Android vs iPhone... which to choose?

Answer: Both.

Haha. Well, I'm trying to make it be both.

Here's the deal, last year I had an iPhone for work, and so I purchased an Android for my personal use. And then eventually I had to give back the iPhone and the Android became my sole phone.

I love the Android concept. Opensource, accessibility, collaboration, etc.
But, I'm actually fairly attached to Apple these days.
With a MacBook and an iPad, it's was getting to be a hassle to have my phone on a different operating system.

So here's how it broke down:

My Android:

Pros:
Admirable concept (opensource etc)
Plethora of free apps
Cons:

My handset was slow, buggy, and clunky
Required drag/drop syncing with my iTunes library

iPhone

Pros:
Wireless syncing with my iTunes library
iTunes on-the-go

Linking with apps from my other Apple devices

Fun interface

The newest apps

Variety of fun cases and skins
Cons:
Do I really want to have another Apple device?

Expense (spending more money on apps and impulse buying music from iTunes)

The Verdict:

iPhone wins. (We all saw that coming!!) 

 

One of the biggest pros for the iPhone was having iTunes with me wherever I go. I listen to at least two hours of podcasts each day, and it was annoying me to have to login to my computer and keep track of new releases and then drag/drop them onto my droid.

I have a pretty good handle on which day of the week my favourites are released, but it gets tricky with the bi-weekly editions. 

I sometimes used the Stitcher app whenever I forgot to copy over a new episode, but streaming is dangerous because I don't have a unlimited data with my cellphone plan.

With my iPhone I can simply go to the podcast and click 'Get More Episodes'. And, given the amount of time that I already spend in Starbucks, I don't have to go out of my way to find a wireless connection for the longer casts.

So these past few weeks I've been enjoying downloading apps and playing around to see what's new since last year. 

As for my droid, I'm keeping it around just in case I ever want it for something that my iPhone can't help me with. (So far I haven't used it.)