It will be like that but better because its provided by Google and they are taking a "hands-off approach." http://www.crn.com/retail/210603888
Those with iPhones should consider switching to a Xperia X1 from Sony Ericcson when it comes out. http://www.sonyericsson.com/x1/ It's got a lot of things over the iPhone, most notably, the full QWERTY slide out keyboard. It also has a trackball on the bottom which is good if you're like me and don't want to smudge the touchscreen a lot. It is on the Windows Mobile platform though, but it's modified to have extra features. Aesthetically though, it performs as good if not better than the iPhone, it just doesn't have the apps. I wish Sony would ditch the Windows Mobile and use Android, but it's too late for that at this point.
you are in the minority the iPhone sucks for SMS, the buttons are too small and you end up pressing the wrong letter every time. At least the guessing feature is good if it weren't it would be a major pain in the behind.
I hated it at first too, but it's grown on me. It sucks in some ways but in certain ways it's way better. For instance, when I'm at work I like to keep my phone on my desk next to me, and before when I'd get a text message, I'd have to pick up the phone to respond, as tactile buttons are kinda awkward to press when not in your hand. It makes the phone kinda push around. Once you get used to the tapping instead of pressing, you can really crank the messages out. The auto correct is usually spot on. Except for cursing.
In the iPhone I trust. Literally I've stopped looking when I text. The predictive text works for me, and I've noticed, if you try and always opt for bigger words, the autotext doesn't fail. Most of the people who don't like the iPhone keyboard are either trying to text and getting upset because they try and stop in the middle, or they don't like it because they use a lot of similar words, with similar keystrokes. People! Get Vocabulary building tapes, especially the ones you listen to in your sleep! I used them and improved my SAT score by 100 points! All joking aside, it's rather sad how in the 60's the average word count of a teenager was over 2000, now the most kids barely even know 1400 words.
Well...it really all depends. It isn't so much a question if the G1 is better than the iPhone...but is Android better than the Apple OS? At first it won't be. It can't be. Apple's been out longer. However... Apple could easily find itself on the outside looking in, and it is very very likely that it will happen. The G1 is already sold out. Every single one apparently is accounted for. For anyone that uses Facebook, I compare Android to the Applications feature on Facebook. At that point, Facebook exploded by allowing anyone to create Applications for it, giving us things like Scrabulous, Top Friends, hell even Houston Rockets applications. Facebook basically saw the success of MySpace, but one upped it by not putting a cap on it like MySpace did. Similar thing here. There's seemingly no limit to the success that this thing could have. It's all a question of how fast this thing takes off.
There's a solid dev community for Winmo apps. Experia is another HTC device, so you could conceivably flash other skins (touch flo) onto it with a little digging on the net. You could eventually flash Andriod as well...
My experience so far with the iPhone has been above average, but not great. The interface is great. The apps are great. The browser is great. What's not so great is inability to attach files other than pics to emails. Also not so great is there's no SMS texting. The fact when I send an pic to a friend via email (since there's no SMS!), it sends it about 5 times sucks - I'm still trying to figure this out. The lack of keyboard hasn't bothered me as much as I thought it would have. The crashing of apps got to be a PITA sometimes (hey, isn't that why everyone hates Windows? hehe) - but it's improved. The camera is lame - no zoom. It's a weird device - the stuff it does better, it really does a lot better, but then there are things any basic crappy phone should do that it doesn't. *EDIT* : Oh yeah, and you can't tether the blasted thing without jalibreaking it. Suck!
No, thanks. iPhone is just going to get better and better and this is a generation 1 phone. And not a fan of that slideout keyboard. I like the iphone's a lot better.
I really want an iphone. I currently need a new phone, and ipod...so i figured I would kill 2 birds with 1 stone. I'm just waiting on this 32gb iphone that I keep hearing about....is this thing really coming out soon?
iPhone is sweet, but it doesn't give geeks the power to control their device. Apple is all about telling you what you want...
...and charging a ridiculous amount of money for something that is no more than just a fashion statement.
I paid a premium for an unlocked iPhone last week to use on Tmobile right before Android was announced. I'm sure I'd be happy with the Android and down the road will pick one up too (I'm never leaving Tmobile). But face it, most of us aren't geeks. I don't know where I'd be without the iPhone. I love having everything in one device. For example, last night I waited four hours at the police station to file a report. Without my iPhone I would've lost my mind. I watched some Entourage and HIMYM, browsed the web, wrote a few emails, plus made a few calls. Customizable or not, what exactly would you be messing around with to begin with? I'm not a programmer either so I wouldn't know what to do. I personally don't like slide out keyboards. I'm not trying to justify my purchase, but at this point in my life I'm better off with a "media phone" instead of a "true smart phone"
Newer phones are getting better with youtube and media support right off the bat. I'm not a programmer. All I do is goto XDA developer forum or PPC geeks, read their how-to's on how to flash my phone model (with file links in the same post) and I'm mostly set. The hardest thing would be to search for something you want, or if something doesn't work as expected. For the casual user (not business minded), I admit the iPhone does give them what they want without hassle, but I think if a person knows how to download a torrent, then they're tech minded enough to play with their phone. Just depends on whether they have the spare time to do it. With Android coming up and its potential to be on any touchscreen pocket PC, that might be time worth spending.
Hopefully Nokia jumps on the Android bandwagon with everyone else and the platform gives the iPhone a serious run for it's money. http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007815.html Motorola Is Going Android, Nokia Might Follow Motorola is hoping to stem its recent financial bloodletting by throwing its might behind the popular Android operating system. It's betting that Android is the mobile OS of the future and has reportedly begun to assemble a 350 team of Android developers to transform its mobile business. Motorola's weak point has always been the software interface. While phones like the hugely popular RAZR V3 sold in millions across the world, users were never particularly impressed with the software capabilities of the devices. In a bid to turn its luck around, Motorola is now set to adopt Google's Android mobile operating system, bridging the gaps between hardware and software. Goodbye Moto, Hello Android! Already 50 people count in Motorola's Android team, and news surfaced today that the company is expanding its Android developers team to 350, according to a developer approached by a headhunter to join the team. Such a huge bid is nothing to be amazed of, as the company's mobile business profits were going down for years. Motorola is one of the original members of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), the main backers of Android. Other significant OHA members are HTC (the manufacturers of the first Android phone, G1) and LG and Samsung, both reportedly building Android based devices. All the OHA handset manufacturers members have one thing in common though: they all either use proprietary software interfaces (that are not very functional or popular) or license Windows Mobile, having to pay royalties to Microsoft. The advantage of Android for the manufacturers is that they do not have to pay royalties to Google for using the mobile operating system on their devices, reducing the production cost and at the same time benefiting from an open platform. This is something that Apple is refusing to do with iPhone. On the other side of the barricade, Nokia, who is not an OHA member, is said to already have an Android team mingling around. Nokia has recently bought the rest of the Symbian platform that it didn't own already, as the OS is behind all their S60 phones, including the Tube, the company's iPhone competitor. Though Nokia is determined to keep Symbian going as long as possible, if Android really takes off, we might see substantial changes in the company's strategy as well.
I HATED the texting and typing the first month or so when I got my iPhone, but I LOVE it now since I got used to it
