- Jul 22, 2000
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I've had a Samsung Droid Charge (my first and only smartphone) for a bit over 2 years now. I've recently had it replaced with the same thing (didn't cost me anything) due to a couple buttons malfunctioning and it working extremely slow. The 'new' one - while having functional buttons - is still dragging, even after multiple factory resets. It seems like Go Keyboard and Go SMS just bog the system down. I can't get Go Launcher to install, but it's not that big a deal. Even Facebook lags the phone and sometimes even answering phone calls is slow. What gives? Why would it slow so much over time?
At any rate, I'm due for an upgrade. The lack of seamless compatibility with instant messaging for example - despite the 10 million+ downloads of Go SMS has left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. Maybe I just haven't customized it correctly, but I don't require much. A good, fast, clean looking SMS interface, fast phone calls, basic apps that don't lag (Facebook, Youtube, browser, etc) and good GPS is all I really want.
After playing around with iPhones, I'm considering waiting for the next upgrade cycle and switching to Apple. I realize you can't customize as much, but I never customized much to begin with. I'm not really a smartphone 'power user'. I text, call, check Facebook, check email, internet (Google search), and use the GPS almost exclusively.
So, my question is twofold:
1) How far have smartphones come along in the past couple years? 2x faster? 5x faster? An order of magnitude? Battery life? Features? I am still rolling with the first 4G phone after all (alongside the HTC Thunderbolt).
2) What are the pros/cons of moving to an iPhone for the next upgrade vs. upgrading to a newer Samsung?
TIA
At any rate, I'm due for an upgrade. The lack of seamless compatibility with instant messaging for example - despite the 10 million+ downloads of Go SMS has left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. Maybe I just haven't customized it correctly, but I don't require much. A good, fast, clean looking SMS interface, fast phone calls, basic apps that don't lag (Facebook, Youtube, browser, etc) and good GPS is all I really want.
After playing around with iPhones, I'm considering waiting for the next upgrade cycle and switching to Apple. I realize you can't customize as much, but I never customized much to begin with. I'm not really a smartphone 'power user'. I text, call, check Facebook, check email, internet (Google search), and use the GPS almost exclusively.
So, my question is twofold:
1) How far have smartphones come along in the past couple years? 2x faster? 5x faster? An order of magnitude? Battery life? Features? I am still rolling with the first 4G phone after all (alongside the HTC Thunderbolt).
2) What are the pros/cons of moving to an iPhone for the next upgrade vs. upgrading to a newer Samsung?
TIA