Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Review & State of Mobile Discussion

[rcarroll98]

i just learned my Acer Iconia A100 tablet would be receiving th e update in April. I am really looking forward to face unlock.

[spykerv]

Like I said in the other video. I'm not 100% about most reviewers, but I still feel that you need a BS in computer/electrical engineering to review technology. Anand is a fine example of this (I believe he has an Masters in CE?)

Indepth analysis, easily one of the best review sites on the web with reliable and in depth information from embedded computing to Servers and GPGPU.

[kurogakure]

what happen to your hairs?

[Roman2K]

Excellent review, once again. I switched from an iPhone 4 to a Galaxy Nexus and couldn't be happier.

Especially since this week with the release of Chrome for Android. I'm a fan of Google services and loved the native Gmail app. Google Calendar is excellent. Docs is lacking, virtually missing (just a cloak around the web version). The stock browser is alright.

Now with Chrome, Android has just got the best mobile web browser, making ICS the state of the art mobile OS right now, IMO.

[heidiweddz]

I wish it took micro SD cards -_-

[BlackSheepAlpha]

Excellent video. Interesting, insightful, and informative - quite simply the best review/analysis of Android software I've ever seen. Thank you.

[Gorea27]

This is only the second of your videos that I have seen and I must say, you are probably the best reviewer I've seen. You are very well spoken, very knowledgeable, and incredibly informative. I'm new to the whole Android scene (ordered A TF201 today, my first Android device) and your videos are not only easy to follow, but very helpful. Thanks! :)

[benjambon]

Nice mic you've got there, is it ics compatible?  :P

[bqrius]

i'm pretty sure he was wrong when he said swiping away recent apps quits apps and clears up memory.

[Akareem9]

@bqrius NO it does for some apps, like web browsers

[bqrius]

good job A-tech.

[acenumbah1]

you deserve soooo much more views man. Educational, smart and informative. Thank you. Subbed.

[NovaSazoku]

when he said "I can open it with my face" i expected him to bash his face into the phone hahah

[MobileIndifference]

Excellent video. Keep up the good work.

[kishorshack]

I would pay to watch such a great video :)

[invinciblepuddin]

I need more reviews by him. I feel like i'm not just wasting my time. i feel informed and smarter afterwards... which is weird... but good.

[icreamCones]

Search netflix in the android market.

Then scroll down to an app called Movies Now.

Great movies and you don't have to pay a subscription like netflix.

[AndroidBroHD]

Please check out my videos on how to get free apps on android! Thumbs up please

[Jeorgy92]

soo to sum up pretty good but iOS is still better'

[rbrentcunningham]

very good review and discussion. More informative than just reviewing the galaxy nexus. Compares the fundamentals between the android platform vs. windows vs. iOS.

[xHossome]

One of the best review videos I've seen.

[benjaminjoseph22]

4 minutes in and you haven't said anything about android 4.0... still talking about everything other than the title of the vid...

[CRAKIZGOOD]

@benjaminjoseph22

the correct way of starting a review of something new

small intro , history then the product

[Rosquilliam2]

Awesome introspection.

[exerexerovic]

Fantastic job Anand!!! Excellent review!

[almeidarfp]

Great video! You're a great speaker and you did one nice review. Good job!

[MrScribbler24]

I got pumped when I saw the nice phone, but then when I saw it was SAMSUNG...never going back after GalaxyS....

[tipoomaster]

I wish they used Samsungs own Exynos SoC for double the graphics performance as this one, but still a great phone. I think I can hold out a bit longer though with my Nexus S for some Cortex A15 action a year or so down the line.

[anevmann]

Good video Anand, i really want Galaxy Nexus now, but i think im gonna see how my Desire HD will be when Cyanogenmod 9 is on it :)

[MumrikDK]

Anand is the tech review GOAT. It's pretty cool that he's bad-ass on video too.

[tipoomaster]

@MumrikDK

...Goat?

[xdamember10]

Great review. The reason I upgraded to the nexus instead of waiting is because of the nexus line and development support.

[atmancloud]

dam very true and now that I have galaxy nexus I see the difference in smoothness

[sashundera91]

This guy gets a subscribe!

[biggerben2010]

Good review ever.

[gio777333x]

Simply the best reviewer. Agree.

[djfoo000]

Spot on with appliance vs mobile computing device. Now it makes sense to me why iOS and WP7 always seems to have an unbreakable tether to a desktop computer, while with Android you're good to go out-of-the-box.

[Joshuah4498]

Your 200% right. Nice preaching ;D

[hk1388]

Another excellent review although it took a while.

[blacktaxi2d]

dude is wearing no pants, at all.

[jellymelly829]

480p... we meet again

[coach92285]

Great video! I really enjoyed how well you explained everything. Your in the right line of work.

[aberkae]

Great video, I noticed tmobiles service on that nexus, which is having a promotion this month 10gig data plus therering for $40

We are all waiting for the $249 asus tegra 3 tab with ics and 8mp camera.

[TheEmadelhaddad]

you are commenter not presenter .. you are good but your comments is for users tested but if you are making a review you have to show us not tell us .. but i like and appreciate your opinion a lot

[adem101]

Really great video. Thanks.

[rhynobots]

Waiting for an Anandtech review is almost as exciting as waiting for the launch of a new flagship phone..

[varmavvs]

Fantastic.



[rtask]

crate?

[rhynobots]

@rtask Snapdragon's new 2.5 GHz Quad core Soc - KRAIT :)

[tipoomaster]

@rtask

Krait. Next gen System On Chip from Qualcomm, will be under the Snapdragon S4 name. Quad core and supposedly up to 2.5GHz, with a graphics chip to match. Still Cortex A8 based, but with lots of core enhancements.

[MrMilli]

@tipoomaster

Qualcomm doesn't licence ARM cores but the instruction set! As such, it never used the Cortex A8. Don't spread wrong information.

[MrMilli]

@tipoomaster

I should specify a bit more: ARM11 is the last core Qualcomm licensed from ARM. Scorpion and Krait are built from the ground up by Qualcomm.

[tipoomaster]

@MrMilli

It isn't the wrong information. They licence the Cortex IP, then customize it as much as they want. I guess I used "based" loosely, but its not an A15 is what I was going for.

[MrMilli]

@tipoomaster

Wrong again. They didn't license any Cortex IP. Both Scorpion and Krait are designed from the ground up by Qualcomm according to the ARMv7 instruction set. Please look it up before you make yourself look like a fool.

[tipoomaster]

@MrMilli

Buddy, relax. Is there nothing better in your life to get angry over? They are designed from the ground up, but still closer to the A8's architecture than the A15, that's all I was trying to say. Whatever you're grumpy about today, show some manners.

[MrMilli]

@tipoomaster

From a technological standpoint, Scorpion falls somewhere between A8 and A9 (since it's partially OoO and slightly faster than A8).

Krait is actually very comparable with A15 and way more advanced than A9. Both Krait and A15 have a OoO speculative 3-way issue superscalar execution pipeline. Krait has some advantages though: it's pipeline is shorter (11 vs 15) and uses a unified reservation station (vs dedicated reservation stations on the A15).

[tipoomaster]

@MrMilli

See, you're capable of being informative without resorting to insults off the bat, keep that in mind :P

[MrMilli]

@tipoomaster

What are you saying now? Is this your way of saying that you were wrong about both statements? Take note that I never called you a fool but warned you about being one. I think I was trying to do you a favour since this is Anand's channel and he reviewed both architectures pretty extensively. Any vivid Anand reader would have known that I was right off the bat.

[tipoomaster]

@MrMilli

*Sigh*. Yes I was wrong, congratulations. But what I was saying was that if you had started out with your last post about the architectural differences, I would have looked up the details and agreed. Instead you started out being confrontational. Its over, I don't care, just something to remember next time you encounter someone who is wrong.

[MrPhDGuy]

@MrMilli

lol, YOU look like the fool for getting your panties in a wad for that little a thing. Krait IS still closer to the A9 than A15, who cares if they licenced the core or not, he said it was different but more similar to the former. You look like a kid with anger problems for starting to insult someone over that. Leave this stuff to the adults, child.

[MrMilli]

@MrPhDGuy

Funny coming from a guy calling himself MrPhDGuy. :)

Anyway, I'm not angry nor am I a child. I don't know where you two get that from.

[MrPhDGuy]

@MrMilli

I got it from you calling the guy a fool for such a little thing. Be less of a jerk and people won't assume you're a caffeinated 12 year old.

[Pfffman]

Great video. You recommend that we look at the full review (which I already have) but the URL isn't in the description. It would be great to have it there for quick reference for those who are looking through the archives of your vids :D

[kishorshack]

I feel like Paying You

After watching this awesome video :)



[alexmkv91]

looks awesome.

[SFBAYBOATER]

Well thought out and spoken. Good review of android in its current state.

[kishorshack]

Brian told me its Galaxy Nexus Prime will be big & It is :)

[xkeo21]

why isn't the vid in 720p ?

[TheEmadelhaddad]

@xkeo21 no need its high quality already but saves time if you have slow speed like i have

[macsVI]

Simply great!

[SeanLumly]

Fantastic review. Really well done. The best I have had the pleasure of reading/watching online.

[jin37uk]

Just a heads up, you haven't included the link to the review in the notes (yet) :)

[xxeonn]

I really like these videos as sometimes it takes me days just to go through one of your detail reviews. If u could also record the audio and upload it as a podcast that would be wonderful.

[LCCDrummer]

Thanks Care,

Anand

[dolph123454321]

What i like about Android is that it changes all the time, when compared to iOS. The difference between the first iPhones and the latest aren't that great, whereas the difference between the first Android phones and the latest is enormous, which is why Android will win in the end.

[jin37uk]

I love my Galaxy Nexus, awesome phone with an awesome OS. Not perfect, but the best phone I've ever used (sold my iPhone 4S)

[ImSpartacus811]

No awch-day?

Meh, I'll forgive you just this once, Anandtech.

[zungaloca]

#STOPSOPA

[marvelousprashant]

Just one word... AWESOME!!!



[colosys]

Thank You, the way You present all of this is just awesome.