Five reasons the Droid X beats the iPhone 4
- TAGS:Android, Droid X, iPhone 4
- IT TOPICS:Applications, Devices, Linux & Unix, Macintosh, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Operating Systems, Windows
I've been putting my new Droid X through its paces, and feeling sorry for my friends who opted for an iPhone 4. Here are four reasons the Droid X beats the iPhone 4.
Big screen
The Droid X sports a 4.3-inch screen; the iPhone's is 3.5 inches. That's a significant difference, and I can tell you that when it comes to smartphone screens, size does matter. You see more content on Web pages, more video....just plain more of everything. Especially useful is that with the big screen, the onscreen keyboard is larger and easier to see and use.
Portable Hot Spot
I can turn the Droid X into a portable Hot Spot and give multiple computers wireless access to the Internet.True, it costs an extra $20 a month to get that service, but it's worth it.Â
The iPhone 4 can't be a Hot Spot, although with it, for the first time an iPhone can finally be used for tethering
No Big Brother to tell me what I can download
With the Droid X, I can download whatever I want. There's no Big Brother telling me that certain content is politically incorrect, or that it doesn't like a particular app, or that it doesn't like the tools used to write a particular app. Freedom is a grand thing.
On the iPhone, you can only download what Apple says you can download. What it bans and what it allows are apparently random. Babes in bikinis are fine if they're in an app from a big brand like Sports Illustrated, but not fine if they're in an app from a smaller developer. Political cartoonists are often banned --- until they win the Pulitzer Prize, and then they're fine.
Swype
Swype is a nifty alternative keyboard that lets your quickly swipe your finger across a keyboard, spelling words, rather than having to tap. It's amazingly fast and amazingly accurate. It's built right into the Droid X. It's not built into the iPhone 4.
Three words: No duct tape
When I want to make a phone call with the Droid X, I simply make the call. No duct tape, new case, or bumpers required. You can't say the same about the iPhone 4.
Note that this post has been changed since it was originally posted. It originally said that the iPhone4 cannot perform tethering --- it can.
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