iPhone Loses Real World Usability Test vs. HTC Mogul
Yesterday, my boss and I were headed from West Hollywood back to the westside, and we got lost somewhere around San Vicente and Wilshire. While waiting at a stoplight, we decided to have a little test - I busted out my iPhone, he busted out his HTC Mogul, and decided to see what was more accurate.
The HTC Mogul won, hands down. By the time I was able to load Google Maps, hit the triangulation button, and end up with a map showing our general location and a big blue circle that showed roughly where we were but not exactly where we were, the Mogul’s GPS system had already pinpointed our exact location and was tracking us as we took off from the stoplight and drove down the street.
Here’s hoping the upcoming 3G iPhone catches up to the rest of the smartphone industry and integrates GPS. If they don’t, here’s a note to all smartphone makers - here’s your marketing campaign. Just differentiate yourself by showing all the features that the iPhone *doesn’t* do compared to your product.
Oh, and Apple, please fix the Bluetooth stack so it syncs data with my Prius and doesn’t emit noise before every call. Thaaaaaanks!
How’s is going in Vegas?