Droid or iPhone...

[XXFattyHunterXX]

I switched from a 3gs in 2009 to a nexus one when it first came out, never reconsidered iphone again. to the OP, if you're a guy who wants to use your phone internationally, get an android phone, because you only need to unlock it ONCE unlike iPhones because iOS from Apple uses software unlock, Android uses hardware unlock. What sucks about iPhone is that you can unlock it, but once apple releases a new firmware update and you update, you gonna lose the unlock. I have t-mobile personally, and with Android, you can tether till your phone blew up or whatever and still dont get charge extra. There are many other cool things with Android for me to list, but one thing for sure is CyanogenMod if anyone here know what it is.
Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/filter.php?cat=Android
find your device or the one you want and see what i mean by cool things. I rarely posts, thanks for reading.

[blacklabel]

Android is full of bug, prone to virus...

I lol'd.

The only "bugs" I've dealt with are poorly designed apps that I've ran across. I've never had a virus.

I've had the OG Droid and a Droid X. They've both been great phones. I'm personally looking forward to the Galaxy Nexus. It's going to be a beast and I'm really excited to see what improvements come with Ice Cream Sandwich.



Hopefully the release date is given tomorrow when they announce the phone itself.

[Byte Stryke]

I switched from a 3gs in 2009 to a nexus one when it first came out, never reconsidered iphone again. to the OP, if you're a guy who wants to use your phone internationally, get an android phone, because you only need to unlock it ONCE unlike iPhones because iOS from Apple uses software unlock, Android uses hardware unlock. What sucks about iPhone is that you can unlock it, but once apple releases a new firmware update and you update, you gonna lose the unlock. I have t-mobile personally, and with Android, you can tether till your phone blew up or whatever and still dont get charge extra. There are many other cool things with Android for me to list, but one thing for sure is CyanogenMod if anyone here know what it is.
Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/filter.php?cat=Android
find your device or the one you want and see what i mean by cool things. I rarely posts, thanks for reading.

which is why I bought a phone from a country where they don't lock phones to a network.
locking a phone you buy to the network... want something to protest, this would be it.

Comparable to buying a car and ONLY being able to put their gas in it.

[Graves]

I lol'd.

The only "bugs" I've dealt with are poorly designed apps that I've ran across. I've never had a virus.

I've had the OG Droid and a Droid X. They've both been great phones. I'm personally looking forward to the Galaxy Nexus. It's going to be a beast and I'm really excited to see what improvements come with Ice Cream Sandwich.



Hopefully the release date is given tomorrow when they announce the phone itself.

This is what has me holding off on the 4s for now.

[blacklabel]

This is what has me holding off on the 4s for now.

I'm tempted by the 64GB 4S. I've got 35gb of music and the ability to have it with me at all times and only have to carry one device would be awesome but I just can't bring myself to get an iPhone.

[Jer]

I'm tempted by the 64GB 4S. I've got 35gb of music and the ability to have it with me at all times and only have to carry one device would be awesome but I just can't bring myself to get an iPhone.

Google Music FTW!

Free cloud service (online storage for those not familiar) for music files. You can upload your ENTIRE library to the cloud and then create playlists that you can access from ANY web capable device. Go to a friend house and want to play that new CD for him/her? Simply launch a browser, log in and there's your whole library... playlists and all. Google has a Music app for Android devices that makes the integration just like they're on the device. You can even choose playlists to cache on your mobile device so you have access regardless of internet access. This alone made it so I no longer have to shop for 32gb memory cards. I got SO tired of creating playlists on all my devices and editing files on several devices and now I don't have to. One library for everything.

That being said, I also choose Android for the following reasons:

True open OS that began life open with TONs of aftermarket support for customization.
User changeable battery which allows me to carry spare batteries so I'm NEVER out of juice nor do I have to plan my life around being near a power source at some point.
User replaceable and upgradeable storage via MicroSD cards.
Non-propreitary cables and accessories.
MANY devices to choose from creates competition which means better devices at lower prices to the consumer.

This last one is opinion based but...

I don't have to associate with the group of people who push their Apple cult onto everyone like the next Christianity even though they know NOTHING about Apple, Android, RIM, Symbian or technology but sit and talk like they know EVERYTHING and Apple is the pinnacle of technology and nothing else can even compete. That's not to say ALL Apple users are like that but a vast majority are so don't jump in and say this is unfair because you aren't because 1) you are the exception to the rule if you aren't 2) don't realize that you are or 3) can't argue that most Apple users fit this template. Either way Apple users tend to look at their mobile device decision as a religion rather than a device to keep in touch with others.

[Gunner]

Get my galaxy s2 today!

[blacklabel]

Google Music FTW!

I was in on the beta but honestly forget that I have it 99% of the time.

[Jer]

I was in on the beta but honestly forget that I have it 99% of the time.

I've been using it since it came out and if you use it fully to it's ability it's amazing. Too many people try to use it like a music player and leave all their files local to be played and don't realize what makes Google Music so useful. I've deleted all other music players and use Google Music not only on my phone but on other PCs too. I love only having to create a single set of playlists which are accessible anywhere. For instance, I have one that's Lonely Island and just the other day I was talking about 'I'm on a Boat' and my buddy who I was with had never heard of any of it. I bellied up to his desk and within seconds he was listening to the entire Lonely Island collection and laughing. If I change from my Evo 4G to something else I need only install Google Music and there's my entire library, playlists and all. Between that and the way Google handles the rest of what I would normally store on a phone it's just one more item that makes changing devices that much easier.

[blacklabel]

The launch of the Galaxy Nexus is tonight at 8PM our time.

Galaxy Nexus just hours from launch