Honeycomb (Andriod 3.0 for Tablets) is vastly superior to iOS on the iPad

[ReallyBigFeet]

The thing that most people don't realize is that Apple doesn't WANT iOS to be as sophisticated as many posters would like. Apple knows their market demographic and its a fairly unsophisticated user base. We aren't talking about Mac OSX. We are talking about a 'curated' user experience that works just well enough to allow basic web surfing, email and digital media consumption. Android's Honeycomb experience is aimed a far more technologically sophisticated user demographic. It has so many additional features that, in reality, will attract like maybe .0005% of the user population, but that .0005% of the user population are quite outspoken and frequent online forums like this whereas the majority of users don't and never will.

That's the difference. I don't say this to offend iPad users....I am one (or have been one until recently, and likely will be one again). But Apple isn't designing these devices for the techies....they are designing them for the NON-techies and that who is buying them in mass volumes. Sure, a tech-geek will buy an iPad and make it do some neat tricks, but thats not the target audience for Apple and never will be.

Android knows to compete successfully they need to focus on the areas that Apple is NOT and that means going for the geek niche. Here, it excels as it should and must.

Apple = mass market appeal, unsophisticated user demands and an overall "curated" user experience model. You get what Apple wants you to get.

Android = everyone else who wants to do it their own way.

 

[Dumbledorelives]

Seriously, guys, no one is toppling the iPad anytime soon. The current "competitors" are a complete joke. I pick up a competitors tablet and laugh because it's made of plastic and the homescreen keeps freezing (yes, I'm talking about the tab). The only demonstration we've seen of honeycomb was a tablet at CES that could play a video and display a homepage that had one app on it, that would probably crash should you try to run it. Google has had a whole year to steal all of Apple's ideas, and this is all they could come up with? That's pathetic for someone so adept at copying successful products.

 

[MrWillie]

Seriously, guys, no one is toppling the iPad anytime soon. The current "competitors" are a complete joke. I pick up a competitors tablet and laugh because it's made of plastic and the homescreen keeps freezing (yes, I'm talking about the tab). The only demonstration we've seen of honeycomb was a tablet at CES that could play a video and display a homepage that had one app on it, that would probably crash should you try to run it. Google has had a whole year to steal all of Apple's ideas, and this is all they could come up with? That's pathetic for someone so adept at copying successful products.

Yea, but the Zune is soooo much better than the iPod. It's going to put the iPod in it's place. Oh wait, sorry...

Android knows to compete successfully they need to focus on the areas that Apple is NOT and that means going for the geek niche. Here, it excels as it should and must.

Android vs iPad, or individual product (such as Xoom) vs iPad. Xoom vs iPad: Xoom needs to release several COMPATIBLE models at different price points as Apple did. Yes they are saying they will release others later, but it needs to be done NOW. iPad on release day $499-$699.

Apple = mass market appeal, unsophisticated user and users that are burned out dealing with tech. Those that come home from the office, and don't want to deal with a ration of **** from their personal products. You get what Apple wants you to get.

Android = everyone else who wants to do it their own way.

Fixed it for you.

 

[ReallyBigFeet]

Apple = mass market appeal, unsophisticated user and users that are burned out dealing with tech. Those that come home from the office, and don't want to deal with a ration of **** from their personal products. You get what Apple wants you to get.



Fixed it for you.

Ha, well maybe that applies as well.

But there is always a die-hard "hobbyist" segment for any technology OS that enjoys tinkering and fiddling with the intricacies of the tech/device, regardless of what most of us would deem the negative side-effects (the ration of **** as you so eloquently phrased it) from same.

This is where the Android OS and Honeycomb fits. Although I guess you can get a little of this flavor if you jailbreak your iOS device as well, but you don't really need to do so to 'tweak' an Android OS device.

Regardless, I think iOS and Android are and always will be targeted at two different segments. And the iOS crowd is, more often than not, complacent to let Apple handle the driving and just be a passenger along for the ride.

 

[man00]

Yea, but the Zune is soooo much better than the iPod. It's going to put the iPod in it's place. Oh wait, sorry...




Android vs iPad, or individual product (such as Xoom) vs iPad. Xoom vs iPad: Xoom needs to release several COMPATIBLE models at different price points as Apple did. Yes they are saying they will release others later, but it needs to be done NOW. iPad on release day $499-$699.



Fixed it for you.

I have a Zune HD and wife has Ipod 32gb and other than radio the Ipod is light years better...I think MS has kicked the zune out to the curb

 

[MrWillie]

I have a Zune HD and wife has Ipod 32gb and other than radio the Ipod is light years better...I think MS has kicked the zune out to the curb

So what made you buy a Zune ? It did look good on paper, but the thought of it shutting off in the middle of nowhere because it wants to check your subscription status turned me off, so I got another iPod Nano. Besides, I am a podcast junkie, and it's so easy to subscribe to podcast and have iTunes automatically download new ones.

Funny thing is, I think if Apple would have done the Zune concept, it would have been a runaway success.

 

[ZilogZ80]

If Apple offers the market an iPad 1.5 (e.g. same resolution, a little polish to iOS 4) then it will be sucking wind come Holiday 2011.

I doubt it. The average consumer couldn't care less about specs or "OS features". Neither could I, when it comes to a tablet. I want to be able to use my apps to get as much done as possible. When Android tabs have the rich range of apps that the iPad has, and are as easy to use, I will take notice.

 

[man00]

So what made you buy a Zune ? It did look good on paper, but the thought of it shutting off in the middle of nowhere because it wants to check your subscription status turned me off, so I got another iPod Nano. Besides, I am a podcast junkie, and it's so easy to subscribe to podcast and have iTunes automatically download new ones.

Funny thing is, I think if Apple would have done the Zune concept, it would have been a runaway success.

I didn't know anything about the zune or ipod, ran across the zune for $70.00
I bought it..Thought is was decent until the wife got the ipod. Zune is slow as smoke, and that tiny screen and useless keyboard..

 

[Dorkington]

Android is ahead of iOS.

 

[err404]

If Android 3.0 is as redesigned for tablets as Google suggests, it could almost be considered a new OS. Unfortunately Google does not have a good track record for releasing polished 1.0 products. Apple, on the other hand, delivered a very polished product last year with the iPad. Phase two for Google is to polish the UI, while phase two for Apple is to add features. Pick your poison.

Google Product 1.0:
- Extensive feature set
- Rough UI

Apple Product 1.0:
- Limited feature set
- Polished UI

In the next 6 months we will have a second gen iOS product competing against a first gen Android product. My bet right now is that Apple will deliver the more compelling device in 2011. However, I cannot vote in good conscience without actually using an Android 3.0 device and without knowing which features will be included with iOS 5

 

[jmpnop]

If Android 3.0 is as redesigned for tablets as Google suggests, it could almost be considered a new OS. Unfortunately Google does not have a good track record for releasing polished 1.0 products. Apple, on the other hand, delivered a very polished product last year with the iPad. Phase two for Google is to polish the UI, while phase two for Apple is to add features. Pick your poison.

Google Product 1.0:
- Extensive feature set
- Rough UI

Apple Product 1.0:
- Limited feature set
- Polished UI

In the next 6 months we will have a second gen iOS product competing against a first gen Android product. My bet right now is that Apple will deliver the more compelling device in 2011. However, I cannot vote in good conscience without actually using an Android 3.0 device and without knowing which features will be included with iOS 5

Very correct, but an average guy would chose the polished one if its able to meet all his demands...The key to iPad's success is quality, iOS is polished and has much better apps when compared to Android. If these two improve then Android tablets will sell like iPad

 

[BobVB]

The Most Important Feature of iOS

It runs for 10-12 hours on a charge. I don't need multi-tasking, I don't need a super file system, I need a tablet that can be carried naked all day, used as much as I want, and have it last until it gets in its charging cradle at night.

There are obvious features that iOS needs, but only if they can be added AND maintain battery life. Honeycomb is a battery hog at the moment and will have to be significantly optimized before its ready for tablet use.

 

[jonhcox]

A day of me:

Work: Code, test, code, test, code, test, test, test, test, code <coffee>.
Lunch. <crapper break>
Code, test, code, test, test, code <coffee> code, code, code, code.
Code <coffee> code, code, test.



Home: Entertain 15 mo. old toddler. Put him to bed.
Fix dinner.
Surf on the internet.
Shag wife <fingers crossed>.
Play iBomber Defense.
Sleep.

I leave my 'geek' at work. When I get home I want simple and polished and in my opinion, Android isn't there yet. In addition, there are likely to be several various Android tablets, but only a few will be decent and reliable and updates to the various brands are questionable. It's easy to outsell Apple iOS when you are fielding 20 Honeycomb equipped units to Apple's one tablet. Same argument applies to the iPhone. When I had my Evo, all I did was tweak, tweak, and tweak, never finding a comfortable medium. After a full day I just look forward to the easy experience I get from iOS. The beauty of the whole argument is that we all get to choose what is right for each of us and to argue which one is superior is foolish. They are both superior to their individual user.

 

[AndroidHoneycom]

I just picked up the XOOM and I can say that it is still in early blossom. I would give it a couple of months before you compare it to ios. Fact is there are few apps to show the true potential of this device where as my ipad has quite a few.

The quality build is second to none, brushed black aluminum and rubberized back with a 10.1 HD thin bezel glass, this thing is beautiful! I like the my ipad but I love the XOOM. New Tools New Rules. Peace.