Yeah there is some sort of bug with that function on the N7, I do not know what it is, but if I have a long strong of text sometimes I can just tap the end and place the cursor there, but sometimes I have to tap like halfway in the text, place the cursor and then tap at the end. I do not know what's up with that, but it is clearly a bug.
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My Brother says Android will go down in size to iPhone 4 by end of 2014
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Yeah there is some sort of bug with that function on the N7, I do not know what it is, but if I have a long strong of text sometimes I can just tap the end and place the cursor there, but sometimes I have to tap like halfway in the text, place the cursor and then tap at the end. I do not know what's up with that, but it is clearly a bug.
Well, if you or your brother like smaller size, go for the "Mini" version like the S3 mini or S4 mini.
I doubt it. Having come from an iPhone background, I honestly can say my Nexus 4 feels pretty much perfect in terms of size. Brilliant for typing, especially swype/gesture typing.
With Android there will be options in multiple sizes, small or big.
Either way, I'd definitely take the best.
Either way, I'd definitely take the best.
I like my 4.7 inch screen. I don't want anything bigger and I don't want anything smaller. I'm glad with android you have a variety of screen sizes to choose from and aren't locked down to one or two
Yeah not gonna happen. Even if phones do go smaller, it wont go down to 4" and surely wont be skinnier.
Does he happen to also know the GS3 has a home button that turns the screen on? And, it is easy to use one hand to hit the side button too? My Vibrant also turned on if i touched the capacitive home button.
Then why do some men spend a fortune trying to increase their willy size
And really 5 inches is nothing to brag about.
Really?
The main difference is that your comparing a phone to a tablet for starters!
But anyway, leaving that huge mistake youve made aside, lets continue!
The top picture is a phone.
Can only make calls.
The second picture is a tablet.
Can make calls
Send/receive text messages
Browse internet
Watch movies
Listen to music
Work on office documents
Play games
etc etc
See the difference?
Oh, and im presuming most people that will use a tablet to make calls will use the supplied headphones that have a mic or use a bluetooth headset.
I like how a picture needs to be faked to show that current phones are to big.
"Oh that doesn't look dumb at all, here hold this tablet too your head and pretend its a phone!"
Or just talk into your bluetooth stylus if you want something smaller. Options are a wonderful thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk8mXNh6vmc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Well I have to give my iPhone loving brother credit, for purchasing the Nexus 7 tablet last month, his first Android device. He was so close to picking up the new iPad.
And even more shocking, my brother said he really likes the stock Android OS on the Nexus 7, said it looks great, nice widgets, nice customization, etc...said he's more impressed than he thought he would be. So I said ok, time to ditch your two year old iPhone 4, and get the Nexus 4, if you like the Nexus 7 so much, the N4 is the phone version of that.
But now he comes up with all these little nitpick issues on Android phones;
- Said he likes the front button at the bottom of the iPhone, nice to turn on with one finger, while phone sitting on the desk. I said the Galaxy S3 and new S4 has that, but he said ok, doesn't like their hardware key setup on the S3, he rather still have the thumb button, and software on screen keys, like the Nexus 7. ( I suggest a custom ROM like CM0.1, on the S3 will still allow the hardware center button to turn on the phone, but also give you software keys on screen, like a Nexus, he doesn't want to root and destroy his new phone, ugh )
- Then he complains about the width of Android phones, like the S3 size, saying too wide, and hard to type on, being that wide.
And even more shocking, my brother said he really likes the stock Android OS on the Nexus 7, said it looks great, nice widgets, nice customization, etc...said he's more impressed than he thought he would be. So I said ok, time to ditch your two year old iPhone 4, and get the Nexus 4, if you like the Nexus 7 so much, the N4 is the phone version of that.
But now he comes up with all these little nitpick issues on Android phones;
- Said he likes the front button at the bottom of the iPhone, nice to turn on with one finger, while phone sitting on the desk. I said the Galaxy S3 and new S4 has that, but he said ok, doesn't like their hardware key setup on the S3, he rather still have the thumb button, and software on screen keys, like the Nexus 7. ( I suggest a custom ROM like CM0.1, on the S3 will still allow the hardware center button to turn on the phone, but also give you software keys on screen, like a Nexus, he doesn't want to root and destroy his new phone, ugh
)- Then he complains about the width of Android phones, like the S3 size, saying too wide, and hard to type on, being that wide.
Well I have to give my iPhone loving brother credit, for purchasing the Nexus 7 tablet last month, his first Android device. He was so close to picking up the new iPad.
And even more shocking, my brother said he really likes the stock Android OS on the Nexus 7, said it looks great, nice widgets, nice customization, etc...said he's more impressed than he thought he would be. So I said ok, time to ditch your two year old iPhone 4, and get the Nexus 4, if you like the Nexus 7 so much, the N4 is the phone version of that.
But now he comes up with all these little nitpick issues on Android phones;
- Said he likes the front button at the bottom of the iPhone, nice to turn on with one finger, while phone sitting on the desk. I said the Galaxy S3 and new S4 has that, but he said ok, doesn't like their hardware key setup on the S3, he rather still have the thumb button, and software on screen keys, like the Nexus 7. ( I suggest a custom ROM like CM0.1, on the S3 will still allow the hardware center button to turn on the phone, but also give you software keys on screen, like a Nexus, he doesn't want to root and destroy his new phone, ugh
- Then he complains about the width of Android phones, like the S3 size, saying too wide, and hard to type on, being that wide.
LOL. Never knew rooting your phone = destroying your phone. It always made it better for me
Have to agree. I don't see Samsung giving up on their 5+ inch phones that quickly.
- Said he likes the front button at the bottom of the iPhone, nice to turn on with one finger, while phone sitting on the desk. I said the Galaxy S3 and new S4 has that, but he said ok, doesn't like their hardware key setup on the S3, he rather still have the thumb button, and software on screen keys, like the Nexus 7. ( I suggest a custom ROM like CM0.1, on the S3 will still allow the hardware center button to turn on the phone, but also give you software keys on screen, like a Nexus, he doesn't want to root and destroy his new phone, ugh
The nice thing about the home button for me is that I can easily wake the phone while it is in my car mount. It was more combersome with my old phone with the power button on the top edge.
It sounds like your brother is just nit picking everything he possibly can. The buttons on the S3 are capacitive and act just like the soft buttons on other Android phones with soft buttons. They are practically in almost the same spot, at the bottom beside the home keys.
I can understand that. There are a great many solutions to typing on a wider device that is not available on the iPhone 4. He can always download a custom keyboard. There are a number of them out there. Kii Keyboard and Thumb Keyboard have multiple layouts. I used these for a while because they come with split layouts where the letter keys of the keyboard are closer to the sides of the screen when you turn the keyboard sideways. Also, these keyboards allow you to resize the height and width of the keyboard. If he thinks it is too wide or tall, he can simply adjust the height and width to his liking. If he uses these keyboards, he should have no excuse for the keyboard being the wrong size for his liking.
I currently use SwiftKey. It has a split layout as well and its text prediction is second to none. I recommend he try SwiftKey as I found it greatly improved my typing speed and accuracy over anything else on my SGS3. Even though I too think that the screen is larger than my liking for typing, SwiftKey has more than made up for my not liking a larger on screen keyboard.
Also, if your brother has been using an iPhone 4 for a while, he will simply be used to the iPhone 4's keyboard. If you are going to use something different, you have to accept that there will be differences that you may have to simply get use to.
