12 reasons to buy Windows Mobile phone instead of iPhone 3G
|iPhone 3G goes on sale today worldwide, but we would like to point out that in many respects Windows Mobile phones are superior to iPhone 3G.
Here are the reasons:
- 3rd party applications in iPhone 3G cannot run in background: only one application can run at any given time in iPhone 3G so no background running of applications possible! In Windows Mobile phone several (many) applications can run at the same time so it is possible for example to simultaneously run in Windows Mobile: a) downloading a 50 MB MP3 file with a podcast, b) IM chatting with somebody including native Skype client for Windows Mobile or native Live Messenger from Microsoft, c) edit Office documents, d) browse Internet, e) make a phone call, etc.
- iPhone 3G has resolution of only 480×320 what is 2 times less than VGA (640×480) and W-VGA (wide VGA = 800×480) used in several Windows Mobile phones, what practically means: you can read more text on the display at once and everything is sharper
- camera in iPhone 3G is inferior to camera in many Windows Mobile phones: it has only 2 megapixels compared to 3 to 5 megapixels in Windows Mobile phones and it does not have auto-focus – also present in many Windows Mobile phones
- one cannot record videos with built-in camera of iPhone 3G, what is possible up to resolution of 640×480 pixels and 30 FPS (frames per second) in Windows Mobile phones
- iPhone 3G supports HSDPA of maximal speed only 3.6 MB/second, while some Windows Mobile phones (including HTC Touch Diamond) suppport HSDPA of speed 7.2 MB/second
- iPhone 3G does not have exchangeable battery that all Windows Mobile phones have, but only built-in battery so if you run out of battery you cannot replace it to prolong battery life – as it is possible with Windows Mobile phones
- original (i.e. from Microsoft) Office Mobile is built-in in each Windows Mobile phone and allows not only for viewing but also for editing of Office documents, so there is no need ot buy 3rd party software for it
- there is much more 3rd party applications (programs) for Windows Mobile: over 20,000 compared to 500 for iPhone 3G
- to make applications for Windows Mobile one needs either PC computer or Mac but to make applications for iPhone 3G one needs to buy a Mac computer – if you don’t have Mac computer then you cannot develop applications for iPhone 3G
- most Windows Mobile phones come without SIM lock so they can be used at any operator in given country and with SIM cards from abroad (important when traveling and you want to use local prepaid SIM card to avoid International roaming fees) while iPhone 3G has SIM lock and can work with only this operator at which it has been purchased
- iPhone 3G has capacitive touch-screen meaning that it must be used with fingers and that it cannot be used with stylus or fingernails (what women like)
- iPhone 3G has no physical keyboard or keypad, so users have no choice but to use virtual keyboards on the display while Windows Mobile offers phones in various form-factors, including such that have both touch-screen and a physical QWERTY keyboard
Conclusion: do not buy iPhone 3G but instead buy one of many Windows Mobile phones!
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I used to be one of those “Apple sux” kind of guy… everything windows for me…. including several windows smartphones… I skipped the original iphone clinging onto my ATT Tilt touting every feature that the tilt had that the iphone didn’t – 3G, GPS, tethering (modded of course), etc…
Then with the announcement of the app store and the looming release of the 3G, thought I’d try to make a few bucks by developing some apps for the iphone 3g… realized like the article said, you gotta have a mac… well sort of… found some sites that walked me through how to get OSX onto my Dell… definitely hard for me to pick up Cocoa/Objective-c (the programming environment/language for Mac/iphone)… so gave it up for awhile and continued on with my “ignorance is bliss”.. still thought my tilt was awesome…..at least when it wasn’t dog slow b/c so many apps would still be running in the background (even after you hit the x to close it)… Christmas came around and my wife wanted an iPhone since all of the medical apps that she wanted/needed were there… so I broke down and bought her one & b/c she’s not into gadgets, she asked me to get everything set up… I set it up with itunes, installed the apps she wanted, and started to play around with iphone…. lets just say the rest is history… 3 days later I had an iphone. The ui IS that much better than windows mobile… it just seems so fluid and intuitive… the apps are very snappy… though there is 1 gripe about not being able to run certain apps in the background like an IM client (though I did find a work around after I jailbroke it) It would be nice to had the option to have 1 ~2 additional apps to run in the background. It is hands down the best smart phone I’ve ever had… it’s super intuitive and just works…. battery life is limited (4~5 hours if your on it constantly like I am right before bed) but I’m never that far away from a usb port (car, laptop, or wall adapter) to get juiced back up. Here are my top reasons why you should get an iPhone: 1) User Interface trounces windows mobile, 2) App store – right from your phone – no need to go to the web site to download and then use activesync to install like windows mobile 3) built in accelerometer – who knew all the crazy apps that takes advantage of this including games, 4) integrated iPod and itunes – never really listened to podcasts before the iphone but this has changed the way I listen to news and stay up to date with everything….itunes automatically downloads podcasts you subscribe to everytime you sync. 5) it just works!