You gotta have the big three: reliable GPS map app, a good music player, and better than meh cameras. If you can get those three things working, and working as well or better than comparable devices on iOS and Android, you’ve got a chance.
Right now, it’s one out of three at best, based on the access I’ve had to a couple, and the reliability of calls/texts isn’t exactly perfect either. I’ve yet to see one with a camera that isn’t shit, and the music players I’ve seen can’t hold a candle to even iOS’s muddy, over filtered sound, even when they function well otherwise. I’m not even expecting high end sound, just sound that isn’t fucked.
GPS though, that worked well enough the last time I had a device to test drive with. Not as feature rich, but still good enough for basic use.
Also ran into dropped calls and ghost texts disappearing, but that is as much on the carrier as the device.
They just aren’t daily drivers yet, and I so badly want it to be.
What do you mean by good music player? To me, Metro seems sufficient, but I’m not into features others might be into?
I’ve tried to help Open Maps, but wasted the good part of an evening trying to correct information. Keyword: ‘trying’. BUT GPS service isn’t dependent on phone service, and lots of people will keep capable older phones around. -I’d rather have an older phone sitting on my dashboard, hanging from the windshield, or in the phone holder on my scooter than the one I’m actively using.
Messing up updates, and power management would be one of my greatest concerns.
You gotta have the big three: reliable GPS map app, a good music player, and better than meh cameras. If you can get those three things working, and working as well or better than comparable devices on iOS and Android, you’ve got a chance.
Right now, it’s one out of three at best, based on the access I’ve had to a couple, and the reliability of calls/texts isn’t exactly perfect either. I’ve yet to see one with a camera that isn’t shit, and the music players I’ve seen can’t hold a candle to even iOS’s muddy, over filtered sound, even when they function well otherwise. I’m not even expecting high end sound, just sound that isn’t fucked.
GPS though, that worked well enough the last time I had a device to test drive with. Not as feature rich, but still good enough for basic use.
Also ran into dropped calls and ghost texts disappearing, but that is as much on the carrier as the device.
They just aren’t daily drivers yet, and I so badly want it to be.
What do you mean by good music player? To me, Metro seems sufficient, but I’m not into features others might be into?
I’ve tried to help Open Maps, but wasted the good part of an evening trying to correct information. Keyword: ‘trying’. BUT GPS service isn’t dependent on phone service, and lots of people will keep capable older phones around. -I’d rather have an older phone sitting on my dashboard, hanging from the windshield, or in the phone holder on my scooter than the one I’m actively using.
Messing up updates, and power management would be one of my greatest concerns.