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I went few phases: 1. Wow, first tablet..this is aweseome!!! 2. Hmmm, some slowness, buyer's remorse, should I keep this? 3. Started using it for web surfing

I went few phases: 1. Wow, first tablet..this is aweseome!!! 2. Hmmm, some slowness, buyer's remorse, should I keep this? 3. Started using it for web surfing, games and reading. The more I use it, the more I like it. It needs more apps (the amazon appstore is limited, a good RSS reader would be welcome, can't use the same one that I use on my phone). Perhaps a software update or two can fix the speed issues? I'm keeping mine for now, I use it way too much.

baddox 15y ago
> Perhaps a software update or two can fix the speed issues? I think this has been the primary complaint about Android from discriminating users for years now. I swear there have been multiple rumors that "the next version of Android will fix that" (by providing hardware acceleration of native UI elements or some such), but I will believe it when I see it. Until then, I suspect every Android device will be continue to be unusable, including the ones with fancy n-core x gigahertz CPUs that are theoretically y times more powerful than a modern iPhone. When a flagship Android device obtains UI performance on par with the original iPhone, maybe I'll start taking Android seriously.
- nknight 15y ago
  The day I got it, my Nexus One was noticeably faster than my original iPhone, and that was pre-JIT. It's not as polished and smooth as iOS, but claims that it's "unusable" are dishonest at best.
  - baddox 15y ago
    I'm not sure we're talking about the same things when you say "faster." Obviously, a Nexus One has a much faster CPU than the original iPhone, and will perform much better on benchmarks (graphics, JavaScript, etc.). However, I've used a Nexus One fairly extensively (as well as even more powerful Android phones like the Galaxy S II), and I think it's completely reasonable to say that the basic UI elements are more consistently smooth and responsive on the original iPhone. Granted, it's been one year since I had hands on an original iPhone, so perhaps I should amend the comparison to the iPhone 3GS. I'll also concede that in the strictest sense, Android phones are usable: I do have the ability to use them, and many people do use them. Of course, I would also call IE6 unusable, even though it's also clearly usuable in the strictest sense. I use the term "usable" to describe any product that I would use if someone gave it to me for free and I wasn't allowed to sell it. If you gave me the current best Android phone for free, I guarantee you I would not use it.
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    - checker 15y ago
      My 3GS is struggling with iOS 4.2.1: seconds of nonresponse in certain situations. I'm planning on jailbreaking and rolling the OS back sometime soon if I can figure out how to do it.
  - megablast 15y ago
    Ha ha ha, are you kidding? I have been forced to use the Nexus One for the last 2 weeks. Maps do not work, it often forgets caching, and never finds my current position. This worked so well on the 3g and iPhone 4. There is stuttering about 1 a day. The gmail app is awful, it never starts up on the inbox page, and doesn't seem to automatically refresh when I restart it. Putting the buttons at the bottom of the screen is plain stupid, whenever I use the keyboard I seem to keep hitting the home button. Sure it is useable, and I with the newer OS they seem to have gotten rid of the bottom buttons.
    - jarek 15y ago
      My experience is entirely different from yours, which means you are wrong. /s
      - megablast 15y ago
        That is good to hear, maybe I am doing something wrong. Maybe Android does not work that well in South East Asia, where I am traveling at the moment, whereas the iPhone worked very well.
  - coob 15y ago
    No shit, there's 2 and a half years between them. Nexus One release date: January 5, 2010 Original iPhone release date: June 29, 2007
    - nknight 15y ago
      Did you read the comment I replied to, or did you just decide that the guy not disparaging Android must be an idiot?
dangero 15y ago
Have you tried using Pulse as an RSS reader? I'm really enjoying Pulse, which I think comes preinstalled on the device.
jagidrok 15y ago
You can sideload the android app market onto the Kindle pretty easily (I think you have to root it though and a rooted Kindle can't use Amazon VOD)

baddox 15y ago

> Perhaps a software update or two can fix the speed issues? I think this has been the primary complaint about Android from discriminating users for years now. I swear there have been multiple rumors that "the next version of Android will fix that" (by providing hardware acceleration of native UI elements or some such), but I will believe it when I see it. Until then, I suspect every Android device will be continue to be unusable, including the ones with fancy n-core x gigahertz CPUs that are theoretically y times more powerful than a modern iPhone. When a flagship Android device obtains UI performance on par with the original iPhone, maybe I'll start taking Android seriously.

nknight 15y ago
The day I got it, my Nexus One was noticeably faster than my original iPhone, and that was pre-JIT. It's not as polished and smooth as iOS, but claims that it's "unusable" are dishonest at best.
- baddox 15y ago
  I'm not sure we're talking about the same things when you say "faster." Obviously, a Nexus One has a much faster CPU than the original iPhone, and will perform much better on benchmarks (graphics, JavaScript, etc.). However, I've used a Nexus One fairly extensively (as well as even more powerful Android phones like the Galaxy S II), and I think it's completely reasonable to say that the basic UI elements are more consistently smooth and responsive on the original iPhone. Granted, it's been one year since I had hands on an original iPhone, so perhaps I should amend the comparison to the iPhone 3GS. I'll also concede that in the strictest sense, Android phones are usable: I do have the ability to use them, and many people do use them. Of course, I would also call IE6 unusable, even though it's also clearly usuable in the strictest sense. I use the term "usable" to describe any product that I would use if someone gave it to me for free and I wasn't allowed to sell it. If you gave me the current best Android phone for free, I guarantee you I would not use it.
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  - checker 15y ago
    My 3GS is struggling with iOS 4.2.1: seconds of nonresponse in certain situations. I'm planning on jailbreaking and rolling the OS back sometime soon if I can figure out how to do it.
- megablast 15y ago
  Ha ha ha, are you kidding? I have been forced to use the Nexus One for the last 2 weeks. Maps do not work, it often forgets caching, and never finds my current position. This worked so well on the 3g and iPhone 4. There is stuttering about 1 a day. The gmail app is awful, it never starts up on the inbox page, and doesn't seem to automatically refresh when I restart it. Putting the buttons at the bottom of the screen is plain stupid, whenever I use the keyboard I seem to keep hitting the home button. Sure it is useable, and I with the newer OS they seem to have gotten rid of the bottom buttons.
  - jarek 15y ago
    My experience is entirely different from yours, which means you are wrong. /s
    - megablast 15y ago
      That is good to hear, maybe I am doing something wrong. Maybe Android does not work that well in South East Asia, where I am traveling at the moment, whereas the iPhone worked very well.
- coob 15y ago
  No shit, there's 2 and a half years between them. Nexus One release date: January 5, 2010 Original iPhone release date: June 29, 2007
  - nknight 15y ago
    Did you read the comment I replied to, or did you just decide that the guy not disparaging Android must be an idiot?

dangero 15y ago

Have you tried using Pulse as an RSS reader? I'm really enjoying Pulse, which I think comes preinstalled on the device.

jagidrok 15y ago

You can sideload the android app market onto the Kindle pretty easily (I think you have to root it though and a rooted Kindle can't use Amazon VOD)