[wellylug] Android: A Better iPhone ?

[Daniel Pittman]

Bruce Hoult <bruce at hoult.org> writes:
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Sam Vilain <sam at vilain.net> wrote:
>> The new Motorola Droid is CDMA only, for Verizon in the US - it's got
>> much more RAM, faster processor and runs Android 2.0.
>
> Something to watch for with these phones. Apparently they can only
> store applications (and their built in data) in the internal storage,
> not on the card, and it's limited to 256 MB.

One of the most common hacks on the G1/Dream is "apps2sd", which allows the
applications to be stored on the SD card rather than internal flash.  Comes at
some cost, and it doesn't appeal to me much, but the option is there...

> I've only got three screens of apps on my iPhone (far less than many
> people I know) but a quick check shows that is 860 MB.

O_o  iPhone applications must be either really bloaty, or you have a lot of
multi-media heavy stuff.  Anyway, my point is that Android applications tend
to be lighter.

The few that do use substantial data tend to support the SD card for storage
anyhow; my eBook reader, the camera, etc, all do.

        Daniel

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