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Re: Fred Wilson's Nexus S Review

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Post by ins0mniac » Mon, Dec 20, 2010, 5:29 AM UTC

51Cards wrote: post #50

middus wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Regarding the 196MBs: what's the downside of App2SD?

No real downside other than the fact that apps don't move entirely to SD. All shared libraries must stay in the main storage as well as application parts tagged 'secure' from my understanding. I have my N1 rooted and use App2SD but still sit at about 32Meg free with everything possible moved. At 19 Meg (10%) the phone goes into 'low memory' warning so unless I keep caches cleared I'm always not too far away from bein…

Not sure if you have looked at Data2SD. Allows 2GB (max) for /data

More info @

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3981637&p...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=852219 (specific for HTC Desire)

Re: Fred Wilson's Nexus S Review

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Post by dave1619 » Mon, Dec 20, 2010, 5:31 AM UTC

51Cards wrote: post #51

dave1619 wrote: post #39

I tried a Nexus S demo phone the other day, and was disappointed (comparing it with an iPhone 4). The Nexus (and most all Android) phones are jerky compared with iOS. It's also not as responsive. An example, when I zoom in to a webpage it takes a second to respond and then it zooms with a jerky motion. Android doesn't seem to respond as fast to swipes as well. I've had the G1, Nexus One, Evo 4g... and they've all bee…

I believe 3.0 will be the big UI overhaul. In looking at the change list in 2.3 it seems to me they really focused on cleaning up core issues with the OS. You'll see most of these listed under categories like "for game developers" but I expect they are also in the process of rewriting the UI to use all the new low-level functionality as well.

I'm looking forward to the 3.0 overhaul. If Android can look and function more naturally/elegantly than it can build on it's momentum. Also 3.0 should also be a universal build for phones and tablets. Its going to be interesting to see Android 3.0 tablets.

Re: Fred Wilson's Nexus S Review

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Post by martythemaniak » Mon, Dec 20, 2010, 5:38 AM UTC

I liked the last paragraph. iTunes really is a terrible part of the iOS experience.

Re: Fred Wilson's Nexus S Review

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Post by mr_november » Mon, Dec 20, 2010, 5:48 AM UTC

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #11

51Cards wrote: post #6

"...I love my Nexus One and was hesitant to replace it but the Nexus S looks like the exact same phone, just better..." Same phone? Really? I was really looking forward to the S to replace my N1 but no matter how I slice it I keep coming up disappointed on the hardware. No SD slot, no trackball/touch-pad, no notification light, all items I use regularly. I really want to continue the pure Google experience and immedi…

I am surprised at the feature regression yet, my Droid has no trackpad, I have never used the D-Pad, the same SD card has been in my phone for a year and then some. The notification light is a bummer though.

An app like NoLED is more than a decent stand-in for the no notification light issue. It has solved the problem on my galaxy s quite well.

Re: Fred Wilson's Nexus S Review

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Post by mr_november » Mon, Dec 20, 2010, 5:53 AM UTC

ryanto wrote: post #36

I've been using the nexus s for a few days and I enjoy it. The biggest problem I have is the lack of notifications. No blinking leds or anything.

NoLED app on market, check it out. Apologize for posting this twice in the thread but I wanted you to see this suggestion if it is a big pain-point.

Re: Fred Wilson's Nexus S Review

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Post by joshu » Mon, Dec 20, 2010, 7:06 AM UTC

AndrewDucker wrote: post #24

joshu wrote: post #13

Blah. I have a droid and I want to microwave it on a dail basis. Weird crashes, wrong apps launch when i press their apps, etc.

I've never had the wrong app launch. It sounds like you have a faulty phone.

... How is that even vaguely possible?

Re: Fred Wilson's Nexus S Review

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Post by AndrewDucker » Mon, Dec 20, 2010, 7:59 AM UTC

joshu wrote: post #66

AndrewDucker wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've never had the wrong app launch. It sounds like you have a faulty phone.

... How is that even vaguely possible?

A screen that intermittently reports the wrong location? Other than that, no idea. I just know that I've never had a problem with the wrong app launching, and it's not something I've heard anyone else complain about before today.

Re: Fred Wilson's Nexus S Review

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Post by 51Cards » Mon, Dec 20, 2010, 4:17 PM UTC

ins0mniac wrote: post #61

51Cards wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No real downside other than the fact that apps don't move entirely to SD. All shared libraries must stay in the main storage as well as application parts tagged 'secure' from my understanding. I have my N1 rooted and use App2SD but still sit at about 32Meg free with everything possible moved. At 19 Meg (10%) the phone goes into 'low memory' warning so unless I keep caches cleared I'm always not too far away from bein…

Not sure if you have looked at Data2SD. Allows 2GB (max) for /data More info @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3981637&p... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=852219 (specific for HTC Desire)

This is brilliant, thank you for the link. I think you just saved my N1 from an early retirement. I may wait until 2.3 comes down the pipe (soon? please Google?) then do it then. I would hate to see it mess up the OS upgrade. Thank you again.