Comments on: Android Still Can’t Touch the iPhone

By: Android versus iPhone | Between the lines

Android versus iPhone | Between the lines — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:54:26 +0000

[...] Android still can’t touch the iPhone [...]

By: Nicky

Nicky — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:42:02 +0000

I have the android LG Eve and I adore it. After switching from the iphone I have to say I’m in love. I’m not bashing iphones in any way as I think they are good to a degree but I also agree that they are very limited.
I think it all boils down to what is best for you. I use my phone for my business as well as connecting with social networking sites. If you are into networking and social media I find the android is perfect for that. I chose the Eve because it has a pull out qwerty keyboard as I’m not a big fan of touch screen for everything. I’m in love with all the applications and have been able to completely customize it to how I like. To me I’m set, sorry iphone but I have a new love.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:40:33 +0000

I admit… i was an iphone fanboy for the longest time..
i’ve had the iphone 2G and 3GS… and for a very long time, i actually thought iphone was the best smartphone and their marketshare was the highest, but recently i met some tech savvy guy and he knows so much about the mobile industry and he laughed at me for thinking this way and told me i was naive to fall for apple’s marketing ploys.

after doing some research online, i’ve noticed that other manufacturers like nokia, samsung, has very large stakes in the industry.. and for smartphones, blackberry and android have a huge customer-base that was much much bigger than apple’s iphones

after realizing, i’ve tried using the blackberry from work.. and i have to say that it’s one of the best email smartphones in the world.. perhaps the best. the email use is so fast and easy, i can’t compare to anything else.

since i have the ipod touch, i decided to buy an android phone, i purchased the htc hero from Telus, and WOW! it does so much more than my 3GS that i gave my iphone to my sister and i am an exclusive android user!!

i can’t wait for the HTC Desire to come out and if android keeps improving this way, i doubt that i’ll ever go back to apple.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:53:28 +0000

If it’s not the iPhone it’s generic. A poor peoples copy of a copy.

By: iowa

iowa — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:52:50 +0000

Its funny…. all these so called patents apple holds…. like multi touch, and even the new ipad, they are now being sued for due to pantent infringement. Just like everything else, apple copies someone else, and claims it as its own. Guess what, apple doesn’t own multitouch. They don’t own the ipad name. And unlike in the past where apple simply bought up the rights, the japanese companies that rightfully own the rights to these things,(there are quite a few actually), don’t plan on selling out to apple, and have a lot of money already. Apple may have to pay triple damages to fujitsu, for infringement. Ouch. So long, apple.

By: Jordan8906

Jordan8906 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:51:50 +0000

Slow? Messy? An iPhone is hardly slow, or messy. Shame on you.

By: saltesc

saltesc — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:58:32 +0000

Think a fanboy needs to borrow an Android for a week :)

I also have an Android and a 3GS. 3GS is just so…old lol.

What I have done to my Android:
- Cyanogen Mod. Includes boosted performance, multi-touch, FLAC support, bluetooth Wi-Fi, USB tethering, utlising SD as system memory, task scheduler, etc. etc.
- Overclocked CPU which underclocks in standby making it perform better than a 3GS while active and usually requiring a recharge every 3-4 days, not each afternoon.
- Full custom theming built into the OS including additional drawers, patterned locking, selection of multi home screens, docks, dock launchers, mp3 ringtones, widgets, widgets, widgets. Nulling the use of an app menu as everything is put on one of the desktops in nice little custom folders or quick access docks.
- On and on and on.

And the apps are just mind-blowing.

What it took me to do all of this? A couple of hours, some reading, and a little bit of geekiness. But if you can’t be bothered to do this and just want an out-of-the-box phone… get an iPhone, they’re okay. Frustrating, slow, messy, and utterly limited, but they work straight away and don’t disappoint.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:51:10 +0000

I love the way the iPhone moves and feels while scrolling and navigating through the menus. Its simply flawless, but it’s not for me.

It just doesn’t give me that always-connected feeling as the Android system does. I love the notification area and the multitasking it offers. I suppose its a trade off, but i don’t mind it.

In the end, it all comes down that’s best for you and what YOU need a phone to do. Once you know what you want, the choice is easy.

I find debates on which phone is best simply pointless and futile. If you are undecided, try out both (you most likely have a friend or two that own such a phone) ans see which one is BEST FOR YOU.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:22:04 +0000

I agree with Tom. When it comes to cell phones, name brand doesn’t carry much weight. When it comes to MOST THINGS, name-brand doesn’t carry much weight… There is one exception. Apple. Apple is trendy and cool, and their marketing campaign is solely based upon that.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:45:25 +0000

So many “deal-breakers”. I think the fact that it isn’t an Apple product is a deal-breaker.

The best thing going for the G1 IMHO is the slide out keyboard. I would use my phone half as much (maybe less) without those 48 wonderful little buttons. No physical keyboard? Deal-breaker.