[EVO 4G General] shawnathan9:
I once had a 3G iPhone and that battery was just terrible. I might have gone through 5-6hrs before it was dead. - Not all iOS were good on battery.

The iPhone 4 is a lot better in battery conservation and the other poster was right in saying that the advantage with Apple is that they only manufacturer the iPhone and the iOS is ONLY for their own product. Therefore, they have higher rate of perfecting the compatibility of the hardware/software to get the best results.

What android has been is a open source OS which manufacturers use as a base to make their product then the carriers add-on their customized version of android afterwards. The carriers care more about profit a lot of the time so add-on interface and bloatware have always plagued the android OS that finally makes it to the consumer.

Therefore, you're looking at the idea that battery optimization is not the best as a result. I'm not discrediting your claim because it's completely valid.

The focus nowadays should be toward a idea of "How do we make a better power source or battery for mobile platforms" instead of how we do improve an OS to work on technology that has a very meek outlook in the future?"

This thread almost sounds like you're subconsciously suggesting that Google sucks because you're saying "who's to blame". I'm sure that's not your intention which should be to ask for "insight" rather but a lot of people do read at face value so you're best to re-consider in re-titling your thread or make a conscious decision about it in the future.

Sounds like your intention to build a topic of "opinion" is less a contribution to the chat forum than something worth talking about.

If you're going to iOS then be prepared to invest in appstore/apple only apps which you might pay for and end up never using again if you move away from apple.

Also be prepared to learn how to use only the home button as your go to function button and see that other menu options are either in a app or just not available through certain applications because you do not have shortcut function buttons built into the hardware interface of your phone.

Each has it's pro's and con's. My user experience has been that Android is just so flexible in so many ways. If I do buy an app, you can bet that even if no longer have a HTC and I go get another Android phone then I can still download those apps that I paid for and still use them.

You're always stuck with the same boring interface with an iOS but you have a decent battery life.

You're able to change the interface on Android to how you prefer so you can have a widget that actually shows you weather, agendas, reminders, players, et cetera but those additional and real multi-tasking applications do contribute to lesser battery performance.

It's also convenient to be able to replace my own battery when I need to instead of paying a premium cost to have someone replace it if I don't bother to do it myself on an iPhone.

Lastly, I'm not stuck with limited data options and higher monthly cost as well as limited carrier options if I get an Apple.

WP7 looked more promising in terms of usability simply due to having some more function buttons. As for the developing market, it's very hard to say how much actual support you'll see in that forum.

I may be wrong with my assumption but who's to blame?

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