Friday, January 22, 2010
Google Nexus One vs. iPhone
I just got the Google Nexus One. I have owned the Apple iPhone for over a year now (3GS) and have a few thoughts:
What I don't like
1. My phone was not activated out of box so had to spend 20 min on call with Tmobile to fix this issue.
2. GPS accurate is very off. iPhone can get it to about 40 feet and Google Nexus One at best is 2 - 3 blocks off which is not good for GPS or apps that use the GPS SDK.
3. iPhone UI is still much better.
4. Automatic backlight adjustment is terrible. My phone goes from bright to dark a lot so I had to turn this off.
5. Use only 2G networks was turned on as default factor setting--this seems very dumb.
6. iPhone keyboard is far superior and more accurate.
7. I can't add more than one weather city.
What I like:
1. No need to sync up with iTunes and just charge via A/C.
2. Apps that I downloaded are much higher quality than on the iPhone (ie Skype, etc).
3. Google voice native integration
4. Sync with my Google Apps which we use for corporate email (the yellow star feature is all I needed).
5. Larger screen
6. Noticeably faster
In the end though for me the iPhone still wins.
What I don't like
1. My phone was not activated out of box so had to spend 20 min on call with Tmobile to fix this issue.
2. GPS accurate is very off. iPhone can get it to about 40 feet and Google Nexus One at best is 2 - 3 blocks off which is not good for GPS or apps that use the GPS SDK.
3. iPhone UI is still much better.
4. Automatic backlight adjustment is terrible. My phone goes from bright to dark a lot so I had to turn this off.
5. Use only 2G networks was turned on as default factor setting--this seems very dumb.
6. iPhone keyboard is far superior and more accurate.
7. I can't add more than one weather city.
What I like:
1. No need to sync up with iTunes and just charge via A/C.
2. Apps that I downloaded are much higher quality than on the iPhone (ie Skype, etc).
3. Google voice native integration
4. Sync with my Google Apps which we use for corporate email (the yellow star feature is all I needed).
5. Larger screen
6. Noticeably faster
In the end though for me the iPhone still wins.
