Blackberry -> Best phone iPhone -> Best computer Android -> Best sandbox Symbian -> Most lightweight Windows Mobile -> Best headache Palm -> Miss Congeniality
herald
· 1 month ago
Blackberry -> It's the email, stupid Android -> The Dark Lord that will consume the world and rule the future (beware) iPhone -> The opiate of the masses Symbian -> True computing device hidden by clunky interface WebOS (Palm) -> A beautiful illusion (iPhone killer killed by iPhone) WinMo -> Strangely the underdog
gruen
· 1 month ago
I'll buy that.
-- Sent via mobile device.
nimbus77
· 1 month ago
Though, Palm aren't even going after Apple. They have named RIM and their user base their target. Lots of people seem to think that every new smartphone with actual muscles is targeting the iPhone.. *shrugs*
advocatus
· 1 month ago
Probably the best summarization I've seen.
aboutjer
· 1 month ago
"Windows Mobile -> Best headache" <----- Best line!
Denis
· 1 month ago
Blackberry -> Best e-mail iPhone -> Best feature phone disguised as smart phone (where's multitasking?) Android -> agreed (it's a DIY phone) Symbian -> Best multimedia WinMo -> Best office suite Palm -> Dead men walking
herald
· 1 month ago
This poll is meaningless if it doesn't include Maemo.
Also, even though the iPhone will win this popularity contest, I mean, poll, many people would argue it is not in fact a smartphone, because it is not capable of multitasking. The iPhone more properly ought to be viewed as a very slick feature phone for the complacent masses.
gst
· 1 month ago
iphone is NOT a smartphone - no multitasking.
SD Anderson
· 1 month ago
Hmmm ... I seem to get Emails & weather updates as well as While I listen to music via the iPod App (on the iPhone). Then there's Google maps usage, whilst I listen to music ... on the iPhone. Oh & there's more too, I just really don't feel like typing it now ... via the iPhone ... as I listen to music ... on my iPhone. Attack o' the clones is crazy! Isn't Android, er, I mean people? Heh! Don't believe the hype!
getjeffrey
· 1 month ago
It never ceases to amaze me how the term "open" means so little to so many people when it comes to tech. Anyone who prefers the iphone OS is probably tech-illiterate, because those who are tech-savvy know it's all about android and the open handset alliance.
John
· 1 month ago
I wash I could compare all of the OS'es on the same hardware, to make it a fair comparison. Love the iPhone, hate AT&T, so I bought an iTouch. Palm WebOS seems nice, hate the Pre and its form factor. Blackberry seems clunky and out of date, not familiar with Symbian, though the YouTube videos I've seen don't overly excite me. I need touch screen, so, that leaves me with Android, so I bought a Hero.
I am very happy with my decision, though, what took me a week plus to get familiar with how things work on the Android, took me a few hours when starting with the iTouch.
I admit, the BlackBerry platform needs some work, but I'm still a fan and I look forward to the changes ahead. :)
Jacques Bron
· 1 month ago
I answered the lunchtime poll (even though it's not lunchtime here, but bedtime :-)). I moved from WindowsMobile to BlackBerry, then from BlackBerry to iPhone 3GS and would NEVER go back, even though the iphone has some flaws. Could anything like www.iphone-shots.com exist on other platforms?
aboutjer
· 1 month ago
I really like the Palm Pre, but I have to say the iPhone is the best for me. Like Sr. Parr said, the apps add some much to the extra functionality. I have to say that my iPhone has become a digital swiss army knife for me. The apps allow me to do so much more than just email, text, and make calls and I can always download them on the fly when I'm out and about.
Adam Haider
· 1 month ago
Even though I am a Windows Mobile 6.5 user, I would without a doubt say that the iPhone OS currently is a more stronger platform. However it will be interesting to see this poll again next year when Windows Mobile 7 is released with the plethora of applications and development SDKs that will be provided.
We have to remember that mobile technology is largely dependant on hardware not software. The main reason why the iPhone has done so well all these years is due to the fact that they were ahead of the game when it came down to hardware. However, when we take a look at the market now we will be seeing a large number of devices with greater hardware features which means the capability to provide a more feature rich device is definitely possible. I can already tell you that nVidia Tegra devices will out-do anything the iPhone OS can attempt to provide, but it will be interesting to see what Apple comes out with next... Surely we will all be surprised, you never know with Apple.
Puneet
· 1 month ago
I would love to see iPhone, Android, WebOS and Blackberry to coexist; And WinMo and Symbian to just disappear in darkness somewhere.
c0rinne
· 1 month ago
It's the iPhone, even though I have a blackberry. I've played around with the iPhone though. It does so much more, I can get more apps for a lot less, etc.
mushipkw
· 1 month ago
I have always liked Windows Mobile, it provides lots of customization options & with the latest WM6.5.1 its even better. There are tons of customization options available over the web. Just have a look at sites like www.wmskins.com, its just the beginning.
Denis
· 1 month ago
iPhone is not a smart phone. One browser app? Multitasking? Customization? Dashboard? That's a feature phone!
E Kristopher-Hartley
· 1 month ago
Android without fail. Want to see what Apple are going to do with the iPhone v4.0? Then get yourself an Android phone in 3-6 months time.
I've said it before, the iPhone WAS (back in the day) the phone to follow, everyone had to stand up to it. But now? They've got complacent and the other guys haven't just caught up - thanks to the fact it's open source and so has thousands of programmers tweaking and playing with it, as well as some of the biggest names in the mobile phone industry - Android is wiping the floor with the iPhone. (Hardware and firmware, and software's catching up too thanks to Apple's ridiculous scrutinisation rules!)
Can you tell I'm a bit of an Android fanboi? ;-P
Name
· 1 month ago
People may have voted IPhone but how many of those people actually HAVE an Iphone?
Ramiro Rivera
· 1 month ago
I really love Symbian, has everything I need... Interface is not all ( :
SD Anderson
· 1 month ago
iPhone - great device. Lots of ways, combinations and methods to do what I need it to for now. People think it doesn't multi-task ... don't believe the Android / Verizon hype. Don't become one of those people (like my boss & my uncle - sorry unc') who bought the iPhone for dazzle & looks and still don't know how everything works. Oh yes & then there's the App store - lacking functionality? Give it time ... 80k+ apps!
eggfooyung
· 1 month ago
People still use Blackberry?
Puneet
· 1 month ago
are you f**king kidding me??? It has got the best e-mail system in the world.
daddymac
· 1 month ago
Is someone still using e-mail?
Henry
· 1 month ago
wonderful article my favourite is Symbian
James
· 1 month ago
iPhone is on the bubble and Android is catching up fast. The integration that Android provides on a user-centric level especially with the layering on of UIs like the HTC sense is pretty amazing. iPhone OS is great, but Apple makes it pretty 2D in comparison to what Google is doing and allowing the OEMs to bring to the table in addition to the core OS.
Cults of personality only last so long, and real functionality will often win out.
RJP
· 1 month ago
I had a JazzJam for 2 years before I got my iPhone, (and before that a Palm). No comparrison. I actually use my iPhone and my whole daily routine would have to change without it. Real, useful applications without 'multi-tasking' are worth far more that 'kinder-surprise' functionality with it. The JazzJam had a cool slide out wide keyboard that was harder to use accurately than the Apple virtual one. People who don't like the iPhone are, to me, like people who don't like chocolate. They exist, but I can't figure out why!
All Comments
iPhone -> Best computer
Android -> Best sandbox
Symbian -> Most lightweight
Windows Mobile -> Best headache
Palm -> Miss Congeniality
Android -> The Dark Lord that will consume the world and rule the future (beware)
iPhone -> The opiate of the masses
Symbian -> True computing device hidden by clunky interface
WebOS (Palm) -> A beautiful illusion (iPhone killer killed by iPhone)
WinMo -> Strangely the underdog
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Sent via mobile device.
iPhone -> Best feature phone disguised as smart phone (where's multitasking?)
Android -> agreed (it's a DIY phone)
Symbian -> Best multimedia
WinMo -> Best office suite
Palm -> Dead men walking
Also, even though the iPhone will win this popularity contest, I mean, poll, many people would argue it is not in fact a smartphone, because it is not capable of multitasking. The iPhone more properly ought to be viewed as a very slick feature phone for the complacent masses.
Don't believe the hype!
I am very happy with my decision, though, what took me a week plus to get familiar with how things work on the Android, took me a few hours when starting with the iTouch.
Did I get it?
I moved from WindowsMobile to BlackBerry, then from BlackBerry to iPhone 3GS and would NEVER go back, even though the iphone has some flaws. Could anything like www.iphone-shots.com exist on other platforms?
We have to remember that mobile technology is largely dependant on hardware not software. The main reason why the iPhone has done so well all these years is due to the fact that they were ahead of the game when it came down to hardware. However, when we take a look at the market now we will be seeing a large number of devices with greater hardware features which means the capability to provide a more feature rich device is definitely possible. I can already tell you that nVidia Tegra devices will out-do anything the iPhone OS can attempt to provide, but it will be interesting to see what Apple comes out with next... Surely we will all be surprised, you never know with Apple.
I've said it before, the iPhone WAS (back in the day) the phone to follow, everyone had to stand up to it. But now? They've got complacent and the other guys haven't just caught up - thanks to the fact it's open source and so has thousands of programmers tweaking and playing with it, as well as some of the biggest names in the mobile phone industry - Android is wiping the floor with the iPhone. (Hardware and firmware, and software's catching up too thanks to Apple's ridiculous scrutinisation rules!)
Can you tell I'm a bit of an Android fanboi? ;-P
my favourite is Symbian
Cults of personality only last so long, and real functionality will often win out.