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So after looking at the spec sheet and size. It's between Samsung and HTC for me. I like what Samsung does with the chassis to make up for the screen size. Choices, choices.
I was originally thinking Nokia 920 but I find myself leaning towards the ATIV s lately. I like the brushed aluminum finish as compared to the loud colors. That is fine for some, but not really my style. In addition, with it being the same hardware as the Galaxy SIII, there are likely to be a large amount of after market options for the phone that may not exist for others.
Admittedly, I like the app support that Nokia provides but I imagine I can continue to get along with gmaps instead of Nokia drive. Its still up in the air at this point. I have a grandfathered unlimited plan from Verizon right now so I don't want to switch carriers unless I have to. Hopefully, big red will get some decent phones.
They do. Press and hold the power button on a L900 for more than 10 seconds and it will cold boot, unfreezing your phone. Not sure what happens when you hold the button, maybe discharging a capacitor or something. So no worries for battery pull options. My bigger concern is the life expectancy of a non-removable. Gonna take some time to find that out.Now that I have had some time to think about this, one thing which has come up is the removable battery. Several have mentioned it above so this is hardly a unique thought.
However, I think it might be important to consider why this is important. One, and the obvious one is so that one can swap out a battery without taking the time to recharge if you are in a hurry or don't have access to a power supply. The second though, is more of a concern for me, which is the ability to easily do a soft reset. Let's face it, all of our phones lock up from time to time and this causes problems. In a phone which does not have a removable battery, you are stuck waiting for the phone to sort itself out rather than having a method of a quick soft reset, removing the batter and rebooting the device.
I hate, hate, hate waiting for a phone, computer, etc. to sort itself out so after a minute or so of sitting there waiting, will almost always go to the soft reset of battery removal.
Any device that does not have this option had better have another way to perform one easily.
This is why I may get the Samsung Ativ S, even if I know they didnt put much effort into this phone as like Nokia or HTC did. But I cant use a phone without removable battery and expandable storage. I'm not a fan of big screens but I just want a HD resolution on my phone. Right now I'm still using the original Samsung Focus.Now that the initial dust has settled and the passions have calmed, let's talk calmly and objectively about the competing WP8 flagships. The Lumia 920 has gotten a lot of hype for bringing some new features (OIS, glove-friendly touchscreen, etc) to the table. But that doesn't mean it's the right choice for everyone, and I also believe that Samsung isn't exactly bringing a knife to a gunfight. What are solid reasons for choosing the Ativ S over the 920?
The ones I thought of are:
bigger screen
lighter weight (about 2/3s the weight, i think)
expandable memory
Others?
I love the physical home button and the ability to wake the phone up by pressing it. Wish other non-Samsung window phones could do that.
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The ones I thought of are:
bigger screen
lighter weight (about 2/3s the weight, i think)
expandable memory
Others?
3) Samsung is really working on a nice ecosystem themselves. If they bring over the GS3 support and exclusives to the ATIV, we have a fun little device.
I just have one reservation for buying the ATIV S, hope you guys can help.
I heard bad stories for samsung not updating their phone. Is this true?
(I know it's true in android world, but what about Samsung's windows phone?)
Can owners of samsung phone share your experience with updating (especially samsung unlocked phone)?
Thanks
Yeah, the thin-and-light is a big deal for me because I wear suits and wool slacks most days (for work) and the thickness and heaviness of my HTC 7 Pro (Arrive) is constantly annoying. I don't mind a thicker and heavier phone when wearing blue jeans. It's not like the phone is heavy enough to even really feel in blue jeans. But a thicker-and-heavier phone visibly disrupts the way that suit fabric drapes and hangs, so if you carry your phone in your pants pocket and you regularly wear a suit or "dress casual" attire, the Samsung's thinner-and-lighter approach has some real appeal.
I'm curious to get your take on what you mean by this. I hear that term thrown around quite a bit. What features in particular do you feel that Samsung is working on which would be advantageous for potential ATIV owners?
Not trying to argue, I am genuinely curious.
Peace,