On the 4th April 2011 (or shortly afterwards) I shall be calling T-Mobile and saying with great Joy “I wish to give you my one month’s notice” and that will be the last payment from them. I have one month to use the phone and then it will stop. Originally I was going to just use my work phone until the iPhone 5 comes out but I have been hearing there is no such thing this year, this means I have to think about which platform I need to buy into, for how long and who with.

Going the Apple way

The choice here is the buy into the iPhone 4 even though it is now getting to be one year old. As I already have an iPad, I know to a degree what I am buying into. My Experience of the IOS devices is that most of the stuff that is of any use seems to cost money. Now I agree that people writing software need to be paid but I got so used to just looking int he Android Market and finding perfectly good software for free most of the time. I do like the camera on the iPhone and the size is quite good. I suppose my main area is that I would not only have to lock myself into a 2 year contract but also pay for the phone.

Andoid for the win?

The way I look at this is simple, there is quite powerful phones out there now with the Dual Core 1.5Ghz CPU as well as the ability to slot in a memory card when needed and hdmi out for example. I think there is adobe flash coming for the devices and it seems most of the paid apps on the iphone are free on the android devices. I have the ability to install whatever software I want from whatever source I want. If I want to change my tunes, I simply put some new music on the Mini SD card – its that simple.

Wait it out?

The other option is a rather simple one – I use my work phone for now to get calls and such and see what new devices come in the coming months, maybe wait until June / July time. For interest, here is a benchmark I found on the net:

Notice how the iPhone is sitting right at the bottom? Interesting times ahead but speed is not everything. Screen size, graphical power (for games), the camera and how good it is at night and so many other things.

What is everybody else thought? Is it worth only buying into a 12 month contract and paying the extra for the phone? Even at 18 Months contract I found my phone to be dropped for better models shortly after and now 600mhz seems very slow indeed.

The Number of Apps on the Android has hit 20,000 which by comparison, Apple Apps are now at 100,000. This is good news for Android users as it looks like finally the google platform is finally starting to make a dent on the ever popular Apple platform.

The figures were collected and crunched by Android-focused website, Androlib, which hasn’t said where it got its figures. It has however been tracking Android apps since its launch as Googld doesn’t disclose statistical data related to Android.

Nearly a third of those applications are paid for and according to Androlib, the end of November 209 saw a spike when more than 350 applications and games were published on a single day.

Finally, the overwhelming number of applications in the market – 85 percent – are non gaming. Android Market passed the 10,000 app count back in July 2009. 2010 is going to be a pretty exciting year for the Android platform, bring on the Nexus!