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Column: Should I buy an Android phone or iPhone?

My tenth column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) was about maintaining the new mobile handsets that are getting popular – iPhone and Android-based phones. Main points were,

India has about 700 million mobile users
PC internet penetration is low, about 60 million of them
Mobile will introduce internet to most users in India (thru mobile internet)
Mobile internet will not “replace” PC internet. Both will co-exist & grow.
Need to have a good handset to have a good experience of mobile internet.
Android-powered phones are getting popular and seem to be cheaper than iPhone
Don’t buy a gadget because of peer pressure. Figure out your feature needs and buy a phone accordingly
Both iPhone & Android phones have a good number of mobile apps which make your handset interesting.
Most of these phones will have WiFi feature but make sure it does.

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BG Mahesh

Internet application ideator and implementor. Been there and done that since early 1990s. I like to present data to the common man in the simplest manner on the internet.