DISQUS

Mathew's comments: Should I get an iPhone or an Android?

  • Michael Seaton · 1 year ago
    I'd go for Android, I love Google. I'm already using most Google Apps on my BB so I would love to see how Android opens up more Google goodness.
  • mathewi · 1 year ago
    I must admit that I'm kind of addicted to most of Google's apps as well on the BlackBerry, despite the fact that Gmail keeps hanging all the time.
  • Peter Cranstone · 1 year ago
    Depends... what problem are you trying to solve and what are you willing to pay for it. Voice is a done deal - no need to pay through the nose anymore. That leaves the data plan and what you're going to access with it. Is it a must have or a nice to have?

    Decide exactly what apps you need to run on it and then compare against the competitors. My bet is that a Blackberry will work just fine - the iPhone will look better in your pocket and the Gphone will make you look hip. It all boils down to your wants and your needs. The rest is simply marketing.

    Cheers.

    Peter
  • mathewi · 1 year ago
    Thanks, Peter. Good advice.
  • Kimberly · 1 year ago
    My view is always wait and see... There will definitely be good and bad reviews of the Android for your to base your decisions on.
  • Peter · 1 year ago
    I am waiting for Android, since the platform is open and Google is able to innovate quickly.
  • Andrew · 1 year ago
    We are still years away from seeing a gPhone - the idea of an open app store is great, but only if you have a customer base that will buy your application.

    Currently they are about 10 million units behind Apple, about 300 million behind Nokia and 20 million behind RIM. Google is not a merchandising company, and is certainly not a consumer electronics company. They have a tough uphill battle with Android, and it won't be weeks, it will be years.
  • Alan Skorkin · 1 year ago
    Chances are the google phone is not going to get it right the first time, so it is doubtful the first version of their phone is going to be worth getting (although i could very well be wrong, stranger things have happened :)). Having said that, I for one don't like the culture that apple are fostering around everything (elitist, super-secret and proprietary) they do including the iphone. So for the moment i am sitting on the fence, i can always get an iphone any time i want i have no pressing need for it (my current phone works fine) and who knows maybe google will create something special.