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On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 12:36 AM, `fanny <las7c...@gmail.com> wrote: > Smoga gak repost..^,^ > > Source: > http://pocketnow.com/thought/iphone-3gs-vs-android-5-things-android-does-better > > > By: Joe Levi | Date: 31-Mar-10 > >  > > ZDNet recently ran an article citing five things the iPhone 3GS does > “better” than the Nexus One. > > Of course, most Android users would object to this theory outright, but for > those that need some convincing, here’s pocketnow’s list of 5 Things Android > does better than the iPhone. > > 1. You don’t need iTunes to activate your Android > > Why do I need to have some bloatware application installed on my computer > just to be able to use my phone? If you go to the store today and buy an > iPhone, you can’t make a single call until you’ve “activated” it using > iTunes – which means you have to download and install a desktop app just to > make your phone work like a phone. Even Windows Mobile didn’t require you to > install Active Sync! > > With any Android, you buy it, turn it on and configure it, and you’re done. > > 2. App Freedom > > With the iPhone, if you want to run an app you have to get it from the App > Store (unless it’s jailbroken). The means every legitimate app has to be > approved by Apple, and is subject to take-down at any time. > > With few exceptions (::cough:: AT&T ::cough::), Android phones have the > ability to install and run “non-Market apps”. Just like Windows Mobile, you > can grab an installer (.cab for Windows Mobile, .apk for Android), run it, > and you’ve got the app, even if it was “rejected” from inclusion in the > Market. > > 3. Alternates to built-in apps > > Don’t like the browser that comes with Android? No problem, you can get any > one of several others from the Market. > > Want another SMS client? Head to the Android Market and take your pick. > > With Apple, if you don’t like what comes built-in, you’re out of luck. They > don’t permit any app that “duplicates built-in features” – even if the app > does it better. > > 4. Carrier Options > > With iPhone, if you’re a U.S. customer, you’re pretty much stuck with AT&T. > Of course you can buy an unlocked iPhone and use T-Mobile with it, but > you’re limited to EDGE speeds. > > While it’s true this may change in the future, we all live in the here and > now. At present you can buy an Android phone for T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, and > Verizon. > > 5. Google Voice > > Google Voice is the single largest threat to mobile carriers to date. With > Google Voice, so long as you are connected to a network (WiFi, cellular > data, etc.) text messages are free to and from your Google Voice number, and > with the latest version they come through immediately. > > The ZDNet article picks apart how the app handles threading text messages. > I, for one, have never had the “problem” they describe. > > Before long, I suspect Google will begin shifting over to VoIP for making > and receiving calls (they haven’t announced this yet, but it’s the natural > progression of the service and the app). > > Of course, iPhone users can’t have the Google Voice app because Apple > thinks it “duplicates” the phone’s functionality. > > Parting Thoughts > > ZDNet concludes that although the iPhone some pluses over Android, at the > end of the day “the Nexus One is still a better smartphone”. > > I can’t disagree with that at all. > > What are your thoughts? > -- "Indonesian Android Community [id-android]" Join: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android/subscribe?hl=en-GB Moderator: id.andr...@gmail.com ID Android Developer: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android-dev ID Android Surabaya: http://groups.google.com/group/id-android-sby ID Android on FB: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112207700729 To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
