Picked up the incipio case, and it feels much, much better in my hands for some reason. I really wasn't liking the "feel" of the bare phone.
Initial thoughts after having it for 3 weeks:
- The battery life isn't awesome, but it's still miles ahead of my POS 4S after iphones latest update.
- having the micro USB charger which is compatible with 800 other USB charged devices I own is a BIG bonus. I have chargers in almost every room and it cost me nothing.
- google hangouts is still really weird sometimes. There are small issues that I find really frustrating, like not being able to edit emails I'm forwarding. I also can't figure out how to save photos and videos that have been sent to me, or forward them to someone else (easily, anyway). This was where the iphone was super user friendly.
- google now saved my bacon when I was returning a rental in Mexico on a tight timeline. It's also neat how it figures out where you are, and starts adding in things like google translate (when I was in Mexico)
- email interface for gmail users is ridiculously easy. I also use chrome at home and work, and it tracks my search history and web browsing. Pages I have gone to at work show up when I type in the URL on my phone, which is really handy when I want to find something
- One thing I noticed though; I HATE the autocorrect. The iphone was FAR better at guessing my words (I suck at hitting the right keys), and more than once it has sent out a bunch of jumbled texts. I find myself correcting the spelling manually far more than I used to with the 4S. The keyboard just doesn't feel the same for some reason.....maybe I need more practise but as a heavy text/email user I should have it down by now.
- really wish there was a switch to shut off the ringer
- another small "issue" is when I click on hangouts, I have to touch the area where you type the name in to bring up the keyboard. I know, I know, it's a small thing, but it annoys me having to select something 3 times before I can type in the name of the person I want to text
I also want my call history displayed when I select the phone function, not all my contacts. Anyone know if I can change that?
My gripes are pretty small though. It's a very, very useful phone when it comes down to it. Especially when you factor in the price.
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