Poll: IPhone VS Android

[HassEsser]

Used to have an iPod Touch, I hacked it, squeezed all its usefulness out of it over the span of a year, sold it, got a Creative ZEN, which lacked tons and tons of features, but way over all far superior to the iPod.

Just last month I got a Samsung Galaxy 5 Player, which runs on Android, and it is quite literally the device of gods. I can do whatever I want, which is all a device should do. It's easily the best device I've ever seen, and could only be improved if it were a Galaxy Phone, instead.

Android > iOS

 

[SpaceBat]

Just a quick tip in case you go for an Android, Avast! recently released anti virus for Andriod smart phones, you may want to check it out. I hear its quite good but I dont know really.

It doesn't matter whether it's good or not, because it simply can't be any worse than AVG, which does nothing, is littered with commercials, slows the entire thing down and cannot be deleted.

Although I'm not even sure whether anti-virus programs are necessary anyway. As long as people pay attention to the comments and mind the download amounts (apps) and don't visit weird sites, it's near impossible to get viruses or other nasty shit.

Thanks for the info, by the way. Didn't know avast was released.

 

[evilneko]

If I were getting a new smartphone, I would not even consider an iphone. They don't have keyboards, for one.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I've used and experienced both for some time, and I have to say iPhone.

 

[Lunar Templar]

i got a droid commando thing, its a tougher model for a smart phone, and at the time, that's what i needed.

 

[Hazy992]

Got an iPhone and I think it's great. I've had a couple of Androids and I didn't like them. The interface was good and the widgets are great but they were so unreliable! This might not be the case with the newer phones however, but I'll have to say iPhone

 

[SpaceBat]

Im not sure about whether one needs an anti virus or not. I mean, sure, you can avoid weird sites and all, but its better to be safe that sorry. Just the other day I accidentally (as in, mouse slipped) clicked on a link on Facebook that would have given me malware (running noscript so the whole thing didnt get far), I am sure of it. So I like to have an anti virus running in the background regardless, be it on my PC or on a phone, etc...

Yeah, true. It is better to be safe than to be sorry, but it seems that these free anti-virus programs barely get any time put into them. A lot of them provide limited protection, so while noscript or most AV programs stopped the possible malware threat, I'm not sure most android AV programs would have done the same.

I had AVG on my Samsung for the reasons you pointed out. I can't get the damn thing off my smartphone though and the AVG team keeps avoiding such questions, so I'm just a bit irritated at the moment. Sorry about that.

 

[Dr Pussymagnet]

Just got an Xperia PLAY and I gotta say, it's the best phone I've ever had.

 

[Mafoobula]

According to MaximumPC's round-up of what makes the best overall smartphone, while the iPhone is miles better than the competition when it comes to app support and a couple other categories, the sheer variety of the different Android-powered phones promises that I can get what I consider most important in a smartphone from one provider or another.
Also, Apple products in general piss me right the hell off. If I got an iPhone as a gift, it's a 50/50 chance I'll just re-gift/sell it to a friend.

 

[mxfox408]

Well I have an Android, and I dont regret buying it. Its really easy to make my own apps, and even mini patches and firmware modifications. There is the odd freeze up, but not as bad as a common windows machine.

Android all the way.

I agree I'm working on a new apk that I'm sure Android users will love and patenting it so if Apple tries to make a knock off I'd make em pay me royalties, ill post a link to the Android market once its complete. Google is amazing and it reminds me of a company named Encom in the movie tron.

 

[Laughing Man]

The question is difficult, if you like or dislike an Iphone then chances are you will like or dislike all Iphones, after all they are more or less the same. Android on the other hand is just an OS for a massive range of phones, you may buy a phone that has Android and end up hating it because of the underlying tech of the phone, on the other hand you could buy another Android phone and end up loving it because it is a technically better phone.

The only other factor to consider is you may buy an Android phone and hate it but at least Android give s you huge scope to change the way the phone is interfaced with.

I own a Samsung Galaxy S Plus, I like it, but I have never been a big phone tech fan and only got this phone, my first 'smart phone' 3 months ago because I really had to move on.