Thread: Went from N900 to Iphone 3gs {comparison}
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thearcane is offline thearcane
2010-02-22 , 05:46
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Originally Posted by waleed786 View Post
Multitasking. The iphone has an app called "backgrounder" which keeps apps running in the background, but its nowhere near as fast or as cool as the n900. You dont have that multi task screen that shows all the open apps, but it does what it says, so technically, multitasking is possible on the iphone, just not nice as the n900

More apps. I know maemo 5 is new so it isnt a fair comparison, but the iphone just has so many apps, theres an app for everything. Anything you want, just name it and iphone will probably have an app for it. I guess its because it has the appstore along with cydia and installous, many different places to get your apps.

Also, i was new with the terminal and command lines when I got the n900, and i learned a lot from there. I was happy to see that the iphone also has a terminal and the system files are very similar to the N900. I feel right at home.
To be fair, you should point out that you are using a jailbroken iPhone. If I'm not mistaken, this cancels the warranty. Otherwise, the three points I marked in the quote are irrelevant. I wouldn't expect jailbreaking to scare anyone in the Maemo community, but most regular users probably don't take that path. That's why in my opinion, pro-iPhone arguments must refer to a stock device.

I have an iPod Touch 2G and it's probably close enough to an iPhone, which made me decide it isn't the device for me. I don't like the usage philosophy of the iPhone, that everything revolves around apps and every one runs in its own bubble, separate from the rest of the phone. (Except for minor integration with the music player and stuff like that. Even that took Apple three firmware versions to implement.) I think it's ridiculous that a device that calls itself a smarthphone wouldn't let me chat on Skype and browse the web at the same time, for example.
 

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