If it has TouchWiz, I won't be interested. If it has a quadcore A15 processor though...
touchwiz is just a launcher really how hard is it to replace it :S
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touchwiz is just a launcher really how hard is it to replace it :S
It's a bit more than that really, but yes, it's not the end of the world.
It is more than just the launcher though.
The colour scheme throughout the UI/apps looks like it has been designed by a 8 year old
The customized stock apps aren't great IMO (granted they can be easily changed through the market)
etc.
The colour scheme throughout the UI/apps looks like it has been designed by a 8 year old
The customized stock apps aren't great IMO (granted they can be easily changed through the market
)etc.
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Another bad design in my eyes. Admittedly I can use my index finger or my thumb to reach the top button but then that's at a stretch, and then I've got to reshuffle the phone around to get it back into position without it slipping out of my hand.
I mean how difficult would it have been to have a wake up button on one of the sides, It's not exactly gonna sacrifice the aesthetics. If it's balance they were worried about then they could have stuck one on the other side from the volume buttons. A wake up button, doubling up as a camera button and a faux button/cover for the usb connection.
That way there's is very little movement and effort involved in waking up the device and using the interface. The N9 nailed this on the head, double tap the screen and it comes to life.
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Exactly, if there was a home button then that would be in the 'arc' of your thumb and the thumb would be doing all the work, waking it up and using the device.
It is more than just the launcher though.
The colour scheme throughout the UI/apps looks like it has been designed by a 8 year old
The customized stock apps aren't great IMO (granted they can be easily changed through the market
etc.
this makes the whole argument against TW irrelevant - Samsung bring some good apps and improvements too.
No, it's more than a launcher. Gingerbread TW on the SGS2 was vastly different to Gingerbread on the Nexus S. Personally I found it brought a few improvements, but the design of the whole thing was pretty poor and rather overdone. Thus I don't want to see it on the SGS3.
Irrelevant? Just because Samsung make more detailed adjustments than just the launcher, it doesn't make it any better.
Their app modifications are ugly in a lot of places too. That's not to say it's all bad, but the bad definitely outweighs the good.
Oh yeah there is no doubt that they have done great things under the hood like the super smooth and super quick performance, built in codecs etc. and are better at this than HTC etc.
However, the UI is god awful looking and is no were near the standard of the new sense and most certainly not better than stock ICS IMO.
And it isn't irrelevant, as a lot of people just want to get a mobile that is nice to look at in terms of the UI and plenty of features like sense and stock android out of the box instead of doing what the majority of us here do, use 3rd party apps for everything and customize our home screens to our liking.
A lot of my friends (average joe type of people) didn't get the GS 2 purely due to the UI.
The only customized app that I like on the GS 2 stock touchwiz is the calendar.
It is just the UI and colour scheme that needs to be worked on and the placement of a few things.
And you can't change the theme of certain stuff like the notification bar, system menus etc.
However, the UI is god awful looking and is no were near the standard of the new sense and most certainly not better than stock ICS IMO.
And it isn't irrelevant, as a lot of people just want to get a mobile that is nice to look at in terms of the UI and plenty of features like sense and stock android out of the box instead of doing what the majority of us here do, use 3rd party apps for everything and customize our home screens to our liking.
A lot of my friends (average joe type of people
) didn't get the GS 2 purely due to the UI.The only customized app that I like on the GS 2 stock touchwiz is the calendar.
It is just the UI and colour scheme that needs to be worked on and the placement of a few things.
And you can't change the theme of certain stuff like the notification bar, system menus etc.
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That's fair enough, but it's not something people should have to do. Samsung should actually make their designs look a bit more interesting.
The dialer for example... utterly awful. Same for the messaging app.
I actually find myself astounded at how ugly it is.
No, I disagree. User experience is vital and good software makes or breaks a phone, Android or not.
can't be that bad as they sold more than 20............million.
Have you seen their 'Smart Home' presentations? They're really into the Samsung store stuff and want to use it as a central hub for everything on their products.
Logically, just stick stock ICS on there and leave it be, but they want people stuck in their own little 'software experience' and it's really quite horrible.
The default wallpaper when you turn on the SGS2 for example... just what!
