On 3 October 2011 17:24, Paul Tansom <p...@aptanet.com> wrote: > A bit of a vague subject, but I'm looking at the possibility of finally > getting > a smartphone and at the moment the HTC Wildfire S and the Samsung Galaxy Ace > are looking to be fairly decent entry level options. Has anyone any experience > of these? I've seen some comments that the HTC can be a bit slow with the > 600MHz processor, and the Galaxy is only 800MHz. Clearly it depends on how > well > they are designed to some extent, but both run Android (so I assume should be > good with Linux). I think the Ace is the front runner at the moment for the > better screen and marginally faster processor. > > As for usage, which will define whether performance is an issue to some > extent, > I will no doubt use it for web and email, but calendaring and a SIP client are > of particular interest (clearly I need the right network to not block SIP > traffic!). I'm not a bit gamer on my phone, but then I only have a Samsung > G600 > at the moment, so who knows with a smartphone!
I have a smartphone with a 600MHz processor. (SE Experia X8). I would say that it is marginal even on core functions. Opening the contact list can take an age. If I had the option between two, and one of the differences was processor speed, then I would go for the faster one, as long as the battery life was the same. My main gripe with these smart phones is they eat batteries. Charging every day is a must if you actually want to use the bits that makes a smart phone smart. -- Philip Stubbs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
