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They could, except it seems that Motorola beat them to it. :) Hardware can't be much of a differentiator - I am thoroughly unimpressed with the recent avalanche
by blub 16y ago
They could, except it seems that Motorola beat them to it. :) Hardware can't be much of a differentiator - I am thoroughly unimpressed with the recent avalanche of Android phones. They all look the same, with geeky differences such as dual-core, 1MP larger camera, trackball.
All these things are exciting to Engadget and r/Android but are almost irrelevant to consumers and confusing to boot. If I had to pick an Android phone today, I would have no idea how to do it. So I stick to my current phone and wait for real game-changers to appear.
- mseebach 16y agoI completely missed the Droid Pro, which does dilute my argument a bit. But: your statement that all Android phones look the same would support the idea that hardware could be a differentiator. Nokia has a long history of shipping many different kinds of hardware to many different customer segments. Android devices seem to have some trouble breaking out of the high-end segments where they are competing pretty directly with iPhone. The lower end Android devices also feel cheap. A lower-end Nokia never felt cheap.