at least with android you don't have to purchase "something" from this website http://antenn-aid.com/ :-)

My friend bought an 3GS for 2600 half years ago...
when I just show him the Friendstream/Peep App widget thingy on my
Desire homescreen....he goes like....."WOW....cydia doesn't have this"

that's pretty much conclude the topic...

Choice, yes bcos it's open platform. But very unfortunately, no android maker can match apple in design. Besides, android kenot match iOS in ease of user friendly, wide practical use.

So even tho it seems got more choice, but each choice must compromise or sacrifice sumthg.
If sumhow samsung galaxy screen combine wt htc sense combine wt milestone phonecall clarity combine wt xxx sunlight legibility combine wt xxx app store, den maybe can give iPhone a bit of challenge.

This post has been edited by kentang_peranchis: Jul 22 2010, 11:41 PM

Design, eh? I'll put the 'you-must-hold-iphone4-differently' LOL design aside for now. Check out the drop tests found in Youtube. First video is Iphone4 dropped at waist height and the second video is HTC Legend tossed 5-6 feet from waist height.

Iphone4 drop test


HTC Legend drop test


Iphone4 screen is shattered, Legend screen is not. What I'm trying to point out is not Iphone4 is a bad phone, it's the attitude of fanboys projecting their phones as the all mighty invincible phone

edit:fix youtube links

This post has been edited by ashburn98: Jul 23 2010, 12:21 AM

seriously i hope u better dun post it up..or at least provide source for your statement
this place is not suitable to u,fanboy...


p/s: r u working with apple or lick apple's boots?

This kentang chap has been posting his comments attacking android in several topics at these android forums. I guess must be his interest and hobby. I respect his admiration for the iPhone but this does not necessary everyone must follow his opinion.

My advise just ignore him. It's already ingrained in his mind iphone is the better choice, so let it be. I also have an iphone 3Gs and I have consistently rate it last versus my nexus and HD2 but I do not condemn people using it. Perhaps he love the apps store/the games etc or multimedia features which are iphone strong points. Everyone of us has our own requirements and needs - and the best phone is your own choice ; let no one affect you

iphone has created a symbol or status of its own. It is more to form and fit rather than function. The symbol or status had made it self like a religion. Very hard to convert. This is a very successful marketing. Is like Toyota until the recent recall which really hurt their brand. It will take more than just functionality or antenna issue to impact the branding of apple image.

this symbol has affected the world due to the apple brand. Is like people owning LV or COACH bag, they all works like ordinary bags, but it is the symbol and status that count. So apple fanbois doesnt really care what doesn't work, or how many times it hang, or whether the battery last or not. For them, is as per design and is ok to be different to the rest of the world. But, you may say they discussed those issue in their forum arent those a problem? Well they are, but the symbol of status suppress every single issues this things carries. It used to carry special or different kind of functionality like those pinch effect of flip flop pages of apps... but is common now among android and even symbian 3 etc etc. But, iphone started it...

For me, any android phones is very capable of delivering great capabilities even a simple file transfer via bluetooth which iphone still stick with their principle. It can get many free appps and great games too. But is just an OS for mobiles. Even MS start to get worry with Android because it eating share on tablets and soon web PC.

In the end, none of the android phones will win. HTC has made a great moved to run Android largely in US market. until this brand move it self up to a great religion like iphone, it will just be another android phones.

But, the recent hoo haa in US on Androids phones like HTC Evo, Droid X, Samsung Galaxy S has created or advertised it self to the apple owners that there is a new thing out there. Some jump into the wagon to be early and some still hasitate to convert. Those who realize the capability, enjoy the new Evo and let their Iphone become a game box. But the growing numbers of androids enable daily worries apple. The recent quality issues I read in the net has lot of relation to get it into market 1st before the android army start flooding the market. A very smart moved by apple.


Till then, I dont care if people see me carry a SE or a HTC, I just enjoy an android very much and my x10 mini works like wonder to me. My brothers who owns Iphone 3GS hasitate to compare functionality with me know my camera is better, I got really great 3D games, my GPS works well..... and the list goes on. I wonder why? It start to make the 3GS look sooo errrrmmm CHEAP?? maybe.... I dont know.

Needless to say a few of my colleagues switched from Symbian..WinMo and Apple to Android for the past six months.

My cheap Android HTC was an eye-catcher at a wedding reception last weekend....with my relatives n cousins...

Thats why I asked you guys to stay away from him... and of course his small Apple fanbois universe.
He cant even construct a sentence that would be easy to understood, let alone debating unique features of Android vs the simplicity of Iphone. He will keep on bragging about something then deny it, then focus on another thing and then another denial.

I just cannot stop laughing my ass reading the final paragraph.

At first, you got choices and then you must compromise and sacrifice.
But later, you want the best screen, better UI, better clarity, better sunlight readability (whats legibility anyway, i need to install dictionary) and huge, very huge app store. What happened to the compromise and sacrifice? I bet its our wallet then.

LOL... I dont usually dig at Iphone owners but this dicky fanbois needed to be crucify to reduce the fanboism in the Iphone community.

Ahh. The rivalry again.

I only have 5800XM (with Android UI because it looks awesome nd functions better. LOL) and plan to get Android as my next phone. Preferably next year when gingerbread is released.

Incidentally, my last previous phone is also 5800xm. I got Legend after a conscious decision to be updated with the new wave (Android). RM1000 was all I can afford to fork out for a new phone and Digi promo at that time was at the peak. Luckily my mom got to inherit the 5800xm.

My next phone would be in about 18 months and around RM2000. At current rate, I won't be settling for anything less than 4.3" by then.

well apple fans will maybe always be apple fans but iphone for me is a no no.. well apple can really make good products like the imac and macbook pro..
i have a imac 10 yrs ago and its still functioning until now.. without even needing a service or repair so...

phones? hmm maybe other brands
computer? yup mac is the best for me..

phone os? android ruling
computer os? windows ruling

so at the end of the day? u make the call..

previously using iphone switched to bb & lastly switched to android.
overall i can say i made the right choice. but if you r toward business phone bb is the best, because of its true push email/data.

btw, for computer os i think mac os rules! no way im using windows.

Taylor n hnr : Same scenario - desktop MAC , i use windows only when I need it to flash my HD2. Had been on Mac several years and I always exhort to everyone I know, if you decide to buy a new desktop/notebook, buy MAC. Once you use a MAC you will NEVER want to use Windows OS anymore.
Smartphones - iPhone is good but it cannot meet my requirements ; for these the Nexus is tops follow by HD2. I use the iphone to listen to audiobooks and watch video podcasts when on flights; really underutilized

For people who has experience using both the iphone and android phones , which phone do you find have a better push-notification system?

I got a HTC Desire, IMO it's no where near the popularity and coolness of iPhone, the battery life isn't that great too. The main reason why I went for Android because it's cheap and suitable for poor people like me

Anyway, I'm still happy with it

This post has been edited by samurai1337: Jul 24 2010, 02:27 PM

Give it some time. Then the coolness factor will kick in.

Well yeah, I never dispute about the good OS. It's the general impressions that make Apple cooler. I was making decision between iPhone 4 and HTC Desire but I was just too lazy to wait and I can save some bucks by going for Desire.

I enjoy the convenience of having the device to sync all my mails and calendar (GMail and office e-mail), RSS feeds, twitter and facebook updates, weather, chat anytime I want via GTalk or MSN Talk, and surfing the web on a 480*800 3.7" screen. But many just won't understand, because they think:
- HTC stable meh? Always hang one wor (bad experience with Diamond and WinMo I guess)
- Android can play games meh?
- Seems like Android don't have that many apps right?
- Android good meh? Still new, sure very unstable hor

But anyway, not that I care The only problems I have so far are:

- Battery life could be better, hopefully a Froyo update can improve this somehow (don't tell me not to sync emails / turn off mobile data etc, because I think it defeats the purpose of the device)

- Slow updates from HTC - froyo has been there for some time but I'm still stuck with 2.1. They seem to be interested in making new devices rather than supporting existing devices. Sure we can root the device or go for custom ROM, but I still prefer official ones

You can blame lack of progress because HTC got so many products tied to Android and yet each of them is on different platform which required different programming. All the while they still need to develop new firmware for the newer phone as well.

HTC has a big appetite for market share but they lack the numbers in respective department which deals with the firmware.

Compared to HTC, Apple has a lot less work to do because they only have Iphone to deal with. Thats also the reason when they work, it simply just work cos there is no need to adapt to other platform. Thats why Apple dictatorship is well accepted despite a few shortcomings.

+1
once use mac, windows seems like for small kids.. haha.. no offence but its just windows are more simplified..
Nexus.. or desire for me i think..