Apple Iphone 3gs Vs Motorola Droid You Be The Judge

Coverage: Dropped Calls & Data Speed

Coverage: Dropped Calls & Data Speed

If we step away for a moment from all the bells and whistles (or in this case itunes and app stores) of the Apple iPhone 3Gs and the Motorola Droid, we can take a closer look at some of the more overlooked features of these phones, not seen by the naked "i". But enough with the iPuns, let's get down to discussing how AT&T supports the iPhone compared to Verizon Wireless and the Droid.

The truth behind the maps ends there however, just ask any iPhone heavy data user or application junkie. A recent wireless 3G performance comparison by PCWorld shows that AT&T has added a significant amount of resources to improve their wireless spectrum and the results are in the pudding. So I did my own comparisons with some of my Verizon Wireless Droid friends and my very own infamous iPhone 3Gs.

Personally, I've had service with all the major carriers over the course of my 15 years of being a cell phone junkie. All except T-Mobile who always seems to be a bit behind in technology although they were rated to have the best customer service. My sample of friends have similar histories as well, so...

The results are below.

We ranked voice coverage as follows:

1.) Verizon Wireless 2.) Sprint 3.) T-Mobile 4.) AT&T Wireless

This is how we rated each carrier according to data coverage:

1.) AT&T Wireless 2.) Sprint 3.) T-Mobile 4.) Verizon Wireless

Equipment: All touch screens are made equal, but some are more equal than others

Before beginning let me say that I do realize that when it comes down to it, using a touch keypad or full QWERTY keyboard is a matter of what the individual user is more comfortable with, but a more objective debate centers around the touch screen itself, and how they are NOT all the same.

What is not known to much of the touch screen toting public is that there is a huge difference in the iPhone touch screen and most other touch screens out there. The iPhone relies on the electrical properties of your finger to identify where on the screen you are touching. This allows it to be much more responsive and intuitive to what you want to do. The rest of the industry uses a resistive touch screen that relies on pressure to identify location. By using multiple layers stacked on top of each other it uses the pressure applied by your finger or stylus to cause those layers to touch and thus provoke the appropriate response.

The Motorola Droid's QWERTY keyboard is quite standard in function. Although critics will point out how it makes the Droid more heavy and bulky. Proponents of the keyboard are happy to make a little sacrifice to have an actual physical keyboard.

No matter what manufacturers continue to crank out, the iPhone 3Gs is still the standard by which all other smart phones are judged. The Droid came out with a ton of media hype and it has proven itself worthy to be in the same room with the iPhone, though not usurping it in any way. However, until the Apple iPhone is officially available on the other networks it will continue to be judged not only on its own merits, but that of AT&T Wireless as well. I guess that means we'll still be seeing a lot of Luke Wilson in the near future.

by: Tim Kalen

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