Android Continues Creeping on BlackBerry, iPhone

[snotling]

[citation][nom]fyasko[/nom]why all the iphone fanboys? droid is better, apple is a childs toy compared to droids hardware and ability to do whatever one wants.[/citation]
Actually, hardware wise they are very similar!

 

[damiano13mg]

remember when you couldn't send pictures as mms with an iPhone..

 

[gpog]

droids and iphones are both good- its a matter of personal preference. I've had both but prefer the iphone because I like the fit, finish, daily use, and frankly I havent seen a phone that compares to the construction quality. As far as market share goes; It's nice to see android gobbling up % because this competition is good for us, the consumers. Android is an impressive lot- and so isthe iphones large share as it plays the game with one model, on one problematic service provider.

 

[jrnyfan]

Be careful of what we are talking about here. Android is an OS, not a platform. RIM and Apple have actual platforms. You can't compare Android to Apple and RIM, you would have to measure HTC or Motorola against RIM and Apple.

 

[milktea]

[citation][nom]tayb[/nom]We will not get a true sense of which phone OS is more desirable until Apple releases the iPhone on Sprint, Verizon, and t-mobile. Apple has really shot itself in the foot with this silly AT&T exclusivity.[/citation]

Yes, silly is what a silly does. 😛

 

[xrodney]

[citation][nom]geossj5[/nom]i dont get how there can be a comparison in this area??saying android sales went up and iphone/bb sales went down is like saying Windows 7 sales went up and Macbook sales went down? obviously an OS which runs most of the smartphones today will have more numbers than a proprietary device with their own OS if they compared something like Droid X sales and iPhone 4 sales theres more merit in thatbtw FYI im not supporting Apple in any way.. so ya[/citation]
Nothing force apple to make just one model of phone or share os with other manufacturers, but wait its Apple and Steve and he like to have everything under tight control.
There are 2 things for what I will never go for apple:
I like to have under mine control what I want to use and not being dictated by someone as Steve.
And apple is as allways was overpriced stuff where most of price is for brand.

 

[Guest]

The achilles' heel of Android must be its half baked Android Market. Most of the world can't access paid apps. Likewise most of the world's developers can't sell paid apps on that platform. Those that can purchase apps, find Android Market hard to navigate. And those that persevere, find market content saturated with unclothed humans. This makes it hard for Android based phones to be whole heartedly recommended to anyone below 18. Parents beware.

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]snotling[/nom]Actually, hardware wise they are very similar![/citation]
Apart from no expandable memory, no 4G support, no loss of signal if you "hold it wrong"
...
That is pretty fundamental

 

[hoofhearted]

Being a gamer at heart, I am actually looking forward to the Microsoft phone. Not that I am a fanboy of the evil M$ empire, but they do seem to be putting more effort toward the gaming aspect of their phone. I just hope they don't pollute it with any kind of "live" subscription thing or convolute the user interface.

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]hoofhearted[/nom]Being a gamer at heart, I am actually looking forward to the Microsoft phone. Not that I am a fanboy of the evil M$ empire, but they do seem to be putting more effort toward the gaming aspect of their phone. I just hope they don't pollute it with any kind of "live" subscription thing or convolute the user interface.[/citation]
Likely you will have an XBL account, but that is to be expected.

 

[coleipoo]

Droid and Apple are for hipsters. I use a MOTO RAZER baby.

 

[Guest]

I can't wait for Android to overtake Apple and we can just be done with all of this media-whipped anticipation. Of course it will happen, and Apple can finally settle into a comfortable #2 position and concentrate on what they do best -- make ground-breaking products that others imitate.

 

[jacobdrj]

PC vs Mac all over again. Only instead of MS, it is google...
Flexibility versus closed systems. However, I do like the option of having a closed system some times. It makes for less buggy 3rd party software... Sure, you don't always get what you want or need, but in that case, go for the flexible platform...

 

[eddieroolz]

I support Android against iOS, but I'm afraid Android has its own issues - serious ones that in my opinion makes Android just as closed as iOS in some ways.

 

[dgingeri]

love that pic. I just found my new wallpaper for my Captivate.

 

[cyprod]

[citation][nom]AndrewMD[/nom] It did not have comparable applications and half the applications on the google market place was crap.[/citation]

Hmmm, so only half the applications on google market were crap? From what I understand, then that means the google apps are of much higher quality than the iPhone apps. I heard something like more than 90% of those were crap.

 

[Pyroflea]

Finally, one ridiculously powered super-giant is starting to beat another. This could get interesting 😀

 

[WyomingKnott]

I don't like Android, but I like it better than Iphone or Blackberry. If only PalmOS had continued straight through to serious phones.