iPhone Users - Time to Switch Over to Android?

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Consumers have started taking notice of the emergence of Android phones which is fast becoming the alternatives to the iPhone 3GS. With each passing day, more Android phones began appearing on the market. The open source Android platform has encourage healthy competition among the handset manufacturers to develop a serious rival to iPhone 3GS resulting in proliferation of Android handsets. Leading the pack are HTC and Motorola phones which has introduced several Android models on the market. Latest HTC and Motorola Android version 2,1 OS phones with features that iPhone 3GS lacks such as multitasking, faster processor speed in excess of 1 megahertz, higher camera resolutions of between 5 to 8 megapixel with flash and higher active matrix OLED or Super OLED screens. These AMOLED screens has have a higher contrast and brightness which make video and photo viewing a breathtaking experience.

Current iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 3rd version users may get these features in soon to be release iPhone 4.0 OS. Older iPhone 3G and 2G models as well as older iPod users will get only partial updates as their older generation processors could not support Apple latest features. Older iPhone and iPod users can check with Apple store for further details regarding which updates to install.

The iPhone 4.0 OS will continue to avoid using Adobe Flash on its platform. Apple has claimed that Adobe flash can slowed down the apps loading time, drains battery life and prone to software crashing. On the contrary,

Android platform embraces Adobe flash which has no problems associated with iPhone OS. Loading web pages and apps on Android platform is much faster than an iPhone 3GS. Multitasking is a breeze with a faster processor and a works very well with Gmail, Google talk,voice and calendar which mimics the full Google Chrome Docs browser. Aside from the flash content, other features are already a standard menu in many latest Android handsets. By the time these features are incorporated into the new iPhone OS 4.0, Android platform might have move to a higher level of refinements.

Currently,iPhone users have no alternative to other handsets compare to Android users. Apple Inc. does not allow third party browser and other handsets manufacturers to exists alongside their iPhone 3GS. This is to ensures Apple has complete control over their software and hardware contents. The iPhone close proprietry platform verses Android's open source system also helps to minimize malware and viruses from infecting iPhone users. On the other hand, Android platform with an open source code allows many apps developers to market their apps faster compare to iPhone OS which has to go through itunes store for evaluation. Android's other strength lies in its cross platform model which allows apps developers to reach a wider market compare to iphone OS. With fifty thousand apps on the Android platform in four months against two hundred thousand apps on Apple apps store in three years, Android has a chance to topple iPhone for the first time.

For iPhone users, this is a very exciting time for all of us to evaluate the merits of being a die hard Apple's fan. The wow factor for iPhone platform has diminished with a serious rival from Google Android. This healthy rivalry can only helps to accelerate better apps and OS for both platforms. For consumers, the choice is to be in a platform that offers flexibility of apps, cost of ownership and wider smartphones availability.




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