[TriLUG] Android Phone vs iPhone vs other smartphones

[Chander Ganesan]

Justin Parker wrote:
> I have a mytouch.  I love it.  I wrestled with wanting to buy an 
> iPhone for years.  Android does have exchange support, multitasking, 
> cut and paste text (I have no idea how the heck iPhone got away with 
> selling as many phones as they did without it).  I have rooted the 
> thing at least 20 times messing with development versions of android 
> 1.6 2.0 and 2.1 without bricking it.  All of my friends who have 
> blackberries take one look at my phone and are in the process of 
> switching to an android phone.  It's opensource you can download the 
> source for peet's sake!  Why would anyone want an iPhone?
Just to point out, the iPhone does have cut and paste now.  I have an 
iPhone, and I really like it.  Nice UI, responsive, and does all the 
things I need (calendar - sync with WebDAV calendar, Email, can play my 
voicemails, nice search functionality, etc)

I've considered upgrading to a 3GS (I have a 2G iPhone), but so far I 
have yet to find I really need the features or increased bandwith (or 
higher rate plan prices).

IMHO, for most people the fact that it's opensource doesn't matter - 
since it's unlikely they'll download the source.  I think there's a good 
argument to be made for the plethora of applications for the iPhone, 
it's probably the single biggest "feature".  I also like being able to 
sync it with iTunes, push movies onto it, podcasts, etc.  I've not 
played with the Android OS, so I'm not sure how easy/hard that is ...

>
> Justin
>
> On 03/16/2010 08:44 PM, Carl Crider wrote:
>> I have the same questions. Will the droid (in this case an HTC) be 
>> able to compete with my BB Curve?
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: kwoodie at gmail.com
>> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:53:00
>> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion<trilug at trilug.org>
>> Subject: [TriLUG] Android Phone vs iPhone vs other smartphones
>>
>> Ok so I am thinking about switching from my blackberry curve to a 
>> Android based phone or an iPhone.  Which is the best in the eyes of 
>> TriLUG?
>>
>> FYI I do own a mac book pro, so any Mac specific benefits should be 
>> considered.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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