Which Verizon Droid Feature Do You Most Want on the iPhone?
Verizon and Motorola have taken their shots at the iPhone, and TiPb has offered some counter points, but truth be told there’s not a smartphone on the planet that’s anywhere close to perfect yet, so even our signature device, Apple’s iPhone, has plenty of room for improvement. Since Steve Jobs is a firm believer in “great artists steal”, which feature do you think Apple should consider stealing from the Droid for the next version of the iPhone?
(We’ve already asked for an iPhone HD going on a year now, and don’t get us started on notifications again…)
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:40 am
I definitely want multi-tasking, It is the only reason I Jailbroke. I enjoy the customization too but I could live without that. but Pandora is way better if you dont have to stop listening to IM or SMS with someone.
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:42 am
19% of those who voted seriously think that no single aspect of the iPhone could be improved? That’s absurd. I’d never give up my iPhone for the Droid, but I’m not blind to the iPhone’s shortcomings. Multitasking? Better screen? Less restrictive approval process? Notifications? Widgets? YES PLEASE!
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:47 am
a home or today screen would be lovely. I am jealous of that.
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:51 am
Just face it the droid is just… BETTER in all aspects.
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:57 am
I checked multi-tasking, but why only one? I want all of a 5mp camera with flash, a 16:9 screen, lock screen widgets, notification system, and customizations.
What I really, really want that’s not in the list is to have applications access the file system and have a file browser. I’d like QuickOffice to open mail attachments directly, to save non-picture mail attachments to the phone and open them with apps I choose, to organize my pictures and create play lists directly on the phone, etc. The other stuff is nice, file system access is a really big deal.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:01 am
YES, Shollomon, THANK YOU! You’re the first person I’ve found who shares my biggest gripe about the iPhone. It’s absolutely ridiculous that I have to use a workaround to open an attachment with QuickOffice.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:17 am
Yes, Bentotbox thanks for being the first on the thread to state facts that aren’t true (your just a basher and that’s it).
Yes there can always be improvement on the iPhone. For me I will take themes and multitasking, that would be fine with me. On the hardware maybe better speakers and mic. Then the developers can do the rest and make some cool apps.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:24 am
There’s 3 smalls things that the Iphone really need, and I guess it shouldn’t be that complicated:
External Bluetooth Keyboard (my Palm had that over 5 years ago)
Some kind of library to let streaming radio, Pandora or Last.fm play in the background. That’s the only multitasking I’d used.
Something that let me accept and register meetings directly from the mail app… That’s a big black eye for business users…
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:25 am
I think apple should allow users to multitask 3 of their most recently used apps. That’s more than enough to remain open in memory for me. Maybe they will in version 4.0 when they add more memory to the phone next summer.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:26 am
I voted better camera but if they could eliminate all reason to jailbreak that would be sweet.
Customization and file system would be on top. Plus I love my quicksms so being able double tap home to send a message withot leaving the app is important to me so i’ll be sticking to jailbreaking for a while I be.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:26 am
Amen creepwood! My iPhone is my pacemaker I’d be lost without it. However there are things that could be improved I love that it’s causing other companies to make good phones. However It sucks that those little things are missing, apple is very smart…they know we will still buy away.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:31 am
Notification system, once used to Android system the iPhone notification system is a POS
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:34 am
as many have already said… most of these are non-issues for those that jailbreak.
if you find yourself wanting many of these features, take the plunge and jailbreak. it is very easy.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:35 am
19% WANT Verizon??? I suppose that they want swine flu, and athlete’s foot as well…Don’t get me wrong, ATT’s not the cheapest, but I had VZ for years and will NEVER go back. They’re just a little bit more honest than a WorldComm Exec, but not by much. AppleTT should let us decide how to use our phones, get out of trying to stop jailbreakers, stop trying to save battery life, and allow an innovative product for innovative consumers, or have they forgotten their original ideals?
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:36 am
Ppl are u just stupid the iPhone does not need a physical keyboard!!!!!!! The iPhone is ORiginal if u don’t like the iPhone go and get a droid.. The iPhone to have more I mean more and still going to be number one in 2010. Oh google navi on iPhone soon yay?!!!!
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:37 am
Here is the Droid sample
http://media.gdgt.com/etc/droid-alert.wav
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:39 am
Bentotbox your stupid.. THE DROID SUCKS… all iPhone users are going to be iPhone users 4 life
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:40 am
why is this even compared to the droid or even in that matter, the better question is what features you would like to see on next gen iphone.
what android is or is going cant ever be compared to an iphone or an os designed for 1 set up and only one.
the true answer would be, android with iphones touch interfaces polish added with blackberry type push email system (which saves a ton of battery life since the network pushes to the phone not the phone doing a wake up / check)
open platform that is not tied to the itunes store, android platform since the kernel source has to be released under the linux gpl. alows alot of homebrew systems.
1 gig processer or better, removable battery, and voice in a slider with a keyboard or touch only device.
the webkit browser on the iphone is fine.
multitasking.
i think that about covers what i would like to see on the next iphone.
boy can i dream none of this would ever come true but oh well.
oh yet i forgot some form of unique apple only even using mobile me to offer a chat service like blackberry. from iphone to iphone only.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 am
“1 gig processer or better, removable battery, and voice in a slider with a keyboard or touch only device”
damn fat fingers that was suppose to be “choice” not voice.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:48 am
Most of the things mentioned are really just user preference.
I personally like Verizon’s network better. The calls were more clear and never had voice mails popping out of nowhere because my signal couldn’t be “found” when others were calling me. I’m in north suburbs Chicago land area and my best friends mother works for AT&T but even she admits that she likes Verizon network better around her way of communicating and has kept the service.
Camera, I think all smart phones should have 5MP these days, and although flash isn’t that great for any phone I’ve experienced, it helps a bit.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:54 am
For me, I want the screen most. iPhone is due for higher screen resolution. 854×480 would be perfect for anamorphically encoded iTunes content, but I’ll settle for 720 x 480 (more likely IMO since it maintains the original 3:2 aspect ratio).
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:58 am
Multitasking, notifications, option for homescreen widgets are the biggies for iphone OS 4.0. Voice search would be nice. Google Nav.
Hardware wise, much improved screen is essential or i won’t care to upgrade. 720p recording though would be good. 64gb storage.
All that would do is eliminate most talk besides openess and customization. Neither of which i care too much about. Anything else is gravy.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:01 am
I don’t care about the Droid,the Nokia N900 is looking good. I came from Nokia and just might be going back.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:07 am
Why didn’t you just name this post “Reasons to get a Droid rather than an iPhone”. Seriously though, haven’t we all had enough of Apple’s shabby incremental development over the last few years? I’m sorry, but I’m still pissed about them witholding MMS and copy/paste for 2 years and then releasing it in 3.0 and acting like it was some sort of new feature they just thought of.
I have a 3GS, and have to jailbreak it to get it to be a phone that I want to use.
Why do we keep letting Apple abuse us?
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:10 am
I covet the Droids highres screen and multtasking pandora, but what I really need is the multiple exchange accounts. However I’ll still take the iPhone speed, intuitiveness, app choice, style, superior browser, and wide array of acessories. I don’t really care for a Droid physical keyboard, but I do wish we could get a Bluetooth keyboard for travel days.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:10 am
P.S. For everybody who voted “Nothing”, please move to a communist country where you’ll be more appreciated. Obviously you just do whatever you’re told (by Apple).
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 am
Screen, camera, multitasking, change the f*ing text message notification.
AND, Apps for Google Voice, Wave, and NAVIGATION!
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 am
@Bugs
I agree with everything you said. Only one point I would change is the browser. The Mobile Safari is great, but I like the browsers that offload most work onto servers making it even more faster and such.
So for that I would LOVE to see the Skyfire browser (optimized for full touch of course) on the “dream phone” should it ever be made.
To put it in my own words though…
The full open source, notification, customization, and cloud sync ability of Android (yeah, a lot from Android is wanted), the main support of WinMo (mainly for choice of browser), Blackberry’s messaging capabilities (second to none), and iPhone’s glossy, glassy UI (not the UI setup, but how everything has a shine to it).
Take that perfect OS and tie it to a 800Mhz or larger processor (using Cortex A8, Snapdragon, or Tegra), minimum of 512MB RAM, base 3.7in diagonal screen, 800×480 resolution, start onboard storage off at 8GB and raise it to 32/64GB, and make the actual phone practical yet functional.
That would be the ultimate phone…
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:19 am
Why is notification in the list? Update your firmware!
I want privacy setting for texts… Still.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:20 am
Say it with me. iPhone. Yep still sound better than droid.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:27 am
What reason is there to continue paarading around like the Iphone is be best thing since sliced bread? I have my Hero and the difference is like night and day. Android is superior to Iphone in nearly every aspect. I’m sure with the Droid it’s even better.
If you are any sensible person you would say all of the above. The Droid handily whoops the Iphone. If it was an Apple device it would sell 10x more.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:33 am
What I’m really jealous of is the droid 256 mb for apps, cause I always wanted a horrible smart phone.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:37 am
As a photographer, I’m just curious why people think we need a boost to a 5mp camera? Right now the 3GS takes great pictures that you can print 4×6 and 5×7 without problem. I’ve even blown pictures up to 8×10. Sure a 5mp camera would let you blow pictures up to 8×10 or 11×16 with ease but whose is doing that? The 3mp camera is MORE than enough. Remember, more MP’s doesn’t equal better pictures. I’d rather see Apple come up with some sort of in phone anti-shake. That’s the biggest problem with the pictures I see. It’s all must movement blur. A 5mp camera does not solve that issue. Just my thoughts.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:40 am
Really truth, you feel that strongly about it, I sometimes I think the over the top anti fanboys are more annoying than the fanboys themselves
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:42 am
32 @Rob 256 MB limit it’s only for the main executable, app data is stored in the SD card.
I have 60 applications (including Copilot and Spotify) and they only takes 65MB
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:45 am
The physical keyboard would be nice. Get your free original iphone wallpapers @ http://www.useaswallpaper.com
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:50 am
I’m still waiting for the HTC HD2, or it’s counterpart the HTC Dragon. Both look like they’ll easily stomp all over the Droid.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:51 am
I do understand that a lot of what’s not available is do to Apple’s relationship with AT&T. I also understand that a lot of what I want for the iPhone is just software and is available by jailbreaking. If Apple gave us what we wanted then we wouldn’t have as much need to J/B. I’m talking about multitasking (which as stated earlier would only need to be for 1-3 extra apps) and customization (I want themes but mostly just folders to put my tools/game apps in). SB Settings I also find very useful. Please Apple! Incorporate this into an update soon!
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
Let’s be real it’s not an IPhone. The real question is what will it take for everyone to run out and but a new IPHone in 2010
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
@Truth, that’s the problem you can’t say that yet, maybe it will be the best but if everything doesn’t work together and efficient it doesn’t matter how much processing power or what the screen looks like and a 5 meg camera isn’t anything to brag about (megs don’t mean anything if doesn’t take good pictures) there is no way I would switch yet.(Android phones will get better but hopefully the iPhone will too, because I would prefer to keep the iPhone since all my work is on a mac and it just works good together.
@Joe McG how can you say Apple abuses us. Apple brought the bread to the table, now it’s up to others to add the Jamm. MMS was AT&T problem not Apples. As for copy and paste I can’t say but like I have always said I don’t blame Apple they brought the best to the table and yes they want to add new features later so people will buy a new phone, I can’t blame them. Most companies have done that from day one (Tv’s, Car’s and Computers) but there will always be unsatisfied people.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
Nope app data is not stored on the sd card. 256 is all you get. There was an article about this a couple days ago. So good bye 3d games, good bye nav apps with saved maps, (yes I know it has google nav but that requres cell service, which means unreliable), and good bye visually pleasing apps for the sake of saving space.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I find the onboard storage argument to be a moot point. Everyone that bashes that is mostly praising the jailbreaking scene.
To get past the limited on board storage, you only need to root…which is Android’s jailbreak (and far easier also. Less risk).
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
41 @Rob Please, one thing is being uninformed, another totally different is being blind.
I have an HTC Hero, Copilot stores its data (2 GB of Euopean maps) in the SD card, Spotify stores the downloaded songs in the SD card
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
@Brian
MMS wasn’t available anywhere until 3.0 was released. I’m not talking about when AT&T allowed it on their network.
Also, I demand the best from any device I have. I’m not happy with slurping a company just because it made a great device 2 years ago.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:13 pm
And to add onto it…even better. When more phones like the Galaxy (and hopefully the Xperia as it is rumored) hit the market with 8/16GB storage on board…that’s just another advantage. Because once you root…you’ll have that massive onboard flash memory along with up to 32GB of removable storage. How is that NOT amazing?
I look at it like this.
Personally (which means my opinions, cause I know how people get upset) Android is superior to me because of the jailbreak/root comparison.
Whereas all you have to root for is to get Apps2SD or a different ROM entirely (which you’d have to do for ANY phone). With the iPhone you have to jailbreak for the most simplest of things all the way to the most complex which is readily available on Android right out the box.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
The whole multi-tasking run-in-the-background thing is so tiresome. Is it necessary? Of course not. Is the iPhone perfect? Of course not. Is Verizon the answer to your hopes, dreams and desires? Of course not.
I just laugh hysterically when I see these same comments over-and-over-and-over again. Buy a Droid when it comes out, and ditch your iPhone. See what happens. You will complain just as frequently, but about a whole host of other new issues. “Darn, that physical keyboard is even harder to use than Apple’s virtual keyboard. Who’da thunk?” You are just out to get “the man,” whoever it might be at any moment in time. That is what jailbreaking is all about. You foiled Apple! You foiled those really bad guys at AT&T! Yet your jailbroken phones have all of their own sets of problems and sub-standard apps that do not meet minimal requirements for stability, function and performance. Yawn.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:43 pm
The problem is Joe McG there is no evidence that would make most of us switch yet. You act like the iPhone is old technology and your issues are with Apple not the iPhone (I’m still pissed over MMS, incremental development, what company doesn’t). The fact is MMS works now (I was wrong on MMS but I would still bet it had to do with AT&T, even though it wasn’t released to other countries).
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:43 pm
pffffffff i stand by what i said about an ultimate phone!
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:45 pm
@Joe McG:
In other words, people shouldn’t vote in such a way that Chancellor McG disapproves of, and should leave at his request. Don’t just do whatever Apple tells you, do whatever Joe tells you.
Brilliant.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Those people who voted “nothing” are probably just trolls from the BB and Pre sister sites waiting for the end of their contracts with nothing better to do. BTW- what’s with that stoopid Toshiba like mouse joystik thingy, I thought it had multitouch? Or did they just chalk that up to the Redundancy Department of Redundancy.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
actually the nothing, is the right answer.
but apple is not done milking people playing catchup. so with that said. give it time, maybe by 2015 they might innovate something new.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Or the people who voted “Noting, iDon’t care about Droid” are happy with the iPhone experience I have right now and simply don’t care about Droid. If I wanted a phone that had all of the things listed then guess what, I would go out and buy one those phones. I wouldn’t buy a phone just because some company made it and then whine and cry on the internet that it doesn’t do what this phone from 2004 did or this phone that is $100 less does right now. So if you want all of those things there are phones out there that do them. So why are you using a phone that doesn’t do them?
Do you go buy a Camry and then go online and complain to Toyota that it doesn’t have all wheel drive when such and such car does so why doesn’t the one I just bought?
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I think screen resolution and a better camera are already locks for the next iPhone.
File browser/system – exactly what Shollomon said in post #5
Theme customization – at least to set different color schemes and a background.
I’m against flash for the iPhone. Too much ads, will take up too much usage, which will kill the already not so efficient battery.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:24 pm
I voted for better notifications, but how about an option to vote for Google’s navigation with voice control? That along with the car dock that changes the phone into Nav mode automatically is incredible! Couple that with a better screen, better notifications, widgets and customization and this thing is looking very good. I’ll wait for HTC sense on top of android 2.0, virtual keys and more robust app store before I jump ship though. I’m laughing at the people who are so blind that they think that the iPhone can’t be improved though.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
While google Nav looks to have potential with its street view, it should be pointed out that this only pops up at the end of route and is little more than a gimmick right now.
It’s not very polished with search being the best feature IMO (besides being free).
What i’m getting to is Apple’s philosophy on putting out functional core apps that work..no matter how long the delay. Would a free beta nav app meet Apple’s standards?
I’m also not sure how fair it would be to other Nav developers to integrate google nav in the maps app and basically give a 3rd party app front row access on the iphone’s homepage. This is a new and separate function from Maps. And a function that other devs have invested a lot in.
That all said, of course i want to see it fully integrated into Maps.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:01 pm
About the nothing voters: I don’t think people think the iPhone can’t be improved on, they just don’t care about the Droid which it says. We all want a better iPhone, it’s all the fools that think we are just going to jump ship because the Droid is coming out.(let it prove it’s goodness)
Before Christmas the Droid 2 will be out and it will be the ultimate iPhone killer. 5.2 megapixel camera, .10 bigger screen with pullout wipe keyboard cleaner, don’t forget it has MMS and it connects to itunes.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
I love how the comments are changing. Before it was “the iPhone is the best”. Now it is “the iPhone is good enough for me”.
Whatever you have to tell yourself…
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:34 pm
@fastlane
You’re right. How wrong I am to say that a higher res screen, themes, multitasking, better notification system would make a phone better.
No improvements for me, thank you.
@Rene Ritchie
Can you please keep the poll open until fastlane has a chance to ask Steve Jobs what his vote should be? Thanks.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:53 pm
@Joe McG:
No, you’re not wrong for wanting those things. Your opinion and vote is just as welcomed as everyone else’s. And maybe I voted the same way you did.
But, according to the poll, there are some people who simply don’t care about these things. If you don’t see the irony in criticizing communism, while at the same time, telling people how they should vote… well, I don’t know what else to say. So, I won’t.
@Rene:
Please don’t mention to Steve Jobs that my iPhone is jailbroken because I like the added features.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:13 pm
@RON JEREMY well Ronnie boy you are wrong I had the 2g unlocked it doesn’t compare to my 3gs.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Google maps navigation
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Other than the notifications system and multitasking I don’t see anything amazing about the Droid.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Over the past couple weeks i’ve Grown to hate tipb bcuz of all the little whiney *******, i love my Iphone and obviously it isn’t going to be perfect, accept what is out right now and be thankfull that you are well off enough to have such devices, all you that are complaining about AT&T you should jus leave em or move out of the boonies, I live in Miami and I am 100% satisfied with my coverage, there is alot more I have to say but **** it. Regards. DB…
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Why does everyone want Pandora in the background??? You have an iPhone with your favorite music in it… Why not listen to the iPod in the background. If you’re sick of your own music, go download more…
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:10 pm
@fastlame I don’t have a problem with Communism, for leeches it’s great, I only have a problem with illegals voting (fanboys for Skynet’s Droid, Verizlow, CrapBerry, et cetra) and trolling.
@stink7k Yes but if I bought a Camry, it had foglights, but they weren’t wired up, why should Toyota care if I have them wired up instead of going to the dealership and buying a new car with foglights installed. (3G vs. 3Gs; no video vs. video). Apple’s being petty and going against their original philosophy by trying to stop jailbreaking.
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:11 pm
There’s a couple good ones on there.
I always want a better screen on everything, but I think the iPhone screen is gorgeous, so it’s not ever something that bothers me when I’m using the phone.
I’d like a better camera most of all (as I blog and photoblog, using my iPhone as my primary camera), but 5MP does not necessarily mean better quality photos. If we are to assume it does, that’s what I would have voted for.
I voted for multitasking, but I’d only really want it running for a couple apps (I have Backgrounder installed and use it very rarely).
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:21 pm
@Dylan I agree, my 3G is better than anything else I’ve seen. I just don’t like a boot in the back of my neck, regardless of how nice of a boot it is. BTW-I either charge a $1 every time one of my friends needs to use my iPhone because bad/no service on their phones. I’ve made about $10, and never had to use theirs. Either that, or they can stand on their chair and extoll the virtues of the iPhone and loudly proclaim what idiots they were for buying an inferior product. Yes, I am a jerk offline as well.
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:32 pm
It’s funny how the droid and verizon have stirred up this much trouble. Sadly I am leaving AT&T for verizon. My network has been door in my neighbor hood for 3 weeks. No text, no data, no network but all the apps. So my girlfriend and I are going to pick a android device. But I hope to good they come out with a **** device come nov 6 because the motorola droid is one ugly device with a matted keyboard and ugly gold accents. Must have been made by a Mexican because they like to gold on everything. Lol it’s ok I’m Hispanic
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:58 pm
All I want for christmas are a bigger SMS font and customisable SMS tones, the ones supplied are awful.
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:32 pm
The question should probably be “Why has Apple failed to bring more innovative features to the iPhone?” instead of arguing points that have already been argued.
It’s sad to see some of the remarks here. Just because “you” may not have a need for a particular feature does no mean it’s not important or to fain ignorance that no one else uses it either. In any case the iPhone is a great device and a pleasure to use. It’s only failing is the lack of features when compared to other smartphones. Hopefully Apple will wake up and realize they need to ramp up the feature set of the iPhone before it’s to late.
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:52 pm
@BRIAN RON JEREMY ASKS YOU HOW IS A STOCK 3GS BETTER THAN A JAILBROKEN 2G I CAN LISTEN TO PANDORA AND SURF THE WEB AT THE SAME TIME IS THERE AN APP FOR THAT ON YOUR UN JAILBROKEN 3GS RON JEREMY ASKS YOU TO WAKE THE FAWK UP AND FLUFF HIM.
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:54 pm
the only part i would take is the keyboard but not the actual droid keyboard, an apple blessed keyboard that would rival the best blackberry keybord
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:22 pm
RON JEREMY WISHES TO RETRACT THE LAST SENTENCE IN HIS LAST POST RON JEREMY FEELS IT WAS I LITTLE TO HARSH.
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:37 pm
i was going to say EXACTLY what Creepwood said with the 2nd post…. Anyone who votes “nothing” is just not thinking…. at all
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:47 pm
If I thought it was so cool I wouldn’t have givin mine away, there is nothing wrong with a first gen iPhone but I do like the 3gs a ton more. Before the 3gs I thought the first gen was the bomb and I still would if I didn’t have the 3gs.
Really I could care less about Pandora, but I won’t cut it down if you like it, that’s cool. But your Ron Jeremy stuff is about as childish as it gets, I doubt anyone over 17 thinks it’s funny.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:10 pm
@Brian
Correction. No one over the age of 5 thinks that RON JEREMY **** is funny! What a cork soaker!
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Can you say flash thats all i’m asking
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Location or time-of-day based profiles please!!!
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:45 am
i voted nothing, which seems to piss people off so let me explain. verizon, been there, no thank you.
physical keyboard, once again, i prefer a soft keyboard
large screen means a more fragile screen and a larger phone, ive already been through a broken iphone screen
5mega camera, doesnt mean better pictures, and i don’t need to make posters from my camera phone
liberal app aproval = poorly written apps = me wasting money on apps that suck
multitasking makes a slower phone, my iphone works the same every time i use it
customization, when i had a storm i spent more time “customizing” than actually using the thing, no thank you
widgets go back to multitasking, i don’t need my phone getting bogged down when im not even using it
notification system. i know im blue collar so i don’t have the corporate email, but i really don’t have a problem with the way apple has done it
droid chime, ok you have me there
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:47 am
if you give me a faster processor, like a gig, i would like multitasking and widgets, but 600mb isn’t enough and im not willing to sacrifice performance.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:34 am
@Kris, what we really need is better glass.
November 3rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Android is awesome. I’m not so sure about this Droid phone though. I don’t think I’m their target audience. I am excited for the possibilities of Android. I scoped out a Desktop phone this morning: http://phandroid.com/2009/08/19/glass-platform-android-desktop-phone-for-business/
and just saw this tonite: http://androidforums.com/computers/1333-can-android-installed-pc.html
When you give developers an open system to do whatever they want with.. they expand on the initial idea in directions you never thought about.
I have an iphone 3g. I love it. Its a lot slower than my friend’s 3gs, but I was unlucky to have bought it just enough before the new one that I couldnt upgrade
The browser is awesome, the ease of getting new apps is great… and the accuracy of the touch screen is bananas. but I want to be able to download and share my music over the web with all of my devices. None of this itunes gumming everything up.
I want to be able to share the music i have on my phone, with my car stereo, so i don’t have to keep plugging my phone in to aux every time i get in the car.
iphone is limited unless they figure out how to play nice with everyone else. For now, imho, the best phone is the iphone 3gs. next year though is anyone’s game.
November 11th, 2009 at 3:01 am
Hi actually I am an iphone 3gs user and I voted for none of the above mentioned improvement. I am not too techie so that might be the reason why I don’t seem to view these features as important. Anyway, here are my non techie reasons in no particular order:
1. The current screen on my iphone seems really sharp already. Sometimes the words on websites are quite hard to read in portrait mode as they can be a little small and so I prefer to read them in landscape mode. So will I do understand that with a higher resolution screen we can achieve ever sharper text and images, I figured that higher pixel count also would require more processing power to push. Also with bigger native screen resolution, we would require higher quality videos which would take up a bigger amount of storage space on the device. At this moment everything already looks very pretty on the screen and I can’t see a reason to push more pixels, use more power, waste more storage for a very small improvement visually. 2. I would like to see an improvement with the camera but not with the mega-pixel count rather I would prefer if they kept the count at 3 and double or triple the CCD sensor size. This will really help with the actual capturing of light thus improving picture quality in low light conditions as well as reduce picture noise. 3. I really like the idea of having a custom/personalize UI with unique wallpaper and themes but not at the extend of simplicity. With the current UI, I never have to worry about explaining how to operation the iphone whenever I pass my phone to a friend to play around with because it is so simple and intuitive. It is so easy especially when I am driving and need directions or need to view the available timing for the latest movie in town, I can just pull out my iphone and pass it to any friend in my car and have full assurance that they are going to be able to get the needed information without any sort of of training. 4. I would love that they introduce a better notification system but the one that I really like is the one that comes with the palm pre. Allowing a couple of notification to be viewed at a single time and with slightly more detail. If we can push reply right back from the notification it would be that much more awesome. 5. Multitasking, widgets and the likes really sap the battery and they don’t seem like a viable option. I really rather not have anything sucking battery life, pulling or pushing data from the web, bogging down the internal ram, taking up processing cycle when I am not currently viewing or working with it. Rather the best solution is to have some main application multi-task and the others push notification when necessary. Which the Iphone already does. (on a side note if you really must listen to radio while drafting a letter might I suggest using lastfm app, there is an option that allows the songs to be pushed to safari which has multi-tasking capabilities and as such would allow to work on something else will listening to songs on digital stations. And yes ever surf the web, through third party applications like prefect web.) 6. I would vote for a better network but I am not located in USA and the current carrier that I am with is really quite good, call quality on the iphone is amazing and no issues with drop calls whatsoever. 7. Hopefully the next iphone would keep the same shape (yes I love my morphie juice pack air that much, only wish they would add an led light on it, in the next build.), have the same screen resolution, but have a faster processor with lower power consumption and a larger battery. Throw in wireless N, an FM radio and the ability to connect to my car stereo wirelessly and we are ready to go.
Oh and 1 more thing, if there was a simple way to switch to toggle things like wifi, location, 3g it would be most welcome. May be a ”press and hold to switch” right at the status bar on top. Seems the most intuitive solution to this problem. Cheers.
November 11th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Sorry my last post did not render well for mobile viewing. Re posted.
Hi actually I am an iphone 3gs user and I voted for none of the above mentioned improvement. I am not too techie so that might be the reason why I don’t seem to view these features as important. Anyway, here are my non techie reasons in no particular order:
The current screen on my iphone seems really sharp already. Sometimes the words on websites are quite hard to read in portrait mode as they can be a little small and so I prefer to read them in landscape mode. So will I do understand that with a higher resolution screen we can achieve ever sharper text and images, I figured that higher pixel count also would require more processing power to push. Also with bigger native screen resolution, we would require higher quality videos which would take up a bigger amount of storage space on the device. At this moment everything already looks very pretty on the screen and I can’t see a reason to push more pixels, use more power, waste more storage for a very small improvement visually.
I would like to see an improvement with the camera but not with the mega-pixel count rather I would prefer if they kept the count at 3 and double or triple the CCD sensor size. This will really help with the actual capturing of light thus improving picture quality in low light conditions as well as reduce picture noise.
I really like the idea of having a custom/personalize UI with unique wallpaper and themes but not at the extend of simplicity. With the current UI, I never have to worry about explaining how to operation the iphone whenever I pass my phone to a friend to play around with because it is so simple and intuitive. It is so easy especially when I am driving and need directions or need to view the available timing for the latest movie in town, I can just pull out my iphone and pass it to any friend in my car and have full assurance that they are going to be able to get the needed information without any sort of of training.
I would love that they introduce a better notification system but the one that I really like is the one that comes with the palm pre. Allowing a couple of notification to be viewed at a single time and with slightly more detail. If we can push reply right back from the notification it would be that much more awesome.
Multitasking, widgets and the likes really sap the battery and they don’t seem like a viable option. I really rather not have anything sucking battery life, pulling or pushing data from the web, bogging down the internal ram, taking up processing cycle when I am not currently viewing or working with it. Rather the best solution is to have some main application multi-task and the others push notification when necessary. Which the Iphone already does. (on a side note if you really must listen to radio while drafting a letter might I suggest using lastfm app, there is an option that allows the songs to be pushed to safari which has multi-tasking capabilities and as such would allow to work on something else will listening to songs on digital stations. And yes ever surf the web, through third party applications like prefect web.)
I would vote for a better network but I am not located in USA and the current carrier that I am with is really quite good, call quality on the iphone is amazing and no issues with drop calls whatsoever.
Hopefully the next iphone would keep the same shape (yes I love my morphie juice pack air that much, only wish they would add an led light on it, in the next build.), have the same screen resolution, but have a faster processor with lower power consumption and a larger battery. Throw in wireless N, an FM radio and the ability to connect to my car stereo wirelessly and we are ready to go.
Oh and 1 more thing, if there was a simple way to switch to toggle things like wifi, location, 3g it would be most welcome. May be a “press and hold to switch” right at the status bar on top. Seems the most intuitive solution to this problem. Cheers.
November 12th, 2009 at 10:24 am
OK I have been an iphone junky since the 3g came out I love it… especially my old 3gs I never thought I could live without it. We decided to move our plan over to verizon (not my choice) because ATT does not get the best signal in our house and the wife couldnt stand it. Plus well face it ATT sucks as do all US carriers. Anyway I have a droid now I love it it’s an ugly ******* and i will admitt it does have the iphone beat in so many ways. the OS just does not feel as solid as the iphones. and the look of the iphone is so much cleaner. i cant live without the multitasking now, and the notifications thing gets pretty annoying its tedious. Apple needs to open up their OS meaning a home screen for customization and much more. and jailbreaking it is just not good enough, then the phone resets all the time or at the very least boots you out. The droid is a sick phone. the marketplace sucks but will be better than apples once quality developers start releasing their stuff. I’m not a fan boy of either I’m a phone junkie. I cant stand ppl that jump on to get a rise out of people and say something is better. droid has a lot of work to do on their OS. and honestly unless apple has a weapon up their sleeve the android OS will become the industry leader. I’m sure apple does have a weapon tho. The iphone is solid and just needs a few tweaks. Better speaker, better multitasking than what is offered with jailbreaking, home screen, open development, and a flash camera, the droids camera does not have a very good lens the iphone takes better pictures in the day. However video quality on the droid rocks. but also. i know this isnt the right thread to be saying this but. the droid is not an iphone killer but it is damn close. I miss my iphone some nights. but it really really really needs a better carrier, and a better theme, and multitasking.
November 12th, 2009 at 10:30 am
oh and the iphone screen looks like **** once you’ve used the droid screen, but its a friggin phone the resolution is not that important. you shouldn’t be watching a lot of movies on your phone its bad for your eyes. But The droid screen is pretty sweet. so throw in a nicer screen for the hell of it. and speed up the wifi my droid searches quicker with wifi oddly enough
November 12th, 2009 at 10:31 am
i cant say C R A P on here? wow
November 15th, 2009 at 10:54 am
The only reason I jailbroke was because of a new notification system. That’s all I really want
November 16th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
I agree with everyone (I personally have no idea WTF RON JEREMY has saying… Does he have a life? REALLY!) multitasking and a new notification system is what I really want
November 24th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
@Brian your such a FANBOY! get over your magical love affair with apple!
November 30th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Hey i may be asking for allot but I want to find a .mp3 file of sort of the same sound as the droid sms alert saying “drooooid” but saying “iPhoooone” instead haha would be epic!