iPhone vs. G1 Android: Simply make a call

Michael Punzenberger — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:44:59 +0000

Phone and G1 are the big favorites under the smartphones with a touchscreen. Their myriad of functional possibilities on the go sometimes even replaces a laptop. Complications start by simple things like making a phone call.

To type in a phone number requires full concentration on the screen. Gone are the days when you wrote a complete SMS with the mobile phone in your pocket. Is this a step back in development?

Years ago the problem has been solved perfectly with Windows Mobile: Thanks to the extra-fee “Voice Command” add-on, speech was converted to the wanted dial-ups without necessary training even at normal environmental sounds. This feature is also included in the software “BlueMe” in cars from Fiat and Alfa Romeo. There it can be activated with a switch on the steering wheel.

Both iPhone and G1 only come out with some announcements of these opportunities, but they are not implemented so far. So you still need the targeted pressure on the touchscreen surface for dialing.

Contact lists are no big help with these phones. For comfortable scrolling and searching through the name list, both hands are required, especially if you have short thumbs.

No less difficult is the search for a stored contact. On G1 the search is hidden behind the menu button. With the iPhone you have to close the application “Phone” (green phone icon) and to open the “Contacts”. There a finger-tap into the search box opens the letter makes to enter the search. At least the small keyboard surface in vertical mode forces you to stop walking for finding the searched contact number.

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iPhone vs. G1 Android: Simply make a call

Phone and G1 are the big favorites under the smartphones with a touchscreen. Their myriad of functional possibilities on the go sometimes even replaces a laptop. Complications start by simple things like making a phone call.

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