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0 pointsrglullis16y ago0 comments

I never noticed the difference in perspective you are talking about, but still: what about the screen from the Nexus One? Same resolution as the Droid, ~250 ppi and AMOLED. Yeah, one can find "Oh, shiny!" articles about it, but no one wanted to turn that into a absolutely remarkable feature.

As for the Droid quality: I bought mine in November and it's still going. Dropped it a couple of times (what caused a tiny crack on the corner, can't even see it if I don't point it out) and the keyboard "right-alt" key forces me sometimes to press it twice. I wouldn't say that the phone will outlive me, but it is far from being a "cheap plastic gizmo".

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modeless16y ago· 1 in thread

I don't know; people were pretty excited about the AMOLED screen. The excitement was tempered, however, by the fact that it's useless in daylight. Also, people liked the industrial design of the Droid. Take this quote from Engadget's review: "an industrial design straight from a gadget enthusiast's fever-dream"; and this: "they've made a device which is truly lustworthy, even next to the best efforts of Apple, HTC, and Palm."

cheald16y ago

Speaking as a Nexus One owner, it's not quite useless, it's just harder to use. Froyo's automatic brightness adjustment makes it quite usable in direct sunlight, though it's obviously not going to compete with an LCD. However, the display is just beyond gorgeous, and given that I work very hard to stay _out_ of the sun, it's a great fit for me.

tumult16y ago· 1 in thread

I have a Nexus One. The screen is really nice, I like it. But it does suck outdoors. Probably not a winner for most consumers.

henrikschroder16y ago

Things I love about my simple Nokia phone:

17) The reflective screen works really well in direct sunlight. You lose colours, but you can always see what's on it, regardless of the lighting conditions.

saint-loup16y ago

I was told that the display of the Nexus One is not so great, with problems like oversaturation and bad color reproduction : http://www.displaymate.com/Nexus_iPhone_ShootOut.htm

(this is from the same guy who criticized Jobs for his presentation of the iPhone 4 display)

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