Comments on: I got my hands on a Nexus One!

By: George Gray

George Gray — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:50:42 +0000

Vive la Résistance!

I so caved, my nexus one arrived today. This is possibly the sexiest piece of hardware I have ever got my hands on; I am a Google nerd tho. The specs beat the pants off the iPhone, and you can use flash to. double win.

By: Ivy

Ivy — Sun, 02 May 2010 08:26:56 +0000

Hey Hazynite! Thanks for stopping by. Yes, the Nexus One is very tempting indeed but I shall wait for the new iPhone. I’m interested to see how the larger battery will hold up!

By: hazynite

hazynite — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:23:45 +0000

Buy it! I own one and I just love it, and I can assure you you’ll be using this phone for a long time. As for resisting a smartphone, I honestly doubt you’d get addicted to a Nexus One. It’s a hybrid between the iPhone and Blackberry IMO – an entertaining and useful companion, without being in either extreme. (I also believe Nexus One users are a rather sensible type ) I’d be more concerned about security issues – so much more confidential information is stored in a smartphone.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:37:19 +0000

“1. I don’t want to be that accessible.” is exactly the reason why I refuse to get a smartphone. I don’t want to be bound to technology all the time – and smartphones are extremely binding because it means that I am obliged to respond to every single email (work-related or otherwise), wherever I am, at any time. Presently, my phone doesn’t allow me to check my email (because gmail doesn’t load well on my phone – keeps dishing out error after error), which makes every minute I’m out ‘a good break from the email inbox’. (;

Although I am gravitating towards getting an iPhone (because the existing phone is almost due for an upgrade – hangs on me ever so often), I am resisting it. It’s gorgeous, extremely functional, and I really want to post twitpics on the go (instead of mere twitter updates), but the above reason (not wanting to be too accessible) is enough to make me stop dead in my tracks.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:29:01 +0000

I haven’t made the switch to smart phones yet. Mostly because I can’t afford a new phone, and my current one works just fine.

I’m not a big fan of the touch screen when it comes to texting and having to type words, so for me it would HAVE to have an actual keyboard. Sadly enough, I can’t stand full qwerty keyboards. I’m still quite old school.

By: Hong Wei

Hong Wei — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:28:08 +0000

Nice post! And its looks so cool..!
I feel every phone has its pros and cons, up to individual’s preferences. However, i like the function of auto-syncing with Google accounts..! =)

I love my iphone, still…. !! =P

By: Ivy

Ivy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:55:33 +0000

“Once you use one, you can never use a regular cellphone again.” Very true. That’s also why I’m resisting. Yups, I’ve played with the Curve 8250, 8900 and the latest Bold 9700.

It’s quite difficult to compare because the experience is very different and they are targeting different audiences. The Blackberry is built to be an email / twitter / blog machine. The battery life is amazing and the QWERTY keyboards are in a league of its own. But it lacks in the user-interface department. Managing the settings is always quite a pain for me and there is not a lot of diversity in the Blackberry App world.

On the other hand, the iPhone and Android phones are built to be an all-in-one device — MP3 player, handheld game console, bar code scanner, mobile computer, camera, calorie counter, whatever you want it to be thanks to thousands of apps available. So performance becomes very important for these phones (which is what the iPhone 3G S and Nexus One are great at btw). But they’re not ideal for typing long blog entries or emails on since the touchscreen keyboards are not as easy to use. Compared to the Blackberry, their battery lives are also pathetic. I have the charge the Nexus One every day and the iPhone every 1/2 – 3/4 of the day (depending on usage).

Hope that helps!

By: Ivy

Ivy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:34:58 +0000

You should! Are data plans still very expensive over there? I thought the US telcos had a price war recently and that helped dramatically cut down the price.

By: Ivy

Ivy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:33:37 +0000

So you’ve only owned two models of cellphones? Whoa! Definitely very different from us, gadget-crazed Asians. Hahaha! The Nokia N95 is a really good phone. One of the best of its time and one of the earliest smartphones aside from the Blackberry. Good choice! I still see people using the N95 here too.

Unfortunately, in my current country of residence, there’s no cabin in the woods to run to. The entire country is just one big city so moments away from rectangular screens are scarce and far between.

By: Katy

Katy — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:53:31 +0000

I love smart phones! Once you use one, you can never use a regular cellphone again. Almost everyone I know (except my parents) have a smart phone (mostly Blackberries) so I think it’s weird when I see a “regular” cellphone now. I want to try the Nexus One too since I love Google. Have you used a Blackberry before? If so, how do you compare?