<p>I want to buy my son a smart phone for college. It is a gift from me. I did mention it to him and took him by the store to see if there was anything he preferred. He liked the Samsung Galaxy and the Iphone. Actually, originally, I was just going to buy him an iphone. But once there, he saw the Galaxy. Neither of us can decide which would be the better choice. Maybe the Galaxy would be the better choice, but the rest of us own Iphones so I was thinking the Iphone would be more compatible with ours, making things easier. Not sure. Any opinions?</p>
<p>AND..since I am posting anyway, my son and I both thought 1 set of sheets was fine. I figure it is not like he is going to change the sheets and then let the dirty set sit in the hamper. He will just wash things when he washes. My husband feels he needs 2 sets of sheets. Why? To sit in the hamper? Or to take up space in the very small closet and such? It is not a huge deal to buy a second set of sheets I guess. It just seems like a waste of space and money. Do any of you find you need a second set of sheets? My husband and I both only ever had 1 set of sheets in college.</p>
<p>Lol @kiddie, it’s imessage ;). But I get what you’re saying. Like Kiddie said, the good thing about iPhones is that you all can imessage/facetime each other (not at the same time of course). Also, the iPhone is compatible with basically everything, and I can guarantee you that majority of the kids in your sons school have an iPhone. I know they do in mine! :)</p>
<p>You can’t really go wrong with either the galaxy or an iphone–both are good phones with good reputations. I recently got a Samsung Galaxy S4 over the iPhone 5, and I’m happy with it. I like the size of the screen better and the phone feels thinner, but it’s really a preference thing. I also like that you can do two things at once on the samsung galaxy, but I like to watching youtube videos while doing other things–don’t know how much he’d use it. </p>
<p>iPhone might be easier if you all have iPhones, but if he likes the galaxy better, let him get the galaxy. I’ve never had any problems with an android smart phone in terms of compatibility or anything. Either phone should be fine though, so whichever he prefers.</p>
<p>When I went to college, I took two sets of sheets because my mom got me two sets. I never needed to use the second set, but I did on occasion (used them for an air mattress a couple times, spilled on my sheets so I changed them, etc). A second set is really just in case something happens. If you don’t want to get it, it probably won’t matter. He’ll make do if anything comes up.</p>
<p>Get him an iPhone because that way you will be able to iMessage him (free, and faster texting) and FaceTime him (instead of using Skype which can be time consuming to set up in comparison to using your iPhone).
The only consideration I would make for the iPhone is that there should be a new model coming out soon so you may want to wait until that comes out before getting it for him. </p>
<p>As for the sheets, I can’t think of any students in my dorm that had more than one set. Usually when you wash them, you have an intent to finish washing and drying them before you go to bed. If you don’t then you just figure it out for a night before you finally get them on. So I think it isn’t necessary to have 2 sets.</p>
<p>I really liked the galaxy more than the iphone. It’s a matter of opinion and choice.</p>
<p>I got by with one set of sheets. I can fit all my bed sheets, pillow covers, and my comforter in one load of laundry. You really only need to wash it once a week. So all together, I can do all my laundry plus my bed covers in two loads. I only do laundry once a week. Not too hard.</p>