droid (os) vs iphone vs blackberry

I have a Droid Eris and I love it..... infact I think it beats the iPhone... so do you have a Droid/iphone/blackberry let's discuss them!

I can't really vote because I currently use a Blackberry and at first I thought it was cool, but now I'm over it. I am eligible for upgrade July 21st and am looking to get the Droid Incredible. I have the ipod touch so I get how the iphone works, but I think overall I'm going to like the droid best...

Palm Pre Plus all the way for me. I've used many iPhones and Android devices along with BB's and the Pre kills them all for me. They are super easy to hack and it allows tons of new features to become available. I hate being tethered to an ecosystem like iTunes so either Android or WebOs for me.
There's absolutely nothing I don't like about my Pre.
BTW, this thread would go great in my upcoming tech forum here;)*cough*

Each have their downfalls.

Blackberry is setup nice.

Iphone is too internal junk for something to go wrong.

Droid OS are good, but I don't like the Droid itsself.

I like the droid the best for a few reasons.... Lots of apps, WAY faster than the Iphone *loading same page on same wifi network with no other apps running*, Couldnt figure out the blacberry.... plus the only goodish phone they have is the storm/storm 2 and thats a crappy touchscreen with *many flaws imo*, The htc incredible will have a 8 megapixel camera :O, the android os is a little difficult to learn at first but it will take me months to figure out all the potential it has...


but by far my favorite app is the bar code scanner..... its so cool to scan it then hit google shopper and see all the prices and reviews and where to buy :) I love my android :)

I have a motorola droid with android 2.1. Hands down way better then the iphone. Blackberrys are good for corporate business type stuff but..that is about it.

I personally hate blackberrys. I think their OS is garbage. The iphone is very user friendly but you can't customize anything. The Android OS is featured on many different phone models and is available on almost every wireless carrier and it is very customizable. If you customize your phone, chances are it will never look anything like another persons phone. This can be a pro or it can be a con.

For me, Android beats everything.

Android is a great OS for sure. It's still very young, so it's not the cleanest interface yet. Devices like the Incredible and EVO are heavily skinned by HTC with their own Sense UI and it's quite a bit cleaner to use.
My gf can't live without her iPhone I don't think, and it's super easy to use.
I love WebOs on the Pre because of it's superior multitasking ability. I once had 62 apps open and it didn't give on me. Of course I never have more than a few things running at once normally, but it's nice to know that it has that kinda juice.

iphone all the way! think bout it. apple has been makin electronics FOREVER they know what they are doin. it honestly stomps competitors in every aspect of a phone

Most any device that anyone throws up here as their favorite has been making phones much longer than Apple has. They make great computers, but have only been making phones since '07 and didn't make a good one until '08. Most Android devices are made by HTC, Motorola and Samsung so they have tons more experience.

I personally have an iphone and I absolutely love it. It is easy to use and has tons of great apps. The droid is a great phone and the open source is awsome and I think that as they are able to develop it more it will probably be the best operating systems out there. I just think it will need to develop a bit more before I get one. I do dislike that apple regulates things so much with the iphone. In a way it helps to keep virus and things like that out of the phones. I say you can't really go wrong with either the droid or the iphone at the moment.

SPEAKING OF APPS!
I think bp.net should have an app :P (free of course :P)

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Originally Posted by andwhy6

iphone all the way! think bout it. apple has been makin electronics FOREVER they know what they are doin. it honestly stomps competitors in every aspect of a phone

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And they're locked down tight by Steve Jobs - unless you jailbreak it - and then what can you do?

Android, on the other hand is open source.

I :love: my Droid Incredible - best phone I've ever owned!

My neighbor has an iPhone and the other night while driving home and talking to me, she kept losing the call every time she'd drive under a bunch of trees and have to call me back. She says she hates being on AT&T.

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Originally Posted by andwhy6

iphone all the way! think bout it. apple has been makin electronics FOREVER they know what they are doin. it honestly stomps competitors in every aspect of a phone

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Motarola: Started manufacturing car radios in 1930

Apple: Established on April 1, 1976.

Sorry, have the droid and love it

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Originally Posted by rabernet

And they're locked down tight by Steve Jobs - unless you jailbreak it - and then what can you do?

Android, on the other hand is open source.

I :love: my Droid Incredible - best phone I've ever owned!

My neighbor has an iPhone and the other night while driving home and talking to me, she kept losing the call every time she'd drive under a bunch of trees and have to call me back. She says she hates being on AT&T.

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How do you like your incredible? its a 2 or 3 week wait till they will have them in stock again.... :( but idc, i LOVE my droid eris, though i wish the battery would last longer, the app killer saves the battery very well and is a must have app imo

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Originally Posted by rabernet

And they're locked down tight by Steve Jobs - unless you jailbreak it - and then what can you do?

Android, on the other hand is open source.

I :love: my Droid Incredible - best phone I've ever owned!

My neighbor has an iPhone and the other night while driving home and talking to me, she kept losing the call every time she'd drive under a bunch of trees and have to call me back. She says she hates being on AT&T.

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ha ha I was waiting for you to see this thread:P

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Originally Posted by dc1

How do you like your incredible? its a 2 or 3 week wait till they will have them in stock again.... :( but idc, i LOVE my droid eris, though i wish the battery would last longer, the app killer saves the battery very well and is a must have app imo

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My battery life lasts about 24 hours - but I have better battery life without the App killer.

http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-b...r-with-android

I love, love, love this phone! Although I'm excited to see what phones will be available when Verizon rolls out LTE!

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Originally Posted by waltah!

ha ha I was waiting for you to see this thread:P

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You know it - I admit it - I'm a Fan Girl!

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Originally Posted by rabernet

You know it - I admit it - I'm a Fan Girl!

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It's all good....I'm WAY worse than you!

I have the Blackberry simply for the business/email. If the Droid does just as well at real time email, let me know. I would love to have something better to play with. The OS is slow as heck, even in my newer Tour.

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Originally Posted by catawhat75

I have the Blackberry simply for the business/email. If the Droid does just as well at real time email, let me know. I would love to have something better to play with. The OS is slow as heck, even in my newer Tour.

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BB has a new OS rolling out in the next couple of months that's supposed to be more user friendly and much slicker.

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Originally Posted by dc1

How do you like your incredible? its a 2 or 3 week wait till they will have them in stock again.... :( but idc, i LOVE my droid eris, though i wish the battery would last longer, the app killer saves the battery very well and is a must have app imo

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Here's a thread from folks moving from Moto Droid to the Droid Incredible:

http://androidforums.com/htc-incredi...ncredible.html

And a thread from folks moving from the Droid Eris to the Droid Incredible:

http://androidforums.com/htc-incredi...ncredible.html

I was a HUGE BB fangirl. I had several different blackberries over the span of about 5 years and really enjoyed them, but I switched to a MyTouch running Android and I love it!!! The open source makes apps cheap and readily available. I don't like the idea of a single company deciding what I should and shouldn't have access to.

Plus, I love having a removable battery, If I'm going to be away from a way to charge my phone (however unlikely) I could always carry a spare with me!

Android is a force to be reckoned with, no doubt about it. There are "100,000 converts a day"!
I've been using a Moto Droid since it's launch day and can't imagine using anything else, it is just amazing. I just really, truly love my phone and it's OS!!
Froyo (2.2) is coming and will be a HUGE upgrade...why on earth would you NOT get Android these days (Waltah!, we all know you wouldn't so you don't count :P )

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Originally Posted by Clementine_3

Android is a force to be reckoned with, no doubt about it. There are "100,000 converts a day"!
I've been using a Moto Droid since it's launch day and can't imagine using anything else, it is just amazing. I just really, truly love my phone and it's OS!!
Froyo (2.2) is coming and will be a HUGE upgrade...why on earth would you NOT get Android these days (Waltah!, we all know you wouldn't so you don't count :P )

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lol, I actually love Android. It's easy to make the device your own and the features keep getting better and better. Froyo is gonna be really good. I just need to hold out for a 4" all touch WebOs phone......if I can keep from buying a Dell Streak that is;)

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Originally Posted by waltah!

......if I can keep from buying a Dell Streak that is;)

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I should have added "this week" in there! :D

I've tried android twice now.. I do like the phones, but the OS feels a little unstable for me. I recently had the Sony Xperia X10, I loved the phone, but it would lock up in random places on me. SO I am yet again, back with the iphone

Sorry, but applications for the android need to be installed on internal memory cards and can't be installed on the micro sd cards, which I had a 16 gig one in my xperia.

Backing your phone up with itunes is much better then what is provided with any android phone in my opinion. Literally everything is backed up! I hate itunes, I don't use it for anything but my iphone, but I've jailbroken my phone before and it's saved my butt having it backed up. When you brick an iphone it's a good feeling knowing you can plug it in and restore the phone.

Jailbreaking your phone gives you access to literally everything in your phone. Which is what happened to mine and I bricked it.

People like the android because of the customization, so what happens when iphone os 4.0 comes out? What will people say then? Multi-tasking(battery killer IMO, and not needed for a cell phone), create folders, backgrounds on the lock screen and home screen.

I don't like fan boys of either which I'm not, I'm just trying to figure out what the big deal is with android. The battery life is horrible, I get double the battery out of my iphone. I don't have dropped calls. 3G network here is great, not sure how it is on AT&T, I'm in Canada.

I have now tried two android phones and have went back to the iphone. Don't get me wrong, the Sony Xperia X10 was an awesome phone, but the android OS just feels to incomplete for me. I shouldn't have to go install a new keyboard on my phone just to type properly. Or wait for my carrier to release updates. When apple releases the updates, guess what? You get them. You don't sit around and wait for the update to come to your carrier.

Cheers

no one else likes the idea of a bp.net app? :D

ipad should be up there

i would vote for the ipad

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Originally Posted by h00blah

ipad should be up there

i would vote for the ipad

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the ipad is not a phone. The iphone is the same thing as the ipad. The ipad is just bigger and cannot make phone calls.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

the ipad is not a phone. The iphone is the same thing as the ipad. The ipad is just bigger and cannot make phone calls.

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ah I missed the smart phone part :ppp. Thought it was just a kool device thread :p

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Originally Posted by dc1

no one else likes the idea of a bp.net app? :D

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I like it - I just don't have the development know how - maybe Walt can develop an app for that!

I LOVE the idea of an app for BP.net....but for now I just bookmark it on my browser. My hubby bought me the droid for Mothers Day, I had a blackberry that drove me crazy!! I have to say the droid is the greatest!!! We added an app that will sync with my lap top and I can run WiFi off the phone onto my computer when we are out and about driving or the hubby and son are riding dirt bikes in the desert. OMG...that is so cool. We were also able to sync it to the car and the SUV so I can run internet radio when driving...just type in the songs you want and bam!! To me...my droid is like a panda pied!!!:D:D:D

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I like it - I just don't have the development know how - maybe Walt can develop an app for that!

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That would have Nate written all over it;) I actually don't mind just logging in from my phone's browser as it works pretty well.
I know that there's already a vbulletin compatible forum app called tapatalk that already works for iphone and Android, BB and Nokia's Symbian OS. I'm not sure how to go about including bp.net into that, but it could be very cool.

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Originally Posted by piper

Sorry, but applications for the android need to be installed on internal memory cards and can't be installed on the micro sd cards, which I had a 16 gig one in my xperia.

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They will with Froyo! :D

Android - For personal use .. great all around as long as your just a single user and not a corporate phone

BlackBerry - For the corporate phones. Period. Best solutions on the front end and back-end for that purpose. Been in the biz the longest so they have most of it down with the most options.

iPhone - For people that need easy and flashy without caring about options.

WebOS - I think, from the little time I have spent with it, it is like the Android, great for personal use .. but it has some time before it's a true competitor.

I would disagree about webOS not working well for corporate. The Pre Plus supports up to 16 different exchange email accounts on each device (nothing else can do that)and all info syncs wirelessly without a hiccup. It also has instant wireless backup of all info.

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Originally Posted by BPelizabeth

I LOVE the idea of an app for BP.net....but for now I just bookmark it on my browser. My hubby bought me the droid for Mothers Day, I had a blackberry that drove me crazy!! I have to say the droid is the greatest!!! We added an app that will sync with my lap top and I can run WiFi off the phone onto my computer when we are out and about driving or the hubby and son are riding dirt bikes in the desert. OMG...that is so cool. We were also able to sync it to the car and the SUV so I can run internet radio when driving...just type in the songs you want and bam!! To me...my droid is like a panda pied!!!:D:D:D

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Ive been looking for that app.... you must tell me what it is!! :D

definitely iphone... after all, once you go mac you never go back!!!!

I love my blackberry!

I had the blackberry for a year and loved it. It did get slowed down at times and the web browser sucked but for a phone, it did it all. About 5 months ago, I got the Iphone and let me tell ya, its sick! haha At first I didn't care for it because I couldnt do things that I could do with my bberry. I hate that you cant save groups for example everyone from work and send a mass text message to them. You have to individually enter each one in and there is a limit of like 10 recepients or so. Aside that, this phone does just about everything. Definitely wouldnt mind trying out the droid in the future!

I have the HTC Hero (with android). Its my first smart phone and I love it!! The apps are pretty cool and I have so many to choose from that are free to download...it pretty much took the place of my old phone, Mp3 player, watch, alarm clock and everything else...

I have both the iPhone and the Blackberry. Which do I prefer..Both..I like the size of my "Pearl" for everyday phone and texy useage. However for email/web/maps/gps/anything other than a phone call I'm digging the iPhone. Would I ever buy an HTC product? I can't say no, I've always had good luck with apple products. I think any tech company should be all inclusive; i.e the company that develops the software should also develope the hardware. I think I may have to steal Robin HTC for an hour or three and just see if it compaires..

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

I have both the iPhone and the Blackberry. Which do I prefer..Both..I like the size of my "Pearl" for everyday phone and texy useage. However for email/web/maps/gps/anything other than a phone call I'm digging the iPhone. Would I ever buy an HTC product? I can't say no, I've always had good luck with apple products. I think any tech company should be all inclusive; i.e the company that develops the software should also develope the hardware. I think I may have to steal Robin HTC for an hour or three and just see if it compaires..

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You DO think this, or you DON'T? I don't think that they should be - that makes it too closed.

You are welcome to play with my Incredible - as long as you promise to give it back!

Here's something that you can do with Android that you can't do with Blackberry or iPhone - https://www.mobiledefense.com/session/new

Anyone steals your phone and changes the SIM card on the phone, it will e-mail you their name and phone number. You can also send a password protected alarm to the phone (meaning they can't turn it off) and remotely lock the phone with this application. It ROCKS!

Robin thats some handy App finding there lol.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

You DO think this, or you DON'T? I don't think that they should be - that makes it too closed.

You are welcome to play with my Incredible - as long as you promise to give it back!

Here's something that you can do with Android that you can't do with Blackberry or iPhone - https://www.mobiledefense.com/session/new

Anyone steals your phone and changes the SIM card on the phone, it will e-mail you their name and phone number. You can also send a password protected alarm to the phone (meaning they can't turn it off) and remotely lock the phone with this application. It ROCKS!

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Actually your wrong. The Iphone has something very similar except maybe even a little better. With mobile me, you can trace where your phone is using gps right from your computer. You can lock it up or delete everything right from your home. If the person that stole it tries turning it off, you can turn it on from your computer.

Mobile Me is about $100 a year. Not worth it in my book. The other features offered by mobile defense like the password protected alarm is unique to it so it does have featurea that Mobile Me doesn't.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

You DO think this, or you DON'T? I don't think that they should be - that makes it too closed.

You are welcome to play with my Incredible - as long as you promise to give it back!

Here's something that you can do with Android that you can't do with Blackberry or iPhone - https://www.mobiledefense.com/session/new

Anyone steals your phone and changes the SIM card on the phone, it will e-mail you their name and phone number. You can also send a password protected alarm to the phone (meaning they can't turn it off) and remotely lock the phone with this application. It ROCKS!

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I do think that company's that produce the Hardware should also produce the software OS for that hardware. One of the main complaints and long standing problems PC's (even though I own several PC's) is that Windows try's to accommodate the requirements for hundreds of different makers with thousands of different versions and tens of thousands of different types of the same thing.Any time a new peice of harware comes out you have to wait for Microsoft to release a patch or a new driver so that it will work on your PC, or that newer versions of Windows don't run older (3-5 years old) Hardware properly. One of the things that makes Apple Products more reliable (simply from a technical stand point) is the fat that they don't have to do that.. Apple doesn't have to try and wright a software that will drive millions of different configurations of millions of different pieces of hardware.

Apple knows that their OS will run any apple platform why because they only had to focus on one platform.. When to look at an apple they offer very little in the way of customization, HD size, 1-3 different speeds of the same processor, 1 of 2 different Optical drives and that's about it..


Are they flawless NO.. But does a company that designs every aspect of a produce to work flawless with the other is far more able to focus on fine tuneing their product insead of fixing major flaws. Car makers have done this for years.. While many GM parts are interchangeable with in other GM products, you can't expect a Chevy starter moter and a Ford Intake to work on a Gm plateform..

If a PC company would focus on this exact thing wright a Windows-ish OS with similar GUI and design hardware and software to compliment each other then they could quickly out run Microsoft.

just my two cents

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Originally Posted by dc1

Ive been looking for that app.... you must tell me what it is!! :D

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PDA.net it rocks!!!!

Oh and there is a nifty one called trapster. It lists all of the speed traps via your navagation. It buzzes and alerts you when you are getting close to one. Couple that with my radar detector in my car and Im all good!!!

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Originally Posted by waltah!

Mobile Me is about $100 a year. Not worth it in my book. The other features offered by mobile defense like the password protected alarm is unique to it so it does have featurea that Mobile Me doesn't.

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Yea I second that...Thats way to expensive especially when it is only $50 to replace a lost or stole phone if you have insurance. I was just stating that there is a security feature out there for the iphone.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

I do think that company's that produce the Hardware should also produce the software OS for that hardware. One of the main complaints and long standing problems PC's (even though I own several PC's) is that Windows try's to accommodate the requirements for hundreds of different makers with thousands of different versions and tens of thousands of different types of the same thing.Any time a new peice of harware comes out you have to wait for Microsoft to release a patch or a new driver so that it will work on your PC, or that newer versions of Windows don't run older (3-5 years old) Hardware properly. One of the things that makes Apple Products more reliable (simply from a technical stand point) is the fat that they don't have to do that.. Apple doesn't have to try and wright a software that will drive millions of different configurations of millions of different pieces of hardware.

Apple knows that their OS will run any apple platform why because they only had to focus on one platform.. When to look at an apple they offer very little in the way of customization, HD size, 1-3 different speeds of the same processor, 1 of 2 different Optical drives and that's about it..


Are they flawless NO.. But does a company that designs every aspect of a produce to work flawless with the other is far more able to focus on fine tuneing their product insead of fixing major flaws. Car makers have done this for years.. While many GM parts are interchangeable with in other GM products, you can't expect a Chevy starter moter and a Ford Intake to work on a Gm plateform..

If a PC company would focus on this exact thing wright a Windows-ish OS with similar GUI and design hardware and software to compliment each other then they could quickly out run Microsoft.

just my two cents

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I see your point, BUT like you said, there are many computer manufacturers. If say HP had a different os than dell then it might be difficult switching from one brand to another. What microsoft has done is have a general os that will be used by many companies and that most people will be familiar with by using a dell than easily use say a Toshiba. IMO microsoft has a monopoly but there is also a reason that over 75% run windows. Affordability and previous knowledge of a computer with a windows os leads MOST people to buy a microsoft product. But with apple quickly growing they may start spreading to other companies and offering there os. The bottom line is that if you want a os that apple made, you MUST get a mac, if you want a windows os, you are open to MANY companies that offer the os.