I wish internal memory was a non-issue - it stands to be less of an issue soon, as more Froyo apps allow install to SD card, but right now (being the app collector that I am) I have to consider the size of apps and whether they will take up internal memory if I want to install them - for example Google earth, being 20 megs + cache and data usage, and not installable onto SD card yet just takes up too much room. With a much larger internal storage limit, I would be able to install anything I wanted, and this more than anything tempts me towards one of the newer devices. That, plus right now the largest SD card I can get is 32 Gigs, so everything crammed into the phone itself helps. I will stick with the Nexus One though at least until the next gen devices come out - rumors of a 2GHz model coming at the end of the year if true will push me over the edge.
I do agree that the N1 is a perfect choice for a developer, since it does receive the updates first. I also think though that a consumer isn't going to look twice at it when lined up with a Droid X, an Evo or a Vibrant, and I really think that's why the N1 has been retired at least from consumer duty (pretty much what I was alluding too in the podcast). Google has brought it back as a developer phone though which makes sense. Dick On Aug 9, 12:32 pm, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > No I don't really disagree, just wanted to point out that it's not all > that bad for the N1, especially if you factor in the non-trivial > aspect of underlying software (just as much a part of the consumer > experience as hardware performance). You have to contrast this with > how the Dream/Sapphire/Droid/Xperia-X10 held up against time some 6 > months after release. In all likelihood, the N1 will be the first to > receive Gingerbread around x-mas and will have a blast running it. > > Internal memory is a non-issue, just throw in a larger microSD card - > internal flash is really mostly for bootstrapping purposes (radio, > recovery, system...). CyanogenMod adds 720p HD video to the N1, same > as on the Desire and Evo. And really, aren't we done comparing cameras > by magapixels by now? ;) > > /Casper > > On Aug 9, 4:20 pm, Dick Wall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Well, sure in terms of processor benchmark the N1 is right up there, > > and make no mistake, I love mine, however, the latest crop of phones > > improve on the N1 in many ways, for example: > > > much more internal memory - 8 or 16 gigs is now the norm, plus SD card > > expandability. The N1 only has 1 gig built in > > front facing cameras - several of the new phones have them (e.g. evo) > > better cameras in general, including ability to record HD video, 8 > > megapixel or higher stills, etc. > > super amoled screens - brighter and often larger than the N1 > > HDMI outputs > > > These are just the ones that spring to mind, but yes - I totally stand > > by my statement that at least in consumer eyes, the N1 has been far > > surpassed by the Droid X, Evo, Vibrant and many others. Do you > > disagree? Also this is really generation 2.5 of android phones - 3.0 > > is just around the corner and will up the ante a lot further. > > > Dick > > > On Aug 6, 1:25 pm, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I was surprised to hear in the latest Posse episode about the Nexus > > > One and how it has long been surpassed by other phones. The Quadrant > > > benchmark suite reveals that the N1 (and Desire) are pretty much still > > > top-of-the-line out there. Only a few shipped devices like i.e. the > > > Samsung Galaxy S are faster. > > > > Of course what really sets the N1 apart, is how you can do pretty much > > > what you want to it. With latest AOSP optimizations and a kernel > > > supporting additional governor settings for cpufreq (i.e. CyanogenMod) > > > you can even give it an additional ~15% on-demand boost and match the > > > Samsung - not too shabby for a 6 month old > > > phone:http://twitpic.com/2b6kr8/full -- 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.
