• Top iPhone 4 Alternatives

    Top iPhone 4 Alternatives

    Rohan Naravane, Jun 08, 2010 1840 hrs IST

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The iPhone 4 is here and Apple claims that the new version plans to "change everything, again". Anticipated features like the high resolution screen, 5 megapixel camera and HD video recording have all now been included . The iOS 4 fixes certain loopholes, like the lack of multitasking on previous iPhones, along with many new feature additions. All this talk by Apple about their new product sometimes reaches such dizzying levels, that one tends to believe this is the best phone to get. But skeptics and anti-Apple people around the world are of the opinion that the iPhone 4 is nothing great. Instead they think that Apple is only trying to catch up with some of the smartphones already selling in the market today.

Are you convinced that the iPhone 4 has everything you would want? Or do you still feel there's something more they could've added? There are many who don't like the idea of being shackled to Apple's ecosystem, where the company controls the way you should use your phone in certain respects. Like the apps you can download or the way you transfer media to your phone, or even the refusal of sharing media with other phones over Bluetooth. Check out our list of Top iPhone 4 alternatives. Also, cast your vote in the opinion poll to the right.

Google Nexus One/HTC Desire

These two are very similar phones, and both are manufactured by HTC. It's just that the Nexus One is a "Google-powered" phone, while the Desire has HTC's interface customizations over the same Android OS. Secondly, the Nexus One has a BlackBerry-esque trackball, while the Desire has an optical trackpad.




So how do these phones compare to the iPhone 4? Both have a slightly larger capacitive AMOLED screen (AMOLED delivers vibrant color reproduction). Its resolution is not as awesomely crisp as the iPhone 4's, but is fairly high at 800 x 480 pixels. The Nexus One can already be updated to Android 2.2 (a.k.a Froyo), which is Google's latest version of their mobile OS. It enables some cool new features like Internet sharing over Wi-Fi and better support for Adobe Flash, along with faster performance. Android has also become, in our opinion, very close in terms of usability to the iPhone OS, give or take a few things from both parties.  

Both have a microSD card slot, which has scope for a lot more memory storage than the iPhone 4's 16 or 32GB fixed space; depending on how many cards you can buy. You can transfer files to other Bluetooth devices, something that even the newest iPhone doesn't allow you. Both feature a 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash. It can't shoot HD (1280 x 720) videos like the iPhone 4, but rather shoots at DVD resolution (720 x 480), which isn't so bad.

The Nexus One is sold in Indian grey markets for about Rs. 30,000. We hear that the Desire should be officially available here by the end of the month.  

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Vasanth
,bangalore, on Feb 04, 2011 09:06 AM
Guys Never buy this model. I have bought this model By deiwali and failed ( not booting up) by christmas. Acer bangalore / TVS service not capable of solving the problem. they are waiting for the software from some where . Waste of money and time
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Brent
,Edmonton, on Sep 02, 2010 02:50 AM
Well I hate you all. And whichever phone you like... I hate that, too. In addition to anything else you like, I also hate... because it sucks. That should about sum up every internet debate I've read about anything.
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krish
,Hyderabad., on Jun 08, 2010 08:13 PM
Now let me ask one question to Techtree. Was there any article like this when N8, HTC desire, HTC EVO4G was launched comparing them with other competitive phones what makes you people do this when Apple launches a Phone, what is outstanding in this Iphone?. 5mp camera which N95 came up with in 2005, multitasking every other smartphone than Iphone did on the planet, 720p recording this is not first on a phone, 1GHz processor again its not the first phone to have it and the list goes on.
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Rohan
,TechTree, on Jun 09, 2010 11:35 AM
Yes, there was our special on the N8 when it was announced. Check the end of the N8 page for the link. HTC Desire is very similar to the Nexus One, which we've reviewed long back. Evo 4G won't be coming to India anytime soon, so no point in writing a special feature for these two. The iPhone 4 may be late in filling a comparable spec-sheet to other makers, but this is a major change from the previous 3GS model. So, it is only fair to give it the kind of attention we gave it yesterday.
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Vinay
,Pune, on Jun 09, 2010 04:40 PM
Absolutely i m with you on this Techtree biased towards Apple just read the review of Motorola Milestone which was a huge success u find that Techtree to downgrade that in every way possible & same for HTC EVO 4G.......
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Harish
,Bangalore/Chicago, on Jun 11, 2010 07:20 PM
Its because, iphone is the most successful phone and concept that revolutionized the idea of the very phone.
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Harish
,Bangalore/Chicago, on Jun 11, 2010 07:10 PM
There are a lot many iphone alternatives than the ones mentioned here, but none of them has got a multitouch technology as iphone has. It is agreed that Adroid OS is in its way to be the most advanced mobile OS, but it still takes time to reach the flawlessness of Apple`s OS. By that time, Apple will have its way too. Another important fact is that Android is concentrating on a whole new worldly features, which in a way is awesome, but it is neglecting the attention to the minor details. The result being more app crashes, drag in touch, un-responsiveness etc., I have used Nexus one for a month, HTC Incredible and EVO now and to be frank they are absolutely fantastic and Android rocks. But, coming to touch and quality, they are far behind than the iphone. Apple`s unique implementation of h/w and s/w, its touch, its talktime and the music quality is simply fantastic. Tranfering music via bluetooth lacks in iphone but guys think abt that again!! how many times do u want to do that? Now, you can download almost any song to ur computer and you can sync them up thru itunes to iphone. I personally feel it not a showstopper for iphone. tnx for reading!!
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Binga
,Meerut, on Jun 10, 2010 02:54 PM
Even a 12k Samsung i5700 is better than N8. Another poor high end device from Nokia after N96, N97, N97 mini, X6, N900. They are losing in this segment. Pityful...
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Arnob
,Guwahati, on Jun 10, 2010 04:49 PM
N8 is not even realesed!.... wake up from your so-called "12k samsung dream"
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Eswar
,Canada, on Jun 11, 2010 12:22 AM
Its quite surprising not to see either Xpreia X10 or Moto Droid in the list??
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Vinay
,Pune, on Jun 11, 2010 01:32 AM
can u tell us on what parameters ur saying this........
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Vinay
,Pune, on Jun 11, 2010 01:30 AM
Mat San Diego u r saying that if iphone is not there mobile industry never seen any touchscreen devices cut the crap......evolution & invention doesn't belong to a single company u r very quick to point every thing about Apple but what about contribution of the companies & there devices just look at Multitasking feature only...........just turning blind sight on other work is also resemble "less knowledge is harmful " quote & it is for u...........
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Anonymous
,Portland, on Jun 08, 2010 10:01 PM
@ Matt San Diego ...Try educating yourself about the evolution of smart phones and touch screen technology. You might be amazed with what other companies have developed for the iphone to exist today. Even the name iphone name was copy written by Sprint and apple just took it and settled the lawsuit back in 2002
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Richard
,Lombard, on Jun 08, 2010 10:08 PM
That is true, touch screen technology existed before the iPhone, but why could't the other companies do with the technology that iPhone has done with it? And I believe Cisco owned the iPhone name, not Sprint.
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MrWhite
,Lancaster, on Jun 08, 2010 10:21 PM
Actually the name iPhone came from Cisco, and Apple licensed or purcahsed the name from them not Sprint, you may to try and educate yourself on these matters and the evolution of smartphones. Yes, there were touch screens before the iPhone, but nothing like the iPhone. It took Apple to wake up the industry, don't try to fog over this fact. and stop whinning already.
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Vinay
,Pune, on Jun 09, 2010 05:58 PM
u r not understanding the fact that when any industry going through evolution there always have many technologies at the starting & it is responsibility of the manufacturer to try & test all technologies & the customer is the one who reject or accept any new technology upon there usefulness same is the case with touchscreen Capacitive & Resistive Apple goes for Capacitive & HTC ,Nokia & other goes for Resistive intially.User accepted Capacitive touchscreen more than Resistive touchscreen & now every premium phone comes with a Capacitive touch screen there was nothing great done by Apple it is normal in technology industry it is just like that they were at right place at the right time or they were just lucky......
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Matt
,San Diego, on Jun 10, 2010 09:38 PM
Hmmm I don't recall mentioning Apple inventing all things iPhone. My mom's 87 Buick had a touchscreen system from the factory so yea no shit touch screens have been around. My point was, because you clearly have a cloud of shit in your head where a brain is supposed to be, without Apple creating the iPhone, arguably the most successfully marketed smartphone today, there would be no Android or WebOS or touch screen keyboards on phones today
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Moneyguy
,Virginia Beach, on Jun 10, 2010 06:14 PM
All these phone look good and I'm glad they can show movies, take pictures and play games. However, I'm more concerned about their most basic function - making phone calls. How is their receptivitiy? Drop calls a lot? How clear are the calls? Will I get a signal in that semi-dead spot in my neighborhood? What about the super cool feature of synching my calendar and contacts with my computer automatically?
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hhh
,bangalore, on Jun 10, 2010 09:44 AM
how can u forget Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 ???? its such a superb phone... techtree always overlooks Sony Ericsson
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Rai
,delhi, on Jun 09, 2010 09:20 PM
I dnt think its a good phone......!
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Vidit Bhargava
,Delhi, on Jun 08, 2010 11:08 PM
These phones have some or the other flaw. What these phones score on is this : Larger Screen (For once and last this should not be an area of comparison: I say 7" phone will beat all of them, but then will it be able to fit in your pockets? Palms? So that's one of the worst areas of comparison.). Second comes No. of Colors a fone is available in.(What will my phone do if it is of orange color or Purple it still remains the same phone with buggy software). And HTC EVO 4G is a CDMA phone. It cannot be considered an Alternative to the iPhone which is GSM. Everything apart, the iPhone has a Multi-Touch Screen (Others have only Capacitive Screens even Nexus One). So that's an overall better experiance. Sorry, but no phone from this list can be considered an alternative to the iPhone. (except Nexus One which is quite good. However its highly expensive.) please review the list again
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Vinay
,Pune, on Jun 09, 2010 05:35 PM
Vidit i understand ur point that HTC EVO 4G is CDMA & Google Nexus One is capactive screen but not multi touch enable (wait for Froyo upgrade) but HTC Desire is both GSM & Multitouch enable so just see the list they suggesting 5 alternatives for Iphone 4 & susrprisingly 4 of then are Android phones so there might be something which make Android so potent operating system......& what about Flash capabilities of iPhone no body talks about that.......
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Jagan Mohan
,Pondicherry, on Jun 09, 2010 06:04 PM
Screen area matters A LOT to many people. I do a lot of reading on my mobile gadets, I own a Palm TX that I still use for my PDB books. Also, bigger screen (with corresponding good resolution) means more space for widgets. of course there has to be the magical ratio of the size vs ease of holding, carrying. BUT within normal sizes we can carry, bigger the screen, better it is.
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Vidit Bhargava
,Delhi, on Jun 09, 2010 07:29 PM
@Vinay Flash on mobile phones is gud if it is there, but it comes at a cost the cost of loosing battery life. Also, many flash objects still don't run on the Froyo, and Flash Websites are heavy, many like them for the ease of building them but many don't just because it makes their sites really heavy! @Jagan Size matters but phones cannot simply be choosen upon size. I mean, you get Sony Ericsson Elm with a 2.1" display (no touchscreen) and you get a Nokia 5530 with a larger 2.9" touch screen which is quite resistive and both come at the same price, I think I'll look at what both phones give me and then buy one of them not because 1 has a touchscreen of it is larger (so far, elm wins the race!)
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Jagan Mohan
,Pondicherry, on Jun 09, 2010 06:00 PM
I am a very careful (and frugal) buyer. I read all the reviews, wait for my friends to buy the gadgets, play with them a lot and then arrive at an decision. If I were a gadget reviewer, I wouldn't even go into the specs. Instead, it would be the nitty gritty details that people face every day, 3 months or a year into their gadget that get my attention. OS/firmware upgradability, Hinges/covers sturdiness, fate of dropping a mobile, ease of installing 'less than legal' apps (am Indian and I hate being charged in dollars), suvival of the mobile through our two monsoons/sweat, holdability in a crowded train/bus, charger size (including the part that sticks to the mobile), smudge/oil/dirt magnetism of the body/screen, mountability on my desk/car, etc all matter to me. IMHO, if the iphone 4 is going to cost 50k and if HTC desire is going to be launched at 26K, the choice is obvious. I would not like to pay double the moolah for trivial feature improvements. I do not profess any lasting fidility to any OS or Platform. Its just the matter of functionality/price ratio for me.
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devdanke
,seattle, on Jun 09, 2010 12:35 AM
It didn't take long for the competition to catch up to and surpass Apple. Apple's well documented arrogance toward its customers and software developers created a backlash that is only just beginning to be felt. Consumers are rejecting Apple's dictatorship style of doing business. Why they ask, should one man, Steve Jobs, tell them what apps they can and cannot run on their expensive iPhones? With the exception of deluded Apple fanbois, people don't like being told what to do by an elitist like Jobs. Consumers are also fed up with the crippled AT&T service Apple forces upon them. They're tired of AT&T's poor customer service, dropped calls, limited 3G coverage, and refusal to support iPhone features, such as tethering and video calls. Not surprisingly, after only a short time of competing with Apple, Android phones now outsell iPhones. Consumers are making it clear that Apple's control freak approach is not acceptable. The iPhone 4 tried to catch up with Android phone features, but failed. The lack of compelling new iPhone 4 features is not a good sign for Apple. Watch for Android phone sales to surge.
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Chadwick
,Green Bay, on Jun 09, 2010 01:09 AM
@devdanke Your thoughts are misguided as you know nothing of how the devices perform on a day-to-day basis for a regular consumer, not some over-caffinated developer working freelance and bloggin all day about how they hate apple. I have used both and the Android OS is a far cry from even being called a copy-cat of the iOS. If you had ever used both for an extended period of time you would realize that 1. The android system is bulky and weighs itself down too easily by running 20 things at once 2. Inferrior due to the lack of quality control over the marketplace, unless you spend hours like me reading other misguided comments about apps that you cant visually preview. 3. Ugly! The Android OS is not sleek, or simple, just tacky and unorganized. Open your eyes and realize that the Android market travels on a road paved with gold due to the audacity of apple to create a device which utilizes all of features it does.
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Vinay
,Pune, on Jun 09, 2010 05:23 PM
Chadwick seriously u don't want to accepth the fact Android is progressing faster then iPhone just compare the first Android device HTC G1 with the latest Andorid device HTC EVO 4G Android cama a long way & it is progressing faser in every sense....... & for App store for which Job have so much pride will be overtaken by Android in terms of total no. of Apps in months to come...... u have to understand that Android is progressing faster & Windows Phone 7 don't even have a release yet......u never know........
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C. K. S. RAJ
,Lucknow, on Jun 09, 2010 05:23 PM
Apple is run by a group of hypocrites. They alway over-hype their products. BE CAREFUL OF THEIR NEW "STAINLESS STEEL ALLOY" TOY. Go & choose other REAL SUPER PHONES like Milestone, Nexus one, Nokia N8 etc. These are/ will be miles ahead of this hyped TOY. iPhone sucks.
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Chadwick
,Green Bay, on Jun 08, 2010 09:50 PM
I had an iPhone for two years before starting a new job which required me to have a company phone, I now own an HTC Hero. I would be lying if I said that the Hero is not a very quality, multifacted phone. I would also be lying if I said that the Android OS was not very functional and customizable. All of these things are true. The problem is that my iPhone, (which was only second generation) blows the Hero out of the water. There are so many bugs with the Android OS that no one ever talks about becuase they don't want to show any weakness to apple lovers. It's rediculous for me to say this but, I am honestly haunted by my unused device which sits in my room wasting its potential as a mere iPod. Google has a long, long way to go before they can have something feel as substantial, yet organized as the iOS. I look forward to that day, but I am not sure it is coming for a while. In the meantime, I will have to continue to make due with my Hero, and its continually dissapointing glitches.
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BokaChoda
,Delhi, on Jun 09, 2010 01:37 AM
How much have Apple paid you???
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Vinay
,Pune, on Jun 09, 2010 05:04 PM
Chadwick don't try to fool people u are saying that Android OS has Bugs & iPhone free of Bugs............keep ur crap to ur self only "Apple Lover"
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MrWhite
,Lancaster, on Jun 08, 2010 10:11 PM
What these alternatives lack is an ecosystem that the iPhone enjoys. All the alternatives require additional memory cards to expand to get somewhere near the iPhones internal storage. With those external memory cards the users has to drap and drop files onto it from their computer, there is no syncing from your computer with all of these alternatives. So, Yes Apple fell behind on some features, but all-in-all they waited and did it right, instead of forcing it onto the market just so those handset makers can say, look what we do and Apple doesn't. But reality is, those alternatives will not appeal to people who like Apple's ecosystem of iTunes/sync and its simplicity. Only sie hard geeks who like to fumble around and mess with stuff will buy the alternatives. The vast majoirty of consumers do not want to jump thru hoops to get content on their phone. That is why the iPhone sells so well, AND Apple hasn't had to off a buy one get one free to sell phone, like the alternatives have, and the iPhone still out sells them all combined.
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Alan Dykes
,Indianapolis, IN, on Jun 09, 2010 07:27 AM
Actually most of us think of being able to use cards to have the same amount or more storage than an iPhone as a feature. It's really not that tough to slide one in and you don't need to change it. But, in case you decide one day you want a card full of movies and a card full of music and a card full of business docs/applications you can do that. As for "syncing" I suppose not but doing a drag and drop just like a regular thumb drive seems like something most people have been exposed to.
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Vinay
,Pune, on Jun 09, 2010 04:58 PM
MrWhite thank you for ur fascinating comment.U r those kind of people who just love what ever Apple do & this is not came overnight this is the attitude of people right from the early days of Apple.They turn totally blind on other companies( HTC,Samsung etc) work who also doing great inventions............ in there thinking Apple is best what ever they do .........
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sujoy
,Nagpur, on Jun 09, 2010 11:45 AM
Symbian 3 have same boring look as of symbian S60v5...N8 will definitely flop on software side...HTC sense is soo beautiful and useful...And galaxy S will be the most powerful of all device with advance graphics and Super AMLOD screen
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Vinay
,Pune, on Jun 09, 2010 04:35 PM
do you know anything about mobile OS !!! symbian is the most used mobile OS in the world & Nokia the No .1 mobile company the new iteration of Symbian will be a success just till the release of N8.........................
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sachin
,goa, on Jun 09, 2010 08:19 AM
when can we expect basic feature like FM radio in an iphone mr jobs?
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Mallu
,Sallu, on Jun 09, 2010 11:06 AM
I'd probably say never, since you have an Internet radio app called Pandora which is much more interactive than traditional FM. Thus, i'd doubt Mr. Jobs would consider this 'ancient tech' on his new phone. :P
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naveenchaudhary
,meerut, on Jun 08, 2010 07:51 PM
so, techtree people think that samsung wave isnt worth mentioning here..
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Rohan
,TechTree, on Jun 08, 2010 08:00 PM
Without using and testing the Wave OS, how can we mention it here? And personally, I'm pretty skeptical whether Samsung Wave will be able to catch up the big guys the likes of the iPhone OS, Android, Windows Phone 7 or even Symbian.
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Rohan
,TechTree, on Jun 08, 2010 08:02 PM
Correction: I meant Bada OS and not Wave
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naveenchaudhary
,meerut, on Jun 09, 2010 12:35 AM
Rohan, u are assuring me that u have tested Nokia N8, HTC's EVO 4G and that cheap looking Acer..really?? probably they personally sent u the samples..maybe even you might have contributed in programming Symbian3 and froyo..how confident..either iphone or one of them..wow
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Anonymous
,blore, on Jun 09, 2010 09:48 AM
@ Rohan, he has a valid point
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Rohan
,TechTree, on Jun 09, 2010 11:03 AM
Nowadays, a phone isn't just declared good or bad with the kind of hardware it sports. The OS has taken a higher precedence in deciding the fate of a cell-phone. I may not have used the HTC Evo 4G and the Acer Stream personally, but I have used Android extensively, which powers the two. Although Symbian ^3 may not be out, we've reviewed many Symbian phones in the past. Samsung Bada is a completely new OS, so whether it is good or bad can only be judged after using it personally. Thus, I chose to not include phones based on Bada in the list without knowing how it is really going to be; because we can't just speculate if this newborn OS is going to be worth it or not. What I said above was my personal opinion.
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JAY
,Bangalore, on Jun 09, 2010 10:43 AM
I think Apple has hired some guys to write good things about any apple product in a review. I see this trend in any blog, review or technology site. Some guys with western names will pop up and write good things about apple and write bad about its competitors. This is true in Techtree also as, you will see for yourself. These guys will not get into any other reviews in TechTree. Please do not fall for this.. I know apple has a good product. But that does not mean others are bad. For the money i pay apple Iphone is utter waste for me..Seven- eight hundred dollars would equal two or three months salary for most of us in India. And I can do most of the things I need in a phone easily using fairly low dollar value (10-12% of Iphone price) Nokia 2730. An average Indian would not give damn about Iphone unless he wants to showoff or have a lot of credit cards or a rich father..
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kid
,city, on Jun 09, 2010 12:52 AM
1. iphone 4 2. droid incredible/ evo 4g 3. n8 4. milestone 5. nexus/ desire 6. pre plus...
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Anonymous
,Silicon Valley, on Jun 08, 2010 11:06 PM
HTC Desire definitely... iphones are over-hyped and over priced for what they do. Apps, Smapps... big deal. A phone is for making phone calls primarily. Only if you have more time and money to waste would one spend it on apps... oh but wait the 'free' apps now have iads bundled with them LOL. The thing i dislike about YouTube these days is all the ads (I hope Google doesn’t do this with Droid) - but now you can also get ads on your iphone!! We really need more advertising on our phone!!! Way to go Apple!!! NOT!!!
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Chadwick
,Green Bay, on Jun 08, 2010 11:21 PM
You may be one of the most irritatingly ignorant people I have ever encountered online. What the hell are you doing commenting on an article about smartphones if you dont even see the value in their attributes? Get off the site and go trudge through web 1.0 articles about Motorola Razors. The iTunes appstore is worlds beyond the android marketplace... for god's sake the, marketplace doesnt even have screen shots of what the app looks like, and why is that? Because the Android OS doesnt have the capability of taking a screenshot through native software. So consumers like me are left to make decisions based upon ignorant user comments like you would leave. You are what's wrong with anti-apple arguments.
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Billington
,Austin, on Jun 08, 2010 09:03 PM
How did you miss the Droid Incredible?
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shaun
,rch, on Jun 08, 2010 10:53 PM
Agreed... The top Android phone on America's top network and it isn't mentioned...
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Mike M.
,Honolulu, on Jun 08, 2010 10:41 PM
iPhone still beats the competition.
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Jared Nealson
,Los Angeles, on Jun 08, 2010 10:15 PM
HATERS!!!! If you dont like the iphone just buy whatever other phone makes you think its better than iphone 4. And Yes its on ATT DEAL WITH IT!!! WHINNERS!
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dwayne
,LA, on Jun 08, 2010 10:26 PM
Jared, Did we forget to take our meds today??
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indie
,sf, on Jun 08, 2010 10:20 PM
who cares about india?
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JKYLIE
,pocatello, on Jun 08, 2010 10:12 PM
well, although i'm getting the new iphone, i think either the desire would be my 2nd pick. Actually the only reason i'm getting the iphone is because the desire isn't coming to AT&T (it already came to US Cellular, sadly, or else i woulda jumped on that) and i'm not going to pay $600 for a phone (yet). I like the evo's specs, but i don't like sprint, and the evo doesn't work overseas (yet) and i'll be going to china soon.
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JoMoto
,hell , on Jun 08, 2010 10:08 PM
How does the Moto Droid not make this unheard of list? You are have either lined your pockets with a generous donation from the manufacturer or have smokedd entirely to much crack for lunch!
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Joe V
,city, on Jun 08, 2010 09:38 PM
Good start but I feel that the HTC EVO 4G page fell short. ;)
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Simon
,Indianapolis, on Jun 08, 2010 09:37 PM
EVO 4G Baby. Better in almost every aspect.
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Jamie
,Irrelevant, on Jun 08, 2010 09:31 PM
In regards to the HTC Desire, what carrier will be picking it up? I've read that AT&T is supposed to, but there hasn't been any official word. I'm pretty sure it will be offered as discreetly as one of the basic flip phones. I don't think AT&T wants to advertise any new Android based phone that poses any competition to their "All Mighty" iPhone 4.
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Matt
,San Diego, on Jun 08, 2010 08:56 PM
Whine. Hate. Complain all you want but if it wasn't for Apple and the iPhone nobody would be having these types of discussions at all. They changed everything that we know about phones and continue to do so. In an awkward way you Apple haters should say thanks to them for forcing the competition [insert your fanboy company name hear] to step to the plate and offer similarly competitive solutions.
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Alan Dykes
,Indianapolis, IN, on Jun 08, 2010 09:27 PM
Actually, except for easier to access apps and an interface that worked well without a stylus the iPhone has introduced nothing new to smartphones. As a matter of fact, the windows mobile phone I had 5 years ago allowed for multi-tasking which is a feature Apple is just now tauting as a "new" feature. I think the iPhone interface is amazing, and using an already established iTunes to distribute content was a great business move but in reality apple does nothing but put better interfaces on already existing technology.
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Happy with Phon
,Staten Island, NY, on Jun 08, 2010 09:24 PM
I love my Samsung Moment (with Android). I think it makes sense to talk less about which phone is best for everyone and look at which phone is best for any given person.
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fangy
,las vegas, on Jun 08, 2010 08:06 PM
I will be honest. When my contract came up, I went looking for an Iphone.. after all the games they played with me on pricing and not letting me buy a refurb phone, I went and got a moto droid. Not only is it FASTER than Iphones I have tried, but it has far better coverage. I will be sticking with the Android system from here on in.
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George W.
,Portland, OR, on Jun 08, 2010 07:51 PM
Who cares about the iPhone?! You have to use AT&T to get it! AT&T does not allow you to fully utilize the power of the 3GS, let alone this one! I dumped AT&T years ago because of spotty coverage and bad customer service in both the bay area and Portland, OR. US is the only country where Apple has this exclusive deal. I for one hope Google/Android really eats into Apple's phone share to teach Apple a lesson.
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pavan
,Bangalore, on Jun 08, 2010 07:43 PM
The iphone 4 is truly a remarkable piece of art.it looks do much polished.the retinas display will revolutionise the way content its rendered.and the battery life has to be good since it occupies 60% off phone.they have really nailed irt with the features.
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Jay
,Portland, on Jun 08, 2010 07:12 PM
All the phones discussed have great technical specs, what the author failed to say is how great the apps that come with it. Especially the new apps for the new iPhone 4.0
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Anonymous
,TO, on Jun 08, 2010 07:39 PM
I completely agree with Jay. The Apps for iPhone are one of the main reasons why people get them. Although it is controlled by Apple, in a way it is a good thing as they can screen out any malicious apps that might hamper the use of ur phone. The new iPhone is a pretty amazing smartphone but the only thing it lacks is the 4G compatibility which makes me think I should wait that another year to buy one. (By the way, I still own the 2G version of iPhone and still have a lot of fun with it)
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ifoon
,san francisco, on Jun 08, 2010 07:37 PM
iPhone still has a lot of catching up to do. This will be iPhone's first try at multitasking which many iPhone users argued that such feature was unnecessary and would only slow down performance and drain battery life. As a solution, iPhone 4 will feature a form of limited multitasking and not true multitasking (webOS Palm Pre smartphones use true multitasking). As with most first-time attempts, iPhone 4 will run into snags and major issues that can frustrate many new early adopters of iOS4. iPhone 4 will not change much...they're late in the game as Android changed everything since the beginning of this year.
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