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Samsung Galaxy s. V Htc Desire
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30-07-2010 3:48pm#1
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partyatmygaff wrote: »The Super AMOLED IS better than regular AMOLED but the primary advantage is it's visibility under direct sunlight. With the amount of sunlight we get over here that and the GPU are not enough to make me think the Galaxy S is better.--
Well for less money you might as well get the Galaxy S then with the better screen .... just in case it sunny
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Sorry but sunlight readability ranks quite a bit lower on my list than features like Flash or developer support.meathgal2010 wrote: »Well for less money you might as well get the Galaxy S then with the better screen .... just in case it sunny
iPhone Fanboys don't give factual reasons. I doOafley Jones wrote: »Seriously PAMG you're as bad as any iPhone fanboy I've met.
Getting a powerful phone that lacks so many necessities like Flash and proper developer support just doesn't appeal to me. If you don't use your camera much and don't plan on doing much if any modding on your phone than the Galaxy S would be the better choice. As for me, I mod my phone to bits and HTC phones are far better documented than Samsung when it comes to Android.0 -
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partyatmygaff wrote: »Sorry but sunlight readability ranks quite a bit lower on my list than features like Flash or developer support.
iPhone Fanboys don't give factual reasons. I do
Getting a powerful phone that lacks so many necessities like Flash and proper developer support just doesn't appeal to me. If you don't use your camera much and don't plan on doing much if any modding on your phone than the Galaxy S would be the better choice. As for me, I mod my phone to bits and HTC phones are far better documented than Samsung when it comes to Android.
Have you seen the video comparing Quake 2 being played on a Galaxy vs a Desire? The Galaxy plays it fine while the Desire is unplayable.
http://gizmodo.com/5580123/quake-2-test-htc-desire-vs-samsung-galaxy-s
Have you seen the video comparing the view-ability of the screens of the Desire and Galaxy in direct sunlight?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58gZzqvqhRk
If you were outside on a sunny day trying to play quake 2 on a Desire, and someone rocked up and started palying it on his Galaxy, your willie would shrivel.
Flash? 2.2 running Flash 10.1 on a Galaxy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY2AsoVRywk
Want any more 'facts'?
They are both good phones. Telling someone who opts for a Galaxy that they have made a bad decision and bought an inferior device is plain stupid, which is the only reason I can be bothered with this.
I don't own either a Galaxy or a Desire, or even a Android phone, so I have no personal stake in this.0 -
That's not what I meant. There are plenty of active low level kernel development projects on the Desire like the USB Host mod as a prominent example. There's even a guide that shows the correct way to compile a Desire kernel directly from source. That's good documentation and good support. The Galaxy S may catch up but as of yet that's unseen.Over 20 firmwares available for the Galaxy S so far, including the most recent Froyo ROMs...... I wouldn't exactly call that lacking in proper developer support.
Oh. My. God.Have you seen the video comparing Quake 2 being played on a Galaxy vs a Desire? The Galaxy plays it fine while the Desire is unplayable.
http://gizmodo.com/5580123/quake-2-t...msung-galaxy-s
Seriously, is that stupid benchmark still being quoted? How many times do I have to tell people why it's a flawed benchmark? Nevertheless I'll repeat myself. The developer of Quake2Android developed the game on a Moto Droid and had that phone in mind throughout port development. One problem with developing games on the Moto Droid is that it often breaks compatibility with Adreno GPU based phones like the Nexus One/Desire. Up until very recently Quake2Android did not even reach ingame. In fact it showed garbled graphics rather than a menu.
Strange how they used Quake 2 as a benchmark between both phones and then for some "unexplained" reason they show Quake 3 on the Galaxy S by itself :rolleyes:
Sorry, I don't base phone purchases on sunlight readability. Probably because we don't get enough to make it a problem.Have you seen the video comparing the view-ability of the screens of the Desire and Galaxy in direct sunlight?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58gZzqvqhRk
If you were outside on a sunny day trying to play quake 2 on a Desire, and someone rocked up and started palying it on his Galaxy, your willie would shrivel.
I never said that the Galaxy S lacked flash support. I said it lacked a CAMERA flash. What circa €500 supposedly premium phone comes without a flash of any sort?Flash? 2.2 running Flash 10.1 on a Galaxy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY2AsoVRywk
FYPWant any more 'facts'?
No, it's simply good sense. The Galaxy S wins on GPU and on internal storage, not much else. The cons outweigh the pros.They are both good phones. Telling someone who opts for a Galaxy that they have made a bad decision and bought an inferior device is plain stupid, which is the only reason I can be bothered with this.0 -
partyatmygaff wrote: »
No, it's simply good sense. The Galaxy S wins on GPU and on internal storage, not much else. The cons outweigh the pros.
Thinner, Lighter, Vastly better screen, Higher capacity battery, , Wifi-n, DNLA, Bluetooth 3.
The cons only outweigh the pros if you are a raving fanatic. How many years did you study in the Apple school of iPhone fanboism, before you switched to the Desire? Were you an instructor perhaps?
The things you are mostly harping on about as being Desire superiorities are things that are not intrinsic to the handset itself.
You obviously have your priorities but they are not shared by everyone. The like minded community of fanatics that you get with the Desire may not be everyone's cuppa.
Some people might prefer a screen that is superior under all conditions. For people with such a criteria, the Galaxy would be a better choice.
Just because you never leave Ireland for sunnier climes, doesn't mean others don't. When you are in bright sun on the ski slopes trying to film your mates snowboarding in 720p, and then showing off the resulting videos that evening in the bar, the Galaxy is the superior choice. If you want to sit in the gloom, compiling kernels, while it drizzles ceaselessly outside, well the Desire is obviously a better choice.
I know which one I would rather be doing.
LED flashes are better than nothing, but only just, The Galaxy would be better off with one, than without, but the utility is marginal in my experience, as at the light levels where you need a flash, phone camera modules deliver poor and grainy images as they have to switch to a very noise prone high ISO.
I'll say it again, they are both very good phones.0 -
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Bleh, i'm gonna wait for a proper update. Although not being in contract with Meteor does make it *that* bit more temptingevolutionqy7 wrote: » 0 -
partyatmygaff wrote: »Bleh, i'm gonna wait for a proper update. Although not being in contract with Meteor does make it *that* bit more tempting
hmm tempted for it too...though the thoughts of having to sell my hd2 dont bring joy ;( i like having win mo and android 0 -
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btw did a bench test with my hd2 android and ill upload the screen shot once i get the build rooted...but anyway galaxy was right behind the hd2...even with half working drivers on hd2 it still beats the galaxy with the all-mighty humming bird? 0
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