Itouch or Iphone ?

[raven360]

Hi please tell me which one is good ? I have a cheap phone that does me good so I only need a gadget. Is I touch any good ? Also about the galaxy rates. Is it recommended in that price or should I get an iphone.

Also are applications and games easily available?

Raven.

 

[Shary Bhallu TC]

iTouch is the same as iPhone except that it cant handle GPRS signals (I think, I may be wrong). Both are 80% identical.
Games and apps are the same as those on iPhone.

 

[AFQ]

if u have enough money iphone is the best choice.

 

[raven360]

Nah, I am short on money. I might get the 4gb one but still is it worth it ? Are there any alternatives ? Also the applications & games cost on apple site so are they easily available on filesharing sites cough cough ?

 

[MrJayPlays]

^ To me iphone is over hyped phone, if you really want to get a touch screen phone with all the bells and wistles then get Nokia 5800.

Here is one of my friend send me this when i asked him which is better

1) Size
The iphone is bigger in size and uneasy for one hand grip. Nokia 5800 is designed to fit well into your hands. Being smaller in width, its easy to operate single handedly.

Iphone size: 115.5 X 62.1 X 12.3 mm
Nokia 5800 size: 111 X 51.7 X 15.5 mm

2) Weight
Iphone is much bulkier than Nokia 5800. Nokia 5800 is 25g lighter than Iphone in weight.

Iphone: 133g
Nokia 5800: 109g

3) Screen Resolution
The Iphone has 3.5” screen while Nokia 5800 has 3.2” but the resolution of 5800 is far more superior to Iphone.

Resolution:
Iphone: 480 by 320
Nokia 5800: 640 by 360

4) Storage
Iphone comes with two options- 8GB & 16GB internal memory. Nokia has a more flexible option to offer 8GB with micro SD card which is expandable upto 16GB. Nokia owners can expand memory size according to needs which the Iphone guys can’t do.

5) Input Methods
Iphone: Finger only.
Nokia 5800: Finger, stylus, plectrum, handwriting recognition.

6) Features
Apple Iphone has lots of missing features like cut and paste function, saving email attachments, no support for third party headphones, ringtones, pricey iphone applications, many software bugs and other technical glitches. Nokia 5800 Tube has no such issues plus many more amazing features included.

7) Colors
Iphone: Black for 8 & 16 GB, White for 16 GB only.
Nokia 5800: Red, Blue and Black.

8 ) Battery
Nokia 5800 provides upto 35 hrs of music playing time against Apple Iphone which claims just 24 hrs. Overall battery power (talktime/standby) is also about 30% more in Nokia 5800. What more, 5800 has a removable battery which Iphone lacks.

Iphone: 5 hrs talk-time, 300 hrs standby, not removable.
Nokia 5800: 8.8 hrs talk-time, 406 hrs standby, removable battery.

9) Camera
Iphone: 2 MP, no flash, no zoom, no additional camera.
Nokia 5800: 3.2 MP, Flash, 3x digital zoom with Carl Zeiss lens. A second camera in front is available for video calling/conferencing.

10) Video Calling
Iphone: No Video calling possible in Iphone.
Nokia 5800: Video calling is possible.

11) Video Recording
IPhone: No option for video recording.
Nokia 5800: Video recording is included.

12) Music Service
Iphone: Paid service with Apple Itunes Store. You pay and download music to your Iphone.
Nokia 5800: “Comes with music” service is bundled with Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic phone by which you can download as much music as you want for 1 year- FREE!!

13) Voice Dialing
Iphone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

14) Voice Recording
IPhone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

15) Web Browser
Iphone: Webkit based Safari browser, no flash available.
Nokia 5800: Webkit based browser, supports flash lite.

16) FM Radio
Iphone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

17) Bluetooth
Iphone: Bluetooth is available for just handsfree, no file sharing possible.
Nokia 5800: Bluetooth available for handsfree and file sharing is possible. Better audio quality on bluetooth in 5800 with A2DP technology which Iphone lacks.

18) Messaging
Iphone: It does not support message forwarding, multiple SMS deletion, sending SMS to multiple recipients and multimedia messages (MMS).
Nokia 5800: All the above is possible plus it has MMS ver 1.3, message size upto 600kb, and automatic resizing of Images for MMS.

19) Price
Nokia 5800 is hopefully unlocked (without any contract) and will sell much cheaper for just £219 in UK which is equal to 279 Euros or $385.

Apple iPhone 3G, on the other hand, with contract in US comes for $199 & $299 for 8 & 16 GB models and the plans with AT&T are way too expensive. Unlocked Apple Iphones sells for around $800 on Ebay.

In other parts of the world, the 8GB unsubsidized Iphone model costs 499 euros ($700) in Italy, 350 pounds ($620) in UK, $700 in India.Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic is expected to sell around the world for about $400 or below.

Now you can conclude what to get under the budget

 

[raven360]

Hello Jayzzy I am not looking for a phone, I am just looking for a fun gadget like Itouch/Iphone to play some little games, music and applications.

 

[Rapchik Killer]

^ All this is true.. but if you just look at the games for iphone that single point outweighs all.. i have several phones for work purpose right now, but of phones like omnia,touch dual, n95 8gb.. i have found iphone to be the most entertaining phone of all.. there are so many awesome games for it and such great online support that you just cant get bored with it..

 

[EnergyDan]

nokia e63 is mmore worthwhile. iphone is sought after by "chors"

 

[raven360]

Hi rpchi, thanks for the reply. Are paid games easily available on internet ?

 

[MrJayPlays]

^ Everything is easily available on net as long as you know the how to search them.
If you need a fun gadget with games,music and movies then get an itouch
Itouch 8gb or more (Price wise,and better) > Iphone (Which can cost you more)

 

[kamii]

@raven360... if you want just a gadget then go for iTouch.! That would be the best gadget ever happened to you.. i bet you! I recently bought one, and it is the most entertaining gadget ever..!

The differences b/w iPhone and iTouch are quite a few; ofcourse, it doesn't has a phone, SMS, camera, GPS, Compass(incase of iPhone 3GS). Despite that, iTouch has everything, iPhone has!

For more info, visit : www.apple.com/ipodtouch and go to features.

Are paid games easily available on internet ?

Yes, you can get all paid games/apps for free. PM me for that!

Also, i would prefer you to go for iTouch 3G which has fastest processor; as fast as the iPhone 3GS.!

And to people, who say that the iPhone/iTouch is just nuts!:blah2: I would like them to experience it first themselves...I can list number and number of reasons, for why the iPhone is better than most other phones(not all) esp. mentioned above, well, atleast way lot better than 5800... but still there are some cons of iPhone, which, after experiencing it for sometime and getting to know its pros, are totally negligible!!

 

[Black Basara]

Iphone> all other touch-phones its a fact. If you want a gadget for applications,music and games go for ipod touch.

 

[raven360]

Hi, thanks for the reply guys. Kami where you bought one from ? What about the storage ? Which one would be adequate ? Also are the galaxy ones 3G ?

 

[kamii]

^ ... my brother bought one from Dubai!.. iTouch is available in 4 different storage sizes... 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB.... the 3G iTouch is only available in 32 and 64 GB.. so that would be a bit expensive.. that 2G iTouches are available in 8, 16 and 32GB. Since you are short at budget, so just go for 2G iTouch 8GB for now, which will cost you the least...

I am not sure if the ones at galaxy are 2G or 3G... if you are going for 8Gigs, then better confirm if it is 1G or 2G.. and ***never GO FOR 1G*** cause it is the slowest most of all iDevices.!

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Good luck!!

 

[Sameed]

Phew! i thought this was just gonna turn into a 5800 vs iPhone thread with added raving fanboys You should totally get the ipod touch as it is HIGHLY cutomizable, you can personalize it to your needs and also the are over 85K apps available for it and some of them are just plain awesome!

 

[SpEeDyZ]

get an Ipod touch you wont regret it :8

 

[vyrus]

5800 is a crap fone with a resistive touchscreen. Those touchscreens are a thing of the past now. iPhone/iTouch FTW !

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Hi, thanks for the reply guys. Kami where you bought one from ? What about the storage ? Which one would be adequate ? Also are the galaxy ones 3G ?

Dude iDevil is sellin one real cheap, buy from him!

 

[SpEeDyZ]

5800 is a crap fone with a resistive touchscreen. Those touchscreens are a thing of the past now. iPhone/iTouch FTW !

true you have to push your nail so hard into the corner of the tiny screen just to scroll down or up lol ....

 

[vyrus]

^ Exactly. I hate that thing man! Not to mention the cheap plastic-like finish :S

 

[fawad]

buy 5530 for 19k. same as 5800, costs lesser and you get a 4 gb card too