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It's weird that most of the article consisted of "android doesn't suck as much as it used to"

Tloewald 15y ago
His points are are ios isn't as superior as it used to be and Siri sucks. The former is probably true of the OS itself but not so of the app ecosystem. The latter doesn't match my experience where Siri is, especially when driving, freaking awesome.
jkincaid 15y ago
I'd like to think there's more to it than that.
Daishiman 15y ago
If he had wanted to make an article talking about the specific benefits of Android he could have gone to massive lengths about widgets, pervasive search, intents (holy crap I can't believe anyone would go back to iOS after using intents heavily), the stack-UI paradigm, background tasks, or any other features that already existed before ICS, but doesn't make sense to use them when comparing a new device that tries to polish and fix up the smaller details which are the basic critiques of iPhone users.
- megablast 15y ago
  You might think he would mention what features of android he missed most when using the 4s, not need to be an idiot.
nextparadigms 15y ago
Perhaps from UI point of view, not overall. Android has been more functional than iOS since Froyo, mid-2010. And with Android 4.0 which brings a ton of new features, it leaps even more ahead functionality wise.
- Daishiman 15y ago
  I really don't know why this comment was downvoted. Specifically from the point of view of functionality, Android supports a lot more functionality natively (again using Intents as an example, but also including the contacts integration system, event listening, tethering, and a few other details). Of course it's just one aspect of what constitutes a functional point of view, but it's not wrong either.
amartya916 15y ago
Jason has been an Android user for a while and him being partial to Android is not a secret. He clearly says it himself. In my opinion, this review was an honest assessment of what had improved with respect to earlier versions of Android; the comparison with iOS at each step is fair because that's the only other game in town. Judging by all the reviews I've read thus far of the Nexus and ICS, I think it's great that Android is slowly catching up in areas where iOS was the clear winner, it'll keep Apple on it's toes. Can only be good for us, the end users. The only fly in the ointment for me personally is the sheer attention to detail that Apple puts into it's hardware, something that I don't think Samsung can ever do (maybe Motorola can?) with it's finger in too many pies (Win Phone, Android, feature phones etc.) EDIT: My nitpick with the review is the somewhat flippant dismissal of Siri.
- tesseract 15y ago
  I moved from a Nexus One to a Galaxy Nexus and I'm with you on the hardware design and build. I like the GN better than other Samsung phones I've handled, but it is definitely nothing at all like the iPhone, and to be honest not even as solid feeling as the HTC-built N1 was. (The N1 was fairly ugly in my opinion, but it felt good in hand.) Is it too much to ask for gadgets that feel as good to hold and use, in terms of the tactile quality, as my 1970's-era Canon SLR? The iPhone's pretty much there but nothing else (outside of ultra-high-end audio gear and cameras) even comes close.
  - Peaker 15y ago
    Can you explain what you mean by "feal good in hand"? My Galaxy S sucks for many reasons (mainly: lag!) but "feel in hand" is not something I've ever considered.

His points are are ios isn't as superior as it used to be and Siri sucks. The former is probably true of the OS itself but not so of the app ecosystem. The latter doesn't match my experience where Siri is, especially when driving, freaking awesome.

jkincaid 15y ago

I'd like to think there's more to it than that.

Daishiman 15y ago

If he had wanted to make an article talking about the specific benefits of Android he could have gone to massive lengths about widgets, pervasive search, intents (holy crap I can't believe anyone would go back to iOS after using intents heavily), the stack-UI paradigm, background tasks, or any other features that already existed before ICS, but doesn't make sense to use them when comparing a new device that tries to polish and fix up the smaller details which are the basic critiques of iPhone users.

megablast 15y ago
You might think he would mention what features of android he missed most when using the 4s, not need to be an idiot.

nextparadigms 15y ago

Perhaps from UI point of view, not overall. Android has been more functional than iOS since Froyo, mid-2010. And with Android 4.0 which brings a ton of new features, it leaps even more ahead functionality wise.

Daishiman 15y ago
I really don't know why this comment was downvoted. Specifically from the point of view of functionality, Android supports a lot more functionality natively (again using Intents as an example, but also including the contacts integration system, event listening, tethering, and a few other details). Of course it's just one aspect of what constitutes a functional point of view, but it's not wrong either.

amartya916 15y ago

Jason has been an Android user for a while and him being partial to Android is not a secret. He clearly says it himself. In my opinion, this review was an honest assessment of what had improved with respect to earlier versions of Android; the comparison with iOS at each step is fair because that's the only other game in town. Judging by all the reviews I've read thus far of the Nexus and ICS, I think it's great that Android is slowly catching up in areas where iOS was the clear winner, it'll keep Apple on it's toes. Can only be good for us, the end users. The only fly in the ointment for me personally is the sheer attention to detail that Apple puts into it's hardware, something that I don't think Samsung can ever do (maybe Motorola can?) with it's finger in too many pies (Win Phone, Android, feature phones etc.) EDIT: My nitpick with the review is the somewhat flippant dismissal of Siri.

tesseract 15y ago
I moved from a Nexus One to a Galaxy Nexus and I'm with you on the hardware design and build. I like the GN better than other Samsung phones I've handled, but it is definitely nothing at all like the iPhone, and to be honest not even as solid feeling as the HTC-built N1 was. (The N1 was fairly ugly in my opinion, but it felt good in hand.) Is it too much to ask for gadgets that feel as good to hold and use, in terms of the tactile quality, as my 1970's-era Canon SLR? The iPhone's pretty much there but nothing else (outside of ultra-high-end audio gear and cameras) even comes close.
- Peaker 15y ago
  Can you explain what you mean by "feal good in hand"? My Galaxy S sucks for many reasons (mainly: lag!) but "feel in hand" is not something I've ever considered.