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superchunk said:

What if you have more data than iCloud allows you to store for free? Android is 20,000 songs, infinite photos/video/docs... all free and on ANY device, not just Android. What if you bought a Windows PC?

If I buy a Mac I can use Google's apps to download my stuff to the Mac.

Additionally ... "well enough"... so you just settle for it. What if there is something that's better with specific features you love or would die to have?

Let's take iOS 6 as the perfect example. Here Apple is removing GMaps as the default and using its own maps/navigation. You have no choice... even if GMaps is better (not saying one is one way or the other).. you can't use GMaps as  default.

I have three browsers on my phone. Stock, Chrome (will become stock with next Android version), and Dolphin (my hidden browser for teh pron). If I use google voice to find something and say "what are purple pikmin?" it will offer all three browsers as the choice to google the answer. I can even set one as a default if I wish and change it at any time. Apple would only open Safari. You'd have to open something else manually first to have an option. (I might be wrong with this as iOS6 may finally add that as a feature, but I didn't see that in their presentation)

Again. Its a matter of preference as both offer good stuff. Apple you get ... Apple's way or the highway. Android/Windows you get choice to pick and choose what best fits you and FAR better personalization.

But I like Apple's way. I think it's clean, simple, and put together.



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Yo want a phone, and a gaming device mmmm.....

You could buy a PSVITA 3G and download skype on it (and pay for a phone number that is).....Problem solved ;D



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Get an Android. I love my Galaxy and you'll love any Galaxy you get. There are tons of games for Android just like iPhone. Plus it's a much more open operating system so you can do all kinds of things Apple won't let you. Oh and Siri is a useless over hyped toy.



Apple makes no decisions for me, lol. The moment I got home I jailbroke the iPhone, so now I have a plethora of options available to me, ranging from themes, adding my wifi/brightness/etc... options into my drag down menu.

After jailbreaking it the only thing I haven't really had compared to the Android was the widgets, but I never used them anyways, so it isn't a real big loss. I tend to throw all my stuff in folders and place the ones for games and the other for the rest of the apps into the dock. With Springtomize I was able to do just that, so now my dock has 5 icons as opposed to just 3, so I basically have my app drawer back. I also installed Infinifolder to remove the 12 app limit for folders as well.  


Anyways, still getting an S3 for my fiance, so I still get to enjoy the best of both.



Everything else outside of games and shit is irrelevant anyways to be honest since I hate talking on the phone. Just want my games.

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iPhone = Great gaming device. Don't agree? Who cares, because you're wrong.

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Heavenly_King said:
Yo want a phone, and a gaming device mmmm.....

You could buy a PSVITA 3G and download skype on it (and pay for a phone number that is).....Problem solved ;D



I have a Vita WiFi.

Spending $20/month for online on a dedicated gaming handheld is a waste of money for me if you want me to be honest. Even more so when you realize that the data is limited. I can just put my phone into WiFi tethering mode and have my WiFi Vita leech off of it if I really need internet access on the go with the Vita.

Oh yeah, Vita is also way too big for me to use as a phone, haha. I remember thinking the Galaxy Note was cool the first time I played around with one. Next time I saw it I thought "Wow, this thing is way too big".



iPhone = Great gaming device. Don't agree? Who cares, because you're wrong.

Currently playing:

Final Fantasy VI (iOS), Final Fantasy: Record Keeper (iOS) & Dragon Quest V (iOS)     

    

Got a retro room? Post it here!

Good call. I like the iPhone more the display rocks and it is easier to use. I am kinda biased though because I am making a game for the iPhone.



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