Mark, there you said it, "dumbed down". That's what appeals to the average user who is not a techie like you. You the guy who will be okay with Intense debate and Disqus because you know quite a lot, versus the guy who will prefer the Wordpress comment system. That's the best way to compare these. You are Nexus material, no doubt. 

I use other smartphones too and earlier today just compared the accuweather app on TouchWiz versus what you will find off the Play store, the former has better functionality. Went ahead to compare the steps required to change Bluetooth settings on TouchWiz (2 steps) versus Vanilla Android (4 steps), there is a huge difference. The average user isn't in it to learn how to use the smartphone but to actually enjoy it soonest possible. 

Let me remind you, "anyone can use it" is what sells.

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On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
@Martin a disclosure of interest would be good right about now. 

I dislike the Touchwiz interface and all its versions. It actually makes it harder to do things for me since I have to learn afresh a new interface and way of doing things. It also feels rather dumbed down in my opinion.

For regular users I suppose this is a good thing but for me this is too iPhone like in terms of anyone can use it. Not that the Vanilla android is difficult to use. 


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 9:44 PM, Fernandez Muruthi <fernamuruthi@gmail.com> wrote:

Martin,
You really prefer Samsung. Don't you?
Regards,
Fernandes Muruthi.

Dennis that weird user interface is what makes it easy for users to do things that matter to them, like finding widgets, touch and hold controls on the notifications area. We had this conversation offline with Waciira also on this list.

Nexus is a clean UI but TouchWiz makes doing things easier for the average user. Just like the familiar experience by Nokia in the days of Symbian.

I will contribute onto the Xperia Z2 versus Galaxy S5 later when others give their input.  I had a short time with Xperia Z2 in Barcelona as they launched it same time with Nokia X and I had interviews to do. Galaxy S5 on the other hand, I've been with it a few days now and I know quite a lot about it.

Regards,
Martin Gicheru
Editor Techweez

On 24 Mar 2014 21:20, "Dennis Kioko" <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
Is there much difference between a Nexus and a Samsung to most users, other than a weird user interface on one?

The Z2 and Galaxy S5 are pretty similar. Would go for the Z2, but you'd rather wait until a month after both devices are available to read up on the experience. Sometimes manufacturers screw up on the software and there are issues. 


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