I've used an iPhone and android before, but I'm definitely not familiar with either. What would you say the positives and negatives of the one VS the other are?
I know I could Google, but I want to know your (Web developer/designers) opinions.
Lol, it looks like I didn't explain myself properly. I want to own one for personal use but I want to know what the positives/negatives are from a developers (web savvy person) point of view.
I ran into this issue when I first was shopping for a blackberry. Everyone told me to get one even though Android just hit the market because the platform was new and it wasn't worth the gamble. iPhone was a no-no since AT&T sucks and I have Verizon. Now, I feel it was all personal opinion and wish I never had purchased a Blackberry in the first place. People will tell you to go play with one and see which you like. I think that would be ok if you were testing how it felt in your hands but actually using it day to day is so much different than playing with it at a store. So until you actually use one for a few days will most likely determine your preference. Now I'm stuck with Blackberry and its infamous messenger.
Take a brief inventory of what kind of stuff you'll generally use on a phone in a typical day/week. For me, it's email, text, phone, light internet use, occasional use of googlemaps and apps like a movie finder or yellowpages.com. All of those things work pretty much the same on either platform.
Android for the most part even modeled their current OS off of iOS, so it functions primarily like an iPhone.
The camera is the singular item that largely differs that I use in a typical day that is ridiculously better on an iPhone.
The company I work for does its fair share of mobile development and so we have a bunch of smartphones around the office for testing purposes, and after using all of them several times I still much, much prefer the iPhone (although the Windows 7 phone is kinda nice too apart from its IE7 browser). It does depend on which Android phone you buy however, as certain models are far superior to others, but on the whole it just feels like everything on the iPhone is so well thought out, it all works so well, everything is just so slick. It does suck that it's only available with 3G at the moment though, not so speedy loading webpages on the go. I have friends/family who have decent android devices, and they love them, until I let them play on my iPhone.
AT&T. I know it's rep. It's not too bad in my area. What I do like about AT&T, and that Verizon is not capable of, is that I can talk on speaker as I look up an address on the map or something on th web. Now that I know Verizon can't do this I'm conscious of how often I'm doing that.
@eric....FALSE. Verizon has fixed the issue with their new LTE 4G network and please don't compair at&t 4g to Verizons 4g. They are not even close! At&t is what is called a bandaid 4g...another words they improved on what they have and made it faster so they call it 4g. Verizon new LTE is a complete new technology that has speeds that are jaw dropping and there is plenty of proven data to show it....and yes it is not everywhere but they are making a huge push to bring it everywhere.
From what I just read it looks like not until the iphone 5 will it support multitasking on the verizon network...
"No 4G. Though Verizon handsets don't yet support it, the timing of this announcement seemed primed for speculation. Would this CDMA-friendly version of the iPhone support the new Long Term Evolution (LTE) network? No dice. Looks like subscribers will have to wait a little longer, at least until the iPhone 5 hits later this year."
@Eric, springlab did not say the iPhone had multitasking capability. He stated that Verizon's 4G network has fixed an issue where voice/data can be used at the same time. It is true that AT&T's 4G is actually a faster version of their 3G.
@eric...even the iphone 5 will NOT have 4g capability. Yes...no 4g for the new iphone that is do out this summer. The new LTE chip and components are larger then the veteran 3g components....thus the new phones are slightly thicker, but still not that big of an issue for what you get in return. In time they will shrink in size like when 3g first came out. Not sure the reason why Apple will not be going to 4g...some say they don't want to make a larger phone when Apple tries to make everything slimmer, thinner and pretty. Others say it is Apple finally confronting the fact they are competing against a fleet of competition (using open source) that work hard to stay on the cutting edge with new phones being released every week it seems. Apple's seo even announced towards the end of last year that they would not be able to stay up with android and at rate is is growing...thanks to open source. Apple is a great product, but they fault in the fact that they keep everything close lid. Everything has to go through them....for everything! iphone and android are great products as it just depends on what you want. Also keep in mind dual core is coming (even the iphone 5) and this will be changing the playing field for developers as they can really show off their talents. One phone that you might want to keep an eye on is the Motorola Droid Bionic do out by summer. Will have dual core and has the ability to hook into your laptop so you can run it on you laptop.... awesome! It was scheduled to be released on the verizon LTE 4g network this month, but has been delayed as rumor is they want to improve on the phone they showed at the Vegas show (which was the show stopper as was)....so only one can imagine what they have coming. Pick your phone...use it ....love it....they all do what you want.
Is the iPhone 5 not 4G capable rumor specs or official specs? The last I knew, the iPhone 5 will have 4G capability and that Steve Jobs is upset with networks for not getting their act together when it comes to distributing 4G so the iPhone 5 basically won't receive bad reviews on speed, etc. That might also be why Apple is investing in the networks 4G to hurry and produce nationwide coverage.
http://www.itproportal.com/2011/04/22/iphone-5-likely-not-have-4g-lte/ ....is just to start. Also take note that the new ipad 2 does not even have 4g where as the Motorala xoom will be offering it by summer and even offering users who bought the first ones with 3g a chance to ship them back and have them retrofitted for the 4g components. This is just another example of how Apples competition can move just a little bit faster. Apple does a great job when they release a product, but that product goes into an "old school" stage mid way for that product cycle and before the new version. Where as the competition can release the newest thing week after week, because if for example HTC does not release the newest thing....Motorola will and if not them, Samsung or who ever else is in the game.
Yeah, it's speculation not confirmed. What doesn't make sense is why Apple is investing and pushing for networks to convert to 4G if it were not going to put 4G in the iPhone 5. Be aware that blogs also like to make up stories and create controversy to generate a better rank and revenue with adspace.
It's confirmed....the iphone will not see the LTE 4g till at least iphone 6. That makes it roughly sometime mid to late 2012 or even 2013. My source you ask...lets just say I heard a little birdie....a reliable birdie at that.
From my experience using both extensively, I'd choose the iPhone. In my opinion, I find it to be more reliable in terms of performance and functionality. Everything just runs a little more smoothly and you can trust everything you download from the AppStore.
iPhones are definitely more reliable and have a smoother experience out of the box and have the luxury of iTunes syncing. biggest drawback is the iron clamp of the AppStore and iTunes.
Androids are much more customizable and open, and recently have leapt ahead of iPhones in terms of hardware and raw power. but they suffer a lot from stability issues (especially in lower-end phones) and really ugly apps.
It depends upon your choice........ If I have to suggest, i'l say iphone... Its got latest tech, nice features, great developers team is behind it to solve any kind of problems and Apple name is associated with it.......
I'm pretty much OS agnostic at this point - what I would say is either get an iPhone or a high end Samsung or HTC Android.
On that basis the costs are similar, the stability is similar and it really comes down to which design you like and how important the camera is to you (iPhone's is best).
Also do you use iTunes a lot - do you want to use your phone as an iPod replacement in which case iPhone wins it - though Double Twist on Android isn't a bad solution it isn't as slick as the iPhone.
I know I could Google, but I want to know your (Web developer/designers) opinions.
The whole argument boils down to the camera.
Take a brief inventory of what kind of stuff you'll generally use on a phone in a typical day/week. For me, it's email, text, phone, light internet use, occasional use of googlemaps and apps like a movie finder or yellowpages.com. All of those things work pretty much the same on either platform.
Android for the most part even modeled their current OS off of iOS, so it functions primarily like an iPhone.
The camera is the singular item that largely differs that I use in a typical day that is ridiculously better on an iPhone.
Just my 2 cents!
"No 4G. Though Verizon handsets don't yet support it, the timing of this announcement seemed primed for speculation. Would this CDMA-friendly version of the iPhone support the new Long Term Evolution (LTE) network? No dice. Looks like subscribers will have to wait a little longer, at least until the iPhone 5 hits later this year."
http://www.google.com/search?hl=&q=verizon+iphone+multitasking&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS340US340&ie=UTF-8&aq=1&oq=verizon+iphone+mu#sclient=psy&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS340US340&biw=1600&bih=658&source=hp&q=verizon+LTE+4G+iphone+multitasking&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=822bf32b5c0e0691
One phone that you might want to keep an eye on is the Motorola Droid Bionic do out by summer. Will have dual core and has the ability to hook into your laptop so you can run it on you laptop.... awesome! It was scheduled to be released on the verizon LTE 4g network this month, but has been delayed as rumor is they want to improve on the phone they showed at the Vegas show (which was the show stopper as was)....so only one can imagine what they have coming.
Pick your phone...use it ....love it....they all do what you want.
Also take note that the new ipad 2 does not even have 4g where as the Motorala xoom will be offering it by summer and even offering users who bought the first ones with 3g a chance to ship them back and have them retrofitted for the 4g components.
This is just another example of how Apples competition can move just a little bit faster. Apple does a great job when they release a product, but that product goes into an "old school" stage mid way for that product cycle and before the new version. Where as the competition can release the newest thing week after week, because if for example HTC does not release the newest thing....Motorola will and if not them, Samsung or who ever else is in the game.
Androids are much more customizable and open, and recently have leapt ahead of iPhones in terms of hardware and raw power. but they suffer a lot from stability issues (especially in lower-end phones) and really ugly apps.
If I have to suggest, i'l say iphone...
Its got latest tech, nice features, great developers team is behind it to solve any kind of problems and Apple name is associated with it.......
On that basis the costs are similar, the stability is similar and it really comes down to which design you like and how important the camera is to you (iPhone's is best).
Also do you use iTunes a lot - do you want to use your phone as an iPod replacement in which case iPhone wins it - though Double Twist on Android isn't a bad solution it isn't as slick as the iPhone.