iPhone 3Gs vs Motorola Droid : A complete comparision

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Hardware Aspect:

The Droid also trumps the iPhone with its 16GB removable memory, which can be upgraded to 32GB. iPhone users are subjected to minor torture with the knowledge that their device has as much capacity on the day they take it out of the box as it ever will. However, the cloud is easing that pain, with certain services allowing storage for pictures, messages and even music.

The Droid’s battery gives users an extra 1.4 hours of talk time over the iPhone’s 5 hours. However, battery life on a smartphone can vary by the user’s sophistication. Smartphone users of all brands realize that shutting off Wi-Fi or 3G, as well as adjusting screen brightness, can dramatically improve battery life. Nevertheless, most iPhone users would give their left arm for an extra 1.4 hours of juice.

User-Interface Aspect:

Both the Droid and the iPhone are offering big multi-touch screens. Motorola says the Droid’s 3.7-inch diagonal display, with 480×854 pixels, or over 400,000 total pixels, boasts “twice that of the leading competitor.” The iPhone 3GS offers 640X480 on a 3.5-inch diagonal screen.

But there are probability of the majority of iPhone users are going to walk away from the Droid feeling frustrated. However, those who just came off a mid-range smartphone will be delighted. The Droid really does have a fairly intuitive UI. It employs certain swipe gestures and easily accessible pre-loaded Google services, including the Android Marketplace, that make it a really great and competitive addition to the smartphone market.

Operating System Aspect:

The iPhone operating system the highest scores for reliability and ease of use. The Android operating system, on the other hand, is still a relative unknown even though devices that employ it have been on the market for more than a year.

But the just-released 2.0 version of Android offers an array of key improvements: multi-touch; synchronization with multiple e-mail systems; and a new framework that lets software developers more easily exploit the core synchronization engine for their own apps.

Applications Availability:

Apple’s App Store now boasts more than 100,000 native iPhone applications, while the Android Market offers just over 10,000 for the growing line of Android phones.

But the raw numbers don’t tell the whole story. The issue is whether Android users can find the apps they need on the Market to add value to their phone.

Comparison Chart

Feature	iPhone 3GS	Motorola Droid
Network	2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA supported 7.2 Mbp	WCDMA/900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSPA, GPRS Class 12, WiFi
OS	iPhone OS 3.0	Android OS 2.0
Display	TFT capacitive touchscreen,16M colors 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches	3.7″ Capacitive touchscreen854×480 (16:9 widescreen)
Camera	3.15 MP / Autofocus 30 fps Video recording with audio	5MP, Autofocus / LED Flash Video recording 30 fps with audio
Internet Browser	Mobile Safari Full HTML without Flash	Location enabled, multi window HTML5 webkit browser
Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Emails	SMS, MMS, Email
FM	No	No
Processor	600 MHz CPU	550 Mhz CPU
Battery	Unknown Talktime Up to 12 hours on 2G / 5 hours on 3G	1400 mAh Li-ion GSM: up 350 hrs; 3G: up to 380 hrs standby. No info on talktime
Colours	White and Black
Connectivity	Bluetooth AD2P (headset support only) Bluetooth P2P games WiFi, aGPS	MicroUSB Stereo Bluetooth 2.1 aGPS, WiFi
Memory	256MB RAM 16 GB/ 32 GB internal storage	256 MB Ram 512 MB Rom (MicrosSD card slot)
Weight	135 gms	169 gms
Others	Digital compass Spotlight Search Light / Proximity sensor Landscape keyboard in all apps VoiceOver (Voice Controls) iTunes App Store Shake to change music 3.5 mm audio jack	Accelerometer sensor Light / Proximity sensor Android Market Multitasking Physical QWERTY (slideout) Search SMS / MMS 3.5mm audio connector

Ranking Chart

Feature	iPhone 3GS	Motorola Droid
Looks	Equal	Equal
On-Screen Keyboard	High	Low
Physical Keyboard	Not Available	High
Browser	High	Medium
Navigation	Low	High
Keypad/Screen Lock	Medium	High
Battery Life	Equal	Equal
Applications	High	Low
Customization	Low	High
Multi-Tasking	Low	High

Now you tell me, which one would you like to buy??