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Originally Posted by n.devdath
I need to buy a GSM cell phone which can double up as my office laptop when I without it, I need to be able to send and receive emails, easily, open, view and to a certain extent edit attachments in excel and word, but these cases would be few and far between.
I ride my bike most of the time and tend to use my phones for as long as they last. . I also will use it as my camera for photos and videos when I m out in the field.
I have shortlisted the SGS-3 but am not sure if it is the right phone to purchase
Can you give me some light on this please? |
sorry for getting back on your query so late.
thanks for your appreciation sir but im no guru. the real gurus have already replied to your post.
From your requirements stated above any android phone will work regarding emails and office work including attachments.
What you require is a phone with an excellent battery life and one that you can carry with you without being worried about the size.SuperAmoled screens are battery friendly especially when you have black themes or wallpapers. But with white wallpapers or themes it eats into the battery life.
Size of a galaxy note is definitely going to be a problem here especially in case you need to attend a call while riding the bike.(after you have pulled over to the side of the road).
The note is also out since it doesnt have a camera button whenever you need to take a quick photograph.
Durability of phones these days is a matter of luck. Some phones may fall into bucket of soap water and still keep working. Whereas sometime even a slight exposure to rain may render your handset unusable partially or completely.
These days Gorilla Glass provided on most phones make the screens pretty impact resistant. So screens may not necessarily get damaged due to a fall. The sides of the phone may however get dented or scratched but as long as the phone works i guess your investment is protected.
Coming to the phones. The galaxy note has a huge battery that is more than any other Samsung phone in the market. But the display of the note eats into the battery life. If your usage is mostly phone calls and occasionally emails and messages then the battery will last about a day. Ive managed to make my note last for about a day and 6hours with calls and whatsapp. But didnt use much. And didnt use the internet. Those days it lasted me quite long. On standby the note lasts easily for 4days as i found out recently. (My blackberry lasted close to 2 weeks on standby during the same time period)
Id not recommend the note for you due to its size and chances of it falling from your pocket while riding the bike.
Instead you should go for a smaller phone. The S2 and S3 come to my mind. S2 is one generation old but 10k cheaper than the s3.
S3 is the latest and also there is no lag on the phone. My friend reports that his S3 lasts for 1.5 days with 1 to 2 hours of gaming(MaxPayne, TempleRun), sync always on, 3G always on and the usual calls which maybe a total of 2hours all related to office work.
Both the s2 and s3 have great cameras. The s3 has a better interface and lots more features with the latest update.
It doesnt have a hardware camera button but gestures can be used to switch on the camera on the go. Plus there is hardly any lag while taking pictures one after the other.
Also in case you need to annotate pictures amd find it easier to write with a pen than type on the screen then not to worry. There is a stylus available for s3 too just like the Note's S pen but the s3 one looks almost like a normal pen. However its an accessory and youd have to buy it extra.
The s3 with newer interface makes it a much more easier to use phone. Like my friend says ' the interface feels sleek'.
I guess you wont go wrong with the S3. And you require only one hand to use it unlike the note which mostly requires both hands. The s3 is a quick easy to use phone with good battery life and fine tuned quadcore performance and the service backup of Samsung is quite well spread unlike other companies.
Maybe you should wait a bit if you can. There maybe a price reduction or offer of more accesories with the phone. Im guessing when the iPhone 5 comes out Samsung may reduce s3 prices to give it an edge over the iPhone. But thats a few months from now.
Regards.