Nexus One vs Samsung Galaxy S

[Shachar Shemesh]

Gadi Cohen wrote:
> (I should note that the HTC Evo 4G includes HTC's Sense UI, which 
> looks fantastic, plenty videos of this around. You can find it ported 
> to the Nexus One but then of course you're limited to updates to that 
> ROM...  some Nexus One features might not work).
>
I must admit that I found Sense to be underwhelming. On my phone, I'm 
running the plain Launcher (now rather old - no time to mess with 
Android right now :-( ).

Sense will probably be great for people who use facebook and twitter a 
lot, as it has very tight integration with these services. As I don't, I 
don't find the appeal. HTC's decision to make Sense plugins distinct 
from Android Launcher plugins is, in my view, a lame attempt to prevent 
people from taking the Sense plugins, and holds no technological merit.

The interface is, indeed, nice, but it is implemented as a wrapper 
around Android, rather than go into Android and change it. As a result, 
the second you run ANY non-Sense application (which is, let's face it, 
most of them), the interface reverts to POA (Plain Old Android).

I can't escape the feeling that Sense was developed for WinMo, to 
override Window's horrible non-touch oriented interface, and was ported 
to Android for the sake of uniformity. That might also explain the 
different plugins interface. Inside Android, at least, it feels like a 
shallow casing around the core system, and I prefer the uniformity of 
having a standard interface throughout the system.
>
> 1) Super AMOLED screen.  Looks amazing, brighter, better contrast, 
> uses less power.  See video.
Is it reflective? Usually, the brighter colors are due to a reflective 
surface, which makes it more difficult to work with.
> 2) Possibly the fastest processor on the market, but it's debatable.  
> It's also 1Gz like the N1 but can draw triangles 3 times a fast.  
> http://androidandme.com/2010/03/news/samsung-galaxy-s-hummingbird-chip-to-have-3x-gpu-power-of-snapdragon/
So I have to ask about battery time and weight.

Shachar

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Shachar Shemesh
Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd.
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