Engadget Nexus One Review - Nexus One General

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nexus-one-review/
Kind of ridiculous. They wished it had a keyboard. Why don't they say that about the iPhone
I think google hasn't optimized Android for the snapdragon as well as they could have. Cyanogen needs to get his godly hands on this thing ASAP and build his kernel for it. It is simply amazing at the amount of speed he got out of a G1. I can't wait to see what he does with a snapdragon

I agree. There are features that were not discussed on the phone that blows the iPhone away. Exchange syncing etc. I love the one sided view. Like I posted before, I have a 3G iPhone as well and I think iPhone is a nice thing and 4th Gen should be good but you have to compare apples to apples. When comparing apples to androids, you have issues and miss out things. People are making a big deal about multi touch. Yeah droid does not have it either. But once cyanogen gets his hand on the kernel, that will be there.
I love Apple's devices as much as the next apple fanboy but you have to give credit where credit is due. N1 is a damn good phone. They are all good phones. Period. They all have their own pros and cons. That's that.

Why wouldn't you post this in the existing Engadget review thread? Just saying...

seraph1024 said:
I love Apple's devices as much as the next apple fanboy but you have to give credit where credit is due. N1 is a damn good phone. They are all good phones. Period. They all have their own pros and cons. That's that.
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Thank you! I'm sick of comparisons that have no value to a vast majority of customers.
A vast majority doesn't switch carriers every month. What do I care about phone for other carriers, it's such a luxury to switch carriers, most people wait for contracts to expire before switching carriers.
I'm on Tmobile. Tmobile has few android phones and the best android phones so far have gone to sprint and verizon anyway.
On top of that, the Nexus One is being subsidized. For these reasons, to tmo customers, it's a very exciting phone. What other phone is there to be excited for on tmo? None, especially in the Android category.
How much value do these reviews have for normal users on limited budgets?

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I agree. There are features that were not discussed on the phone that blows the iPhone away. Exchange syncing etc. I love the one sided view. Like I posted before, I have a 3G iPhone as well and I think iPhone is a nice thing and 4th Gen should be good but you have to compare apples to apples. When comparing apples to androids, you have issues and miss out things. People are making a big deal about multi touch. Yeah droid does not have it either. But once cyanogen gets his hand on the kernel, that will be there.
I love Apple's devices as much as the next apple fanboy but you have to give credit where credit is due. N1 is a damn good phone. They are all good phones. Period. They all have their own pros and cons. That's that.
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The review wasn't about android vs iphone. Thats why exchange syncing was not included since its on all android phones and probably wasn't improved on the N1 so theres no point in comparing them.
The only comparison made between the iphone was the browser speed.
And i believe the review did say the N1 was an awesome phone with a few hiccups like all phones.
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Kind of ridiculous. They wished it had a keyboard. Why don't they say that about the iPhone
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I think it was because the touch buttons below the screen made it so that you always accidentally touched the buttons when composing a msg using the touchscreen keyboard.

engadget's review of the N1 was a joke. they complained about the missing 48 missing pixels that the droid had over the N1. lol seriously? its not even in-depth. Wheres the bluetooth, 3G connection, video recording... etc tests? they did a browser test of their site that many have commented to be not a good test. could've tested more sites. overall, a lot of comparison to the iphone and how its not up to the hype. i'm still getting the N1.

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engadget's review of the N1 was a joke. they complained about the missing 48 missing pixels that the droid had over the N1. lol seriously? its not even in-depth. Wheres the bluetooth, 3G connection, video recording... etc tests? they did a browser test of their site that many have commented to be not a good test. could've tested more sites. overall, a lot of comparison to the iphone and how its not up to the hype. i'm still getting the N1.
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I redid the same test here: http://www.erodov.com/forums/google-nexus-one-phone-review/29287-page7.html

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Who peed in PC World's Cheerios?

This is ridiculous-
http://tinyurl.com/ybrluyb
http://tinyurl.com/ydawvno
http://tinyurl.com/ydjo355
http://tinyurl.com/yc2wr5n
Insane. I've owned an iPhone, iPhone 3GS, Blackberry Pearl, T-Mobile Dash, G1 and a Behold 2 recently, and this is by far the best phone I've ever had. It is so snappy and seamless. What the hell is going on here? I can't be the only one who has been wowed by this device.
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This is ridiculous-
http://tinyurl.com/ybrluyb
http://tinyurl.com/ydawvno
http://tinyurl.com/ydjo355
http://tinyurl.com/yc2wr5n
Insane. I've owned an iPhone, iPhone 3GS, Blackberry Pearl, T-Mobile Dash, G1 and a Behold 2 recently, and this is by far the best phone I've ever had. It is so snappy and seamless. What the hell is going on here? I can't be the only one who has been wowed by this device.
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I don't take most of that seriously. Judging by the comments to those articles, many feel and argue against the main points of what the author is saying (Many of them were funny to read also). This has not changed my opinion of still wanting a Nexus One.
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This is ridiculous-
http://tinyurl.com/ybrluyb
http://tinyurl.com/ydawvno
http://tinyurl.com/ydjo355
http://tinyurl.com/yc2wr5n
Insane. I've owned an iPhone, iPhone 3GS, Blackberry Pearl, T-Mobile Dash, G1 and a Behold 2 recently, and this is by far the best phone I've ever had. It is so snappy and seamless. What the hell is going on here? I can't be the only one who has been wowed by this device.
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Well 2 of the 4 are by the same guy who is obviously biased. The other two are not too bad. Google getting sued over a book, doubtful successes in court. As far as customer support, that could be an issue, we'll see...
What happened is the Apple Kool-Aid. Put an Apple logo on the phone and they'll change their tune.
I can understand not liking the Nexus One for actual reasons (hardware keyboard)... but the reasons that many of these articles are stating is really, really reaching.
It doesn't matter what Apple does with the next iPhone because it'll be hailed as the greatest thing ever by the Apple...yadda, yadda, yadda....
Accused187 said:
I don't take most of that seriously. Judging by the comments to those articles, many feel and argue against the main points of what the author is saying (Many of them were funny to read also). This has not changed my opinion of still wanting a Nexus One.
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I think on the whole, end users love the device, but the news organizations are dishing out a lot of hate. More so than usual. The iPhone is an old device now, the 3GS was only an incremental update. It's ok to like the iPhone, its a great phone, but this sort of blind kneejerk reaction to competition is insane. It only helps to make everything else better.
mark925 said:
What happened is the Apple Kool-Aid. Put an Apple logo on the phone and they'll change their tune.
I can understand not liking the Nexus One for actual reasons (hardware keyboard)... but the reasons that many of these articles are stating is really, really reaching.
It doesn't matter what Apple does with the next iPhone because it'll be hailed as the greatest thing ever by the Apple...yadda, yadda, yadda....
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Yeah, it's quite old. The single greatest thing Apple did was make the "smartphone" (at launch it wasn't terribly smart compared to my WinMo phones) mainstream, even when the cost was high. The phone, and its OS, are dated. Period. It's now making its mark with apps, and not on the virtues of the phone (hardware, OS) itself. There will likely be another mind-numbing incremental change that could have either been integrated earlier (like BT stereo/AVRCP and a damn 3G chip) or something that will alienate the existing userbase (even stronger hardware to run games that can't be run on older hardware). But it's OK, because most Apple users are used to pitching the "old" stuff and getting the newest, or even skipping a generation.
I have 2 G1s at the house, and I got the Nexus One because I felt like the G1 didn't fairly show what the Android OS can do. I have "TheOfficial..." ROM on both of them, and it finally started running really quickly with 2.4.2 on it. I feel like the N1 with be a huge leap forward once all the RAM is opened up (kernel update) and will be completely usable in 3 years. I can still use my G1 if I wanted to, and get virtually all the functionality of the Nexus One, but the N1 does it faster and with a bit more style.
Yeah Apples, "buy our products because they're 'cool'" is mind numbing to me. I love how everyone gets excited when the iPhone can do stuff that normal phones have been able to do for years, like picture messaging, oh man. I think I could do that a good year or 2 before the first iPhone even came out. Also funny are the new commercials showing someone "talking on the phone" while doing other tasks, except they have to put the call on hold, oops, and by then ATT's network probably already dropped the call. Oh well, it's other peoples money, not mine.
except they have to put the call on hold, oops,
Are you serious? Wow I was completely misguided, by those commercials and have never owning a iPhone - I believed you could open another app, or browse the internet, while on a call. Lying commercials >.>
They are against anything iphone.
They write articles at about the 3rd grade level, for 3rd graders that own iphones.
It's nothing new that pcworld only loves them some 4 year old technology and crippled phones :mrgreen:
JoshHart said:
Yeah Apples, "buy our products because they're 'cool'" is mind numbing to me. I love how everyone gets excited when the iPhone can do stuff that normal phones have been able to do for years, like picture messaging, oh man.
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Innovations like MMS.... and cut and paste...and running things in the background!
You'd almost think that Apple was doing this on purpose.
Can't wait for the next "innovation": Being able to talk and browse the web at the same time. The same innovation T-Mobile and Verizon already have.
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Innovations like MMS.... and cut and paste...and running things in the background!
You'd almost think that Apple was doing this on purpose.
Can't wait for the next "innovation": Being able to talk and browse the web at the same time. The same innovation T-Mobile and Verizon already have.
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Never, ever doubt that Apple is doing this on purpose.
Eclair~ said:
except they have to put the call on hold, oops,
Are you serious? Wow I was completely misguided, by those commercials and have never owning a iPhone - I believed you could open another app, or browse the internet, while on a call. Lying commercials >.>
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Oh you cant browse 3g and talk on speak phone on ATT ?? I never had ATT so i don't know..I just got my Nexus. I hear bad things about Tmobile 3g service, but just had to have my Nex Fix.
dallastx said:
Oh you cant browse 3g and talk on speak phone on ATT ?? I never had ATT so i don't know..I just got my Nexus. I hear bad things about Tmobile 3g service, but just had to have my Nex Fix.
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It doesn't matter, you'll drop the call on ATT before you can surf and talk :mrgreen:

Lost respect for Engadget...

Compared the EVO next to the new iphone... and they dimmed the screen almost all the way. Ummm... How are you doing anyone a favor by comparing a dimmed phone to a phone on full brightness? At that screen size, I think they are going for a fictional effect with their screen pixel count. I highly doubt its THAT much better than the EVO... You can only see so many pixels..
You had respect for Engadget?
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You can only see so many pixels..
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Apparently according to Apple you can see 300 per inch.
bockjacob said:
You had respect for Engadget?
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Yes, But not Gizmodo
yeah im not really surprised either!
yea im not surprised by there botched review of one sided bull crap. regardless of the resolution on the iphone the EVO has much more goign for it in my book mainly not At&t and of course Android!
lol engadget, I wonder how much they got paid to make the iphone look better. Also, I bet it just slipped their mind that the evo supports flash and the iphone doesn't.
Isn't engadget and AOL company, that should say enough about them to not always trust their reviews.
LOL...whiners...why do you care about engadget...focus on what you know you like
Engadget had a positive review for the Evo 4G
from what i read engadget is really favorable towards anything apple/iphone.
Even though i think the new iphone is great, the evo seems to inch ahead with better features.
I did a review of the Evo earlier today and tried to get people to understand that the iPhone is an awesome phone, but limited by the network. With AT&T supporting it, you are going to be very limited. In my opinion what makes the Evo so great...is the network. Without the network the Evo would be another smart phone with a slick UI.
Ikyo said:
I did a review of the Evo earlier today and tried to get people to understand that the iPhone is an awesome phone, but limited by the network. With AT&T supporting it, you are going to be very limited. In my opinion what makes the Evo so great...is the network. Without the network the Evo would be another smart phone with a slick UI.
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The iPhone is also limited by apple unless you jailbreak. (by this I mean the app store and what they accept or dont accept)
in all fairness engadget usually isnt that bad, although i agree that that comparison pic of the iphone left a bad taste in my mouth.
also, engadget does have an apple free version for those that really hate apple
Engadget has always favored Apple. They always seem to throw slick little comments after a what seems to be a good review to kind of downplay the article.
gqstatus0685 said:
Engadget has always favored Apple. They always seem to throw slick little comments after a what seems to be a good review to kind of downplay the article.
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exactly. Im still a daily engadget browser and the rest of their stuff is great.
tricknasty said:
exactly. Im still a daily engadget browser and the rest of their stuff is great.
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this
and for what it's worth, while they tend to favor the iphone (mostly topolsky) engadget's reviews of android phones are typically spot on. if anything they seem to have an excessive hardon for webOS.
in any case engadget for news and ars for editorials kick the **** out of gizmodo
I like Engadget, but they are biased. Look at how many IPhone articles they had after the announcement. I believe it held 5 headlines/stories on the front page alone. Silly.
yea.. I would agree that engadget is full of apple fan boys
in a comparison chart I saw that it advertised the iphone as having wireless n capability.. I thought I read on here that the EVO has that too, but the current software doesn't support it.. maybe froyo will?
wow, engadgets coverage of the iphone 4 keynote was ridiculous. they posted all the info in one post, then broke every piece into 10 different posts so that apple fanboys can read that many more headlines.

N1 makes Top 10 list

I just saw this post on CNN.com. The N1 is on there. Thought I would share
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2035319,00.html?hpt=T2
Here's the direct link. Go N1!
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2035319_2033840_2033834,00.html
That's pretty cool....finally recognized for it's greatness.
Wow, like seeing some great N1 news! About time!!
Hip-hip-hooray!
N1 also ranked higher than iPhone 4. sweet... Wondering why?
ah finally SOME recognition. But of course, the ipad was ranked number 1
I'm shocked that the N1 was ranked above the iPhone 4. I love my N1, but I have to say that the hardware on the iPhone 4 is incredible.
Perhaps it was rated lower due to its antenna issues.
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That's pretty cool....finally recognized for it's greatness.
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You guys must be reading a different article than I saw. The one I read was more of the same "sales didn't meet expectations, it's not really that great of a phone but more of a novelty" drivel that I've seen written by everyone who doesn't "get" it.
This year Google tried (and failed) to capitalize on customer frustrations with wireless-phone manufactures and their multiyear contracts as well as the dominant tech company's brand. Nexus One is the first and only phone designed specifically by Google to take advantage of its Android software platform. Nexus One, which Google called a superphone (I can almost hear the sarcastic quotes around "called"), wasn't quite the runaway success the search company had hoped for (failure). The phone was ahead of its time but by only months (== insignificant), and even though you could buy it without a contract, you could pick between only AT&T and T-Mobile (bummer)— and you had to pay a premium to do so (the nerve of them to charge money for excellent hardware!). Still, Nexus One owners get updates directly from Google and ahead of other Android phone users.
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It seems like for every positive thing they say, there's two more negative things said or implied. "Still, they get updates directly from Google" doesn't really sound like an appropriate closing statement to an article about a Top 10 piece of tech.
Compare that with the glowing praise for the iPhone4, which was rated one place BELOW the N1:
While sales of 1.7 million units in the first three days of availability are mighty impressive, the iPhone 4's 960-by-640-pixel screen resolution is even more impressive. No competitor has been able to stuff as many pixels into a 3.5-in. (9 cm) LCD. What's more, Apple's front-facing camera and FaceTime software have finally made mobile video chatting popular with regular people.
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:-/
codesplice said:
You guys must be reading a different article than I saw. The one I read was more of the same "sales didn't meet expectations, it's not really that great of a phone but more of a novelty" drivel that I've seen written by everyone who doesn't "get" it.
It seems like for every positive thing they say, there's two more negative things said or implied. "Still, they get updates directly from Google" doesn't really sound like an appropriate closing statement to an article about a Top 10 piece of tech.
Compare that with the glowing praise for the iPhone4, which was rated one place BELOW the N1:
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Is this from cnn also? Just remember that how many people work for cnn knows how to operate a phone. they're are not tech site like engadget our gizmodo our anybody that knows a lot about tech.they only look at the sales number and write **** they want. Probably the writer of that article is an iphone 4 owner that's why he is frustrated when the n1 tops their beloved one. I'd say most of the people there own an iphone or a blackberry device.
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Loving the way they rated the Samsung Galaxy S, with its broken GPS and relatively poor performance for its hardware as #2, LMAO. Lost all credibility for it the moment I saw that.
I was a N1 user who moved on to the iPhone 4 (passed my n1 to my better half), I was pleasantly surprised that it got the higher spot! But what I find interesting is the least coverage it got on Engadget.com, which proves their bias against android and to apple. Yes Mr. Topolsky, keep up the sarcasm on your biasness - extremely shallow and I am still upset about the horrid proximity sensor which you guys never covered properly on your review.
Glad to see it ahead of the iphone 4, but as someone else said its funny to see the still negative comments mixed in with the praise. Love my N1 almost a year later.
Happy to see our precious at #5
SamUserInterface said:
I'm shocked that the N1 was ranked above the iPhone 4. I love my N1, but I have to say that the hardware on the iPhone 4 is incredible.
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I'm not shocked at all, only the iphone screen is better, but smaller!. The Nexus CPU is twice as powerful. http://goo.gl/jPZcF

How not to be a real reporter... Gizmodo Dell Streak 7 shaft review

http://gizmodo.com/5748201/10-ways-to-not-make-an-android-tablet
After reading this "article" i have lost all interest in Gizmodo for good. I take more care pooping in a toilet then this rush job they call reporting.
The device looks pretty good.. but not sure what value i could have with it when i have my Streak 5.
Who cares..I am coming from a 3GS and I got sick of this control freak whose name's Steve Jobs.
Apple products are very good,fast,polished and very pricey....it is going to take a while for the iPhone users to get their devices jailbroken and unlocked.It is all about rumors when it comes to that,and lots cat and mouse...Apple keeps releasing new updates and the hackers keep trying to jailbreak with no much success in the last few weeks.
I got tired of a very stable system which does not allow you to download any file unless you purchase a downloader and if you download with it you can't move the files around,they have to stay with such app,you can't install any non-crapple store apps.If you want an unlocked iPhone 4 you might want to sell your car too.
Once again the rumors regarding jailbreak/unlock.....you can see all this online too.
I would much rather have more control of my devices,that's why I pay for them.
Wow way to fuel the apple fanboy retards who are continuously lyeing to themselves everyday believing that just because something has an apple logo on it, its better.
I really dislike gizmodo.
Jobs could slap an apple logo onto a piece of sh$t and you know that they would all happily pay almost $800 for it.
The streak 7 is honestly a solid android tablet. It may not be the "best", but atleast its not another $150 big POS that you can buy at walgreens. Lol.
IMO dell gave it a good shot and they should be proud of have made.
Any publicity is good publicity right.
How can you release a 7 incher and stick on the same 800*480 screen as on the 5 incher
Rubbish and lazy, smartphone screen on a tablet =FAIL
spacecat said:
How can you release a 7 incher and stick on the same 800*480 screen as on the 5 incher
Rubbish and lazy, smartphone screen on a tablet =FAIL
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I agree - not a good thing. With a ton of tablets coming down the pike, as much as I like my 5" Streak, I can't imagine that the 7" Streak will be that compelling given that screen.
So, what's wrong with the article. I think it's spot-on.
I think the article was well written and bang on point. The Streak 7 was a lazy effort and barely worth releasing.
This has nothing to do with apple.
The Streak 7 is lazy. I would say his points are all well taken.
And the Galaxy Tab is nice. I enjoyed my experiences with it.
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shinydesert said:
Who cares..I am coming from a 3GS and I got sick of this control freak whose name's Steve Jobs.
Apple products are very good,fast,polished and very pricey....it is going to take a while for the iPhone users to get their devices jailbroken and unlocked.It is all about rumors when it comes to that,and lots cat and mouse...Apple keeps releasing new updates and the hackers keep trying to jailbreak with no much success in the last few weeks.
I got tired of a very stable system which does not allow you to download any file unless you purchase a downloader and if you download with it you can't move the files around,they have to stay with such app,you can't install any non-crapple store apps.If you want an unlocked iPhone 4 you might want to sell your car too.
Once again the rumors regarding jailbreak/unlock.....you can see all this online too.
I would much rather have more control of my devices,that's why I pay for them.
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Android all the way!!! Apple can go kill them selfs lol
RussianSolja said:
Android all the way!!! Apple can go kill them selfs lol
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Hate on Apple all you want, I do and I've had Android devices since January 2008. Bottom line, the iPad is a far better functioning device than any Android tablet currently available. I really think that Honeycomb and the Motorola Xoom will shift things in Android's favour though
I personally think that gizmodo's review is far to brief... see Engadget's review for a much more in depth look at the device. engadget.com/2011/01/31/dell-streak-7-review
duxxyuk said:
I personally think that gizmodo's review is far to brief... see Engadget's review for a much more in depth look at the device. engadget.com/2011/01/31/dell-streak-7-review
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Agreed. I thought the article was thrown togiether in 5 minutes and the video was done in 30 seconds... I don't care if the device sucks... but if your supposed to be reporting on gadgets that will influence people.. you should take the time to go over the pros and cons...
and recommending the galaxy tab really put it over the top. Like you will ever see an update on that device now that the tab 2 has been announced. Most people won't get burned again by samsung after the galaxy s fiasco.
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How can you release a 7 incher and stick on the same 800*480 screen as on the 5 incher
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Exactly, the person who made the decision seems to be completely having no sense. Why would I buy a 7" tablet if it has the same resolution as 5" Streak,
which is more portable, and light weight. This product is like a formality for the
7" inch tablet. Dell should just keep 5" inch size, and cut another $50 to get more sales(with new CPU and 4G chip).
g4 reviewed it and gave it 5 of 5 stars
http://www.g4tv.com/videos/50951/Dell-Streak-Tablet-Review/
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g4 reviewed it and gave it 5 of 5 stars
http://www.g4tv.com/videos/50951/Dell-Streak-Tablet-Review/
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Read the rest of the thread or don't bother bro
The review you posted was for the 5" Streak, this thread is discussing the 7" Streak.
The problem with the Gizmodo review, is that its not an actual review. They're using a $450 tablet as canon fodder saying its **** n all, but its only selling for $450 (outright)!
If it was priced sans $750 (outright) onwards like the Xoom and LG tablets are going to be priced, then fine, rip its ass out and fcuk it over.
Dell made it cheap (mind you, its just the screen thats rubbish) and is selling it cheap. There are far worse tablets out there right now around the same price, but with half the goodies of the Streak 7 - So sue Dell if they went for the low end of the scale... Take it or leave it - thats the bottom line...
Ive found most websites for example gizmodo, T3, engadget etc favour Apple products, its something ive come to live with. Softpedia is pretty good.
And another thing, everyone always compares mobile devices to iphones/ipads. A friend recently posted on facebook about the motorola xoom and another person commented 'is it an ipad killer tho'. I was like, why would anything need to kill the ipad?
It really grinds my gears.
vinokirk said:
Ive found most websites for example gizmodo, T3, engadget etc favour Apple products, its something ive come to live with. Softpedia is pretty good.
And another thing, everyone always compares mobile devices to iphones/ipads. A friend recently posted on facebook about the motorola xoom and another person commented 'is it an ipad killer tho'. I was like, why would anything need to kill the ipad?
It really grinds my gears.
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Hate on Apple all you want but the iPhone and iPad are both excellent devices.
They have, in the past, favoured Apple because most of their products until very recently have had far better out of the box functionality and let's face it, that's what the vast majority of users want. Until recent times of Froyo and Snapdragons I longed to have my phone be as responsive, and have as fast a browser as the iPhone. The Dream and the iPhone 3G came out around the same time in Aus. My Dream, although I loved Android, was amazingly slow next to the iPhone. Furthermore, reviewers are STILL comparing Android phones to the iPhone and even though it has far inferior hardware, it STILL stacks up. How do you think an out of the box Dream would compare to the Desire? If a reviewer compared the two you would say, "yes the Desire is better, but the Dream is older hardware with older software!" Both of these limitations apply equally to the iPhone, yet for many it was the yardstick for the Desire when it was released.
I've never owned an iPhone, only played with mates, and I've owned Android phones since the Dream. I personally think that the iOS user experience is too limiting for me, that's not to say it's bad. I know some people who have as HTC Desire and have never customised the home screens in any way.
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This has been another edition of my $0.02
those websites are in the business of page views. And nothing gets page views like apple does.
Like it or not(i usually dont) people want to know how products stack up against their apple equivalent. Apple has had great products.
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Hate on Apple all you want but the iPhone and iPad are both excellent devices.
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And without owning any of them and using them for a good 2-3 months, how can you justify yourself?
I own both devices, and after the "honeymoon" period of about a month, they're now sitting in my cupboard and about to hit ebay...
I think if you've never owned an Apple product, but get to use a friends for a few minutes, you do love them. But day in, day out, using Apple devices just makes you dumb, and they get boring very quickly with so many restrictions. To keep it interesting you have to continue to buy more apps because the free ones are just rubbish, or worst case, jailbreak to get the features you really want. But, this is rutt that Apple wants you to get into. Get bored, spend more $$. The iPhone & iPad line is all about the revenue, not about the user experience.
To be honest, I've owned every version of the iPhone since its inception in 2007, and its been the same **** but in a different body since then. There have been no Major leaps in software or tech, and the iPhone has almost always been behind in core features (eg, camera, 3G, etc) when you look at their competitors (except maybe for capacitive screens).
I will admit, where Apple products shine is in the looks. Their devices are top notch build (except for the 3G and 3GS plastic case cracks and yellow LCD screens) - but they look very nice, and feel good in the hand.
Its just a pitty that the rest is just rubbish though.
I'm so thankful for Google and Android. Theres loads of choice. And now the Hardware war is about to begin - the first time Apple will be a spectator watching dual core handsets and brilliant tablets bring fluid gaming and a brilliant user experience to all of us.
Theres my $0.02.

iPhone user is speechless over the Note

I don't have a note yet,(epic touch 4g user), but I really want one..
Anyways, I thought you would get a kick out of seeing what a iPhone users' reaction was when confronted with a challenge from this phone..
Funny stuff!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2gjn12QS9I&feature=player_embedded
"My phone cant do anything that phone can"
Priceless.
I love reading the comments and iPhone Fanboys getting mad.
yep, the comments are even funnier than the video!
Ha! Yeah, the comments are great. It's almost like some people are offended by it's existence, and HAVE to hate on it.
In saying that, it was a pretty unfair test. But in saying THAT, she is the 'typical' iPhone user.
They were just showing the "unique" features powered by the S-Pen.
Kinda don't see the point :\
Comments are funny!
I agree the tests were too slanted toward the Note, but it was designed to show what it can do that the iPhone cannot. I am not sure you cannot get an app to edit PowerPoint files, but the rest would be quite difficult without some very sophisticated software. The photo editing and screenshot / drawing is all, but it makes a great point!
The fact is this is marketing. Nothing has to be true or fair. As is being argued in comments, Apple tried exactly this with the caricatures of the Apple vs PC users. Payback's a *****, guys!
I believe the iPhone was a great phone when it was created. The iPad was also a great idea, much better than the laggy Windows Tablets. Some of the best things about these have been copied in Android. The painful truth is that the phone and pad have not improved. The painful reason is the same one that Apple, who started with the first commonly available GUI (I know about X-Windows, before you start, heck, I used to use it, but it was not in common use). That reason is a lack of change. The reason for that reason? A closed platform, and for both hardware and software.
Look at what happened to the very open architecture of the IBM PC in the same time frame. Look what is happening to Android devices in the same time frame. I think the reason for the stagnation is clear.
Love it. The ismall can't compete
From the Beast : Galaxy Note
Prior to the GNote I had owned every iteration of iPhone since it was first released (preceded by Windows Mobile phones, Pocket PC's, and almost every model of Palm devices up to the IIIc). So far, the GNote is by far the most functional device I have owned. Since I am using it to replace a 4s and iPad 2, I have not found it to be too large - in fact, if it was another 1/2 inch I wouldn't mind (that's what she said <g>).
Anyways, no regrets with my decision to jump ship. Great device!
The comments are what makes the video.
it's a little sad that even though the note has its major advantages over ip4s, commercials like this will most likely return as bad publicity
As much as I love the Note, and as much as I love seeing Android put Apple to shame, I do think it would be a much fairer test if the 4S were pitted up against the GS2 i9100. The GS2 was considered the best smartphone of 2011, and it's no wonder! Love that thing!
onetonnoodle said:
it's a little sad that even though the note has its major advantages over ip4s, commercials like this will most likely return as bad publicity
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Don't they say that any publicity is good?
Yeah the comparison is stacked as I can do all those things with my wife's Iphone albeit with third party apps and so would any self respecting geek. Then again so are Iphone commercials, as is latest windows challenge.
It is almost imperative that advertising not be fair.
The reality is that the lady is just average consumer and as such, they are pretty dumb.
Hell, in my immediately circle of family and friends there's about 20 iphones and none of them know anything past calling, checking messages, emails and Facebook.
Not cool Sammy
I Love the Galaxy Note, but this time I feel embarrassed and ashamed by this ad.
Samsung went too low with this.
If I go to the street with my 7 year old Windows Mobile, and run a similar test against most recent android phones, what will I prove?
Besides, there are capacitive stylus for iPhones, and if it was an iPhone user with one of these capacitive stylus to make a similar add against any unprepared android user, it will have the same result.
I understand there are a lot of iPhone haters around here, but one thing is that we know our phone is better that an iPhone for many reasons, other is to offend and ridicule others because they don't follow you.
The original web ads about the features were so much more "Woweeee! I want that!" for me....
Just ran a sun spider bench mark and got 1331. So a lot better than 4s. Its obvious how the devices differ and which device is clearly superior. No idea why apple fan boys get so crazy when a better device than theirs gets released though. If another company releases a higher spec device... why does it matter. Its almost certainly gonna happen to us note users at some point. But I take pride at the moment.
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Soooo many dislikes on that video. We have to spread the word on this.
The point is: They got your attention and got YOU talking.
Its already a success due to that.
Apple already does similar marketing strategies. So I dont get why there's so much hate
Oh i am so in love with that girl. And now she she like Android so all is well
I wouldn't say "speechless". ***** wouldn't stop talking.
What I don't understand is why so many Note users dislike this ad so much. It's not like this is the only commercial out there that is 'unfair' to its competition.

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