So there's a functionality vs aesthetics - the iPhone looks more attractive. However, the G1 has buttons I could feel in the dark or engage even with the phone in my pocket. The iPhone you have to see what it is on the touch screen you're engaging.
And then the physical qwerty keyboard - sure the G1 isn't seamless like the iPhone, but at least one can pound a bit of text on it. Doing much text on a touch screen keypad really sucks. On Sep 24, 2:32 am, Malakim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the UI looks absoluteley terrible (at least on the screen > shots I've seen so far > -http://www.idg.se/polopoly_fs/1.181437!puffImage/imageTypeSelector/lo...). > And that's not even mentioning the estetics of the device itself - it > looks like something from the 1990's. I really hope there are some > more appealing Android devices in the works,,, > > On 24 Sep, 10:37, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > The software looks great, typical Google software. However the quality > > of the device looks terrible, ( have not actually used one yet) when > > compared against the blackberry bold. > > > I believe the bold may also be cheaper in the UK as well. > > > RogerV wrote: > > > Well, I like these aspects of this phone: > > > > * physical keyboard with qwerty layout > > > * can program app software in Java > > > * offers Amazon mp3 music download service > > > * 3G network > > > * rotates screen for widescreen view mode > > > * has a some physical buttons for phone use (dial, hangup, ...) > > > * $179 (instead of $199) - similar 2 year contract (T-Mobile is better > > > customer support, tho) > > > * will have good integration with google apps (gmail, calendar, > > > maps, ...) > > > > iPhone offers most of these things too, but G1 has a few improvements > > > or features of its own (physical keyboard and physical phone buttons) > > > that really are a better approach. Especially given that these smart > > > phones are quasi replacements of networked computers. > > > > So on paper I like what I see in the G1 phone better than the iPhone, > > > however, the user experience will make the difference. Will have to > > > wait a few months to see how that goes for folks. Is probably very > > > unlikely that it is as cool to use as the iPhone overall, but it may > > > be quite good enough. For someone that does a lot of text > > > communication on a small phone device, the physical keyboard is most > > > compelling. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
