Well after a weekend of testing, I must conclude that the G2 is a very sweet device indeed. Reminds me a lot of an iPhone, just slightly smaller/lighter. Truly impressed by its overall speed as well as the application repository. The browser and soft keyboard feels especially well done, though it would be nice with multi-touch support (to come with Donut?).
The fact that it has an entire submenu devoted to setting up development speaks of the delicious openness of the device. It almost makes me look forward to having to cross the pond next time with some time to kill (and yes, I spent 35$ on a spare BA-S350 battery which I am able to insert without an Apple store in my backpack). /Casper On 4 Jun., 17:31, Mike Wolfson <mwolf...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have had the G1 for a bit, and really love it. I appreciate the > openness of the platform, and find developing apps, extremely easy > (especially for the Java set). > > I was at Google IO, so I am one of the lucky ones to get the Magic (or > Ion, is another name they are calling it). It seems to be faster than > the G1, and definitely has much more memory (300MB vs 100MB on the G1 > - this is an extremely important stat, as applications can not be run > from the SD card). The form factor is great. It is small, and > comfortable in the hand (and on the face when talking on it). Battery > life is definitely better on the Magic (it is a larger battery) - > important as well, as both my Android devices have poor battery life. > I personally require a real keyboard (meaning I still use my G1), but > I find the soft keyboard on the Magic responsive (and as good as the > one on the iPhone). > > Cupcake (v1.5 - the new release of Android currently available of the > G1, and the Magic) already has support for Video capture, and > Bluetooth streaming, which as of now the iPhone doesn't support (but > likely will with the 3.0 release). > > iPhone certainly has more polish, and applications (but they had a > head start), but I truly believe Android will catch up quick. I see a > day soon, where all your Android devices will work together (someday > you will have a tablet or netbook, a device hooked up to your TV, and > your phone - that will all be able to share data and applications > together). > > One last stream of thought, which is especially pertinent for techie > Java developers (which is obviously the audience of this group) - The > model for developing apps is very well suited for Java developers. It > is Eclipse based, and doesn't require Market access to load on the > device (meaning you can develop custom apps easily, and load them on > any Android device without requiring approval, or submission to a > vendor marketplace). This makes Android a great platform for > "Tinkerers", as you are able to really modify the device to do > whatever you want. > > On Jun 3, 5:40 am, Casper Bang <casper.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Just ordered the new HTC Magic/Android G2 phone. Anyone in here with > > an opinion on how it stacks up against the bulky G1 and the expensive > > iPhone? > > > /Casper --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
