+1 for the Nexus S
bought one in Jan at Best Buy in USA and I'm using it on the Wind
network ($40/mth unlimited calling, unlimited data). I am very happy
with Android (2.3) and the Nexus S so far. It works best with a Google
account and so I have setup syncing for my calendar and contacts with
Thunderbird and using imap for mail.
It also allows one to install third party apps not from Google's app
store, so you are not completely tied in to what is offered. We are in
the process of developing our own app, so this worked out perfectly.
One of the best things I like is it's ability to act as a WiFi hotspot -
I've used this a few times when internet hasn't been available at a
client or even stuck on the Deerfoot in traffic with my son on his ipod
wirelessly surfing.
The only negative so far is the limited memory - only 16GB and no way to
expand, although I haven't reached that point yet.
This in contrast to a recent purchase of an iPad 2 - this is my first
apple product and it feels very restrictive. The thing I do like though
is the ability to do remote ssh support reasonably well as compared to
the Nexus S small screen size and limited keyboard.
Martin
On 06/03/2011 10:53 AM, Shawn wrote:
I'm surprised no one has suggested the Google/Samsung Nexus S yet. It
is an unlocked phone, running the most recent stable version of
Android. It is a world phone as well - just pick up a SIM when you
are overseas to avoid roaming charges.
When I first got mine, I was "playing" with it lots, so my battery
life was pretty off. But, after satisfying my curiosity and not
having the display active almost 24/7, AND after an update (that the
phone told me about, and provided a convenient download/install), my
battery life is pretty good - about 3 days between charges. 2 Days if
I have bluetooth/wifi/gps turned on.
Because it is an unlocked Android phone, writing code for it should be
a no-brainer. It has GPS navigation and maps built in by default.
I've only played with the GPS a little and noted that it sometimes
takes a long time to get a lock on the satellites.
I found that the Nexus S was very reasonably priced - I bought mine
outright at $499. I'm on a rogers plan, but the phone will work with
just about any GSM based provider. Buying the phone outright means
you get to dictate the contract terms for your service. i.e. you can
ask for month to month service because they are not recovering the
cost of a phone.
You can do more research here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=880
If you navigate up in that site, you can find a forum for almost every
phone, where you can do even more research.
Hope this helps.
On 11-06-02 03:19 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I'm planning on getting a smart phone (I don't have a cell phone now)
and I'm wondering what people might recomend looking ato.
I need GPS where there is no cell phone coverage.
I want to program it.
I'll want ssh immediatly.
I don't think I'll need all that many minutes.
What would be the cheapest way to go for the cell services and the
best way to go as in PDA services on the phone itself?
Two that I have looked at are the apple iPhone but I need to jail
break it AFAIK and a Motorola ATRIX 4G.
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