Can you really make a comparison between Google’s new HTC-Nexus-One and Apple’s iPhone-3GS? Apple iPhone fans can’t await Apple’s new iPhone 4G

The HTC Nexus One was introduced recently to rave reviews. Some claim HTC could add more features to the Nexus One, which at present, are not working on Apple’s iPhone 3GS.

“Comparing the two smartphones is not fair.”

First watch the video, which has been brought to us by PhoneArena.

This video compares the HTC Nexus One vs. iPhone 3GS

“…so you can get a good idea of their similarities and differences,…”

Apple iPhone 3GS and HTC Nexus One: Side by Side

The opinions still differ, some love their new HTC Nexus One phone and other would never swap their iPhone with any Android phone.

Image credits and more information to this comparison via PhoneArena

When Apple will release the iPhone 4G, will it  kick and will it pass on the HTC Nexus One?

Engadget has uncovered some new features on Apple’s new iPhone OS 3.2

• CoreGraphics to PDF API for sure, printer API is being prototyped
• Spell checker in text fields and web views using AppleSpell
  • multiple languages
  • grammar checking (English-only so far)
  • address book integration
  • user added words
  • SDK access
  • Included dictionaries: Apple Dictionary, New Oxford American Dictionary, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, Shogakukan Daijisen, Shogakukan Progressive English-Japanese Japanese-English Dictionary, and Shogakukan Ruigo Reikai Jiten (may also be used for a Dictionary app perhaps?)
• USB Host support or expanded Bluetooth support
  • PTP support for transferring images
  • MobileStorageMounter (perhaps used for PTP; perhaps used to mount external USB storage?)
  • Hardware keyboard: USBKeyboardLayouts.plist
• Much richer text API including low-level access to font data and highlevel support for drawing formatted text
• Support for querying attached screens and choosing which screen a window draws on (App Store approved?)
• The beginnings of file upload in Safari
• Location-sensitive ads are being prototyped in integrated Maps application (and applications that use the maps framework)
• Ability for applications to modify the standard cut/copy/paste menu
• “Handwriting keyboard” is being prototyped.

via “Confirmed: iPhone OS 3.2 has support for video calling, file downloads, and SMS (update: handwriting keyboard?)” (Engadget)

What is your opinion will Apple fall behind Google, as shown with their latest coup the iPad, where people expected more features.

Rumour roundup about Apple’s iPhone 4G new features

image via iphone-4g-rumeurs

It is unbelievable that the iPad Can’t Play Flash Video. Also, the possibility that the iPhone OS 3.2 is iPad-only makes it easier for the iPhone fan to wait a little while longer for more impressive features.

There is one big advantage that the Google’s Android OS has against Apple’s iPhone OS… Google’s Android OS is open source. Making the source available to all programmers and would be software developers, will lead to more developers, more inspiration and more features.

A very smart move in our humble opinion.

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Basic Feature Improvements to the Android Phone

The Android phones on the market now are, for the most part, quality smart-phones, but as the future marches on with an army of new Android-phones.  As first-generation devices, they’ve served their purpose well – sketching out the turf for second and third-generation Android phones to shine. Listed are some of the features that Google should fix as soon as possible, to ensure that.

With the unveiling of Android 2.0 in Motorola’s new DROID phone, we see that some of these have already been promised. As for the rest…we can only hope that Google understands the needs of its user base.

When your own programs like Google Maps, Gmail, and Google Earth work better on your main competitor’s OS than on yours, you can tell there’s a problem. The iPhone has full Google Earth functionality, while Android phones on the market now are lacking in this department. Gmail on the Android phones, similarly, only allows one mail account per phone. With many people holding multiple accounts for business, personal, or sites that you know will send spam, functionality for multiple Gmail accounts seems essential. Likewise, Google Maps should be completely pimped out on the new Android 2.0. Rumor has it that the DROID lets you use your phone like a turn-by-turn GPS system – this is what we’re talking about.

AIM that works! Real-time chat programs are somewhat lacking in current incarnations of Android, and we need more than one window open at a time. We need to be able to set away messages. The point of AIM is that we can easily chat with lots of different people at once. With that in mind, we should also be able to sync our contacts together between AIM, our contacts list, Facebook, and any other site. It’s been said that DROID does that, so we’ll have to see how it works.

If the Android phone is marketed as a tool to browse the web, then it should be able to browse the entire web. The Android OS needs to have Flash and PDF support built in. Naysayers may say that there are apps for that, but apps shouldn’t be a crutch or an excuse for a bad OS. Apps should be optional elements – the Android OS should contain everything essential to browse the web, and Flash and PDF are essential.

While this is a long shot, we would all love to see multitouch functionality on Android phones. You know, the sexy double-fingered zoom feature that is all the rage on the iPhone? It’s been said that the new Android 2.0 OS supports multitouch, as does the screen of Motorola’s DROID, but due to pending copyright issues, the phone itself isn’t equipped to use it.

We want a phone that we can use to record video, then connect to our TVs and play! Smart phones are becoming more and more like digital cameras, so why not go all the way? Video out functionality and corresponding abilities to shoot video would only help Android.

These feature improvements are only a fraction of what passionate users of Android phones have on their wish lists this Christmas. The DROID is the latest attempt by Google to fulfill these expectations. Its aggressive “Droid Does” campaign tapped Android users’ desire for a great alternative to the iPhone, and if all measures are correct, it’s definitely succeeded. The processor speed is equivalent to all the best phones on the market, syncing functionality is improved, and the software aesthetic is much more polished and modern. One of the most exciting software updates has to do with the turn-by-turn directional functionality, which single-handedly sent leading GPS manufacturers’ stocks plummeting. All reviews suggest that the DROID is easily the best Android phone yet, and time will tell how well it sells.

Whether you’re an avid Android user who loves your phone so much you want it to be perfect, or you’re on the sidelines holding out Google to improve Android enough for you to buy it, one thing is for sure. Android provides some of the best customization options out there. With Motorola’s DROID phone offering improved features, even if it doesn’t prove to be an “iPhone killer,” it is definitely a serious competitor, and what’s more, it’s a great phone. Android users will be pleased, and the DROID may just win you over to Google’s side of the mobile phone market.

Which features are on your wishlist this Christmas ?

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Droid Forums

Forum Categories:

Droid Forums (News and Polls), Droid Discussions, Droid Phones by Model, Smart Phones, Supporting Vendors, and Off-Topic Discussions.

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5

The Bottom Line:

Compared to other Android Forums, Droid Forums does not measure up in terms of depth and breadth. At Android Forums, for example, the Android Phones list is extensive and complete; by contrast, Droid Forums’ list of Droid Phones by Model is not as thorough, even when their Smart Phones category is also considered.

Hottest Threads: Droid General Discussions

Talk Android Forum

Forum Categories:

Google Android, Android Software, Android Phones, Android Carriers, Android Coders, Android Market Forums, Android Media, and Off-Topic Forums

Overall Rating: 2 out of 5

The Bottom Line:

Overall, Talk Android is a forum that hasn’t yet reached its prime. For instance, when it comes to getting your Droid questions answered, a quick browse through posts revealed far more post views than substantial replies. The sub-category lists are thorough, but the forum is not as active as some of the other forums reviewed below. Furthermore, you can’t just browse through the Talk Android posts without first becoming a registered user, which is slightly annoying if all you want is an answer to a quick question. It seems that Talk Android is a forum that has not yet caught on amongst most Droid geeks, but has potential to be a good forum in the future.

Hottest Threads: Android Chat

Android Community Forums

Forum Categories:

Android OS Discussions, General Mod My Android Discussions, Android Apps Discussions, Android Powered Hardware Discussions, Android Google Phone Accessories, OHA Members Discussions, and General Dev Discussions, How to Guides, and FAQs, plus The Lounge, which includes “aBay” (buy, sell, and trade Androids), Off-Topic, and Site Updates

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5

The Bottom Line:

This forum is geared more towards the general Android user than the super-geek, so how you rate this forum really depends upon what you’re looking for. If you have basic Droid questions and want basic answers, this is a great forum. If you want to know how to develop your own Droid apps, this forum can help you get started but is not as complete or as advanced as a forum like XDA-Developers. There are not nearly as many general categories on Android Community as there are on other forums, but the forum is active and it doesn’t take that long to get your Android questions answered. One handy feature of Android Community are the staff reviews. While there are not as many staff reviews as one might hope for, the reviews that are there are helpful and generate a lot of discussion.

Hottest Threads: Android-powered Hardware discussions

Android Forums

Forum Categories:

Android Community, Android Discussion, Android Phones, Android Carriers, Community Info & Talk

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5

The Bottom Line:

Android Forums is an active and complete forum. In particular, Android Forums provides one of the most active forums on Android Games of all the forums reviewed here. The Android Applications category is also an excellent resource when compared to similar categories in other forums. But when it comes to forums on individual phones, Android Forums is perhaps not the best choice. Although it has an extensive list of phones, there are several phones that have no discussion around them at all – if you’re looking for phone-specific information, try XDA-Developers instead.

Hottest Threads: Android Applications

XDA-Developers Forum

Forum Categories:

General Discussion, Development & Hacking, Wallaby, Blue Angel, Himalaya & Andes, Alpine, Magician, Wizard, Universal, Prophet, Atom, Apache, Charmer, Hermes, Trinity, Artemis, Palm Treo 750, Palm Treo Pro, Herald, Athena, Kaiser, Elf, Vogue, Nike, Diamond, Opal, Blackstone, Dream, Sapphire, Hero, Polaris, Titan, Gene, Pharos, Juno, Sedna, Shift, Raphael, Rose, Jade, Iolite, Topaz, Rhodium, Maple, Leo, Mega, Tattoo, Whitestone, Smartphones, Other HTC Manufactured Phones, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, and Special Boards

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

The Bottom Line:

If you’re a Droid geek, this is your forum. Unlike other forums, such as Talk Android, posts don’t wait very long before they get answered. The forum is quite active, the discussion around different phones is as extensive as they get (as you can see from the list above), plus almost every phone category includes a picture of the phone so you can verify with your own eyes that you’re thinking of the same phone that others are. The moderators do a good job of posting sticky threads at the top of each category, making it easy for the noob looking for an answer to a simple question.

Hottest Threads: General and Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking

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