Thursday, June 24, 2010

True Total Cost of iPhone 4 Versus Other Top Android Phones

Today being the day of the official Apple iPhone 4 release I thought it would be a pretty good idea to actually see what the true cost of having a new iPhone 4 would be versus having the top Android phones and their respective carriers. I checked out BillShrink and lucky me, they happen to have a comparison cost chart.

Surprisingly T-Mobile's offering is actually the cheapest with their Google phone, the Nexus One. I played around with my friend's Nexus One and it's a beautiful phone and the responsiveness is pretty quick. I'm one of those people that will click around quickly, or maybe a better label is those people that are considered powerusers and know what to do and why they are doing it. Nothing kills powerusers more than having to click something, wait for a fraction of a second longer than they have to because it breaks the flow of whatever they need to do.

I'm also one of the people that enjoy taking pictures and taking lots of pictures of the moment. Trying to take pics of the moment can be priceless. A split second delay can cause you to miss that moment. Of course it's no big deal if the subject is stationary and posing. I personally hate posed pictures. The whole point of me pointing this out is the quickness the Nexus One takes pictures and the LED flash doesn't wash out the colors of the subject. So playing around, and going crazy, snapping pics of everything and everyone during a happy hour at a sports bar, I was very impressed with my friend's Nexus One.

The reason I'm not mentioning much of the iPhone 4 is because I'm not going to camp out, and stand in line for an hour or more to get the new phone. Plus being on AT&T's new 2 gb data cap is ridiculous! I'm not sure how many people actually know they will be capped when they get the new phone and plan. It's going to suck for them! Surprise!!!!!

From BillShrink.com

The iPhone 4, EVO 4G, Droid Incredible, and Google Nexus One; when it comes to choosing a smartphone, there are several worthy competitors on the market to consider. It is important to compare the key features that each phone and its carrier offer before making a decision. By looking at the chart below, you can compare pricing, plans and smartphone features and decide which phone will best suit your individual needs.

Editor’s note: Though the category is listed as “unlimited plan,” you should note that due to AT&T’s recent data service pricing change, they’re no longer offering unlimited data plan for new subscribers. Instead, new users will have the option to a 2 GB plan for $25 or a 200 MB plan for $15. This is rather unfortunate as other carriers may soon adopt AT&T’s tiered rate for data service, and the current a la carte pricing may not really reflect what the average user needs (it’s either too much data given, or not enough).

This cost comparison is also specifically tailored for a balance mix of users. Obviously, if you’re a gadget geek, you know each phone’s specifications and dimensions by heart, but if you’re just average Joe, you may not care if the phone is powered by a Qualcomm 1 GHz Snapdragon or its competitor sports the similar ARM-based Cortex-A8 CPU packaged with a PowerVR SGX graphics chip.

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