<p>Now that Verizon really is going to offer the iPhone next month, I’m looking at finally using my upgrade (which has been available for about a year) to get one. For a long time, I was focused only on the iPhone, but now I’m also considering the Droid X or Droid Incredible. I’ve read the other threads about Droids, and they sound quite good. For people who have the experience to directly compare the iPhone to one of the Droids - what do you think?</p>
<p>had the att iphone for several yrs. i switched to verizon & droid x last summer because reception in my area was so bad with att (dropped calls, dead zones, you name it). i would vote iphone over droid any day.
there’s a lot to like about the droid but at the end of the day, the iphone is more intuitive/ easy to use (at least for me) than the droid. also, i end up accidentally pushing buttons with my face on droid when i’m on calls (and i have a pretty slim face). will probably end up getting the verizon iphone, though not perhaps right away since i just got the droid last summer.</p>
<p>Every one of my friends who has switched from iPhone to Droid prefers Droid. Personally, I love that it’s integrated with Google. I also love the speak to search and ability to dictate text messages.</p>
<p>I have a droid and love it. D switched from I-Phone to Droid and is happy she did.</p>
<p>I have the Fascinate (runs on the android system). I originally got the Incredible but the battery life was terrible - I couldn’t even make it until 7pm without it going dead a lot of days, so I took it back within the 30 day window. The guy at Verizon said he recommends anyone buying the Incredible buy the extended battery. I love the Fascinate - it has the Swype keyboard which makes typing a breeze and its screen is very nice. I rarely run out of a battery charge and I’m on the internet on it a lot most days. Although, the camera was definitely better on the Incredible.</p>
<p>I had the opportunity to use someone’s iPhone a lot over the xmas holiday. I didn’t notice any appreciable differences over the Fascinate but the iphone is smaller and there are some apps you can get on the iPhone but not on the Droid yet.</p>
<p>BTW, I read an article yesterday that said the andriod phones are outselling the iphones like crazy which is why Apple finally caved to Verizon’s demands.</p>
<p>Interesting, MomLive…I’ve had the Incredible for about 3 months now and I have no problem with the battery life. Although I suppose I don’t really use the internet all that much. ;)</p>
<p>Honestly, my favorite thing about the Incredible (though I know iPhone can do this too) is that it syncs with my school e-mail, and I get a lot of e-mail during the day (in class and such) because of my student leadership positions.</p>
<p>I love my droid. (Nexus 1) Having google calendar and email is a big plus. I only have battery issues if I leave the GPS (with the verbal directions) on for a long time. (The maps use up power, but not nearly as much.) But otherwise it lasts all day.</p>
<p>The only thing that sometimes makes me nervous is not knowing if things in the Android market have been properly vetted. I’d probably have more games if they were.</p>
<p>I have heard many more complaints from people who have switched from the Android system to the iphone than those who have switched from the iphone to Android. There are many options available from different manufacturers for those with Android phones. Apple only gives you one option - the iphone. The iPhone still does not offer flash which means many webpages will appear with that little cube instead of what should be a webpage. They are both great systems, but the Android system offers more options.</p>
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<p>It’s definitely the internet that drains the battery. On the days when I didn’t use it, the battery was fine. Other than that, I thought the Incredible was a great smart phone.</p>
<p>Any of the smart phones (Droid, Blackberry, Iphone, etc) can sync to nearly any email account and to many network calendars such as Microsoft Outlook and Google.</p>
<p>Thanks for all this info. I’m so conflicted… it seems like I’ve been waiting for years for the iPhone (well, I have), and now I’m not sure it’s the most appealing option after all.</p>
<p>Does anyone know about the current Google maps capabilities on the iPhone? What can the droids do that the iphone can’t in that area?</p>
<p>From everything I’m told, nerd, engineer, tech types prefer droids. The less techy, more design oriented and females for sure prefer iphones.</p>
<p>Female, design-oriented, ex-engineer, still feel moderately techy. I guess this is why I’m stuck.</p>
<p>The best way to extend battery life on the Droid is to download a “task killer” app. Apps that are running in the background drain the batteries. After I started using the task killer, my batteries lasted 2-3 times longer.</p>
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Heck. I can do that on my puny iphone 3G w/ the Google app and I’m a Luddite. (It still amazes me. ;))</p>
<p>I have tested the Droids for work and will be getting one to replace my work Blackberry. My personal phone is an iPhone. I would go with iPhone. Droids are good, but iPhone is better. It has set the standard. Also, there is a lot of difference from one Droid phone to another and it’s kind of hard to decide which would be best for you. The one I like best (I think it is Droid X) is a little too big.</p>
<p>Droid is better if you use Google services ( gmail, chat, google voice, etc). It also has a talking GPS.</p>
<p>Droid X has a proximity sensor that turns off the keyboard when its against your ear/face when you’re on the phone. If buttons are inadvertently being triggered, possible that has been turned off.
Edit: apparently others have had this problem. Fixed in the latest OS downloadable update.</p>
<p>I haven’t used the music feature at all for the droid x, but I don’t use my ipods either. I use it mostly to make calls and to check things on the internet. Its somewhat larger than other models, but that is the idea for a large screen viewer. </p>
<p>I would think that if you are a heavy apple user, and itunes user, the iphone might be the choice.</p>
<p>Consider waiting before making any decisions until the iPhone 5 is announced. That will most likely happen in June. Some rumors say the phone will be redesigned (again). </p>
<p>I have an iPhone and I love it. I’ve never used a Droid, so I can’t comment on it. If you already use iTunes for other Apple products, then you will adapt to the iPhone easily. One of the negatives of Droids and positive of iPhones (or so I’ve read), is the easy of downloading and managing apps on the iPhone, because it synchs to your computer. Is there a way to backup Droids?</p>
<p>I got a smart phone about 1 & 1/2 years ago, when my phone croaked on a trip to San Francisco & the enthusiastic verizon salesguy talked me into a Blackberry tour.</p>
<p>Which I like because I had an 18 yr old who would rather text me than call.</p>
<p>I also have been using the Mac Os since Steve Jobs was in short pants ;), & love my ipod touch. However, don’t love the keypad.</p>
<p>You can back up the Blackberry to your Macbook, so I imagine there is also an ability to do the same with other phones.</p>
<p>I like that my Blackberry has a storage card, & a tactile keypad.
But the OS is cloggy ( I often have to take the battery out to shut it off, because it is stuck)
I have heard good things about Android- would consider an iphone, but probably waiting for 5.0.</p>
<p>One of the features I like with the Android phones is the ability to send text messages without typing. Instead of typing a text message, I can push a little “speak now” button and the phone listens to my voice and transcribes my speech into words. It is not perfect, but is it close enough for the vast majority of the words I use. It is also easier for recipients of my text messages to read regular words rather than the customary text language such as “ur” or “b/c” etc.</p>