iPhone 4 VS Incredible... SPECS

[jclardy]

I doubt that very seriously.

Android doesn't use hardware acceleration on its UI elements, making the phone seem slower. So the GPU is essentially idling while the CPU is doing all the rendering. You can see the issuehereon Android's project page.

It may be less noticeable at 1GHz but my friends HTC Hero has a hard time scrolling through contacts which makes it feel slow even though it is about the equivalent of a 3G.

 

[maflynn]

The iPhone 4. That is the device it was designed to run on. Sure it will run on other devices but it won't shine as much as it will on the iPhone 4

I think that's an incorrect assessment. If apple was content to only have iOS run on the iPhone [4] then they'd not rename it. Because they now have 3 separate devices they needed to rename the iPhone OS to something more universal.

Plus the product is getting more fragmented, and will continue, as apple rolls out revisions to iPod touches, iPads and possibly new devices running the OS.

The iOS wasn't designed to run specifically on the iPhone4 but rather the 3G, 3Gs, iPads, and what ever iPod touches (not sure which generations).

 

[raremage]

I can agree with that but for a 50 yr old man that HATES apple I'd love to show him actual specs of the new iPhone.

The challenge is it won't have an impact on actual user experience. I know, many folks are caught up in specs as a key indicator. And while they can be indicative of performance, the overall experience is what really counts.

Over the past few years I have hopped between all flavors of iPhone, a Palm Pre, a Pre Plus, and a variety of Android devices including a Droid and a Nexus One. In the end, I returned to my iPhone because of the overall experience, fluidity, and polish of the device AND software combination. None of the others come close.

 

[maflynn]

It may be less noticeable at 1GHz but my friends HTC Hero has a hard time scrolling through contacts which makes it feel slow even though it is about the equivalent of a 3G.

I noticed that when checking out the incredible, the performance was slower then my Nexus One which I attribute to HTC's SenseUI, so my point is while I agree with you on that, I also believe that any customizations/additions that carriers make on the android phone also has a potential to impact performance.

My Nexus One is Snappy© with most of the scrolling. I think overall its probably on par with my old 3Gs, though, I'll probably give the edge to iPhone 4 since its using the A4 chip.

 

[yg17]

Why exactly does one need to buy an SD card for large apps. Thats stupid imo..

Ahh, the old " I have no use for it, so why does anyone else need it? It's stupid" argument. Tried and true....

I like being able to upgrade the storage on my phone. The 16 GB microSD card in my N1 is plenty, but it's nice to know I can upgrade my storage in the future if needed without having to buy a whole new phone.