| NiKKoM said: Get the Desire... the X10 won't be updated to Android 2.2... No not all apps work on the different versions of Android and the Marketplace is a pile of shit... Gameloft, EA are using their own sites to sell android games... While android is gaining in popularity against the iPhone.. it really is shit with apps... developers (like my company) aren't pleased with the way google is handeling things.. Appstore >>>>>>>> Android market place... It's like google isn't doing a thing about it... Appstore is way better with games and most of the times there are discounts or special offers so you can get games cheaper... |
This is a good answer.
If I was going to recommend an Android phone for you, it most likely would not be one of those two, but if those are your only choices I would go with the Desire.
As for Apps, Android does not copare well with the iOS environment. Mostly because there are some many Android platforms. I think when you test your app, you have about 130 devise profiles at the moment you need to test against. The hope is whatever platform you have, got tested.
The iOS world has 3. The iPad, the iPhone 4, and everything else. This makes developing (and esp testing) apps a lot easier. Because of this, the quality of the apps on the iTunes store is usually better. But houses who have tons of money to develop an app do well on both platforms, but small 1-10 man shops not so much. A ton of great apps on the iOS devices come from small shops.
The #1 complaint I hear from people I know with an Android phone, is battery life. If your not used to a smart phone, this would be my #1 priority. Any smart phone compared to a cell phone gets bad battery life, so try and minimize that lifestyle change as much as posable.
I know a lot of people who can't make it through a work day without a charge on there android phones. I recommend you don't become one of them.
Good luck!
