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How about IPhone vs EVO???? Or did I miss that?

reading text from the internet on the iphone sucks. there's no text reflow in iOS...

I have the Samsung Vibrant on T-Mobile and can't comment on problems with the Droid on Verizon, but I have never seen the issues that Tom's talking about on the Vibrant. Until the Samsung Galaxy S came along, iPhone/iPodTouch were orders of magnitude better than any Android phone. But the Samsung Galaxy S changed all that. It has leapfrogged iPhone into a better media device (aside from apps to watch movies or TV shows). Netflix has already announced that they will have an Android app out shortly and I expect HuluPlus will as well.

While the iPhone apps certainly have more polish, the Android apps generally score higher on usability. If you think UX is all about how good the apps look, then the iPhone is for you. If you think that the U in UX stands for usability, then Android wins hands down.

I haven't had the android issues described in this article on my HTC Incredible. (I've had to reboot my Verizon mifi hotspot though, but that's another story.)

BIGGEST con re: the HTC Inc. Droid vs iPhone is battery life. Otherwise, I like em both fine, and I love the Sense UI that comes w/ HTC phones

OK, so let me get this straight. The author actually assumes credibility by writing an Android v iPhone titled article using the Droidx as its comparison device and Verizon as the comparative provider.

The first paragraph alone negated any initial open mindedness I had in accepting ANY ouch of this article as a legitimate comparison.

This is an audacious attempt at pushing the VZW iPhone, at best.

to each their own. both can be jailbroken or rooted to add options each person wants with some digging around and trial and error. i'm impartial i love my iphone 4, screen, pic/video wise nothing out there compares to it yet that i've seen.

Interesting read. Strange, though, that your pro-Android author was given access to his colleague's previous arguments. I'm not trying to make a case for bias either way, but to me a head-to-head debate should be conducted either with both authors writing blind to the other's arguments, or at least with both authors given equal right to reply.

I'm not on Verizon... me? AT&T

I have an i4 and a Nexus One - I use both and frequently compare both.
I have more options on the Nexus fo ALL except games. I have tried using both as a work phone, play phone, hot spot, etc....

Nexus - work.
iPhone - games.

I can't comment on the Droid X....

Well, what Robert and Tom have succeeded in doing is confirming my thoughts on one thing. Quality control in the mobile phone market is poor. If this were not true why are so many faulty handsets out there. And when you return it what do you get? A refurbished handset someone else has already returned. And why has the carriers seen fit to negotiate on our behalf that when our phones fail we get a refurbished one in return? Not a brand new one like the one we had but one that's already had its share of problems. We never asked them to negotiate anything on our behalf in the first place. My comment really speaks of the mobile phone industry as a whole and I could certainly complain about a lot more but that would take up as much space as Robert and Tom were given. I'll just close by saying pick your poison carefully folks. No phone is perfect and no service is perfect. Try to learn a little something about the phone you want and the carrier you want to use before you walk into the store. That way you might know you're getting hoodwinked before you sign the contract. Just try not to walk into a fountain while trying to sort it out.

This isn't "Android Vs IOS", you've titled your article wrongly.
This is "idealised view of IOS Vs the single Android phone you happen to use".
As such you "buggy" comments are useless. The beauty of Android is that the hardware can update at a faster rate to keep pace with emerging technology, unlike the once yearly single model iterations of IOS devices. As such, if you're dissapointed with the performance of one Android device it's always easy to move on and find a better one- an HTC phone for example.

Ok after reading this article it seems it was a bit one sided. couple of things from someone that has an iPhone4 since release day and it's CLOSEST Technological competitor The Samsung GT-I9000 ( aka: Galaxy S )
both spec wise are very close, while the galaxy S also has the ability to UPGRADE it's storage with micro SD cards, also while the screen of the ip4 is 966x640 ( retina ) it's still an LCD and looks washed when compared to the color brilliance of the super AMOLED display of the Galaxy S. I take this article is old as well as Apple hating to have to give up anything opensource has pulled vlc from the appstore, that measn unless you jailbreak your glorious piece of metal you aren't getting a legit copy of VLC in your iphone unless apple changes it's mind. the gt-i9000 uses the same cpu core as the iphone 4 as well it uses a slightly improoved version of the same gpu. as a test i put it in asphalt 5 and james cameron avatar both of which are produced by Gameloft. the apps themselves both in performance were about the same, while i admit the loading time of the galaxy was a few milliseconds slower that could have been due to the sd card i was using not being a top end expensive card vs the iphone's fixed dedicated high speed storage flash memory. all in all if i were given the choice i still would choose my galaxy S as it has more usable software then they give credit for. one thing to note this review was on the motorola droid. Steve jobs pointed out in one of his speeches, dev's for the iphone only have to worry about maybe 4 devices, while android dev's have to make compatable with a few HUNDRED diffrent configurations and flavors of android, as manufacture decisions and mobile networks imposing their say on what versions of android are on what devices has a big impact in fragmentation. the equivalent would be if verizon said "no your gonna have to release the iphone 4 with iOS 3.1.3 as we don't fully trust ( insert random function here ) about iOS 4.2.1 ( which is the current at this time ) as it poses a performance or security risk to our network" this is alot of why android is so fragmented across the market. and people have the expectation just cause they bought the device they should have the latest android. you want that get the Samsung Google Nexus S, it even has the gyroscope now like the iphone 4 with all the benifits of the Galaxy S. with also more ram, better battery life, and such. wanna see the specs, look em up i dont' feel fair putting a phone only review weblink on here as pcworld works hard to review things. but look it up you'll find that your experience with android will greatly depend on how much you know about the underlying hardware and the manufacture you choose. for me it's samsung as since they released the Galaxy S android sales have soared faster and higher then any other phone release. they even outsold the iphone on a few quarters year on year.
this was a good review but either it's author was using dated information, or should be viewed based on if you your self have a droid x from motorola and are looking to decide wether or not to get and iphone to replace it and not stay with android as a whole. but i would say try the galaxy S or one of it's varients, or get the google badge Nexus S and that in itself will make sure you have the latest Android first before anyone else.

This article is biased. I've never had any of these problems with my verizon Droid X which I've had since September 2010 and yet the author would have us to believe that these are common occurring problems with android. How much is apple paying him to write this article I wonder? I say death to apple and they're ridiculous proprioceptionalism. Long live the open source revolution that is linux!

DawnaDrummondFennewald, on 30 January 2011 - 07:02 PM, said:

I wonder what to make of this article. I own a Nexus One on Tmobile and I loooove my phone. It's function is buttery smooth. I've used the iPhone 4 but found is less functional. It's unfortunate if the writer says he had freezing issues, maybe a defective unit? Anyway, based on my experience I'll take Android over iPhone anyday.

DawnaDrummondFennewald, on 30 January 2011 - 07:02 PM, said:

Having used the 4G and 3GS for over three months each. I can state that I will never again consider an Iphone. Cause it does not do many things that Android DOES. Listing them is useless. Cause the author here doesn't realize what he had in his hands.

For the past two years, we have seen Apple follow Androids lead, examples are:

a) Multitasking
Multiple screens
c) Hotspot
d) NFC
e) Larger screen ( you will see it this year)

The list is extensive, the fact is, having an iPhone will leave you wanting for what you already have on Android six months to two years ahead of time.

Those who prefer an overpriced toy, go ahead. I'm among those who actually see innovation and Apple hasn't offered that in over two years and is resting on its legacy.

I don't really think there is a comparison. In the end iPhone will outsell Android once it's available in all the same markets Android is in.

Most who got Android to begin with saw it as an iPhone clone.

The apps on iOS are far better than Android. There are more updates per device with iOS than with Android. Android users are lucky to get 2 upgrades for the life of their phone (a lot of Android users phones die with the OS that comes installed) where as iOS gets 2 years worth of upgrades.

The advantages Android has over iOS currently is available to all major cellphone companies. The phone quality has been better of late as well.

Also iPhone puts all their storage in one place where as Android by default has it go to phone memory which is less than the first iPhone made.

I have an Android phone and I can tell you apples to apples Android is not near on par with iPhone. And it won't be until Google makes Android OS close sourced like Apple does with iOS. That way everyone gets the same amount of updates for 2 years.

if I recall VLC for iOS was pulled from the app store... so how can you make an argument with that when you can't get it anymore

tkprit, on 30 January 2011 - 07:11 PM, said:

TKPRIT, I agree with you 100%. I think I am reading either Fanboyisms or someone trying to draw some page views as the author has obviously has a bad case of constipation and is full of, well, you know.

I Highly recommend the Incredible AND replacing the battery with the 3500mAh accessory battery that is now available at Verizon for about $50 (I now have 2 and I do have to not worry about battery life ever again - until Armageddon at least).

I am an iPod Touch owner and I have given the iPhone a thought or two. I can upgrade on the 2/3/11 if I wish but when and If I get one I will wait until there is an LTE version. I understand that may be 16 months or more away for both the phone and the service in my area.

If you live where I live (Arizona) you are wasting your money being on another carrier as the GSM providers do not serve far off the Interstate.

Ok. To those calling bias: this is a point-counterpoint based solely on the respective authors' personal experiences. This is not intended as an end-all, be-all comprehensive comparison.

Translation: Your mileage may vary.