Rotten Apple vs. Short Circuiting Robot…Part 2...Battle of the innards

From where we left off, I think I made a solid case for why the iPad 2 is not good a tablet as the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 and most Apple fanboys would beg to differ. Now I offer you part 2, dissection of the core of these devices, the operation systems.

 UI vs UE

The iOS user interface and user experience are much too plain in my view. The app icons, app animations and home screens on Apple’s beloved bore me. Maybe if the added live wallpapers and icons that weren’t all shaped the same maybe I’d enjoy looking at an iPad when it comes on. That said, Android Honeycomb on the Galaxy isn’t without isn’t flaws. The slow transitions between home screens are at the core of the OS. Even its successor is just as terrible. Apart from the laggy and buggy-ness of it all, resizable widgets that can provide you with info about what you get if you open the app reduce time spent by even running it. I love the many keyboard styles you get from Android and loath the ‘always in CAPs’ iOS keyboard, confuses me. When I’m in lower case I want my keyboard to say that.

The only thing Google needs to refine is the look of the OS. Haven’t had the chance to handle a Jellybean device, my concerned could already have been answered.
Apps and App Store
iOS has more developers on board, so they get more apps for the iPad by default and apps are rightly optimized for the screen size.  Android, not far behind. Only problem is the platform fragmentation has resulted in ugly smartphone apps landing on tablets taking up the entire screen with huge gaps in the real estate taken. FAIL by Android here and they claim fragmentation in the OS does not exist which in itself is a problem. I’ll dedicate a post just to fragmentation and what it means.
On the respective App stores, Google Play (as it is now known) trumps Apple’s App Store in more than one way for the Zambia-centric tablet user. Firstly, there are no iTunes accounts that can be opened to originate from Zambia. You have to claim to be from Botswana or some other spot on this planet. Secondly, payment modes. Only credit cards allowed. Need a paid app, find a friend with a credit card to buy it or jail break it to side load paid apps.
Enter Google Play. My Google account is enough. I can link it to my Xapit card or link it to a pay-pal account. More freedom for me.
OS Updates
The winner here is iOS, can’t escape it even if I tried. Apple is the master at pushing out OS updates. That is helped by not needing as much carrier approval as other OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and having little to no fragmentation on iOS. On the Android end, they must be the worst. Android 4.0 is nearly a year old and its successor 4.1 is now floating around and the Galaxy tab in my possession still sits on 3.0. I cannot not understand why Google does this time and time again. At the core of it, fragmentation, caused by Google allowing each and every OEM to do what they please with the OS. Arrgggghhh!!!!!
In conclusion, software wise, the galaxy edges it 2 to 1. For some, what I have noted counts for zilch. To quote Neo in ‘The Matrix Reloaded’, “The question is choice”.

Rotten Apple vs. Short Circuiting Robot

I always based my iPad impression on my experiences with iOS which was a bit off. After being stuck with an iPad from work a week or so, feeling it inside and out, I can safely say I know what I'd pick when all comes down to it. First off, this should not be taken as a device review, I'm giving my assessment of the things casual users look at. HARDWARE You can call me African but I have a problem with the iPad form factor, its metallic feeling hard back and shape. I find hard to hold in one hand,let alone two. Feels like it'll slip out of my hands when I hold it in book like position. That's why many people prefer to have a these fancy grippy covers. The Galaxy tab on the hand is light, one hand is all you need. Purchase a cover only to reduce wear. The kindle and Google Nexus 7 are excellent readers cz of their braille like rears. Display-wise, the iPad shades it though the Galaxy is a close second with colors having a more organic touch. The iPad has excellent sunlight legibility but who uses there tabs in the sun. On connectivity,I can't tell which is better though WiFi tethering coming to the galaxy out of the box is a plus. Storage,Galaxy takes the cake. Mass storage mode helps a lot. Sound output,even. Part 1, complete......coming up Part 2.

Eventually >>

Definition Finally; ultimately; at some later time Eventually...we all get our chance to shine!! Eventually...we all grow up and leave the childish games. Eventually...things fall into place if you planned it out well. Eventually...even with smiles on our faces,we fall out if we're not working towards the same goal. Eventually...the cream rises to the top despite being steered vigorously. Eventually...we all get remembered but who were to people and how connected not by what we possessed. Eventually...we wise up Eventually...the curtain closes but do we get a standing ovation or bow to empty rows of seats? Eventually...we run out of ideas to blog and fall asleep. Peace.One

FracturE

Definition.. fracture: (n.) 1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach. During the course of our lifetime we all will end up having a friendship fractured by either us or our friends actions or attitudes. Like a bone that's been broken never being the same again,that's kinda how fractured friendships are..we may smile and talk but under the surface, things are not as strong as they were... I'm guilty of breaking the bond in pursuit of selfish gain or up holding my morals. In the case of the former,I'd shy away and make little the effort to rescue the situation...well even in the later case I guess. Lacking a poker face doesn't help conceal the fact that I can't stand certain people. I thank them for the part they've played in my life so far but I can't help left the rift widen the divide. and the fractures I have caused,im working on my flaws,hard to alter my character but i can work on some of my bad habits... Peace.One

Here we go........

A blog....is it necessary to have one????? Do I have enough to say to make it meaningful or worthwhile to read? Only time will answer that question, so HERE WE GO!!!!