[access-uk] Re: Samsung Galaxy or I-Phone 5
- From: "Jackie Brown" <thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 13:13:58 +0100
I think that's put it in a nutshell! I have a Google Nexus 7, but I do find
the whole experience with iOS easier somehow. Whether this is because I
started with an Apple product, I don't know, but VoiceOver does feel more
integrated to me and was definitely easier to get going straight out of the
box. That isn't to say I don't like Android either, it's just that I am
more comfortable with an Apple product at the moment.
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
Twitter: @thebrownsplace
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Edward Green
Sent: 25 May 2013 08:35
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Samsung Galaxy or I-Phone 5
Hi John,
I've used both an iPhone 5 and an Android phone (the Google Nexus 4) running
the latest version of Jellybean.
I'm not trying to claim any objectivity (I used the iPhone first), but these
are my thoughts for what they're worth.
Android handsets are cheaper, the connectors are standard, and you tend to
have apps with more features/greater flexibility because of the way apple
charges app developers (there is no functionality to buy a book within the
Audible iPhone app whereas there is in the android one, for example). In
addition, you can copy and paste music a bit like using a pen drive instead
of having to use iTunes. There is also a greater variety of handsets on
Android, though you do need to make sure that they are either running an
accessible version or that you can upgrade to one. You may even find some
handsets that still have a physical keyboard.
However, I find the iPhone to be a much smoother experience. The home
screens are more intuitive, the way the device behaves is to me more
predictable and the settings are more logical. Voiceover feels more
integrated into iOS than Talkback does into Android, but again, you should
remember that I used an iPhone first. Some people also actually like iTunes
and don't want to have to copy and paste tracks.
I find the phone and text messaging apps much easier on the iPhone than I do
on the Android.
I hope that's of some use,
Ed
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of John Farley
Sent: 24 May 2013 18:42
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Samsung Galaxy or I-Phone 5
Hello list,
I must apologise in advance, I have seen many subject lines similar to mine
here, but at the time I had no interest in changing my phone and so did not
follow those threads.
I currently use a Nokia C5, which has done me proud and I have really liked
it. However, I have now been told that the screen has just about had it and
I feel that it should be replaced.
Yes, I am aware that these can still be purchased and then TALKS can be
transferred across to it, which would cost something over £210. I also feel
that would be continuing on a dead line of technology and it might be better
to move to something more modern, although at a greater price.
It seems clear that the two outstanding competing offers at the moment are
the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the I-Phone 5.
I am a little uncomfortable about using a touch phone, is this really as
easy as it may appear from the e-mails on this list?
From a blind person's perspective, which is the better of the two to go for?
I cannot help here too much with my requirement as I currently do not have a
smart phone and therefore do not know which features I would want to use.
Clearly, I want to make phone calls and handle text messages.
Additionally it might be good to have proper access to the internet etc.
I do not know if I would want to go as far as e=-mails, simply due to the
number I get daily from the various lists I am a member of which currently
get filtered off into various folders in Outlook on my PC.
Any personal experience in using such phones would be a good help for me in
deciding which way to go.
Many thanks in advance.
Regards, John.
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