How much do the lastest gen smartphones really cost? - Scoble, Alex Scoble from Bookmarklet

good info.. thanks! - Jason Pollock

Wow. Its highly unlikely I would have ever bought the android, but now that's a sure fired 'no way in hell' - Soup in a TARDIS

What do you have now, Soup? - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Currently I have an iPhone, although that's because I got the actual unit for free. Our pricing is also decidedly different up here in Canada. I'd consider an iPhone again in the future, or a PalmPre - Soup in a TARDIS

OK, so what about that chart made you say no G1? - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Yeah, Glen, I think for most people they are paying $100 or more for the usual 4500 minutes + web + texting - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Fortunately, I don't talk much or text. So my AT&T bill is right around $75. Roll over minutes are pretty nice. - Paul Reynolds

For me it was primarily the total cost vs. the very small storage. The two are already very close in price to begin with, but the G1 is 15GB less in capacity. While the G1 can have storage added doing so will bring it even closer to if not beyond the cost of the iPhone. Assuming that this is the case (because I know I need more than 1G) I'd rather have the iPhone of the two because I prefer its design and interface. Also I prefer a longer standby time (the iPhone has more than twice the G1) because I have a nasty tendency to forget to charge phones. - Soup in a TARDIS

The G1 has infinite capacity, Soup. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

You missed the microSDHC slot...8GB microsdhc cards are $20 a piece. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

That's currently the largest microsdhc you can get, Holden. For normal SDHC cards 32GB is the largest right now. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Plus, we don't know how much navigation on the iPhone will be or if TomTom will make it a subscription service - Rodfather

That still brings it within less than $300 bucks difference, Alex. For me (maybe not for you) that difference is small enough to go with the phone with the preferred design, interface, and standby time. - Soup in a TARDIS

Oh, my bad...I thought the G1 was the cheapest...hehehehe...shame on me. Carry on. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Heh, no! The Palm Pre is the cheapest (and rather impressively so, I might add) - Soup in a TARDIS

Also, you can get 200 texts/mo. with iPhone for 5$. Most people don't use more than that. - The original Kevin

They have to get the battery life up on Android. Hopefully some new handsets will achieve that and it's not something inherent in the OS. - invariant

Would you pay for navigation on the iPhone if it were $10/mo ? - Rodfather

I wouldn't Rodfather. It would have to be at the very most $5 for me to consider it at all. - Soup in a TARDIS

Yeah, better off getting a GPS at $10 a month. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Ya. I probably wouldn't pay for GPS navigation if it were more than $5/mo - Rodfather

They need to show some of the variations. I also don't talk much or text much. I wish I could get a plan that cost less for fewer minutes, but I have the minimum minutes already. Also, I have no use for navigation, and could easily do without GPS at all. - Tinfoil 2.0

With the Pre, I'm doing the Everything Data plan at $70/mo. 450 min, unlimited data, unlimited text, Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, NASCAR app - Rodfather

hrm, I dont know that this is entirely accurate. I have unlimited text and web plus 600 min/mo, and I pay $75 total per month. the 134.99/mo tag on the G1 is wrong in this (which has been one of a few reasons I refuse to switch to the iPhone, since they gouge you, and censor what apps are available). not as snazzy as the iPhone, admittedly, but theyre still improving it and the 24 month tag is actually closer to $1800. - ωαřмaiden TeamOtto

Would be niftier as a AJAX/Flash/etc applet thingy where you could plug in cheaper plans... - Andrew C (✓)

costs/math wrong on iphone - I'm adding this comment via my iphone else I'd be exact which I'll try to do later - simple mistake or anti-apple bias? - mike "glemak" dunn

i get 5 dollars 200 text messaging. 20 dollar unlimited text messaging comparison really does not matter for me - Kiran Patchigolla

Well, I guess they chose the unlimited voice+data plan for all so they can compare. Since there's no 200 text message plan on Sprint or TMobile.. Or a 300 min plan on AT&T and Sprint.. - Rodfather

I don't think Sprint has anything less than unlimited data/texting, which is why they could only compare based on the unlimited plans. you really can't beat Sprint's plans for value, although not everyone needs unlimited. - chrisofspades

ah - i couldn't see the small print on my iphone - see now all are unlimited so seems accurate - still happy w/ my iphone (just pre-ordered 3gs to replace my 2 yr old original) - mike "glemak" dunn

For many people, even limits like "300 minutes" is effectively unlimited. - Andy Bakun