Official Android discussion thread

[dreams]

^^ U must be kidding.. am I right??????

[SunnyChahal]

how is this phone compared to 5800 and how is android compared to s60v5

Dude, Android phones completely blow away any Nokia touchscreen phones!

[amitabhishek]

While Googling for something else I landed up here. Handy for someone with Samsung Galaxy. MoDaCo ROM for Samsung Galaxy probably with Sense UI.

[hellknight]

@sunny.. not really.. N900 rocks.. it blows away most of the Android phones except that Sony Ericsson X10

[SunnyChahal]

^
N900? Dude! That thing is plain filthy. Not to mention the uber suckage of Symbian OS. No offence to anyone but Symbian doesn't stand a chance against Android or Mobile OS X.

[pickster]

^
N900? Dude! That thing is plain filthy. Not to mention the uber suckage of Symbian OS. No offence to anyone but Symbian doesn't stand a chance against Android or Mobile OS X.

uhh.. N900 runs Maemo, not Symbian.

[SunnyChahal]

Yeah, just read that.

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I just have the tendency to hate Nokia phones, no matter how awesome they may be.

[kalpik]

*prays really hard that the HTC desire is release under 30k officially in India*

[ico]

Maemo is actually better than even iPhone OS.

[amitabhishek]

I have used N810 albeit briefly and it was brilliant. By that yardstick N900 should also be a great device. Its pity that as far as India is concerned Nokia believes in giving us a rat's a$s. BTW N900 still sports a resistive screen and a stylus.

[SunnyChahal]

*prays really hard that the HTC desire is release under 30k officially in India*

Yoy've really been itching to get your hands on one of those awesome Android devices, aren't ya?

Maemo is actually better than even iPhone OS.

Yeah sure! That's like saying Windows Vista is better than Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

I have used N810 albeit briefly and it was brilliant. By that yardstick N900 should also be a great device. Its pity that as far as India is concerned Nokia believes in giving us a rat's a$s. BTW N900 still sports a resistive screen and a stylus.

Resistive screen? Stylus? C'mon Nokia! .....N900 is like a brick with touch screen. Capacitive screen FTW!

[kalpik]

Yeah.. Unfortunately, so far no android love for India

[SunnyChahal]

Why don't you get Hero or Nexus One?

[MasterMinds]

how is this phone compared to 5800 and how is android compared to s60v5

^^ U must be kidding.. am I right??????

Dude, Android phones completely blow away any Nokia touchscreen phones!

yea that's what i was asking.I haven't used android.

[kalpik]

Why don't you get Hero or Nexus One?

Cause Nexus One isn't officially available in India. I want warranty and support.

[SunnyChahal]

Will it ever be?

[kalpik]

Nexus One? I really don't know.. But i think HTC will launch Desire in India soon..

[dreams]

Do I have to activate just the GPRS/EDGE for my Hero or it is advisable to go for a data plan??
I am currently with AirTel.

[amitabhishek]

Do I have to activate just the GPRS/EDGE for my Hero or it is advisable to go for a data plan??
I am currently with AirTel.

You would need a proper Edge connection; in Airtel's lingo its called Mobile Office.

[dreams]

I do have that activated, but somewhere I read we need a data plan for proper browsing since GPRS/EDGE will work for only Google apps.

Anyways, thnx for the clarification. And any tips for increasing battery life?

[amitabhishek]

I do have that activated, but somewhere I read we need a data plan for proper browsing since GPRS/EDGE will work for only Google apps.

Anyways, thnx for the clarification. And any tips for increasing battery life?

EDGE is full fledged wireless internet. It can be used to browse all the sites as well as to tether your laptop etc.

Switch off all the wireless connections if you don't need them; this enhances the battery life to a great extent. Switching off streaming widgets also enhances battery.You can also control screen brightness so keep it optimized according to your needs. I think thats about it; IMO these smart phones can be quite a battery drainers.

[dreams]

Tnx a bunch m8. And how to conn Hero to my lappy and use Airtel MO. Internet tethering I mean. Browsing from lappy using Airtel from Hero.

[ico]

Yeah sure! That's like saying Windows Vista is better than Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

You obviously didn't know about Nokia N900, as you termed it 'Symbian'. Use first and then talk. When are we getting Flash on the iPhone? eh?

A small eye opener for you - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHUwvaTmXWQ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo

Maemo also makes Android look like over-rated sh1te.

[SunnyChahal]

Maemo or not, resistive touchscreen phones aren't for me.

[ico]

^ Resistive is a -ve point, yes.

But, I seriously -ed @ that Windows Vista vs Snow Leo comparison.

Wait for Maemo 6 and new devices to come out.

[SunnyChahal]

Negative point? It's a deal breaker for many people.

[ico]

Negative point? It's a deal breaker for many people.

Nokia's next Maemo 6 fone/tablet will be with capactitive touchscreen and multitouch. Don't worry.

[amitabhishek]

Tnx a bunch m8. And how to conn Hero to my lappy and use Airtel MO. Internet tethering I mean. Browsing from lappy using Airtel from Hero.

I haven't tried tethering & I don't know about Windows but in Linux you can try following in terminal:

wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf

If it detects a USB modem then we are on right track. After that edit wvdial with the dial-in phone number (e.g.such as #555) from Airtel and hopefully things should get going.

[dreams]

I dont use Linux. Any steps for Windows?

[ico]

Sony Ericsson X10 mini -
There you get an entry level Android.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro -

with QWERTY.

Click the images for specifications.