QOTD: Hardware or Operating System?

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Shaun

qotd27When buying a new smartphone do you confine yourself to a particular OS before you start looking or are you open to try new things if the hardware/software balance looks good? I tend to always have a pre-defined OS in my head.

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6 Responses to QOTD: Hardware or Operating System?

  1. Sidthebad says:
    April 12, 2010 at 6:47 am

    The OS dominates for me but bad hardwRe would be a shoe stopper.
    Sid

  2. jah says:
    April 12, 2010 at 8:36 am

    I would never have bought the HTC Desire as I gelt Android was immature. But when you look at the hardware spec of the Desire (AMOLED screen & 1GHz CPU) and the relatively low price (I got a 24 month contract with unlimited internet with a total cost of £404 inc. the cost of the phone) it was compelling enough for me to have a dip in the ‘Android camp”. I am now totally sold on Android as it has the polish of Apple iPhone OS, the stability of Symbian and flexibility of WM6.5 (by the way a lot of Symbian developers worked on Adroid).

  3. Chris says:
    April 12, 2010 at 9:38 am

    Hardware first then the os. A phone that creaks in your hand made with cheap materials (palm pre) and has a limited set of features(wifi not working as it should,nokia) won’t even be considered now. I have to say I had my eyes opened when i sent back my e90 and replaced it with a tytn 2. Even my Mrs has commented on “your best phone”

  4. Philippa says:
    April 12, 2010 at 10:08 am

    I’m afraid I get swayed by the OS first, and look at the hardware second. If it’s really flawed HW then it will put me off but I’m willing to live with a couple of defects (low res camera or less than stellar battery life). One thing that would always put me off is shoddy construction though,.

  5. AndrewP says:
    April 12, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    Definitely OS first and then hardware. Obviously choosing WebOS limits my choice of hardware slightly!

    Andrew

  6. Sid says:
    April 12, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    @jah, your total cost of £404 looks really low. How did you manage that?
    Which carrier is offering this?