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[pestul]

Simple calender widget is awesome

Yep. The built-in widget support for Google Calendar is atrocious, but Simple Calendar makes it awesome.

 

[TxdoHawk]

Good looking phone, but as a Galaxy Nexus owner...the next phone I buy needs way better battery life, and based on the reviews this isn't it.

I'm getting really sick of these Android super phones that have "all day" battery life if you only turn the screen on twice in a day and avoid doing anything remotely complicated. Why would I spend all this money on a phone if I'm not going to use it heavily?

 

[Baconbitz]

Opinions. I love the word "better".

 

[Baki]

Sony fucked up. HTC ONE is the Galaxy alternative.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Good looking phone, but as a Galaxy Nexus owner...the next phone I buy needs way better battery life, and based on the reviews this isn't it.

Based on reviews, yes it is lol. Go to gsmarena and check out the comparison battery stats.

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

I don't know. How many devices do we need?


I live my life on my Laptop now. It does work, school, studying. Gaming and movie watching. It hooks up to external Monitor for homework and gaming. It hooks up to HDTV and and surround sound system for recreation.
Better wireless technologies, more storage, better battery. these makes portable ultrabook workstation dream closer to reality.


But then you have other things. Tablets and phones. I can't figure out if I want a bigger Iphone(i got 4s) or if I want a phone and a tablet, or just a big ass phone with a 5,5 inch display.

If you get a smaller smart phone and keep texting and calling as just that. You might get the 7 inch tablet and do facebook/twitter/email/web browsing on the tablet and keep the phone clean. But how many devices do you need? how many chargers while traveling, how much cloud syncronisation can you get?

Cant I just get the torrent chip in my head?



my life is not my own. perhaps it never was..

 

[sweetvar26]

Samsung could learn a thing or two from HTC. That's how you create a sexy phone without stealing trade dress.

LOL and ouch!

I used the One X last year, such a gorgeous display. Can't wait to see the One in hands, I might switch my iPhone 5 for this sexy phone.

 

[VoxPop]

Yeah the only thing worried about going back to Android is the lack of aesthetically pleasing apps along with functionality. Don't know how I'm going to replace stuff like Solar, AwesomeNote, Fantastical, iMessages, and all the games. They will be sorely missed but I can just use them on my iPad so its not too bad.

 

[Cipherr]

Now..... I'm more than familiar with badly designed apps, but Business Calender is not badly designed....

And its functionality seems great as well. Has also reviewed extremely well. This seems like a really bad example to poo poo with the "ugly app" cliche.

Good looking phone, but as a Galaxy Nexus owner...the next phone I buy needs way better battery life, and based on the reviews this isn't it.

I'm getting really sick of these Android super phones that have "all day" battery life if you only turn the screen on twice in a day and avoid doing anything remotely complicated. Why would I spend all this money on a phone if I'm not going to use it heavily?

This phone and the Galaxy Nexus (which I also own) absolutely do not review similarly in battery life. So I'm not sure what you are going on about.

For general web browsing I see about 3 hours or maybe 3.5 hours of screen on time on my Nexus, the One in an Apples to Apples battery review triples it in web browsing time. Its a different phone with different components and different battery life.

One phone having bad battery life != every other phone ever made by whoever also having bad battery life.

 

[VoxPop]

Now..... I'm more than familiar with badly designed apps, but Business Calender is not badly designed....

And its functionality seems great as well. Has also reviewed extremely well. This seems like a really bad example to poo poo with the "ugly app" cliche.

Mmm. I still prefer the way fantastical is laid out but to each their own. I remember discussing this in a different Android thread.

trust me there are 100s more. I just wish devs would put more effort into how their apps look instead of just features.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

What appallingly disingenuous examples on the Android side. Try Wunderlist rather than AwesomeNote and The Weather Channel app over Solar. Wunderlist is even fully cross-platform and has a browser version so it's both attractive AND more useful than an iOS only app.

There are definitely a lot of prettier apps on iOS but c'mon that post was just stupid.

 

[VoxPop]

What appallingly disingenuous examples on the Android side. Try Wunderlist rather than AwesomeNote and The Weather Channel app over Solar. Wunderlist is even fully cross-platform and has a browser version so it's both attractive AND more useful than an iOS only app.

There are definitely a lot of prettier apps on iOS but c'mon that post was just stupid.

I am aware of Wunderlist. It doesn't have all the features of AwesomeNote and its available on both platforms. Luckily AwesomeNote is being ported to Android but so far only available on the Note 8.0.

I don't need all these little details from a weather app. The app is all over the place in terms of design. Available on iOS as well.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

I am aware of Wunderlist. It doesn't have all the features of AwesomeNote and its available on both platforms. Luckily AwesomeNote is being ported to Android but so far only available on the Note 8.0.

I don't need all these little details from a weather app. The app is all over the place in terms of design. Available on iOS as well.

I know Wunderlist is available on both platforms, Mrs Bongs and I use it every day. What important functionality is it missing for you?

Search the Play Store for "weather" and there are literally dozens of minimalist apps, you clearly haven't actually looked into this in the least bit. Also you're totally ignoring the fact that Android allows you to drop widgets on your screen. The Weather Channel widget is simple, attractive and functional; nobody opens the entire app because it's not necessary. Plus the Android version is not the same as the iOS version, they redesigned it for Android only very recently.

Sorry, as someone who uses both iOS and Android every single day I just don't think you know what you're talking about here. There are definite deficiencies in the aesthetics area with a handful of app categories but this whole idea that "it's all about apps and the App Store is light years ahead" is just inductive idiocy repeated ad nauseum by people who used the Play Store years ago and haven't seen it recently.

 

[-PXG-]

CM 10.1 (Android 4.2.2) is soooooo smooth.

I can never go back to stock ROMs, especially anything Touch Wiz

 

[VoxPop]

I know Wunderlist is available on both platforms, Mrs Bongs and I use it every day. What important functionality is it missing for you?

Search the Play Store for "weather" and there are literally dozens of minimalist apps, you clearly haven't actually looked into this in the least bit. Also you're totally ignoring the fact that Android allows you to drop widgets on your screen. The Weather Channel widget is simple, attractive and functional; nobody opens the entire app because it's not necessary. Plus the Android version is not the same as the iOS version, they redesigned it for Android only very recently.

Sorry, as someone who uses both iOS and Android every single day I just don't think you know what you're talking about here. There are definite deficiencies in the aesthetics area with a handful of app categories but this whole idea that "it's all about apps and the App Store is light years ahead" is just inductive idiocy repeated ad nauseum by people who used the Play Store years ago and haven't seen it recently.

Umm. Google Sync/Dropbox integration. Adding pictures to your notes. Adding doodles to your notes. Different styles of notes. Password protecting your notes. Wunderlist is basically a glorified Reminders app imo.

I don't see any minimalistic weather apps on the play store to my liking. With ease of use and the aesthetics of Solar or Haze. Yeah you can have widgets. I can do the same on my jailbroken iPhone. I don't mind opening the app for hourly weather once every morning.

No one said the App Store was light years ahead of the Play Store. In terms of games they definitely are but in terms of normal everyday use apps, they're pretty close. But in my long run with iOS, it's not always the big guys that make the best looking/functioning apps, i.e tweetbot, awesomenote, etc.

 

[krzy123]

google now does weather

 

[The Faceless Master]

Good looking phone, but as a Galaxy Nexus owner...the next phone I buy needs way better battery life, and based on the reviews this isn't it.

I'm getting really sick of these Android super phones that have "all day" battery life if you only turn the screen on twice in a day and avoid doing anything remotely complicated. Why would I spend all this money on a phone if I'm not going to use it heavily?

 

[The Faceless Master]

I am aware of Wunderlist. It doesn't have all the features of AwesomeNote and its available on both platforms. Luckily AwesomeNote is being ported to Android but so far only available on the Note 8.0.

I don't need all these little details from a weather app. The app is all over the place in terms of design. Available on iOS as well.

works on the Note II

 

[Angst]

google now does weather

Not in an artsy way though.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

Umm. Google Sync/Dropbox integration. Adding pictures to your notes. Adding doodles to your notes. Different styles of notes. Password protecting your notes. Wunderlist is basically a glorified Reminders app imo.

It does have Google Calendar sync. It doesn't need Dropbox integration because it's got it's own cloud storage and list/task sharing system. The rest of the things you've listed are pointless if you want a task list app for sharing with your partner or co-workers, but if those are deal breakers in a productivity app then I guess you'll just need to wait for the inevitable Android release.

I don't see any minimalistic weather apps on the play store to my liking. With ease of use and the aesthetics of Solar or Haze. Yeah you can have widgets. I can do the same on my jailbroken iPhone. I don't mind opening the app for hourly weather once every morning.

Still, you can at least admit that's a matter of personal preference and not some deficiency with the platform or store right? That's not a criticism by the way, I'm honestly just trying to understand your point of view.

No one said the App Store was light years ahead of the Play Store. In terms of games they definitely are but in terms of normal everyday use apps, they're pretty close. But in my long run with iOS, it's not always the big guys that make the best looking/functioning apps, i.e tweetbot, awesomenote, etc.

You haven't said that, it's true; but a number of people in this thread have said that, and your comment earlier about there being 100s of examples supporting the idea that Android is way behind on aesthetics made me mistakenly lump you in with that camp. You have my sincerest apologies for that.

The reason I'm constantly baffled by the aesthetics argument is that iOS is an example of a particular aesthetic, it doesn't own the entire concept of smartphone aesthetics in any way. Clearly Apple feel the same way since the concept screens for iOS7 are cribbing from Android in a big way. If you don't like bubbles and polished aluminium then frankly iOS is a really poor visual experience despite being wonderfully consistent and smooth to use.

When I read posts like "lol it's still Android" and then people agreeing with them I just shake my head and laugh, because iOS is going to start resembling and behaving like Android a lot over the next few years; just as Android started to borrow heavily from the school of Apple in the early years before they really managed to differentiate. We're in a wonderful position right now in that we're lucky enough to be living through and watching the rapid genesis of a new and far more human-friendly way of using technology, so the continuous competition is a fantastic thing to see because ultimately it only benefits us.

The only real losers are fanboys of any platform, as always.

 

[VoxPop]

It does have Google Calendar sync. It doesn't need Dropbox integration because it's got it's own cloud storage and list/task sharing system. The rest of the things you've listed are pointless if you want a task list app for sharing with your partner or co-workers, but if those are deal breakers in a productivity app then I guess you'll just need to wait for the inevitable Android release.

Nah I meant Google Drive sync. I tend to keep my entire portfolio and other work on Dropbox and I'd rather just use what I have to seamlessly interact with the app. I also enjoy leaving in pictures and links to my shopping lists, hell it even lets me make a travel journal filled with pictures and geolocations. A whole slew off different note types (Normal, 2do, journals, events, etc) also make it enjoyable. Passcode locking is also a huge deal for me as well. Yeah I was gonna just deal with it but I'm glad to see its being ported over despite the Galaxy exclusivity..

Still, you can at least admit that's a matter of personal preference and not some deficiency with the platform or store right? That's not a criticism by the way, I'm honestly just trying to understand your point of view.

Yeah, it is personal preference. It's just that the most aesthetically pleasing apps (for me at least) aren't in the Play Store.

You haven't said that, it's true; but a number of people in this thread have said that, and your comment earlier about there being 100s of examples supporting the idea that Android is way behind on aesthetics made me mistakenly lump you in with that camp. You have my sincerest apologies for that.

The reason I'm constantly baffled by the aesthetics argument is that iOS is an example of a particular aesthetic, it doesn't own the entire concept of smartphone aesthetics in any way. Clearly Apple feel the same way since the concept screens for iOS7 are cribbing from Android in a big way. If you don't like bubbles and polished aluminium then frankly iOS is a really poor visual experience despite being wonderfully consistent and smooth to use.

When I read posts like "lol it's still Android" and then people agreeing with them I just shake my head and laugh, because iOS is going to start resembling and behaving like Android a lot over the next few years; just as Android started to borrow heavily from the school of Apple in the early years before they really managed to differentiate. We're in a wonderful position right now in that we're lucky enough to be living through and watching the rapid genesis of a new and far more human-friendly way of using technology, so the continuous competition is a fantastic thing to see because ultimately it only benefits us.

The only real losers are fanboys of any platform, as always.

Yeah it's not a huge dealbreaker for me. I always find a way to 'manage' in my constant phone swapping and OS switching. They both have their high points. Switching to the One in a few days and just worried about losing those apps. Should be fine though.

 

[reKon]

Now..... I'm more than familiar with badly designed apps, but Business Calender is not badly designed....

And its functionality seems great as well. Has also reviewed extremely well. This seems like a really bad example to poo poo with the "ugly app" cliche.



This phone and the Galaxy Nexus (which I also own) absolutely do not review similarly in battery life. So I'm not sure what you are going on about.

For general web browsing I see about 3 hours or maybe 3.5 hours of screen on time on my Nexus, the One in an Apples to Apples battery review triples it in web browsing time. Its a different phone with different components and different battery life.

One phone having bad battery life != every other phone ever made by whoever also having bad battery life.

So you browse three+ hours on wifi per charging cycle?

You're not going to get 9 hours of screen time average, but I'd guess 5-6 at least on average