Mobile Device Comparison
- 1. THE CARRIERS THE PHONES + THE FEATURES iPhone 4 Droid Incredible Evo 4G Nexus One Blackberry Bold AT&T Verizon Sprint T-Mobile 9650 - Sprint Storage 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB 4 GB 256 MB Capacity (32 GB available) (expandable to 32 GB) (expandable to 32 GB) (expandable to 32 GB) (expandable to 2 GB) 7 hrs 3G talk time Battery 5.2 hrs 3G talk time 5.2 hrs 3G/4G talk 7 hrs 3G talk time 4.5 hrs 3G talk time Life 14 hrs 2G talk time 146 hrs standby 146 hrs standby 250 hrs standby 324 hrs standby 300 hrs standby Screen 960x640 800x480 800x480 800x480 480x320 Size 3.5 inch IPS 3.7 inch AMOLED 4.3 inch TFT LCD 3.7 inch AMOLED TFT LCD Camera 5.0 MP 8.0 MP 8.0 MP 5.0 MP 3.2 MP with video capabilities with video capabilities with video capabilities with video capabilities Wi-Fi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes GPS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes App Blackberry App Store iTunes App Store Android Market Android Market Android Market World Number of Apps 250,000+ 100,000+ 100,000+ 100,000+ 8,000+ Multitasking Yes Yes Yes Yes No Price with $199 $199 $199 $179 $199 Contract ($299 for 32 GB) (After $100 rebate) ($529 without contract) (After $100 rebate) $108.99 $113.38 $99.99 $79.99 $99.99 Unlimited unlimited voice & unlimited voice, unlimited voice, unlimited voice, unlimited voice, Plans* messaging, 2 GB data messaging, and data messaging, and data messaging, and data messaging, and data (only avail. with $529 purchase option) Minimum $65.39 $76.18 $53.89 $79.99 $53.89 Plans* 450 minutes, unlimited 450 minutes 450 minutes 500 minutes 450 minutes messaging & 200 MB data unlimited messaging & data unlimited messaging & data unlimited messaging & data unlimited messaging & data Unlimited Plan $2815 $2920 $2599 $2449 $2599 Total Costs* (over 24 months, (over 24 months) (over 24 months) (over 24 months) (over 24 months) without contract) Minimum Plan $1768 $1883 $1492 $2099 $1492 Total Costs* (over 24 months) (over 24 months) (over 24 months) (over 24 months) (over 24 months) Sources: Billshrink.com, Sprint.com, Blackberry.com *Prices include Washington University discount when available. Note: You can save additional money on minimum plans by choosing a limited texting plan.
- 2. THE DEVICES iPod Touch iPad Kindle Netbook THE FEATURES Apple Apple Amazon Inspirion Mini 10 Dell Storage 32 GB 32 GB 2 GB 160 GB Capacity (8 & 64 GB available) (16 & 64 GB available) (Kindle DX has 4 GB) (Kindle DX has 4 GB) 10 hrs wi-fi Battery 30 hrs audio 336 hrs wi-fi reading web/video/music 9.5 hrs tested usage Life 6 hrs video 168 hrs 3G reading 9 hrs 3G web Screen 480x320 1024x768 600x800 1024x600 Size 3.5 inch multi-touch 9.7 inch IPS multi-touch 6 inch e-ink grayscale 10.1 inch WSVGA On the touchscreen, Physical QWERTY Slightly smaller than Keyboard On the touchscreen external available buttons normal keyboard Wi-Fi Yes Yes Yes Yes Dimensions 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.33in 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.5in 7.5 x 4.8 x 0.335in 10.5 x 7.8 x 1.0in Weight 4.05 oz 24/25.6 oz 8.5/8.7 oz 43.2 oz (wi-fi/wifi+3G) (wi-fi/wifi+3G) App iTunes App Store iTunes App Store None Available Any Windows App Store 215,000 315,000 0 1,000,000+ Number of Apps Yes Yes No Yes Multitasking Price $299 $499-$829 $139 ($199 for 8 GB, ($499-$699 for 16-64GB wi-fi, ($379 for Kindle DX) $299 $399 for 64 GB) $629-$829 for 16-64GB wi-fi+3G) Optional card Yes, $30/month, no Yes if 3G model, 3G/4G Data Plan Not Possible required, costs vary contract, AT&T only free & global by provider Gaming, watching Video chat, watching Gaming, web surfing, movies, web surfing, Best For Reading ebooks movies, web surfing, music, short videos typing with external email keyboard Sources: apple.com, amazon.com, dell.com