I don't usually chime in on these threads, but as an iPHone user and developer, I wanted to make a few points briefly.
If you just want a phone, not a smart phone, then an Android phone might be the more cost effective option…but if you want to use your phone…as most people do…as a smart phone, then an Android phone is a terrible solution, at present, for a visually impaired person. The iPhone has a far greater number of higher quality apps with accessibility, and you will get far more out of your phone than you can hope to do so, at least at present, with the half-baked access available for Android. This will hopefully change in the future, but at present access on Android phone's cannot hold a candle to the iPhone. Also, the iPhone 5, as Charles pointed out, has a larger screen, but cost-wise, you also have the options of the iPhone 4S for $99, or the iPhone 4 for free with a two year contract in the US and many other countries. Both of those devices are excellent, especially for the price. Accessibility aside, compatibility across different Android devices is sketchy at best, and the Android marketplace is rattled with malware that one must contend with. Also, most Android phones can not be updated to the latest software. Compare this to the iPhone 3GS, released with VoiceOver in 2009, which can run iOS 6, the current version of the operating system. I don't believe there are *any* Android phones released in 2009 that can run Jelly Bean. Your cost-effectiveness goes out the window if you want to stay current with the software. You'll be needing a new phone every few months to a year. Hopefully, in time, these problem areas, including accessibility, will be ironed out on Android, but it is unlikely to be for the foreseeable future. The fact that Android is a choice at all is good. Competition is always a good thing, but I think that there are a lot of factors to consider, especially as visually impaired users, here. Just my two cents. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 5:07 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Good iPhone games for Voiceover user > > >> Hi Dark, >> >> True enough. It all sounds good. The only problem for me is that the >> Apple iPhone 5 costs more than double the cost of a Google Nexus 4, >> and one thing I do not like about the iPhone is that the touchscreen >> is very small. The Nexus 4 has nearly double the room to move your >> fingers around which I find much more suited to my needs. >> >> So while the Apple iPhone seems to be the better option for games an >> Android solution like the Nexus 4 is the more cost effective solution >> for the VI user. I've had a bit of experience with my wife's Samsung >> Galaxy S3, and I find the accessibility on Ice Cream Sandwich >> acceptable for a VI user for handling the basics of web browsing with >> Firefox, managing contacts, doing texting, etc. I hear the Nexus 4, >> which comes with Jellybean 4.2, is even better yet so I'm strongly >> thinking of going for an Android phone just to save on the initial >> investment costs of an iPhone. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
