Coverage: Call Quality and 3G Speed
If we step away for a moment from all the bells and whistles (or in this case itunes and app stores) of the Apple iPhone 3Gs and the Motorola Droid, we can take a closer look at some of the more overlooked features of these phones, not seen by the naked "i". But enough with the iPuns, let's get down to discussing how AT&T supports the iPhone compared to Verizon Wireless and the Droid.
Just like in football, where it's the kicker's job to kick the ball, it's the cell phone carrier's job to provide phone coverage. But with the recent Verizon and AT&T commercial media battles, who's to know which company is telling the truth. Hands down Verizon has the best call quality and service. It is what they have stood by from the beginning, "Can you hear me now?" AT&T doesn't compare to Verizon's call service, but they make up for it in their superb data coverage, thanks in large part to the iPhone. But don't just take my word for it, take it from me and my friends! I did a review with a group of my friends who are spread out all over the continental U.S., with an equal amount of iPhone and Droid users.
My own cell phone career has led me to sign up with all the major carriers at one point or another, except T-Mobile who always seems to be a bit behind in technology and equipment, but they were rated as having the highest customer service ranking. My group of tech friends, made up of equal amounts of iPhone and Droid users, have similar stories so we probably are as good a random sample as Gallup Poll or any other company can find.
The results are below.
We ranked the voice coverage in the following order:
1.) Verizon Wireless 2.) Sprint 3.) T-Mobile 4.) AT&T Wireless
We ranked data coverage as follows:
1.) AT&T Wireless 2.) Sprint 3.) T-Mobile 4.) Verizon Wireless
Equipment: Pure touchscreen vs Touchscreen with slide-out keyboard
The type of keyboard interface anyone would choose to use is a matter of personal preference of course, but what we will set straight is what kind of touch screen is more superior. How can one touch screen be better than another? By how they are touched of course...
What is not known to much of the touch screen toting public is that there is a huge difference in the iPhone touch screen and most other touch screens out there. The iPhone relies on the electrical properties of your finger to identify where on the screen you are touching. This allows it to be much more responsive and intuitive to what you want to do. The rest of the industry uses a resistive touch screen that relies on pressure to identify location. By using multiple layers stacked on top of each other it uses the pressure applied by your finger or stylus to cause those layers to touch and thus provoke the appropriate response.
The QWERTY keyboard of the Motorola Droid is pretty standard in structure and function. For those who simply hate typing with a touch keyboard it will definitely be a bonus. But it does add some weight and bulk to the Motorola Droid design.
So it looks as if until the prophecy of the "iPhone Killer" is fulfilled, we will all continue to bow down to the Apple iPhone 3Gs (or at least until the iPhone 4Gs comes out). At the same time the Motorola Droid must be acknowledged for its features and functions as well, despite not living up to all the hype centered around its launch. However, with the iPhone is still provided exclusively with AT&T Wireless, an adequate comparison of the iPhone 3Gs and Droid will always require comparing the difference in AT&T and Verizon, respectively.
If we step away for a moment from all the bells and whistles (or in this case itunes and app stores) of the Apple iPhone 3Gs and the Motorola Droid, we can take a closer look at some of the more overlooked features of these phones, not seen by the naked "i". But enough with the iPuns, let's get down to discussing how AT&T supports the iPhone compared to Verizon Wireless and the Droid.
Just like in football, where it's the kicker's job to kick the ball, it's the cell phone carrier's job to provide phone coverage. But with the recent Verizon and AT&T commercial media battles, who's to know which company is telling the truth. Hands down Verizon has the best call quality and service. It is what they have stood by from the beginning, "Can you hear me now?" AT&T doesn't compare to Verizon's call service, but they make up for it in their superb data coverage, thanks in large part to the iPhone. But don't just take my word for it, take it from me and my friends! I did a review with a group of my friends who are spread out all over the continental U.S., with an equal amount of iPhone and Droid users.
My own cell phone career has led me to sign up with all the major carriers at one point or another, except T-Mobile who always seems to be a bit behind in technology and equipment, but they were rated as having the highest customer service ranking. My group of tech friends, made up of equal amounts of iPhone and Droid users, have similar stories so we probably are as good a random sample as Gallup Poll or any other company can find.
The results are below.
We ranked the voice coverage in the following order:
1.) Verizon Wireless 2.) Sprint 3.) T-Mobile 4.) AT&T Wireless
We ranked data coverage as follows:
1.) AT&T Wireless 2.) Sprint 3.) T-Mobile 4.) Verizon Wireless
Equipment: Pure touchscreen vs Touchscreen with slide-out keyboard
The type of keyboard interface anyone would choose to use is a matter of personal preference of course, but what we will set straight is what kind of touch screen is more superior. How can one touch screen be better than another? By how they are touched of course...
What is not known to much of the touch screen toting public is that there is a huge difference in the iPhone touch screen and most other touch screens out there. The iPhone relies on the electrical properties of your finger to identify where on the screen you are touching. This allows it to be much more responsive and intuitive to what you want to do. The rest of the industry uses a resistive touch screen that relies on pressure to identify location. By using multiple layers stacked on top of each other it uses the pressure applied by your finger or stylus to cause those layers to touch and thus provoke the appropriate response.
The QWERTY keyboard of the Motorola Droid is pretty standard in structure and function. For those who simply hate typing with a touch keyboard it will definitely be a bonus. But it does add some weight and bulk to the Motorola Droid design.
So it looks as if until the prophecy of the "iPhone Killer" is fulfilled, we will all continue to bow down to the Apple iPhone 3Gs (or at least until the iPhone 4Gs comes out). At the same time the Motorola Droid must be acknowledged for its features and functions as well, despite not living up to all the hype centered around its launch. However, with the iPhone is still provided exclusively with AT&T Wireless, an adequate comparison of the iPhone 3Gs and Droid will always require comparing the difference in AT&T and Verizon, respectively.
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