If you don't like the Nexus One or don't want one, don't get one. That's as simple as that :)
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Your speculation sounds very much like peoples feelings for the ADP1 when it > was launched, but it seems to also be stuck at 1.6 for now :). > > I'm not denying there are some nice features in the Nexus One (such as > 802.11n support), and some which may offer technical benefits (such as the > AMOLED screen), but, as a consumer 'phone, it's not really got anything > significant enough that makes me want to get one in for testing and > development. In fact, given the comments about the AMOLED screen I'd probably > keep away from it to avoid producing UIs which only look good on it and > looked washed out to users on most of the other Android devices. > > Al. > -- > > * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company > number 6741909. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily > those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. > > On 7 Jan 2010, at 10:38, gjs wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I think it is a bit premature to guess when X10 might get to V2.1. But >> obvious that all the 'newer' oems will quickly make such promises. >> >> My concerns are based on the talk of HTC Hero etc getting to V2.0 ( or >> V1.6 ) which has been promised for some months but still nothing >> actual yet. >> >> OLED seems like a better UX from what Romain & Dianne have said as >> well, less power 2. >> >> <speculation> >> >> But a big factor, I' m just guessing, is that Nexus One will have >> latest and greatest 'reference' versions of android OTA'd 1st by >> Google, b4 ALL others and will always be 'THE Google Experience' >> untainted by the tweaks? of the oem's and the (damn) carriers. >> >> (tmobile G1 send this txt msg every hour - 01-07 20:12:54.042: INFO/ >> MyFaves(972): sending msg: >> 16358279011664960001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 >> to 453 - fortunately it's benign for me) >> >> Leveraging this 'defacto reference' situation will help Google keep >> the oem's/carriers in line, which I think will help the consumer to >> have a more consistent Android (Google) UX and reduce the >> fragmentation oem's/carriers just can't resist... >> >> It is very disheartening reading the stories from consumers in Asia >> etc buying an 'android' phone outright/unlocked and then finding its >> got NO Google Market App, they feel ripped off and lay some blame for >> this at Google, misguided, misled or otherwise. There's another future >> iPhone user for these sorry tales, or someone else forced down the >> rooted/risky/bricked/pirated paths when all they wanted/expected was >> access to the Market apps... >> >> </speculation> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> On Jan 7, 7:44 pm, Romain Guy <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I've honestly never had trouble using a Nexus One outdoor. The colors >>> are indeed more saturated than on a G1 for instance, but the colors >>> are much much closer to what you see on a desktop monitor. >>> >>> I spent a lot of time tweaking the colors of the wallpapers for G1 and >>> Sapphire and I had to boost their saturation by up to 50% to get >>> something that didn't look washed out. On Nexus One I didn't have to >>> do anything to get something very close to the "original" image on a >>> calibrated Dell monitor. >>> >>> The "issue" reported by Engadget is more about content production than >>> the display itself: content produced for previous displays might have >>> been over-saturated to compensate the lack of faithful color >>> reproduction, which thus produces over-saturated (at least that's how >>> it's perceived) images on Nexus One. >>> >>> The display itself is not necessarily to blame. Also, I wish we had >>> support for color profiles to level the differences across devices :) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:26 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> An AMOLED screen isn't necessarily better. There are reports of OLED being >>>> difficult to read outdoors and having over bright colour reproduction >>>> (both of which Engadget have reported as seeing on the Nexus One >>>> -http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nexus-one-review/), so the screen may >>>> not be to your liking. >>> >>>> So from your list the only concrete advantage is a software one (i.e. the >>>> Android version) which SE could address with an update (given the release >>>> date I'd say it's a reasonable assumption they will), but the Nexus Ones' >>>> downsides are hardware which can't be fixed unless you get a new 'phone. >>> >>>> Al. >>>> -- >>> >>>> * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* >>> >>>> ====== >>>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company >>>> number 6741909. >>> >>>> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >>>> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >>>> subsidiaries. >>> >>>> On 7 Jan 2010, at 04:32, gjs wrote: >>> >>>>> Hi, >>> >>>>>> I'm just wondering, what do people see as the appeal of the Nexus One? >>> >>>>> A developer perspective from Australia, currently with t-mobile G1 & >>>>> V1.6 (Optus 3g carrier). >>> >>>>> For me it has been a tossup between waiting for Sony X10 and Nexus One >>>>> - >>> >>>>> Sony X10: 8mp camera +, 854x480 +, TFT -, V1.6 - >>> >>>>> Nexus One: 5mp camera -, 800x480 +, OLED +, V2.1 + >>> >>>>> Droid is not an option for me as it is CDMA (only I think) and I do >>>>> wish to switch carriers. ( I think cdma is s u x anyway ) >>> >>>>> Nexus One is right now (for some), Sony X10 is still to come. >>> >>>>> So with both G1 & N1 this spans more current android versions, I could >>>>> test across V1.6 and V2.1 ( with other access to V1.5 on a Hero ) >>> >>>>> Make sense ? ( and assuming V2.1 sdk is released soonish ) >>> >>>>> Regards >>> >>>>> On Jan 7, 10:52 am, Josh Steiner <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Considering that its firmware is replaceable, for all intents and >>>>>> purposes >>>>>> this *is* the dev phone 3. What else would you need? >>> >>>>>> -Josh >>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 4:22 AM, Zsolt Babak <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> Hi Al, >>> >>>>>>> I don't see the point either. It is a good and fast phone, however >>>>>>> that's all I can say about it. >>>>>>> If it'd become the ADP3 I'd consider it, but as of today I'd rather go >>>>>>> for a Droid/Milestone for normal consumer use. >>> >>>>>>> The hardware is good, but not outstandingly good, and that's true for >>>>>>> Android 2.1 too. >>> >>>>>>> I'd be happier with the AOSP release of 2.1 in full... >>>>>>> I'm really beginning to dislike this "new android release for a new >>>>>>> device only, and after that we start releasing some of the code in the >>>>>>> future as opensource", am I the only one ? >>> >>>>>>> On Jan 6, 10:35 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> I'm just wondering, what do people see as the appeal of the Nexus One? >>> >>>>>>>> After seeing the presentation reports I didn't find anything that made >>>>>>>> me >>>>>>> go "Oh, wow". Most key features seemed like software updates which >>>>>>> could be >>>>>>> made available on other devices, and as for the 'phone itself, I didn't >>>>>>> see >>>>>>> anything that really set the world on fire. >>> >>>>>>>> Did I miss something? >>> >>>>>>>> Al.-- >>> >>>>>>>> * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* >>> >>>>>>>> ====== >>> >>>>>>>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company >>>>>>> number 6741909. >>> >>>>>>>> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and >>>>>>> not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or >>>>>>> it's subsidiaries.On 6 Jan 2010, at 09:31, Fred Janon wrote:Yes, same >>>>>>> here. >>>>>>> I hope Nexus will be offered as dev phone soon in Australia. I don't >>>>>>> even >>>>>>> know if Dev Phone 1 is still available and what really would be the >>>>>>> point of >>>>>>> buying one. >>>>>>>> FredOn Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 05:37, >>>>>>>> gjs<[email protected]>wrote:Hi, >>>>>>>> Can you please make the Nexus One available as a DEV phone asap to >>>>>>>> support developers worldwide. >>>>>>>> It is extremely disappointing that I cannot purchase in Australia, NO >>>>>>>> paid apps, No Nexus One. >>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>> "Android Discuss" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>>>> [email protected]<toandroid-discuss%2Bunsubscr >>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// >>>>>>> groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>> "Android Discuss" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]<android-discuss%2Bunsubscribe@ >>>>>>> googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Android Discuss" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group >>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Android Discuss" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group >>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> Romain Guy >>> Android framework engineer >>> [email protected] >>> >>> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time >>> to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on >>> public forums, where I and others can see and answer them >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Android Discuss" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > > > -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them
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