Comments on: Smartphone Showdown: Android vs iOS

By: Karl

Karl — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:56:47 +0000

Google Inc. may lose business as Verizon Wireless starts selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone, giving the carrier’s customers a new alternative to smartphones running the Android operating system.

By: QuantumRand

QuantumRand — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:04:26 +0000

@Philippe

Out of the Android phones I have experience with, the Droid X and Droid 2 both lasted a fair bit longer than the others under heavy use. I haven’t had the chance to try the HTC Desire Z (the USA T-Mobile G2) or HTC Desire HD (The USA T-Mobile MyTouch 4G). Both of those phones use very new processor architectures, so I’d be willing to bet the Desire Z likely gets very good battery life with the Desire HD right behind it.

By: Philippe

Philippe — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:58:51 +0000

@QuantumRand
Thanks for the info! You’re right, there are dozens of Android out there. So any idea which Android holds a loooong charge?

By: QuantumRand

QuantumRand — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:45:46 +0000

@Philippe

You can’t really put it into those terms. iOS and Android are operating systems, and battery life depends on the hardware used. It would be kind of like asking, “Which car gets better gas mileage, a Toyota or a Honda?” Obviously, both companies have car models that get good gas mileage (like the hybrids) and those that get poor mileage (like SUVs). You can’t compare the gas mileage between the two unless you get into specifics and do it on a model by model basis.

By: Philippe

Philippe — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:15:02 +0000

In terms of batteries, which one holds a longer charge?

By: Kristina Fagin

Kristina Fagin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:13:06 +0000

gr8 resrch bro…

By: Philip

Philip — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:32:27 +0000

haha well, this month is not exactly the best for me to buy it but I might be able to kindly request it for Xmas
Macbook air huh? I have a pro 13,3″ already and it does the job like a chief so no need to upgrade right now and most probably for the next 3 years, but thanks for the tip!

By: Sander

Sander — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:36:58 +0000

@Philip: So have you bought an iPhone??
And did you see the new Macbook Air? Cool stuff:

http://alatest.com/expert-reviews/laptop-reviews/apple-macbook-air-11-6-os-x-core-2-duo-1-4ghz-2gb-ram-64gb-flash-29-5cm-11-6-wxga-1366×768-glare-led-geforce-320m-256mb-kein-optisches/pe3-124166888,30/

That looks SWEEEEEEET!

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:44:09 +0000

@Sander

If style is your main criteria, you should definitely go for iPhone.

By: Philip

Philip — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:12:56 +0000

Thanks for the input guys!