iPhone and HTC Desire
It's been a while since I posted. And what better way to grab people's attention than a blog about 2 hip things - The iPhone and HTC Desire. Be warned, this is not an article about the features of these phones, but simply me using 2 totally alien gadgets. Finally, from a scientist to a gadget geek!
Now not having been an Apple fan since inception, I was naturally not receptive to the idea of ever buying or owning any Apple product. But beggars cannot be choosers when I received the iPhone 3G from the Mister for my last Birthday.
At first, it seemed OK. Good body, quality, solid mass. When I unlocked it and browsed through all the little icons it seemed pretty good. I have a MAC desktop at work and I hate it. The keyboard is unfamiliar and the window controls are the other way around! So naturally lay my skepticism for all Apple gadgets. The iPhone however changed my views and I guess that was the idea for Steve Jobs. To invent something that everybody could use, enjoy and feel 'in'.
In the UK at the time when the iPhone was released, only O2 sponsored 3G connections. 3G is quite slow and more so since I have a plethora of apps that really keep me occupied on the train, bus and even during seminars. Most apps are free and require constant updates.
Though the iPhone does have an iPod, I still maintain a separate iPod that my dad got me when I left India. Maps was another feature that I found extremely useful especially when Ashwin and I visited Paris.
After using the iPhone for almost a year, I received a HTC Desire from Ashwin as a gift. A friend of mine had been using it and she seemed quite comfy with it. It was a co-incidence that I received the Android phone. Android is a more stable, sturdier and performance-driven. Some apps are difficult to come by freely, but other features such as Google Maps and Google Talk are very familiar and a joy to use. The other thing which I don't like about the iPhone is not being able to customise ringtones without a funky software, but this is not a problem with Desire.
I have been using both simultaneously now and I find that I still like the iPhone probably due to familiarity and ease. Call quality is similar in both. I haven't had a problem with data reception as well. The Desire I find is packed with more features and is user friendlier as it has options to customise your display and icons and everything basically which the iPhone doesn't let you do.
I will fully switch over to Desire when I am not lazy enough to transfer all my data.
Now over to posting something more interesting!
Now not having been an Apple fan since inception, I was naturally not receptive to the idea of ever buying or owning any Apple product. But beggars cannot be choosers when I received the iPhone 3G from the Mister for my last Birthday.
At first, it seemed OK. Good body, quality, solid mass. When I unlocked it and browsed through all the little icons it seemed pretty good. I have a MAC desktop at work and I hate it. The keyboard is unfamiliar and the window controls are the other way around! So naturally lay my skepticism for all Apple gadgets. The iPhone however changed my views and I guess that was the idea for Steve Jobs. To invent something that everybody could use, enjoy and feel 'in'.
In the UK at the time when the iPhone was released, only O2 sponsored 3G connections. 3G is quite slow and more so since I have a plethora of apps that really keep me occupied on the train, bus and even during seminars. Most apps are free and require constant updates.
Though the iPhone does have an iPod, I still maintain a separate iPod that my dad got me when I left India. Maps was another feature that I found extremely useful especially when Ashwin and I visited Paris.
After using the iPhone for almost a year, I received a HTC Desire from Ashwin as a gift. A friend of mine had been using it and she seemed quite comfy with it. It was a co-incidence that I received the Android phone. Android is a more stable, sturdier and performance-driven. Some apps are difficult to come by freely, but other features such as Google Maps and Google Talk are very familiar and a joy to use. The other thing which I don't like about the iPhone is not being able to customise ringtones without a funky software, but this is not a problem with Desire.
I have been using both simultaneously now and I find that I still like the iPhone probably due to familiarity and ease. Call quality is similar in both. I haven't had a problem with data reception as well. The Desire I find is packed with more features and is user friendlier as it has options to customise your display and icons and everything basically which the iPhone doesn't let you do.
I will fully switch over to Desire when I am not lazy enough to transfer all my data.
Now over to posting something more interesting!
Labels: Android, Apple, HTC desire, iPhone
posted by Eagle at Friday, July 01, 2011
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