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| Thread ID: 115624 | 2011-01-27 02:50:00 | Android OS for mobiles | John H (8) | PC World Chat |
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| 1172844 | 2011-01-27 07:06:00 | Pretty much my only gripe with my iphone is itunes. Garbage software, and it shouldn't be required. I assume Android supports drag and drop? |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1172845 | 2011-01-27 07:12:00 | You can get Swype (free - for now anyway) from here: http://beta.swype.com/ It works great on the Nexus One. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 1172846 | 2011-01-27 09:21:00 | Pretty much my only gripe with my iphone is itunes. Garbage software, and it shouldn't be required. I assume Android supports drag and drop? Sure does |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1172847 | 2011-01-27 09:26:00 | That is really helpful information, thank you all. I have had a look at web sources for the Nexus One and see it is manufactured by Samsung, so the screen should be good. Does anyone know what is the comparison between the Nexus One and the Galaxy S GT-i9000 - is one a later model than the other, or higher/lower specs, for example? I think I need to do more research on the models available, given that you all (except Siobhan) seem to be giving Android a firm thumbs up. I probably need to consider whether my original interest in the X10 mini pro was wise, and think more widely. Basically I liked the look of the QWERTY keyboard on the X10 mini pro, plus the size. And I have had three Sony Ericsson phones and generally like their quality thus far (except my current phone keeps building up annoying dust behind the screen so it is like looking through snow). Thanks Metla for the reference to the review article. I see they put the X10 mid range through their list. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1172848 | 2011-01-27 09:32:00 | Deleted by John H | John H (8) | ||
| 1172849 | 2011-01-27 09:56:00 | John - don't get confused between the Nexus One and the Nexus S . The former is an HTC machine and the latter is a Samsung . Nexus One is still available from Vodafone (or Trademe or eBay - if you know not to get the AT&T version, unless you want a Telecom-compatible N1), whereas I don't believe the Nexus S has been released in NZ yet . . . . EDIT: And by the looks of the companies ( . google . com/phone/detail/nexus-s" target="_blank">www . google . com)the Nexus S has been released for, probably there is not a Telecom-compatible version available yet (not that that will worry you if you're a Vodafone customer) |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1172850 | 2011-01-27 09:59:00 | www.shopbot.co.nz | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1172851 | 2011-01-27 10:11:00 | I have had a look at web sources for the Nexus One and see it is manufactured by Samsung...Eh? The Nexus One is a collaboration between HTC and Google; Samsung had nothing to do with it as far as I'm aware. Samsung produces the Nexus S. Does anyone know what is the comparison between the Nexus One and the Galaxy S GT-i9000 - is one a later model than the other, or higher/lower specs, for example?I'd go with the Nexus One over the Galaxy S, on the grounds that the N1 is completely unencumbered OS-wise. It comes with a stock Android install, receives prompt updates directly from Google, and ships with an unlocked bootloader that allows you to load custom OS images (e.g. CyanogenMod (http://cyanogenmod.com/)) if you so wish, with minimal fuss. There are also many more custom images available for the N1, if modding's your thing. The Galaxy S is stuck with Samsung's TouchWiz interface, and experienced significant delays with the upgrade to 2.2 (and in many places this still isn't available, and they're stuck on 2.1 despite 2.2 having been out since the first half of last year). They're both very good phones hardware-wise. The Galaxy S has a slight edge in GPU power (you may care about this if you're a gamer), but IMO this is outweighed by the N1's superior software experience. I've also benchmarked my N1 against a co-worker's Galaxy S; the N1 beat the Galaxy by a very large margin. The benchmark used was Quadrant Standard, and both devices were running Android 2.2 at the time. I probably need to consider whether my original interest in the X10 mini pro was wise...Sony has confirmed that this phone won't be upgraded beyond the current 2.1, so if you care about speed or new features, then this isn't the phone for you. The screen is also rather small, and the keyboard, while nice, isn't the greatest for quick text entry - Swype leaves it in the dust. And I have had three Sony Ericsson phones...Just be aware that they have a really, really lousy track record software-wise - last time I looked, they still haven't upgraded a single one of their Android phones, and they've been breaking promises about which phones are even getting updates (and for the ones being updated, they haven't met promised deadlines by *many* months). I very strongly advocate the Nexus One - I've had one since the beginning of March, and my experience with it has been nothing but outstanding. I've run CyanogenMod on mine since the day I got it - currently using nightly builds of CyanogenMod 7 (based on Android 2.3.2). |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 1172852 | 2011-01-27 17:55:00 | John - don't get confused between the Nexus One and the Nexus S . The former is an HTC machine and the latter is a Samsung . Nexus One is still available from Vodafone (or Trademe or eBay - if you know not to get the AT&T version, unless you want a Telecom-compatible N1), whereas I don't believe the Nexus S has been released in NZ yet . . . . EDIT: And by the looks of the companies ( . google . com/phone/detail/nexus-s" target="_blank">www . google . com)the Nexus S has been released for, probably there is not a Telecom-compatible version available yet (not that that will worry you if you're a Vodafone customer) There are rumours that an 850/2100Mhz version of the Nexus S is on its way (for the Canadian market) so there are chances that if this version is released that you can use it on XT . |
somebody (208) | ||
| 1172853 | 2011-01-27 20:17:00 | Once again, thank you everyone. I did get confused between the Nexus One and the Nexus S as you noticed. Information overload, confusing naming, tired, new to this - all excuses I know, but true nonetheless! Obviously I need to do some more research to get my head straight, but you have all given me really good information. One thing I must do is go into Vodafone and have a wee play. I have a very small phone at the moment, and would have to get my head around the size of something like a N1 (and it sounds as though the HTC Desire is even bigger). So the next thing to do is let my legs do the walking. Thanks again - you folks are champion at helping a newbie. :thanks |
John H (8) | ||
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