Nexus One vs. iPhone
February 26th, 2010 | Published in Technology
Here’s an iPhone developer comparing the Nexus One and the iPhone after using the Nexus One for a while:
The Nexus One isn’t a bad phone by any stretch of the imagination. Had it come out three years ago, it would have been revolutionary. But you do have to train yourself to Android’s idiosyncrasies much more so than the iPhone. If you’ve never owned or used an iPhone, you’ll probably find the Nexus One to be a very adequate device and will assume that the minor annoyances are just part of owning a smart phone. If you’ve owned an iPhone for any length of time, you’ll likely feel, as I do, that it’s a rather half-baked device with some good ideas but generally weak execution. [...]
I would never willingly choose the Nexus One over my iPhone for daily use, nor would I recommend it to someone who didn’t explicitly state that avoiding AT&T or using an open platform was among their top priorities.