Hi Josh, Thanks for the post. That is exactly the kind of educated message I wanted to see on this subject as I am about to turn in my old phone for a new one in the next few months and I'm torn between a Android phone or an iPhone.
My principle use will be as a phone so it sounds like as a phone an Android phone would be well suited in that regard. However, as you pointed out since I will be forking over cash for the device I want something I can browse the web, read ebooks, listen to mp3s, and perhaps have a few games which means what I want is a smart phone, and in terms of smart phones the iPhone is the best all in one package. On 1/6/13, Draconis Entertainment <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't usually chime in on these threads, but as an iPHone user and > developer, I wanted to make a few points briefly. > > If you just want a phone, not a smart phone, then an Android phone might be > the more cost effective option…but if you want to use your phone…as most > people do…as a smart phone, then an Android phone is a terrible solution, at > present, for a visually impaired person. > > The iPhone has a far greater number of higher quality apps with > accessibility, and you will get far more out of your phone than you can hope > to do so, at least at present, with the half-baked access available for > Android. This will hopefully change in the future, but at present access on > Android phone's cannot hold a candle to the iPhone. > > Also, the iPhone 5, as Charles pointed out, has a larger screen, but > cost-wise, you also have the options of the iPhone 4S for $99, or the iPhone > 4 for free with a two year contract in the US and many other countries. Both > of those devices are excellent, especially for the price. > > Accessibility aside, compatibility across different Android devices is > sketchy at best, and the Android marketplace is rattled with malware that > one must contend with. > > Also, most Android phones can not be updated to the latest software. > Compare this to the iPhone 3GS, released with VoiceOver in 2009, which can > run iOS 6, the current version of the operating system. I don't believe > there are *any* Android phones released in 2009 that can run Jelly Bean. > Your cost-effectiveness goes out the window if you want to stay current with > the software. You'll be needing a new phone every few months to a year. > > Hopefully, in time, these problem areas, including accessibility, will be > ironed out on Android, but it is unlikely to be for the foreseeable future. > > The fact that Android is a choice at all is good. Competition is always a > good thing, but I think that there are a lot of factors to consider, > especially as visually impaired users, here. > > Just my two cents. > > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" >> <[email protected]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 5:07 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Good iPhone games for Voiceover user >> >> >>> Hi Dark, >>> >>> True enough. It all sounds good. The only problem for me is that the >>> Apple iPhone 5 costs more than double the cost of a Google Nexus 4, >>> and one thing I do not like about the iPhone is that the touchscreen >>> is very small. The Nexus 4 has nearly double the room to move your >>> fingers around which I find much more suited to my needs. >>> >>> So while the Apple iPhone seems to be the better option for games an >>> Android solution like the Nexus 4 is the more cost effective solution >>> for the VI user. I've had a bit of experience with my wife's Samsung >>> Galaxy S3, and I find the accessibility on Ice Cream Sandwich >>> acceptable for a VI user for handling the basics of web browsing with >>> Firefox, managing contacts, doing texting, etc. I hear the Nexus 4, >>> which comes with Jellybean 4.2, is even better yet so I'm strongly >>> thinking of going for an Android phone just to save on the initial >>> investment costs of an iPhone. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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