Android 2.2 vs. iPhone 4 w/ iOS 4

Android |iPhone

Products:

• Apple (iOS 4)
  • iPhone 4
    • reviews:
    • pros vs cons:
      • (+) UI design and apps are more uniform
      • (+) current familiarity with iPod Touch
      • (+) 5MP cam & HD vid rec
      • (+) FaceTime
      • (+) PC sync program - iTunes
      • (+) contract under any carrier (Telus, Bell, etc)
      • (-) no expandable memory
      • (-) iPod Touch would become obsolete because it has the same apps
      • (-) no task manager
• Android (2.2)
  • pros vs cons:
    • (+) variety - different options than the iPhone
    • (+) selective with apps (only getting the ones that I will use a lot)
    • (+) would feel like the focus is mainly for txting and phone use, more than app/games/media (conserving battery life)
    • (+) more affordable
    • (-) apps are less uniform and can be lower quality
    • (-) future android updates may not be supported by the phone that I choose at the present time
• HTC (Android 2.2)
  • Desire
    • reviews:
    • pros vs cons:
      • (+) nice UI/home screen (time & weather, dock)
      • (+) 5MP cam & HD vid rec
      • (+) has a task manager
      • (-) 6 hrs talk time battery life
      • (-) 16GB-32GB expandable memory (?)
      • (-) buttons are more like older style phones
      • (-) more glare and fading on screen from diff angles
      • (-) no FaceTime
      • (-) Telus is exclusive carrier
• ✔ Samsung (Android 2.2)
  • Galaxy S
    • reviews:
    • pros vs cons:
      • (+) 5MP cam & HD vid rec
      • (+) PC sync program - Kies
      • (+) 8-13 hrs talk time battery life
      • (+) swipe txting
      • (+) highly customizable home screens
      • (+) default note-taking apps
      • (+) Samsung apps
      • (+) 32GB expandable memory
      • (+) simple/usable buttons
      • (+) AMOLED screen technology
      • (+) better default apps with the phone - facebook, etc. (?)
      • (+) has a task manager
      • (-) no FaceTime
      • (-) Bell is exclusive carrier

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Android apps:

Android Market

News

• TIME
• NYTimes ♥ (reviews say it's buggy...)

Reference

• ✔ dictionary.com ♥
• ✔ Google ♥ (samsung)

Social

• ✔ Facebook ♥ (samsung)
  • ✔ note: touch.facebook.com will work on the phone's browser as a substitute for the app if it is not suitable.
• Twitter
  • ✔ note: mobile.twitter.com will work on the phone's browser as a substitute for the app if it is not suitable.
• Photostream - flickr ♥
  • ✔ note: m.flickr.com will work on the phone's browser as a substitute for the app if it is not suitable.

Entertainment

• ✔ IMDb ♥
• ✔ last.fm ♥
• m.flash.com

Games

• Paper Toss

Productivity

• Taskos
  • ✔ note: compare and look for the best list/note taking app (samsung apps: "Memo" and "Write and Go" ♥)
• ✔ Dropbox ♥
• ✔ Diigo Power Note ♥
• ✔ Photoshop ♥

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Things to do:

Phone Uploader

• wallpapers/pics
• ringtones
• apps
• contacts/pics