Comments on: Video: Android Superphone Smackdown

By: Loren

Loren — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:19:48 +0000

The phones seem slower (UI wise) than the old iPhone 3G that I have. Examples from your video listed below:

02:30 -> 02:42
You say there are no performance differences, but Droid 2 clearly lags during the swipes
07:25 -> 07:40
Both 4G phone browsers lag as well.
08:13 -> 08:45
More examples of orientation lag and swipe lag.

Let me just say that I am a huge Android fan, and have had (and loved) android phones since the G1, but I cannot help but notice some things that the so-called iGod Steve Jobs would not have ever found acceptable. Android SmartPhones are getting extremely sophisticated now, but to take that last step I think Android needs every bit of polish that it can get.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:50:56 +0000

Similar performance is my personal experience with all three phones.

By: PRETHOUGHT

PRETHOUGHT — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:37:31 +0000

Have you used the alarm clock function? If you have text message or email come through while the alarm goes off you lose the screen to turn the alarm off. Or for some reason if you multitask some times you can’t go to a previous app. Or it doesn’t even show up as one of the 8 last tasks. This is just a few of the many complaints I have with android. Never ran into these issues on blackberry iOS or the Pre. While other people categorically say android is crap. I’ve got real problems that just never get addressed. Unless they have something better than froyo in the next few months i’m off this droid train. I’m putting android on notice.

By: macbookandi

macbookandi — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:54:22 +0000

performance-wise their very similar? in my opinion the only phone that has a fluid interface is the epic 4g… kind of sad when you know that the other phones have the same processor

By: Ainkor

Ainkor — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:30:11 +0000

Our company just switched to VZW and a few of us got Droid 2′s instead of blackberries. I’m looking at this from a former iPhone perspective and I gotta say I am impressed. I had an iPhone 4 most recently and the driod 2 is a solid device.

One thing that I really noticed on the motorolla phones is that exchange emails are quite a but nicer compared to the HTC offerings. Quite a few more bells and whistles and since I spend about 89% of my device time there, it’s pure win.

All in all Android has come really far and is just about on par with the idevices.

I did check out the evo and the driod x but when you take into account the space used by a soft keyboard, it wins. If I could get an Epic on VZW, I’d be all over it.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:30:49 +0000

Based on my use of the Captivate and generic Galaxy S, I think you can change the 4 dock apps on the Epic, but it’s not exactly intuitive. You have to go in the applications launcher and choose a different sort method and then you can modify which apps are in the dock.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:37:39 +0000

I’d say battery life has been comparable, with perhaps a slight nod to the EPIC.

By: TC

TC — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:34:04 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. Any comments about the differences in battery life between the two?

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:31:26 +0000

I can only speak for myself but the tweets are purely informational. Android is a solid current platform and I have no issues with using it heavily daily.

By: Wolfgang

Wolfgang — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:35:04 +0000

I notice how you and Kevin have become quite fond of Android lately, which is perfectly fine for me ( I dont’t care for the Android vs. IOS wars). At the same time, most of your current tweets concern fixes or updates for what seem to be numerous Android issues. So, I am wondering, is it possible that you are more fascinated by the future potential of Android than by the real product?