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Re: Ask HN: Which Android Phone to Buy?

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Post by dagw »

megablast wrote: post #46
jackowayed wrote: post #27

I have an Incredible. Sense (HTC's UI tweaks) is very nice, and I thought it was a must have, but I played with someone's Nexus One, and I think it's fine. In some ways I prefer the stock UI, and getting all of the updates instantly would be really nice. (I'm still waiting impatiently on Froyo, which will come "in the 2nd half of the year" or when someone figured out how to root the Incredible :) ) I'm not sure how p…

Ever since people started talking about the battery problems on android devices, this is what I have been most concerned about. Apple, with the new iPhone addresses this issue with the iPhone 4, but android phone makers just seem to be making devices with bigger screens, with nobody trying to bring out a device with a better battery.

HTC has both the Desire and the Legend (not sure what the US names are) in their line up. The Desire is for people who want the hottest specs and the Legend is for people who want better battery life and design.

Re: Ask HN: Which Android Phone to Buy?

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Post by follower »

jackowayed wrote: post #27

I have an Incredible. Sense (HTC's UI tweaks) is very nice, and I thought it was a must have, but I played with someone's Nexus One, and I think it's fine. In some ways I prefer the stock UI, and getting all of the updates instantly would be really nice. (I'm still waiting impatiently on Froyo, which will come "in the 2nd half of the year" or when someone figured out how to root the Incredible :) ) I'm not sure how p…

> * Nexus One--Get updates immediately without carrier interference.

Keep in mind that there has been no official 2.2 release that has been widely distributed for the Nexus yet.

Aside from apparently some early review/press models there have been no general Over-The-Air 2.2 updates--people running 2.2. have had to manually install it.

(This is annoying. :) )

Re: Ask HN: Which Android Phone to Buy?

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Post by Tichy »

technomancy wrote: post #54

I got a Nexus One because the idea of a device that imposes restrictions against the user on the behalf of the manufacturer or carrier is deeply offensive. It's possible to root most other high-end Android phones in order to install something like Cyanogen, but you're fighting against the current in those cases. If the exploit used to root it gets "fixed", then you might have trouble in the future. Plus you're suppor…

I have a N1 and I am happy with it. Even though some newer Androids are perhaps slightly nicer in terms of hardware, I would also still recommend the N1 for the same reasons - I hate it when vendors impose their silly UI candy on me and in turn prevent me from getting timely updates.

Re: Ask HN: Which Android Phone to Buy?

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Post by [deleted] »

Zak wrote: post #38
goodside wrote: post #34

I have a Droid on Verizon. Do not let the keyboard influence you too much, because it sucks. I almost always use the onscreen keyboard instead of bothering to open it. The only situation where I ever use the keyboard is for games that benefit from having physical buttons, Tetris clones in particular. Everyone seems to think that a keyboard is a make-or-break issue for them, and I felt exactly the same way until I act…

The Droid's keyboard is awful. The keys are flat and require quite a bit of pressure. I recently spent some time using an LG Ally, and found that it's almost always worth opening to use the physical keyboard.

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Re: Ask HN: Which Android Phone to Buy?

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Post by psyklic »

goodside wrote: post #34

I have a Droid on Verizon. Do not let the keyboard influence you too much, because it sucks. I almost always use the onscreen keyboard instead of bothering to open it. The only situation where I ever use the keyboard is for games that benefit from having physical buttons, Tetris clones in particular. Everyone seems to think that a keyboard is a make-or-break issue for them, and I felt exactly the same way until I act…

Its keyboard is nonetheless a lot faster than using the onscreen one ... and when it was released it was the only device in its category to have a physical keyboard at all.

Re: Ask HN: Which Android Phone to Buy?

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Post by ZeroGravitas »

thethimble wrote: post #40

Would it be worth waiting for the next iteration of Android phones to come out? What's the next "big" Android launch supposed to be (the next HTC EVO)?

All the Samsung "Galaxy S" models are being announced for the US right about now, some available immediately, some in the next couple of months.

http://www.engadget.com/tag/GalaxyS/

Key features common to the range are the Super-(i.e. works in sunlight)-AMOLED screens and the 1GHz Hummingbird SoC (basically the same as the iPad/iPhone 4 except the iPhone 4 is downclocked).

But you get the choice of carrier and hardware keyboard, 3G/4G etc. that you'd expect.

Re: Ask HN: Which Android Phone to Buy?

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Post by zackola »

peregrine wrote: post #10
zackola wrote: post #3

I'll pay you 10 dollars to take my G1.

Have you by chance installed any of the custom roms on it yet? Makes the G1 feel like a new phone, still the best phone I've ever owned. That said mine is definitely showing its age and I'm excited for my contract to be up this August.

Yes, I'd been running a pretty recent Cyanogen mod, but not one that was 2.1. I had been thinking about using a 2.1+ mod but haven't had the time to sit down and figure the whole process again. The keyboard on the G1 is great, but that's about it. After installing and using Cyanogen it always felt like the phone was laggy for doing the important things, answering calls, etc.

The best phone I've owned so far for functioning as a phone was a RAZR v3. The best smartphone up until about a year ago was the G1, but with limited ram the hardware has been unable to keep up it seems.

Re: Ask HN: Which Android Phone to Buy?

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Post by lleger »

alextingle wrote: post #87
lleger wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I fail to see how it's off topic ("Or, should I consider another device from Verizon, etc. instead?") or inflammatory (iPhone is a very good device).

How can you "fail to see" how plugging an iPhone on a thread called "which Android should I get..." is off topic??? Are you just acting stupid, or actually?

To quote the poster: "Or, should I consider another device from Verizon, etc. instead?"

Suggesting the iPhone is perfectly fine because, as far as I'm aware, it falls under "another device."

Re: Ask HN: Which Android Phone to Buy?

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Post by zackola »

Andys wrote: post #12
peregrine wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you by chance installed any of the custom roms on it yet? Makes the G1 feel like a new phone, still the best phone I've ever owned. That said mine is definitely showing its age and I'm excited for my contract to be up this August.

I love my G1. It feels solid.. yesterday I dropped it down a flight of concrete steps and its fine!

It's definitely a solid phone. When I got it (pre-order) I was worried about the hinge for the screen, but it's held up remarkably.

Re: Ask HN: Which Android Phone to Buy?

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Post by runjake »

CrazedGeek wrote: post #76
lleger wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A. "Or, should I consider another device from Verizon, etc. instead?" B. An opinion was asked and an opinion was given. I didn't proffer anything beyond what was requested. C. And you and the people who downvoted me come off as Android fanboys.

The context to A implies a different Android device, not anything else. Also, it's pretty clear that the OP wanted reasons for going with one phone over another.

Do not feed the troll.
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