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Why my Nexus is fantastic and why my next phone won't be a Nexus
- reirob 13y agoI like my Nexus. I do not tether often, so battery life is not the most important criticism of this phone. But I find it too big. And I find the Google Now feature quite creepy - at the end of each month it shows me how much kilometres I walked and how much I rode on the bicycle. Nice, but I would like to know that this data is not stored at Google. As well the fact that the phone apparently listens all the time - scares me as well. I think next time I will go with a Blackphone or a Geeksphone with FFOS on it.
- lutusp 13y ago> And I find the Google Now feature quite creepy - at the end of each month it shows me how much kilometres I walked and how much I rode on the bicycle. Yep, that's pretty creepy. But you can get the voice search feature without enabling Google Now. Voice search was the only reason I looked into Google Now at all, and I quickly realized I could have one without the other.
- lutusp 13y agoQuote: "So why will my next phone not be a Nexus? One word: tethering. Many people claim they can make a day without charging their phone." But the phone under discussion is running KitKat, which supports Mobile Hotspot. Mobile Hotspot allows a kind of wireless "tethering" without requiring a USB cable that would interrupt charging. I've tested it and it works. Also, a local wireless solution doesn't interfere with transaction speed at cell-phone data rates. Problem solved.