Rooted Android OS vs Jailbroken iPhone 4 Comparison

Update 4: To see a Full iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38AD0FBrV5Y

This time, I have an Android Samsung Galaxy S to demo :) (I sold my iphone 4 a little while ago)
To see a Jailbroken iPhone 4 vs a rooted Android OS with an iPhone 4 demo instead, watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKDzUsCIehY

Some iphone vs android comparisons just don't do justice to each system simply because they don't address the fact that you can JAILBREAK your iPhone and ROOT your Android. This review is meant to -try- and give an unbiased, both-sides-of-the-story analysis between a jailbroken iphone 4 and a rooted Android phone. Well, I hope this review is informative and not too mundane with my talking. If you think this review was useful, please Rate, Comment, & Subscribe!

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[blutterback1234]

Ok, you have about 150 different quality Roms you can choose for a android phone when rooted.

[TechSaviSolution]

@blutterback1234 Nope, only about ~10 per phone. True, there are 200+ roms out there in total, for all android phones combined, but individually, only SOME roms are compatible with your phone (for example, a Mytouch 4G rom won't work with the LG G2X, unless it's ported [and as of now, no one's taken the initiative to]). It also depends on which phone you have too; like, the HTC G2 has TONS of roms available because of the excellent dev community behind it.

[TechSaviSolution]

Yep, looking back at the video with new eyes, most of the "hate" comments can be justified; Android has come a looongg way since I made this video, *especially* with regards to themes, Market game selection, and stability. Another "correction/update" to this is that the iphone CAN have livewallpapers (at the time of this review, it didn't). So before ya'll start posting and judging, please look at the date at which this video was filmed...a lot has changed.

[mattyyey]

you have clearly missed the whole point of android! its open source!!! theming on android is not as basic as you make it appear. using LAUNCHER THEMES will only theme the LAUNCHER dumass. have you even heard of the t-mobile theme engine from cyanogenmod? I agree with some of what you said, but I can tell you have not truely explored your devices. Its not what can they do out of the box, imho, its what can I make it do!

[TechSaviSolution]

@mattyyey Like I said in my earlier comment on this video - This was made a longg time ago..Android's improved significantly since this video was filmed. When the iPhone 5 comes out, I'll do a reevaluation vid that's more up-to-date than this one. And to prove that I AM indeed aware of what android's capable of, I've already made SEVERAL Full Customization guides for the Galaxy S, Mytouch 4G, HTC G2 that feature SYSTEM-wide theming (not just launcher themes). Thanks for the feedback, though.

[1blazery]

iphone 4 also supports live wallpapeper when jailbroken so get them facts right also widgets too and you can change the system like changing the keyboard appearance also the iphone 4 retina display ability creates crisp 3d gaming experience far beyond the capabilities of any android phone

[TheKtm300rider]

You can download gridlock from cydia to make the icons go anywhere you want them on the iPhone

[javyrmz]

@sicpit if you get vwallpaper cydia app,you can download many wallpapers not just gingerbread or android mock-ups, you should check vwallpaper app its better because at least you can choose different vwallpapers, also there is a app on the appstore that allows you to get lockscreen video wallpaper.

[sicpit]

@javyrmz

Yes I am aware, I had live wallpapers on my ipod. Although having nexus gingerbread wallpapers without being touch sensative is lame

[javyrmz]

@sicpit it does have video wallpaper not interactive, but it does have video wallpaper.

[sicpit]

iOS still to the best of my knowledge doesn't have interactive live wall papers. Most widgets are rather tedious requiring you to use a file manager or opensh. .Most widgets are not interactive which is a pain. I admit stock iOS looks very nice, and everything runs smooth, and the apps are almost always better. iOS to me is more like a toy, and android more like a computer!

[reddnmilla]

Awesome video my friend, I agree with just about everything you said in comparing Android and iOS. Although some things have changed since you made this video, things pretty much remain the same. I personally prefer Android as well, because of the customization capabilities.

[SilverNirvash]

I'd like to point out the fact that youre forgetting the fact that Droid has numerous ROMS that customize the looks to some degree and MIUI the best rom currently available is an indepth customizable rom that is undeniably better than the iphone. its so much better that they made a phone specifically FOR MIUI across seas.

[1NT3RL1NK]

For Android games, I just downloaded some nice ones:

Cordia HD, Inertia HD, Nova HD, Battle Field 2, Supersonic, Laser Logic, TurboFly

OpenTyrian, DosBox, TigerGBA ...

[TheOriginalRuskin]

@speakerboxexpert I'm not trying to offend you but I didn't say durability, and I didn't say quality to resist shock. I said quality as in phone quality. and the iPhone quality is great.

[speakerboxexpert]

@TheOriginalRuskin better quality? dont drop it. alot of people are making a living repairing iphones. try to find an android repair center,you wont cause they dont break. iphones on the other hand, ALL THE TIME