Phone for trying Android out?

[blackhand1001]

I am aware. Reviews nonetheless say time and again that the Nexus 4's display is superior to the Galaxy Nexus's.

I think its more of a personal preference. I prefer amoled screens but some may prefer ips. I do think that many people may actually prefer amoled especially the general public. Hopefully samsung is able to shrink down the note II's display as its by far the best amoled screen to date.

 

[The iGentleman]

I think its more of a personal preference. I prefer amoled screens but some may prefer ips. I do think that many people may actually prefer amoled especially the general public. Hopefully samsung is able to shrink down the note II's display as its by far the best amoled screen to date.

As someone who has had The GS3, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus S, my eyes are quite used to viewing the vibrant colors of the Amoled display. As a result it has been an adjustment for me moving to the IPS display of the Nexus 4. I like the display of the N4, but I do miss the vivid color I had grown accustomed to.

 

[ravenvii]

As someone who has had The GS3, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus S, my eyes are quite used to viewing the vibrant colors of the Amoled display. As a result it has been an adjustment for me moving to the IPS display of the Nexus 4. I like the display of the N4, but I do miss the vivid color I had grown accustomed to.

What got me the most is how black black is. When the screen is completely black, I can barely tell if it's turned on or not. That... is very impressive.

Played some more... Installed a Windows 7 copycat lock screen (Windows Phone has my favorite lockscreen of the OSes). Free, straight off the Play store. Works great, very slightly buggy. But goes to show how much I can customize this thing without hacking or any of that stuff. NEAT.

Also installed Firefox. APPROVE. I think it's my favorite browser on Android so far.

 

[F123D]

I am aware. Reviews nonetheless say time and again that the Nexus 4's display is superior to the Galaxy Nexus's.

Yeah, I prefer IPS screens myself but you had mentioned the Galaxy's screen blew away the 4S which has a similar screen to the Nexus 4.

 

[ravenvii]

Day 2:

Still loving the screen, both the size and the quality, on the Galaxy Nexus. I continue to find cool stuff to do with the OS -- themes, live wallpapers, lock screens, etc.

But as I derive more and more into apps, I'm coming to a realization. There are some extremely high-quality apps (the Play Store for example, as ironic as that might be), but those are rare. From what I've seen, Android simply doesn't have the quality of apps that iOS have. The Play Store might have the same amount -- or more? -- apps than iOS's App Store, the number of quality, polished apps are much lower. Even with apps that are the same (eBay on iOS and eBay on Android, or Flipboard on iOS and Flipboard on Android), the polish is much, much higher with iOS. Smoother, less bugs and more of a pleasure to use.

I cannot place this blame on Android itself, because I have seen first-hand that it *CAN* deliver smooth and quality apps. Firefox, the Play Store, Maps, and more.

This has made me more cool on getting a Nexus 4. Even though iOS is becoming boring -- frankly, beginning to suck -- I spend more of my time on the phone using apps, not fiddling with the OS.

All in all, I really like Android itself. The homescreen is superior, the lockscreen is superior, the hardware is superior, multitasking is superior (iOS's multitasking is, frankly, quite adequate, but Android still is better in rare situations -- for example, try to download a 400 MB file in Dropbox for local storage, then switching to another app for a bit. Yeah. And how you switch between apps? Clearly more intuitive and clearer than the hack-y way iOS does it).

However, I spend a majority of my time in apps, not doing/looking at any of the above.

 

[\-V-/]

Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2, Nexus 4 all good choices.

This. I personally love the Nexus series simply because it's pure Android and doesn't come pre-loaded with a bunch of garbage apps that require rooting just to remove.

Day 2:

Still loving the screen, both the size and the quality, on the Galaxy Nexus. I continue to find cool stuff to do with the OS -- themes, live wallpapers, lock screens, etc.

But as I derive more and more into apps, I'm coming to a realization. There are some extremely high-quality apps (the Play Store for example, as ironic as that might be), but those are rare. From what I've seen, Android simply doesn't have the quality of apps that iOS have. The Play Store might have the same amount -- or more? -- apps than iOS's App Store, the number of quality, polished apps are much lower. Even with apps that are the same (eBay on iOS and eBay on Android, or Flipboard on iOS and Flipboard on Android), the polish is much, much higher with iOS. Smoother, less bugs and more of a pleasure to use.

I cannot place this blame on Android itself, because I have seen first-hand that it *CAN* deliver smooth and quality apps. Firefox, the Play Store, Maps, and more.

This has made me more cool on getting a Nexus 4. Even though iOS is becoming boring -- frankly, beginning to suck -- I spend more of my time on the phone using apps, not fiddling with the OS.

All in all, I really like Android itself. The homescreen is superior, the lockscreen is superior, the hardware is superior, multitasking is superior (iOS's multitasking is, frankly, quite adequate, but Android still is better in rare situations -- for example, try to download a 400 MB file in Dropbox for local storage, then switching to another app for a bit. Yeah. And how you switch between apps? Clearly more intuitive and clearer than the hack-y way iOS does it).

However, I spend a majority of my time in apps, not doing/looking at any of the above.

Yep... all the fanciness aside... quality control in the Android Market is the biggest issue with owning an Android phone.