https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:30:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one/page/2#post-1280202 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:28:43 +0000 pui 1280202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Truce. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one/page/2#post-1280200 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:27:43 +0000 MsLipGloss 1280200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: I still think your loyalty to the Android/Galaxy is misplaced (and I am sure you feel similarly of my loyalty to the iPhone), but for the sake of the thread, and because it's Friday, let's call a truce! :heart: </p> <p>@Reese: When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one/page/2#post-1280152 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:09:33 +0000 Ash 1280152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: I just use a memory card but I've used drop box too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280149 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:07:39 +0000 hilsy85 1280149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love my iPhone specifically for the photos--DH has a samsung S4 and the camera is nowhere near as good--it's much slower and the pics come out blurrier on average--although comparing an ideal pic from my phone to his, his is nicer! But it's easier to get a good pic on my phone (and I only have the 4, so I imagine the newer ones are even better). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280144 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:06:56 +0000 MsLipGloss 1280144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pink: It's a *power station* (mo battery) for your phone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280133 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:33 +0000 lawbee11 1280133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: I read through this thread and a lot of it is like a foreign language to me (I am not a techie!), but if you have an iPad I think it makes sense for you to have an iPhone. I have both as well and it's really convenient to be able to sync everything up. I also have Dropbox on both so it automatically saves my pics/videos from both devices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280094 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:49:13 +0000 Mrs. J 1280094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pink: what is a juice pack? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280091 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:48:34 +0000 Mrs. J 1280091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Reese: hahaha that was amazing. </p> [attach=2764/13/mxrdkz.284x177.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280084 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:46:33 +0000 Mrs. Pink 1280084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went from android to an iPhone (bought an iPhone 4 off a friend because we're not contract people) and I LOVE it... I find the battery lasts much longer then it did on my android and I like the apps better... additionally, if it matters- accessories for iPhones are much easier to come by- they do not make things like Juice Packs for many/if any android phones </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280082 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:45:11 +0000 pui 1280082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: That is actually a bit of a fallacy... the only real difference between Android Phones and Apple phones is hardware. Apple controls all their hardware, while virtually anyone can make an Android phone with various hardware specs. </p> <p>Think of it like a desktop machine. Some desktop computers have poor hardware specs and will have a lot of trouble running software, but upgrade that computer with new hardware and it will handle the software with no issues. Apps are really just programs run by your phone, which is a mini computer.</p> <p>No software for a computer is made for a specific computer, only specific specs, yet people manage to get computers that run the software without buying a computer made specifically for that software. If your specs meet or exceed the specs the software needs, it will work. The specs do not need to match the software perfectly, they just need to be as good or better.</p> <p>So you're part right. An app in iTunes will always run well on your iPhone, because Apple always makes sure that the specs of their phones meet the requirements of the apps, because they also control the apps. It also means the apps are limited... but that probably doesn't matter for you.</p> <p>On the other hand, it is very possible to buy a bad Android device and it can't run anything well. However, if you buy a phone with good specs, it will run fine. If you buy a top of the line phone (Like the Nexus 5, Samsung S4 or Note 3) it will run perfectly because the specs meet and exceed the apps' requirements.</p> <p>The difference is... Android apps keep being developed for better and better specs as things are constantly improving, but they may improve before the last generation of phones has been retired. Apple never lets the apps exceed the ability of their devices, so even though the specs of their devices are worse, they make up for it by not innovating too quickly with their apps too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280072 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:43:09 +0000 Reese 1280072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: Dont tempt me..</p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/zS1cLOIxsQ8" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/zS1cLOIxsQ8</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280064 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:37:34 +0000 MsLipGloss 1280064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: Yeah - I totally didn't complete my thought with that one - sorry! </p> <p>I should have written . . . With Android, just as with Windows, the code must be more generic and abstracted for a wide range of component choices and form factors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280062 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:37:10 +0000 pui 1280062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: Pretty good actually. The trouble with batteries is they are often the first thing to start going. My phone is new and I get 8 hours out of it easy (given, I don't use it much during the day, but at night I do more demanding things like watching videos so it probably evens out). Luckily the phone's battery can be removed and replaced and they're cheap to buy on Ebay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280061 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:36:47 +0000 Mrs. J 1280061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Reese: haha sometimes I feel like Apple vs Android is some sort of West Side Story gang rivalry! We need some dance fighting, stat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280059 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:35:37 +0000 Mrs. J 1280059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: do you store your pics on Dropbox or some other cloud service? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280058 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:35:26 +0000 Reese 1280058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>iPhone for lyfe *holds up some sort of gang sign*</p> <p>Aside from what @MsLipGloss: said - I find the other phones too big for my hands comfort wise.. and we already have everything Apple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280053 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:33:01 +0000 Mrs. J 1280053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: in terms of the S4 vs. s3, he originally picked the 3 because of the price difference when he got his phone. I don't think it was for any other reason. </p> <p>In terms of pricing, at least with Verizon, the S4 and the 5s cost the same, and the Note 3 costs more.</p> <p>How is your battery life with everything you do on your Note? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280052 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:32:58 +0000 pui 1280052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: ... "Android is stuck with Windows"... I'm sorry, but it is clearly you who doesn't know what you are talking about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280048 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:31:30 +0000 MsLipGloss 1280048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: You do not know what you're talking about *spec wise* . . . for starters, response time for screens is so much better on iPhone - there is an appreciable difference (55 milliseconds versus at least 114 milliseconds . . . and that will probably never change due to Apple controlling the software/hardware stack . . . with Android, just as with Windows, the code must be more generic and abstracted for a wide range of component choices and form factors), and what Apple does with an dual-core processor Samsung CAN'T do with a quad-core . . . I digress.</p> <p>And yeah, I didn't throw my list at/against anyone like *Booyah!*</p> <p>ETA: More complete statement as posted below. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280036 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:25:51 +0000 pui 1280036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Aggressive? How? Your list isn't aggressive but somehow mine is? o_O</p> <p>Also, everything I said above does apply to the Samsung phones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280033 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:24:43 +0000 MsLipGloss 1280033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: You're using both the Android and Galaxy, I just addressed Galaxy. And wow . . . aggressive much? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280020 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:21:54 +0000 pui 1280020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: </p> <p>1) Almost all apps are available for both. And there are plenty of apps available for Android not available for iPhone. Android now makes up more than half the market, you think developers are not going to try and target both to make the most money?</p> <p>2) Who uses Samsung Hub lmao? Google Play store is where it is at. You can even torrent things on an Android phone.</p> <p>3) That's debatable if you ask me. I see way more broken screens on iPhones than on Samsung ones. Never had a phone casing or screen break on me or my DH and DH drops his phone constantly.</p> <p>4) Support depends on where you buy the phone from. </p> <p>5) How? Android updates have no issues I have seen and most popular Android phones have updates very soon after they are released. If you want even faster updates, get the Nexus 5.</p> <p>6) I use my DH's Samsung S4 with one hand all the time, and I have small hands.</p> <p>The dealbreaker? Price. Each has their pros and cons, but considering Android has as many pros as iPhones do and costs less, it's a no brainer. Also spec wise, Android wins by a landslide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280015 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:19:29 +0000 MsLipGloss 1280015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: I have the 4S . . . hubs has 5S. We have had one of every generation (and still have them all over the house for various things!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1280006 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:17:58 +0000 sunny 1280006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my iPhone 5s but I do wish it had Swype. It does make texting easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1279998 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:15:36 +0000 Mrs. J 1279998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: thanks for the details! Do you find that it is easy to text? I currently use swype on my phone. Which iPhone do you have? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1279985 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:10:58 +0000 MsLipGloss 1279985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The iPhone still trumps the Galaxy for several reasons:</p> <p>1. Apps - they are always available first for the iPhone (may never be available on Galaxy)</p> <p>2. Better videos/music selection - iTunes versus Samsung Hub</p> <p>3. Better design and build quality - metal/glass versus plastic</p> <p>4. Free tech support from Apple (who supports the Galaxy? Do you call Samsung or your service provider?)</p> <p>5. Better--more consistent/reliable--software upgrades</p> <p>6. Can use it with one hand </p> <p>And that's just for starters! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1279965 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:05:34 +0000 WALLAROO 1279965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the Nexus 5 and love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1279952 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:01:03 +0000 doxielove 1279952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping this because DH and I are looking to upgrade! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1279804 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:25:41 +0000 Ash 1279804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: the s4 would be better than the note if that's the case. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smart-phoneswhich-one#post-1279787 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:20:41 +0000 jhd 1279787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i have an iphone 5. i love it. this is my first smart phone b/c before now we were just too cheap to upgrade to a smart phone! ;) we have an iPad and iMac so it just makes sense. we just got apple tv on black friday and all the devices can be synced up. it's fun! :) </p>