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iPhone 4s vs Samsung Galaxy S2

So the iPhone4s from Apple has just been announced, I thought I’d do a quick comparison as that’s what a lot of Android lovers like to do!

Feature Apple iPhone 4s Samsung Galaxy S2
Voice Recognition Yes Yes
Video recording 1080p 1080p
Hard Drive 64gb Max 32gb + Micro SD
Display 960 x 460px LCD 800px x 480px AMOLED
RAM 1GB 1GB
Processor Apple A5 Dual core 1.2GHz Dual Core Exynos
Antenna HSDPA 14.4mb / GSM & CDMA DLNA
Weight TBC (137g iPhone 4) 116g
Dimensions 115.2 x 58.7 x 9.3mm 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm

 

Having previously owned an iPhone 4, and waiting for the 14th to get a new iPhone 4s Apple had the opportunity to step back into the lead here but I feel with the Samsung Galaxy S2 having been out for months, Apple have just about kept up with the game, rather than taken a strong lead. Perhaps there waiting to see what else Samsung can do before pulling the punches with the “iPhone 5″ in June*

That said the new software tweaks should make what was already a familiar, strong base phone even more fun and simple to use with even more reason to enjoy moments with the better camera and video capability as well as accessibility with voice control through Siri.

So if you weren’t an Apple fan or a Gingerbread kinda person and just wanted the best phone, what would you pick? The Samsung isn’t really old hack yet, it’s features are pretty much the same as the new iPhone 4s and the software in some cases is more advanced. I guess what lets its down for the mainstream is that it is a bit more techie, in one hand the Apple App Store being so strict is good for those who don’t want to have to worry about there phone not working and now it’s open to most networks in America and the UK for the majority of users they aren’t going to want to jailbreak or mess around with a phone so the Apple will appeal. In the other hand Android lets you do whatever your skillset has to offer, so for those wanting to play a lot with the phone and push it’s boundaries your going to choose the Samsung Galaxy S2.

All I can sum up with is thank you Apple for making the biggest change to the mobile phone market and well done Samsung / Google for taking on the challenge and giving us choice.

I’ll update with more info when the phone is actually available and more info from Apple has been released.

Comments welcome!

*Guestimated launch of the new model

Javascript – Test variable exists ( .js )

Simples…

if (typeof variable === 'undefined') {
    // variable is undefined
}

Some may simply do

if (variable) {
    // variable is defined
}

but this won’t work if the variable is false or 0 or if it’s an object.

Protect your social interactions

If you have a Twitter or Facebook profile you should login and ensure within the respective settings that HTTPS is ticked on.

This will improve the security of your Twitter/Facebook account and better protect your information if you’re using either Twitter or Facebook over an unsecured Internet connection, like a public WiFi network, where someone may be able to eavesdrop on your activity.

Hello World

Well it had to be didn’t it.

From the oracle that is Wikipedia:

A “Hello world” program is a computer program that prints out “Hello world” on a display device. It is typically one of the simplest programs possible in most programming languages. Therefore, by tradition, it is often the first program taught in a beginning class on a particular language. It is also used to illustrate the most basic syntax of a programming language.

Most of these programs are very simple, especially those that rely on a command-line interpreter (shell) to perform the actual output. However, they can be surprisingly complex, especially when writing the program for graphical user interface.

When programming an embedded system, the text may be sent to a liquid crystal display. In a device that does not display text, a simple program to produce a signal, such as turning on an LED, may be substituted for “Hello world” as the introductory program.