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I don't see very much progress here. It's basically the same, just a wider screen, a different color and it's somewhat more unhandy.
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As TASeditor pointed out I find it hilarious that the 1993 device fit better in the hand than the 2012 device. So there has been progress alright, just not in the right direction...
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TASeditor wrote:
I don't see very much progress here. It's basically the same, just a wider screen, a different color and it's somewhat more unhandy.
Yeah. The newer device is also such a memory hog! A fullscreen raw image on the older device would take less than 10 kilobytes of memory, while on the newer device it takes 3 megabytes! What a waste.
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Of course it looks largely the same: the interface (i.e. hands) hasn't changed. The advantages are inside: - online connectivity - more customization (in terms of third-party programs) - much more storage space - better graphical abilities
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creaothceann wrote:
Of course it looks largely the same: the interface (i.e. hands) hasn't changed. The advantages are inside: - online connectivity - more customization (in terms of third-party programs) - much more storage space - better graphical abilities
Don't forget: - Audio playback (Music and etc) - Camera (Video and Picture) - Microphone - Much better processor Also, if it is too big, get an iPhone or android phone. Same device, just smaller.
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Well, if we are comparing technical specs... - 240x336 pixels (79.5 PPI) 2 colors vs. 768x1024 pixels (163 PPI) 16 million colors. - Capacitive single-touch vs. resistive multitouch. - 410 grams vs. 312 grams. - 20MHz ARM6 (ARMv3) vs. 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 (ARMv7). - 640kB RAM vs. 512MB RAM. - No graphics accelerator vs. PowerVR SGX543MP2. - 114.3 x 184.2 x 19.1 mm vs. 200×134.7×7.2 mm.
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creaothceann wrote:
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