Comments on: Google shows touchy-feely Android phone

Search giant shows off Android at its Google I/O conference, including its touch-screen interface and ability to shift a Street View as the user turns around.

[your_it]

Too poor graphics quality.. Looks like East Man Color Phone.. they are far far behind from iphone quality ...................

[jrm125]

Except that the images are blown up far beyond their original size, it's not even finished yet, and it appears to be a highly functional and open platform.

In other words, shut up, who cares?

[TotallMadness]

i think those pics are pretty enlarged.

[Composer_1777]

LOL, you must know little about graphics. Also it depends ont the phone, Android is a mobile OS

[Mr. Dee]

I have been a bit skeptical about Android for the past few months especially not seeing anything relevant, new or concrete or anything that I haven't seen in the iPhone. But after reading this article and looking through the gallery of photos I must say I am satisfied and impressed. Don't let the photo quality fool you your_it, it probably would look the same if it was an iPhone. The interface looks rich and compelling. Now I know if Google were to create a Desktop OS, it would have really pretty icons and graphical richness. If this is an early sign of devices to come, then I think Apple better move quick and Windows Mobile better push development of Windows Mobile 7 at a faster pace. Google is definitely a player here.

[aka_tripleB]

The big thing that will keep me from getting one of these is Google. I don't trust it enough. But also, it has no office apps. It doesn't even have a simple note taking app. I still say WinMo 6 is better.

[iBuzz]

I'm with you. No way is Google getting access to my address book, call history, SMS messages, and business email. And I don't want to support a platform whose goal is most likely to serve me annoying ads on my phone. I know Steve Jobs hates ads, so I'll stick with my iPhone, thank you.

[SuperCavey]

to aka_tripleB

Google does have a an office program that has all the goodies of Microsoft Office and for free. I've never tried it out since I have a legit Office but you can check it out at google.com/a

[purcell429]

Seriously? This is what everyone has been fawning over for the past 6 months? Its like some disturbing mashup of Windows Mobile, with everything else ripped right out of the iPhone! Wow, a home screen just like the iphones! Wow, a web browser that lets you zoom in (but only if you keep holding your finger down? How the heck do you do that with a trackball anyway?)! Web page shortcuts! Gee Wiz! (Oh wait, i've had a NYT and CNET link for a few months now. So it appears all that android is is a rip off of the iPhone's version of OSX, with Ugly icons, some stuff ripped from windows mobile, pac man, a compass (assuming of course that any manufacturer would put one in a phone), and ads strewn about everywhere? Where do I sign up!?

[rapier1]

Its good to see that Apple fans will attack *anyone* that dares to enter into Apple's sphere of influence. Google is making a phone? OMG ITS SUCKS! THE iPHONE IS PERFECT!

[chillys95]

With Android Google is essentially another Microsoft. They make the software wit all these features and other companies make the hardware that'll use about say.... HALF of those features. The end result is this cheap piece of plastic cell/smart phone wit a buggy OS. The iphone is certainly not perfect but at least the phone is made of stronger materials and is designed specifically for its OS.

[pyro414]

apple has a history of developing a trend/putting it in main stream production and having others fallow, ie OS other then DOS, USB, iPod, iPhone. thye haven't started them all but have made them a lot more popular.

[CornerStone__]

Okay the truth is that Apple is Closed, Windows is closed; RIM closed, but open source is not. You may or may not edit it a thousand different ways to YOUR liking, not some companies! That is what hopefully google will allow android to become, let my people go.

[purcell429]

Who cares about editing your cell phones software?? What, maybe the less than 1% of people who are computer programmers might. For 99% of people, they wouldn't change a damn thing about their cell phone anyway, they would just buy one that is good to begin with, not a phone that needs to be hacked and skinned and optimized to become good. And anyway, what company makes a touch screen phone with a compass in it?? Android is vaporware, face it. Sure, it might be great on a cheapo nokia, ill give you that.

and to rapier1, they aren't making a phone, they are making an OS. Big difference. All I said was that I see nothing that differentiates android from other proprietary software that is currently being used on cell phones, thats all.

[ds1w]

i think the point of this is not the ability of the user to edit their "software" but the open development platform. i'm with CornerStone. This isn't about putting skins on your phone or writing your own apps . It's about the development community that can openly support the OS.

[nikolairostof]

I have never met someone who got a new cell phone and said it was perfect. Everyone wishes there was something that it could do, or something that annoyed them about it, android will let you change that. Besides, can you honestly say some myspace junkie obsessed with tweaking their page would not want their phone customized...... Maybe you enjoy living in your apple box, but other people may not feel the same way. It will be nice to have a choice.

[benjaminstraight]

They need to improve the resolution graphics.