I need(not want, need) a phone with a 4' screen, a physical keyboard, a trackball and a front camera...Where does it fit in your scheme for a single one-size-fit-all device ?
Android will never beat any iphone : Android is a framework not a device It's as if you were saying on a Microsoft forum : Hey computer manufacturers how come there's a DVD drive on that computer and not on this one, and why is there a trackpad on this notebook and not on my desktop computer...I want consistency :D Thanks for sharing anyway :D Yahel On Dec 17, 5:43 am, JasunX <[email protected]> wrote: > The reason I'm posting in the Developer's forum is because I couldn't > find a single collective and official discussion forum - and also in > hopes that someone high up on that ladder will actually get to review > my concerns (big hopes yeah) - Moderator - if this is too > inappropriate for this forum - please guide me to a suitable one. > > I'm at a loss for words regarding Android manufacturers - I think all > they want to do is make money. > > Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying Google (via Android) just wants to > make money - I'm talking about HTC, Samsung, LG, etc etc... > > These "manufacturers" want to compete with Apple's iPhone - we all > know this - it's the core element that keeps them manufacturing. But > why screw us around? I'm not trying to be cynical - I'm just trying to > be realistic. > > 1. I've used Apple's devices, namely, iPhone (3GS & 4) and the iPad - > and to my dismay - the hardware did not disappoint - the software > however did - I can't express how much I despise the iOS platform it > makes my teeth grind that it even exists. I used the iPhone 3GS for > one night and I couldn't stand the device. > > 2. I've used an Android device - Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Galaxy > Tab - and couldn't get enough. The device integrates so seamlessly > with your google account it makes using either your PC or your Android > device a seamless experience altogether. I've experienced much better > accuracy when typing, especially on the Samsung Galaxy S compared to > that of ANY iOS device. Obviously this has been contested as there are > some reports that say typing on Android's touchscreens is a hassle > compared to the iPhone or iDevices for that matter - and in my > experience that's a load of bull. One reason - haptic feedback. > > So Android as a software platform - brilliant - apart from the > seamless integration with your google account - it's just the UI > that's such a pleasure. Just having a home button (like Apple's junk) > might make you feel that's all you need - but after using Android, > you'll come to find that your Settings, Home - and Return button make > any mobile device bloody comfortable to use. It just speeds up your > entire movement and collaboration with the device. > > Now that we've got that out the way - I can firmly pull my head out > Android's @$$ - let's get to the problem - the manufacturers. > > They all want to rival Apple's iPhone. They're all looking for the > iPhone killer - maybe not Android fans as a whole - but the > manufacturer's would like nothing more than to beat Apple's devices to > a pulp. > > But why? Why oh Why oh Why? Can't you design a cellphone to match the > exact specifications of the Apple iPhone? Now I anticipate a lot of > hate speech toward me regarding this - and I accept that some of you > may be angry but hear me out. > > Why does Apple create their devices the way they do? What is it about > their design that Apple Fanboys find so fascinating? There's three > answers I can't give, among others that may exist. > > 1. Size: Look at Apple's iPhones - you don't see Apple making them > bigger, or thicker, or wider - Apple goes smaller every time - but not > so much that it makes the device feel cheap or insignificant. You want > a solid device and Apple has maintained that with regard to physical > design. > > But Android? Yes sure, you get your Xperia X10 Mini's - but that > device feels like a friggin toy! It's too damn small! Yes sure you get > your Samsung Galaxy S - but still - the few millimeters added onto the > length actually does make a difference, and with the thickness at such > a minimum - it makes the device feel so delicate and awkward. > > 2. Symmetry: What makes typing on the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy > S such a comfortable, convenient pleasure? Symmetry! Apart from the > screen - you have what I'm going to refer to as the "little black > pieces" that make up the rest of the phone - and these exist at the > top and bottom - i.e. succeeding the top and bottom of the screen. > With such symmetry it allows you to type so much more comfortably > without any offset on how your two hands are holding the device - this > is so important and hardly any Android manufacturer's stick to this > code - make the bottom and top little black pieces after the screen > the same size! MAKE THE BACK AND FRONT SEAMLESS - DON'T HAVE A LITTLE > CAMERA LENS STICKING OUT THE BACK OR A TRACKBALL OR EVEN SO MUCH AS A > BUTTON STICKING OUT! Those things get in the way. > > 3. Consistency: Apple makes one device - solid (f******* crappy > software) - but nonetheless a perfect piece of hardware - and this > hardware is so consistent it maintains it name for an entire year. > Android manufactures? They each make 10 bloody phones - and none of > them are consistent - either this one has a track ball on it or this > one has a camera lens sticking out its' bloody backside - or this one > has a crappy processor or what more? what more? Give us a consistent > device - stop manufacturing hundreds of useless devices and then you > go and release a dual core 2 months later? How the f**** do you expect > us to get our monies worth when you keep bringing sh!t out!? How does > Apple's iPhone still maintain a significant share of the Mobile OS > market - when you blood blokes have about 30 phones out there > (excluding all the non-branded Chinese Android devices) ??? > CONSISTENCY - YES THIS IS AN IPHONE - ITS SO EASY TO SWITCH FROM THE > IPHONE 3 TO THE IPHONE 4 - BECAUSE IT HAS SEAMLESS CONSISTENCY! > > BUT LOOKY LOOKY AT THE SAD ANDROID USER - OH NO - MY GOOGLE NEXUS HAD > A TRACKBALL AND NOW THE SWITCH TO THIS SAMSUNG GALAXY S IS A BIT TOUGH > BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE THE TRACKBALL - DAMN I SHOULD HAVE KEPT THIS > IN MIND WHEN WASTING THAT MONEY I WORKED MY @$$ OF FOR! DAMN YOU > MANUFACTURERS! DAMN YOU! > > - Well, I think I've made my point - and I hope that manufacturers > will consider not sucking us dry for cash and actually do a good job > of designing their devices - this is not hate speech - it's a humble > plea (maybe not so humble) - I love the Android platform it's such a > pleasure - but come on - I honestly think manufacturers are giving > Android a terrible name. > > HTC - I expect much more from you - you are by far the most > fashionable manufacturer - but what are you trying with the Androids? > > Samsung - Uhm - hello - you plastic-loving freaks! > > LG - keep on reaching you'll get there eventually - one day - you'll > be able to call yourselves cellphone manufacturers. > > Regards, > > JasunX -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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