Iphone 4 from an Android user June 8, 2010
Posted by David in : Technology , trackback
On June 7th Steve Jobs put on a show announcing something Gizmodo announced a few months ago. But apple did show a few things that was surprising, but were they ground breaking?
Before I continue let me say that I am a happy Android user. I like what I get from my Nexus One and honestly plan to upgrade to a new Android device as soon as possible (unless something ground breaking happens next year), but I know it is not perfect and respect what Apple has done with the Iphone from day one. And if not for restrictions on the device I would consider getting one if something ground break was announced.
And to I though maybe they would after all in an email reply to the question if WWDC would show us something that would blow Google out of the water Steve Jobs said ‘you wont be disappointed…I didn’t see anything that blew me out of the water. So lets break down what I did see.
The Display:
Alright this was great. A display that better then your eye can see?!? Just wow, but did it blow me out of the water? It sets a standard but isn’t that far off of what higher end phones like the Evo, I would bet that the next phone from manufactures like HTC of Motorola will have a “retina display”
The Gyroscope:
I toss this one in to the cool, but no phone is hurting without one category. I also see this something that will come standard now, for better or worse.
Front Facing Camera/Face Time:
This is where Apple is playing catch up. Yea that is right these features are already on Android, and Android does it better. Lets us look at the Evo released 3 days before WWDC. Not only does it have a front facing camera. The Evo has a better one 1.3 mp instead of VGA. And with a few video chat programs that work not only over WiFi but over 3G as well. Now it is true that Face Time does not require any account set up, but it is limited to people with Iphone 4 only. Fring, Skype and Qik will work across platforms making them better options.
iMovie:
I admit Android has nothing like this that I can find (if I am wrong let me know), but I am not giving it to Apple either. No I am not being petty. I am going to give this one to Palm, because like 6 months ago WebOS introduced the ability to edit the videos on your device that you record on your device. It may not have all the features that iMovie says it has, but it is standard on the device, reason two I am giving it to Palm.
So the Iphone 4 has set some new standards one of which is honestly ground breaking and that of course is the display, but nothing that blew Google out of the water. In fact it did nothing but confirm that Google and Apple in a dead heat and in the end it is us the consumer that is going to benefit.
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