Why The iPhone Has The Potential To Crush The Android

Jason Collazo published a great article Why The iPhone Has The Potential To Crush The Android on Forbes recently.

I tend to agree with him: Apple will surpass Android in terms of Gross Revenue for 2012. I think Steve Jobs leaving Apple is much ado about nothing since the staff running Apple have been doing so for quite a while.

Android need a decent tablet, tighten up their app store submission standards, get all the crap out of the app store, and have a standardized way of upgrading the Android OS across various Telcos.

Let’s look at Android current selling points:

• 3D screens: who cares
• Open source system:  the average consumer does not care about this
• NFC Capability: where is anyone using this?

I think Apple has the upper hand in terms of design and quality of apps. Let’s wait until iOS 5 is released and see what happens…

Original article:

Sometimes it’s the pressing question for the tech nerds among us (I’m counting myself, here):  iPhone, Android or Blackberry? Lately the word has been “iPhone,” on the verge of the unveiling of its latest (and snazziest) version yet.

And word also has it that October will be when we see this baby enter the smartphone market. Yes, Steve Jobs may have disappeared from Apple’s helm, but all other signs seem promising for this multi-faceted and somewhat beloved company.

Meanwhile, standing on the other side, we have the upcoming release of the deliciously-named Android Ice Cream Sandwich Nexus Prime & Thunderbolt from Android. That sounds great, doesn’t it? Enough to make you pull out yourcredit card and preorder it right now?

Well, wait. The iPhone seems to have the upper hand against all possible competitors, new or already available en masse on the market.

How is this possible? The iPhone has a layer of secrecy around it that makes Fort Knox look like Wal-Mart.

One reason is the fact that the iPhone 5 was a much delayed release. Don’t youremember? The date’s been up in the air for as much as it’s been talked about. There’s even the possibility that it might come out as late as this November or December. Which would make sense, as the holiday hype would only add to the iPhone’s momentum.

And Apple, reportedly to the website TruthDive, is expected to sell some 25 million iPhones by the end of 2011. About 35% of the consumers on the prowl for a new smartphone will be taking an iPhone home with them, they go on to say.

Also, take this into account:  the iPhone 5 surpassed its June/July launch date (yes, early this summer and now fall is here). A lot of current iPhone owners have had their contracts up for renewal for a considerable amount of time. These people are just salivating at the idea of the iPhone hitting their nearest Best Buy.

Combine that with the incredible fact that iPhone 5 is going to launch (at the same time) on both Verizon as well as AT&T, along with the possibility of Sprint. That gives the iPhone (slimmer and more convenient to carry this time) a definite fighting edge.

Sure, the Android might brandish near field communication (NFC) capability, 4G LTE, an open-source system, 3D display, etc, but don’t rule out the iPhone. Odds are the end of this year will prove to be good to dear old Apple, if they happen to play their cards right.

“I can’t wait to get my hands on a new iphone,” one of my friends said, when pressed about the topic. “Yeah sure, Androids are nice, but an iphone is an iphone!” And thus Apple fever is about at epidemic rates.