I was under the impression we had already beat the Iphone. At least, that's the impression I get from my sister and brother-in-law, who both have the newest Iphone's, and would much rather have an Android phone, but are stuck for another two years in their contract. Doesn't help that AT&T has absolutely NO service in our area, and there's not exactly an ability to roam with it.
Man honestly they both have their downfalls. heres my take:
because you only run 1 app at a time, the iphone is super smooth and fast. the scrolling is so much smoother and responsive. Key board is easier to type on because the screen is bigger. The games are much better. Seems like everything the phone is asked to do, it does alot faster than my hero except the internet. They are about the same. i have a 16gb 3gs by the way. The apps are more indepth on the iphone. for example: I have a work out app on my hero and iphone, both were free and probably the best offered for free for both. The hero's app is bare bones notepadish and you have to keep going back and forth between a bunch of screens. the one on the iphone is thought out much better, can access everything from one screen and it even has animated images to show you the workout.
things i miss about my hero:
-the email/text notification led
-the feel and size of the phone, i really like the kind of rubbery feel to it
-Being able to swap the battery
-being able to tether without jailbreaking
-the customization (which i didnt use much, but was pretty cool)
and prolly some other stuff i forgot
I think the hero has potential, but i think its going to be a while before the apps become as nice as the iphone. Dont think i'm downing you guys with hero's, cause im not. It really is one of the better phones, I just dont like how so many processes run at one time slowing it to a crawl sometimes.
enjoy your brand new.......expensive-ass phone/data plan
but GL and hope u have a better experience than u had with your Android
lol, its costing me $40 a month vs. $120 a month for sprint. I paid $200 for the iphone, and i'll sell the hero for that. I know your wondering how $40 or thinking B.S., well i'm the only one in my family with sprint, the rest habe at&t, so i got added on the family plan for 9.99 for an extra line, and $30 for the unlimited data/text package=$40 free mobile to mobile. I dont have any friends that dont have att, so i wont use too many minutes. plus we has 1500 anytime a month plus 4500 rollover minutes.
lol
I dont mean to sound like i'm bashing on the hero, cause i'm not. I like the phone, dont get me wrong, but i got bored really quick with it.
I was under the impression we had already beat the Iphone. At least, that's the impression I get from my sister and brother-in-law, who both have the newest Iphone's, and would much rather have an Android phone, but are stuck for another two years in their contract. Doesn't help that AT&T has absolutely NO service in our area, and there's not exactly an ability to roam with it.
Ehhh, i dunno if you could say that anything has the iphone beat just yet, in a few areas yes. hands down, no. the customization is really kool on the hero. you can do it on the iphone, just not as easy. apple doesnt want you doing much customizing without spending money with them. the android platform is a lil more open.
