Q. There are a bunch of android phones coming out? I was planning on getting a blackberry curve on the 17th untill i found out the droid phones are coming out for AT&T. Can somebody tell me about them and are they better than blackberrys?
A. the latest android phone is the nexus one... it runs anderoid 2.1 and just came out this week...
it is about $175 (?) if you buy one that is subsidized by tmobile with a contract... or you can buy an unlocked one from google for $500+ but the unlocked one's 3G operates at different RF then ATT, so it would only get 2G EDGE speeds if used with ATT...
have not heard about a GSM version of the motorola droid...
att is going to SUPPORT anderoid... i have not heard any anderoid phones that are supposed to come out for ATT yet....
Android phone or iPhone?
Q. I cant design which one to get and the date is approaching. HELP!
cant decide*
A. Android is much better for many reasons...
1: Browsing. Let me first say I do like the Safari browser on the iPhone. It�s fast, it�s reliable, it�s stable. But flexible? Flash? Monopolistic? Yes Safari is the only browser for the iPhone, and that browser still does not do Flash. However, the Android browser is one of the best browsers on the mobile market. On my HTC Hero, I have Opera Mini, Dolphin, and the default Browser. I haven�t used Opera Mini since I used it a couple of times upon installation. Dolphin is outstanding, with its use of Tabs and Gestures. But the default Android browser just can�t be beat. It usually loads pages faster than Safari, has Flash support, and simply does everything a browser should do.
2: Desktop. Instead of just having icons littering your phone�s desktop (like the iPhone), the Android phone adds widgets to the desktop. These widgets tend to have an actual purpose. For example:
The Twitter Widget allows you to update your Twitter status from your mobile desktop.
The People Widget allows you to enable different actions for different contacts right from your desktop (say you want to call your wife with a single click and text your child from a single click).
The Messages Widget allows you to instantly see your email from the desktop.
The Android desktop is on a completely different level from the iPhone desktop. To compare them is actually unfair. Apples to �clairs as it were.
3: Connectivity. On one of the �pages� of my Hero desktop, I have four buttons:
Turn on/off bluetooth
Turn on/off Wifi
Turn on/off Mobile Network
Turn on/off GPS
These buttons let you instantly switch on or off the various connectivity options, which will go a long way toward conserving battery life. There is also an app in the Market called Y5, which will turn off Wi-Fi automatically when no known wireless network is available. To do any of this on the iPhone, you have to go into the Settings screen and navigate your way around the various options.
4: PC connection. Unlike the iPhone, you don�t need to have iTunes to manage your phone. Now, I say this with a bit of a chewed-up tongue because Android can�t sync with the Linux desktop yet. That�s okay for now. But Android can mount the SD card so that it is usable (via drag and drop) by any operating system. On this you can add music and files, which will then be usable on the phone. Simple
5: Multi-notification. One of the issues I�ve always had with the iPhone is its notification system. Basically, it depends upon a single system that not all applications have access too. For instance, if you are a Twitterer, you can find out if you have updates only by opening the Twitter app on the iPhone. With Android, the apps have access to the notification system and can all report. The notification bar on the Android phone can alert you to new voice messages, email messages, Facebook notifications, new Gmail, new text messages, and much more. If an app has a notification, it can let you know quickly, and in the background.
6: Endless. personalizationI hesitate to place this on the list because so many readers seem to think user-configuration is worthless. It�s not. The Android phone allows users to configure their mobile to look and behave exactly how they want it. If you�re a social network power user, you can have a screen for Facebook, one for Twitter, one for texting, and one for Flickr. Or if you are a business user, you can have a screen for contacts, for your calendar, for gmail, for email, for RSS, and more. Not only can you configure the desktop the way you want, you can configure the behavior of your phone. Set up default actions for different contacts � even add an entirely different desktop, should you want. The possibilities are endless with the Android phone. With the iPhone, you�re pretty much limited to what Apple says.
7: Market. Yes, Apple has an app for that. But so does Android. And chances are, the Android app is free and works as well (or better) than the iPhone app. And, believe it or not, there are thousands of apps in the Android Market. Apple does not (at least yet) have a patent on an application for just about everything. Give it time though. And installing applications on your Android phone is actually easier than it is on the iPhone. For free applications, you don�t have to worry about entering a password every time you try to install anything. And you do not have to link to Apple�s iTunes store to purchase applications from the Android Market. For those apps that have a price, you enter your information on the Google Market one time and you�re done.
8: Google integration. This one is almost not fair, since Android was built with the intention of integrating with Google. But wow does it integrate well. Want to search Google? Simply click the search button, enter your search string, and you�re off and running. Did I mention Google Voice? Yes, the Android has an app for that.
9: Open Source. W
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