From pre to Nexus S

[sprintdroid2973]

Hi, I am new to the androidcentral forum but I have been a member of the precentral for 2 years now. got my original pre on launch day with Sprint and stuck with it until now. I have waited patiently for 2years to get an upgrade for my WebOS phone. This week I finally broke down and decided to give android a go and got myself a Nexus S.
It was a very difficult transition and the last 4days have been quite painful (WebOS withdrawl is tough) but I am starting to like the Nexus S and have started installing some cool apps.
Here is what I got so far in alphabetical order
Amazon Kindle
Amazon MP3 (fav)
AppStore(fav)
Astrid Tasks - Any other suggestions are welcome (Free or Paid)
Barcode Scanner (Haven't used it yet)
Battery Widget - Any other suggestions are welcome (Free or Paid)
Bing - (It may be blasphemy but I like bing)
CardioTrainer Pro(Thank you Amazon)
DirectTV
doubleTwist - Best music player
Engadget
Evernote
Facebook - Anyone signup for the beta?
Gaia GPS - It was free on Amazon
LinkedIn
Norton Utilities - decent but still looking for a good Firewall
Notepad Any other suggestions are welcome (Free or Paid)
Opera Mobile - Tabbed browsing is alright but I miss the multiple browser windows in WebOS
Pulse - Nice news caching
Slacker Radio - WebOS free version seems to have fewer restrictions than the android free version
Slide Notes
SoundHound - Much quicker than Shazaam
Sudoku Daily - great interface
Sudoku Free
The Weather Channel - Seems very unstable
Twidroyd
WordPress
World Series of Poker - Courtesy of Sprint
YooNinja AD Free - Thanks Amazon

Any recommendations for essential apps will be very welcome.

What is great:
1. 4inch screen is gorgeous - I love the extra screen real-estate and Super AMOLED is beautiful.
2. Very responsive
3. On screen key-board better than I expected

Issues so far:
1. Signal strength is very inconsistent
2. 4G connection is positively flaky (Tried in 2 different cities - was travelling )
3. Camera is not for indoor/low-light - Better than my pre though
4 Battery life although better than my old phone still no where as good as my wife's iPhone

 

[kinster02]

Welcome fellow ex Pre user to AC and the Android army recruit...I wasn't dumb enough to keep my Pre for two years I dumbed it as soon as the Evo came out. There is no such thing as essential apps as far as i'm concerned...whats essential to me might not be essential for you. Here's a few to check out: Ak notepad, tunein radio, look out mobile(a must), google goggles, scandit, Androidify, history eraser, vlingo, screen filter, rainy days, chrome to phone, too many to list.

 

[Cyber Warrior]

Welcome to AC.. enjoy the forums..
Some basic apps that I enjoyed when owning my first android device:
Beautiful Widgets
Launcher Pro
Handcent SMS
Dolphin Browser
AK Notepad
Astro file manager
Bedside
Circle Battery widget
Clockr Evolution
K9Mail
Angry Birds