Android Like Rock in Shoe

Yep. I'm pretty much resigned to the fact that I will be updating my smartphone. My current iPhone 3G is showing its age as its slower, and has some outdated features compared to what's out there in the wild.

While I've already professed my undying love for the new iPhone, I can't help but notice the growing faction of smartphone users that are happy Android adopters. Currently, from an OS perspective, the numbers stand favour iOS. The US smartphone OS mix has iOS at 56% market share with Android at 11%. RIM is at 17%, but that's just stodgy enterprise stuff, so I thumb my nose at RIM. Keep in mind that Apple has iOS on more than just the iPhone. There's the iPad and that other thing called the iPod. Remember the iPod? Played music? Anyone?

Device wise, it seems a bit closer. AdMob's April numbers show 10.7 M iPhone devices in the US compared to 8.7 M Android-based units. Take these numbers with a grain of salt in the case of Canada. US carriers such as T-Mobile and Verizon are very big on Android, if there's a cutting edge Android device, they will have it. Canada is slow to adopt Android based phones, we seem to be around 3 - 6 months behind the times.

But Canada is catching up. Here are two devices that are calling out to me. Two vile temptresses that flaunt themselves before me.

(1) Samsung Galaxy S - This baby will be available on Bell first. She sports a 1 GHz processor, with 500 MB of RAM, a 4 inch super AMOLED screen with 720p video recording and a 5 MP camera, what's not to like?

(2) HTC Desire HD - Not expected until October-ish, probably Telus. This will make up for Canada not getting the Droid X, as this little beauty is considered to be the Droid X's successor. Potentially the device that has you look at an iPhone 4 and giggle while thinking "how cute is that!". Anyway, she sports a massive 4.3 inch screen, 1 GHz processor, 720p video capture, 8 MP camera, divx video playback, (taking breath here... hang on a sec) Flash 10 support, and automated facial tracking. (oops, just drooled)

So, iPhone 4 is not exactly a given for me. Lets see if I can resist her when she comes calling. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only smartphone waffler around here. Right?