Android or iPhone?

jawnmurray said:
true full multi tasking is important for me which google android allows.
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I am curios to learn more about true Android multitasking - can you run numerous applications at once? Is there a video anywhere that shows a demo of that?

There is not a single mobile OS on the market today except webOS that offers true un-intrusive multitasking.
 
I don't know that it is 'true' multitasking, but the Xperia mini does it. It can be a pain in the bum in truth because the memory fills up and you have to force close the apps.

Its nice-Apple were way behind there.
 
fierceservers said:
I also own the Dream, it's not a bad phone other than the fact that I cannot upgrade the firmware beyond Android 1.5. I will also be getting the Nexus One, or perhaps a Sony Xperia X10, which also has the 1Ghz processor but also includes a 8MP camera and up to date Android firmware.

I do think Android is quickly catching up to the iPhone, not sure if it will "kill" it or not (doubt it, Apple does have quite a following).
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With the dangerspl (rooted) you can upgrade to 2.1 (Cyanogen).

Android has the better attitude and since the pioneer days of Android are over, the future looks good.
 
My favourite feature on Android right now is the Google Nav app, which is really a very passable sat nav system, totally free. I am very impressed with it, now that I have a nice widget to force close apps I'm getting on fine with it.
 
Except for the increase in processor speed..i think N1 is just one more addition to the already existing Android-based device...
 
I choose Iphone because it is simple better. Ensuring a deep, deeply satisfying and deeply personal user experience will be critical to the huge battle between Apple and Google for the future of computing, and despite Google's huge Android market share increases, Apple's iOS continues to deliver what consumers want, while Android remains the budget-priced option. In this war, it may be quality, not quantity, which marks the difference between failure and success.
 
casius said:
I choose Iphone because it is simple better. Ensuring a deep, deeply satisfying and deeply personal user experience will be critical to the huge battle between Apple and Google for the future of computing, and despite Google's huge Android market share increases, Apple's iOS continues to deliver what consumers want, while Android remains the budget-priced option. In this war, it may be quality, not quantity, which marks the difference between failure and success.
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Excellent answer. Straight from Computer World:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/16653/apple_v_google_and_why_iphone_beats_android
 
David Gonzales said:
Iphone is my favorite among them as it is better in almost every way.
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The word "better" is very subjective to each person. If you are into playing with apps, then certainly you won't find more applications with any other mobile OS (yet - I think Android will have more apps by 2015). If you are into call functionality and clarity, then the phone is probably not for you.
 
SAN FRANCISCO (DOW JONES)--Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android has overtaken Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone in the high-profile smartphone sweepstakes, according to one market research firm.

New smartphone subscribers choosing Android handsets accounted for 27% of U.S. smartphone sales in the first half of the year, surpassing the 23% share held by Apple's wildly popular phones, the Nielsen Company said Monday.

The report is the latest indication that Google's smartphone software, which powers handsets made by device makers such as Motorola Inc. (MOT) and HTC Corp. (2498.TW), continues to gain momentum in the most critical segment of the mobile market.

Research In Motion Ltd.'s (RIMM) BlackBerry handset continues to top the category with 33%, but its share has been slipping as consumers seem to prefer the larger number of apps and superior browsing experience on Android and Apple phones.

The Canadian device handset maker is widely expected on Tuesday to unveil a series of new devices built with a new operating system it hopes will reverse the trend.

Nielsen said sales of multipurpose smartphones, which let users browse the Web, check email, share pictures and run thousands of apps, accounted for 25% of the U.S. mobile market in the last quarter. The research group predicted smartphones will overtake feature phones in the U.S. market by the end of 2011.

Google gives its mobile software away for free to handset makers, with the aim of getting more people to use their phones to access the Internet and help the Internet search giant grab a share of the mobile ad market, which is expected to reach $593 million in the U.S. this year.

Android has received a big boost from Verizon Wireless, jointly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) and Vodafone Group Plc (VOD), which has aggressively marketed Motorola's Droid line of phones.

Google said last month that 160,000 Android-powered devices were being activated worldwide every day, a stunning number that would put Android on a pace to sell more than 58 million phones in a year--roughly the same number of Apple iPhones sold since it hit the market in 2007.

Shares in Google were up 1.4% at $491.58, and Apple shares rose 1.7% to $261.60.

iphone - you cant download videos or music directly to your phone
iphone - you cant watch flash videos
iphone - you can make os upgrades cuz you lose your jailbreak
iphone - at&t & tmobile the web is slow compared to Verizon n sprint
iphone - you cant share internet

android- you don't need to plug it into a pc to put music on it
android - you can share internet with 8 or more devices
android - allow you to install any program on your phone you can download it from any web
android - dont need jailbreak
android - you can download movies videos directly to your phone with out a computer

I change my windows mobile touch pro for a iphone 3gs. now i have my evo from sprint.

android is the best bro.
 
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