By Tor's Additional Words Of Wisdom

Android questions

I'm making this mini-blog post because the question is slightly too long for a tweet.

My old iPhone 3G is showing it's age. It's quite sluggish in a lot of ways and I may be looking to replace it in the not too distant future. I might get another iPhone, but I'm seriously considering getting an Android instead. So, all you android owners, I'd appreciate the benefit of your wisdom and experience (answer in comments please):

  • What phone do you have, and of the current (and near future, like Galaxy S2/HTC Sensation) would you recommend?
  • Do the OS "overlays" like the "sense" from HTC make a big difference? Can you turn them on and off. Is the "basic" Android iterface any good?
  • Is android good for managing media? How easy is it to get media files on and off the phone? Is it easy to organise them? Can you manage podcast subscriptions easily (both audio and video ones)? I know everyone hate iTunes, but is there an equivalent desktop program to manage the syncing etc?
  • Can Android handle Audible audiobook files easily?
  • What is the Android Kindle app like? Are there other eBook readers? Is Stanza available for Android
  • Does android sync easily with your Gmail account? (I should hope the answer to this is yes!)
  • Can it sync with Outlook and or exchange servers (not very important for me though)
  • Do most of the Android phones have quite a small memory but you have to expand them with micro SD card (compared to eg iPhone with 16 or 32GB internal, but no expansion)
  • Any good for games (not my main priority)?

(I'll update with more questions as I think of them)

Filed under  //   android   mobile   phone   technology  
Posted May 22, 2011