Honeycomb has it, that means ICS will have it since ICS is basically honeycomb+Gingerbread into one.
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Nexus Prime Specs are out!
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Honeycomb has it, that means ICS will have it since ICS is basically honeycomb+Gingerbread into one.
Another face unlock trials and seems pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YNPvJbUXnwg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YNPvJbUXnwg
This post is very true.
The Nexus was always pretty much a development phone and didnt always have the best specs but always had the OS updates first and led with the latest.
It can lag even with hardware acceleration. Honeycomb tablets all had hardware acceleration but still lagged.
After all that "specs specs specs!!" chants, I find it pretty underwhelming. I mean other than screens, this new hardware is actually inferior to some of top phones out now. Also the Samsung plastic build quality seems to be still there, and I'm not comparing to iPhone, just look at the new Moto and some of latest HTC phones for good build quality with materials that also feel great in hand.
ICS does look interesting and I'm glad Google is going on their own direction. But somehow I just don't think the new SF look is going to fly with many of the customers. Then again, you know there'll be Sense, TouchWiz, etc on top of most phones sold.
Not entirely true. The first Nexus One had the best specs of its time and thus were often claimed the true superphone destined to be ...yes, an iPhone killer. The second Nexus One was really little more than repackaged Galaxy S so there was nothing interesting about it other than the curved screen.
Honestly, coming from someone who is a die-hard Android fan and recently got a 4S, I'm slightly regretting my purchase. This "pervasive" lag that thisismynext or The Verge or whatever they are calling themselves this month was nonexistent on my GSII. So I'm not sure what they're really referring to. Especially since I'm going to assume the models they were playing with were unfinished demo units anyways.
That being said, I've had some stutters with my 4S, and even a situation today where the phone froze while playing a game, requiring a soft reset. Was it a massive disappointment? No.
I'm really enjoying my 4S, but if Apple doesn't up the screen size a little, I'm probably going back to Android the next go round.
I think it's more likely you were never planning on going back to Android and you just wanted whatever confirmation you could get to justify purchasing a 4S. But to each his own.
The Nexus Prime is blazing fast. You have not seen videos of it, I believe.
CyanogenMod will easily fix these issues.
Besides, my iPhone 4 and iPad lags all the time while running multiple tasks. Don't disillusion yourself that iOS has no hiccups.
This.
I cannot stress how many times iOS lags (folders, anyone?). iOS being absolutely perfect and stable is a myth. Any OS can have hiccups or issues.
Absolutely. However after having been using Android for a while, I find Android does indeed to lag and stutter a lot more than comparable iOS devices, especially when you install a lot of apps. And the reaction of Android GUI just doesn't feel right compared to iOS in my eyes. Even with GS2, there's something about 1:1 response you don't get from Android.
I can't imagine anyone not finding the UI of iOS tame after seeing ICS.
I think ICS will turn heads of anyone remotely interested in Android.
True. I've seen some horrible Android phones with ugly skins that hamper the Android experience.
If anyone is interested in Android, there should be no alternative but pure Android. You'll find pure/stock Android has come a long way in terms of stability and usability.
I think ICS will turn heads of anyone remotely interested in Android.
True. I've seen some horrible Android phones with ugly skins that hamper the Android experience.
If anyone is interested in Android, there should be no alternative but pure Android. You'll find pure/stock Android has come a long way in terms of stability and usability.
Preach! Look I like both iOS so far and Android. I just don't get the massive bashing that goes on. Working in wireless, I've seen customers have issues with BOTH platforms. No OS is perfect.
They each have great parts to them and some they could work on. For instance, can someones explain to me why I can't attach a picture in the email app on my 4S. I was lost for a good minute today trying to send a email with some vacation photos to my dad, until I realized I had to back out and go into the photos app, find the picture, hit email this photo, then retype the entire email. Anyone who is calling this simple and intuitive is crazy.
And I still want a bigger screen lol
As usual, android is 3 steps ahead of apple in this regards to UI. I'm guessing ios will be getting these features 3 revisions later.
In contrast, I think now every manufacturer will try to skin the heck out of it. Sci-Fi look just isn't the right theme for a mainstream phone IMHO. Then again, it's a Nexus.
The basic Gingerbread interface is just way too unpolished for my taste though. I keep going back and forth on my Android between CM7 and MIUI and have tried at least 10 different ROMs so I know I've really tried.
Which ones? I actually thought that many of the features mentioned in the keynote are already in iOS....
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The one thing that nobody mentioned is that while the Galaxy Nexus has a processor similar in performance to the 4S, its also powering a much larger screen (4.65 vs 3.5) which still appears to be smooth.
The one thing that nobody mentioned is that while the Galaxy Nexus has a processor similar in performance to the 4S, its also powering a much larger screen (4.65 vs 3.5) which still appears to be smooth.
Well since you asked that question, I'll pose one of my own. Why is it no one ever mentions the notifications center and how it's a blatant rip-off of different parts of Android, WebOS and Windows Phone?
They're all copying each other to some extent now. One is not better than the other.
Wasn't there notification center tweaks on Cydia before Android was even released?
There was. That doesn't mean Apple did it first. It means the jailbreaking community did it first.
Because fanboys only want to mention it when they feel Android is copying iOS. That way, they feel iOS is still a cut above because the fanboys only want Apple to be #1 and dont want anybody else doing anything inovative,........ but it has been too late for that for a while now.
Thats just how it is with them. I dont really care if they copy something here and there from each other. It only makes it better for us and i dont really care who sticks with Apple and who sticks with Android. I have Apple products as well as seen in my Sig but Android as a phone just does things for me i like more.
However....i hope they do cool it with the ever growing screen sizes. 4" to 4.5" is plenty big enough and it is the overall size of the phone that gets effected. I hope the Nexus Prime overall isnt any bigger than the GS2 because that would be disapointing to me.
There were but not near to the extent it is with Android. You could get a few notificatin things with Cydia before Android came out but it was on lockscreens and it wasnt very good . It didnt come close to working as well or instantaniously as Androids.
I edited my post, Android 4.0 does include hardware acceleration. I simply assumed they would bring it up. Apologies.
You can assume whatever it is you want and whatever helps you sleep at night.
I'm not a "fanboy" of any company (for the person who suggested that, for whatever reason he decided to edit his post now), being loyal to a multi-billion dollars company and any capitalist corporation is stupid and frankly, ignorant.
The iPhone is by no means a perfect phone, I still want a slightly larger screen, and I still want the UI updated to change the now outdated grid of icons and there is always a room for improving performance. We should never stop criticizing the iPhone, because that will hinder the growth and maturity for both the device and the operating system and Apple wouldn't push for even better standards.
Android has more options on the market, and thats very compelling, and while certain smartphones are extremely fast, the feel of the operating system is simply not a smooth as iOS. Yet. If anyone convinces himself otherwise, he/she is delusional and that gives Google the 'comfort' for not pushing better standards as well.
I had a Galaxy S for over a year now, I think its a great device, but it also disappointed me in many areas. After hearing the Android didn't improve in the "smoothness" department, I now decided I will be getting my first iPhone. And thats my choice, and a completely legitimate and reasonable one. Not because I already know what I want but try to "convince" myself that I'm making the right choice. That would be silly.
This self-defense mechanism of accusing everyone of "fanboyism" that decides on either one of these operating systems is getting very old. Grow out of it.
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