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The difference between iPhone + Android: Great since day one

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Re: The difference between iPhone + Android: Great since day one

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Post by flyosity »

kenjackson wrote: post #43

While the article is correct that the iPhone was good on day one (not sure I'd say great) and Android was seriously lacking. I think it's fair to say now that Android and iPhone are running neck and neck. iPhone 4 leapfrogged Android, but note, they actually had to leapfrog Android. The new Android devices (EVO and Samsung Galaxy in particular) are just as good, if not better in some respects than the iPhone. Froyo a…

Something isn't "just as good" if it can run down a full battery in one hour simply by using a built-in feature, aka, WiFi sharing.

Re: The difference between iPhone + Android: Great since day one

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Post by axod »

thrillho wrote: post #95
axod wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I went from iPhone 3G to Nexus One and it was a massive step up. From what I've seen the Nexus One is still far superior in functionality to the iPhone 4.

In what ways?

It's about 100 little things...

I can take a photo/video and share it via email/youtube/facebook etc.

I can use any mp3 as a ringtone

I can have different ringtones for different things - sms/email/facebook

The browsers handling of windows is better - js doesn't stop running on background windows.

The level of detail in things like settings - battery usage is awesome. The other day my battery ran out in an hour, and I checked and found it was the facebook app using it all.

Tethering / wifi hotspot is awesome - I'll be using it when I'm on holiday.

Also syncing with contacts / calendars is great. Maybe you can do that on the iPhone easy enough, but it didn't seem like it. Now my wife just adds things to our shared calendar and it shows up on my phone.

As with everything though it's probably best to just try one for a week and see if you prefer it. I sold my iPhone 3G after I'd tried android for a day.

Re: The difference between iPhone + Android: Great since day one

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Post by axod »

patrickk wrote: post #94
axod wrote: post #4

Apple is great on day one since it doesn't actually have many features. I'm loving my Nexus One here, which has just been updated to 2.2 :) Different ringtones (Anything you like) for sms/email/facebook, tethering, portable hotspot! Flash? Simply in a different league than iPhone. The early Android hardware sucked, but the N1 is pretty solid. >> The Android ecosystem doesn’t seem capable of producing devices that are…

iTunes...ok it can be a right pain. No removable storage - not an issue for me. My brother has often misplaced his microSD card for his Samsung phone though, so I'm not sure if this is something I'd like. MP3s: http://www.ehow.com/how_2111958_convert-itunes-mp-mp.html Copying photos: http://www.macroplant.com/index.php (granted, this feature should be there by default) The iPhone is a great phone once you jailbreak &…

Maybe so. I don't want to jailbreak a phone, don't want to have to install things to be able to work with it. I just want the thing to work properly :)

Re: The difference between iPhone + Android: Great since day one

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Post by sprout »

neilc wrote: post #51
sprout wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The only reason I don't recommend desktop Linux to people is that explaining ubuntu-restricted-extras to them is too much work. Other than that it 'just works' out of the box and anyone who is currently using Windows XP should upgrade.

anyone who is currently using Windows XP should upgrade Can we stop this silly meme of calling a switch between two unrelated products an "upgrade"? WinXP => Linux is an "upgrade" that has 0% software compatibility, and requires a massive amount of retraining and reconfiguration. Which is to say, it isn't an "upgrade" at all.

There are a variety of accepted definitions of upgrade, and most of them agree with my usage. Only one agrees with your 'correct' usage.

Ubuntu is a software platform that provides improved performance in a variety of ways, including 90% software compatibility, since most of the important software is web, Flash, or Java based. (Of course, I'm talking about home use.)

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/upgrade

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/upgrade

Re: The difference between iPhone + Android: Great since day one

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Post by cookiecaper »

contextfree wrote: post #5

Desktop Linux has been getting better each year, though (at least on average). If it still hasn't crossed the threshold of being good enough for the mainstream, it's because their standards have also been increasing.

Desktop Linux _is_ the best system around. It's not about quality. People don't care about technical excellence, they care about _doing things_. And for now, Windows offers the easiest way of doing things, because everything works on it because a manufacturer will never release something that doesn't work on the general swath of Windows computers.

Pretty much the entire appeal of Mac is a) no viruses/spyware (because nobody writes viruses or spyware for Mac because its userbase is too insignificant to target) and b) big icons and prettier colors, making it "easier" to use.

Windows is an institution. It doesn't just give way once something becomes objectively superior; many systems have been superior to the their Microsoft contemporary and Windows didn't magically crumble. It's about installed base.

Re: The difference between iPhone + Android: Great since day one

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Post by contextfree »

cookiecaper wrote: post #106
contextfree wrote: post #5

Desktop Linux has been getting better each year, though (at least on average). If it still hasn't crossed the threshold of being good enough for the mainstream, it's because their standards have also been increasing.

Desktop Linux _is_ the best system around. It's not about quality. People don't care about technical excellence, they care about _doing things_. And for now, Windows offers the easiest way of doing things, because everything works on it because a manufacturer will never release something that doesn't work on the general swath of Windows computers. Pretty much the entire appeal of Mac is a) no viruses/spyware (because…

Didn't spell it out I guess, but "good enough for the mainstream" is here meant to imply "... according to the criteria the mainstream actually cares about".
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