ollie
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Post by ollie on Jul 14, 2013 1:01:21 GMT
Got my first ever smartphone the other day - an Iphone 5 no less. Aside from the fact that it's stylish as hell and perfectly proportioned (aesthetically pleasing is GOOD ) and fast like lightning, I can't help but feel it's a little more than I need, right now. Still, as it was a 'gift' of sorts passed on to me (in perfect condition), I can see it having a tonne of potential. I must say I don't want to be enslaved to the dreaded itunes (I don't really buy that much music and I'd go through CD / a non-apple laptop for that, anyway) but I really do doubt there'll be a danger of me becoming a fanboi for life! The camera seems most impressive (though the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 produces better pics off identical specs somehow) so that's probably going to be my favourite aspect of it all. And it does seem like it could help me better organise my life (which is in some need of organising). I figure it could be great for learning a language, too! So, the question is, what phone do you have and why?
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Jim
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Post by Jim on Jul 14, 2013 17:38:41 GMT
I've some awful, windows mobile, old sort.
I bought it after changing network and my old mobile not being unlocked, being way too cheap to pay to get it unlocked I bought a cheapo phone from flea-bay. Bad camera, bad phone, bad everything. It's a major task just to make a call.
iPhone is high on my list of wants, HD video and access to Photoshop mean good piccies! Most of my music is already on iTunes (which sucks no matter how you look at it) so it'd be good to have it all in one place.
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Fossa
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Post by Fossa on Jul 15, 2013 19:05:06 GMT
I've still got a BlackBerry, as - unlike most of my generation - I don't like touch screen texting. I've heard a rumour that this type of phone isn't going to be around for much longer, so I'd better make it last. The camera is terrible and it doesn't (really) do apps, but unlike most people, I only want a phone for texting - and phoning! However, I am getting quite tempted by an iPad, as it would be nice to have natural history apps for wildlife ID etc and in place of lugging around a load of guides out on walks. How much are they going for now? I need to start saving money.
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Post by cabbage on Jul 17, 2013 23:28:09 GMT
I've got a Galaxy S3. Its too much phone for my needs really, I doubt I use a tenth of its power and capabilities - but I do love the huge screen! I've got a few wildlife apps for it, two bird ID ones which include calls, two tree ID ones, the BTO's birdtrack, the OPAL bugs count, the Environment Agencies Planttracker, Record Wildlife. I was using a mapping app today to take notes on a new badger sett I stumbled across and record its position. Pretty handy as it allowed you to mark its position on an OS map, get its grid reference and associate notes and a picture with it. You can then plug it into your PC and record it all on Google Earth.
I don't know how I lived before GPS, best use ever was whilst in Inverness I used the maps app to give me turn by turn pedestrian Sat Nav taking me from where I was to a shop that would sell me a cream doughnut. Its like living in the future.
Not impressed with any phone camera so far, you just can't get much from a tiny little plastic lens no matter how many megapixels you throw at it.
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Fossa
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Post by Fossa on Jul 24, 2013 20:52:04 GMT
I'd be stuck without GPS for my car! Sadly it's not infallible - particularly when you like to go looking for wildlife in remote places which don't have a postcode, as I discovered again last week (got a bit lost in Clocaenog Forest - oops.)
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Jim
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Post by Jim on Jul 31, 2013 6:26:18 GMT
I've got a free Satnav app for my iPad. Trouble is though with a small car mounting it on the window would be a bit, well, difficult, especially if you actually want to see out!
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