What Smart Phone to get? - Page 2

On March 06 2011 17:41 Z3kk wrote:


Actually, almost all of those points are debatable.

In terms of operating system, either devices can apparently run either OS, and android has the added advantage of having extremely customizable ROMs and themes and the like (as do the iProducts to a certain but reasonable extent).

The Android store is much more open to developers as well and is quickly rising. The Apple store essentially is set up in a way such that all apps have to be sent to Apple for approval, whereupon significant payments must be if they're accepted, or Apple can just flat-out deny the app. The Android market is much more open and developer-friendly. Unfortunately, it's a nightmare because of Android's fragmentation--you have super high-end phones here and terribly designed phones on the other end of the spectrum.

Hardware-wise, Android phones also have the iPhone beat. Android phones have had dual-core processors and some upwards of 1GB of RAM for a while now. While the resolution on the iPhone is undeniably higher than the WVGA displays of most high-end Android phones, even the single-core processors were more quick, the high-end phones possess more RAM all in all, have (arguably) better cameras, and also have better front-facing cameras (on the ones that do have them).

Even the new iPad has only 512 GB of RAM when phones have had that much for a long time, and it's touted retina display (?) has been eclipsed by the Motorola XOOM. Tegra 2 dual-core processor is also better as are both the cameras.

Samsung's SAMOLED+ display is also ridiculously strong and vibrant, not to mention has little glare and saves tons of battery according to random user comparisons that you can find with a quick google.

Basically, Android devices are superior in display, RAM, processor (not to mention that Steve Jobs blatantly lied that iPad 2 was the first tablet "with a dual-core processor to ship in volume" when the XOOM had been out a while back), network (4G LTE now), battery life (with or without under/overclocking), GPU, flash support (iPad 2 still doesn't have flash support, which kills a lot of the utility of a tablet), features, customizability, the list goes on and on...the one the Apple does have over Android is actually the app store, in my opinion, and Android is quickly catching up in that respect.

Consumers don't buy by specs, though, so most consumers turn to Apple as one can very quickly pick up all one needs to know about the device, and it's very simple. UI is based on preference, however.

Edit: definitely not trying to be inflammatory or argumentative...I admit I'm somewhat of an android fanboy and was merely pointing out some advantages of android. Apple's products are very solid, but I personally don't feel as if they actually lead the industry (though they do in sales).

On March 07 2011 19:15 Bosu wrote:
I prefer the Android OS, however I don't like how the best Android phones coming out all have pretty large screens. I don't consider a 4.3" screen on a telephone to be better then say a 3.7". The iphone size is nice and small.

That being said, I am picking up an HTC thunderbolt running android in the coming weeks.