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Cell phones: CNET Prizefight: Apple iPhone vs. LG Voyager
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BATTERY LIFE ---- iphone has 4 more hours battery life
by michaelcvoigt - 1/23/08 9:35 AM In reply to: CNET Prizefight: Apple iPhone vs. LG Voyager by KentGerman
This is from the Cnet review of the LG, the iphone in real world usage has 4 hours more battery life.
'The LG Voyager VX10000 has a rated battery life of 4 hours talk time and 20 days standby time. It fell a bit short in our battery tests, reaching 3 hours, 45 minutes of talk time. That's still a decent result for a CDMA handset, but it's 4 hours less than what the iPhone delivered. According to FCC radiation tests, the Voyager has a digital SAR rating of 0.765 watt per kilogram.'
There's a reason the iPhone has better battery life
by SamNK - 1/26/08 2:11 PM In reply to: BATTERY LIFE ---- iphone has 4 more hours battery life by michaelcvoigtMichael, the Voyager supports Verizon's 3G network (i.e. EVDO) so naturally the battery life is going to be less because for some reason 3G use more power. If the iPhone had support for 3G (i.e. HSDPA from AT&T), the battery life would be much less than 4 hours. Ask anyone who has a 3G phone from AT&T about their battery life and they'll tell you how much worse their battery life is.
My point exactly
by michaelcvoigt - 1/26/08 2:44 PM In reply to: There's a reason the iPhone has better battery life by SamNKThe Voyager is 55% thicker and still less battery life.
In the end people are not going to care about the details of the 3G network... they are going to want battery life. What is the point of a 3G network with a browser that cannot render webpages properly?
The voyager web browser is far behind when it comes to handling complex webpages.
..... yet this review didn't even mention it, not even a hint.
Exactly!!
by Brian24gc - 1/26/08 4:05 PM In reply to: My point exactly by michaelcvoigtAt the iPhone introduction, Steve Jobs said that one of the main reasons the iPhone didn't support 3G is that the battery consumption wasn't yet at an acceptable level to sustain everyday use of a full touch screen multimedia device.
Voyager thickness
by SamNK - 1/30/08 9:31 PM In reply to: My point exactly by michaelcvoigtThe Voyager is 1/4 inch thicker (0.71" versus 0.46") than the iPhone so there's no disputing that it's thicker. However, the Voyager has 2 screens and a full keyboard. Obviously, that's going to add some thickness. Some people might prefer a slightly thicker phone in order to have a physical keyboard. From what I've been hearing and reading, typing on the iPhone is good but not great.
BATTERY LIFE ---- iphone has 4 more hours battery life
by DaNads - 2/13/08 6:29 PM In reply to: BATTERY LIFE ---- iphone has 4 more hours battery life by michaelcvoigtMy Voyager battery lasted less than 24 hours on standby. Making 10 minutes of calls and using the browser for 10 minutes reduces this to less than 12 hour battery life. I even bought the "extended life" battery, and this is barely giving me more than one day of battery life. I'm searching for hints, tips, or tricks since I'm ready to return the phone and go back to my circa 2004 LG flip phone.
Anyone have any other recommended discussion groups to check on this phone?
iPhone and iTouch is a platform and not just a phone and PDA
by michaelcvoigt - 1/31/08 8:29 AM In reply to: CNET Prizefight: Apple iPhone vs. LG Voyager by KentGerman
The hardware can update, the specs can update but having the best phone OS and software is a critical and I belive that the iPhone is way ahead.
The SDK is not even out for anyone but Apple's select developers, yet developers have developed 100's of apps for jailBroken iPhones and iTouchs. I believe this is the next Palm movement.
Apps that I have used include the following, I have just gotten started >
1. NES emulator with 200 working games, that I enjoy to play... really
2. Everything converter, live updated currency, measurement
3. iRadio - all of shoutcast's streaming radio stations on your iPhone
4. Jiggy - make iPhone programs with nothing but a web browser on your computer, the complier is on the phone
5. weDict - a open dictonary app
6. 'chat' open Chat programs to bypass SMS
7. file browsers
8. web servers
9. unix terminal
10. orb portal to connect iPhone to winamp remote
11. locations, a webcam app with director of webcams and random search
12. widget, use Mac OS widgets on your iPhone
... and lots of silly games and UI tweak proggies.
And the real magic is that you install all of these on the phone with the click of a button and no PC needed.
fundamental problem with contest
by kempofighter - 7/28/08 12:21 PM In reply to: iPhone and iTouch is a platform and not just a phone and PDA by michaelcvoigtOne thing that they didn't talk about is "verizon vs. AT&T". That is critical. They also didn't talk one bit about GPS service which is totally different between the two. Verizon allows you to use a voyager without a data plan. You can purchase 1 day of GPS service for $2.99. Can't do that with AT&T and Iphone. They'll force you into a dataplan that you may not need or want just to have an Iphone. Also, verizon offers a full GPS navigation service (Iphone does not have this yet and I've read some posts that indicate that Iphone will never have a full GPS nav service. It's just maps and directions like you can get on the internet). I played around with the voyager at the store the other day and the GPS is sweet. The ability to go with a simpler call plan and purchase GPS time on a case by case basis (2.99 per 24 hours) or monthly basis (9.99 for GPS only) gives verizon the edge. You can have the iphone like capabilities (plus better in some cases) with much better options for service plans.
Prizefight Update?
by mhammon - 8/3/08 6:09 PM In reply to: CNET Prizefight: Apple iPhone vs. LG Voyager by KentGerman
Any chance we'll see an updated prizefight with the iPhone II and the Voyager? Much was made in the original about the iPhone's lack of apps, 3G, and GPS, which were added with the latest iPhone.
Thanks
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