Iphone vs. DROID

[virusiidx]

On a side note, where the fuck did AT&T get the idea you can't browse the web and talk on Verizon? I do it on my Droid all the fucking time.

Marketing idiots.

Hmm, I'm not able to surf and talk at the same time either. I have the Droid and on Verizon. Are you sure you're not using wifi? This is one of Verizon's CDMA/EV-DO band's disadvantage.

Not really a problem for me though. Just pointing it out.

As for the OPs question, both are really good phones and have their pros and cons. It's best to do some research and see whichever suits your needs. The first thing to look at (as discussed in this thread already) is which service is more reliable for you.

I've had both phones and atm I'm using the Droid. Here are some pointers though:

- Droid definitely can do more than the iPhone 'out of the box' where as the iPhone would require you to jailbreak the phone to get fullest out of the phone.

- Although Droid has the capability, it lacks multitouch for the most part, except for Google Maps which multitouch functionality was just added to it recently. They recently added multitouch for the browser and gallery for the Nexus One; Droid will be getting this update "soon" as said by Motorola.

- Both have a very large App Marketplace, I still think the overall quality of apps and games on iPhone are better, but that's because it's been out for quite a while now. Android apps are catching up pretty quickly. Don't take this as the Apps on Android aren't good though, because for the most popular stuff, (Facebook, Twitter, IM, Youtube, etc..) the quality is great. Android's GUI library makes the applications look great.

- Google doesn't go all out on trying to prevent the OS from being cracked like Apple does for the iPhone. After all, Android is open source for the most part, just not some specific Google Applications such as Maps.

- There's not much reason to "root" the phone, unless you want to overclock/underclock the device. Some applications require the device the be rooted though, usually for things that need to access the Linux core filesystem. These applications are even on the App Market, but they usually have the in description that it requires root. Google doesn't really care if you root your phone or not.

- Google Voice app is very well integrated. I use it for almost all calls so I barely even touch my Verizon minutes.

- There's a tethering app on the App Market called pdanet. Very easy to setup. I don't think Verizon approves of this App since it's technically against their ToS, but use at your own risk. Just shows that you can tether out of the box.

- SNES/NES emulators in the App Market.

- 5MP Camera is pretty good in daylight. However at night, not so great, at least in my experience.

- One thing I absolutely hated about the iPhone, was having to use iTunes to manage my music. Apple goes all out on trying to make sure iTunes is the only program you can use to manage your iPhone/iPod Touch. I'm a Linux user, so this was a big problem for me. On any Android device, you can just plug it in and use the file browser to drag and drop music or files. Or you can use just about any media player to manage your music.

- It can install applications out of the App Market as well, such as from any website. You just have to select an option on the device to allow "Unknown Sources". No rooting needed.

- ATT's 3g is definitely faster. Verizon's 3g (based on CDMA2000 1x EV-DO) which I believe can support up to 3.2mbps where ATT's 3g HSUPA up to ~6mbps. Of course, those are never the reported speeds though, usually maybe 35-70% of it depending on your location, users, etc... Verizon is supposed to start rolling out LTE later this year, not sure when it will be completed though. The phone would have to support this band though. So kinda irrelevant.

Anyways, there's many other reasons I prefer this over the iPhone. Most of it for me how easy and open the OS is for developing software. But that doesn't apply to most people. I hope some of this information helps.

[Skie]

Ok I got a droid on it right now actually lol. What are some must have apps? And how do I delete downloaded apps?

[Jedimasta]

I'd hold out for some of the awesome new HTC handsets coming out later this year. The best hardware plus Android and HTC Sense makes the phones coming out better than the iPhone and Droid.

[Auspice]

- Google Voice app is very well integrated. I use it for almost all calls so I barely even touch my Verizon minutes.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFF I didn't realize Google Voice was out; I just signed up to get a beta. You'd think they would give priority to people with Android phones or something if they really wanna test the damned thing. -_-

[Celeras]

No contest, an iphone can't even compete. A completely stripped bluetooth profile; 75% paid app market compared to Android which is 61% free; No flash of any kind, camera(inferior itself) or browser; no customization; no widgets; no multitasking; no wireless N; inferior network; inferior screen resolution; apple.

Even jailbroken, you can't get anywhere near an out-of-the-box Droid. And if you root the Droid, forget about it.

[Neogearzx]

The Nexus One is pretty nice if you have GOOD T-Mobile connection out there... if not then stick with Droid and Verizon

[Mayareira]

camera(inferior itself)

"Inferior" as in? Megapixels aren't important at all on p&s's and cellphones as long as its above the shit level (2 MP). iPhone has a far better auto-focus, which is much better and important than lolmegapixel.

This megapixel fad is getting annyoing, back in early 00's they used MP's to market cameras and now every singe stupid customer out there thinks "hey, it has high MP it must be better!"

Also, droid is a CDMA phone, so its literally useless overseas. Its pretty pathetic not being able to use a smartphone abroad. If you travel or plan to is a dealbreaker here.

Media capabilities is another thing you should keep in consideration. Overall, iPhone is a much better media player and has a significanlty higher sound quality.

Finally, iPhone's touch screen capabilities are better than droid's. It completely supports multi touch, and it does it pretty well.

If I really wanted a touch screen smartphone(I won't, I hate them) I'd go with an iPhone. If not, Blackberry 9700 is better than anything else on the market.

Also, there is Nokia N900 but Maemo 5 is still on babysteps in terms of apps.

[wop]

^

This.

Mayareira, do you find 9700's key a bit smaller than it should be? Even till today, I still press the wrong keys once in a while. However, the touchpad is great compared to the ball in the old models.

I still have my iPhone as 9700's browser is pretty bad. Safari is lightyears ahead.

tldr:- get both, bb9700 and iPhone. Should cover all your needs, in terms of multimedia, work as well as easy to use!

[Mayareira]

It took some time for me to get used to the 9700 keypad(yeah, keys are quite small) but I got used to it after I wrote a bunch of emails and now I'm all cool with it. Honestly the only thing I don't like with 9700 is the browser, but Opera Mini sorta remedies that problem.

[Celeras]

I'd take the time to say why most everything you just said is wrong (save overseas and CDMA), but the guy already said he (wisely) bought a Droid ;p

[Skie]

yea i got a droid this past weekend and loving it. Only complaint is the battery life, but nothing a car charger wont fix.... wish the wall charger had a longer cord though so i could use it while charging and not be pressed aginst a wall.

[510Meeze]

No contest, an iphone can't even compete. A completely stripped bluetooth profile; 75% paid app market compared to Android which is 61% free; No flash of any kind, camera(inferior itself) or browser; no customization; no widgets; no multitasking; no wireless N; inferior network; inferior screen resolution; apple.

Even jailbroken, you can't get anywhere near an out-of-the-box Droid. And if you root the Droid, forget about it.

How many apps do each have? I'm guessing there are more free apps for the iphone than there are for the droid just because of the sheer volume.

[Kenshiin]

yea i got a droid this past weekend and loving it. Only complaint is the battery life, but nothing a car charger wont fix.... wish the wall charger had a longer cord though so i could use it while charging and not be pressed aginst a wall.

Just as my Verizon rep told me, after a few charging cycles the battery started working better. Also make sure to get the free version of the Advanced Task Killer and use it once in awhile.

[Ferien]

Short article about the current situation of the app stores.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives...ion_stores.php

[Muay]

The Nexus One is pretty nice if you have GOOD T-Mobile connection out there... if not then stick with Droid and Verizon

I'd second this, and it will be coming out for verizon in a few months probably, they said Spring. The nexus has a faster processor than the droid. I had to choose between the keyboard on the droid and the faster processor/nicer OLED screen on the Nexus. Full disclosure: T-mobile and Verizon are pretty much equal where I live.

plus the nexus is just so sexy. I do wish it did a better job with internal memory though. As for apps, if you use google reader at all, get newsrob, the movies app is good, taskiller is almost a must, and handcent sms totally changed the way I text. Otherwise, when it gets upgraded to 2.1, get google earth, because even though it's not extremely useful, it's a lot of fun.

i own two games, but I dig them, robo defense, and flight director, I believe there are free versions of them out there too.

[Kurokikaze]

I remember reading somewhere - May 17th for Verizon Nexus One.

[Muay]

I remember reading somewhere - May 17th for Verizon Nexus One.

Nice, though by then there will be some other cool HTC phones out as well, I think.

[antihero]

droid does

[Tekki]

HTC TP2 and an Ipod Touch, dual wielding baby, best of all worlds

[wop]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...ew-phones.html

Just launched