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To: Melas
Where the Iphone falls short of the phones in my list is functionality

Where I stated, way back in the beginning, that the importance of any functionality usually depends on the individual.

Sort of a like a 720p vs 1080P video on a small flatpanel TV

That one is clearly noticeable on the iPhone. You can't make out pixels, so text looks like it's in print. It is amazing, much easier on the eyes. The resolution is just below the threshold of visibility, while your comparison of 720p vs. 1080p is about overkill in using 1080p in smaller TVs where 720p is already below that threshold. No Android phone is already below the threshold.

Hotspot. It works, and Apple doesn’t have it.

It will very soon. But this is for those who need it. All other say who cares.

Apple’s internet experience is crippled with it’s sub-par flash support. Not the case with the high end androids with the latest flash player.

Even the high-end Androids have crappy Flash support. Flash just isn't made for mobile touch devices, and sucks on them.

Voice navigation.

Good for those who want it, everybody else, who cares.

Iphone has a decent keyboard, but it can’t compare to the speed I have with swype.

That's you. Others have different experiences. And you can get Dragon for the iPhone.

I video chat with the wife more than I call her now. Apple won’t do it unless you’re in a hotspot.

Again, for those who want it. But expect that AT&T imposed limitation to end soon.

Difference: HTC was considerate enough to realize that it’s the 21st century and component cables are so 1999, so they game me HDMI support.

I do believe you are the first person I've ever heard who actually wanted to plug a phone into a TV. That is a very esoteric feature. The iPhone mainly has video out as a legacy of the iPod connector. And if they really wanted to come into the 21st Century, they should have used Display Port.

Nah, I repeat. The top of the line androids smoke the Iphone in every relevant category.

You said "when it comes to power." I addressed that with the facts. This is an expanded statement.

I’m not a brand fanboi.

For reference, my current phone is also an Android. But that's mainly because no matter how good the iPhone is, it wasn't enough to make me switch to AT&T.

26 posted on 01/20/2011 3:41:15 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
I do believe you are the first person I've ever heard who actually wanted to plug a phone into a TV. That is a very esoteric feature.

This actually surprises me. Being able to directly hook it up to the television is what makes the video camera useful to me.

58 posted on 01/21/2011 10:04:05 AM PST by Melas
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