What mobile OS do you prefer?

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What OS do you prefer

  • Android

  • iPhone

  • BlackBerry

  • Symbian

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oznerol

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Apr 29, 2002
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I don't really see it as a black & white decision.

I have an android phone and an iPod touch, which I think gives me the best of both worlds. I really prefer the multimedia functionality of iOS, but I dig the customization and depth of android - and most importantly, the seamless Google voice integration.

If I was forced to choose just one, I'd probably lean android. But if the iPhone came to Verizon and finally allowed Google voice, then I'd be inclined to change my mind.
 

zerocool84

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Nov 11, 2004
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Need WebOS up there. Had a Palm Pre for work for a while. The hardware sucked though. Only reason why I have an Android phone is cus no one still knows what's going to happen to WebOS.

Also of course dwell seems fit to start thread crapping as usual when no one else has and he says other people are worse than him.
 

pm

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Jan 25, 2000
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I like iOS but mostly because it's what I'm used to.
 

sjwaste

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Aug 2, 2000
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I voted Android because, give and take, it's the best (IMHO).

It's close between Android and iOS. iOS has far better responsiveness, which I love. Android has a better UI because of widgets and variable footprints for icons/widgets.

In the end, had to vote Android because I love that various actions can be remapped to other applications, essentially having apps pass data to one another. Multitasking and notifications are better, for me at least. Also very happy that you can replace stock apps - I love Swype, Handcent SMS, Gmail (instead of the regular mail client), Google Nav, etc.

iOS, however, still has the absolute best music player and desktop integration w/ the music library. It was hard to switch, considering I have iPod dock connectors in both of our cars.
 

hanoverphist

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Dec 7, 2006
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im more familiar with winmo, and i tend to prefer it so far. i have 2 blackberries and a handful of droids to play with (support) at work, and i still end up finding things about my phone that i like better.

in nov when my upgrade pops im going to look at the wp7 offerings, i really like the zuneHD interface and how it works with my laptop (much better than the itunes ive always used), but if the wp7 doesnt do what i want ill probably keep my winmo 6.1 phone until it dies and then embrace android.
 

boomhower

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Sep 13, 2007
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I like both Android and WebOS very well. But I prefer Android due to having a homescreen and widgets. But what is really killing WebOS to me is the hardware. Also have used WM and BB, both were not for me compared to Android/WebOS.
 

Spoooon

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Mar 3, 2000
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webos is fun but, for whatever reason, I wasn't blown away by it as some other people have been.

Like Android for widgets, roms, overclocking, all that stuff. :)