LOL! For as long as I can recall (a couple years at least), you've been bleating the virtues of Android and how it's soooo much better than the iPhone. And yeah… you ARE biased, and rabidly so when you claim the Nexus "stomps" the iPhone by touting perceived advantages that are either purely subjective (i.e. 4G and the screen size) or patently false (i.e. panoramic software and touch-to-focus controls). Actually touch-to-focus has been in the default Camera app for at least a couple years now.
I challenge you to find anything more than me defending my own phone's capabilities, and not the entire Android platform. I've always been very blunt, but honest about this issue. It's when people regurgitate the same nonsense they hear from others without basing anything in fact, that I get a bit vocal. Thus my op here. My EVO is not kludgy in any way when I compare it to an iPhone, so that's where I'm basing my facts from. The Nexus only reinforces my views, and it's a shame that phone manufacturer's are always in such a hurry to pump out handsets that are just pieces of junk after another.
Sorry if I didn't put an "IMHO" after I said that the Nexu's screen trumps the iPhone's, but I guess that's what it really boils down to. Opinion. Guess I thought it was implied. I'll be more specific next time
"An iPhone"? Which iPhone?
Um... the 4s.
The 4S features dramatic tweaking to the camera speeds in various aspects. It's one of the things they heavily focused on during development. I just watched a couple video comparisons of the Nexus against the iPhone 4S and while the Nexus "appears" to have nearly no lag between pictures, I'm not convinced that this is anything more than an illusion.
I know how good the 4s' camera and the software is, trust me. I've already said that it's pretty awesome, and in some ways better than the one on the Nexus. You must have skipped that part. I could care less about video comparisons. I already told you... I'm speaking from first hand experience, and it's no illusion. It's NATIVE camera app shoots with less camera lag. But that may only be due to the fact that the iPhone's software wants to send each pic to the camera roll after every shot. If we're talking about third party apps, then it would be fairly pointles to try and compare them in that manner I supose.
And the iPhone 4S takes better pictures (more on that coming), so any speed improvements that the Nexus "may" have in reality also may well be at the expense of image quality. The photos taken by Camera+ in burst mode are reduced resolution, but that is what it takes to get it so fast. So that reinforces my question… what compromises on image quality did Samsung have to make to get that kind of speed? Again… every single unbiased independent expert comparison I have read shows the iPhone 4S having the best-in-class photo quality. Period. If you care to dispute that, show me differently. Don't tell me your opinion… it's not expert or unbiased.
The Nexus takes 5MP photos max vs the 8 MP of the iPhone. That already allows the buffer to empty faster. As far as quality goes, since you work in the field, you should absolutely know that the number of megapixels has ZERO to do with the 75 PPI jpg which will be output to the web or LCD on your phone. Only when we print does MP count matter. But you know this. Everything else is in the software. And software can be tweaked both manually and by firmware. I can take photos with both phones and get consistent results in terms of quality depending on the software used.
But let's say we stick to the native stuff. Of course we're going to see differences. Differences in white balance, saturation, contrast etc... I'll say this much about the camera app for the iPhone. Hands down best metering, plus the fact that you can do auto exposure lock is fantastic.
And I never said I thought the Nexus itself was kludgy. I did say I've read that ICS has caught up to the iPhone 2G, and yes, I know the Galaxy Nexus runs ICS. It's actually the only Android phone I would consider, if not for that ridiculous size.
I could care less about ICS. My EVO is just as fast without it. LOL.. 2G, there you go again. Ah well, guess you'd rather just take the word of others than actually find out for yourself. Granted, that's easier to do. No worries. You say ridiculous size, I say pick one up and see for yourself. It's light, feels very sturdy and not bulky in any way. Feels great in the hand and pocket.
You go on ahead and laugh it off, but in the end… the iPhone 4/4S has text that looks like printed paper.
Um, no it doesn't. It looks great, but if you think it looks like print on paper then, well..... I don't even know what to say about that. The only technology I've seen on an display that even remotely resembles print on paper is the Kindle.
I can also play (and for that matter shoot) 1080p video just fine on my iPhone 4S. As a personal preference, I don't generally watch videos on my iPhone, nor would I on any smartphone.
You might if you saw what video looked like on a big enough, gorgeous AMOLED 4.9" lcd! We were watching a streamed UFC match on the Nexus right from the Dropbox app the other day, and it was indeed stunning.
Don't underestimate what my eyes are capable of differentiating. My career involves working with digital images and detail is something I am trained to assess and highly adept at discerning. Granted… I can't say I'd see the difference between 330 PPI and 316 PPI.
After that whole "text looks like print on paper" bit, I'm not so sure man... ;D Besides, that kind of detail boils down to the limitations of what the human eye is capable of physically perceiving/interpreting. I'm pretty sure that we've gone beyond the point of diminishing returns where pixel density and our eyes are concerned.
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the real PPI is closer to 200. As for IPS vs Super AMOLED, the faked resolution issue aside, S-AMOLED has much higher contrast ratios. IPS has better color accuracy and a brighter screen. Pick your poison. Neither is absolutely and uncontested-ly "better" than the other.
Kind of hits the nail on the head. It's about perceived quality at that point. Both produce amazing results, no dispute there from me.
So show me a roundup that portrays the Galaxy Nexus as shooting better photos. Go ahead.
I don't need a roundup. In fact, at some point during the week, I'll try and do my own roundup. Plus, I didn't say it shot better photos. You keep putting words in my mouth. All I said was that the Nexus produced fantastic quality shots. I also spoke of how fond I was of the panoramic feature. How you got that I said it was better out of that, I'm not sure. Almost seems like you're trying to pick a fight, but I'd rather give you the benefit of the doubt. Re-read my post if you'd like, I never said that it was inherently better.
LOL! Android is hardly an underdog these days. And I'm not bashing it. I'm bashing your highly flawed claim that the Galaxy Nexus "stomps" the iPhone. Ok.. maybe the iPhone 2G and 3G…
If it's my opinion, which I clearly thought it was.. how is it flawed? Just sayin'... Hey, if you can nitpick, so can I.
Ok… misprove it then. I have read quite a few "unbiased" sources over the years showing that Android devices are more sluggish to touch inputs like "flicking" and "pinch to zoom", than the iPhone ever has been. I've actually seen videos of Android in action with fandroids fawning over the responsiveness while I'm like "Are you freaking kidding me?" I've certainly not been impressed by my own hands-on with androids others have. But I've also read that ICS is the FIRST version of Android that is pretty smooth in an iPhone-like way, thus I give it and ONLY it the benefit of the doubt. So go ahead… misprove it.
It's kind of hard to misprove anything to you since you're over there, and I'm over here. I'd offer to buy you a beer with our respective gear in tow, but you'd have to promise not to spill any on my phone...
Doug