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Android or iPhone?

aohus said:
and rooting (jailbreaking equivalent) the Android would give the Android even more expanded functionality. 3G Hotspot on the fly, customize every aspect of the Android OS and its UI, tweak existing applications,
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Can all be easily done on the iPhone. ;)

aohus said:
overclock your phone, or underVOLT your phone for even better battery life. The undervolting/overclocking cannot be done with any iPhone, past and present. In essence, I am able to overclock my Droid X to 1.35 Ghz, with AMPLE battery life to support that speed increase.
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Why would I want to overclock or undervolt my iPhone 4? It's as quick as can be and battery life is good. Not to mention I wouldn't want to risk hardware failure from overclocking. It's not like you can just add a better cooling system like a desktop. And combined with undervolting can make things more unstable. Sure things might be just fine for awhile, until one day.... CRASH!!



aohus said:
If one is all about enhanced tweaking, Android is clearly the way to go.
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And why isn't the iPhone the way to go for tweaking ... :confused:





chakraj said:
How about windows phone 7, that looks better than android to me right now. Although there are a lot of missing apps right now.
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The whole SD card situation really bothers me about WM7.
 
LIVEFRMNYC said:
I would have been switched to an Android phone if Jailbreaking didn't exist. With Jailbreak, the iPhone is just as functional as any android phone with the exception of bluetooth file transfers(still don't understand why :mad: )

So if you plan to Jailbreak, then I would recommend the iPhone over any Android device.
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Better than stock , yes...but still not as functional as Android. At least mine isnt. Maybe the iP4 is but you still dont get the many widgets and customizations.
 
aohus said:
Used both iPhone and Android phone extensively.

If you're a newbie, and you just want a phone for simplicity, go for iPhone.

If you want a phone for expanded functionality, go Android. (ex: replaceable battery, replaceable SD card, etc)

Benefits with Android
- You can choose from a myraid of devices from all 4 carriers in the US
- Notification system
- Widgets (believe me, this goes a long way)
- True multitasking
- Native navigation application

Benefits with iPhone
- Mature application support, as well as games
- Easy to use
- Superior camera than any other smartphone out there thus far
- Sleek design (but made of glass, your call if you want all glass phone)

Personally, I got tired of iOS, and went for a more a tweakable OS, which happens to be Android OS.
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Mirrors my experience. Camera on my Droid X is really good though.
 
Good question.. actually, you are the first to bring it up.
:D
Seriously, please give this Search button a little deserved love !!
 
Now that I think about it, Android & iOS are two totally different beasts. It all depends on what your going for. The only thing that are similar at all between the two is that they're both smartphones.
 
You do realize that this is a iPhone forum, that's linked to a Apple news site, right? It's like going to a OS X forum and asking people what they think of Windows lol
 
I went from a 3G to a Nexus One running Froyo and then to an iP4.

Android just doesn't have the polish and ease of use that I got used to with the iPhone. Android is nice if you don't mind spending a bunch of time on message boards learning the ins-and-outs and want to endlessly tweak your phone without jail-breaking (which you probably have to do anyway on a carrier-locked Android phone). The media player apps for Android leave a lot to be desired, they're probably ok if you like to fiddle, but it was just too tedious when compared to iOS. The Google Voice integration was nice, but Apple is now approving GV apps. The Android App Store is a mess and the general quality of the apps isn't great. The one nice thing about the Nexus One is that it is not locked to a carrier and you can use it as a WAP (I still have unlimited data w/ AT&T).

I'll give Gingerbread a try, but fiddling with Android just reminds me of my Symbian experiences too much. I could live with Android if my AT&T coverage sucked, but it doesn't. Regardless, the (carrier-unlocked) Nexus One would be the smart phone I've ever used if I'd never used an iPhone.
 
aohus said:
and rooting (jailbreaking equivalent) the Android would give the Android even more expanded functionality. 3G Hotspot on the fly, customize every aspect of the Android OS and its UI, tweak existing applications, overclock your phone, or underVOLT your phone for even better battery life. The undervolting/overclocking cannot be done with any iPhone, past and present. In essence, I am able to overclock my Droid X to 1.35 Ghz, with AMPLE battery life to support that speed increase.

If one is all about enhanced tweaking, Android is clearly the way to go.
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Everything you said the iPhone can do too with a jailbreak.

Edit the only thing the iPhone can't do undervolt at least that I know of.
 
I've said it before on this forum, I'd switch back to android SOLELY because of their glorious notification system.

Also, having been a Winmo user before android and ios, I enjoy the familiarity of being able to flash custom roms and what not. I get to try beta things, check out new features before they are released to the public.

To me it's fun, oh and XDA-Dev's is just the *****. Great community there, though minus the occasional ridiculous "APPLE IS MY MUTHATRUCKING LIFE" hardcore logic resisting fanboy, this forum aint bad either :p.

But the big winner for me is the notifications and how awesome everything syncs with my gmail. Using the calendar app synced to my Google Cal is a PITA. Half the time it doesn't even work and when I log on to Google Cal, i see a repeat of the same goddamn event in 3/4's of my calendars.

Yes, Android's a bit buggy sometimes (it's just not as polished as ios). But damn! with a custom rom from Cyanogen and a custom launcher (which btw rocks the stock one) it easily matches and sometimes surpasses ios.

oh and to those that say Winmo is a serious contender, I'm not too sure, windows phone 7 is still young, and the metro style gets old VERY fast. I like theming, and I'm not quite sure what one can do with the rather simple look of Metro...i mean apart from changing the colours of the tiles, what else can you do?

Anyways, just my 2 cents. Fanboys, flame away!
 
topmounter said:
I went from a 3G to a Nexus One running Froyo and then to an iP4.

Android just doesn't have the polish and ease of use that I got used to with the iPhone. Android is nice if you don't mind spending a bunch of time on message boards learning the ins-and-outs and want to endlessly tweak your phone without jail-breaking (which you probably have to do anyway on a carrier-locked Android phone). The media player apps for Android leave a lot to be desired, they're probably ok if you like to fiddle, but it was just too tedious when compared to iOS. The Google Voice integration was nice, but Apple is now approving GV apps. The Android App Store is a mess and the general quality of the apps isn't great. The one nice thing about the Nexus One is that it is not locked to a carrier and you can use it as a WAP (I still have unlimited data w/ AT&T).

I'll give Gingerbread a try, but fiddling with Android just reminds me of my Symbian experiences too much. I could live with Android if my AT&T coverage sucked, but it doesn't. Regardless, the (carrier-unlocked) Nexus One would be the smart phone I've ever used if I'd never used an iPhone.
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Dude, Nexus One is already outdated and they stopped selling it months ago. Nexus 2 is coming and will have a dual core processor. And a Galaxy 2 is already n the works. There are some real good Android phones coming next year.

I know iPhone owners will complain about that and say they are putting out a ton of different phones...well thats good if you want variety. No doubt if you guys could choose from a few different iPhones, you know you sure would love it.
Im not a developer so i dont care if they have to tweak their apps . Seems to be getting done one way or the other.

BTW...those links go to a very good informative site called http://www.theandroidsoul.com/ for those who might not know about it. This link also has 12 add on Apps for Facebook in it.
 
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I had the original Droid on Verizon for a couple of months when AT&T really pissed me off. I loved it for the first week or so but then I was starting to realize that(at the time) it had major software kinks. Every time I tried to do normal stuff like email, facebook, web surfing, etc. it was somehow messing everything up. Email's were duplicated, or even tripled. The address book was suppose to sync with the matching facebook contacts and that was a royal mess. There was however one huge advantage to the Droid, navigation. That phone had the best maps/navigation that I have ever seen, especially on a phone. They were better than what I have seen in some cars. That feature I miss.
 
hah windows 7? not on their first release. They still have catching up to do to both android and apple.
Sluggishness? Maybe if you are using a hero, but not an evo. I use android because i could get the big screen haha. As well as a processor actually at 1ghz.
 
Vegastouch said:
Dude, Nexus One is already outdated and they stopped selling it months ago. Nexus 2 is coming and will have a dual core processor. And a Galaxy 2 is already n the works. There are some real good Android phones coming next year.
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The Nexus One isn't outdated. Yes, you can't buy it from the public Google Phone store anymore, but registered Google Developers can still buy them. (for any normal person, that's a $25 fee) However, the Nexus One has the same amount of RAM as an iPhone 4 (512mb) and has a FASTER processor. (the iPhone 4 is underclocked to 800mhz)

If you put the two phones side by side, and navigate them to the same webpage, the Nexus wins everytime. The same goes for other various functions. Heck, try performing a Google Search on an iPhone using Safari. You need to open Safari, wait for it to load, type in your query in the top right, hit search, and wait. With the Nexus, just hit the search button, and start typing. You'll see live results stream right in.

Personally, I use an iPhone 4 due to various reasons. However at one point I was using a Nexus One everyday, and still have it lying around today. With 2.2.1 FRG83 (the latest official Android N1 build), the Nexus One IS faster than the iPhone 4 at various tasks, including web browsing, menu navigation, scrolling, and so on. Yes, it occasionally does have a bit of choppiness, but then again, so do iPhones. (you just overlook and don't want to admit it)

Clearly the iPhone 4 is more popular, and yes - the sales of the Nexus didn't take off as Google had hopped - these are facts. But to go out and basically say that it sucks, when "in fact" it's actually faster, both on paper and in person, doesn't make sense. The bottom line is, stock for stock, the Nexus One is faster.
 
Acejam2k said:
The Nexus One isn't outdated. Yes, you can't buy it from the public Google Phone store anymore, but registered Google Developers can still buy them. (for any normal person, that's a $25 fee) However, the Nexus One has the same amount of RAM as an iPhone 4 (512mb) and has a FASTER processor. (the iPhone 4 is underclocked to 800mhz)

If you put the two phones side by side, and navigate them to the same webpage, the Nexus wins everytime. The same goes for other various functions. Heck, try performing a Google Search on an iPhone using Safari. You need to open Safari, wait for it to load, type in your query in the top right, hit search, and wait. With the Nexus, just hit the search button, and start typing. You'll see live results stream right in.

Personally, I use an iPhone 4 due to various reasons. However at one point I was using a Nexus One everyday, and still have it lying around today. With 2.2.1 FRG83 (the latest official Android N1 build), the Nexus One IS faster than the iPhone 4 at various tasks, including web browsing, menu navigation, scrolling, and so on. Yes, it occasionally does have a bit of choppiness, but then again, so do iPhones. (you just overlook and don't want to admit it)

Clearly the iPhone 4 is more popular, and yes - the sales of the Nexus didn't take off as Google had hopped - these are facts. But to go out and basically say that it sucks, when "in fact" it's actually faster, both on paper and in person, doesn't make sense. The bottom line is, stock for stock, the Nexus One is faster.
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Exactly. Nexus One is not outdated. It is still sold in stores in Europe and in Canada. In fact, it was lauched by Videotron in Quebec last month and the phone was sold out on launch day! It was also sold out on Mobilicity (it is still out of stock) when it was launched a couple months ago.

Nexus Two is not a revolutionary phone as its predecessor. Its back looks cheap and way too plasticy. Even though N1 was almost a year old, it is holding up very well against today's top smartphones.
 
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If you like to tinker with stuff, Android.
If you like quality at the expense of closedness, iOS.

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hcho3 said:
I don't like Android at all. The UI is not as good as iPhone. I like their notification system better than iPhone, but that's about it.
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Agree！
I have iphone and Android(HTC G7).The iphone UI is best!Especially multi-point touch,android is bad.
 
chakraj said:
How about windows phone 7, that looks better than android to me right now. Although there are a lot of missing apps right now.
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i think it has the ability to become a great platform, it just needs the support of developers
 
Lots of good replies here. Thank you.

I like to tinker with stuff but I also like things to work and integrate well. I like how the iPhone + MobileMe brings our family Mac stuff together (iPhones, iPads, iMac, Macbook etc).

I'm tempted to get an Android but it sounds to me like it might be more trouble than its worth. Sometimes I just like to sit back and not worry about whether or not my Android can to this or do that. At least with the iPhone on know where I stand on a day-to-day basis.

Maybe if I was 20 years younger I would enjoy tinkering but not so much anymore. It's kind of strange. The older you get, the more you just want things to function like they should. :) Besides, if I want to tinker, I can always jailbreak.
 
Chris Blount said:
I'm tempted to get an Android but it sounds to me like it might be more trouble than its worth. Sometimes I just like to sit back and not worry about whether or not my Android can to this or do that. At least with the iPhone on know where I stand on a day-to-day basis.

Maybe if I was 20 years younger I would enjoy tinkering but not so much anymore. It's kind of strange. The older you get, the more you just want things to function like they should. :) Besides, if I want to tinker, I can always jailbreak.
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Yeah, stay with iPhone. I merely tweak to make functionality even better, and make the aesthetics of the OS more pleasing to my eye. Its the only reason I tweak my Android device (Droid X), and not to fix a problem or anything.

I chose carrier first, phone second. Verizon + Android phone = very compelling buy. Couple that with Verizon's new promotional plan of unlimited data/text/700 minutes/family and friend/free nights and weekends, mobile 2 mobile, for $69.99 / month, and things are looking better price-wise for Verizon.

From the looks of it, it seems you're already settled for the iPhone. Personally, I grew tired of iOS's look and feel and limited capabilities of the iPhone (namely the lack of battery and SD card replacement as well as weak notification implementation on iOS 4)

LIVEFRMNYC said:
Why would I want to overclock or undervolt my iPhone 4? It's as quick as can be and battery life is good.
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Right, but Android devices have the ability to overclock if desired by end user, or be undervolted. Its the benefit of having a fully open sourced OS. My Droid X is as quick as can be with awesome battery life, but I don't mind going 3-4 days of moderate usage without having to charge :p especially on a 4.3 inch screen.
 
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