Droid, Pre, and iPhone compared(billshrink.com)

20 pointsby nym17 tahun yang lalu21 comments

http://www.billshrink.com/blog/total-cost-of-ownership-motorola-droid-versus-iphone-3gs-versus-palm-pre/

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mrshoe17 tahun yang lalu

The weakness of the ubiquitous feature matrix is that you can't just put a check mark next to "usability".

wmeredith17 tahun yang lalu

I also thought it was goofy that this matrix didn't relate any of the associated turn-by-turn nav costs in the iPhone. You have to buy a pricey(for the app store) app and then pay a monthly subscription fee on top of that. This omission is odd especially considering that it's a blog, post and info graphic about costs.

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diminonine17 tahun yang lalu

I think it might be worth noting (much to the chagrin of the Apple haters) that the iPhone does pretty well in this comparison, despite its relative age.

That being said, my G1 is looking sadly impotent these days, and I'm wondering what kind of shenanegins I'd have to pull to keep my current T-Mobile plan, but use a Driod.

dminor17 tahun yang lalu

There isn't a GSM version of Droid (only rumors of one coming out), so Droid on T-Mobile wouldn't work.

martythemaniak17 tahun yang lalu

The 3Gs came out the same time as the Pre, and after the HTC Magic.

jpwagner17 tahun yang lalu

Where are you getting this info? iPhone 3G came out a year before the Pre...

ubernostrum17 tahun yang lalu

Article compared the iPhone 3GS, which is the latest model iPhone and hit the market June 2009. Note that "iPhone 3G" and "iPhone 3GS" are different models.

jpwagner17 tahun yang lalu

thanks. he updated his comment to say 3Gs...

jkincaid17 tahun yang lalu

Is it just me or does this not mention the keyboard, which is going to be a huge selling point for many Blackberry addicts?

notauser17 tahun yang lalu

Sliding keyboards are nowhere near as good as BlackBerry style keyboards.

I had an E71 for a while and the reason I loved it was because the keyboard was _always there_. It was never a pain to pull it out, wait for the screen orientation to flip, enter, close again. You just typed away.

The comparison to the G1 or the N75 with pull out keyboards was huge. It just added a mental road block into every action.

nuclear_eclipse17 tahun yang lalu

The nice part IMO about the G1's slide-out keyboard is that you get the choice of both worlds: immediate on-screen keyboard for quick input needs, and a nice proper keyboard (plus full screen space) for bigger input fields. Blackberry keyboards are painfully cramped by comparison...

jkincaid17 tahun yang lalu

Oh, I have no doubt it isn't as good as the BlackBerry keyboard. But it might be a good enough compromise for people who want something that's sort of iPhone-like but need a physical keyboard.

unalone17 tahun yang lalu

The Blackberry's not mentioned at all, which I think is a little sad. It's the only phone that's got a solid set of features that set it apart from the iPhone. Looking at the rest of these I basically see a bunch of me-too phones with no innovation.

ohhmaagawd17 tahun yang lalu

such as? android is way more interesting than bb. much more owerful os

unalone17 tahun yang lalu

Blackberry's an enterprise product. It's still one of the most reliable workplace phones you can get. iPhone's trying to compete with it, but I think BB's still got the lead.

Android's got nothing unique to it beyond its being open source. It's basically a better Windows Mobile.

Zak17 tahun yang lalu

The difference in the cost of plans is a bit shocking. AT&T and Verizon are 50% more expensive than Sprint and T-mobile, and T-mobile doesn't appear to have a data usage cap.

jmtulloss17 tahun yang lalu

Watch out though, T-mobile's 3g coverage is pretty terrible. http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx?WT.z_unav=mst_glob...

msb17 tahun yang lalu

Not sure about AT&T, but Sprint does not have a data cap either.

jamroom17 tahun yang lalu

This used to be true, but a while back Sprint added in a 5G cap like the others...

srn17 tahun yang lalu

No love for nokia n900 :( Though it is not out yet

http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/specifications/

Only comes unlocked in US, 3G only works on tmobile.

viggity17 tahun yang lalu

Oy veh, I was looking at this and thinking this was a blog for a dude named "Bill Shrink", not a blog for bargain hunters (as in "shrink my bills").