Hi, Given you have few billion dollars lying around to spend you *can* make an iPhone clone and you *can* afford to have one year cycle times between devices and you *can* spend a few hundred million dollars promoting your device as an iPhone killer to the world. Just make sure you can do it in less than 2 years, that it costs < $500 per device and has -
5"x3"x0.3" glass/aluminum/carbon fibre quad core 2ghz cpu 1920x1080 display dual 24MP 3D back cameras with flash dual 8MP 3D front cameras keyboard projector 3 day battery life Android 5.0 Regards On Dec 19, 8:19 pm, Yahel <kaye...@gmail.com> wrote: > I need(not want, need) a phone with a 4' screen, a physical keyboard, > a trackball and a front camera...Where does it fit in your scheme for > a single one-size-fit-all device ? > > Android will never beat any iphone : Android is a framework not a > device > > It's as if you were saying on a Microsoft forum : Hey computer > manufacturers how come there's a DVD drive on that computer and not on > this one, and why is there a trackpad on this notebook and not on my > desktop computer...I want consistency :D > > Thanks for sharing anyway :D > > Yahel > > On Dec 17, 5:43 am, JasunX <yase...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The reason I'm posting in the Developer's forum is because I couldn't > > find a single collective and official discussion forum - and also in > > hopes that someone high up on that ladder will actually get to review > > my concerns (big hopes yeah) - Moderator - if this is too > > inappropriate for this forum - please guide me to a suitable one. > > > I'm at a loss for words regarding Android manufacturers - I think all > > they want to do is make money. > > > Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying Google (via Android) just wants to > > make money - I'm talking about HTC, Samsung, LG, etc etc... > > > These "manufacturers" want to compete with Apple's iPhone - we all > > know this - it's the core element that keeps them manufacturing. But > > why screw us around? I'm not trying to be cynical - I'm just trying to > > be realistic. > > > 1. I've used Apple's devices, namely, iPhone (3GS & 4) and the iPad - > > and to my dismay - the hardware did not disappoint - the software > > however did - I can't express how much I despise the iOS platform it > > makes my teeth grind that it even exists. I used the iPhone 3GS for > > one night and I couldn't stand the device. > > > 2. I've used an Android device - Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Galaxy > > Tab - and couldn't get enough. The device integrates so seamlessly > > with your google account it makes using either your PC or your Android > > device a seamless experience altogether. I've experienced much better > > accuracy when typing, especially on the Samsung Galaxy S compared to > > that of ANY iOS device. Obviously this has been contested as there are > > some reports that say typing on Android's touchscreens is a hassle > > compared to the iPhone or iDevices for that matter - and in my > > experience that's a load of bull. One reason - haptic feedback. > > > So Android as a software platform - brilliant - apart from the > > seamless integration with your google account - it's just the UI > > that's such a pleasure. Just having a home button (like Apple's junk) > > might make you feel that's all you need - but after using Android, > > you'll come to find that your Settings, Home - and Return button make > > any mobile device bloody comfortable to use. It just speeds up your > > entire movement and collaboration with the device. > > > Now that we've got that out the way - I can firmly pull my head out > > Android's @$$ - let's get to the problem - the manufacturers. > > > They all want to rival Apple's iPhone. They're all looking for the > > iPhone killer - maybe not Android fans as a whole - but the > > manufacturer's would like nothing more than to beat Apple's devices to > > a pulp. > > > But why? Why oh Why oh Why? Can't you design a cellphone to match the > > exact specifications of the Apple iPhone? Now I anticipate a lot of > > hate speech toward me regarding this - and I accept that some of you > > may be angry but hear me out. > > > Why does Apple create their devices the way they do? What is it about > > their design that Apple Fanboys find so fascinating? There's three > > answers I can't give, among others that may exist. > > > 1. Size: Look at Apple's iPhones - you don't see Apple making them > > bigger, or thicker, or wider - Apple goes smaller every time - but not > > so much that it makes the device feel cheap or insignificant. You want > > a solid device and Apple has maintained that with regard to physical > > design. > > > But Android? Yes sure, you get your Xperia X10 Mini's - but that > > device feels like a friggin toy! It's too damn small! Yes sure you get > > your Samsung Galaxy S - but still - the few millimeters added onto the > > length actually does make a difference, and with the thickness at such > > a minimum - it makes the device feel so delicate and awkward. > > > 2. Symmetry: What makes typing on the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy > > S such a comfortable, convenient pleasure? Symmetry! Apart from the > > screen - you have what I'm going to refer to as the "little black > > pieces" that make up the rest of the phone - and these exist at the > > top and bottom - i.e. succeeding the top and bottom of the screen. > > With such symmetry it allows you to type so much more comfortably > > without any offset on how your two hands are holding the device - this > > is so important and hardly any Android manufacturer's stick to this > > code - make the bottom and top little black pieces after the screen > > the same size! MAKE THE BACK AND FRONT SEAMLESS - DON'T HAVE A LITTLE > > CAMERA LENS STICKING OUT THE BACK OR A TRACKBALL OR EVEN SO MUCH AS A > > BUTTON STICKING OUT! Those things get in the way. > > > 3. Consistency: Apple makes one device - solid (f******* crappy > > software) - but nonetheless a perfect piece of hardware - and this > > hardware is so consistent it maintains it name for an entire year. > > Android manufactures? They each make 10 bloody phones - and none of > > them are consistent - either this one has a track ball on it or this > > one has a camera lens sticking out its' bloody backside - or this one > > has a crappy processor or what more? what more? Give us a consistent > > device - stop manufacturing hundreds of useless devices and then you > > go and release a dual core 2 months later? How the f**** do you expect > > us to get our monies worth when you keep bringing sh!t out!? How does > > Apple's iPhone still maintain a significant share of the Mobile OS > > market - when you blood blokes have about 30 phones out there > > (excluding all the non-branded Chinese Android devices) ??? > > CONSISTENCY - YES THIS IS AN IPHONE - ITS SO EASY TO SWITCH FROM THE > > IPHONE 3 TO THE IPHONE 4 - BECAUSE IT HAS SEAMLESS CONSISTENCY! > > > BUT LOOKY LOOKY AT THE SAD ANDROID USER - OH NO - MY GOOGLE NEXUS HAD > > A TRACKBALL AND NOW THE SWITCH TO THIS SAMSUNG GALAXY S IS A BIT TOUGH > > BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE THE TRACKBALL - DAMN I SHOULD HAVE KEPT THIS > > IN MIND WHEN WASTING THAT MONEY I WORKED MY @$$ OF FOR! DAMN YOU > > MANUFACTURERS! DAMN YOU! > > > - Well, I think I've made my point - and I hope that manufacturers > > will consider not sucking us dry for cash and actually do a good job > > of designing their devices - this is not hate speech - it's a humble > > plea (maybe not so humble) - I love the Android platform it's such a > > pleasure - but come on - I honestly think manufacturers are giving > > Android a terrible name. > > > HTC - I expect much more from you - you are by far the most > > fashionable manufacturer - but what are you trying with the Androids? > > > Samsung - Uhm - hello - you plastic-loving freaks! > > > LG - keep on reaching you'll get there eventually - one day - you'll > > be able to call yourselves cellphone manufacturers. > > > Regards, > > > JasunX -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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