I think Steve’s comment that ‘all smartphones have the same problem’ is nonsense, and his sideswipe at HTC was just poor sportsmanship, but yeah, most smartphones have their fair share of issues and it would be naive to think otherwise.

I’d like to think I’m pretty objective on this, regardless of my decision to go with HTC over Apple, so please don’t tar all Android users with the same brush. I admit I was happy to see some negative press about the iPhone 4, if only to bring the company down to earth and give them a heads up that they aren’t untouchable, but with the exception of the iPad, the only consistent problem I have ever had with Apple is their prices.

The fact of the matter is that HTC are making products that are easily on par with the iPhone in many ways, better in some, and worse than others (as with any competing products really), and that’s a great thing for one big reason – Now that Apple have had this little shake up, the world has finally noticed that there are alternatives, and both companies are suddenly is very real competition. HTC wants Apple’s crown, and Apple knows that it needs to fight to keep it. The resulting competition ought to result in both companies raising the bar higher and faster than before. That can only be a good thing, right?

P.S- @empireofno If you don’t mind me asking, what are your reasons for wanting to switch from the Desire to the iPhone 4? If it was just a statement to bait Android fans (hence the choice of both HTC and Android’s flagship handset) then that kinda sucks but it’s understandable in context, but if it’s genuine then I am sincerely interested in why, as from what I’ve seen there’s not much in it spec-wise. Do you just prefer the iPhone interface or is it something more than that?

Did you mean to say, “Among the smart phones, the only popular one is the iPhone?”

Sorry, but uncorrected that just sounded too much like another inane statement, “All your bases R Belong to us.”