To make it short, android and IPhone both are like ruling party and
opposition party as per the present trend.
As far as I've heard, as per the android, we have to do some modifications
and install substitute applications to make it partly accessible. But as per
the IPhone, it is hundred per cent accessible out of the box.
for further informations, grab podcasts from
http://www.blindcooltech.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ketan Kothari" <muktake...@gmail.com>
To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] My first two weeks with Samsung S3
Dear Friends,
I am now planning to buy a new phone (although my E72 is in good
health). The reason for my purchase is that I realize that the
learning curve with any touch screen phone is going to be much longer
than that with keyboard. I am totally blind and am looking at a
high-ended phone. I can choose between Android and Iphone. I would
like some advice on this topic from those who are using either
systems. I am aware that Iphone is fully or almost fully accessible
out of the box but I would like to have some more knowledge on
Android.
Games on mobile phones are a totally neglected area for the blind
whereas that is one area that sighted people tend to enjoy.
I hope the list will be abuzz with interesting discussion on the issue
since the more we discuss it will help many more friends.
I look forward to good discussion.
With regards,
Ketan
On 10/3/12, Prashant Ranjan Verma <pr_ve...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I recently bought Samsung galaxy S3 android phone. You will know that
along
with iPhone it is touted as the best smart phone and the internet is full
of
comparisons.
I chose to buy this instead of iPhone 5 because first in India iPhone 5
will
arrive only in November or December and secondly the new Maps application
is
not likely to work in India until further few months on the iPhone.
In addition to this I wanted to test book reading apps on android as a
part
of my professional work.
With Talkback, eyes free keyboard and few other apps this phone has
become
accessible. Despite no physical keys it is possible to do everything on
the
phone although several things take much more time as compared to a phone
with full keypad. The voice recognition feature is much improved and I am
eagerly waiting for its Jelly bean update after which it will be possible
to
do more with voice. Even now I am able to search contacts and send sms
with
the voice recognition app.
This phone is a delight for a person with low vision. The fantastic big
screen with the option of increasing the font size to large or huge makes
the screen readable. The digital magnifying apps are also wonderful. They
convert this device into a good reading tool giving serious competition
to
the digital magnifiers which alone sell for 20 K and beyond. I won't
recommend this to a totally blind person yet. It will be an unnecessary
extra expenditure on a big screen.
Time permitting I will write more on this.
Prashant
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