When to buy Galaxy S?

[Bertie]

I thinking about buying the Desire when my attention was drawn to the Galaxy S. I liked the Super A screen, and the swype method of texting. However, I am concerned about the issues raised by many surrounding software issues, GPS etc. I have until mid August to decide whether to go for the Galaxy S or the Desire. If necessary I could take out a monthly contract to wait developments from mid August. I have some questions:

1. Any suggestions about the likely wait before the new phone issues are sorted out?

2. I want to be able to use the voice to txt method also. Will I be able to use this on the Samsung Galaxy?

3. Would I be able to use the swype method on a Desire or is it a hardware provision? Would there be anything similar I could use on the Desire, perhaps from Android?

4. I have read a lot about hardware updates, jf** etc. Are these all approved updates, as I wouldn't want to void the warranty?

5. How easy is it to do the updating for someone with no 'clever phone' experience?

6. When I get my Galaxy, can I save all its factory settings to avoid a problem if I mess something up when updating or downloading?

7. Is it easy to download apps etc and get them working?

I am sure that I will have a load more questions but these are all for now.

Thanks

Bertie

 

[EarlZ]

1.) Currently people seem to be having some issues with the GPS but it is said to be sorted out with the latest firmware JM2, if the GPS is a deciding factor for you better do some more research on how it performs on the latest firmware.

2.)I believe you can and I think it is powered by Google, I could be wrong.

3.)Swype seems to be bundled with samsung devices, Im not sure if theres a specific support on it for desire.

4.)Yes they are, if you really dont want to cross flash from region to region firmware I recommend you purchase a unit from Europe or that comes with a euro firmware out of the box.

5.)If you use Odin to update its just a matter of reading the instructions, if you have some issues with reading instructions and following it to the letter then it can be a big issue for ANY mobile phone.

6.) Yes you can

7.) Yes

 

[Bertie]

Thank you