Nexus One. Thoughts?
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So the Google phone's been unveiled, and some of those specs look ridiculous.
1Ghz processor
800x480 screen <-- WTF!
no multitouch <-- wtf
For those with current Android phones, how's the OS?
So the Google phone's been unveiled, and some of those specs look ridiculous.
1Ghz processor
800x480 screen <-- WTF!
no multitouch <-- wtf
For those with current Android phones, how's the OS?
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1 ghz processor tho, very impressive. Lets start making some games for it yes?
On the other hand, I'm really not looking for a smart phone at the moment, and I got an iPod Touch for Christmas. So it's going to be wait and see for me. I am pretty impressed by the technical specs. On paper, it looks like this thing could knock the iPhone into a cocked hat. 1GHz processor? 512 MB of RAM, as well as another 512MB MB of flash memory? (and SD expansion to 16GB) 800x480 screen, with a built-in camera that can take video at fairly high resolutions?
I love the OS a lot, but the G1 is just too slow. It's a great phone, but doesn't have a lot of memory, so things bog down pretty quick. It's battery life is also pretty crap if you do anything other than make the occasional phone call.
By comparison to the Nexus One's 1ghz cpu and memory (512mb flash, 512mb ram), the G1 has a puny 528mhz cpu and 256mb flash/192mb ram. Basically, the Nexus one is a bit more than twice as powerful.
The absolutely biggest thing for me currently is the touch-screen keyboard, and more importantly, Google's far superior word prediction. Now, with 2.1 out of the bag, they're upping the ante to include voice-to-text on every text field the OS supports. I text a lot more than I phone, and I seriously doubted I would use the touch-screen keyboard after my iPhone and iPod experiences, but I actually almost never slide the Droid open to use the keyboard now as it is.
The general functionality and feel of the Android OS has pretty much won me over on the whole 'smart phone' idea, and since I don't forsee Google resting on its laurels as they've pretty much taken an all but solid "we're competing with Apple" stance, it can only get better.
As for android itself, I think it's a solid OS and luckily there's a lot of development for it. I'm running a custom build with a lot of nice extras and it makes the G1 a very usable phone. I agree with Vassago about the battery life though, wish that was better lol.
Flaagan, would you recommend the droid. I think they are releasing it over here as the milestone, it looks like a spiritual successor to the G1 with the keyboard.
What is the customisation like on one of these? If you can change your tones and create folders for photos on the phone itself, then I'll ditch the iPhone in a heart beat.
[Edit] Oh hell, coming to Verizon in Spring. I guess I'll sit on my 2-year upgrade discount until then and just stick with Verizon
Oh and I have heard that the free navigation in Android2.1 is quite a nice bonus.
all this
I don't think the nexus would make the best gaming platform. It lacks much in the way of buttons and doesnt have multitouch like the iphone. For now, iphone will probably remain the best gaming phone.
You see the same thing with console development vs. PC, with PC theres a huge disparity on OS and hardware compatibility where console it's 360 or PS3, thats it.
I believe that's because the 2.1 Os is allowing apps and the like to be stored to the memory card instead of the limited internal memory.
Yes. I will say, thought, that after my experience with the touch screen so far, and their voice-to-text recognition capabilities, I'd look into the Nexus. Granted, there are plenty of random occasions where having an actual keyboard (as well as the directional / enter pad) can come in handy, so the Droid may be a better choice in that respect.
Sorry, but does anyone else hate those AT&T commercials?
Both apples and at&t commercials seem very smug and full of themselves, when at&t and apple are actually the scum of the Earth.
I was recently making that argument with some friends. Sure, it's possible, but who does it? And why? Can't watch Youtube with the phone up to your ear. Not exactly a deal breaker. Seems to be the ONLY gimp leg iPhone/AT&T has to stand on.
I'm signed up to get alerted when Verizon Nexus Ones are available. I'm not an any contract atm....using a shitty and broken StraightTalk phone (the worst customer service on the planet, for any service). Would be a nice upgrade.
Yes, and I'll be playing an online game on my droid, get a call, and go right back to my game like nothing ever happened. On my old AT&T Touch Diamond, if I got a call while on the EDGE network, bye bye game....
Actually, it makes a good bit of sense to be able to do so. I was on a call recently with a family member about their vehicle, and needed to look up a part number for their car. I put my Droid on speakerphone, pulled up the web browser, found the info, and passed it along to them... and it was all rather quick too.
I find it amusing that AT&T called foul on the "map for that" ads, which just made them look worse in the end, and then goes and puts out an ad about their competition which is actually false. Verizon should sue their ass, I'd find it entertaining to say the least.