Initially I drafted a long story about Android head-to-head with iOS and the final thoughts. Instead of final thoughts, I've made a decision. Having two smartphones doesn't make my life easier, therefore I gotta say goodbye to one of'em.
Apps - the number game doesn't matter, quality matters. iOS offers both
Value for money - luxury car (SGS II) + free driver (Android) vs luxury car (iPhone) + well trained driver (iOS)
UI - cool UI, cool widgets, cool keyboard but beware of ram usage (Android). Simple icons, simple UI, no widgets but you never need to worry bout ram management (iOS).
Adobe Flash - you need on your computer or tabs but I don't really think you need it on your smartphone.
SD Card - Oh, save on phone or save on sd card? Aiks, why I can't move this to sd card? Storage management is for stone age. And internal storage is always faster.
Accessories - Less model = more variety of accessories.
Software Update Support - 'Hey idiot, drive carefully' 'WTF, I'm hired for free, what did you expect?' (Android). Hey idiot, drive carefully' 'I'm optimized for this vehicle but I'm bitten by some bugs. My replacement will be here soon' (iOS).
Sync - I used to hate iTunes like anyone else. But how do i backup the whole droid? OMG
Ease of use - everything is on the desk, not hiding inside the drawer. if your grandma uses iPhone before, I believe she definitely knows how to use iPhone3G, 3GS, 4 & 4S.
I'll be letting go my Mi410 anytime soon. If you're interested, please contact me.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Officially Droided
Okay I'm not gonna touch on history much and get straight to the chorus. iPhone = a revolution, Blackberry = a trend and Android = a replacement of WinMo. This is just my humble opinion. Again, I ain't gonna elaborate much on that as this post is all about getting droided.
Is getting droided a headache? in most cases, yes. There is only one model of latest iPhone, few models of latest Blackberry, however there are hundreds of model of latest droids. In my case, no. My objective is to get an inexpensive yet with decent hardware. This brought me to getting this lil toy called CSL Mi410 Slim.
First impression:
- the design is nice and simple, except the back camera (can easily get scratch coz it pops up a bit)
- the touchscreen is not responsive
- the camera quality is a bit disappointing
- after playing some flash video in browser, the phone became extremely laggy
- speakers are quite impressive, i think better than iphone4
- LCD screen a bit out of pace, old tech, less viewing angle
- don't like the UI and also the unlock screen method
- battery life sux
With all these mentioned, it's not even close to decent. But wait, there must be a reason why it's the chosen one. Don't forget it's running on Android which is extremely tweakable. After gathering enough information and files required, the phone was immediately modded on the second day powered by a custom rom with supercharged.
Not only it's now a decent phone, its performance is increased by at least 30% from it's origin. The sensitivity of the touchscreen is now better, laggy issue are much improved and the overall experience are greatly improved. UI is now better than before. Installed a few 3D games today and guess what, they run like charm. Of course it's not great as its played on iPhone4, but hell, we're talking bout a phone that's bout 2.5 times cheaper than an iPhone4. Another draw back is its screen timeout function. It always timeout regardless of what app you're running. Unlike iPhone where it actually knows you're watching a video and will not timeout by itself.
After officially droided, here are some of my two cents. There are more apps developed for iOS than Droid. Developers usually focus more on iOS as no doubt it's a revolution. Managing the media files, apps and backups are way easier via iTunes for iOS. It syncs better. The multiple home screens and drawer concept in droid is however awesome. It makes the phone more interesting and more personalized than just some boring icons. Will get it's hard case and I'm still hunting for a best fit clear screen protector. Screen protector are indeed comes together in the package however the matte screen protector does affect the touchscreen sensitivity
Is getting droided a headache? in most cases, yes. There is only one model of latest iPhone, few models of latest Blackberry, however there are hundreds of model of latest droids. In my case, no. My objective is to get an inexpensive yet with decent hardware. This brought me to getting this lil toy called CSL Mi410 Slim.
First impression:
- the design is nice and simple, except the back camera (can easily get scratch coz it pops up a bit)
- the touchscreen is not responsive
- the camera quality is a bit disappointing
- after playing some flash video in browser, the phone became extremely laggy
- speakers are quite impressive, i think better than iphone4
- LCD screen a bit out of pace, old tech, less viewing angle
- don't like the UI and also the unlock screen method
- battery life sux
With all these mentioned, it's not even close to decent. But wait, there must be a reason why it's the chosen one. Don't forget it's running on Android which is extremely tweakable. After gathering enough information and files required, the phone was immediately modded on the second day powered by a custom rom with supercharged.
Not only it's now a decent phone, its performance is increased by at least 30% from it's origin. The sensitivity of the touchscreen is now better, laggy issue are much improved and the overall experience are greatly improved. UI is now better than before. Installed a few 3D games today and guess what, they run like charm. Of course it's not great as its played on iPhone4, but hell, we're talking bout a phone that's bout 2.5 times cheaper than an iPhone4. Another draw back is its screen timeout function. It always timeout regardless of what app you're running. Unlike iPhone where it actually knows you're watching a video and will not timeout by itself.
After officially droided, here are some of my two cents. There are more apps developed for iOS than Droid. Developers usually focus more on iOS as no doubt it's a revolution. Managing the media files, apps and backups are way easier via iTunes for iOS. It syncs better. The multiple home screens and drawer concept in droid is however awesome. It makes the phone more interesting and more personalized than just some boring icons. Will get it's hard case and I'm still hunting for a best fit clear screen protector. Screen protector are indeed comes together in the package however the matte screen protector does affect the touchscreen sensitivity
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