A few more differences, with the gPhone it appears you can: - Run multiple applications simultaneously - Use it as a bridge between laptop and Internet - Take decent pictures - Use readily available SDK's for any platform - Leverage existing expertise in writing Java - Use flash (YouTube) - Get DRM free music - Save some money - Avoid selling your soul to Apple
The gPhone seems to be an iPhone for the people. I want one! /Casper On Sep 24, 5:05 pm, RogerV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
