on 2012-09-29 9:49 John Sessoms wrote
Still waiting for an answer which one is better for making telephone calls.
i don't think they will differ much, and it would be hard to compare
meaningfully without taking two phones around the areas you spend the most time
i'm completely happy with the call quality of my iPhone 4 on AT&T in Denver,
and have traveled quite a bit around the US and a bit in Canada with this phone
with good results most places; customer dissatisfaction with AT&T is legendary,
but it hasn't been from me
the actual voice quality suffers in poor coverage areas, but i expect that's
true with any phone, and depends on a particular carrier's antennas, not on the
phone; i talk on my phone in noisy outdoor areas with good results, and the
iPhone 5 supposedly has better microphones and noise cancelling than it's
predecessors, but i haven't tried one nor seen a specific review
in terms of handling while making a call, i like the size of the iPhone 4 and
am skeptical that a larger phone, especially wider, would be as comfortable; i
use a slim case on my phone and find it easy to put in my pocket (though i
don't wear tight jeans), and i don't have to fear it slipping from my hand; the
iPhone 4 is lighter than many other phones, and the iPhone 5 is even lighter
and thinner
my partner has a bluetooth earpiece which works well with her iPhone 4
perhaps by "making calls" you mean the act of dialing; i find dialing quite
convenient with my phone; it syncs the address book i have been using for years
on my Mac, and it's very easy to find whom i want to call, set up preferred
numbers for people who have multiple numbers, etc.; i can use the keypad while
a call is in progress, the speakerphone is pretty good, and i can easily switch
to other apps and look things up while on a call
i also use Google Voice on my iPhone — mainly for craigslist ads, but it works
quite well and is also convenient, though the quality is slightly lower (due to
the extra bounce across Google's networks, i assume)
when someone asks me what smartphone to get, i say if you use many Apple tools
(Mac hardware and/or iPhoto/Aperture, contacts, calendar, iTunes, iBooks,
AppleTV, email) that an iPhone has a strong advantage, and if not, and
especially if tied into the Google system (mail, calendar, etc.), a good
Android phone will probably be about as satisfying as an iPhone *if* they can
figure out what a good Android phone is (there seem to be lots of lousy ones,
and the carriers play a part in this)
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