Reviewing a Nexus S by a guy who is used to an iPhone 4

Android Review

PLUS

- You never have to attach it to the computer, not even for software upgrades
- Call quality and reception is sometimes better then my iPhone
- The dashboard or home is really nice with widgets and shortcuts (like wifi settings)
- Regular mini USB cable, although iPod cables are pretty common now too
- I don't really feel like I miss any apps, and most standard apps are done very nicely
- Some stuff is really smart like having a 2 second delay for locking after the screen dims down
- Most of the time it feels pretty fast
- I feel like I have more insight in the device (which is good because I'm geeky)
- I like how I can for each app see what they are allowed to do and disable stuff (like background syncing) in the app manager. Although I never do anything with it.
- The Firefox browser is actually really nice

MINUS

- It feels like an actual computer doing background stuff sometimes
- Battery life is a lot worse (~50%), especially with syncing turned on
- It charges reaaally slow, or maybe as fast as an iPhone over normal USB
- The browser gets really slow with large pages
- There is no easy way to see what Android version you are exactly running and see a changelog
- If you're somewhere with speakers, there is a bigger chance on a iPod connector then a jack-jack
- For running, the earphone jack on the bottom is not handy with an armband
- Wifi reception seems actually worse then my iPhone
- Taking a call while running (with music) was ridiculous, i ended up having to reboot the phone
- It seems the browser has a lot of problems when switching networking (wifi to 3g etc.)
- Phone itself feels a lot cheaper then an iPhone, but still decent
- The camera is extremely shit and audio with movies is a joke
- Overall it feels way less polished (unexpected delays, stuttery animations, weird redraws)
- I feel like I have no control over which app is running until I go into some task manager. I think they only keep running when it makes sense (navigation, mp3)
- Wifi receptions is worse then an iPhone, and most apps (like the browser) are really bad at dealing with bad network connections.
- When the phone gets stuck (mostly in maps or the browser with lots of js) the only way to reboot it is to peel out the battery. Eek!
- Flimsy USB cable/connector are really frustrating when you need to make a call while charging
- A actually have to travel with a phone charger on me again
- It feels like app updates are available sooner/more often on iOS

SUBJECTIVE

- I like the look of the icons and most Android base screens
- I hate the Android font, a sort of thin Verdana