I like to think I make informed choices when it comes to technology.
Here’s an interesting read from a devoted Android user who switched to an iPhone.
Technology Viewer – A traitor’s review of the Verizon iPhone 4
Definitely worth the read. The author, @wolfmank, makes several interesting and true observations about both OSes.
One interesting quote:
For me it comes down to one question. Would you want to support this device? If I had to give and [sic] Android Phone, or an iPhone to my mother, my non tech savvy co-worker or friend, and help them learn to use it, which would I rather do? For me that question is an easy answer.
This is why, despite my growing distaste for Apple’s policies, I continue to run Mac.
Why? When it comes down to GSD and productivity, Apple products generally do better.
I love technology and dorking around with it, but when I need to do work, I can’t be bothered with crashes or odd behaviors that take hours to diagnose and fix.
For example, my Dell laptop running Ubuntu 10.10 can only be run with a monitor because the Intel video drivers aren’t supported. It’s been several months, and last I checked, they were not working on 10.04 either.
Ask Rich (@rmanalan). You’ll get a similar answer. I love Linux (run Ubuntu) and open source. Don’t take that the wrong way.
These feeling translate somewhat to Android vs. iOS, but the gap is much smaller, with Android having several advantages.
Android is better for me.
Still, if I have to answer the support question, I’d choose iPhone over Android.
Thoughts?
Great choice 🙂
I assume you mean iPhone. That begs the question, have you tried an Android phone? My decisions are filtered through use of both and their application to very different use cases.
What seems crazy and bizarro-world to me is that he *led* with praise for the camera, which has been a target of ridicule on the iPhone forever.
Yeah, is the 4’s camera better? I can attest to the Droid’s wonky camera. I haven’t had issues with the EVO, but I’m not exactly a pro or even a good amateur.
Haven’t had an opportunity to mess around w/ the camera on the 4. My wife and I don’t trade phones much. Frankly I’ve never had much of a problem w/ the camera on my 3GS, but I didn’t go in w/ high expectations. *shrug*
As with anything, your mileage may vary. If I were a heavy user of a given feature that my phone failed at (ahem, battery life), I’d put that at the top of my switch list. Even so, I probably wouldn’t switch unless it were free and without a contract 🙂