Poll: IPhone VS Android

[The Name's Bond]

Looking at phone technology currently I am starting to think about which of the two types of smartphones are better. I currently have and IPhone 3GS and I think its terrible, but I look at the android and see what looks to be a brilliant phone, so escapists what would you buy?

 

[Colour Scientist]

Neither, I love my basic Nokia (apart from its QWERTY keypad).
I'm not a fan of fancy phones. If I had to chose though, I'd pick an IPhone because I've been brainwashed into thinking Mac products are cool.

 

[saucecode]

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.

 

[Ordinaryundone]

I recently got an Android and have been very satisfied with it so far.

 

[SpaceBat]

In terms of available games and app safety (viruses, malware), IPhones by far.
The best android phones around (Samsung, HTC) are generally much better at everything else.

Get a good android phone or wait for the new IPhone.

 

[requisitename]

I have an iPhone and I hate it. Which is kind of weird for me because I am a Mac person all the way. I have a mini and a MacBook. It's slow, the apps crash and refuse to reopen without my restarting the phone on a regular basis and did I mention it's slow as molasses?! Argh, it's horrible.

Before this, I had an Android (MyTouch 4g) and I loved, loved, loved that phone. It was so fast and I don't remember any app ever force closing on me. I miss that damned phone.

 

[Nimcha]

I have an Android and I prefer it to iOS. The thing about Android though is that you need to do some research and pick out a good phone to go with it. Even Android can't fix a crappy phone. Whereas with an iPhone you know what you'll get. You'll pay more too.

In short, it's just preference.

 

[Kilroy17]

A mate of mine just got an iphone and I recommended he get angry birds as I got it for free on the android market and love it, but he has to pay for it on his iphone. Not really a big reason I guess, other than that I quite like both from what I've seen of an iphone.

 

[FamoFunk]

Android all the way.

iPhone and Apple products in general are things I've never owned and never will. I can buy what they make for better and cheaper.

 

[sean360h]

Looking at phone technology currently I am starting to think about which of the two types of smartphones are better. I currently have and IPhone 3GS and I think its terrible, but I look at the android and see what looks to be a brilliant phone, so escapists what would you buy?

Android is a Hard core PC users phone OS its far more advanced than ios or any of it competitors very few iPhone users like it because of the interface
Personally I Have a Windows Phone which I love but next I will defiantly have to get an android phone

 

[Baralak]

Android, all the way. I have a Samsung Fascinate, and it's a wonderful phone, although a bit underpowered for gaming.

 

[pyramid head grape]

Funny thing, I just got an android today and love it~ I find the IPhone layout generally lacklustre.
Price plays a big part too...

 

[doggy go 7]

I'd say android, purely because there's just more variety within that catagory. With an iphone, you've got to do everything through apple, android lets you, for example, share videos via bluetooth.
they're both good phones though

 

[Zombie Izzard]

A mate of mine just got an iphone and I recommended he get angry birds as I got it for free on the android market and love it, but he has to pay for it on his iphone. Not really a big reason I guess, other than that I quite like both from what I've seen of an iphone.

I think iphone and Andriod do their games different. For example I have a free version of fruit ninja on my driod thats the full game it just has ads in it. A coworker also has a free version on the game on her iphone but its more like a demo sense she can only play one mode.

To the OP also remember that their are a wide verity of Android phones. So if you want a nice big touch screen or if you want full qwerty keybored then you wont have to limit yourself. Personally I love my Andriod but then again I just got it for the simple things like being able to watch youtube while Im a work. Also you can download the amazon market and get a free paid app a day. Its how I got plants vs zombies and peggle.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Not a fan of versus threads. My phone isn't a smart phone by any stretch of the imagination so I can't tell you which one I like better from personal experience. I do however prefer the Android phones because you can get QWERTY and touchscreen [http://www.androidauthority.com/the-best-qwerty-android-phones-in-2011-compared-10391/] phones whereas you are stuck with just the touch screen with the iphone.

I hate touchscreen tech. >.<

Also Android isn't Apple, a company that makes me feel like I'm on a leash when I use their products...

 

[LinwoodElrich]

So I odn't know enough, having not personally used an Android phone before and having only used an ipod touch but my gut is to go with Android for two reasons. One is that companies can make their own phones that run Android, so you get a huge diversity in price and specifications so you can get a phone more tailored to your usage.

Secondly, programming for Android is free and uses Java, which in my experience is much better than XCode or having to pay $100 to just try and figure out how to make an app.

 

[DeltaEdge]

I prefer androids. I don't really like how on iphones, the only thing you can have on the front screen is the apps and a wall paper (no widgets and other useless fun stuff). I'm pretty sure the iphone has the best camera on the mobile phone market, but other than that, I don't see any reason to buy an iphone unless you like over-priced technology that might at best only be slightly better than what you are getting with a different product, cuz why buy a 300 dollar desktop with 2.5 ghrtz and 200gb storage space and 3gb ram when you can get a 3000 dollar apple comp with 2.51 ghrtz 250gb storae and 3.1gb ram?

 

[nadesico33]

I had an iPod Touch (16gig 2nd gen) in the past, before I got my Android (also a Samsung Fascinate). While I did have apps and music, its primary purpose was a rather long list of podcast feeds. iTunes, and by extension iPod Touch and iPhone, is horrible for managing and playing podcasts. Everything from from feed checking and downloading, to syncing took way too much time, adding and deleting feeds would cause iTunes to forget global settings, and it just got worse as iTunes updated itself. Got my Android, and on recommendation of another site, dropped the $6 on Doggcatcher and (once I figured out how to work it at first) never looked back. The games were neglible losses, the music can be dealt with through other services, and thus the iPod touch got sold to Gamestop when they announced that they were taking them for trade, got $80 out of it. So there you go.

 

[Vivi22]

I think iphone and Andriod do their games different. For example I have a free version of fruit ninja on my driod thats the full game it just has ads in it. A coworker also has a free version on the game on her iphone but its more like a demo sense she can only play one mode.

Not sure about fruit ninja, but in the case of Angry Birds, they were planning to release it as a paid app on the android marketplace, but some regions wouldn't have been able to purchase it because of some weird rules and regulations around the marketplace. So instead they put ads in and made it free so those people could have it as well.

Personally, I have an Android and I won't go with anything else unless someone puts out a phone OS that is better than it. I dislike Apple's iOS, and there are some aspects of the interface that get on my nerves. I also like that Android is a much more open platform. Generally, if you want to do something to your phone, you can quite easily, whether it's developing apps or installing custom firmware, and Google and the manufacturer will never tell you to go fuck yourself for doing it. Plus it doesn't require you to install iTunes which is another big one for me as I have no desire to install that piece of crap on my PC, let alone want to go to the trouble of syncing up my phone every time it has to update.

Get a good Android phone and you get a better OS with better hardware for your dollar. I actually used to be quite against getting a smartphone, even (especially?) after using my sisters iPhone, but Android won me over.

 

[4RM3D]

Lets have a look...

My background
I have a background in mobile development, including making apps for Android.
I have both a HTC Android and an iPhone and I have used both of them a lot.

Hardware
Not much difference nowadays. Just the looks, but that is personal.

Operation System
iOS is much more stable, faster, easier and more streamlined but all this comes at the cost of customization and freedom.

Available apps
iPhone has the most and the best apps, but Android isn't far behind. Both have pretty much everything you want.

My opinion
In the end I like the iPhone more. It has it share of issues, but I think it is overall a little bit better than Android.

The navigation of Android is clunky and unintuitive compared to the iPhone. With the iPhone every interaction happens on screen. With the Android you have multiple buttons to navigate. And it can turn into a maze.

The way Android apps are build allows for a lot of flexibility, but at the same time can turn your phone into a clusterfuck of crap, performance problems and evil apps swiping your data. Apple is more reliable and stable, but also a bit less flexible.

My two issues with the iPhone is that you have to use iTunes and that apps can only be distributed through the app store. Although the good side of this is that you can't accidentally install crap.

So, I can only recommend Android if you want more freedom or if you want the cheapest solution.

But in the end both Android and iOS are good operating systems.