What phone would make you take a vacation from android?

[hondamx525]

I guess many people just dont understand android. It is supposed to be a good thing that you can get apps to do what the phone originally cant, and thats kind of the point.

Also i know resistive screens have come a long way, and i wasnt referring to anything other than the touch screen keyboard, which is not going to be a great experience on any resistive screen.

Ive read plenty of reviews on the n900, ranging from pretty good hardware keyboard, not horrible. It seems like average is the general consensus quoting one review, "not optimum, but still better than a virtual keyboard."

I think the n900 looks like a great phone but it definitely has its faults.

[m4nic3]

None.........

[cmbarry1]

I guess many people just dont understand android. It is supposed to be a good thing that you can get apps to do what the phone originally cant, and thats kind of the point.

Also i know resistive screens have come a long way, and i wasnt referring to anything other than the touch screen keyboard, which is not going to be a great experience on any resistive screen.

Ive read plenty of reviews on the n900, ranging from pretty good hardware keyboard, not horrible. It seems like average is the general consensus quoting one review, "not optimum, but still better than a virtual keyboard."

I think the n900 looks like a great phone but it definitely has its faults.

One major fault brought up in another forum or thread was its inability to turn portrait mode unless in a phone call..kind of a reverse G1 problem..Hopefully this is untrue or can be an easy fix cuz thats a deal-breaker for me

[superg05]

First off I do understand android a lot im one of the biggest get an android fan boy there is convinced 12 people to take the plunge root there phone and flash,flash,flash


As for the n900s faults they said they where fixing it and should be fixed in time for shipping or next upgrade which is not bad plus its an open source full Linux distro while android is Linux based nokias have a rep for being able to dual boot so I will be running and android on it as well when I feel nostalgic

[hondamx525]

First off I do understand android a lot biggest get an android fan boy there is conviced 12 poeple to take the plunge root there phone and fglash,flash,flash


As for the n900s faults they said they where fixing it and should be fixed in time for shiping or next upgrade which is not bad plus its an open source full linux while android is linuxed based nokias have a rep for being able to dual boot so I will be running and android on it as well when I feel nestalgic

woah.......

[superg05]

I am so torn between the N900 and the Sholes, I have a very strong feeling they are both coming to Tmo for the holidays and I can get an upgrade but I think the N900 is a little to bulky along with the resistive may turn my off from it even though it is completely open source and seems responsive for a resistive screen. Just gonn have to wait for some slashgear and phone dog reviews along with other videos

i like the Sholes it has similar power to the n900 but doesn't fully utilize its capabilities though im sure it will get there i know android will climb to the top of the mobile Os's but for god sakes will someone besides samsung put a larger flash rom in there phones at least 8gb god!!!!!!!!!

on that note has anyone head a rumor about them having an actual 16gb drive in europe and not the us?

[texas_born]

maybe the hd2

[superg05]

maybe the hd2

i know i saw that today i will might likely get both since t-mobile has payed installments on phones just wished it had a keyboard


anyone see that tmonews article about the sholes might come to tmobile article http://www.tmonews.com/2009/10/please-let-this-be-real/

[Derrick]

Unless you are on a contract with T-Mo I see know reason to get N900. While many phone's have Android as their OS there are multiple versions that phone manufacturers incorporate into their phones. So if your sick of stock Android why not go to Sense, and if thats not cutting it move on to Blur or Rachael.

Also whats this business of Android being crippled? The only major issue Android has that I can think is the tacky BT support which is looking better in 2.0. Also the developing community for Android is very strong. Sure Google is some what limiting what these devs can do with hacked ROMs, but it is really understandable if you think about it.

The last point I would like to make is that I feel a lot more comfortable with a company like Google backing up their own OS. If their is an issue I know they will work on it to appease their customers. It just gives an all around better sense of security imo. Also not only is Android booming, but Google themselves are getting their hands into EVRYTHING. You would be hardpressed to find any type of software that Google is not involved in. I think this broadens their service potential more than any other company out there, and who knows what type of awesome things they can bring to their OS.

[RDILLZ]

Android crippled? Ridiculous.

No way would I take that Nokia over Android! With all the powerful droids coming out. Was that a trick question? Lmao... Nokia, right!