These phones are seeming more and more popular lately, and I was wondering if they have any decent apps to look out for for Japanese learning and what not.

I'm probably going to get an Ipod Touch anyway(waiting for the new version to come out though, because I'm somewhat expecting one soon). But I was wondering if these android phones have anything nifty that an Itouch couldn't do.

I'm currently stuck with U.S. cellular, but I'm pretty sure I have an upgrade available and my current phones sucks pretty hard, and can't do, well, anything. So I was seeing what else there is available. It seems that currently only the Samsung Acclaim and the HTC Desire are available through U.S. cellular. So the HTC seemed like the better option.

I'm still not sure if I want to bother, but I would definitely like a better phone in the first place so I'm just curious what may be available with an android phone. Or if I need a specific type of android phone for certain apps and what not.

Any input on the topic is appreciated. I'd really like to upgrade if it would have some cool uses, but I have no idea what might be available. I've lived with an internet-less phone for so long I'm completely out of the loop on anything phones can do nowadays.

Also another thing I'm curious about is their music playing capabilities. Would it be possible to do the same type of stuff with an android as I would with a normal ipod? Just your basic ability to create playlists and shuffle the music and all that good stuff? I imagine it wouldn't work with itunes though? How would you go about syncing music and what not?

Sorry for asking so many things.

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Yeah I noticed that topic a bit after making this one. Very helpful. I have one main curiosity left. Do you or anyone else use your android for a music player? if so how does it work? Does it work as well as an ipod? or should I still consider buying an Itouch.

My mom is wanting to get an ipod, and I currently have a nano I was going to give her after I get an Itouch. But we are also planning on upgrading our phones. So if I can use the phone as a good music player than I really have no need to buy an itouch/keep my nano.

I just use the basic music player in android(HTC Desire). It can sort by artist/album etc... also it has coverflow. It works for me fine! any specific question about it? Cause I just play all songs on my phone and put it on shuffle hehe. So I don' t use allot of its functions. Does it works like an Ipod? probably not as user friendly but not to much . Can't say to much on it cause only looked at the Ipods of my friend for a few short moment never had one of myself(strong dislike of the brand).

I don't get the appeal of ipod touch or any kind of music/multimedia player when you can have a phone that does that too. We all carry phones anyway so adding another gadget (no matter how small/light it is) is just a burden to carry/operate. Battery is supposed to last longer on those players but you have to carry an extra charger for it, if you're going on a longer trip.

For me Android phone is a "workhorse" of current mobile devices, you can do anything with it and its decent at all of them while also quite cheap. Don't like something about it? Download another app or write it yourself since its quite easy and approachable.

Oh and if I recall correctly iPod Touch is WiFi only so you can sync your Anki if you're near some network, phones can do it anytime (useful for backup, app hangups etc.).

thurd Wrote:I don't get the appeal of ipod touch or any kind of music/multimedia player when you can have a phone that does that too. We all carry phones anyway

Personally I don't carry a phone :-) Well, I have a cheapo phone in my bag for emergencies but it's usually turned off.

I use the standard Android music player, too. It's not the most graceful thing in the world, but it works pretty well once you get used to it. Unlike the iPhone's music player, it never forgets where you are in a playlist, which is useful for me because I constantly loop long playlists of audiobooks.

My old iPhone drove me nuts with this. If I opened 3 or more apps, it would forget where I was in my playlist. Arrgggh! My Nexus One never... I mean *never* forgets where I am in a song, let alone a playlist. (Well, it might forget if I shut down the phone, but since I never do that, I couldn't say...)

There were 3 things the music player in the iPhone did that I liked that the Android stock player doesn't do-- 1. the iPhone player has a neat feature where you can vary the speed of podcast playback (but I never used it); 2. it had a "jump back 30 seconds" button in the player, which I loved (but it only works on podcasts); and 3. it wouldn't shut off the phone if your phone was plugged into a charger, so you could always fiddle with the controls. I can't get the Nexus to stay on unless it's in Google Maps Navigation mode. As soon as I move to music, it cuts off after a minute.

Mildly annoying, but none are dealbreakers.

Neither phone has a really good way of handling playlists. Both are pretty hamfisted when it comes to that. For some reason, iTunes thinks that just because you're listening to PODCASTS, you have to jump through extra hoops to make them into playlists, and more hoops to get them on the stupid phone. Android is just a pain in the neck to arrange into playlists. I wind up editing them in a text editor, because I can't find a program that converts old iTunes playlists properly without generally annoying me.

thurd Wrote:I don't get the appeal of ipod touch or any kind of music/multimedia player when you can have a phone that does that too.

Basically, battery life and habit.

pm215 Wrote:

thurd Wrote:I don't get the appeal of ipod touch or any kind of music/multimedia player when you can have a phone that does that too. We all carry phones anyway

Personally I don't carry a phone :-) Well, I have a cheapo phone in my bag for emergencies but it's usually turned off.

Wow I envy you, I wish I could just turn off mine

I was never an avid phone user myself. But after getting this fancy new android I feel that changing quickly.