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Which Smartphone Should You Buy? Motorola Razr vs iPhone 4S
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How does Motorola's RAZR square up to its iOS foe? It's closer
than we first thought.

...

Verdict
Our hands-on time with the RAZR (minus Ice Cream Sandwich,
for now) will give us more of an idea of how much we want one
but already Motorola has unleashed an impressive spec sheet
on us. It matches the iPhone 4S on performance, camera and
build and edges ahead with its superior battery life and
bigger screen. So if your feet are firmly planted on
Android's soil, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus isn't your only
top-end option this year.

Full article at
<http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/277361,which-smartphone-should-you-buy-motorola-razr-vs-iphone-4s.aspx>

DevilsPGD

In message <yourname-2210111233370001@203-118-185-64.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz>
someone claiming to be yourname@yourisp.com (Your Name) typed:

> Our hands-on time with the RAZR (minus Ice Cream Sandwich,
> for now) will give us more of an idea of how much we want one
> but already Motorola has unleashed an impressive spec sheet
> on us. It matches the iPhone 4S on performance, camera and
> build and edges ahead with its superior battery life and
> bigger screen. So if your feet are firmly planted on
> Android's soil, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus isn't your only
> top-end option this year.

To me, the question is this: Will you be able to upgrade it? Or will it
get permanently stuck with whatever "SMS goes the wrong person, hope
your boss likes love-letters" bug is discovered next?

No, Apple isn't immune to this stupidity, but at least you're more or
less guaranteed to get updates for a reasonable amount of time without
having to beg your carrier.

--
It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to
steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

Todd Allcock

At 21 Oct 2011 16:59:16 -0700 DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message <yourname-2210111233370001@203-118-185-64.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz>
> someone claiming to be yourname@yourisp.com (Your Name) typed:
>
> > Our hands-on time with the RAZR (minus Ice Cream Sandwich,
> > for now) will give us more of an idea of how much we want one
> > but already Motorola has unleashed an impressive spec sheet
> > on us. It matches the iPhone 4S on performance, camera and
> > build and edges ahead with its superior battery life and
> > bigger screen. So if your feet are firmly planted on
> > Android's soil, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus isn't your only
> > top-end option this year.
>
> To me, the question is this: Will you be able to upgrade it? Or will it
> get permanently stuck with whatever "SMS goes the wrong person, hope
> your boss likes love-letters" bug is discovered next?
>
> No, Apple isn't immune to this stupidity, but at least you're more or
> less guaranteed to get updates for a reasonable amount of time without
> having to beg your carrier.


Yep. Android has inherited the "Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance" upgrade model
from the old Windows Mobile (ancient American Baseball reference, sorry!)


MS would release a new revision, which then went to the device
manufacturer for customization, who then handed it off to the mobile
operator for testing and approval. Now it's Google using that same
update model and has discovered, like MS before them, that neither the
manufacturer nor the operator have any desire or incentive to upgrade
existing devices, since their business model is predicated on selling new
ones.

In a decade of using WinMo devices, I don't think any device I ever owned
got more than one OS upgrade (usually only a dot revision) and many never
received any. Most Android devices have an equally abysmal track record.
In contrast, I'm pretty happy with WP7 in that respect. My HD7 has
received three updates since it was released, taking it from what seemed
like a 0.8 or 0.9 beta, all the way to a 1.0!

JKConey

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From today's PCAuthority.com.au junk email newsletter ...

Which Smartphone Should You Buy? Motorola Razr vs iPhone 4S
-----------------------------------------------------------
How does Motorola's RAZR square up to its iOS foe? It's closer
than we first thought.

...

Verdict
Our hands-on time with the RAZR (minus Ice Cream Sandwich,
for now) will give us more of an idea of how much we want one
but already Motorola has unleashed an impressive spec sheet
on us. It matches the iPhone 4S on performance, camera and
build and edges ahead with its superior battery life and
bigger screen. So if your feet are firmly planted on
Android's soil, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus isn't your only
top-end option this year.

Full article at
<http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/277361,which-smartphone-should-you-buy-motorola-razr-vs-iphone-4s.aspx>
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Glad I didn't grab the 4S yet. Still not sure, but a damn good looking
phone.


-- "Ladies & gentlemen, do not panic. The Tingler is loose in THIS theater.
SCREAM.... SCREAM FOR YOUR LIVES!"

JK Sinrod
www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com
www.facebook.com/MyConeyIslandMemories

Alan Browne

On 2011-10-22 14:11 , JKConey wrote:

> Glad I didn't grab the 4S yet. Still not sure, but a damn good looking
> phone.

Sum of the parts beats any hardware spec.

iOS 5 beats Android hands down.

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JKConey

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On 2011-10-22 14:11 , JKConey wrote:

> Glad I didn't grab the 4S yet. Still not sure, but a damn good looking
> phone.

Sum of the parts beats any hardware spec.

iOS 5 beats Android hands down.

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OS is only one consideration for buying the phone I'll be using the next 2
years. I'm still waiting for the new Droid before I leap.


-- "Ladies & gentlemen, do not panic. The Tingler is loose in THIS theater.
SCREAM.... SCREAM FOR YOUR LIVES!"

JK Sinrod
www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com
www.facebook.com/MyConeyIslandMemories