I'm planning on getting my first smartphone, and having seen the direction Apple is taking with their platform, I want to get an Android phone.
I'm in Canada, and would be sticking to Bell's network. I would probably root the phone within a week of getting it.
The two phones that caught my attention were the Samsung Galaxy S and the HTC Nexus One. Most of the discussions I've found re: the two phones has been oriented towards people who already own an N1 and are debating upgrading.
They both cost about the same, and the Galaxy S has stronger hardware, but I'm worried about Samsung's update support. I know they're coming out with their Froyo update soon, but when 2.3 comes out, I probably won't want to wait months for the update. Whereas the N1, as a dev phone, will be getting that update right away..
My question is, if I wanted to ditch the Samsung touchwiz interface and go to a standard android install, would every component in the phone be functional? What is the mod community support for the Galaxy S like?
I'm in Canada, and would be sticking to Bell's network. I would probably root the phone within a week of getting it.
The two phones that caught my attention were the Samsung Galaxy S and the HTC Nexus One. Most of the discussions I've found re: the two phones has been oriented towards people who already own an N1 and are debating upgrading.
They both cost about the same, and the Galaxy S has stronger hardware, but I'm worried about Samsung's update support. I know they're coming out with their Froyo update soon, but when 2.3 comes out, I probably won't want to wait months for the update. Whereas the N1, as a dev phone, will be getting that update right away..
My question is, if I wanted to ditch the Samsung touchwiz interface and go to a standard android install, would every component in the phone be functional? What is the mod community support for the Galaxy S like?