The intense rivalry between iPhone and Android is beginning to look a lot like the age old conflict between the Mac and the PC, and to a lesser extent, Intel and AMD.
With the launch of iPhone 4 in many countries come end of July, it was believed that it will be a great time to take a closer look at the iPhone 4 and how it fares against the current Android heavyweights . For this match up, we have shortlisted the HTC Evo 4G, HTC Incredible and Samsung Galaxy S as representatives of the Android Heavyweights. So, we have a match up now with: iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S vs HTC Evo 4G vs HTC Incredible!
The iPhone 4 has the largest internal storage at 16/32GB, the best display resolution at 640 x 960 pixels, the slimmest of the group, and the longest battery talk time. For the Android handsets, the Samsung Galaxy S wins the competition with its 4 inch Super AMOLED touch screen and weighing the lightest. The HTC Incredible and HTC Evo 4G stand out with their 8 megapixels camera with LED flash and auto focus. All Android Heavyweights also have in-built FM Tuner and support for Flash, which is an advantage compared to the iPhone 4.
From the above comparison, it seems that the Android Heavyweights are as good as, if not somewhat better, than the iPhone 4.
But considering that the iPhone 4 manages to chalk up 4 winning features against 3 other Android heavyweights by itself, I do believe that it is fair to conclude that as of now, the iPhone 4 is a better phone than all the current Android phones in the market at the moment.
In a certain sense, this should not come across as a revelation, considering that Apple has spent substantial amount of time incorporating and improving many of its characteristics prior to the release of this version of iPhone. Similarly , by the end of the year, I am sure that an Android phone will be released that will surpass even the current specifications of the iPhone! Perhaps, an Android phone running on Android 3.0 Gingerbread? .
This, in my opinion , can only be beneficial news for the consumers and although Android loses this battle, the war is far from over and the race is still on for both Android and Apple.
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