January 6, 2013

What are the difference in droid capabilities?

Q. i am about to purchase an android phone. But i was wondering if i have droid 2.2 for example on a verizon phone vs. a Tmobile phone is the droid going to have any difference as far as capabilities just because the actual phone is maybe a lower quality or a different model? Basically i want to know as far as droid does the phone itself hinder capabilities if the droid is the same OS version.

A. The phones are nearly the same. You should pick on which carrier is best in your area, THEN worry about which phones to pick. You're doing it backwards.

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Are there any touch phones which has touch sensitivity like iphone 4 ?
Q. I mean any android phone. Apple even has the smooth gliding technology. Many android phones do not have that.
What is that technology?
How could apple alone have that even after so many years of the touch phone advent?

Hey Weatly thaanks
What are those phones that are going to release with the 4.0, "Ice cream sandwich" Coz I want to buy something like that. I hate apple, but the only thing that I like in it is the touch sensitivity

A. "apple alone have that even after so many years of the touch phone advent?"

sorry but Nokia has had smooth gliding since before the iPhone, don't let apples marketing fool you- they didnt make the first tablet either *gasp*, why I had a windows powered tablet since 2000.


and the smooth gliding has nothing to do with the screen- its the software, and the iphones IOS is very simple and has GPU acceleration allowing for a speedy UI

android is more complex, it has widgets and live wallpapers, and does NOT have GPU acceleration- meaning smooth scrolling is harder to achieve, the high end android phones have smooth scrolling. (like the galaxy s2
http://www.androidauthority.com/iphone-4-vs-samsung-galaxy-sii-10109/

also androids next update 4.0 code named "Ice cream sandwich" coming out in October/November will allow GPU acceleration, and will hopefully bring smooth scrolling to all android models.


Why are there viruses on Android tablets but none on the Apple iPad?
Q. What I mean to ask is, how come people say that Android tablets like Samsung Galaxy are more likely to get virus or malware than an Apple tablet?

A. It is somewhat of a myth to think that there are no malware issues on the iPad. Of course, compared to Android tablets, iPad viruses are almost non-existent but they do exist (mostly as malware apps) and can be dangerous if your iPad is jailbroken. The nature of security on Apple vs Android is about perspective as much it is about technology.

� iPad Privacy and Internet Security:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-gCcNyPzYmcWm93TGVlU3h1T0U

� SSL Sniffing
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-gCcNyPzYmcMVpmekota2xSdDg

What makes the iPad different is that it has been built from the ground up to be a closed-OS tablet which makes it more secure than Samsung Galaxy and other Android tablets. iPad apps too need to be digitally signed and can be downloaded only from the App Store.

They also run in their own space (think of the "sandboxie" program in Windows which separates specific program operations from the main OS. iPad has that from the start).

In terms of security, I've found iPad and Amazon Kindle Fire to be relatively secure tablet devices.


I want to buy a smartphone that isnt a blackberry?
Q. I have the blackberry bold 9700 right now. i want a touch phone like an android or iphone. im stuck between three phones. The iphone 3gs, samsung galaxy s II i997, and samsung galaxy s II i777. pleas help me decide which is best. im leaning more towards android.

A. The Galaxy S II is the i777, the i997 is the Samsung Infuse.

Here's a comaprison between the Galaxy S II and the Infuse: http://www.phonegg.com/compare/27/Samsung-I9100-Galaxy-S-II-vs-Samsung-i997-Infuse-4G.html . Apple doesn't like to show offf their specs, so there's no easy way to show all three side-by-side-by-side.

Both have a much larger display and are a lot more current than the iPhone 3GS (faster processor, etc). Another thing about Androids is the ability to add a SD card for extra storage- for a lot cheaper than going up to the next storage option for iPhones.

If you use a mac or iTunes on the PC for other devices, you'll be used to the interface and there's seamless integration w/ an iPhone. There's similar integration with your Google account with an Android... and either can really go either way with a little work.

Go to a local electronics or cell store and try them both out- they should have working models to use to see which you prefer. I'd personally suggest the Galaxy S II, if I had to choose between the threee, but it's best to give them a try if you havne't tried either before.





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