On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Casper Bang <casper.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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). > Awesome Casper, I must admit that I was reluctant to commit to buy it _before_ WWDC so I guess I'll see if I'm going to buy the Magic from eBay.de or hold on for the new iPhone. But the Magic is looking good (400 euros incl. shipping = nice price) > > /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 > > > -- Viktor Klang Rockstar Developer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
