Droid x or iPhone 4?
Posted on August 18, 2010
I still have the iPhone 3GS, but maybe next year will upgrade. Usually it’s a matter of checking other options and coming back to the fact that nothing can really rival the iPhone … yet. But I was talking to my little brother yesterday who just ordered the droid x and he assures me that it’s a game changer. I’m excited to hear it, but is it really a game changer?
iPhone traditionally beats every other phone in most categories, the most important of which is:
- User satisfaction
- User plan on purchasing the same phone in the future
In both cases, iPhone always rates the highest. It’s kind of annoying actually, since being on top and staying there isn’t necessarily good for competition. Having phones truly competing, instead of just other phones attempting, in vain, to rival the iPhone, would be very good for the market. It would push Apple to go beyond their comfort zone.
Part of the problem, if that’s what you can call it, is that iPhone has an app store that is vast and great. A big reason for this is of course, they started it first. But another biggie is that iOS is standardized and runs on one piece of hardware, although with a few different versions. But droid runs on many different devices, for example, and has different versions to support varied hardware. This makes it harder for a developer. Do you have to develop different versions of an app for different hardware? In some cases, probably.
One thing I heard about the droid x is that it’s BIG. Apparently larger hands enjoy it, generally. And it bulges up near the camera. When my iPhone is in my pocket, I don’t even notice it. I like that. It’s travels well. A larger bulkier phone might be hot in the pocket, or at least cause annoyance. My little brother being 6 foot 4 and just big, maybe he’ll find it a non-issue.
I’m looking forward to hearing what people have to say about this, especially if you own a droid x, so please comment, or reply on twitter. Thanks!