The Apple iPhone has been hugely popular since it was launched. But, as the saying goes, "nothing lasts forever."
In time, this will probably stand true for Apple. But who will take the throne? There are many question to be answered, and even more to be asked. How much longer will Apple’s mobile device reign last? Will Android be the next iPhone? What will happen after the iPhone is gone?
In the first three days of the iPhone 4 launch, Apple sold 1.7 million devices. Not to mention that a lot of them were pre-ordered, and many stores had to wait until the pre-orders were filled before they could offer the device in stores. Impressive, surely. But will they be able to continue doing this for the rough seas to come?
All in all, the iPhone 4 does not surpass the technology of a lot of the phones on the market. Many of the things that the iPhone 4 offers have been seen before. The two camera feature? They weren’t the first: quite a few phones had this before them. What about the apps? Well, iPhone has definitely had a huge success with their App Store. But Android, Blackberry, and many other phone companies offer the same thing.
A major drawback of the iPhone is its lack of customizability. It took them years to make it so you can simply change the background image, and as far as appearance goes, that’s next to nothing: You can’t change the theme or font style. Nothing to make it your own.
But Android is all about personalization with phones like the myTouch and the Tattoo. They urge you to make the phone 100% you, which is something many people enjoy. Instead of their phone looking like the other 10 million iPhone 4s, it can stand out from the crowd and really represent the user.
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