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http://blog.se-nse.net/useb-exclusive-rachael-ui-demo-video/
wow! kinda blueish but very nice one
yea thats on the sony i think.. idk looks kinda windows mobile haha
rosie / sense is better IMO, but its still quite good...just a little impractical looking in some places.
looks good. more interested in what it got under the hood though
Its slightly impractical and it won't even work on our phones.
This is from the Sony Ericsson Rachael which has a 1Ghz snapdragon processor. If you think Rosie runs poorly, I can't even imagine how this would run.
1. Not "Donut"
2. Wrong forum
That is definitely from the Sony Ericcson Racheal. It is suppost to be based off of the Android 2.0/Donut but the UI is just an overlay or a sony exclusive UI just like the Rosie/Sense UI is for HTC. Also, good look running a ROM with it on the G1.
It's not "donut", it is sony ericsons ui. Kind of like how HTC has it's own ui.. I don't care for it..
Donut or not it is a UI that is layered over Android just like Sense is layered over Android. 1.5 or 2.0 who cares.
When i first got the G1 last October, the Rosie and this new SE UI is what i was hoping for...i couldn't wait for Touchflo-ish looks came to Android...Now that they are starting to, i have to decide if i want the awesome looking software with lots of features or keep the physical keyboard! Damn decisions!
I upgraded to the G1 from a TMobile Wing and i had a similar issue...the newest ROMs were to big to work nicely with the Wing's hardware...I feel i am in for the same disappointment with the G1 now! Damn you Google for allowing HTC to build a barebone spec device for the first Android device!!!!
Looks nice... now I just need a device with Snapdragon in it...
looks ok... but a little bland imo... I think rosie/sense looks nicer.
Wow! I think it looks hot!! I'm looking forward to the Sony snapdragon phone.
Eh ... looks kinda bland and too blue. Not that impressed. Hopefully they clean up some of the graphics.
looks pretty ugly to me,
I don't like the animated contact cards
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I don't like the animated contact cards
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ditto.....
As mentioned before, not donut. Threads here are worse than Fox News.
Man that UI looks awfully boring. From a designer's point of view...The floating selector for the contacts is ok, but there's way too much blue which makes everything feel muddy, and there's little style. But's there's still time for a lot of tweaks hopefully...otherwise meh.
Sense is better by far at this point.
i only like the floating contacts, and animations.. everything else looks dull.
Hahaha lmao I know, unbelievable
Obviously the Arc is better hardware-wise (minus RAMs) .. I'm not sure what to buy though. I freakin' hate Sony Ericsson's UI (Everything about it, launcher, menu, dock, icons, status bar, dialer etc) and there is no Cyanogenmod or any other Vanilla android rom for it. I'd have to settle for lousy launchers, so if I ignored the software I would have a bigger screen and a bigger camera
Desire S has every type of ROM (Cyanogen, Hydrogyn, Revolution, Vitrorous etc) and a beautiful original user interface.
So it's more of a software vs. hardware thingy, they're both Android but there is UI differences. What would you do if you were in my place?
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I freakin' hate Sony Ericsson's UI (Everything about it, launcher, menu, dock, icons, status bar, dialer etc)
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Quite a lot of S.E users do, but a bit of modding here, bit of modding there and you can have a sweet looking U.I.
Hmm, is it possible to have the Vanilla Gingerbread interface (maybe a white status bar?)
It looks interesting though, I checked the Green Glow theme on your signature and it's fantastic .. Is it the only theme available or there are more?
I'd go for the desire s. Which is exactly what I did! Havn't looked back since. Great phone
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HTC Desire S here.
I believe it's a more deep question than hardware vs. software. I think of htc as an premium smartphone brand, and the quality of its devices one step above the rest. It's a bit like having a GT-R and a Ferrari, both are fast as hell, both are good looking (i prefer the design of the Arc tbh), but the ferrari will be a head turner more than the gtr even if more expensive (this was said before i checked the specs)
They're the same price so i'd go with the Desire S, the Arc it's gorgeous but it's way to big to me. 3.8 it's the ideal size imo
EDIT: i just checked the specs of both again on gsmarena and that totally changed my opinion xD
Big community will keep the desire alive for ages.
Take the Desire S
Over at the MIUI site, there some new about MIUI ROM being created for the HTC ONE X being in beta right now. Additionally they talk about how one of their developers is getting the HTC ONE XL from AT&T and will be changing the beta for the ONE X to work for the XL as well. Just though I should share these awesome news
thats great but doesnt miui basically emulate ios
Not at all. The stock miui theme looks a little like iOS but the miui theme engine can make your phone look like anything you want
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oh ok, i installed it on a friend of mines incredible and he liked it but it just looked like ios so i didnt look to much into it
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oh ok, i installed it on a friend of mines incredible and he liked it but it just looked like ios so i didnt look to much into it
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it's basically the best of both worlds.
BUT. It's also WILDLY themeable and that's the reason I like it so much.
OMGOMGOMGOMG this makes me that much more excited to get my phone. lol. MIUI has been and most likely will always be my favorite rom basically ever, aside from AOSP. I like to use both on occasion.
I don't know why anyone would want to replace the One X's stock interface with the MIUI one. Sure, past Sense versions have been bloated, and MIUI has been a great (in some ways) replacement. Quick, pretty, functional. But I haven't had a moment's lag on my One XL, so I don't need anything quicker/more responsive. Any increase in responsiveness would be moot. And (IMHO), MIUI doesn't look as good as Sense 4. Lastly, you're actually going to lose functionality by running MIUI. I can almost guarantee you'll lose many great camera features, such as the awesome burst mode and simultaneous video/photo taking. HDR likely won't translate over either.
On another point, someone mentioned once (can't remember who, but I think it was a Cyanogen dev) that the MIUI team doesn't pay as much attention to security holes as they should, instead focussing on function and UI bugs.
Just my two cents!
Miui would be awesome and I agree the theme aspect of it is just awesome and given I'm a theme addict it would be ideal for me. This is exciting news indeed.
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whaaaaaaaaaaat?! this is very unexpected, but great, news!
i'm a lover of MIUI. they're just now getting stable-ish releases on the GNex but not a dialy driver imo. hope i hang on to the HOX long enough to see a stable one.
If I could just find a rom or something similar to what I have now on my cappy that would be great. And the only two main things I like is how it puts my weather forecast in the notification pull down bar and it also shows weather and upcoming calendar events on the lockscreen.
I'll be installing the AT&T One X beta as soon as I see it. MIUI's so freaking awesome, I love how each part of the phone (lock screen, task bar, UI etc) can be skinned on it's own. People who think MIUI's just a wanna be iOS probably haven't dug into it. I initially installed it because I was an iOS fan with an Android phone. But as I got into the theming I was just blown away.
OMG! I need this!
I used MIUI on my Evo 4G for well over a year, my fav ROM ever. I cant wait if this is true.
Meanwhile, you can use the MIUI home launcher
http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/miui-home-launcher-now-native-for-all-ics-devices.16356/
Wow. This is awesome news. Thanks for sharing this
Curious how did they make a rom for the hox if we don't have a unlocked bootloader to flash it?
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Anything one x version come out official yet? It would be cool to see this cooked in a Rom like scrolser did on de with apex
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That's a good news.
MIUI will be absolutely perfect on this phone! MIUI has always been a little sluggish on my previous devices compared to AOSP hopefully this S4 will close the gap.
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There is a One X international ROM up already.
- http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/installing-the-htc-one-x-required-s-on-steps.16592/
- http://forums.miui.us/showthread.php?20702-ROM-MIUI-us-v4-ICS
Also MIUI has updated the desktop/icons with 720p HD support,
MiHOME doesn't work well with out device. It's buggy and laggy. One of the devs from MIUI.us said he could bring the ROM to our phone but he needs the phone! I cant just send my phone across the country, lol.
I can not wait for miui
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/18/sharp-teams-up-with-design-company-for-new-feel-ux-android-skin/
Just thought I'd share that. Who else thinks it would look gorgeous ported to our One X's?
I'm sure the all mighty devs will have something when it's released with source (if that happens.)
Looks very iPhone to me.
Of course, variety in ROMs and different UI experiences are always welcome, IMO (if somebody is willing to port).
I'd actually say more WP7 than iOS.
The tile system and lay out of widgets.
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I'd actually say more WP7 than iOS.
The tile system and lay out of widgets.
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Yeah, I was more thinking the app icons (simpler, bigger icon than typical on Android). Look very much like ripoffs of the iOS look. But there is def some WP7 inspiration in there too, for sure.
I honestly do NOt think it would look gorgeous . It looks 10 years old.
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I honestly do NOt think it would look gorgeous . It looks 10 years old.
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Do you mean dated or immature/gimmicky?
Personally, I think it looks good visually, but from a usability standpoint I don't see how it's better than anything else out there. Plus, all the animations and gimmicky stuff is just a bit too overwhelming.
I'm a fan of open screens. This looks nice, but way to cluttered.
The icons are terrible. Why do most UIs have the fake glass and chrome and such?
If anything WP7 has been so refreshing because it doesn't clutter the screen up with tons of fluff. Stock ICS Holo theme is pretty decent with the blue highlighting and mainly black themes. Then again many Android apps ignore guidelines...
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Hi! just wondering... do you like how Sony changes the look of android?
It doesn't look bad but why do some manufactures need to change the icons, apps' layout (especially the sms) and everything what Google intended to be. I know that it needs to be somehow distinct or unique but I really love how the 'default' android looks like. You may say buy another phone but Xperia's 'external' design fits me & my wallet or flash another rom but some roms are just modified stock roms. They could have just added the features & apps and followed the UI just like CyanogenMod. The only thing i love about the Xperia's stock rom is the Walkman app and the illumination bar and I haven't switched to CM10 yet because the video playback/recording doesn't work. Sorry if you think that my comment is stupid but do you like how Sony changes the look of android's GUI?
Definitely prefer sony UI! It's nice,great,simple... When I'm on CM10 i always flash xperia z style systemUI,status bar,install walkman,xperia lockscreen...:laugh:
Me, too. Timescape ui FTW! It's the most beautiful and most "operational" one on android smartphones. Also, it's way better than stock google's one.
Sony ui any day, with all things colorized according to theme.
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Sony ui any day, with all things colorized according to theme.
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i like that feature though i hope we could choose on a wider range of color just like what windows 8 has on its start screen or on its desktop. i mean would it be great if the color theme adapts to your wallpaper or the album cover of what you're playing so that your phone could adjust to your mood. i think i'm just being silly here :cyclops: but that would be so great...
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i like that feature though i hope we could choose on a wider range of color just like what windows 8 has on its start screen or on its desktop. i mean would it be great if the color theme adapts to your wallpaper or the album cover of what you're playing so that your phone could adjust to your mood. i think i'm just being silly here :cyclops: but that would be so great...
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I do see that coming in the future actually.
But as for now,if your wallpaper has a green base,choose green theme and change wallpaper?
Hi,
Stock, pure, Vanilla Android will always be my preference. That's also why I love CyanogenMod! It's just... So pure and clean! My Nexus 7 with KitKat gives me the desire to taste CM11 on my E!
Ofcourse, Sony's skin is the best skin on the market! Together with Oppo, I like them the most. Compared with the stuff Samsung drops on their phone, unbelievable. Allthough I do like the new Windows 8-like skin they put on KitKat. But TouchWiz is just completely messed up! LG isn't much better. The childish icons make me want to hit the screen...
No, how Google intended it to be will always rock for me. I don't even have to install a ROM on my Nexus. It's fine as it is(rooted and TWRP installed, but still...).
That's my opinion . If Samsung would stop to hire toddlers for their UI team, that would be sweeeeeet...
Have a nice day!
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That's my opinion . If Samsung would stop to hire toddlers for their UI team, that would be sweeeeeet...
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:laugh: :laugh: LOL!!! i can't stop laughing when you said that and i totally i agree with you but if samsung wants their device to be more child-friendly or toddler-friendly, they're probably making a good job...
Android bells, Android bells, Google all the way... CM11 is coming to town, riding on the E!
Excuse my terrible parody of Jingle Bells. Continuing...
I love Google's stock UI, and TouchWiz comes close. Sony's UI, at least in my E or my friend's J, looks unfinished. The design just isn't consistent, and that's a big ouch. Samsung, however, looks solid. Not necessarily refined, but it's cool either way.
(prepares for flames)
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Samsung, however, looks solid. Not necessarily refined, but it's cool either way.
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(flames coming )
Its not that I hate TouchWiz. It's just different from the way Google intended it to be! When I bought my SII, I used TouchWix for two months. Then I got fed up and installed Paranoid Android.
It changed my life... No more glossy, shiny icons and messy menus. Pure Android!
I absolutely agree with you when you say that Samsung is consistent. They managed to screw up all of Android . Not just one element...
But everyone can have their opinion. I can(and will) respect that!
Little off topic: I'm currently having €250. I have a nice little job and this number will increase. Should I buy a mid to high range phone(for example: Nexus 5) or a high end phone(for example: Xperia Z1)?
What would you do?
Have a nice day!
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Little off topic: I'm currently having €250. I have a nice little job and this number will increase. Should I buy a mid to high range phone(for example: Nexus 5) or a high end phone(for example: Xperia Z1)?
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I'd get the Nexus, but that's just because I like updates and AOSP-like stock ROMs. I'd say if you need the camera, get the Z1, else get the Nexus.