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Devices => Androids and other portables => Topic started by: JimH on January 09, 2010, 10:43:36 am
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Google released their Nexus One (http://www.google.com/phone) phone this week. I ordered one and moved my SIM card from my older G1. I've got it with me at CES and so far I like it. It's still a little awkward, but I haven't found anything too troubling yet.
I've got it on an AT&T account, so I don't have a 3G connection. It's using AT&T's Edge network. But it feels a lot faster than my old G1 (both phones are made by HTC, by the way).
Phone -- works. No problems. Easier to dial than the G1. Touch screen works fine.
Camera -- works. The camera in the older G1 was bad. This one is good. It's a 5 megapixel camera with good video. It works OK in dim light. Sample pictures from CES (http://pix01.com/Ai@VWG6)
GPS -- quick enough to use. Integration with gmail is nice. You can click on an address in gmail and quickly find it on the map.
MP3 player -- works but I haven't tested it much.
Video player -- nice quality images. Very slick.
Keyboard -- It's a touch screen and if you turn the device on its side, it's big enough to be usable.
Overall -- I like it. MC doesn't yet sync to it, but maybe next week we'll get it going.
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Jim, I think you should try out the Sony Xperia X10.
-- only because I'm thinking of getting one, and it'd be good to know it works with MC ahead of time ;)
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Jim, what about the battery?
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Jim, what about the battery?
Not looking good so far. It lasts a couple of days under moderately active use.
Today I drained it in one day. I took a lot of photos, a couple of movies and used GPS a lot.
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Not looking good so far. It lasts a couple of days under moderately active use.
I would consider that good! My Droid often doesn't last the day, especially if I'm using wifi. With GPS enabled, forget about it!
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Update on the battery. It seems to last 4 or 5 days in normal use, without GPS, wireless, or bluetooth.
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JimH, what about the music player on the nexus one? is it good? how is the sound of the phone?
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Update on the battery. It seems to last 4 or 5 days in normal use, without GPS, wireless, or bluetooth.
You don't use your smartphones the way most people use their smartphones.
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You don't use your smartphones the way most people use their smartphones.
I'm using a HTC Hero, and I only very rarely touch the bluetooth and GPS.
On the internet constantly though, and gets used as a MP3 player too.
Far too many apps too (F1, football scores, that sort of thing)
~2 days or so out of the battery.
-Leezer-
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MP3 player -- works but I haven't tested it much.
Btw, if I understand correctly, unlike Nokia and RIM, it doesn't handle DRM'ed stuff, right?
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Btw, if I understand correctly, unlike Nokia and RIM, it doesn't handle DRM'ed stuff, right?
Unfortunately true.
DRM is bad mmkay? :P
-Leezer-
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Unfortunately true.
DRM is bad mmkay? :P
At least in the states you have some alternatives and plenty of DRM free services but here in Canada we only have few subscription (DRM based) services... And I personally like the subscription model...
Erik.