Hello!
I am a forums junkie and have been over on the web os nation (formally precentral.net) for several years, and figured since I'm a Iphone owner now I would venture over to these parts.
Anyway, I wanted to share my thoughts and feelings about the Iphone 4s and IOS 5 from a person that has never used it and is brand new to the environment. I have strictly used Palm devices since 2001, but since HP took a giant crap on Web OS last year and left the OS to the wolves, I figured it was time to venture onto greener pastures...well green-ER pastures if you know what I am saying.
First off I wanted to share my thoughts on the Iphone 4s. The hardware is of course fantastic. This is where I think Apple definitely owns the market. You can't beat the form factor and personally I'm glad it didn't change from the old one. I don't care for the button though especially coming from Web OS's finger gestures which I think are the greatest things in the world. Here's my pros.
Pros.
1.) Love the hardware.
2.) I absolutely love how fast the phone is. Insane really!
3.) The screen is gorgeous.
4.) Fantastic camera
5.) Siri is pretty cool but still mixed. Will leave in pros for now.
6.) Speaker on it is pretty dang good.
Cons
1.) Absolutely can't stand not having a keyboard. After always having one I think it will be a while before I'm use to that.
2.) Where's the multi-tasking? Web OS smokes the crud out of the IOS 5 with the multi tasking. I don't even think Android can touch Web OS. That is the biggest grip I have. I loved being able to do 5-10 different things at once without any of them shutting down on me. Really Apple, I think IOS 6 better have something along the lines of "cards" or Android is going to run you over. At least give us some true multi tasking.
3.) The notification system is second rate compared to Web OS' notification system. I really miss this feature. Yes, I notice IOS does have something somewhat similar, but its still night and day. I miss my little icons appearing at the bottom for notifications.
4.) Is it me or is this phone a pain in the ass to hook up to itunes? I don't understand why it has a hard time backing up everything instead of some things. Probably me but still worth mentioning, especially coming from my older Palm phones being amazing with syncing stuff.
5.) Where's the customization?
After using a Palm Pre 2 for the last 18 months I really do miss Web OS. It is a crying shame what HP and Palm did to it but that's in the past, because if HP hadn't ended Web OS I'd still be there right now for sure.
With that said even with the cons I do like the Iphone 4s. I think over time I can get use to second class multi tasking and notifications. Hopefully Apple will update the OS with better features to help in those categories.
Anyway, there's my thoughts. Hope you all have a great day!
I am a forums junkie and have been over on the web os nation (formally precentral.net) for several years, and figured since I'm a Iphone owner now I would venture over to these parts.
Anyway, I wanted to share my thoughts and feelings about the Iphone 4s and IOS 5 from a person that has never used it and is brand new to the environment. I have strictly used Palm devices since 2001, but since HP took a giant crap on Web OS last year and left the OS to the wolves, I figured it was time to venture onto greener pastures...well green-ER pastures if you know what I am saying.
First off I wanted to share my thoughts on the Iphone 4s. The hardware is of course fantastic. This is where I think Apple definitely owns the market. You can't beat the form factor and personally I'm glad it didn't change from the old one. I don't care for the button though especially coming from Web OS's finger gestures which I think are the greatest things in the world. Here's my pros.
Pros.
1.) Love the hardware.
2.) I absolutely love how fast the phone is. Insane really!
3.) The screen is gorgeous.
4.) Fantastic camera
5.) Siri is pretty cool but still mixed. Will leave in pros for now.
6.) Speaker on it is pretty dang good.
Cons
1.) Absolutely can't stand not having a keyboard. After always having one I think it will be a while before I'm use to that.
2.) Where's the multi-tasking? Web OS smokes the crud out of the IOS 5 with the multi tasking. I don't even think Android can touch Web OS. That is the biggest grip I have. I loved being able to do 5-10 different things at once without any of them shutting down on me. Really Apple, I think IOS 6 better have something along the lines of "cards" or Android is going to run you over. At least give us some true multi tasking.
3.) The notification system is second rate compared to Web OS' notification system. I really miss this feature. Yes, I notice IOS does have something somewhat similar, but its still night and day. I miss my little icons appearing at the bottom for notifications.
4.) Is it me or is this phone a pain in the ass to hook up to itunes? I don't understand why it has a hard time backing up everything instead of some things. Probably me but still worth mentioning, especially coming from my older Palm phones being amazing with syncing stuff.
5.) Where's the customization?
After using a Palm Pre 2 for the last 18 months I really do miss Web OS. It is a crying shame what HP and Palm did to it but that's in the past, because if HP hadn't ended Web OS I'd still be there right now for sure.
With that said even with the cons I do like the Iphone 4s. I think over time I can get use to second class multi tasking and notifications. Hopefully Apple will update the OS with better features to help in those categories.
Anyway, there's my thoughts. Hope you all have a great day!