Google Android 4.4 KitKat

3 reviews

Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 reviews of Google Android 4.4 KitKat. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Google Android 4.4 KitKat is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Dieter Bohn (theverge.com)

Android 4.4 KitKat review: designed by Google, for Google

In 2011, Google introduced Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich," which took some of the design direction it had begun on tablets and moved it to phones. In the intervening two years, we've only seen...

Clean, bright, and modern design ; Intelligent phone dialer ; Really fast

SMS integration in Hangouts is awkward ; Top features only available on Nexus 5 ; Camera app is overly simplistic

Every bit as up-to-date and modern as iOS 7, if not more so

Nov, 2013

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Expert review by (pcmag.com)

Google Android 4.4 KitKat

Google's Android 4.4, or "KitKat," is the latest version of the Android OS and is faster and more responsive than ever, but it lacks direction, defining features, and broad base of users.

Minimalist. Faster, more responsive. Major under-the-hood improvements. Powerful Google Now features. Always listening for "OK Google" command. Search savvy calling app. Easy homescreen management.

Few tent-pole features to get excited about. No overarching design philosophy. Not available for the vast majority of Android devices

Google pioneered features like the notification tray, where swiping down from the top reveals alerts and also controls for some app functions like music playback in Play Music. There's also a flip-able tile in the notification tray for fast access to...

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