Instinct Beats iPhone

Published by Sierra Monica B., on May 14 2008, in the categories: Gadgets, mobile phones




If you haven’t seen the first video revealed by M80, demonstrating Samsung Instinct’s GPS capability vs iPhone’s you should do it now, to prepare for the last 4 clips where Samsung Instinct and Apple’s iPhone compete at Fast Internet, Live TV, Shoot Video and Music Download categories.

Instinct Beats iPhone

First I will show you the Fast Internet round and then we’ll discuss a bit about it:



Now, why does iPhone’s connectivity last so long? It seems frustrating!
From the specifications we find out that Apple iPhone is operating on AT&T’s EDGE network, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, automatically switching between EDGE and Wi-Fi to provide the user with the best connectivity options in the given conditions.

So about the EDGE connectivity: Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution classified as 2.75G, is used for packet switched applications including Internet connectivity. It has an increased data capacity and is good for high-speed data applications, but packet switched communication consists of routing blocks of data (packets) between nodes over data links shared with other traffic, and as in each of these network nodes the packets are queued or buffered, a variable delay is produced.
With EDGE, the data transfer speed reaches 236.8 kbit/s for 4 timeslots.

On the other side, Samsung Instinct is a 3G standard-based handset supporting EV-DO Rev A, which means high-speed Internet access using Code Division Multiple Access and Time Division Multiple Access techniques, increasing the user’s throughput and the system’s throughput, by allowing several data transmitters to send simultaneously via the single communication channel. These transmitters have their own codes assigned and they take turn in sending information with access divided by time.
The EV-DO channel has a bandwidth of 1.25 MHz and the Revision A standard improves the latency increasing the rates on the forward link up to 3.1 Mbit/s and on reverse link up to 1.8 Mbit/s.

Now I’ll show you the video that teaches you how to watch Live TV on Samsung Instinct and on the Apple iPhone in parallel.



I think you got the idea.

And here’s how to shoot a video with both handsets:



I’m sure you got the idea this time too, but one of the most important features of a cell phone is music/video download capability. The iPhone gets its media from iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store so you’ll have to be in the right Wi-Fi hot spot to enable this, after which you can simply tap the iTunes button, this time a visible icon, and perform the following steps: browse, preview, buy and download, the same process that Samsung Instinct provides via Sprint Power Vision Network, but only if…



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  • Instinct Defeats iPhone said on 05/14/2008:

    [...] Remember the recent video demonstration from M80 of the GPS capability of Samsung Instinct and Apple iPhone? Here are the next 4 showing the Internet connectivity, live TV, how to shoot a video and how fast you can download a song with both handsets: The problem with the Internet connectivity at Apple’s iPhone is explained like this: Working on AT&T’s Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution, a 2.75G standard, iPhone proves high-speed transfer rates but there is a delay specific to packet-switched communications, which consists of routing blocks of data (packets) between nodes over data links shared with other traffic, and in each of these network nodes the packets are queued or buffered, which produces the variable delay, leading to transfer speeds of up to 236.8 kbit/s for 4 timeslots. With 3G EV-DO Rev A at Samsung Instinct, things are a bit different because this type of connectivity is based on Code Division Multiple Access and Time Division Multiple Access techniques, which increase the user’s throughput and the system’s throughput, by allowing several data transmitters to send simultaneously via the single communication channel. Transmitters have codes assigned and they have to take turn in sending information with the access divided by time. The EV-DO channel has a bandwidth of 1.25 MHz and the Revision A standard improves the latency increasing the rates on the forward link up to 3.1 Mbit/s and on reverse link up to 1.8 Mbit/s. About the other aspect, music download, to be able to get music with the Samsung Instinct you’d have to get it from Sprint’s Power Vision Network. With the iPhone you have to tap the iTunes icon to go on iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store and browse, preview, buy and download what you like for your collection, but for this to work you have to be in a Wi-Fi hot spot and it seems that it doesn’t work every time... (Source: Techpin.com) [...]

  • Next Generation iPhone said on 06/02/2008:

    [...] and change color depending on the iPhone’s status. Mirage would feature also haptics, like the Samsung Instinct for a tactile feedback at fingers’ touch, stylus, handwriting recognition, biometric fingerprint, [...]

  • Speech Recognition Tool said on 06/07/2008:

    [...] you read our previous articles about Samsung Instinct, the exclusive Sprint’s Smartphone, then it’s time to take a closer look at its [...]

  • Next iPhone When said on 06/10/2008:

    [...] later this summer it will arrive also in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. In addition to the known iPhone functionalities, the 3G-nabled model brings 2 times faster transfer speeds, built-in GPS module, the iPhone 2.0 [...]

  • DiamondTouch vs Surface said on 06/16/2008:

    [...] for multi-finger and pinching motions, technology that was adopted later by Apple for its popular iPhone. Getting back to the Surface, we have to add that it allows you to browse through music files, [...]

  • Samsung Instinct Release said on 06/20/2008:

    [...] say that this high-end model is affordable for anyone, and this is the final kick in the ring, when Samsung Instinct knocks out the iPhone. To meet every customer’s needs the handset provides a full [...]

  • Samsung Instinct Breaks Records said on 06/26/2008:

    [...] device for travelling, while others were anxious to get it after reading our reviews on Techpin and CameraPhonesPlaza, and become addicted to the idea of owning a one of the coolest mobile [...]

  • apps for samsung instinct said on 06/26/2008:

    [...] ... Now I??ll show you the video that teaches you how to watch Live TV on samsung instinct and ...http://www.techpin.com/instinct-beats-iphone/Samsung Instinct: Novelty, Not Novel - GigaOMDavid Pogue points out that the instinct is long on [...]

  • iPhone 3G News said on 07/15/2008:

    [...] impressive, but as we’ve expected, because the iPhone 3G had a longer promoting campaign than Samsung Instinct, plus that Apple had the first version available since a long time on the market. iPhone 3G [...]

  • pete said on 07/31/2008:

    go fuck yourself. on my iphone i can download a video recorder, or any other application to enhance the productivity of the iphone. and would you really want to watch tv on a mobile phone? I barely use youtube on mine or watch videos because guess what, I HAVE A FUCKING TV. i dont want to watch television on a small phone. and iphone has 3g and is much faster than any mobile phone. the touch screen is amazing. and also if you didnt notice the inctict is A DIRECT COPYRIGHT OF THE IPHONE cant samsung get some ideas of their own?

  • Sierra said on 08/01/2008:

    There is a a big difference though at some point: iPhone supports multiple finger input, while the Instinct has touchscreen with haptics. Some can't watch TV on the phone because it's too small but others like it.

  • neildaking said on 08/18/2008:

    aye i agree wit dis dude... kinda in a much less vuldar way...but he does make a good point...the jail broken iphone can do much much MUCH more than the instinct...for instance can you play NES games on a instict...NO...Ding ding ding ding iphone wins...can you control you itune with the instinct....i dont think so...while the instinct does have some better features the iphone is still the better phone....stick that in your juice box and drink it...lol

  • dave13 said on 08/19/2008:

    i just got the instinc and its a damn good phone srry i dont like the iphone for some reson in my hands it wont work for me ???? dont know why

  • chris said on 08/20/2008:

    hahahah people there is no need in argueing.. gosh u ppl act so0o juvinile .. as a matter of fact both phones are great and everyone has their own opinions... nd i have to say ima get the instinc i hope itsz great... somone please tell me if itsz an ok phone?

  • Sierra Monica B. said on 08/20/2008:

    What do you like at the Instinct, that the iPhone doesn't provide?

  • KodrutZ said on 08/20/2008:

    The Samsung logo, obviously! :)

  • c st said on 08/20/2008:

    I have an Instinct and it is great. It is mostly because of the Sprint network that it has very little issues with speed and consistency. Never owned an iPhone because I hate at&t. I am, though, a huge Apple fan. I'm a little disappointed in Apple for going with only AT&T, but sprint has saved the day for people like me who will never switch to AT&T.

  • darius said on 09/11/2008:

    eso esta chido jajaja pobres pendejos del i pone jajaja el mio es instinto

  • m said on 09/26/2008:

    HAHA ..somebody is damn touchy about his/her iphone!!! *giggles*

  • Sierra Monica B. said on 09/26/2008:

    Well, It's great that you like your Instinct phone. Unfortunately I can't say the same thing about the new Nokia N96 owners... Some are very disappointed about it.

  • carolcakes said on 11/10/2008:

    its an ok phone actually an awesome phone i got it for my b-day im 10 years old and i had the i phone it takes to long and the first time i acsedently dropped it if gt scrached when i got the instinct i dropped it sevral tims and its in still good condition its a great phone yes the iphone is extremly good but if i was going to score them to numbers 0-10 iphone-8 instinct-10 the instict loads faster and better it has tv and radio wich is better then the i phones but the coolest thing i think about the instinct is that the bateries last enough for 2-4 days and when u have a low battery if u dnt use it fr a while your battery goes up a bit and its one of those batteries that u open the back take out that little square batteryand put it in the box charger and take the other fully charged one and put it in
    i love my phone and i would never trade it for anything and the best part my friends r all jelous of me if u like the atention that is so i would say BUY IT NOW!!!!!!! I GARENTEE U WONT REGRET IT
    ps.i know i spelled some thing wrong sorry

  • carolcakes said on 11/10/2008:

    i think that its better because well it does everything better and a little ok a lot faster when i had the i phone but im not saying that the iphone is bad its great i just think the instinct is better

  • lalaland said on 03/13/2009:

    iPhone is more stylish and way more cooler than Instinct. i'm still in love with iPhone no matter what happens. Instinct is so LAME!!!!

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