im thinking about buying the HTC EVO 3D when it comes out this summer.
BUT THERE IS ONE BIG PROBLEM. the android market place may have one app done by the same developer for the iphone version and yet the android version is crud. some apps may contain malware, viruses, and trojans. the developers for android marketplace can price their software at any price they think is fair. in otherwords the same app in the app store can cost far less than the android version. also the quality factor of the app store is comparable to the android marketplace. that is saying that one app can have more content than the android version. for example doodle jump on android as of now has just one playable theme, the iphone version on the other hand has around 7 or more playable themes then the android version of doodle jump. also not every app will work on every android device ofcorse
but android marketplace does have its positives .custom widgets .dowloadable live wallpapers .plug ins for apps .apps that enhance the experiance of android .video's included with discription of app on marketplace . and as of now apps taking advantage of duel core chips
so what do you prefer? googles free market aproach of android marketplace or apple's control of market for quality?
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You know
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Why limit something to just have one predetermined design/function? I prefer my devices to have multiple capabilities. That's the beauty of a market economy, bro.
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Why limit something to just have one predetermined design/function? I prefer my devices to have multiple capabilities. That's the beauty of a market economy, bro.
your right. @Aviator you cannot fit a laptop in your pocket. why would you want to carry all these extra devices when you can have one that does what all of them do put together?
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Android apps are not all bad. As far as functional apps go, it will perfectly satisfy your needs. Google has a lot of its own great software, and so does HTC. Yes, iOS has more "neat" apps and games. But honestly, it really comes down to wether you want functionality or fun.
iOS: Better game support, more high quality apps, better media playing capabilities, great battery life, simple but great UI.
EVO3D: 3D (which is probably not a huge deal unless you really like 3d movies and pictures.), great notification system, good internet browsing, apps work great with each other, great customization, useful widgets, good UI, mediocre game support, ok apps, Google Maps Navigation is awesome, 4G option, dual core processor, flash support.
If you want a gaming/entertainment device with great media and high quality apps, get the iPhone.
If you want a device with a tighter sense of functionality, with great customization options, with Google's awesome experimental software, get the EVO3D.
One thing I do love about Android is the way the all the apps interact well with each other. Everything is very functional and the browsing is great. And don't worry, there are some good apps, just be careful what you pick.
Having experienced the Android side of things, I think I would like the app store experience better: "it just works." As in, if you have the current iPhone, anything you download will work unless the developers and Apple were both lazy. Some things that are supposedly optimized for my Droid don't work properly (I'm looking at you, Gameloft).
There is also the malware issue, but so far I haven't had problems with that. Android phones are great if you like choices and like customizing things (like your home screen). Live wallpapers look cool but suck up the battery. If you want to make sure all your apps are safe, use the Amazon Appstore, which has far tighter controls than Android Market--but slower updates as a result. And, of course, there is flash.
Honestly, both Android and iOS are great, and they both have their pros and cons. I wanted to be able to do some gaming on the go (I refuse to carry a DS around; I use that when the TV is occupied), and the Droid has been a disappointment. There are some good games, but not nearly as many as on iOS. As GabeGreens said, it depends on what you're looking for in a phone.
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Having experienced the Android side of things, I think I would like the app store experience better: "it just works." As in, if you have the current iPhone, anything you download will work unless the developers and Apple were both lazy. Some things that are supposedly optimized for my Droid don't work properly (I'm looking at you, Gameloft).
There is also the malware issue, but so far I haven't had problems with that. Android phones are great if you like choices and like customizing things (like your home screen). Live wallpapers look cool but suck up the battery. If you want to make sure all your apps are safe, use the Amazon Appstore, which has far tighter controls than Android Market--but slower updates as a result. And, of course, there is flash.
Honestly, both Android and iOS are great, and they both have their pros and cons. I wanted to be able to do some gaming on the go (I refuse to carry a DS around; I use that when the TV is occupied), and the Droid has been a disappointment. There are some good games, but not nearly as many as on iOS. As GabeGreens said, it depends on what you're looking for in a phone.
i can live without games on my phone but not to an extreme degree. i looked at the games on android and most of them do not even have online support :/ there are some BIG stuff missing on the marketplace. like a native skype app that does video with other devices unlike QIK. also... where is my netflix?!
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iPhone is ideal for that want a basic, functional experience until the next iPhone is released. Android is great for those that want their phones actually tailored to their needs. It only gets better if you are a tinkerer and want to squeeze and utilize every bit of potential from your device.
For Android: depending on your device/carrier, there are actually other alternatives to the Android Market. Amazon's Appstore for Android is currently the big competitor to AM and is gaining a loyal following due to its exclusive apps and Free Paid App of the Day promotions. Its where I got Doodle Jump for free, so I know it has 5 skins accessible for Android unless there are some that are unlockable.
Closed vs Open, I liken it more to... *iPhone experience = National Socialism/Marxism, Android experience = Freedom
*joke
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not steriotyping the reviewers in the AMP but why do some of them only leave comments in the title of their review? thats lame
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i can live without games on my phone but not to an extreme degree. i looked at the games on android and most of them do not even have online support :/ there are some BIG stuff missing on the marketplace. like a native skype app that does video with other devices unlike QIK. also... where is my netflix?!
There are many games without online support, some are device dependent, but there are some big ones, like Pocket Legends where you can even play with iOS users. Skype was working perfectly with a 3rd party plug-in until Skype disabled the plug-in and did nothing themselves to work on video chat. As for Netflix, it is currently working on Android devices, users in the xda development community have got it to work, but it is not currently officially supported by Netflix. No word direct from Netflix yet on when their official app will drop.
Sometimes, its not that Android devices are unable to do things you want, sometimes there are just backdoor deals going on to prevent it.
/me takes off tin-foil hat
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as much as i want to see the iphone 5 be successfull isnt a 1 gigahertz duel core A5 outdated? HTC's evo 3D and sensation both have 1.2 ghrtz individual cores adding up to 2.4 combined. yea i might be wanting a little to much from a smart phone but hey its got to be future proof on a 2 year contract right?
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The advantage of the iPhone is that it is a little more future-proof because of its closed ecosystem. There might be a few new apps you won't be able to run during the second year of your contract, but with Android there is no phone out right now that can be truly called future-proof. There are some impressive ones, but today's Tegra 2 phone will soon be outdated when the quad-core phones start coming out. The pace of hardware development is almost impossible to keep up with.
Like I said before, Android does have some big advantages, but the apps ecosystem is a lot weaker even with multiple app stores. I will say that I love Amazon's free paid app a day, but I don't know how long they can keep taking the losses as they are essentially training me to hold off on purchasing any app I want until it becomes free (they pay the developers their cut of the normal price). There are some cool things I can do like sync my Wii remote with my phone, but apart from the emulators there are only a few games that take advantage of this (Meganoid and other Orange Pixel games). It's nice to play a game with proper buttons, but I'm not exactly going to carry a Wii remote around along with my phone.
Then there's the "f" word. Not freedom. Fragmentation. Because Android is on so many different devices, you just never know if a particular app will work on your phone no matter what the specs are. Sometimes an app will work on every phone except the HTC phones or the Galaxy S phones because of some of the tweaks made to the stock Android OS. Heck, some games work better on my Motorola Droid than on slightly more advanced phones because my phone has better graphics acceleration.
Now, if you want freedom and don't want to worry about syncing with iTunes, then Android is the best choice. If you don't mind trading some freedoms for better games and apps, then iPhone is the better choice.
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The advantage of the iPhone is that it is a little more future-proof because of its closed ecosystem. There might be a few new apps you won't be able to run during the second year of your contract, but with Android there is no phone out right now that can be truly called future-proof. There are some impressive ones, but today's Tegra 2 phone will soon be outdated when the quad-core phones start coming out. The pace of hardware development is almost impossible to keep up with.
Like I said before, Android does have some big advantages, but the apps ecosystem is a lot weaker even with multiple app stores. I will say that I love Amazon's free paid app a day, but I don't know how long they can keep taking the losses as they are essentially training me to hold off on purchasing any app I want until it becomes free (they pay the developers their cut of the normal price). There are some cool things I can do like sync my Wii remote with my phone, but apart from the emulators there are only a few games that take advantage of this (Meganoid and other Orange Pixel games). It's nice to play a game with proper buttons, but I'm not exactly going to carry a Wii remote around along with my phone.
Then there's the "f" word. Not freedom. Fragmentation. Because Android is on so many different devices, you just never know if a particular app will work on your phone no matter what the specs are. Sometimes an app will work on every phone except the HTC phones or the Galaxy S phones because of some of the tweaks made to the stock Android OS. Heck, some games work better on my Motorola Droid than on slightly more advanced phones because my phone has better graphics acceleration.
Now, if you want freedom and don't want to worry about syncing with iTunes, then Android is the best choice. If you don't mind trading some freedoms for better games and apps, then iPhone is the better choice.
its not a big deal to sync with itunes but that 30 pin dock connector is way too slow at transfers
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I'm not gonna contribute much more to this thread because I've really said everything I have to say, but I just wanna point out that on the Android Market, if your phone can't run something, it won't show up for you to purchase it. You won't accidentally be purchasing anything that doesn't work with your phone.
While it is true, there is fragmentation is occurring, you also really can't expect to be able to play the newest iOS games on your 1st or 2nd gen iPhone, fragmentation happens with iPhone as well and the only way you're gonna avoid that is by buying a new iPhone every year.
I've replaced the OS on the HTC Leo from Windows Mobile to Android for my brother, it took me 5-6 minutes and its runs pretty impressive for an older phone. I currently have a stock n1 and I know I can run everything except for the highest end Tegra games (all 5 of them, 3 of them are repeats) because they don't show up in the Android Market. Later this year, I fully intend to root and install a custom mod on it.
If you happen to enjoy tinkering with your device and if you purchase a high end Android device, you'll be able to squeeze every last bit of potential out of your device. ...and before anyone says anything, no, stock Apple devices aren't programmed to run at their full potential, never ever ever ever.
It'd be a dream come true to have working Apple hardware (they do have good hardware, mostly) without the ridiculous Apple markups with Android OS fully running on it...and no proprietary connections.
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