I'd really like to hear from people currently using Android phones and how they like them.
I have one, and I hate it. Though that might be because I have an Eris, which was outdated already when I bought it (I got it only because I needed a phone on Verizon and there was a buy-one-get-one deal). It's slow as f***. It's unresponsive. The keyboard sucks. There are, however, two things I love about it that annoy me on the iPhone. First: I love the way it handles notifications, putting them in the drop-down menu bar at the top. Not the most obvious thing, but once you know what it does you'll find it's much less intrusive than Apple's system, and it lets you open only the notifications you care about in the order you want to. Second: Google Voice. I don't spend any money AT ALL on text messages, even though I send about a hundred texts a month, since I do it all through Google Voice. I also love the way Voice is able to transcribe my messages into text and send a copy to my email. Since I keep my phone off during the day, it means I can still receive important messages. I realize there's a Web app for that on the iPhone, but it's just not the same. And it's 100% Apple's fault that there's no dedicated app. For that, I hate Apple.
I'm especially interested in how it handles media. Specifically adding and deleting music and podcasts via a Mac (not using iTunes, I know, just manually adding/deleting).
I don't manually add and delete. I use something called doubleTwist, which basically imports your iTunes playlists and allows you to sync your Android device through it. However, when you import playlists and try to sync, it doesn't always work on the first try. It may be something I'm doing wrong, but I often find it easier to delete all the music off the phone manually and then resync. I don't use Podcasts, but I think they work with doubleTwist as well.
Curious to also know how it handles address book/contacts. Right now it's of course super easy for me as my iPhone syncs with my address book.
I don't sync that stuff, so I don't know. I find it easier to not lose or break my phone than syncing contacts. However, there is an app called MyBackup (free trial for 30 days) that allows you to make a backup to the cloud. And not just contacts: music, movies, and apps too. Worked great when I upgraded my OS (unlike an iPhone, everything on an Android phone is erased when the OS is updated, sadly. Good thing they hardly update the OS, hehe).
I like my iPhone but there are things I find frustrating (tired of the 3.5" screen, I've had more dropped calls in less than 2 years vs. 12 years with Verizon wireless, and this is often with 5 bars). Really want to check out the Droid X when it comes out. And this is coming from a huge Mac user/fan.
Good luck. Personally, I would rather have an iPhone, simply because right now, I carry my Droid Eris for phone calls/texting, an iPod Touch for music and apps (I only have apps I absolutely need on my Eris, since I don't like using it when I don't have to), and an iPod Nano for video recording (my Eris does this, but the camera's pretty poor). I'd love to consolidate all this into a device that's just a little thicker than my iPod, but... I need a reliable network
