Android or iPhone?

[wildhawker]

Both platforms have their pros/cons. Personally, I prefer Android due to the flexibility and personilization it allows. Although Android has been around a few years, it's adoption was catapulted by Verizon with the release of the original Droid just over 2 years ago.

Androids latest evolution, Ice Cream Sandwich, is a major update to the OS. I was lucky enough to play with the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus last week and was thoroughly impressed.

My gripe with Android is not with the OS, it's with some of the manufacturers. Take Motorola for example. They are releasing too many phones too fast. I wouldn't have an issue if the devices weren't released with KNOWN issues. Serious KNOWN issues. They need to spend more time on the software...clearly. Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR and later this month the Droid 4...all within a couple months. The Bionic and the RAZR both have major issues with 3G to 4G hand-off as well as many other known issues. Let's hope Google fixes Motorola Mobility.

^ This. All of it. Great post.

-Brandon

[FreedomIsNotFree]

Both platforms have their pros/cons. Personally, I prefer Android due to the flexibility and personilization it allows. Although Android has been around a few years, it's adoption was catapulted by Verizon with the release of the original Droid just over 2 years ago.

Androids latest evolution, Ice Cream Sandwich, is a major update to the OS. I was lucky enough to play with the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus last week and was thoroughly impressed.

My gripe with Android is not with the OS, it's with some of the manufacturers. Take Motorola for example. They are releasing too many phones too fast. I wouldn't have an issue if the devices weren't released with KNOWN issues. Serious KNOWN issues. They need to spend more time on the software...clearly. Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR and later this month the Droid 4...all within a couple months. The Bionic and the RAZR both have major issues with 3G to 4G hand-off as well as many other known issues. Let's hope Google fixes Motorola Mobility.

[nhattran_1528]

DROID!!!!!!!!

[Synergy]

But synergy, it's for the children!

Yes, YES it is!

iTunes is for those that use that type of service to acquire their entertainment!

[freonr22]

But synergy, it's for the children!

[Synergy]

Not even a question. IPhone all day. Email and browsing are far superior. I set up the phones for my sales people using both platforms so I have experience with both. I'm typing this on android tablet and use iPhones since the second generation. The biggest argument android users use is specs. Faster processor, more ram blah blah blah. The reason apple products are great is integration. It just works. Better resale and better physical material production. I can also sell my iPhone every year and buy the newest generation with the proceeds usually at 100%

Good luck

One of my big problems with Apple was integrating my MP3's into iTunes. I pulled my SD card loaded with MP3 data out of my Blackberry and put it in my Samsung and it all worked! I can plug my Samsung into my comp and upload data like an external drive. I don't need iTunes to manage my data.

[barbasol]

Not even a question. IPhone all day. Email and browsing are far superior. I set up the phones for my sales people using both platforms so I have experience with both. I'm typing this on android tablet and use iPhones since the second generation. The biggest argument android users use is specs. Faster processor, more ram blah blah blah. The reason apple products are great is integration. It just works. Better resale and better physical material production. I can also sell my iPhone every year and buy the newest generation with the proceeds usually at 100%

Good luck

[Synergy]

After a week, please do a follow up to let us know what you think?

Well I have had time to play with my Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket and my Gf's iPhone 4.

Some brief comparisons:

-Samsung Super Amo LED is as bright and clear as the iPhone.
-Samsung has a bigger screen, thinner frame and less weight than iPhone.
-I work in the hills, the 3 major carriers get spotty service. I got better service and even 4g (I know its quasi 4g). Guys with other AT&T phones could not get as good of service that I got.
-The UI works great, I can monitor active apps and shut them down as easy as the iPhone.
-AT&T's multitasking working great, on Pandora, texting, phone calls all work well.
-I could not compare iPhone wifi to cell network transition. On the Samsung, I would be streaming Pandora at home, leave in the car and have no skip in the music. Could be that Pandora caches the song.

I really haven't done much tweaking, I have some bloatware I would like to remove. Otherwise I am happy. Still learning a touch keyboard compared to keys on a Blackberry. Damn you autocorrect! lol

[ocabj]

Out of curiosity, is anyone in here actually supporting Android OS at the Enterprise level? How are you pushing out company/organization/campus SSL certificates, VPN configuration, WiFi settings, etc? Is there some sort of configuration XML you can sign with a CA Certificate that your Android OS clients can download?

[GammaRei]

I switched from my iPhone to the android. I had the Iphone 4 for a month and returned and got a Motorola Atrix I wont go back. . .

- G

[FatalKitty]

What a waste. You could have easily sold that phone to someone who would fix it for $100+.

that wasn't a waste... I had fun doing it

100$.... dang a tank of gas!

[drifter2be]

What I have found in the past few years is that the iPhone is great for three types of people, Apple loyalists, smartphone users that want a basic experience with a simplistic UI, and trendy people that feel the need to have "that cool thing everyone else has".

Android phones are great for those of us that like customization, can deal with learning what can be a very complex OS that is gets updates several times a year. Definitely not for the technologically impaired.

That being said I went with Android 2 years ago and haven't looked back. Started with the Droid 1 in December of 2009, bought the Droid X earlier this year, traded that for an LG Revolution and swapped that with my GF for her Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate. I can say that as I progressed through the first three phones I saw the OS and quality of the devices improve. Lag and stability issues are a thing of the past with this mobile OS, I won't say it is superior to IOS, or the other way around, they are both great platforms, just different.

[Dave A]

Motorola Atrix - have had for about two months. Had one freeze up during boot up sequence and I just stuck it in my pocket. Figured would pull the battery later, but it self corrected. Have had a couple of dropped calls, but probably not phones fault, weak signal area and my face likely at fault.

I didn't notice any other Atrix users here, but I like the phone.

[ENVYGREEN]

Iphone

[VL221]

THE HSPA+ version has been on the market for over a week.



The Galaxy Nexus may only have a 5mp camera but the quality is just as good as the 8mp camera on the Galaxy S II. Optics and sensor size are more important that megapixels, it's all about the amount of light you can capture. The screen on the Galaxy Nexus is also better, reviews are saying it is just as nice as the iPhone's "retina" display. It is also a larger screen, with a resolution of 720p. As for the processor not being "as good", there is a reason why it isn't as fast. They both have 1.2Ghz dual-core OMAP processors. ICS was also developed for the Galaxy Nexus, other phones need to have the OS ported over to them.

I was referring to US market. Galaxy Nexus won't release until next month in the US. You can get one from UK for $800USD at the moment..

The camera quality may be just as good but the SG2 will take photos 60% more detail for larger printing. Not that I will ever need it since I have a DSLR but I tend to use my DSLR less since my iPhone and SG2 camera takes excellent photos.

The Nexus has better screen resolution but I am disappointed that they didn't make it Super Amoled Plus. The Super Amoled Plus screen is thinner, clearer, and uses less energy. Super Amoled plus is also gorilla glass vs Super Amoled, which is only fortified glass.

The international and AT&T SG2 uses Samsung's Exynos processor, which has been proven to be better and more energy efficient than the Texas instrument processors. Although the SG2 Exynos processor is rated at 1.2 GHZ, it is equivalent to 1.4GHZ TI Snapdragon processor in some SG2.

Samsung has confirmed that they will port ICS onto SG2. It is just a matter of time before they will get it.

With that said, I am pretty disappointed with the Galaxy Nexus. The SG2 has been out since June 2011 and the Nexus just came out in the UK, yet it is not significantly better (don't know if it is even better) than the older Samsung Galaxy. Seems like the only thing that the Nexus is better than the SG2 is the screen resolution and slightly larger screen. That is about it.

Some other things I noticed in some SG2 vs Nexus reviews is that they pointed out that SG2 is lighter, thinner, ability to use as USB mass storage, and have assisted GPS. I believe the front facing camera on the Nexus is also inferior.