If they look at the iPhone, he's removed the text under the icon, and evened up the icons using a rectangle format. Making for a neater more pleasing display.
I have to say Android needs a stylist, it's butt ugly.
What are you lot techs or fashion girls? I'd take functions over form as long as it fits in my pocket, I want things that work not just look pretty. Fix the bugs not the icons!
"What are you lot techs or fashion girls? I'd take functions over form as long as it fits in my pocket, I want things that work not just look pretty. Fix the bugs not the icons!"
I think they should fix both and I think style and function go hand in hand.
This is a finger operated device, see the talk bubble? If I press outside the bubble but inside it's bounding rectangle, am I in or out of the icon? The design makes it ambiguous.
You see how styling it as a button, you also make it clear to the user what is inside and what is outside of the icon.
A good stylist is what Google needs for that device. I've seen it several times and thought 'yuck'.
I agree that it looks ugly, but I can't wait to end my iPhone contract and try a bit of Andriod. Maybe not this phone, but in 6-8 months something better is bound to come along. Things have come a long way since WM5, but I'm not sure it has always been in the right direction. iPhone may be the current sweetheart, but it'll never last.
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Brian S Paskin
Ugly #
Posted Monday 19th October 2009 12:02 GMT
The phone is ugly. While it may have some advantages over the iPhone, it is definitely not hip. Good luck Motorola.
bob's hamster
At last? #
Posted Monday 19th October 2009 12:02 GMT
Blimey, after 10 years Motorola bring out a good phone, surely shome mishtake!
Richard Home
Hmmm #
Posted Monday 19th October 2009 13:10 GMT
It looks like a different team designed the front and the back and they couldn't agree on the size and the colour.
Nice specification, but as Brian says, ugly.
Argolis
Hmm... #
Posted Monday 19th October 2009 14:01 GMT
I probably have no sense of taste but I kind of like it actually. Probably ludicrously expensive outside of contracts though.
Anonymous Coward
Looks good #
Posted Monday 19th October 2009 15:08 GMT
I actually think it looks quite good. Almost a bit retro. It looks a bit like one of the old scientific calculators I had at school.
Anonymous Coward
Ugly icons #
Posted Monday 19th October 2009 15:08 GMT
If they look at the iPhone, he's removed the text under the icon, and evened up the icons using a rectangle format. Making for a neater more pleasing display.
I have to say Android needs a stylist, it's butt ugly.
Chris 211
Function over form #
Posted Monday 19th October 2009 19:06 GMT
What are you lot techs or fashion girls? I'd take functions over form as long as it fits in my pocket, I want things that work not just look pretty. Fix the bugs not the icons!
Anonymous Coward
@Function over form #
Posted Tuesday 20th October 2009 00:20 GMT
"What are you lot techs or fashion girls? I'd take functions over form as long as it fits in my pocket, I want things that work not just look pretty. Fix the bugs not the icons!"
I think they should fix both and I think style and function go hand in hand.
This is a finger operated device, see the talk bubble? If I press outside the bubble but inside it's bounding rectangle, am I in or out of the icon? The design makes it ambiguous.
You see how styling it as a button, you also make it clear to the user what is inside and what is outside of the icon.
A good stylist is what Google needs for that device. I've seen it several times and thought 'yuck'.
Des
Hmmm, you is ugly! #
Posted Tuesday 20th October 2009 08:09 GMT
I agree that it looks ugly, but I can't wait to end my iPhone contract and try a bit of Andriod. Maybe not this phone, but in 6-8 months something better is bound to come along. Things have come a long way since WM5, but I'm not sure it has always been in the right direction. iPhone may be the current sweetheart, but it'll never last.