Iphone Vs Android

Iphone or Android

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danthecuber said:
The source is on This website. I assume you just mean the android source when you say HTC sense
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no... I'm talking about the proprietary changes HTC puts on their android devices. Perhaps you should become more knowledgeable about the state of android devices before making blind claims about them. Almost every manufacturer of android devices forks the android source with their own changes: HTC with Sense, Motorola with Blur, Samsung with Touchwiz, etc.
 
masterofthebass said:
no... I'm talking about the proprietary changes HTC puts on their android devices. Perhaps you should become more knowledgeable about the state of android devices before making blind claims about them. Almost every manufacturer of android devices forks the android source with their own changes: HTC with Sense, Motorola with Blur, Samsung with Touchwiz, etc.
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That's why I said that "most" of android is free software is my above post

danthecuber said:
Exactly. Because iOS is fully proprietary, you do have any control over the source code, apple has the only and final say. But since most of Android is free software, you can change the source code to fit your needs.
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danthecuber said:
That's why I said that "most" of android is free software is my above post
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Actually "most" of the available android software isn't free. When tyou go and buy a phone, it probably will have extra things thrown in, that is different from the android source. Yes, the core OS itself is free, but that is equivalent to calling OSX open source because BSD is.
 
Erik said:
Nokia: for people with simple phones or those who are dumb enough to think they have a good OS for Smartphones
Windows phone: those without any knowledge about phones and are afraid of getting something non-microsoft
iPhone: those with a lot of money to spend and like to brag about how good and beautiful their phone is
Android: the smart people who actually try to get the most out of a smartphone without paying for every little thing
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This is very true today, but around 5 years ago Nokia was the best and their S60 platform although slow had some brilliant apps and games which ran very well even on those slow phones.

I believe Nokia lost the plot because they never got around to upgrading their hardware, even today their latest flagship N8 is a joke compared to the powerful Androids and Iphone 4 is simply superb, hopefully with their new CEO they can achieve greatness again but till then it is Android FTW :)
 
masterofthebass said:
Actually "most" of the available android software isn't free. When tyou go and buy a phone, it probably will have extra things thrown in, that is different from the android source. Yes, the core OS itself is free, but that is equivalent to calling OSX open source because BSD is.
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So, then would Maemo 5 be "mostly free?"
 
masterofthebass said:
Actually "most" of the available android software isn't free. When tyou go and buy a phone, it probably will have extra things thrown in, that is different from the android source. Yes, the core OS itself is free, but that is equivalent to calling OSX open source because BSD is.
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true.
But I can choose to have a fully functional device by flashing a custom rom without proprietary software or just re-compiling android myself from the source. It's not just the kernel it is based on, it's the whole operating system. Can you do that with OSX or iOS?
And I can also develop and distribute an application without anyone's approval.
And I can choose to buy a cheaper phone, I'm not forced to buy the only one that exists at the price they want. And i can choose a phone with a usb port for charging.

I understand the flashing stuff is quite far from user-friendlyness, but at least it's possible. Probably not useful for 90% of people. It's just a matter of personal preference, like with cubes! :D
 
Wow, that looks like a big post against me.
I'm not and android fanboy, I know in many ways iphones are better than android. Android just fits better my needs, that's why I chose it.

I personaly never had that "unsupported file type" error message, but i rarely listen to music or watch video on my phone. From what you say, it probably is a DroidX problem, not and android one. Freezes also occur rarely for me, i think i pulled off the battery twice in a year and a half.

I hope the upcoming VLC release for android will help you in some way.

If you needed all that stuff (speaker charging dock, video on mobile, nazi zombies, ecc.) maybe the Droid X wasn't the perfect choice and an iphone was better. When you chose the DroidX there was any evidence of these issues in the motorola support forums?

Reviewing all apps in the apple store is a good thing as long as it stops unwanted viruses, spyware, etc. Any other restriction is not a good thing in my opinion, even porn. You must be free to install bad software if you want to. I agree search results can be improved, many apps are missing, and many other things too.

Just check your needs before buying, then make a choice, iphone is not better than android, nor android is better than iphone, it's just personal.
 
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I already ditched my DroidX and bought the iPhone. And my friends who own android based devices wish they owned one too. They said, and i Quote "Every thing is so smooth and the keyboard is amazing!" People who use android based devices have to learn all the gadgets and gizmos and its like trying to find heaven in hell. And the Touch on the iPhone blew me away, It felt ten times better than the android platforms on display :D

I live in wyoming and the only at&t store was in denver, so no luck. I was stuck with the DroidX and actually defended it from apple fanboys, just to make me feel better. I believe all android fans should at least use a Verizon apple iPhone for 1 month and I guarantee you won't go back to that android. (we only had Verizon here... Talk about a monopoly!)

And yes there are ALOT of ways android is better than the iPhone, But their failures outweigh their benefits.

And from using my friends android device, it had the same problems as my DroidX, and he was in california so it was not a local problem
 
Erik said:
Nokia: for people with simple phones or those who are dumb enough to think they have a good OS for Smartphones
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What's so bad about Maemo? Nokia might've abandoned it, but I don't need their permission to run apt-get. My guess is you've never used it and calling others dumb just makes you feel good.

Not to mention that there is a usable port of Android to the N900. I don't need Nokia's approval to use it, either.
 
Stefan said:
He actually just keeps copying&pasting other people's articles from all over the web, I suggest to ignore him.
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Yes I admit to copying and pasting that large post, But it said everything I was going to say. I just didn't want to type the thing. It actually had many points worth looking at so ignoring those facts would, ... well. Anyway if you were offended with that post I apologize.

I will remove these post that were copied because of your post, Thanks Stefan :D

And if you were curious to know the article it was from it was from

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20110131/tc_pcworld/headtoheadiphonevsandroid

Thanks for the advice and please don't ignore me
 
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Well I guess android is slowly catching up to us apple fanboys, but i believe apple will always be a step ahead, sort of how microsoft or sony is one step ahead in tech while nintendo lags behind, The thread is done with android gaining the most support with all the devices.
 
The annoying thing about Apple is that everything has to be from Apple. iTunes, accessories... But I do love my iPod Touch. I like the way it runs, most of the apps are good. But I'll probably get an Android-based phone my next upgrade.
 
TheManInBlack said:
sort of how microsoft or sony is one step ahead in tech while nintendo lags behind
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I'm sure that's why Microsoft came out with their motion-sensor gaming console years after Nintendo did, and Sony couldn't even elaborate and just copied it with a light bulb on top.

None of your arguments have been backed by facts or made any sense.
 
TheManInBlack said:
Well I guess android is slowly catching up to us apple fanboys, but i believe apple will always be a step ahead, sort of how microsoft or sony is one step ahead in tech while nintendo lags behind, The thread is done with android gaining the most support with all the devices.
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Umm....it also has to do with pricepoint. Nintendo had the technology to do WiiMotionPlus when the Wii was first released, but it would've cost a lot more to do that. Instead, they went with a simpler system that had a lower cost. Looking at sales figures, they may have made the right decision.
 
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