I love how everyone bashes on the the iphone, i'd bet they've never even used one. They are actually built very well and seem to last a long long time. You cant say the same thing for a motorolla phone, its like comparing a civic to a cavalier, anyone who has ever ownded a motorolla phone knows they are crap and better get insurance, on iphones they dont offer insurance because you dont need it. If something does go wrong with it there is a huge supply of cheap parts on the market. I work everyday with a coupple guys that have droids and there is nothing their droid can do that the iphone cant.
Yeah At&T sucks a big fat dick but I can make calls over 3g or a wifi connection so there is rarely a time when I cant actually make or take a call. Data is lighning fast over At&T's network, when it works.
I've used one. It's not a bad phone but people shouldn't need to pay money to have a battery changed or have to hack their phones to use apps that Apple thinks shouldn't be available. The notification system is a big fucking joke. Who wants popups? Android notification tray beats the fuck out of it. Multitasking? LOL.
Android:
- Choice of hardware manufacturer
- Can install whatever app you want
- Choice of provider
- Can change battery/sim whenever you want, for free!!1
- Real multitasking
- A notification system that doesn't suck
- ANYTHING can be customized
- Syncs to the cloud, automatically
- Expandable memory
iPhone:
- Horrible (revolutionary?) antenna design
- Pay money for battery replacement
- Stuck with AT&T (unless you hack it up)
- Stuck with apps approved by Apple (unless you hack it up)
- Stuck with the amount of memory you buy
- Stuck with iTunes for syncing
- Shitty notifications
- Not very customizable (Apple knows best!)
- Smooth scrolling
Not trying to sound like a fanboy (although it's pretty obvious I'm sticking with Android...) but I would like to point out the reasons I would not get an iPhone. It CAN'T do everything Android can do without serious effort, and even then everything isn't possible.
Honestly, what makes the iPhone superior?
ive played with my friends iphones for a while, nothing seems extra long lasting...
i agree that moto phones suck, built poor/cheap
i stick with the HTC's have had 3 of their phones dropped 2 in water(for more than 5sec) and they still work. they arent impervious to scratches/nicks tho. but their screens are damn tough
Every phone I've used for the past few years is HTC and I'd like to stick with them. I did crack one screen working on the car while the phone was in my pocket, but that was on those oldschool resisitive touch screens, and should be a non-issue now that flush-mounted capacitive screens are used...
However, I'd like to believe newer Motorolas are much better build quality than the older ones. They nearly went bankrupt and were failing miserably with no "success" since the POS RAZR. The design and build quality of their newer stuff seems a lot better although I haven't used one extensively. I think they're pulling a Ford and trying to make up for their past of fail in order to stay alive in an extremely competitive market. Also, with fewer buttons and moving parts (flip-phones lol!), there's really not too much that can go to shit.