to the X10 I was very interested and HTC Desire.I
decided vospopolzovatsya office and appealed to the SE and HTC with
requests to give me the Desire and X10 for testing and writing, in the
format of "personal experience." Planned
to use the phone a few weeks as the main tubes (instead of iPhone) and
on the basis of experience to understand - if I can even live with the
Android-phone and, if so, which one should you :). First,
both companies denied (large demand for pipes for testing), then - just
before our holiday with Eugene - HTC sent me a wonderful smartphone
Desire.With him we went to Kiev. It turned out very well, because it was on a trip without a computer next to the phone you can find the best. Desire I used to work on the Web, with mail, twitter, IM-clients, for photos, GPS and terrain orientation, get directions. But even for games, apps, music and video - in general, as they say, "to the full." In fact, in the phone as I could leave my substitute computer. Earlier this "mission" great skill iPhone, now I can say that the Desire is not worse. A detailed account of the life of the phone, I will post soon on MForum.And while I can say briefly about the pros and cons of Desire. Yes,
he has an unparalleled screen (diagonal slightly less than the X10, but
the device is convenient to use with one hand) - AMOLED, very clear,
bright, high contrast, high resolution. Reaction to the perfect touch, multitouch works fine. Admire on screen Desire is endless. Another nice performance hit (especially after braking Spica) - all just flies at iPhone 3GS, but something even faster. One can not say about the shell Sense. IMHO, the best thing that could happen to the Android :) And this is just the "polish" that the system is not enough. Sense
incredibly beautiful, with elegant icons, widgets (with time and
weather - very cool, the screen may even rain, erasable "janitors!") And
other "goodies". And
as the keyboard of HTC counterparts simply can not see - a lot of rows
of letters, all in fast access autosubstitution AutoCorrect, and for
good reason - this "Claudia" was pulled from the firmware and put on
other Android-tube :). And
the loud speaker, GPS smart, easy to work with WiFi, support for
FM-radio, pleasant in an optical joystick, perfect build housing on the
back cover "soft touch", etc.Disadvantages too. First, the weak battery. Just like the iPhone, after six months of use. With a very active use (maps, GPS, a lot of the web, photos, twitter, some calls, games) live 6-7 hours, maximum 8. Moreover, if the active climbing in the internet while charging, it can even sit down! On holiday it was inconvenient as we walked from morning to evening and outlets almost were not. With
him there was always a netbook, but the Desire from the network is
charging 4 times faster than the laptop, so what's the point of it was a
little. In addition, this chic room, AMOLED-screen fades shamelessly under the direct rays of the sun - see the text almost impossible. In a sunny Kiev and Odessa, more solar read Twitter had buried under a sweater or finding a shady side street. And, worst of all unreadable text on a dark background, and the shell Sense just in black tones and executed. I even had to put a polygonal version of your favorite Twi-client Touiteur, to get a light theme for him. Hello
Google, by the way, would include you already paid market in Russia for
the iPhone I have three years of any program not stolen, and there
would be happy to buy if I could. Another of the cons - to 5-megapixel camera somehow rather weak in terms of image quality. Although much of the same best iphone :).In
general, the Desire I really became friends, got used to the OS, and
even taking the iPhone in hand at times began to blunt "where is the
back button and menu," somehow missed already ayfonovskogo minimalism. Like the screen, like speed. Battery
is not scared (because I rarely leave except long'm away from the
wall), the screen too (summer and sun in St. Petersburg soon). And yet - scary like new. I
have just in case asked if I do not give a test X10, was asked to wait
for another, decided not to wait and bought the Desire. I do not regret - yet its screen and the shell Sense is a big plus.By the way, there's got another bug phone. When I tested the model from HTC, I was asked several times on Twitter - if he had a purple tint screen? I could not understand what it is. But soon realized when she looked in the phone store. At first I thought that the screens are just different "color temperature". If my test phone had coldish white tone, the magazine unit explicitly cast a pinkish. Then I did not pay attention to it - it happens (for example, the first iPhone screen was too cool, and in a warm shade of 3G). But I came home, was a great read about the problem - it turned out, it is widely known. And for the first time made the minimum backlight - screen goes all purple. Not that this is a big bug, but something unpleasant, especially if there is a phone with no pink-purple tint. I hope this garbage corrected, if possible at the level of the software.Overall I am very happy buying. In fact, the iPhones do not use it for a month. When
I take it in hand, catches the eye dull low resolution screen, and the
first few seconds I do not understand, "you can not have poke" (out of
the habit of logic software). In principle, no torment not feel. We can say that Android (especially with the shell Sense) and iPhone OS now at the same level of beauty and comfort. Something one choice - a private matter, look what suits you. The only thing that Android loses clearly - in quality and quantity of third-party software. Almost no good games, with programs better things, but the usability and appearance often leave much to be much better. Although this is a matter of time. Google still take over the world, I'm sure :)). On
the other hand, waiting for the summer and the new iPhone, they can not
make it really cool, otherwise the end of popular iPhone :).Well, back to the iPhone :). Before buying Desire Zhenya and I sold Spica (well, thank God, do I regret buying), and he used it since January. Surprisingly, failed to do so, reducing the price in half from new. With the price tag even higher calling was not. Well still not sorry. Zhenya was happy because I
gave him my 3GS (he first started to use a lot of iPhone in Ukraine,
and imbued with the convenience and variety of OS software). Thoughts
sell iPhone does not even arise - to part with this phone at all, I is
not ready, it is necessary to use the same on something cool software
and games, let it stay in the family :). However terrible happened. I even think that my spirit Jobs punished for betraying the iPhone :)).My
wife really wanted to get a clean "like new" iPhone and he was looking
for a factory reset, did a hard reset, something stuck in the process,
it connects your phone to your computer and select the recovery
software. In this case, downloaded the newest firmware, and as an American I have 3GS, you know - the device is locked. In the course of his new version of the modem, and for firmware 3.1.3 with this version of the modem unlock yet. Alas. Rather, they say that it is, but it does not produce as waiting
for the official release of firmware 4.0 from Apple, so before
releasing it is not patched by hackers found the hole ... This is how one awkward because of the iPhone has turned into our iPod Touch.At first I could not believe that there is no escape. Eugene fell asleep, I was studying ways to unlock midnight until it became clear - for me no options. Upset, even crying. Still, I love the iPhone, we had (and its predecessors) have lived many happy years :). And that's a shame it was so stupid to lose the phone to an unknown date. So far, Eugene enjoys test HTC, but these days it must be returned. And he will remain with iPods, eh :).Well, almost the whole story :). Ask if that is interesting about the iPhone or Android. Sure,
it's funny that back in January, I was blown platform to pieces (right
were the ones who told me that I got a bad unit to explore the OS), but
in May bought Android-phone, on which ecstatic. Case in devayse (Desire hare), and the operating system with a remarkable pace of development.
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