Comments on: Verizon’s Website Says that “Something is Coming” Which Means the Next iPad, That’s It.

By: balthuszar

balthuszar — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:29:00 +0000

now what was that about incremental updates?oh yeah, and the razr 2.3.6 update didnt come until a litlte less than 3 months after release…and at least the razr was released on time…

By: Balthuszar

Balthuszar — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:20:00 +0000

Pardon, but the nexus has been updated to 4.0.1, 4.0.2, with. 0.3 and 0.4 leaked… It’s been out a month less than the razr, and the razr has been updated once to 2.3.6…

By: richlizard24

richlizard24 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:35:00 +0000

Someone sounds butthurt.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:15:00 +0000

watch, as soon as live event from Apple is over Kellex is going to post some bitter comment as he features iPad 3′s specs here on this site. I think he secretly admires Apple, or feels threatened by it.

By: Robsmith Nikon

Robsmith Nikon — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:40:00 +0000

The reboot issue is not a major one… and I agree that its likely caused by an app… so it will work itself out either in an app update or an update from Google.

The scratches on the glass piss me off because, like you, I have never needed a screen protector on a phone and did not want one. The reduced clarity is minor… but its still a reduction. I prefer to see the screen in all its glory without a piece of plastic film stuck to it. The scratches are caused by the metal sight of my Sig Sauer P232. The holster I carry on my hip is open at the bottom a makes occasional contact with the screen of my phone as I slide it into or out of my rear pants pocket. I can fix the cause of the current problem by switching to a different holster, putting the phone in a different pocket, using a screen protector, etc. The ultimate cause of the problem is that the screen is not made as well as the OG Dorid and that’s just a piss poor shame considering the Moto Droid hit the market in what… Nov or Dec of 2009. I carried that thing everywhere and beat it up before handing it to my 3 year old when I moved to the GNex in Jan 2012. The tech for the screen’s should be better… not worse. I would understand if Samsung released the GNex at a lower price point. Samsung obviously released the phone with some cheaper parts to increase profits and take advantage of the Nexus side of the phone. I just hope Google takes not and punishes them by not giving them a contract on the next Nexus for a few years. Anyone who wants to argue the glass is great on the GNex… I will help you plan out how to damage your glass with a real test… not the bull crap “soft brass key test” that everyone loves. Again… the OG Droid didn’t scratch up and I had the exact same carry style with it as I do with the GNex.

As for the camera…. my very bitch with the Android camera is in your reply. WHY THE HECK DOES APPLE GET THE BEST CAMERA? My side hobby and work is photography. I use a very nice dSLR system and can bore the snot out of you regarding pixels, ISO, noise, HDR, panos and blah blah blah. Many of the best photographers around (the guys and gals I study and get training from) use apple products. It gets so old hearing about Macs, Macbooks, iPhones, Apple this and that. You will find that many photogs carry a camera pretty much everywhere we go. Why the heck do I have to haul a cell phone and a point and shoot with me all the time while many of my friends carry an iPhone? I will tell you why… because Android phones SUCK when it comes to the camera. The shutter speed of the GNex is nice… and it is better than my old Moto Droid… but my Gnex can’t hold a candle to the iPhone 4… and again it’s bull crap. I paid $299 for the best Android phone I could get… I would have been willing to toss in a little more cash to get a better phone… its not like I am cheap. I just want quality products that are on par with the competition. My OG Droid… dead in the water and just sitting there floating after a few years… its good for playing videos and my kid has a few basic learning games on it. My buddies old 3GS… released and bought new around the time the OG Droid came out… is running iOS 5 and is my new backup phone. The REAL pisser… the dang thing runs smooth as ice and seems to handle everything as well as it did the day he bought it.

All of that brings me back to the apps and the fact that Android keeps getting the shaft when it comes to new games and apps. Overall we tend to celebrate new games in the street while the apple kids are yawning because they have had the same apps for months… or longer. And many times we are pissed to find that our version is a crappy port with minimal support.

I have to tell you… I bought into Android with the Moto Droid in 2009 after poo-pooing the iPhone. I dislike apple and how they force you to stay within their overpriced hardware. My biggest reason for staying with Andorid as my main mobile platform… itunes… I hate it. Second would be the inability to plug my phone into my PC and drag movies and music right over to the phone. Android better get up to speed with hardware options and apps… before Apple wakes up and learns how to make itunes intuitive and useful.

Sorry for the long butt post.

By: MKader17

MKader17 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:54:00 +0000

I simply stated that there is no keyboard option for the iPad that can emulate what the Transformer dock does in such a way to make the iPad a viable option for me. How does that make me a fandroid?

By: MKader17

MKader17 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:52:00 +0000

And the cost of a 32gb Transormer Prime AND Dock is only $50 more than a comparable 32gb iPad

Add a 32gb micro SD Card for $30 and the Prime/Dock Combo is now $20 cheaper than the 64gb iPad

Add another 32gb for $30 (That’s 96gb total if you lost count) with a dock and…. Apple iMindplosion!!!

By: Sven Enterlein

Sven Enterlein — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:51:00 +0000

I completely agree with your assessment of productivity using widgets. On a phone I don’t mind iOS as much but unless Apple opens up and allows for external storage and widgets, an iPad is not an option for me. Not for the price of a laptop.

By: MKader17

MKader17 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Haha lets see. Please post a link to an ipad keyboard that adds full USB ports, SD card reader, extra battery and trackpad. Also, make it to where I can close the iPad to protect it and where I don’t have to have some flimsy way to prop it up.

By: angermeans

angermeans — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:36:00 +0000

So basically you just troll fanboys, or did I hear you wrong. It sounds like you like to wallow in the misery of disappointed fanboys, right? Thats kind of sad. Why do you care? I dont understand fanboys either and brand loyalty keeps people from getting to use some great tech. I like what I like. I have an i5 Macbook Pro, Galaxy Nexus, HTC Trophy, Xbox 360, PS Vita, and soon to have iPad HD (or whatever its called). I just got rid of the Xoom and I have the Motorola Razr up for sale. The point is I use what I feel is the best for me and could care less what fanboys care about that. If you cant find small flaws in your purchase then you are blindly following a company and you will miss a lot of great innovation from competitors.

By: angermeans

angermeans — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:31:00 +0000

Like Motorola? Every company is only out to make money. If you believe any different then I feel sorry for you.

By: angermeans

angermeans — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:30:00 +0000

I have to say I agree. I love Android and really wanted to see tablets take off. I bought the Xoom on day one and just sold it a week ago. I had full intentions of keeping it, but it has huge flaws (as with every Android tablet) that I couldnt live with. Android just isnt working well and we are lacking the great devs/apps for the tablet platform. Just blowing up the phone version isnt going to cut it. Honeycomb was a mess and ran horribly. It was literally like dragging nails on a chalk board to switch between screens and I’ve never had as many force closes and errors than on that device. I know ICS helps and the Transformer Prime def feels a lot better, but it still has something about it and it doesnt feel as smooth as the iPad. It was a frusterating year for Android tablets esp for Xoom owners that purchased this tablet with high hopes that we were buying into the next big tablet OS. Waiting for 4G and an SD card took way too long, but then again what else is expected from Motorola they are horrible and I wont buy another Moto product again. I’m waiting for today and Ill probably order this new iPad. I’m not the biggest iOS fan, but I do love OS X and im hoping that the software on the iPad HD (or whatever it is called) will add a lot more functionality. The fact is the iPad is a joy to use. It is smooth, runs great, and has some great applications. It is leaps and bounds ahead of anything on the Android platform. I wont be buying an iPhone anytime soon (unless the next one really surprises me), but I’m not a fanboy of any one company and I am not loyal to any one company. That opens the doors for me to use/own what I feel is the best on that platform. I’m a full time student and the whole text book for $14.99 is ultimately what did it for me. I should have gotten the iPad 2 last year instead of the Xoom, but I was hoping for a lot more. Google is in real trouble as the iPad keeps growing and the new iPad that will be announced today will continue that trend also Windows 8 is right around the corner and to be honest looks better than what Android is offering. With that being said I’m pretty excited for an ASUS/Nexus tablet and Im sure Ill pick one up, but as for now I’ll be getting a new iPad and have the cash in the bank awaiting it to be sold (hopefully this week).

By: MKader17

MKader17 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:21:00 +0000

Jonathan ****** October 4, 2011 -No iPhone 5. Just the 4s. Terribly disappointing.
Jonathan ******October 7, 2011 via Facebook for iPhone – iPhone 4s ordered

Because of people like this…. yes.

By: summit1986

summit1986 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:16:00 +0000

Those 3 circles…. what are they for? Oh yeah, that’s right! The $90 dock that doesn’t do anything special and for the car dock that you can’t find anywhere. So frustrating…

By: angermeans

angermeans — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:04:00 +0000

The issue with the phone restarting has to do with an application you have installed and it will work itself out as more devs get their apps working well on ICS. This is to be expected as ICS is only available on this and now the Nexus S. As far as the screen I’m sorry to hear that. I never put screen protectors on my phones and this screen seems to be a great piece of treated glass. It might not be corning’s Gorilla Glass, but it has to be treated (I think I read that Samsung stated that it was pre release) and there must be something that caused your scratches as mine lives in my pocket, I dont use a case, and my phone looks brand new. The only thing I can agree with you on is that the speaker is pretty weak, but thats the beauty of Android, if you dont like something then change it. Volume+ works great, is cheap, and if you buy the full version will completely fix this issue for you. The camera is understandable. They wanted to introduce a camera that is almost instant and also the pan to panarama feature and to complete this they had to put a less than stellar camera on the device. For me it does its job and you cant expect a great camera on a smartphone unless you purchase a phone from Apple or now Nokia. The camera complaining is old and tired. Its not that bad and if you need a camera that bad then dont get an Android device at all. No one is doing anything great with their cameras. Sure Samsung has done better with its GS2 line and HTC has been working on some better products but at the end of the day it is all marketing (mega pixels mean nothing in real life) and underwhelming and underperforming cameras on smartphones. I’ve had a dozen phones in the past couple years and right now I own a Galaxy Nexus, Nexus One, HTC Trophy, and Motorola Razr and I have to say I cant tell a difference between the pics taken on the Galaxy Nexus or any of the other devices. Since the Razr is the newest when compared with the Galaxy Nexus I actually prefer the camera on my Nexus as again I get an almost instant shutter and some of the other great fixes to the software. Its a trade off. I know quad core is right around the corner, but I will gladly keep the dual core on this phone and have vanilla Android then a quad core phone and a horrible skin.