So let’s be real, I’m fairly certain that it’s a well known fact that I’m an uber apple fan boy. This obsession doesn’t stop at computers or mp3 playing devices though, it even extends into the arena of mobile phones. I have owned every version of the iphone since launch and more or less loved every moment of it. I will admit there were several frustrations along the way, but I always told myself that Steve and the gang would get around to fixing those issue and for the most part they did.
So when the iphone 4 was announced I was beyond excited. It felt like every design flaw that I had ever complained about in prior iterations of the iphone had been removed. The retina display was amazingly beautiful and there was even a forward facing camera with which I could brett farve my friends with!
Needless to say I purchased this device as soon as I was able to and enjoyed every moment with it. Things were going fairly smoothly in the world of my mobile devices, until something happened and a friend of mine from work began to preach the wonders of the android platform to me. Being the apple fan boy that I am, I ignored him at first, but as time went on I became more and more interested. I wanted to try this new world of mobile wonder, yet I still craved the safety of the ios.
Well recently I was at a Best Buy and started playing with a Dell Streak. I liked that it had a larger screen than an iphone and felt more manageable than an ipad in size, I also liked how it flawlessly integrated with my gmail and google voice accounts, but more than anything else I was intrigued by how it ran android. I had to have one.
So a few days later I purchased this device from best buy and began my adventures with android. I was impressed that it had most of the same apps as my iphone had. I was also impressed with how simple everything felt, yet there was still a high level of customization not available to the iphone. A friend showed me how to “side load” apps and I enjoyed being able to install apps from my drop box account.
The tablet itself is of a manageable size, it’s a little too big to be a phone, but isn’t too big to fit in your pocket should you decide to take it somewhere with you, like the waiting room at the doctor’s office. I did have issues finding a suitable case, but ended up settling with an otterbox impact case and then using a USB hard drive case I found at best buy for transport in my back pack.
I’ve had the device for over a week now and have enjoyed every moment with it. I find android to be a fascinating operating system and I’m excited to learn more about it.
Hopefully in a few weeks I can come back with more of an in-depth review, but I felt like the story of what will probably be the beginning of my transition from iphones to android phones should be told.
