[Clug-tech] OT: iPhone vs Android

[Shawn]

The Eve is a good phone, though it does have some issues.  If the Nokia 
N900 was available in Canada when I was looking to purchase, I would 
have had one of those though.

You can look online for any site singing the praises of Android, so I'll 
just tell you what I think could be better.

First, the Home and Back buttons are not really buttons.  I think they 
are conductive ink, so that you just touch the area to trigger the 
function.  But they are VERY VERY sensitive.  To the point where it gets 
annoying that you just start something and then move the phone, and the 
absolute slightest contact between your skin and the button area 
interrupts what you just started.  But this is realtively minor as you 
get used to it and how to hold/treat the phone.

I have had Android crash on me 4 or 5 times in the month that I have 
owned the phone.  Recovery is done by removing the battery (full 
lockup), then reinserting it and hitting the power switch.  Usually this 
has happened after the phone has been in my pocket for a bit, but it has 
happened in the middle of a call twice.  Once where I was speaking to 
someone, and once where I had just hit dial and it froze up.  I'm hoping 
there is an update to Android for the phone sometime soon that addresses 
this.

Otherwise, I do like the freedom I have with the phone.  Bluetooth works 
and does whatever I ask it too.  (Whereas my old Samsung had bluetooth 
but crippled it to the point of being useless.)  Plugging in the USB 
connection sees the device as a networking device.  You need to tell 
Android to behave as a USB Storage device, and then you can transfer 
files to/from the phone with ease.  It plays music well enough, and any 
MP3 can be made to be your ringtone - full length songs instead of the 
30 second clips some phones demand.

When I have some spare time I want to create an app for the Android, but 
I don't forsee that happening in the near future.  Still it looks like 
the development environment is pretty straight forward and is 
essentially an Eclipse plugin.

I currently have a dislike of the HTC Dream because a certain friend of 
mine has one, and he inadvertently pocket dials me on a regular basis... 
:)  (can't really complain about the phone though - I think it *may* be 
a PEBKAC issue... )

My thoughts.

Shawn

John Jardine wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> If you're looking to buy the phone outright you may want to look beyond
> whatever the 3 amigos are offering.
> 
> Rogers will allow pretty much anything onto their network as long as you
> get your SIM from them.  Over the last 10 years I've brought in a couple
> of grey-market phones without a problem.  Can't say for Bell/Telus
> though.
> 
> I'm personally eyeing the N900 - works everywhere phone.  I thought my
> N95 would work when I went to Japan but it didn't ... the N900 does.
> 
> For a personal review on the Eve, talk to Shawn.  Can't remember what
> Gustin has - HTC Hero?
> 
> Cheers,
> J.J.
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2010-01-04 at 17:20 -0700, Mitch Brown wrote:
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Hope everyone is enjoying the new year. Now, I know a few cluggers  
>> have Android phones, and I'm sure at least someone has an iPhone.
>>
>> My question is: which would you choose? I have an iPhone 3G (the old  
>> one) and it's slow compared to today's standards. That and the fact  
>> that I hate iTunes with a passion have made me consider switching to  
>> the HTC Dream or LG Eve phones Rogers is offering.
>>
>> Before I go out and pay the no-term upgrade fee of nearly $500 I  
>> wanted to get some non-biased input on these two very different phones  
>> that can't be found on Google. I'm sure someone has used both on here!
>>
>>
>> Pros? Cons?
>>
>> Warm regards,
>> Mitch.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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