Do you really need for Google to take a picture of your face every time you unlock the phone? It's kind of a cheesy thing to do. What stops someone of holding a picture of the user in front of the camera and unlock it?
It looks "cool" but from a stand point of being intuitive I think it's still not there. I feel like Google just throws in the "cool" stuff and less of useful stuff. Keeps changing it's user interface, fonts, etc etc.
I really do like the way that google is moving with this. The beam feature does seem like a very worthwhile thing to have in my phone. The folders feature was boring if you ask me. Current android phones already have it (android had it before iOS believe it or not). However its not needed that much on android because as many of you know android stores all of the app links in a Centralized applications drawer and not on the home screen. The changes to the Camera App I feel where well needed. And it is good to see that google is finally realizing they can no longer rely on the OEMs to produce hardware for the phones to sell. Google has to now step up to deliver the Software and make it too more competitive. this next year looks like it will be a fun one.
For those still not in the mix about the new Android OS I posted a quick preview of it on my blog check it out and PLEASE LEAVE SOME CRITICISM to help me get better at writing articles.
Couldn't one argue (and be correct) that competition drove Apple to invent the iPhone?
Why, yes. Apple was showing Palm/Microsoft/Nokia/RIM/Google what the future was smart phones looked like. You could say they "drove" Apple to invent the iPhone.
Apparently, all the specs in the world still can't manage stutter/lag-free operation. Definitely an OS issue:
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As to overall performance, we saw a good deal of stutter in the Galaxy Nexus before us. Taps were not always recognized and there were occasional delays in performing an instruction, though in Google’s defense, it was a phone fully loaded with running tasks and the software is being continually improved and optimized (i.e. it’s not yet fully baked). That having been said, it unfortunately remains the case that Android isn’t as swift and responsive as iOS or Windows Phone (or even MeeGo Harmattan on the N9). Or at least it wasn’t on the demo phone we got a look at. The subtle, pervasive lag that has characterized the Android UI since it inception is still there, which is not a heartening thing to hear when you’re talking about a super-powered dual-core device like the Galaxy Nexus.
This new Samsung phone is to try and stop would be iPhone buyers. They want to try and lure the younger crowd into buying a phone that doesn't require a PC of any kind in any way. I myself like the option of syncing with a computer mainly my Mac Pro. Managing my content is really nice. But I have not heard anything about managing android phone content. And most likely Windows 8 is gonna be setup to handle that android eventually with its start screen. How boring. I have the developers version of Winders 8 and I think its a loser.
wtf are you talking about? Talk about a strawman argument. I never said iOS stole anything from Android ever.
Point was meant for all those saying Android looks like a rip of iOS (despite some blatant differences) and now saying that Android 4.0 looks like WP7 (despite some blatant differences).
Um, yeeeah... I wasn't accusing you of saying anything. I thought it would be funny to turn fandroid arguments like "Apple didn't invent the rectangle" on its side and show how utterly ridiculous those are strawman arguments sound to me by hyperbolizing it.
Frankly, I don't care what your point was; I was more interested in making my point. Because I'm like that.
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Serious question (jk)...did Android molest you as a child or something?
If it did, Pope Schmidt said it was OK and not to tell my parents.
Why release ice cream or whatever on a phone worse than the galaxy s2 and WORSE than the iPhone. Seems like a slow release. The razor 2.0 seems like a better phone to do this on...
The nexus lineup is traditionally not a high spec phone. It is the google phone and who manufactures it can change from year to year. No manufacturer would want their flagship phone to be one that may be produced by another manufacturer next year. It always sits below the specs of its manufacturers best phones.
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Aside from giving Google direct access to snoop on everyone's credit card transactions, what possible use does NFC have? There's already two wireless comm systems built into almost every device these days with Wifi and Bluetooth, what point is there to yet another, let alone one that is even less capable? Kudos to Apple for not cluttering the iPhone with that nonsense.
The barometer on the other hand does sound like an interesting addition. Temperature sensing would be nice too.
4.65" screen seems too large though - more of a miniature tablet than a cell phone. Definitely too big for comfortable one handed operation and more than I care to have in my pocket.
NFC Bank transactions are a handy thing. In my case that is three less cards in my wallet when both banks change over. At the moment only one is testing NFC payments.
Electronic ticketing will be another. With thousands of people walking through a turnstile or airport Bluetooth and wifi are less useful. Hotels have already started testing using phone NFCs to send a door key code when you book. It is active for only the time of your stay. I have a NFC card I carry around to get in and sections I have access to in my workplace. Technicians say they will look into allowing phones to do this in the future. Paying for your bus/train trips is done through various forms of NFC in many places these days. I could go on and on.
As for the screen, it replaces the buttons. By removing buttons you free up space on the phone, so it is not as big as it sounds. Down side of this is that if you don’t realise this, you may not get as much viewing room as the screen size suggests. Work around could be a drop down buttons. Overall, 2 cm longer than the 4S.
First of all, take a look at the name of this site. It's impossible for me to troll when making fun of Fandroids. Now, if I was a loser and liked to spend my time hanging out at Android sites and talking crap about them, I could see your point.
That face recognition demo was no small failure, as you put it. It was a catastrophic failure when they were attempting to show off a brand new feature.
Apple had Wifi problems that one time, because there were too many Wifi devices in the audience and things were congested.
What's Google's excuse? The failure was at the app level, it wasn't due to third party interference like what happened to Apple.
you and everyone else should watch this demo of the facial recognition on the phone. it takes a half second
who cares if it didn't work on stage? There was an insane amount of stage lighting. Wouldn't you rather have software like this be strict rather than unlocking itself for everyone that looks at it? Worst case scenario it doesn't recognize you, you a pattern unlock. This is an amazing feature
Good that the demo reminded everyone Android is bug-ridden.
-Best screen in the industry. 720p super amoled with curved gorilla glass.
-underclocked 1.2ghz omap 4460 which will have tons of room for OC
-hardware acceleration in android 4.0
-NFC
-the only thing average would be the camera. even though it's 5mp, from what we've seen so far, does great 1080p video, great stills, contrast, and low light performance. you can also take 5mp still WHILE RECORDING VIDEO
-barometer (hey, it'll be fun to see what devs do with it :P)
-~8.6mm thin
mediocre? not even close
bug-ridden? what?
you mean the facial recognition? it worked the way it was supposed to. watch the video of it on engadget. it's instant
How long has 2.3 been out? Over a year at this point? There are still more users on 2.2 and 2.1 combined. I'm thinking the pace of uptake on 4 is going to be glacial at best.
Or we can paraphrase George Carlin: Android users upgrade like old people f**k: slow and sloppy.
How long has 2.3 been out? Over a year at this point? There are still more users on 2.2 and 2.1 combined. I'm thinking the pace of uptake on 4 is going to be glacial at best.
Or we can paraphrase George Carlin: Android users upgrade like old people f**k: slow and sloppy.
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Really? Where was this sentiment before January 10, 2007?
ummmm...non-existent?
you had a point or something?
Really? Where was this sentiment before January 10, 2007?
That's only a rectangle with a screen on it. That was bound to happen sooner or later, Apple or no Apple.
Speaking of which, did you see that new Motorola, iPad nano looking thing that they released today?
Really? Where was this sentiment before January 10, 2007?
Couldn't one argue (and be correct) that competition drove Apple to invent the iPhone?
Android now has an innovative folder function. You drag one app on top of another, and a folder is created.
And on Thursday Apple will file requests for injunctions against this phone citing a patent on this particular method of creating folders
It looks "cool" but from a stand point of being intuitive I think it's still not there. I feel like Google just throws in the "cool" stuff and less of useful stuff. Keeps changing it's user interface, fonts, etc etc.
For those still not in the mix about the new Android OS I posted a quick preview of it on my blog check it out and PLEASE LEAVE SOME CRITICISM to help me get better at writing articles.
Couldn't one argue (and be correct) that competition drove Apple to invent the iPhone?
Why, yes. Apple was showing Palm/Microsoft/Nokia/RIM/Google what the future was smart phones looked like. You could say they "drove" Apple to invent the iPhone.
Apparently, all the specs in the world still can't manage stutter/lag-free operation. Definitely an OS issue:
As to overall performance, we saw a good deal of stutter in the Galaxy Nexus before us. Taps were not always recognized and there were occasional delays in performing an instruction, though in Google’s defense, it was a phone fully loaded with running tasks and the software is being continually improved and optimized (i.e. it’s not yet fully baked). That having been said, it unfortunately remains the case that Android isn’t as swift and responsive as iOS or Windows Phone (or even MeeGo Harmattan on the N9). Or at least it wasn’t on the demo phone we got a look at. The subtle, pervasive lag that has characterized the Android UI since it inception is still there, which is not a heartening thing to hear when you’re talking about a super-powered dual-core device like the Galaxy Nexus.
http://thisismynext.com/2011/10/18/g...ideo-hands-on/
The camera also seems extremely mediocre from the sample shots. Definitely nothing approaching 4S quality.
wtf are you talking about? Talk about a strawman argument. I never said iOS stole anything from Android ever.
Point was meant for all those saying Android looks like a rip of iOS (despite some blatant differences) and now saying that Android 4.0 looks like WP7 (despite some blatant differences).
Um, yeeeah... I wasn't accusing you of saying anything. I thought it would be funny to turn fandroid arguments like "Apple didn't invent the rectangle" on its side and show how utterly ridiculous those are strawman arguments sound to me by hyperbolizing it.
Frankly, I don't care what your point was; I was more interested in making my point. Because I'm like that.
Serious question (jk)...did Android molest you as a child or something?
If it did, Pope Schmidt said it was OK and not to tell my parents.
Good that the demo reminded everyone Android is bug-ridden.
Why release ice cream or whatever on a phone worse than the galaxy s2 and WORSE than the iPhone. Seems like a slow release. The razor 2.0 seems like a better phone to do this on...
The nexus lineup is traditionally not a high spec phone. It is the google phone and who manufactures it can change from year to year. No manufacturer would want their flagship phone to be one that may be produced by another manufacturer next year. It always sits below the specs of its manufacturers best phones.
Aside from giving Google direct access to snoop on everyone's credit card transactions, what possible use does NFC have? There's already two wireless comm systems built into almost every device these days with Wifi and Bluetooth, what point is there to yet another, let alone one that is even less capable? Kudos to Apple for not cluttering the iPhone with that nonsense.
The barometer on the other hand does sound like an interesting addition. Temperature sensing would be nice too.
4.65" screen seems too large though - more of a miniature tablet than a cell phone. Definitely too big for comfortable one handed operation and more than I care to have in my pocket.
NFC Bank transactions are a handy thing. In my case that is three less cards in my wallet when both banks change over. At the moment only one is testing NFC payments.
Electronic ticketing will be another. With thousands of people walking through a turnstile or airport Bluetooth and wifi are less useful. Hotels have already started testing using phone NFCs to send a door key code when you book. It is active for only the time of your stay. I have a NFC card I carry around to get in and sections I have access to in my workplace. Technicians say they will look into allowing phones to do this in the future. Paying for your bus/train trips is done through various forms of NFC in many places these days. I could go on and on.
As for the screen, it replaces the buttons. By removing buttons you free up space on the phone, so it is not as big as it sounds. Down side of this is that if you don’t realise this, you may not get as much viewing room as the screen size suggests. Work around could be a drop down buttons. Overall, 2 cm longer than the 4S.
First of all, take a look at the name of this site. It's impossible for me to troll when making fun of Fandroids. Now, if I was a loser and liked to spend my time hanging out at Android sites and talking crap about them, I could see your point.
That face recognition demo was no small failure, as you put it. It was a catastrophic failure when they were attempting to show off a brand new feature.
Apple had Wifi problems that one time, because there were too many Wifi devices in the audience and things were congested.
What's Google's excuse? The failure was at the app level, it wasn't due to third party interference like what happened to Apple.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/i...ck-demo-video/
you and everyone else should watch this demo of the facial recognition on the phone. it takes a half second
who cares if it didn't work on stage? There was an insane amount of stage lighting. Wouldn't you rather have software like this be strict rather than unlocking itself for everyone that looks at it? Worst case scenario it doesn't recognize you, you a pattern unlock. This is an amazing feature
Mediocre specs for today.
Good that the demo reminded everyone Android is bug-ridden.
-Best screen in the industry. 720p super amoled with curved gorilla glass.
-underclocked 1.2ghz omap 4460 which will have tons of room for OC
-hardware acceleration in android 4.0
-NFC
-the only thing average would be the camera. even though it's 5mp, from what we've seen so far, does great 1080p video, great stills, contrast, and low light performance. you can also take 5mp still WHILE RECORDING VIDEO
-barometer (hey, it'll be fun to see what devs do with it :P)
-~8.6mm thin
mediocre? not even close
bug-ridden? what?
you mean the facial recognition? it worked the way it was supposed to. watch the video of it on engadget. it's instant
Android blows.
The phone and the OS looks like crap to me.
Android blows.
Really? You could at least try to not make other apple fanboys look bad by not posting a worthless comment like that
Looks like crap... why? any basis for that at all? Do you not like it because it's not a simple grid of icons? The phone isn't one big app drawer?
what percent of the existing hardware running android will be able to upgrade?
I can't answer that question exactly but here's something to consider, straight from Google themselves.
How long has 2.3 been out? Over a year at this point? There are still more users on 2.2 and 2.1 combined. I'm thinking the pace of uptake on 4 is going to be glacial at best.
Or we can paraphrase George Carlin: Android users upgrade like old people f**k: slow and sloppy.
I can't answer that question exactly but here's something to consider, straight from Google themselves.
How long has 2.3 been out? Over a year at this point? There are still more users on 2.2 and 2.1 combined. I'm thinking the pace of uptake on 4 is going to be glacial at best.
Or we can paraphrase George Carlin: Android users upgrade like old people f**k: slow and sloppy.
Also from Google: http://phandroid.com/2011/10/19/nexu...apable-device/
Also keep in mind Cyanogenmod 9. With the SDK out, they are busy developing ICS for over 60 Android phones.
99% of Android phones have a 2.2 option at this point. Even the G1 can get 2.3
Duarte's face wasn't recognized.. Too much make-up? Or just ugly?
I think he should have shaved in the morning after all.