# Smartphones comparison side by side **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 7, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589 "2010-01-07T05:54:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/41 "2010-01-07T13:21:42Z")
> [@My tire had a tumor over the weekend....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-tire-had-a-tumor-over-the-weekend/28103/20): > > No. Nexus-One is made by Google. The Droid is made by Motorola. Nexus One is made by HTC; Google only spec the components. A question was asked during the press conference yeaterday and Google reaffirmed that they will not made hardware themselves and will always only work with partners in that respect. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/42 "2010-01-07T13:22:17Z")
> [@Get the F out!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-the-f-out/28114/16): > > So what’s the deal with having ‘droid’ in the name from various manufactors? no… DROID, is the name of the phone itself made by motorola ANDROID, is the platform that it runs on and what the nexus will run on etc… ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/43 "2010-01-07T13:22:37Z")
> [@Get the F out!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-the-f-out/28114/16): > > So what’s the deal with having ‘droid’ in the name from various manufactors? They use the Android platform. It’s like Windows. Dell, HP, IBM all use it. > [@I Need To Fix...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-to-fix/28118/13): > > Nexus One is made by HTC; Google only spec the components. A question was asked during the press conference yeaterday and Google reaffirmed that they will not made hardware themselves and will always only work with partners in that respect. Thanks for that correction. ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/44 "2010-01-07T13:25:52Z")
all this article is for is comparing plan pricing btw. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/45 "2010-01-07T13:26:54Z")
> [@you know its summer when....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-know-its-summer-when/28120/4): > > all this article is for is comparing plan pricing btw. Exactly. It’s not even an up to date article. It makes the iPhone look the best, when in reality, the Droid is. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/46 "2010-01-07T13:33:11Z")
> [@I Need To Fix...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-to-fix/28118/13): > > Nexus One is made by HTC; Google only spec the components. A question was asked during the press conference yeaterday and Google reaffirmed that they will not made hardware themselves and will always only work with partners in that respect. Ah I was wondering, it has HTC styling. It’s not compatible with ATT 3G yet, when it does I’ll pick it up! ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/47 "2010-01-07T13:42:06Z")
My map \> your map ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/48 "2010-01-07T19:53:49Z")
As of jan 4: [http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nexus-one-review/](http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nexus-one-review/) Dispite the nexus one having a faster processor and more ram then iPhone it still is glitchy and slower. Please see the vid in that review, quite humorous if you ask me. I love all you tools hating on iPhone when in reality these other competitors are only now cathing up after what…2 years? Also, I am not one bit hating on the android platform because I may find myself picking up Sony Ericssons Xperia X10. ---
**Author:** ![psi2high](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psi2high/32/6320_2.png) [@psi2high](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psi2high)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/49 "2010-01-07T20:05:24Z")
> [@FS: 1997 Ford Ranger $3225](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1997-ford-ranger-3225/25877/30): > > As of jan 4: [Nexus One review](http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nexus-one-review/) > > Dispite the nexus one having a faster processor and more ram then iPhone it still is glitchy and slower. Please see the vid in that review, quite humorous if you ask me. > > I love all you tools hating on iPhone when in reality these other competitors are only now cathing up after what…2 years? > > Also, I am not one bit hating on the android platform because I may find myself picking up Sony Ericssons Xperia X10. Yup totally gonna dump the iphone when I can afford the xperia ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/50 "2010-01-07T20:07:45Z")
There is rumor that the X10 will be available through AT&T which would be good for them. Not many people want to put up close to $1000 for a phone. ---
**Author:** ![grimmickb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@grimmickb](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grimmickb)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/51 "2010-01-08T03:35:19Z")
just to throw this out there…the nexus one is not programmed to run on AT&Ts 3g network, only 2g…fail ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/52 "2010-01-08T05:51:06Z")
They probably don’t want it interfering with AT&T’s precious iPhone. If someone wants AT&T + 3G, they’ll have to get an iPhone. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/53 "2010-01-08T05:55:27Z")
IDK, its a hardware thing. The nexus phone only supports 3G type speed outside of the US I think, different frequency/channels. ---
**Author:** ![OMGSIIK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/omgsiik/32/6489_2.png) [@OMGSIIK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OMGSIIK)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/54 "2010-01-08T06:02:32Z")
iphone for the :gay lol ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/55 "2010-01-08T06:07:24Z")
^Truth, +rep ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/56 "2010-01-08T06:37:26Z")
You know what’s even funnier? People (Shady and K20) bashing the Palm Pre not realizing that the iPhone and Palm Pre have almost the EXACT same hardware…(or at least it doesn’t seem like Shady/K20 knows this) Wait what?!? - Both the iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre share the very same Cortex A8 processor, running at (almost) the same speed. iPhone uses Objective-C, which is very similar to C++. What does that mean? - It means that thanks to the new PDK, it should be a trivial task to port any of the thousand iPhone applications over to the Pre in a matter of weeks. - But that’s not all. Both of them also feature a PowerVR SGX GPU. Even though the iPhone one has almost twice the power ( SGX535 -\> 28 MPolys/s vs SGX530 -\> 14 MPolys/s ), the architecture is the same. - Plus, compiled C is the fastest thing you can get. Compare that to the simplest JS app you can get. Finally, guess who’s using exactly the same combo? The great Motorola Droid. See where I’m going? The iPhone was just passed by the Pre/Droid in my mind (since it was completely opened up to Devs) due to the fact that Apples OS still can’t do half the shit that Android and WebOS do. The only thing that Apple has on Palm is a better made product (quality). That’s it. Oh and more apps (which is about to change, QUICK). * * * **Also, Shady, if the Palm Pre was such a pile of shit as you suggest…why on earth would AT&T AND Verizon announce at their CES shows that they are getting Palm phones (obviously the Pre and Pixi). You know why? Because WebOS is a VERY good platform with a LOT of potential. Far more than anything Apple has on the iPhone right now.** > **[Ralph de la Vega: AT&T launching two webOS devices!](https://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/atandt-launching-webos-device/)** > > Whoa -- Ralph de la Vega just announced that AT&T will have not one but two webOS devices in the first half of 2010! And... that's all we have for now, but... > **[Palm introduces Palm Pre Plus: 16GB, coming to Verizon on January 25th](https://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/palm-introduces-palm-pre-plus-16gb-coming-to-verizon-on-januar/)** > > No surprises here, but Palm just dropped its "big news" here at CES -- or half of it, anyway. The Palm Pre Plus will ship with twice the internal memory of the... Fact of the matter is…the Droid is the BEST phone right now. Period. But when it comes to the rest (iPhone/Pre/N1) they are all on the same playing field and the iPhone is slowly losing ground. The Pre is using the newest OS, had it’s SDK released WAY later than Android and Apple, and is about to start doing some work. Call me stupid all you want, but I’m not giving up on a company that just joined the game (amongst these phones - I’m not talking about Treo’s, etc.) Obviously Android and Apple have a foothold in the market because they’ve been around for years. I don’t bounce around from phone to phone. I’m patient, and from the day I got my Pre until now, Palm has put a lot of work into it. And the Homebrew community is great. ---
**Author:** ![black\_bb4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@black\_bb4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/black_bb4)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/57 "2010-01-08T07:11:33Z")
> [@04/22/2007 ECC-N WNY Event 1 Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-22-2007-ecc-n-wny-event-1-thread/27647/288): > > Obviously **Android** and Apple have a foothold in the market because they’ve **been around for years.** has the android platform been out for years? i thought it was released earlier this year. not being an asshole, just trying to figure this out :thumbup ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/58 "2010-01-08T07:17:30Z")
Android SDK (0.9), according to the Wiki I viewed, was released on 8-18-08. So that still gives it a significant jump on WebOS. Sorry…I grouped them in the same sentence lol. The WebOS SDK was released in July of 2009 and the full-blown release was yesterday from what I can gather (from July until now, some functions were still not released). iPhone SDK: March 6th, 2008 Android SDK: August 18th, 2008 Palm WebOS SDK: July 20th, 2009 ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/59 "2010-01-08T09:46:53Z")
Droid whatsuuuuupppppp ![http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/11/500x_VZ_vs_ATT_3G_coverage.jpg](http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/11/500x_VZ_vs_ATT_3G_coverage.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589/60 "2010-01-08T09:55:20Z")
> [@:tdown: to Mike Smith GMC/Buick/Pontiac](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tdown-to-mike-smith-gmc-buick-pontiac/28128/70): > > They probably don’t want it interfering with AT&T’s precious iPhone. If someone wants AT&T + 3G, they’ll have to get an iPhone. AT&T is supposedly already under contract to get five Android based phones in the next year or so, which would be in direct competition to the Iphone. As mentioned previously Android is the operating system and Droid is phone but all Verizon phones running Android OS will also have the name droid in front of whatever the real name of the phone is, ie the Droid Eris [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smartphones-comparison-side-by-side/249589.md?page=4)