Friday, September 10, 2010

Why I switched from iPhone to Android HTC Evo

The Android HTC Evo is a great phone. I've been talking about it for a while, but I finally switched from my iPhone 4 on AT&T to the HTC Evo on Sprint.

Here are my reasons:

  1. Evo has a larger screen (meaning bigger buttons, easier to view), but not too big that it doesn't fit comfortably in my pocket.
  2. The Google Maps app is better on Evo. I can layer multiple search results on the same map (e.g. Show me Post Offices, Best Buys and directions to some location all at the same time). And the turn-by-turn navigation (including voice) is a nice kicker.
  3. Mobile WiFi hot spot. I can connect my laptop or ipad over wifi through the Evo to the Internet (no tether required)
  4. Better call quality... I frequently miss my calls on AT&T

IPhone has some nice features, but in the end these are less important to me and my life style:
  1. Great battery life (with the Evo, I'm going to have to keep a spare charger at work and in the car)
  2. High resolution (I'm just more interested in size, than resolution)
  3. More attractive looking phone (guess you can't have everything)
  4. More apps (but Android still has the basics... and who really needs 50 different ToDo list apps anyway)
Finally... don't get me wrong. I still love Apple. And I love my macbook pro and iPad.

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