mcgillianaire: (Changing Guard London)
Having raved on about the wonders of Android and the Samsung Galaxy series, I've only gone and ordered the Apple iPhone 4S. I blame Samsung for this as I was really looking forward to using Android, but it'll have to wait at least a year or two.

At least I was able to buy it from the American store*, which made it significantly cheaper than buying it from Apple UK. £120 less expensive including tax. Which meant I could use my gift cards to buy a Digital AV Adapter and still have cash leftover to buy other accessories. I'm planning to buy an HDMI cable to make use of the AV Adapter (so I can watch SkySports on my desktop), a portable charger, a portable speaker, a slim-fit case and some screen protectors. AppleCare will have to wait.

(* Only because it's being delivered to my sister in Rhode Island and the credit cards I used were in dollars and registered to her address as well. As a result, I won't get my hands on the phone till later next month in Oman, but I can live with that.)
mcgillianaire: (South Park Me)
I discovered the Samsung Galaxy Note last night... how did this mongrel of a device slip under my radar?! Although it doesn't use the new Android OS (like the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus), I'm tempted to buy it instead. It's like the smartphone/tablet version of the outdated PDA, in that it has a self-contained Stylus pen, but it also doesn't come cheap. It's more expensive than the Galaxy Nexus and probably as much as the iPhone 4S. And it might be too big to fit in many a jeans pocket.

With each passing day, it's becoming increasingly likely that I'll be abandoning the iPhone family and defecting to Android. This was certainly not the case a few weeks ago, certainly not when I drew up a list of apps and features about the iPhone that were too important to leave behind, if such a treachery were to occur. Long story short, there's almost nothing left on the list that isn't already available on Android, or on its way to fruition. And things are only going to get better with Android. Fact.

The only 'advantage' that I can think of by remaining with the iPhone is the money I'll save for the apps that I'll need to buy anew in the Android Marketplace. But if I think of it as a sunk cost (Economics jargon) then it should be easier to move on. It shouldn't be the reason for remaining with the iPhone, although given my current financial situation, it could be a while before I recover all the equivalent apps on Android. I'll also miss iTunes, its database of podcasts and the chance to use Siri.

But I'm excited about the prospect of using a smartphone technology other than the iPhone, especially one that's doing as well if not better than Apple's flagship. And though it feels weird saying goodbye to the iPhone, I know it's the right thing to do.

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