Android 2.2 Froyo Vs iPhone
July 20th, 2010 Filed under: Cell Phones — Cell Phone Author
Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo devices are getting ready for another epic battle. On the first look, the Android devices perform faster than the iPhone except when the former is enabled for Flash 10.1 plugin. Latest devices from respective titans in the world of smart phones can both give unforgettable experiences to the user.
Google, Verizon, and Adobe announced their next wave Android based Motorola Droid device on June 23rd. A day later Apple and AT&T launched iPhone 4. Both appeared almost simultaneously in American and European markets.
Market statistics reveal that Apple has already sold by July, 2010 over 600,000 iPhone 4. However, they suffer from serious supply problems in the United States. On the other hand the phone launched by Google is a significant upgrade of the popular brand of Motorola Droid. The battle for the smartphone crown is now on.
New iPhone 4 boasts of some impressive items like the front facing camera, high definition 720p recording of video, 5 megapixel rear facing cameras, three axis gyroscopes, 960×640 resolution and a Retina display that is 3.5 inches. Above all it has much longer battery life than its predecessors.
Android 2.2 Froyo on the other hand has Droid X coming out soon. It features 4.3 inch display, equal video recording capabilities as iPhone 4, HDMI output and screen resolution of 854×480. Eight megapixel cameras with flash and various other advanced features mark the superiority of the device. It also has the capability of using the Flash Player 10.1 used for the mobile devices.
While both the devices look very impressive, the Droid X suffers from one drawback that keeps iPhone 4 a step ahead. It is the absence of front facing camera. Notwithstanding, the feature of HTC’s Android based EVO 4G keeps it a step ahead of iPhone 4. That means with pros and cons balanced, we are back to square one in determining which one is better; Android or iPhone.
Some of the features of Android 2.2 Froyo are new home screen widgets and shortcuts. Improved security, numeric pin, alpha-numeric options for unlocking, remote wipe, exchange calendars, auto discovery, exchange account, global address lists, gallery, camera onscreen buttons, and LED flash enabled for Camcorder add to its already powerful tool kit. Multi lingual uses can add several languages with auto suggest dictionary. Kernel memory management booster improves the memory by 20x.
Apple usually creates beautiful hardware but with the frequency of Android based devices hitting the market, even the iPhone starts to look old after a while. Apple has lagged behind in keeping pace with Androids in terms of multiplicity of devices. At best, the manage to get an annual refresh of their devices.
When it comes to sales as well as market penetration, it seems presently iPhone4 is way ahead. Apple occupies about 28% of the mobile phone market in United States. In contrast the Androids including Android 2.2 Foryo occupy only 13% of the market. Both have grown by around 2% over the years but Android has squeaked out a larger pace during the first quarter of 2010. The iPhone still has much larger share of the market but Android is coming up very strong and is likely to give them a run for their money in near future. The next 12 months will be very telling with how customers react to the new iPhone 4 troubles and the tsunami of new high end Android devices.
Dan Ponjican is a blogger at http://www.shopandroid.net/ and covers all things Android including apps and new devices. Visit the blog to see more news and reviews on Android Phones.
