Another Iphone 4 user going Nexus S (maybe)

[animalcin]

Long time Iphone user here. I have owned an Iphone since the first 2G iphone came out a few years back.
I have had the Nexus S since Friday.
A few impressions...
So far comparing the 2 phones it's like this:
Android let's me do what I WANT my phone to do.
The Iphone let's me do what JOBS wants my phone to do.

This is huge for a techie like myself. I am a customization whore and now i really see what people mean when Apple has a walled garden.
Of course I could jailbreak my iphone and I did.
But... once I did that, my phone felt sluggish and I would go back and remove it.

One let down on the Android system so far is that they app makers make better apps for the iphone. For ex: nytimes app.
On the android os it's not nearly as polished. On the iphone, the app updates all news sections. Not on the android.
For me this is huge because I commute underground in NYC and enjoy/need to have my news downloaded so I can read offline.

Then there are also apps that have not been released on android.
Dealbreakers?
Not sure...I'll have to wait and see.

 

[=KLRS=ZERO]

It depends on if you HAVE to have the apps. right now, android games are starting to look really good and IMO they look and play better than on the iphone.

 

[animalcin]

It depends on if you HAVE to have the apps. right now, android games are starting to look really good and IMO they look and play better than on the iphone.

Yeah, for me apps are very important. I dont play many games, so that would be something that wouldnt be a big deal.

 

[Duffin]

It also depends on what types of apps you use. I've found that some are better on Android than iPhone. Android also allows app programmers to actually use the phone more than iPhone does. For example, there are apps like Tasker that let you create amazing automatic actions. I have it set up right now so that when I plug in headphones to my Nexus S, the Media Volume is automatically set to the level I want when listening to music. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

 

[animalcin]

It also depends on what types of apps you use. I've found that some are better on Android than iPhone. Android also allows app programmers to actually use the phone more than iPhone does. For example, there are apps like Tasker that let you create amazing automatic actions. I have it set up right now so that when I plug in headphones to my Nexus S, the Media Volume is automatically set to the level I want when listening to music. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

Sweet...
Thanks for the tip.
Installing it now.

maybe you can also help...
Any easy way to sync my music?
Or is it just plug in to pc a drag music to the phone pricess?

 

[Duffin]

Sweet...
Thanks for the tip.
Installing it now.

maybe you can also help...
Any easy way to sync my music?
Or is it just plug in to pc a drag music to the phone pricess?

There's no stock option to sync music, no. There is an app called DoubleTwist, though, that basically works like iTunes. It looks a lot like it, as well. OR, you can use Winamp. It has a wireless sync option, which is pretty neat. I haven't tried it, though, since I don't use Winamp on my computer, which is required to use the sync option. Let me know if you've got any more questions.

 

[animalcin]

There's no stock option to sync music, no. There is an app called DoubleTwist, though, that basically works like iTunes. It looks a lot like it, as well. OR, you can use Winamp. It has a wireless sync option, which is pretty neat. I haven't tried it, though, since I don't use Winamp on my computer, which is required to use the sync option. Let me know if you've got any more questions.

Thx again dude.
I'll try it tonight.
Really appreciate your time!

 

[mkilci1]

I am on the same boat.

Trying Nexus S and the TMo MT4G.

Apps better on iPhone for sure. But openness, customazation, widgets. Sweet.

Have 12 more days to test the TMo MT4 and 3 weeks Nexus S.

We will see.

 

[frenzy757]

some apps I think are better on android than iOS...

one example was WSJ on the tab...every morning WSJ would load up the next day's article and it would work offline...iOS, I had to manually open the stupid app and let it DL then it would work. little things like that I liked...

Not saying Android apps are better than iOS...I am saying that Android is catching up fast. Also, most of the apps I use are Gtalk, Gvoice, Gmail, and Nav, which are not even really available to iOS...


I don't know what to do...I am on Verizon, and I hear LTE is not going to be sim-unlocked...which is complete BS if you ask me. Tmobile is like the Google of the phone companies and AT&T and Verizon is like Apple...

If you want complete choice, I think I would go with NS and Tmobile...but I am afraid of Tmo's coverage....GDmit.