PB User Test Drives Galaxy Tab 7 Plus
local stores have the galaxy tab on sale and i took one for test drive. to be perfectly honest i have never had any apple or google products to play with for a longer period so i wanted to take this opportunity to check out android tablet.
after couple of days with samsung tablet and honeycomb i have mixed feelings. there are some things i like and dislike.
first of all my initial experience with the tablet was frustrating to say at least because i kept swiping to close down apps.
after couple of days i have better hang on android system.
so what do i like. the fact that there are some cool apps that i want to see on playbook. this is probably given.
i like that android allows to set any browser (opera etc) to be default browser for certain task
stock android browser not to mention opera or dolphine browser are far better than any playbook browser in terms of features and raw performance. i am surprised that rim did not put more effort into playbook internet browser 2.0. i would love to see opera at some point because it is one of the best mobile browsers on tablets imo.
now some stuff that i frankly find it stupid. it is an absurd that android app realtor.ca is not compatible with the galaxy tab and i actually need to run it from my playbook. i found several apps that do not work at all with galaxy tab. even big names like firefox or economist magazine for android.
It is actually fuuny that there are android apps that will work on every single playbook but not on all android tablets. This reminds me of blackberry phone issues where some apps work on one phone but not on another.
the selection of apps in android market is ... well extensive but the problem is that many are designed for android phones and do not look that good on 7" tablet or just look weird.
also as mentioned the selection is extensive but quality is questionable. just to give one example. i was looking for good nIghtstand for android and in fact there are hundres of them in android play store. the problem is that i failed to find one that would be comparable in quality to antair nightstand. i am serious when i say that this one app smokes most of android nightstands in terms of quality. i am yet to find one that i actually like and gives me same options.
overall i find gingerbread too complicated. i got used to it but playbook qnx "simplicity" or "sophistication" is so refreshing. the way apps are permanently deleted in gingerbread is just stupid
android widgets are very cool. great idea and i hope to see it in os10. i am sucker for visuals and i like live wallpapers.
google apps integration with the tablet is just awesome. gps and google maps, places work so well. gps and google maps work extremely well. so is google places. i wish google maps and gps works so well on playbook.
google pulled all my calendar and contacts from my blackberry and put it right into contacts and calendar of the tablet. i knew that this is possible with the calendar but when i saw contacts on galaxy i was very impressed.
I dislike a lot the fact that there is no way to hide bottom task bar and it is always there. Annoying to say at least and it does ruine experience with games.
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