Its been a while since we have seen a formidable battle of the giants. Hence we decided to create one. As mouth watering as these phones can be; imagine what you would do if you are asked to choose one of them? Confused! Exactly this is what happened to us and we decided to go for this analysis.
The most basic differentiation of these phones is their OS. The iPhone OS is very different from the Android 2.1 (recently upgraded in the Droid), while the earlier has features like the iTunes, we believe its the latter that has an edge over the other with the ability to multi-task. So one thing gets clear, you got to lose some, to get some. Here is a look at the spec sheet:
| Feature | iPhone 3GS | Droid / Milestone | Nexus One |
| Network | 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 7.2 Mbp |
WCDMA/900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSPA, GPRS Class 12, |
UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) HSDPA 7.2Mbps |
| OS | iPhone OS 3.0 | Android OS 2.1 | Android OS 2.1 |
| Display | TFT capacitive touch 16M colors 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches |
3.7″ Capacitive touch 854×480 (16:9 widescreen) |
3.7-inch (touchscreen) widescreen WVGA AMOLED |
| Camera | 3.15 MP / Autofocus
30 fps Video recording with audio |
5MP, Autofocus LED Flash Video 30 fps with audio |
5 MPAutofocus 2X digital zoom LED flash |
| Internet Browser | Mobile Safari Full HTML without Flash |
Location enabled, multi window HTML5 webkit |
Location enabled, multi window HTML5 webkit |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Emails |
SMS, MMS, Email | SMS, MMS, Email |
| Processor | 600 MHz CPU | 550 Mhz CPU | Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz |
| Battery | Unknown Talktime 12 hrs 2G 5 hours on 3G |
1400 mAh Li-ion GSM: up 350 hrs; 3G: 380 hrs standby. No info on talktime |
1400 mAH battery 2G Talktime 10 hours 7 hours on 3G standby: 290 hrs 2G 250 hrs 3G |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth AD2P (headset only) Bluetooth P2P games WiFi, aGPS |
MicroUSB Stereo Bluetooth 2.1 aGPS, WiFi |
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR A2DP stereo Bluetooth |
| Memory | 256 MB RAM 16 GB/ 32 GB internal |
256 MB Ram 512 MB Rom (MicrosSD card slot) |
512MB Flash 512MB RAM 4GB Micro SDHC Card |
| Weight | 135 gms | 169 gms | 130 grams |
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| EDGE | HSDPA supported 7.2 Mbps | HSDPA 7.2Mbps | HSDPA 7.2Mbps |
| FM | No | No | No |
| Colours | White and Black | Brown | Grey |
The basic decision making is on the form factor. If you cannot live without the physical qwerty, the Droid wins hands on. However if you are willing to learn the onscreen keyboard (which is amazing in the iPhone), you have a tough choice to make. So what are the OS advantages?
iPhone OS:
- 140k apps on the Appstore
- no flash, but still the best web browser
- Spotlight search
- Multitouch keyboard – best onscreen typing
Android OS:
- An open OS: you wont miss Bluetooth file trf or USB mass storage
- Open Source – means more customization, no jailbreaking
- Google Navigation is FREE
The choice is simple – if you can’t live without the App Store – iPhone it is for you. Else the Android OS comes into the pictures. Amongst other things both Motorola Droid and the Google Nexus One have a bigger screen & a better camera than the iPhone (along with LED Flash, which the iPhone missed out on). Also the processor on the Nexus one is 1GHz Snapdragon – the best for smartphones. So what are you buying, we would love to hear from you in comments below…
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Source: Iphonehelp.in
