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Maemo 5 vs Android 3.0
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dymaxion
2011-01-13 , 16:57
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@JorgeFX
Just hopped over from my Honeycomb thread...
Ok I've now read your thread, and here's my two-pence. Yes it's blindingly obvious you are a complete N900 fanboy, however I don't hold that against you. I was very impressed when I first got mine in spite of being berrated by everyone at work with their iPhones.
However times move on and N900 is left behind... Yes there are many features that have existed on the N900 sooner... and yes I can go and highlight all the things Nokia has invented and been copied by the iPhone.
However all your arguments that claim N900 wins are flawed. For this reason. There is a fundamental difference between having a feature, and having a feature that works well and is well integrated.
You can be first to have SatNav feature built into your car.... it doesn't necessarily mean it's any good. The fact you have a feature and whether or not it's good are mutually exclusive. Similarly with 'features' you quote above.
Eg. Nokia have had voice dialling for a while, but who implements it better.... on iOS I can say... "Call X", it then replies, call X Mobile or Home or Work.... i say 'Work'... it repeats... calling X Work... simple and well executed...
That's the difference between a feature, and a __Feature__
Let's go back to maps as this is a key strength of Google. I've used Ovi maps and great you can use it offline but that's about it. On Android, you can seamlessly create shortcuts on your desktop alongside widgets that auto link to destinations (eg. Navigate home by foot) etc. Zooming is smooth, fast. Slick.
Searches are dynamic as you type and also location aware as I type addresses in the box, meaning after typing a few chars I can pretty much select the address. It also crucially recognises chinese addresses, and being on work secondments to Hong Kong this is a must... Ovi just doesn't cut it, and also is not accurate, places me over 150m out (GoogleMaps is much more accurate).
When I lost my N900 in a taxi I went and bought a HTC aria as a temporary phone because I wanted to try Android, and didn't want to spend too much money as I was hoping Nokia would release a Meego device. Later when this transpired to be a long long long way off, I bought a N8.
Why? Because the HTC was a toy, and the Nokia N8 is a great phone. Solid, sturdy, rugged, amazing camera, and as a phone it just works as it should... however I see so many new features and better usability in the Android OS, it's becoming hard to keep waiting for Meego or an abandoned Maemo...
However for now, I'm very happy with my N8 for many reasons, but am fast running out of patience and will hope Nokia delivers before it's too late for us all...
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