Hello everyone!
I?m new to these forums and I just want to say that not only is the site fantastic, but the community is very supportive and great as well! I hope I can contribute to some concerns today!
First off let me start off by saying I have literally owned almost every big name phone on AT&T this year. I?ve had the following phones in this order? iPhone 4, Samsung focus, HTC Inspire, Samsung Infuse, Samsung Galaxy S2, and now the Samsung Focus S. I am like a woman with shoes and purses when it comes to phones. I use my phone for both business and personal use, so I am very picky!
Secondly let me say that now with Mango, WP7 is by far the best OS on the market right now IMO of course. As you can see I?ve used them all! Android is the worst. It is such a resource hog, and so buggy, that unless you install a custom ROM it runs terrible. The iPhone was good, but I really don?t understand the popularity of it. After Mango was released, I went from my Galaxy S2 back to my original Focus! I just couldn?t stay away from that Mango goodness!
Now to get more on topic! I?ve owned my Samsung Focus S for 3 weeks now and love it. I had my heart on the Titan, but I after I played with the Focus s and the Titan, I am sold on the S. I want to talk about some of the issues and negativity following the Focus S right now.
I will start off by letting everyone know that I have not had any issues with reception, lag, battery, or really anything. The only complaint I have is the screen on a white background, and I will get to that.
The build quality on the S feels solid to me. Yes, the back is a flimsy piece of plastic but you?ll only notice the cheap feeling if you are taking it off. I have had the back off of it once to put my sim and battery in. When the back cover is on, the phone IMO doesn?t feel cheap at all. It has a very good feel in the hands and a very sleek look!
The screen is prenominal! Those saying the original Focus is better are doing something wrong. That was the first thing I did was compare the two. If you disable the auto brightness and auto display intensity, you can set the brightness to medium and it already surpasses the original focus. If you put the S on the high setting, the screen is very bright and gorgeous! The colors or great, the clarity is great, everything about the screen is better on the S! There is one minor issue I have, and it was almost a deal breaker for me. In the top right corner on my display on a white background, there is a dark blue tint. It?s small, but very noticeable to me and drives me crazy. Is anyone else having this?
The Focus S has the best reception I have had out of any of the phones I mentioned. I have better reception with the S than I did with my iPhone 4 which I never thought was possible! I live in Ohio where my signal is never great, but never terrible either. I have been extremely happy with the signal and reception I?ve seen. Call quality on both ends have been fantastic as well.
Battery life is 15hrs + easy! Monday ? Friday my phone is taken off the charger at 9am, and my critical battery warning comes up usually around 2:30am. Some days it?s a litter sooner like 12:30-1am, and others it?s later if I?m still awake! My phone use is moderate to high. I have a 30min commute to and from work in which I talk to my girlfriend. So I average around 1-2hrs of talk time guaranteed every day. There are days its 3-4hrs depending on work and different things. During my day I browse the web, play a few games and I listen to a good bit of music. So I am very happy with the battery! Now I will say I didn?t start getting the 15hrs + until about a week or so. When I first started using my S, I easily got under 12hrs. That first week I would completely let my phone die before charging, and every day it seemed to get a little better. Now I will be going on my 3rd week and I easily get the 15hrs +.
Performance on the S is great! Everything I throw at it during the day it has never had a hiccup or cough! As far as the laggy keyboard is concerned, it?s not the typing that lags. It is the sound which makes it laggy. I don?t use the keyboard clicks when I type, I have never been a fan of them on any phone. I?m pretty fast at typing and the S has never had problem keeping up. So right now if you turn the keyboard clicks off, you won?t even notice lag.
I am also very happy with the camera. I feel it takes great pictures and is right up there with the Galaxy S2. I haven?t really seen a major difference myself personally. I?m not a big picture taker though, so I?m not as picky as others might be.
Now for the Titan vs Focus S!
I was set on the Titan after it was announced. I was counting down the days like many of you. Trust me I feel your pain lol!
Anyhow I happen to have a good friend who is a manager at a local AT&T. My local AT&T hates Windows phones for some reason and don?t know anything about them. They didn?t even know they had the Focus S when I went in to buy it. They literally told me they never heard of it and I must have been mistaken!! Anyhow I?m getting off topic!
My friend received a display Titan in last weekend. He called me last Sunday and asked if I wanted to use it for a couple days before they displayed it this weekend. I was like a kid on Christmas! I picked it up from him this past Monday, threw in my sim card and tried the Beast out!
Let me say that I was 100% sure I was exchanging my S for a Titan! I have been counting down and couldn?t wait to get my hands on one! I told my buddy he better put one back for me as soon as they got them in! Now I only had it for a few days so I can?t give an in depth review. What I can tell you though is that I will be keeping my Samsung Focus S.
Let?s get this out of the way first. The biggest issue and deciding factor for me was the Pixel Density
The resolution supported by WP7 just isn?t made for a phone that size IMO. I know when I first was hearing concerns I thought, ?Going from 4.3 to 4.7 can?t make that much of difference. People are just looking for it!? Well I was wrong unfortunately. Everything I did on the Titan I noticed it. I noticed it in the web browser, reviewing pictures, and even some games could look a bit stretched at times. Now for me after I noticed it, I kept looking for it and the disappointment just kept coming. I am picky when it comes to my phones and this is my opinion, you could grab it and love it! The resolution might not bother you. For me, it was a deal breaker. PLEASE USE ONE BEFORE YOU BUY!
As far as build quality it?s what you come to expect from HTC. If you are familiar with the Inspire the build quality is almost identical and just BIGGER! It?s a solid and premium quality phone. I don?t have big hands and l didn?t find it uncomfortable. I did have to use both hands to text comfortably. After using my Focus for a week, it was hard to get used to the Titan. The Focus I can have in my pants pocket at work and not even notice it. The Titan I knew was there and it was uncomfortable. I would have to take it out of my pocket and have it on my desk. Not a big deal, but I just thought to mention that.
The screen was very bright and vibrant. I really liked it and was impressed! Now as far as comparing it with the S, I can?t say one is better than the other. They both have positives and negatives and it comes down to personal preference. Personally I wish I could have the whites of the Titan, and the colors of the Focus S.
The sound quality on the Titan I had some issues. As far as Signal goes between the two, they were pretty neck and neck. I can?t declare one is better. Call quality on the Titan was bad in my experience. During the time I used it, I found myself having to repeat myself and my girlfriend said I sounded like a robot. There were also times she said I would fade in and out but she could still understand me. I drove the same roads to work and back as I did with the S.
Now I can?t really speak on the battery because I didn?t have the time to really test it. I did usually get through my work day with it, but definitely wasn?t getting 15+hrs. Keep in mind though I didn?t start getting those hours until after about a week of completely depleting the battery on the S. Sorry I can?t really give everyone a better idea on the battery. It did seem like a solid performer.
Performance was awesome. It was just like the Focus where no matter what I threw at it, it laughed at me and just chugged along seamlessly.
The camera was also a solid performer although it did seem to lack a bit indoors. I didn?t play with it as much as I would have liked to, but it did seem to struggle indoors a bit. Outdoor pictures were great and I have no complaints!
Like I said earlier, do yourself a favor and play with one for a while before you purchase. I know I can be pickier than the average smartphone user. The call quality really scares me though. I know I was so frustrated to have people say ?What was that you faded out? or ?Man you sound like a robot right now. What was that?? The Pixel density did it for me the most. It felt like everything I did it was stretched or blocky Needless to say I?m pretty disappointed. I?ve been counting down for the Titan for months! I am happy with the S though. It is a solid performer and I feel even better about it now that I tried the Titan.
That is my comparison, thoughts, and opinions. I really hope everyone finds this helpful in some way. Im sorry it is so long and messy. I wanted to write this up before I had to get on the road, so let me apologize now for punctuation and sloppiness.
Also, I wasnt sure what thread to post in. I hope this one is okay! Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!
-Justin
I?m new to these forums and I just want to say that not only is the site fantastic, but the community is very supportive and great as well! I hope I can contribute to some concerns today!
First off let me start off by saying I have literally owned almost every big name phone on AT&T this year. I?ve had the following phones in this order? iPhone 4, Samsung focus, HTC Inspire, Samsung Infuse, Samsung Galaxy S2, and now the Samsung Focus S. I am like a woman with shoes and purses when it comes to phones. I use my phone for both business and personal use, so I am very picky!
Secondly let me say that now with Mango, WP7 is by far the best OS on the market right now IMO of course. As you can see I?ve used them all! Android is the worst. It is such a resource hog, and so buggy, that unless you install a custom ROM it runs terrible. The iPhone was good, but I really don?t understand the popularity of it. After Mango was released, I went from my Galaxy S2 back to my original Focus! I just couldn?t stay away from that Mango goodness!
Now to get more on topic! I?ve owned my Samsung Focus S for 3 weeks now and love it. I had my heart on the Titan, but I after I played with the Focus s and the Titan, I am sold on the S. I want to talk about some of the issues and negativity following the Focus S right now.
I will start off by letting everyone know that I have not had any issues with reception, lag, battery, or really anything. The only complaint I have is the screen on a white background, and I will get to that.
The build quality on the S feels solid to me. Yes, the back is a flimsy piece of plastic but you?ll only notice the cheap feeling if you are taking it off. I have had the back off of it once to put my sim and battery in. When the back cover is on, the phone IMO doesn?t feel cheap at all. It has a very good feel in the hands and a very sleek look!
The screen is prenominal! Those saying the original Focus is better are doing something wrong. That was the first thing I did was compare the two. If you disable the auto brightness and auto display intensity, you can set the brightness to medium and it already surpasses the original focus. If you put the S on the high setting, the screen is very bright and gorgeous! The colors or great, the clarity is great, everything about the screen is better on the S! There is one minor issue I have, and it was almost a deal breaker for me. In the top right corner on my display on a white background, there is a dark blue tint. It?s small, but very noticeable to me and drives me crazy. Is anyone else having this?
The Focus S has the best reception I have had out of any of the phones I mentioned. I have better reception with the S than I did with my iPhone 4 which I never thought was possible! I live in Ohio where my signal is never great, but never terrible either. I have been extremely happy with the signal and reception I?ve seen. Call quality on both ends have been fantastic as well.
Battery life is 15hrs + easy! Monday ? Friday my phone is taken off the charger at 9am, and my critical battery warning comes up usually around 2:30am. Some days it?s a litter sooner like 12:30-1am, and others it?s later if I?m still awake! My phone use is moderate to high. I have a 30min commute to and from work in which I talk to my girlfriend. So I average around 1-2hrs of talk time guaranteed every day. There are days its 3-4hrs depending on work and different things. During my day I browse the web, play a few games and I listen to a good bit of music. So I am very happy with the battery! Now I will say I didn?t start getting the 15hrs + until about a week or so. When I first started using my S, I easily got under 12hrs. That first week I would completely let my phone die before charging, and every day it seemed to get a little better. Now I will be going on my 3rd week and I easily get the 15hrs +.
Performance on the S is great! Everything I throw at it during the day it has never had a hiccup or cough! As far as the laggy keyboard is concerned, it?s not the typing that lags. It is the sound which makes it laggy. I don?t use the keyboard clicks when I type, I have never been a fan of them on any phone. I?m pretty fast at typing and the S has never had problem keeping up. So right now if you turn the keyboard clicks off, you won?t even notice lag.
I am also very happy with the camera. I feel it takes great pictures and is right up there with the Galaxy S2. I haven?t really seen a major difference myself personally. I?m not a big picture taker though, so I?m not as picky as others might be.
Now for the Titan vs Focus S!
I was set on the Titan after it was announced. I was counting down the days like many of you. Trust me I feel your pain lol!
Anyhow I happen to have a good friend who is a manager at a local AT&T. My local AT&T hates Windows phones for some reason and don?t know anything about them. They didn?t even know they had the Focus S when I went in to buy it. They literally told me they never heard of it and I must have been mistaken!! Anyhow I?m getting off topic!
My friend received a display Titan in last weekend. He called me last Sunday and asked if I wanted to use it for a couple days before they displayed it this weekend. I was like a kid on Christmas! I picked it up from him this past Monday, threw in my sim card and tried the Beast out!
Let me say that I was 100% sure I was exchanging my S for a Titan! I have been counting down and couldn?t wait to get my hands on one! I told my buddy he better put one back for me as soon as they got them in! Now I only had it for a few days so I can?t give an in depth review. What I can tell you though is that I will be keeping my Samsung Focus S.
Let?s get this out of the way first. The biggest issue and deciding factor for me was the Pixel Density
The resolution supported by WP7 just isn?t made for a phone that size IMO. I know when I first was hearing concerns I thought, ?Going from 4.3 to 4.7 can?t make that much of difference. People are just looking for it!? Well I was wrong unfortunately. Everything I did on the Titan I noticed it. I noticed it in the web browser, reviewing pictures, and even some games could look a bit stretched at times. Now for me after I noticed it, I kept looking for it and the disappointment just kept coming. I am picky when it comes to my phones and this is my opinion, you could grab it and love it! The resolution might not bother you. For me, it was a deal breaker. PLEASE USE ONE BEFORE YOU BUY!As far as build quality it?s what you come to expect from HTC. If you are familiar with the Inspire the build quality is almost identical and just BIGGER! It?s a solid and premium quality phone. I don?t have big hands and l didn?t find it uncomfortable. I did have to use both hands to text comfortably. After using my Focus for a week, it was hard to get used to the Titan. The Focus I can have in my pants pocket at work and not even notice it. The Titan I knew was there and it was uncomfortable. I would have to take it out of my pocket and have it on my desk. Not a big deal, but I just thought to mention that.
The screen was very bright and vibrant. I really liked it and was impressed! Now as far as comparing it with the S, I can?t say one is better than the other. They both have positives and negatives and it comes down to personal preference. Personally I wish I could have the whites of the Titan, and the colors of the Focus S.
The sound quality on the Titan I had some issues. As far as Signal goes between the two, they were pretty neck and neck. I can?t declare one is better. Call quality on the Titan was bad in my experience. During the time I used it, I found myself having to repeat myself and my girlfriend said I sounded like a robot. There were also times she said I would fade in and out but she could still understand me. I drove the same roads to work and back as I did with the S.
Now I can?t really speak on the battery because I didn?t have the time to really test it. I did usually get through my work day with it, but definitely wasn?t getting 15+hrs. Keep in mind though I didn?t start getting those hours until after about a week of completely depleting the battery on the S. Sorry I can?t really give everyone a better idea on the battery. It did seem like a solid performer.
Performance was awesome. It was just like the Focus where no matter what I threw at it, it laughed at me and just chugged along seamlessly.
The camera was also a solid performer although it did seem to lack a bit indoors. I didn?t play with it as much as I would have liked to, but it did seem to struggle indoors a bit. Outdoor pictures were great and I have no complaints!
Like I said earlier, do yourself a favor and play with one for a while before you purchase. I know I can be pickier than the average smartphone user. The call quality really scares me though. I know I was so frustrated to have people say ?What was that you faded out? or ?Man you sound like a robot right now. What was that?? The Pixel density did it for me the most. It felt like everything I did it was stretched or blocky
Needless to say I?m pretty disappointed. I?ve been counting down for the Titan for months! I am happy with the S though. It is a solid performer and I feel even better about it now that I tried the Titan.That is my comparison, thoughts, and opinions. I really hope everyone finds this helpful in some way. Im sorry it is so long and messy. I wanted to write this up before I had to get on the road, so let me apologize now for punctuation and sloppiness.
Also, I wasnt sure what thread to post in. I hope this one is okay! Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!
-Justin
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