Top iPhone 4 Alternatives

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

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.

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.

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!!

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...

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...........

@ 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

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?

how can u forget Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 ???? its such a superb phone... techtree always overlooks Sony Ericsson

I dnt think its a good phone......!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

when can we expect basic feature like FM radio in an iphone mr jobs?

so, techtree people think that samsung wave isnt worth mentioning here..

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..

1. iphone 4 2. droid incredible/ evo 4g 3. n8 4. milestone 5. nexus/ desire 6. pre plus...

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!!!

How did you miss the Droid Incredible?

iPhone still beats the competition.

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!

who cares about india?

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.

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!

Good start but I feel that the HTC EVO 4G page fell short. ;)

EVO 4G Baby. Better in almost every aspect.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.