With the recent launch of the Motorola Droid, there is going to be an epic battle for the top smartphone on the market. I recently purchased an iPhone 3GS and it is spectacular. With so much technology right at your fingertips, it is quite impressive. While I may be partial to my iPhone, I am willing to explore other options. Here are some statistics that I have gathered regarding the top smartphones on the market:
Screen
iPhone 3GS: 3.5-inch 480 x 320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi widescreen Multi-Touch display
Motorola Droid: 3.7-inch/480×854 Full Touchscreen with Full QWERTY Slider
Palm Pre: 3.1-inch touch screen with 24-bit color 320×480 resolution HVGA display and full QWERTY keyboard
BlackBerry Storm 2: 3.25 inch 360 x 480 pixel touchscreen; 65k colors
BlackBerry Bold: 2.6 inch Half VGA resolution Dispay Screen; 480 x 320 pixels; 65,000 colors
I'm going to give the edge here to the Motorola Droid. While the iPhone has a great UI, the Motorola Droid has a larger screen as well as a full QWERTY keyboard.
Camera
iPhone 3GS: 3 megapixels with AutoFocus, No flash
Motorola Droid: 5.0 megapixels with AutoFocus
Palm Pre: 3 megapixels camera with LED flash and AutoFocus
BlackBerry Storm 2: 3.2 megapixels with LED flash and AutoFocus
BlackBerry Bold: 2.0 Megapixels w/AutoFocus
With almost a full 2 megapixels more than the closest competitor, the Motorola Droid has the superior camera.
Talk Time
iPhone 3GS: Up to 12 hours on 2G; Up to 5 hours on 3G
Motorola Droid: 7 Hours
Palm Pre: 5 Hours
BlackBerry Storm 2: 5.5 hours
BlackBerry Bold: 4.5 hours
I can't speak for the Droid but I can talk on my 3GS for a long time. Twelve hours seems like an unattainable number, so I'm going to call this a tie between the two.
Internal/External Memory
iPhone 3GS: 16GB or 32GB
Motorola Droid: 512MB Flash, 256MB RAM/MicroSD (16GB capacity)
Palm Pre: 8 GB
BlackBerry Storm 2: 2 GB/16 GB microSD
BlackBerry Bold: 1 GB
32GB for a phone? Seems like way too much to me. Tack one on for the iPhone.
Price
iPhone 3GS: $199 for 16 GB; $299 for 32GB
Motorola Droid: $200
Palm Pre: $149.99
BlackBerry Storm 2: $179.99
BlackBerry Bold: $199.99
It's hard to decide which phone is the better bargain. You are getting quality features from each phone, but once again you are getting a lot more from the iPhone and the Motorola Droid.
Most of the time, the phone which you choose is based soley upon which carrier that you have. Once phone companies lock you into those two-year contracts, it becomes quite expensive to upgrade your phone. AT&T's exclusive contract with the iPhone is up at the end of the year, so it will be interesting to see how that plays out. I'm also curious to see how the Droid does with the Google operating system and to see how it competes with the iPhone. While the BlackBerry didn't come out on top in any of our categories, it's hard to overlook the brand recognition that is has. The BlackBerry is a smartphone that is geared more towards business oriented people than those just looking to play games while waiting in the dentist's office. All of the phones have their pros and cons. Hopefully you will choose a phone that best suits you.
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