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I am gonna buy neither Galaxy S or Nexus S. So which is better for ''MEDIA'' like music,video watching, playing games, etc. Thanks in advance! And I like to listen to music.....so I wanna ask which one is worth the ''MP3'' LOL!
Either phone (really, most Android phones) will be fine for music and video.
If you're into branding gimmicks, you may want to look at one of the HTC "beats" phones - they supposedly have excellent audio quality for listening to music.
I recently ditched my iPhone 4s for a galaxy nexus. I'm thinking of ditching my iPad 2 for an android tablet. Anyone used both the iPad 2 and Galaxy tab?
I will primarily use for work. Invoicing, emailing, watching videos in an airport lounge.
Thanks in advance.
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Just throw your ipad in the bin. I wouldn't even insult a android tablet by paying for it with money from selling an ipad lol. So in answer to your question. Yes, get rid of it. Buy a tab 10.1 and you will not be dissapointed ;-)
I have both, and I only use the iPad2 for Skype mostly, Everything else feels like a App store dependent device, there is nothing free you can actually enjoy since most apps are optimized for iPod/iPhone, you need to pay extra for HD apps which are sometimes iPad specific. What a ripoff.
I've totally ported over everything I need for official use on the Android.
-Gmail
-Voice Features to type my mail easily (ICS)
-A more CONTROLLED and responsive Youtube.
I hate how Apple forces you to watch the HD version which renders almost impossible in airport lounges (Since I travel alot) and their Standard also loads like an old man crossing the street.
But ofcourse, user opinions differ. This is just my 2 cents, I do however feel the iPad2 is a complete waste since I have the iPhone4 and it's almost EXACTLY the same **** but on a bigger screen. Unlike the Galaxy Tab the iPad2 can't play anything else except mp4 format, it can handle more BUT you need to be jailbroken to install VLC for iOS which is custom and not on the app store.
Thanks for the responses.
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I just got my tab 10.1 on Saturday. I come from the Applesphere - have owned 3 macs, iphone 3gs, 4, 4s, ipad 1 & 2. I got the tab because i work in IT support and would like to know more about Android and how to operate/support it.
I will say that I prefer the ipad (whether because i'm predisposed to Apple stuff or not). I feel like its more fluid and responsive than the tab, and the android market just sucks. Also - coming from the idevices, all my music and apps have been purchased on the app store. I was able to import the music with relative ease using doubletwist (although since i use itunes match - i have to download all the music and import it using doubletwist or uploading to google music). But it pisses me off to have to rebuy the same apps that ive already purchased on the ipad, but thats my problem - not androids.
Having said all of this, id still recommend the tab as a viable work machine. Heres why:
- price beats the ipad.
- can remote desktop using many apps on the market (i chose jump due to familairity with them in ios)
- vpn works as does on ipad (cisco anyconnect for me)
-teamviewer works
- several office compatible apps available
-web browser is capable of viewing sharepoint sites
- exchange support works just as well as on ipad
- very easy to carry around the office or to the movies/dinner etc if on-call
All in all - the tab is every bit as functional as the ipad in terms of work use, but the ipad (in my opinion) is more stable and responsive. (I am using Galaxy task 14 full on my tab).
One other thought from an IT guys point of view - be sure to check with your IT dept if youre not sure that they will accept your device on the network and whether it is capable in your environment (vpn, email, etc).
Disclaimer: this post is not intended to start a fanboy flamewar.
Agreed no fanboyism included, I do respect the view's from both sides and my dad is a *fanboy* of apple and I too at some point, but I have tasted other water's and so far so good Android's ability to be customized appeals me.
I'm not going to tell you that iPad2 sucks, It has it's strong points but if you prefer simplicity and being tied down to one interface, Seeing as you already have an iPhone you already know how the layout is, and you'll soon realize, "Oh it's a big iPhone4", The only downsides that turns me off towards Apple iDevices in general is their ability to be uncustomizable. Their keyboards cannot be changed to your choice and whim, User integrity matters because some user's have sausage sized fingers to women who have baby carrot like fingers and Apple tends to assume that everyone's finger size is one general size.
Here's an example of keyboards on both devices, My dad tends to have big hands like me and ofcourse being so the static touch read by most devices matter based on area*size of the detected touch. So unlike Android tablet's where I am able to spam because of the many variety's of customizable keyboard apps to suit my style of typing, the apple however just has keyboard upgrades to add certain features, forcing you to be tied down to one style of typing.
Being an IT person aswell, I prefer bringing my tablet everywhere and reading the forums on my tablet to avoid the bulky laptop or spending thousands for a thinner laptop that has more downsides. I'd like to know that when I see a song or file available for download that I may be able to integrate it with the stock music player or reader without the need to move files to be read. Sadly apple hasn't given you the option to do so and you may need to search files manually, the downloaded songs on the go cannot be added to your playlist without being sync'd via a laptop, Which then degrades the whole idea that the iPad is supposed to cancel out my need for a laptop.
Sure the iPad has amazing hardware acceleration making it more smooth and amazing, but also realize that ICS has fixed most of the flaw's that HC and Gingerbread have failed to accomplish which is why in a few months, MangoOS (Windows) iOS (Apple) and ICS(Android) will all be H/W Accelerated OS's for fast processing and much more responsive. Currently HC and Ginger aren't HW Accelerated as iOS is only because of battery and no proper support for multitasking.
I guess it's best to wait till ICS and iOS 5.2 release to draw you conclusion, Dont get me wrong, both are amazing devices and I am proud to be an owner of both, I only prefer the Gtab as it negates the need for a Laptop as everything can be done outright without the need for Sync or anything.
Hello,
Does anyone know if the Sony Smartwatch works well with the Samsung Galaxy S III ? Has anybody tested it ?
Thanks.
I'll install this afternoon the smartwatch app's on the S3 this afternoon and let you know.
Thanks Do you own both the Sony Smartwatch and Samsung Galaxy S III ?
Hi, I can confirm the Sony Smartwatch works fine with the S3. Yes I have both. It didn't surprise me since the Watch worked without any issues on the Galaxy Note too.
Thanks a lot. I'll probably buy the watch very soon. Can you confirm it is a good product ?
Wouldn't the s3 battery drain pretty fast with it being connected to a watch by Bluetooth all day?
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Wond3r said:
Wouldn't the s3 battery drain pretty fast with it being connected to a watch by Bluetooth all day?
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assume its offset by not turning the screen on as much
If its an good product? I have to say yes, although it comes with some compromises. Small screen, poor visibility in full sun light. However the ease of fetching those important information snippets, like new mail headers, messages, controlling music player etc... make it for me an really usable tool. Often enough I just can't full the phone itself from my pocket.
Regarding battery usage of phone and watch for that matter. It all comes down to how frequent you have those mini apps replicate. Those which must be noticed immediately, phone calls, email, messages are pushed instantly. Other apps I replicate every few hours. I would say the phone gets 10% extra load, the watch runs easily one week on a full battery.
I made a small change to the watch. I took away the clipp and super glued the rubber band directly to the watch. This makes the whole unit a little less high. Sony rolled out new firmware yesterday. The screen is a little brighter and the icons a bit bigger.
Coming from an Xperia S
Hi there,
For the music player app on the smart watch, a small thing but the name of the song and artwork is not transmitted to the watch, although the controls work. I have tried Rocket Player and PowerAmp, but they are not recognized in the Music Player Liveware setting page, it's only Automatic.
My friend complained that battery life for the smart watch is worse after the new update though; I haven't confirmed it yet
Have you tried with the last firmware update of the smartwatch ? Do you still have this issue ?
Yesterday there was another SmartWatch firmware update. The previous one did indeed show an higher battery usage. Not that strange, the screen is a lot brighter, icons bigger and much more responsive system. The update from yesterday seems to polish everything a bit more. Battery life can't tell much yet.
Do you still have the issue with the song name and the album cover ?
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Do you still have the issue with the song name and the album cover ?
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The music player widget does not work. Other than that I can confirm everything works like a charm. Just as good as it would on a Sony Xperia phone. Just got mine today.
Can PowerAmp be controlled through it?
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Have you tried with the last firmware update of the smartwatch ? Do you still have this issue ?
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Hello there, im using smartwatch for 2 months and everything is ok. I have updated using latest firmware.
Just install liveviewcharm from google play to stop your drop connection from BT
I get very small fonts in messages, events,phonebook.. not readable at all..I am using the latest firmware but still no use..I wasted my money on this
Small fonts hell
I was using smart watch in a very good way. But after recent update its useless. Sony should fix this.
kuberchib said:
I get very small fonts in messages, events,phonebook.. not readable at all..I am using the latest firmware but still no use..I wasted my money on this
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I'm interested in buying the Smartwatch because I want to be able to read SMS without pulling the phone out of my pocket at an inconvenient place (Samsung Galaxy Note II.
I wanted to ask what music players work with Smartwatch as I'm not a big fan of the stock android music player as it adds anything it can find in its playlist and I don't have the option to designate a dedicated folder for Music files. Although someone told me that I could create playlists, it's too cumbersome especially when you add several new songs every now and then.
I cannot connect my smartwatch with my s3. can anybody help me?
The design of this thing is awesome. Pair it with those monster 14 pound EACH speakers and man, that's drool worthy.
However, this device is kinda confusing to me. Is it a dumbed down receiver? Is it a dumbed down Google TV device? I can play vids from YouTube and and Google Play and music and that's it?
Where are the shots of what ever interface this will have? Where is Netflix? Huluu Plus? Amazon Prime? This seems to be the most limited - as far as what can be done with it from the get-go - device I have seen El Goog push out in a long while. Sad.
As good as it looks, it seems rushed to me. Why pay $299 for something that is simply novelty and available in many different flavors already?
Till they add a bit to it, or someone hacks it and makes it much better. Sorry Goog, I pass.
While they were doing the presentation, I understood it as it was just a receiver that connects to some speakers or a tv, so once you connect to it (I forget if it was WIFI or NFC) you can just play music or videos on the speakers or tv; and anybody that connects to it is able to play what they want on it.
It looks great and all but for $300 its definitely not worth the price tag.
This is on the network so I hope that it has easy access to Windows shares and that it will be able to play 1080p MKVs with lossless audio.
I haven't played around with playback on devices.
Even though it is pricey if it has this full feature set then I may pick this up. Would be a nice improvement over plugging in a laptop to the TV.
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This is on the network so I hope that it has easy access to Windows shares and that it will be able to play 1080p MKVs with lossless audio.
I haven't played around with playback on devices.
Even though it is pricey if it has this full feature set then I may pick this up. Would be a nice improvement over plugging in a laptop to the TV.
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From what I was told yesterday, it won't. The guys here at IO said it would only stream from them (movies and music stored in their cloud or Play Store).
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I'm hoping there is at least some logic within the box that allows you to play more sophisticated content.
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From what I was told yesterday, it won't. The guys here at IO said it would only stream from them (movies and music stored in their cloud or Play Store).
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It's $300 because it's supposedly actually manufactured in America... so do with that what you will
I'm still very confused as to what it is/how it works. Doesn't seem worthwhile.
seems like the coolest looking piece of crap.
The engadget preview says much of the price is because of the built in amp, which, IMHO is totally unnecessary. I have a surround sound system.. why would I want stereo sound from that puny little thing?
Drop the amp and $100 off the pricetag and this thing will sell itself. Oh, and unlock the damn thing. Only plays stuff from the play store? Google is starting to sound like apple...
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Google is starting to sound like apple...
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Really? It has a USB port explicitly for the purpose of hacking it. I have no doubt the Nexus Q will be a cool device to own once there's enough dev support for it.
It seems like Google released the Nexus Q with the idea that the android community would figure out what to do with it.
Nexus q + dev support = sold. However I will wait for the support first instead of buying and hoping....
Its an interesting device, but I'm disappointed that they at least didn't add an "airplay" style connection for displaying your phone or tablet screen on the tv via wifi. That would at least make it more appealing for the price
I sat there during the keynote thinking what a killer feature this would have been for a google tv. Instead it's a more expensive and more limited device.
I came away from i/o feeling like the google tv is being de-prioritized and they want to push this device instead because it's locked down to google play content. There were zero mentions of google tv during either of the keynotes. There were sessions but after sitting through a few it seemed as if all the new and exciting things were happening in other product lines. I don't mean this as a dig at the google tv devs. I just think the company has made a cooporate decision to lock this down.
Maybe I'll feel a little different after unboxing it tonight and playing with it some but I just can't see myself getting on board this product line and I'm a google fanboy. It just feels like a limitations by design concept.
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Really? It has a USB port explicitly for the purpose of hacking it. I have no doubt the Nexus Q will be a cool device to own once there's enough dev support for it.
It seems like Google released the Nexus Q with the idea that the android community would figure out what to do with it.
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That's cool. But inconsistent. Not everyone is tech savvy enough to even flash anything and I would be more apt to group those individuals with ones who would use the banana plugs on the back. It doesn't take an audiophile to desire more than 2 channels of sound.
I think its a brilliant device and ill probably get one once the price goes down. I just think it may increase sales to offer one without the amp - is it really that big of a selling point?
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That's cool. But inconsistent. Not everyone is tech savvy enough to even flash anything and I would be more apt to group those individuals with ones who would use the banana plugs on the back. It doesn't take an audiophile to desire more than 2 channels of sound.
I think its a brilliant device and ill probably get one once the price goes down. I just think it may increase sales to offer one without the amp - is it really that big of a selling point?
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Agreed. This isn't like our Android phones running custom ROMs. You buy an Android phone, ANY Android phone, and you can:
1. Make phone calls
2. Send text messages
3. Use email
4. Browse the web
5. Download, install, and use the full Play Store catalog of apps
All without any hacking at all. When you install a custom rom, you're basically getting a few added features, customization, optimization, maybe the ability to overclock or run a select few apps that need root. You know, little things that aren't necessary but are nice to have.
The Nexus Q is different because it's gimped right out of the box. You basically can't do anything with it, other than play music and videos from the Play Store only (and who even has a huge collection of that stuff?). Even the very first Apple TV was capable of streaming content through a local network, even if it was limited to stuff you added to your iTunes library.
I appreciate Google reaching out to the dev community, but they can't rely on them to do all their work for them. What the Nexus Q should have been was a tiny Android desktop computer, controllable directly with an Android phone using a specific app (something like Gmote) and able to run any and all Android apps. I'm excited when I see thumb-sized Android computers available for under $100. The NQ could have been a cooler, more premium version of that, but as it is, it's both overpriced AND has no features.
YouTube app
So not living in US forces me to use Music and the YouTube app. Now it's time to do some raging.
Playing youtube vids on my tv is awesome through the app and all that. But I want to be able to play several videos. I have several playlists but the only option on a playlist in the youtube app is to delete it. Opening the playlists gives you the possibility to play one (and only one) video in a row. It really sucks. I don't want to open the app every time a video has ended :/
Guys what are you complaining about? Your where given cool toy for free because you are developers. You are suppose to find better applications for it . Just do it. Few years ago you had T-Mobile android phone without anything useful on it , nobody completed
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All you guys in here complaining are just not dev or inspiring to be one cause from what I seen you're able to load a launcher to it from adb and stream netflix in 1080 so you guys dont really understand android or google yet but you will.
Sadly, I will buy a multitude of these for a project if someone can get the damn thing rooted and unlocked...
Man, this phone just gets better and better. To make a long story kind of short... I was looking for a nice decent pair of headphones today and settled on the Sony MDR-X05, mainly because they received great real world reviews and also because they were on clearance from $149, down to $89 at BestBuy. Along with this purchase, came a free download of Micheal Jackson's "Xscape" album. So after going to the download page, I was given the choice to choose between a MP3 or a Hi-Res version of the album. Then it stated that at this time, only certain players can handle Hi-Res audio, so check and make sure. So after doing a few minutes of research, guess which device is one of a very few at the moment that can handle these types of files???......Yep, you guest it. Our very own LG G2!! I'm currently running a custom LG G3 rom on my and I tell you, this phone is just getting better and better to me!
P.S. Here's the article that states that the LG G2 is compatible and gives you more info on what exactly Hi-Res Audio is for those who didn't know about it like myself. http://www.whathifi.com/news/high-resolution-audio-everything-you-need-to-know
Hate to burst you're bubble but players have been able to play the formats for years its a marketing ploy. Flac files are open source and are compatible will all android devices and music players such as sansa fuze and clip could play them back in 2008. The format has been out for years
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squee666 said:
Hate to burst you're bubble but players have been able to play the formats for years its a marketing ploy. Flac files are open source and are compatible will all android devices and music players such as sansa fuze and clip could play them back in 2008. The format has been out for years
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Sorry, but I wasn't exactly saying it was anything new. No, HRA is not new, but it's not really mainstream either. Per the article, there are only a few sites as of right now, that even offers HRA tracks. There may have been other players capable of playing HRA tracks back then, but they weren't smartphones. LG made the first US Android smartphone (LG G2) that was capable of playing these kind of files.
Awesome.
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...and why they make no sense
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