Getting ready to leap to a Smartphone.....looking for opinions here and reasons why one might be better than the other.
Droid or Iphone
- Thread starter Randy A
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I think it all depends on what you use it for and what else you use.
I have an iPad touch and an iPad and if I was to go with one it would be the iPhone, but if I didn't have those two things it would be a Droid.
I have an iPad touch and an iPad and if I was to go with one it would be the iPhone, but if I didn't have those two things it would be a Droid.
I don't know if there's much difference in any of them anymore. The Iphone has a few more apps but if the Droid has the apps you want that's all that counts. Personally i prefer the Iphone to any of them for ease of use
I've an iPod touch for ~2 years now which is basically an iPhone without the phone and I love it. A friend of mine recently got an Android phone that I've gotten to play with quite a bit. To me the interface and interaction just feels like an unpolished knock off of iOS.
I'm not sure how Google-centric you are but both the iOS and Android have the ability to sync you mail, contacts, and calendars to the handset. iOS also has the ability to sync Yahoo and Hotmail accounts (calendars, mail, contacts) not sure about what Android offers outside of Google stuff. The calendar, contact, and mail sync has worked flawlessly for me on iOS.
Of course there's the walled garden of iTunes vs. free to install anything on Droid argument. You can make your choice there. From what I've read there have been some fairly serious security issues with apps on Android. For that reason and that reason only I wouldn't trust my personal information on an Android phone. I prefer the 'walled garden' in this case.
I'm not sure how Google-centric you are but both the iOS and Android have the ability to sync you mail, contacts, and calendars to the handset. iOS also has the ability to sync Yahoo and Hotmail accounts (calendars, mail, contacts) not sure about what Android offers outside of Google stuff. The calendar, contact, and mail sync has worked flawlessly for me on iOS.
Of course there's the walled garden of iTunes vs. free to install anything on Droid argument. You can make your choice there. From what I've read there have been some fairly serious security issues with apps on Android. For that reason and that reason only I wouldn't trust my personal information on an Android phone. I prefer the 'walled garden' in this case.
I think it all boils down to "What do you want to do with your phone?"
I want to make calls. That's why I still have a $20 flip phone.
I want to make calls. That's why I still have a $20 flip phone.
I'm on my 3rd iphone, just got the new 4s, love the assistant Siri, it will do many things , text while driving voice prompt calls , its da bomb, great for dj's that need to stay in touch with the world,,
Yup...when I renewed my Kaspersky security software last month, it offered their version of a security program for smart phones. I guess for now, that's not needed for any I Phone...yet.
Droid here. Apple does offer that wall of security but I personally dont want to be pushed into a corner. Im all for the openess of Droid and all the risks associated with it.
Another thing to consider is the service area. My Sprint phone works in most places that my friends phones don't get service/drop outs. Elevators, office buildings, malls, Etc.
I compared various services & found ATT to be the worst. (I chose Sprint for my Android)
I compared various services & found ATT to be the worst. (I chose Sprint for my Android)
I would go with droid just so you can pick a cellphone that has an actuall keyboard to type with. I hate using the touchscreen to type.
Just use the Voice Recognition Commands and you won't have to use the touch screen or keyboard.
I use the T-Mobile My Touch 4G and am real happy with it.
I love my Samsung Infuse Android. It's so big, it's like a mini-tablet. I use AT&T only because they give FedEx employees a good discount.