Iphone 4 vs HTC Thunderbolt

HTC, after coming up with a number of smartphones, successful indeed, in the Android market thought it was time it re-established its presence in the market. The manifestation of the idea is what is known as the HTC Thunderbolt. In today’s review, we will take a look at the HTC Thunderbolt and the Apple iPhone 4 and compare the qualities that make them classy and exquisite; a geek’s delight to be precise.

Ergonomics:
Apple clearly stands out among the crowd of mobile phone manufacturers of the day when it comes to design elements of its devices. The iPhone 4 measures a sleek 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm in dimensions. It is not the thinnest phone in the market, agreed (do not forget the Samsung Galaxy S-II), but it does look petite and elegant. The Thunderbolt, on the other hand is longer, broader and thicker at 122 mm, 66 mm and 13 mm respectively. The Thunderbolt weighs considerably more than the iPhone 4, 164g against 137g. Both the phones have their fasciae overflowing with their bright TFT and LED capacitive touchscreens, the TFT in the Thunderbolt and LED in iPhone 4. The Thunderbolt has a larger screen at 4.3”, which we think is what adds to the weight, than the 3.5” display of the iPhone 4.
Operating System:
The operating system of the HTC Thunderbolt is the famous Android v2.2 which is an operating system from Google. The iPhone runs on the traditional iOS 4 of Apple Inc. Both the operating systems have their own pros and cons. While we love the open source of Android, we are amazed by the classiness™ of the iPhone 4. Both the phones are supported by 1GHz processor, albeit the brands vary; while the Thunderbolt runs on Scorpion processor and has an Adreno GPU, the iPhone runs on an ARM Cortex A8 processor and has a PowerVR GPU. Also, while the HD7 runs on a Qualcomm chipset, the iPhone runs on Apple A4 chipset.
Connectivity:
Be it 2G or 3G, both the phones seem to wield through connections with ease and no lag or interference. GSM 850/900/1800/1900 for 2G and HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 for 3G can be found on both the phones. GPRS and EDGE facilities are impeccable in sophistication in the iPhone 4. They are not found in the Thunderbolt much to our disillusionment. 3G has been enabled by default with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps connection facilities. Wi-Fi is powered by the Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n facet that is present on the phones.
Camera:
The Thunderbolt has a powerful8MP camera that shoots pretty good shots in all modes. The iPhone on the other hand has a slightly puny 5MP shooter. To aid users in photography, the phones have been fitted with add-ons such as autofocus, LED flash, touch-focus, geo-tagging, etc. Apart from the regular portrait photography, these cameras also allow HD video recording at 720p. Apple has gone a step further in helping users shoot videos in low light by adding a LED video light.
Memory:
iPhone, as expected does not have a memory card slot but the internal memory is pretty good at 16/32GB. The Thunderbolt on the other hand, has an 8GB internal memory slot. Unlike Apple, the Thunderbolt has a 32GB microSD slot which can hold memory cards for extended data storage. Is Jobs hearing this?
Battery:
The undisputed leader, again, is Apple. With a standard lithium ion battery with a power rating of 1400 mAh, the Thunderboltmisses slightly against the 1420 mAh Li-Po battery of the iPhone. Way to go, Apple!