[HD2 General] mystik610:
I've been using a first gen iPhone for over 2 years, while my wife has gone from a G1 to a mytouch 3G. Prior to getting the iPhone I owned a t-mobile SDA, and eventually got a t-mobile wing. In a nut-shell, I have quite a bit of experience with all 3 mobile operating systems.

One thing you realize after going through all three of the operating systems is that none of them are perfect....each of them excel in certain areas, and each of them absolutely suck in certain areas. Whether or not a device/mobile OS is right for you depends on how you intend to use it.

The biggest draw of the iPhone and Android are the third party apps that are available. When it comes to the quality AND quantity of apps, however, the iPhone has any Android phone beat....particularly when it comes to games. Hell, they've got a very faithful port of Street Fighter IV coming to the iPhone. The iPhone also offers limited, but proper exchange support and data encryption, which is an absolute must for business use. I probably would have switched to android if it satisfied the requirements of the IT department at work in terms of data encryption.

I do think Android has more long-term potential though, as it seems the hardware and software is continually getting better, while Apple is more concerned with consistency between hardware profiles than they are with advancing mobile OSX. The ability to multi-task is a definite plus too, and the live wallpapers that I first saw on my friends Nexus one are pretty darn sick. Android also excels in terms of customization options right out of the box, whereas the iPhone offers absolutely no customization unless you're one of the select few that are willing to jail-break the phone...and that whole process can be even more complicated than flashing the OS onto a WinMo phone.

After having played with iPhones and Android phones for a while now, I've eventually lost the infatuation with all the Apps. My wife and I rarely use our phones (iPhone and mytouch 3g) outside of their core functions any more. Eventually you see that while some of the Apps are cool, most of them are pointless, impulse purchases...and you eventually realize that all the apps in the world don't make up for the shortcomings of mobile OSX and android...particularly when it comes to business use. I like the Apps, but I miss the 'mobile PC' feel of windows mobile. I miss the extensive calendar and task list options and perfect exchange syncing that made my professional life so much easier. I miss being able to properly display and make changes to documents as needed. I miss being able to store and access files as easily and as properly as I could on a WinMo device.

And this is why I'm taking a hard look at the HTC HD2. It actually has more function than the blackberries that people carry around. Its perfect as a business device, and isn't as vanilla and boring as a blackberry. On the other hand, it isn't as flashy and childish looking as the iPhone and most other Android phones. In fact, the more I look at windows phone 7 series, the more I wonder how proper of a professional device it is. Do I necessarily want my friends facebook profile pics and xbox live avatars scrolling on the home screen along the massive face of the HD2 while in a professional setting?

I'm definitely keeping the iPhone as its a very simple, and very fun phone, but will add the HD2 for use at work. They're both good at very different things, and serve very different purposes.