The Android Invasion!

[deep]

Originally Posted by Headache in a Suitcase

I haven't... I nearly bricked my phone last weekend trying to flash a rom so I lost my entire setup, and just haven't been motivated to set everything up again when I'm going to get the nexus when it comes out.

I'm on stock gingerbread for now. I may be motivated to set everything up again on Monday when I have off from work.

Originally Posted by mikal

I've almost bricked mine so many times. Lol

just when I think I am leaning Android, you guys have me leaning back to that damn iphone 4s with the 3.5 " screen.
My 4 year old iphone has been very reliable

[mikal]

Yeah but it's worth almost bricking the phone. Droids are just so fun to customize. Right now I have a transparent status bar and custom colors and icons. Good stuff.

[bono_212]

I remember when I used to mod my iPod. It was so much nerdy fun, even if I did lose all my music doing it once.

[Justin24]

Deep, it's not to hard to root (jailbreak) an android phone and the roms out there are so awesome, going to be rooting my Evo3D soon. I've been tinkering with a setup I like, but every time I go to www.mycolorscreen.com I am like damn mine looks like shit lol. Post some screen shots Mikal.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Originally Posted by deep

just when I think I am leaning Android, you guys have me leaning back to that damn iphone 4s with the 3.5 " screen.
My 4 year old iphone has been very reliable

Look... the iPhone, if anything, is reliable. It's plain, it's simple, it's dumbed down and user friendly to even the most untechnologicaly sound user. That is it's genius. That is why a generation of sheep have hooked on to this product as if it's the greatest thing ever.

But here's the thing... my now fully stock 2 year old DROID X is more powerful than my finance's iPhone 4. Whenever she wants to make a phone call, she either leaves the couch to go to the window so she can get a signal, or she borrows my phone.

The fully stock android experience blows away the iOS experience.

If you don't want to go the full custom ROM route, you don't have to. I ran custom roms without issue for years. Only now have I screwed it up, getting stuck in a boot loop. And even if you do and you fuck your phone up? It took me 20 minutes to unbrick my phone.

The iPhone is so inferior to products readily available it makes me laugh.

The iPhone is the apple 2c. Android phones are windows compatible PCs.

Aa someone who's fully onboard the android bandwagon... i'm much more frightened about windows 8 than I am iOS.

[Justin24]

Right on Heachache . I've been an Android person since the G1 and you can do so much more and are not told by apple what is best for the user, it should be up to the user what they want.

[Justin24]

Here is my custom screen (Still working on it)

[mikal]

good stuff. if you're running CM7 Rom, i highly suggest the LunarUI theme for Theme Chooser.

[Justin24]

not rooted yet, might try this weekend. Thanks for the heads up Mikal. I'm using Go Launcher and some widgets and custom icons.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

nice

[Canadiens1131]

Originally Posted by mikal

Yeah but it's worth almost bricking the phone. Droids are just so fun to customize. Right now I have a transparent status bar and custom colors and icons. Good stuff.

Interestingly enough, I was reading a user interface design study recently that said only about 5% of users bother to customize their devices' software to their own liking. I'm partial to Android but that might explain why many people flock to the one-size fits all mentality of iOS.

Anyway, I am in this thread because I am looking at getting an Android smartphone because I don't want to be mugged while walking around with an iPhone.

Do you have any recs about which model to get, keeping the following two things in mind:

• I am looking for an Android smartphone that has as little carrier-specific shit tacked onto the OS as possible; one of the big minus points of Android is that it is like Windows PCs: every carrier seems to want to throw their own shitty skin over it and it ruins the experience
• I'm looking for a handset that will be current enough, but it doesn't need to be cutting edge as I'd rather get something that will be <100$ with a contract

[Justin24]

Hey Canadiens. If you want as little bloatware or any bloatware, then go for the google phones. I don't know what carriers you have up north but the Nexus phones are the way to go from what your asking. The Nexus S is about a year old and I think is either Free with a contract or 100.00 with contract. The New Nexus Prime is being announced next week,but is only on Verizon.

[PhilsFan]

I'm in the market for a phone and am considering an iPhone. So, I ask you, brethren of the Android, why should I buy an Android instead of an iPhone?

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Anything else?

[KhanadaRhodes]

holy shit!

peefer, what do you like about the iphone?

[Justin24]

You have more choice Phil not only from various carriers but you get to customize it to your liking. Android is always ahead of the competition as far as innovation goes too

[Headache in a Suitcase]

the iPhone is simple, clean and effective. it does it's job. it's easy for your mom to pick up and go "ohhh, yay i have apps!"

android is not as easy. there's a slight learning curve to android, especially if you want to take advantage of the full experience. but when it's all said and done, android phones are faster, quicker and more powerful than anything apple puts out.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

hey need more reason? didn't ask? oh well, you're getting it anyways!

if you're anything like me, your phone goes crashing to the ground on a semi-regular basis.

iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test - YouTube

my droid x has fallen to the ground... be it in my apartment, at work, in a bar, on a city street... probably at least 100 times in just about 2 years now. there is no damage to the screen whatsoever, with just a few minimal scratches around the casing. oh, and i don't have a cell phone case at all... so this is just the phone crashing to the ground on it's own. zero damage to the screen.

[bono_212]

Same with my G2. I can't believe I haven't smashed the screen yet. I worry about how frequently I drop shit, especially this phone.

[deep]

I have had to have my iPhone glass replaced at least 4-5 times in 3 years 10 months. First time was $200 at Apple all the rest have been $100 at a little watch repair shop, while I wait. They have a great side business, repairing iPhones, (and unlocking them) they are near a college