I'm a sucker for a physical keyboard, so while the Nexus looks sexy, I could not abide an on-screen keyboard.Originally Posted by [AK?]Azmodious
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I'm a sucker for a physical keyboard, so while the Nexus looks sexy, I could not abide an on-screen keyboard.
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I understand the concept of being addicted to a real hardware keyboard, I guess. But every time I pick up one of these phones (G1, Droid, or pretty much any other out there) the keyboards *suck hard*. I mean really bad. You have to use a corner of your finger to engage some of the buttons on these things, and to access other buttons you're pressing function or color or something.
You guys must all be gnomes with pinkies of steel. Gnomes who are happy with an inferior app store. I'm glad you're happy though...
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If you're using your pinkies to type on a cell phone keyboard you're doing it wrong.You guys must all be gnomes with pinkies of steel. Gnomes who are happy with an inferior app store. I'm glad you're happy though...
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I actually have pretty giant hands, and I have no problem using the keyboard with my thumbs. When I try to use the on-screen, I ALWAYS hit the wrong button with my monster fingertips and it is uber-frustrating.
Inferior app store? You mean a store with every app you could ever want that is almost always free?
Yep. Imagine that. Now imagine something better. That's the iTunes store.
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I am absolutely in love with my Droid.
At first I thought that the keyboard was horrible and that I would always use the on-screen keyboard since that was what I was used to... I have since changed my mind and love love love the thing. After a month of using the keyboard I can't imagine not having it.
Every app that I can dream of is available and free. Ya, I am sure that the iTunes app store has some extra stuff that the android market doesn't, but heck, if I'm not missing it then I guess I didn't need it junking up my phone in the first place.
I wouldn't change a thing and am a darn happy camper.
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Solid review, seriously. Enjoy!
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I'm of the same thought mode - I'd like to know what the iPhone app store has that is so much better and more abundant than the Android app store. Anything I can possibly think of, and MUCH more - is all there for free. I can't keep up with all the new applications being released on there. I haven't paid for a single app yet - although I may pay for premium Remember the milk so I have access to their app. I haven't decided on that yet.
Another app I haven't bought but tried a free usage of is "locate". Very cool app where you can set your profiles on the phone to switch depending on where you are at. IE - When you arrive at work, it can automatically switch you to 'silent' mode. If you arrive home, it can switch wallpaper, appearance, ringtones, etc. You can set a profile for anyplace you want and when the GPS detects you arrive there - it loads up that profile. Pretty darn cool.
Although I have no problem with the hardware keyboard, and I do still use it occasionally - I'm finding myself now using the touch keypad more and more as I've gotten comfortable with the suggest / spelling feature of words using the touch pad.
The best aspect for me, by far, is all the integration that is very well done with Google applicaitons. Gmail is about perfect, GPS-Maps/street view is superb, Voice is extremely cool, Reader works very well, and I'm finding listen is really cool for podcasting purposes - although I'm not a 'huge' podcast listener.
We had this discussion over at iRacing about our favorite phone apps just the last day or two.
Apps I use alot are:
Dolphin web browser (Has multi touch enabled)
Swift (Twitter)
Newsrob (Google Reader)
Remember the Milk (Although I need to go premium, trial up)
Other apps I find very cool include:
eBuddy (IM client)
Handcent for chat
Evernote
Layar Browser
Listen (Google app for podcasts and such)
Tip Calc
USA Today
The Weather Channel
Barcode Scanner
Goggles (Google image searcher)
Flixter
NFL Super fan DirecTV app (not now of course)
Shazam
Last.fm
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