Ya, setuju. Sudah waktunya. Dan itu yang bisa jadi pembeda dengan OS lainnya. Apalagi OS pendatang, bisa bikin aplikasi lebih smooth dengan Spec yang lebih rendah.
*ada harapan nih buat hp android tahun 2011 an :) Sent from My Notes On Jul 7, 2013 8:47 AM, "Andre Tampubolon" <an...@lc.vlsm.org> wrote: > Berarti yg terobsesi dgn spec itu either anak kipas (baca: fan boy) atau > above-average user :D > > > Sent from Samsung Mobile > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Agung Haryanto <joerock1...@gmail.com> > Date: 06/07/2013 18:19 (GMT-08:00) > To: id-android@googlegroups.com > Subject: [id-android] WTI: The Nexus 4, Moto X and how Google is changing > Android perception from "high spec" to "high experience" > > > (Kalo saya sependapat dengan artikel ini, user experience adalah urusan > nomer satu ketimbang spec dan "gimick" fitur yang gila-gilaan.) > > As I've tried to remind our readership on numerous occasions in my time > here at PhoneArena, we all live in a fishbowl. We all have more intimate > knowledge of mobile technology than the average consumer, because we all > share a passion for the subject and seek out more information. The trouble > is that we are still human, and we don't reflect on our views often enough, > and instead we use shortcuts to prove our opinions. So, when a company like > Google/Motorola is actively trying to change the conversation around > Android, it can take longer to land in our community than the average > consumer, because we have so many preconceptions. > > When the average consumer walks into a store to buy a device, it is > extremely rare that they will care much about specs aside from general > issues like battery life, storage capacity, and camera quality. Aside from > those three issues, the average consumer goes on feel: how does the device > feel, how does it look, how does the system feel in use - is it intuitive > and familiar, or awkward? This alone is why Apple's iPhone is still such a > popular device. The average consumer doesn't care about the internal specs, > they only care about how the device feels in use. It's also why consumers > keep going back to Samsung despite impressive offerings from other > manufacturers: they know Samsung, and feel familiar with the device. > > Unfortunately, in our community, where we are supposedly more > knowledgeable on these topics, we still fall back on the same argument: > specs are everything. The trouble with that view is that it is a holdover > opinion from the days of desktop PCs, and a holdover from the days when > Android wasn't as mature a system as it is now. > > Specs vs experience > > The closest analog to these kinds of arguments are the PC vs console wars. > PC gamers are adamant that consoles are terrible, because after the initial > release window at best, console specs can never match those of high-end > gaming rigs. And, no matter how mature console platforms become, they > simply can't offer the same level of functionality as a full PC. On the > console side, the argument is all about the games and the ease of the > console experience. > > Not everyone wants to buy or build a gaming rig. Not everyone needs to > have a singular device that combines computer functionality and gaming. > Some people just want a box that hooks to their living room TV, that is > easy to interact with, and offers the games they want to play. Sure, Far > Cry 3 may look better on a high-end PC than on a console, and some prefer > the option of keyboard input, but some have no interest in keyboard input, > and don't care about the slight difference in visuals. Some just want to > play a good game, because the game is the experience, and the visuals are > secondary. > > That had been the general argument between Android vs iPhone for a long > time: specs and functionality vs experience. Really, that is still the > argument that many fanboys keeps fighting on either side. But, arguing > specs and functionality for Android is ignoring how mature and amazing the > experience of the platform has become, and the argument doesn't even hold > that well within the Android ecosystem itself. We've started to move away > from the "higher megapixels FTW!" argument with camera quality to > understanding the need for better sensors and lenses, but we still haven't > gotten past the false idea that the CPU and RAM are all that matters with > performance. > > Even within the Android ecosystem, specs and benchmarks are an easy way to > "prove" one device is better than another, but at the end of the day, it's > the experience that matters. You can point to the specs of the Samsung > Galaxy S4 all day long, but I'm still going to use my Nexus 4 because I > like the experience better, and the performance boost from the better > processor just doesn't make enough of a real world difference to matter. > TouchWiz, in my opinion, does nothing but add unnecessary features and > bloat; and, the S4 hardware just isn't as nice in the hand as my Nexus 4. > You can talk specs all day, but it doesn't change the experience that I > prefer, because when I use my device, I do a lot of things, but constantly > running benchmarks isn't one. > > Add in the cost differential, and the choice is far less about specs than > some may want. I could get an S4 or HTC One Google Edition and get more of > the experience I want with the slight performance boost of the newer specs, > but is that boost really worth the extra $300 it would cost compared to a > Nexus 4? Not in my book. Some may argue that better specs are all about > future-proofing your device, but with 2-year mobile contracts, and if Nexus > devices and Motorola can consistently hit that $300 off-contract price > point, how much future-proofing do you really need? > > Google's new aim is high experience > > We don't know for sure, but we've heard repeated rumors that the Moto X > will cost about $299 off-contract, and Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside has > said that the company's focus is on high-quality, low-cost devices. So, it > sounds like Motorola is looking to continue the standard set by the Nexus > line of devices. The Nexus 4, 7, and 10 have all offered more than > consumers expected at a price point far lower than the competition, and > there is a fair chance that Motorola will do the same with the Moto X. > > The sneaky part of this argument is in the fact that the spec race is > largely unnecessary since Android 4.1. Before Jelly Bean, Android > detractors would constantly talk about how the system was laggy and buggy, > and it certainly was. The counter to that old argument tended to be that > you just needed better specs to make up for the lag issues, but that > argument doesn't hold anymore. The bugginess was largely squashed with > Android 4.0, and Project Butter came with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to knock > off any lingering lag issues. Now, arguing the spec difference between > processors and even the difference between 720p and 1080p displays on a > 4.7" screen doesn't yield appreciable differences in the real world. > > The real "high performance" metrics are in battery life, and the feel of > the system. Many say they are disappointed in the idea that the Moto X will > likely have a Snapdragon S4 Pro and a 720p display. But, most forget that > the workload that a 720p display puts on a processor's GPU is much lower > than that of a 1080p display. Additionally, very few apps are optimized to > really show the difference between HD displays, so you'll likely only > notice the difference if you happen to be comparing two devices side by > side. Otherwise, humans adapt to what they have and use consistently. > > The Android system updates have been all about performance recently, and > the rumor has it that the focus of the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update will > be on tweaking battery performance. Motorola has said that the Moto X has > specific power saving options built-in to the device that it has added, > along with a number of contextually aware options to have the phone give > you what you need when you need it. We don't know the specifics, but it > sounds like we might expect something that power-users have asked for with > Android for a while with custom contextual homescreen layouts: different > apps that are displayed based on being at home, at work, traveling, or > being out to dinner or a movie. > > Conclusion > > The more a mobile device can offer you what you want, when you want it, > specs fall into the background. Specs become the sole arguing point of > fanboys and trolls, because the belief is that specs remove the need for > subjective opinion, which couldn't be farther from the truth. There is > nothing more important in the relationship between a user and their device > than the subjective opinion of how that device feels to that specific user. > Specs can play a part in explaining why you prefer one device to another, > but they can't prove that one device is objectively better than another. > > This is the power of Android. With the iPhone, Apple tries to generalize > the subjective opinion of the masses and create one device that pleases as > many people as it can. Android creates many different devices, and puts the > onus on the user to find the device that fits them best. But, the average > user doesn't like to search too much, so the majority of the focus lands on > flagship devices. Samsung offers a huge range of device options, but the > main choices are the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note. HTC has the One. Google has > the Nexus. And, as far as cross-carrier devices, Motorola is going with the > Moto X, since it seems the RAZR Ultras will be Verizon only. > > Samsung offers the "offer every feature anyone could conceivably want" > approach to software design. HTC has gone with the social/news gathering > Blinkfeed as its focus. Google, unsurprisingly, offers the Google > experience with pure Android. From what we've heard, Motorola is aiming to > give users whatever experience they want, by offering design and > customization options up front. The unifying thread on all of these > approaches is that specs don't come into the question. The focus is always > on the experience provided to the user, and the specs of each device are in > the background to simply show that this is a new device (because with some, > like the Galaxy S III/S4 you might not notice otherwise). Maybe we should > all keep that in mind. > > Sumber: > http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-Nexus-4-Moto-X-and-how-Google-is-changing-Android-perception-from-high-spec-to-high-experience_id44961 > > -- > ========== > > INDOSAT SUPER 3G plus > http://www.indosat.com/Personal/Internet/INDOSAT_SUPER_3G_plus > --------------------- > ID-Android on YouTube > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u81L8Qpy5A > -------------------- > Web Hosting, Zimbra Mail Server, VPS gratis Raspberry Pi : > http://www.hostune.com > -------------------- > Aturan Umum ID-Android: http://goo.gl/MpVq8 > Join Forum ID-ANDROID: http://forum.android.or.id > ========== > --- > Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "[id-android] > Indonesian Android Community " dari Grup Google. > Untuk berhenti berlangganan dan berhenti menerima email dari grup ini, > kirim email ke id-android+berhenti berlangga...@googlegroups.com . > > > > -- > ========== > > INDOSAT SUPER 3G plus > http://www.indosat.com/Personal/Internet/INDOSAT_SUPER_3G_plus > --------------------- > ID-Android on YouTube > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u81L8Qpy5A > -------------------- > Web Hosting, Zimbra Mail Server, VPS gratis Raspberry Pi : > http://www.hostune.com > -------------------- > Aturan Umum ID-Android: http://goo.gl/MpVq8 > Join Forum ID-ANDROID: http://forum.android.or.id > ========== > --- > Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "[id-android] > Indonesian Android Community " dari Grup Google. > Untuk berhenti berlangganan dan berhenti menerima email dari grup ini, > kirim email ke id-android+berhenti berlangga...@googlegroups.com . > > > -- ========== INDOSAT SUPER 3G plus http://www.indosat.com/Personal/Internet/INDOSAT_SUPER_3G_plus --------------------- ID-Android on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u81L8Qpy5A -------------------- Web Hosting, Zimbra Mail Server, VPS gratis Raspberry Pi : http://www.hostune.com -------------------- Aturan Umum ID-Android: http://goo.gl/MpVq8 Join Forum ID-ANDROID: http://forum.android.or.id ========== --- Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "[id-android] Indonesian Android Community " dari Grup Google. 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