11 ways Android will kick the iPhone into touch

15. Absolutely. But I wasn't going to let your entirely untrue accusation go without comment.

14. Well, it is out there...I guess it is for the readers to decide

13. @sweintraub

I know for a fact that Dan hadn't even seen that article on computerworld when Dan and I compiled our list which is posted here, so your accusation of plagiarism is entirely incorrect.

Paul Douglas, Editor, TechRadar

12. Please read these articles:

http://cultofmac.com/androids-shortcomings-proves-brilliance-of-iphone/3122

http://gizmodo.com/5053747/android-and-t+mobile-g1s-five-most-obnoxious-flaws

11. "4. Better hardware:

The iPhone is high tech hardware, but it remains that phones with features such as HSDPA and better digital cameras appeal to the masses."

From Apple's webpage:

Cellular and wireless:

UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)

GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)

Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR

Doesn't that mean it has HSDPA?

10. Good, Apple could use the competition. I just hope Google Maps stays on the iphone.

It does have the ring of the 90's though when Apple didn't play nice with their OS and M$ took over. I hope they learned something.

9. Actually this phone kicks apple's *** without even being turned on. It is quite simply the beginning of US, and worldwide as well, phone makers and their affiliated service providers to realize that freedom of speech is not just a myth. I don't give a flying **** what apple or M$ makes as they continually prohibit the very creativity and dynamics of the very people they pawn their garbage off to. **** APPLE's *** phone.

It would be cool to own this phone in as little as 20 years as a museum piece of cell phone history. The average cell or iphone?GARBAGE not even worth remembering.

8. The headline states:

"11 ways Android will kick the iPhone's ***"

The article starts out with what the Android phone lacks.

Then,"But while this particular handset might not be the technology king to beat the iPhone, the potential's there."

So the Android phone will kick the iPhone's *** but it won't beat it from a technology standpoint.

Sounds like a contradiction in terms.

7. 6. It'll have Flash

So Steve Jobs reckons Flash is too intensive for mobile use? We don't think it'll be too long before somebody develops a version for Android. In the meantime, websites use Flash, Steve. Get over it.

-There is actually a group that is also working on a flash for the iphone. harder than most people think.

4. Better hardware

The iPhone is high tech hardware, but it remains that phones with features such as HSDPA and better digital cameras appeal to the masses. Add in Android, and the iPhone will be playing catchup.

- The makers of this "better hardware" put on all these nice hightech features but weren't smart enough to include a headphone jack (i personally like to listen to my iphone in my car and i can easily have charging and playing at the same time.) yet they decide to enhance the user experience by replacing the headphone jack with a mini usb?

10. You won't need to jailbreak

Hacking? It'll be expected with Android (though, once again, we don't know how this will play out with the networks). Customisation will be the norm, rather than the exception. Jailbreaking? What's the point?

- explain what you mean by hacking? you mean by putting 3rd party apps on the iphone or maybe making your own theme set? actually im pretty sure there will be just as much "hacking" as the iphone. Plus i would like to be able to able to use this great phone on any GSM network (unlocking/hacking) wouldn't you?

And do you really think this new android will have the same amount of accessories that i iphone has?

And as far as how fast the internet will be, At&t currently has the fastest 3G network.

And your basically over doing what the android is. how do you know this new OS won't be buggy? Did anyone take shots at the iphones os right before it was released? no. so this article should'nt even be released yet.

I understand where your coming from but you really have no idea how the android is going to do against the iphone, which is hilarious.

This happened with verizons knockoff. over hyped..

6. Much has been made of Android and how "open" systems are going to wax the iPhone. But as I and others have repeatedly pointed out, those systems are only going to be as "open" as the carriers allow.

Start taking out carrier profits for voice minutes, SMS, or start running the mobile equivalent of a torrent system, and the carriers will scramble to shut those applications down.

Abuse the system too much, and it's entirely likely that they'll stop selling Android-based phones altogether.

5. this is a pretty obvious and blatant plagiarism of yesterday's article:

http://blogs.computerworld.com/where_googles_android_could_make_waves_vs_apples_iphone

4. I dont think Android is going to hold a candle to IPhone. Not even close.

www.anonymize.us.tc

3. "5. There'll be more variants

Apple has always been a bit one-size-fits-all. ... . Android will be available in cheap mobiles as well as expensive ones, and that can only be a good thing."

Umm... no. Actually inconsistent hardware has often been a bad thing. This is why video game consoles are more popular for gaming than PC's for example. The 'one size fits all' approach that you refer to eliminates incompatibility issues.

I understand the point you were trying to make, but to assume that it 'can only be a good thing' is more than a little ignorant.

2. And here's one reason way the iPhone will prevail as a more appealing device:usability. "Usability is a term used to denote the ease with which people can employ a particular tool or other human-made object in order to achieve a particular goal." - Wikipedia.

Most of the features you listed are also true in the comparison between PCs vs. Mac, or iPods vs. Other devices that have more "features." What we often call the strategy taken by the Android Phone and many other devices to date is feature stacking. That strategy tends to not work out too great in the US, as people care more about Usability.

I think the Google Phone will do well in certain circles, however i do think the iPhone is more successful as a convergence device. iTunes as a media hub for apps, tv shows,movies, and songs makes for a great convergence device, and I believe that enhanced usability is not outweighed by adding more features and options.

My 2 cents.

1. Great article.

I'm totally unbiased on these phones, and I can't help but totally agree with all the points here (except the QWERTY thing... it's a nice option but the iPhone's touchscreen does rule. It's more a preference thing than a flaw).