electronista.com — The use of the iPhone online has accelerated to where it's now outranking Symbian in terms of sheer traffic, AdMob's March 2009 metrics report shows. Tracking access worldwide based on ad requests, the firm says OS X iPhone grew to represent 38 percent of smartphone traffic and just slightly edged out all Symbian phones (37 percent).
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commodusApr 24, 2009Submitter
Nokia's Symbian phones usually have Nokia Maps preloaded, which uses the same thing. They can get third-party apps that don't need online access for GPS, but out of the box you're in the same spot as an iPhone (iPhones won't need it either as of 3.0).
theculchie1Apr 24, 2009
Sounds like you never used Opera mini..Opera mini rocks.
mrfurious2kApr 24, 2009
I've been looking for a smart phone for my wife. I'm currently running an HTC Mogul w/ Windows mobile 6.1. I immediately discounted that because it's interface is klunky, sluggish, and the phone has to be rebooted about once a week because it gets too flaky. We're currently with Sprint so we looked at their offerings. Some of their newer phones have a nice touch interface, but they're all somewhat sluggish and forced compared to the iphone's interface. Ultimately, unless I can find something that offers the user experience that the iphone does, we'll either go with another standard phone or switch to the iphone (which costs too much imho).
drunkendragonApr 24, 2009
I'm reading this from my iphone muahahahahaaaa
commodusApr 24, 2009Submitter
It does, from what I've seen. Check the Palm site to be sure (or if not, then Sprint once the phone has a release date).
p8ntballnxjApr 24, 2009
I'll go point by point so that i dont ramble."About the only advantages your N95 will likely have as of the June iPhone update will be a 5-megapixel camera" - Yes, the 5mp camera that can take awesome pics and record video at 30fps to mp4 format is very nice. Oh, i have more settings just for the camera then i even know what to do with. Its has replaced my 8mp camera. Being able to have all that in one device is sweet."(not terribly well-managed) multitasking" - i think this is more a matter of opinion, imo. Im able to run many different app's at once and i can switch between them just by holding the main menu key (think: alt+tab). "Apple has a much better e-mail client" - Again, its a matter of taste. If you really wanted the best emailing device, go with a blackberry. Everything else is close. My IMAP setup to my gmail account works just fine. Plus there are plenty of push email app's for people who really use it. It works for me."and infinitely better implementations of web browsing and media playback" - This i will agree with you on. Surfing the internet on my N95 isnt as sweet as doing it on the iphone. The only S60 device i actually liked surfing the net on was the E90. I tip my hat to apple on that one.What apple and the iphone have really won in is the UI and app store. Honestly, those are two huge nukes on the phone world (well, the US market at least). Speaking on S60, app's are sort of hard to come by (well, the Ovi store is being put together so thats coming soon at least). Its not like there is one huge data base of app's. Plus developing for S60 is a pain (symbian signed...fail)For me, the camera, battery life, BT stack and nokia RF/build quality is what sold me on it.
omnivectorApr 24, 2009
I'd tell you to go with the iPhone for one simple reason: The App Store. Brief example: I have an app to control iTunes, VLC, My mouse, and keyboard, my front row remote, and an official gesture based boxee remote app. My point with all this is, no other platform has even close to this traction. Could you imagine using your phone as a universal remote for your media center on a pre, a device that hasn't even shipped yet?This just scratches the surface of what it can do, and believe me once the iPhone dock connector opens up this summer (same time the pre comes out, and probably even the new iPhone) you'll see a dizzying array of hardware adapters for the phone that will turn it into everything from a medical utility capable of instantly sending your stats to a doctor. Will the pre have that? No.Honestly, you're wasting your money staying with Sprint and waiting out a phone that's going to have no traction due to the poor carrier install base (sprint) / US only launch (physical, non-localizable keyboard).