I'm just wondering if there are still any phones/ tablets that we're still really looking forward to...? I mean, anything new that is getting you excited? It seems we may have hit the brickwall, so to speak. It does not seem like were have any more new stuffs... Be it from the OS or the hardware. What we seem to be getting looks more like incremental improvements such as -- slightly faster processor (that is supposedly consumes less power), more RAM, bigger screen, 'better' camera -- depending on brand, could be more MP or so-called better technology...

I mean... A few years back... We had single core, then going dual core then now quad-core. so far, quad core is enough to run most of the apps and games. so, the excitement about new quad core isn't really there. NFC is getting into a lot of phones... But sadly, not taking up as well as it should. But I guess we can say that "Android has seen it, been there, done it, and now let's more along!"

OS side... We've seen lots of nice changes (ok, this one is hard to list but if you've been around from Donut or even Eclair and now compare with say ICS, I'm sure you'll agree things have changed a lot, some how.

On the non-smartphone & tablet front... We've seen a few gaming consoles being made with Android as the OS. There's OUYA, nVidia's Shield, etc...

But the thing is... Other than faster processor... Android dun seem to have anything new.

It would seem like sticking to last year's quad-core phone is good enough to probably last another 1-2 years, probably would be good to just grab a 32GB internal memory version. Just wondering if anyone feels the same... Or thinks we're still going to be having better features/ functions (please share)...

I for one, would be excited if we have something like a wallet function in Malaysia... but again... this one's probably going to be many, many years before we get this...

Lastly... Happy Friday!

ya... thats' exactly how i'm feeling... i have note 2. it's quad core. 2GB. and i got the 32GB version. for me... the battery life is ok. but i always carry powerbank anyway, so no issues. camera... i can accept the quality. it's decent enough for me to use for A4-sized photobooks. only thing is night and low-light shots but heck, most camera also have this problem unless you happen to be carrying flashlight or spotlight. screen... well, 1080p screen is nice to have but fact is... i'm no superman and i probably won't notice the extra pixels on 1080p vs the 720p on my current Note2.

and that's why honestly... i look at all the rumours and news about latest phones and tablets... nothing excites me. ok, maybe those hybrid tablets like Transformer or the ones just revealed by Samsung that can dual boot -- Windows and Android. but otherwise those who already have a quad core phone, dun seem like there's much to look forward to.

read this morning about new LG phone that can capture, playback and display in UltraHD format. seriously... even 1080p seems overkill at the moment and we're now talking UHD?!?

but this whole situation... i guess it's good for my wallet. not so painful. and i think this probably means we can really start to see falling smartphone prices... ouch, if that happens... i might just get itchy and buy something even though i might not need it...

update 1:
i guess Android needs to get more quality contents and games. i was just reading this article & realised ya... we lack good contents/ games as compared to iOS:


This post has been edited by mydragoon: Jun 21 2013, 09:18 AM

errr... what is you use smartphone to access a virtual desktop... counted as using PC or smartphone or...?

ok, ya... i guess i missed out this one. Glass is Android, right?

ya, i guess this is probably the only Android thing i'm really looking forward to though from what i have read... seems this may not take off... plus, usd1500 for the pioneer set. if it goes mass production, how much lower, i wonder...

consoles based on android... personally... i think gaming trend moving towards mobile gaming.

back to the point of this topic... i mean... seriously... based on what we've heard about this X Phone (some say its a brand for a series of new Android phones), there's nothing really ground-breaking about the phone. better battery (unless you say one charge can last 73 hours with 24-7 3g connection, heavy gaming and etc), cheaper pricing... it's not really anything seriously new for me. ya, no doubt they are still improvements, but i mean... it's really nothing BIG and exciting.

which is why this topic got started... i feel like there are many who feel the same... Android seems to have reached a peak... android on smartphone and tablets anyway. Google Glass is something new and exciting... and something that i was reminded of by another reply here... yes, this is what i mean by exciting... it's something new. phones... we just get bigger screen, more ram, faster processor... but it still feels old. if you get what i mean..

would a 'smart watch' excite you?

i know we've had plenty of 'smart watch' recently...

and here's one from Samsung/ Android: Galaxy Gear.

note: image is possibly just artist impression/ rendition.

but Galaxy Gear is for sure to be coming soon... real soon.

wearable gadgets seems to be the IN thing...


if this watch can be smart on its own without the need to pair to a phone, it'll be interesting...

if the above is accurate, we can expect a Nexus watch this year end. it might just get me to start wearing a watch again -- i stopped wearing one since 12, i think...

well, its not a phone... but definitely Android...

from: http://www.rikomagic.co.uk/

ya, i guess these weird little things make Android still interesting...

a colleague of mine just got it... for slightly over rm300+, i believe. gonna bug him for more details later.

the rage with Android phone is now... * cheap android phones with high-end specs. like XiaoMi, etc. but in terms of innovation, nothing really new.

OUYA, the Android console, came and went... its kinda good deal as a media player. but then again, many media player out there also getting cheaper.

wearables... not only watches now. we have bracelets. google glass was open to public, but not sure how many got enough $$$ to grab one.

but...

back to the topic. anything from Android that you're really excited about? for me, nothing new for phones. seems like its the same old, same old stuff and specs.

moto360 is interesting, but i don't wear any watches and no plans to get.

ouya... now my media player. its superb... can plug in external harddisk... and play from MX Player.

then there's also XBMC on it.

asus has somehow been able to intrigue me with unique stuff like the Transformer series. i still regard them as the best hybrid.

nVidia Shield Tablet... ya, a few review/ preview articles are calling it Nexus 8.

i guess i forgot about smart TVs... specifically... MiTV. i think it should be running Android.

there's also talk about OUYA being integrated with MiTV.