Comments on: ATT Tilt / TyTn II vs iPhone 3g Comparison

By: Juris

Juris — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:33:42 +0000

Ok, sorry sir, but your knowledge about hardware is a 0%. i a chart you did not say anything about iPhone having like 300% more powerful GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) with full OpenGL ES support? and it's multi-stream CPU ? about iPhone having smaller pixels on it's screen? i have used Windows Mobile pocket PC for about 1 and a half year. and now i got iPhone. and i am a game programmer, engine developer for Windows. and now for iPhone too. I will tell you, there will NOT be a device that will match iPhone Power, multi-touch screen, and raw power for a long time and years to come. all aps i have had for my WM PocketPC were nothing compared to iPhone apps. most WM apps are just very bad ports. Tytn 2 in no where close to iPhone with it's raw processing power, quality software and Accelerometer…

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:02:19 +0000

Best article/review/comparison, although your chart sounded kind of biased but everything I wanted to say about it has already been said. Especially all the people who said educated things made me happy. None of that 12 year old bs people do.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:50:46 +0000

I wouldn’t buy the iPhone even though it is a much better phone. I am the anti apple fanboy. Therefore I use Vista which sucks and I won’t use anything by Apple. Also I drive a Geo because I won’t drive the nicer Mercedes-Benz because I don’t like the Mercedes fanboys. It seems like every time a company makes a great product like the Apple or Mercedes products they get fanboys so I’ll always have to use junk. I also spend a lot of time trying to justify why the Geo Prism is better then the Mercedes SLK 320.

Number one: They both have engines. :( Oh Well…
Number two: The geo is slower so I’m not as likely to get a ticket.

By: vader

vader — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:08:44 +0000

And by the by Alex: the tilt is a ppc(wm pro.) not a

smart phone(wm std), learn the difference. If you are

going to trash a product at least hae the sense to do

basic research.

By: vader

vader — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:04:42 +0000

Alex: Closed product for a closed(read small) mind.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:07:51 +0000

The tilt and all the other windows mobile smartphones suck complete ass.

By: psionandy

psionandy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:15:32 +0000

The Samsung Omnia looks like it has the best of both worlds… The form factor and built in memory of the iphone (8 or 16GB versions).. finger friendly touch screen. Fantastic movie playing drivers (its DIXV certified!). At the same time it has an aditional microsd cards giving a maximum of 32 gb of storage at any one time!) runs wm6.1 so your tilt apps and free software should work as well.

Now if only t-mobile could call me back about the upgrade they promised me!!!!

By: bingbangbong

bingbangbong — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:54:53 +0000

Very funny article. The first thing you should note is that listing the specs. of a phone gives very little indication of how good it is. The second thing you should note is that it is easy to choose which items appear or are omitted from the list.

In terms of spec, neither phone is anywhere near the best. Willcom D4 blows them out of the water. In terms of usability, implementation of features, general stability, the iphone wins easily. The tilt is a lot fatter, making it more difficult to carry around without a huge bulge in your pocket (wink wink), is no where near on par for speed of applications, video/audio playback/build quality. For the feautres most people are looking for, the iphone wins. Large built in memory, nice build, large screen, easy to use/add apps etc.

The tilt is a nice phone, more of a PDA than the iPhone, has some nice features that don’t really appeal to the mass audience, lacks usability and stability but has customization and an open system.

However, for most people the iphone is clearly the better choice.

Seriously, again, the listing of specs. (consisting of items chosen by you of course) is extremely funny. About as amateur a comparison as can be made.

You could put another sign on the wall. IMPLEMENTATION OF FEATURES IS KEY.

p.s. Nice cheeky inclusion of 32gb memory cards. VERY objective……

By: Tiltuser

Tiltuser — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:02:55 +0000

I’ve had a tilt for 2 months after having Blackberries for 3 years, and as much as I know how to tweak a phone, I’ve been very frustrated with the usability of the Tilt. I’m on number two now and in another week (once the Rom update doesn’t work again) I’ll be on my third one. It’s so sluggish out of the box that simple calendar updates cause load time issues. In comparison to my old Blackberry 8830, well, I can’t even begin to compare. Now my partner has the new Iphone and he can do the same task that I do and make 3 phone calls in the same time I do one task and 1 phone call. I know the IPhone is not a blackberry, but for overall usability, I’m sad to say it best the Tilt.

By: ADR

ADR — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:05:19 +0000

No, the Tmobile Wing is not similar in many ways to the Tilt. In fact, Tmobile will be introducing the Tilt at the end of Q3 or in Q4 as one of the 3G phones.

Neither phone is a good consumer phone. The Tilt is mostly an enthusiast’s phone. One needs to add applications and configure the phone to work to one’s own preferences. As the phone comes from AT&T, the typical consumer will have difficulties obtaining obtaining as much value as with the iphone 3G.

However, in the hands of an enthusiast, it is a far superior phone to the iphone. Its interface can be changed ad infinitum (and there are many interfaces one can buy and install) and there are many applications that create a far more usuable phone than the iphone in all elements. In terms of browsers, one would not be limited to Safari; there are at least 3 – 4 browers that can provide a similar experience: Opera Mini 4.1, Opera mobile 9.5 beta 1, Skyfire (closed beta), Iris etc, etc…The same with podcasts, music and other uses. The Tilt is also a superior business device with min-Office applications and a great Blackberry email application. The phone can also emulate the blackberry interface (the push and cancel buttons are there).

In addition, the bluetooth implementation as well as the GPS are better than those of the iphone. Also, having compared these two phones, sound during calling is superior in the Tilt.

By: psionandy

psionandy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:40:08 +0000

Alex… the wing is a much slower machine… 200mhz processor, with half the memory and and running older software to the tilt. I think its only 2g as well. I had a Hermes (the predecessor to the tilt) and the tilt totally blows it away in terms of performance.

So the wing is not really a fair comparator for the tilt.

The iPhone is very nice in a lot of ways… obviously the UI. And some of the apps are quite innovative. the new version of Opera now rivals safari and so there’s not a lot of things that the iphone does that the tilt can’t do as well. Of course 3rd party apps may be needed… but then the iphone needs 3rd party apps to do a lot of what the tilt can do.

both are viable platforms.. with strengths and weaknesses. Despite what the apple marketting people may claim many of those ‘new revolutionary features’ are pretty old hat.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:59:44 +0000

I had the tmobile wing which is pretty similar to the tilt and it was a pretty frustrating experience. It took 10 seconds for the screen to rotate when I slid out the keyboard. The UI is confusing and slow, and I just didn’t like using my phone. I bought the iPhone 3g a couple of weeks ago and its amazing. The UI is great the media and web experience is great. I have 3 full homescreens with amazing apps. I just love using the iphone alot more than my old wing.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:23:17 +0000

Hi i love your blog and i was womndering though what one is cheaper when compared to phone planes

By: Kristofer Brozio

Kristofer Brozio — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:11:12 +0000

on the subject of iPhone vs iPhone 3g, I’ve just posted my sites take on it, Tom, one of my staff, owns both iPhones and has taken a comparative look at both phones and his reaction is that it really isn’t worth the upgrade, and he’s an Apple/iPhone fan. You can read the entire thing here: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8673&Itemid=1

By: charlotte

charlotte — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:20:11 +0000

I just got my Tilt on Friday and am really enjoying the discussion here. I was looking for an international phone from which I could do business (as in MS Office apps), voice dial, and blogging as needed without shlepping along my laptop everywhere–and I wanted to be iPhone countercultural. I have small hands and fingers, so I can actually use the WM6 interface via touch, and I love the fact that the phone shows my appointment calendar on the today screen. HATE, however, the tiny clock, but WM6 got sluggish when I installed the HTC home screen, so I’m looking for a better solution. When it comes to apps etc., I’m cheap, so I’m looking around the freeware right now, but I did break down (despite the Starbucks 2 hours a day thing) and add the $30 data plan, also to get the mail-in rebate. We’ll see how long I’m going to keep that.