The impressive bit is that the Droid cleaned up in every relevant category *except* Editor's Choice for smartphones, signalling that engadget only needs to *slightly* get with the times.
@chaboud We thought the Droid was an important gadget and marked a big shift in the industry for both Google and Motorola, but when it came to picking a pure smartphone, the iPhone was our choice. The Droid is great, but it's still not quite as polished as the iPhone, and the app and accessory ecosystem doesn't compare.
Did that same logic apply 3 years ago when the iPhone came out? 6 months after the release of the iPhone it didn't have the ecosystem or variety that WinMo or Symbian had. Yet, without digging through the archives I'm sure that the iPhone was the smartphone of the year (even though there was no 3G, copy/paste, mms, etc) at the time.
@Nilay Patel So apparently the iphone is a better smartphone. Why doesn't that make it a better gadget? Did the Droid only win best gadget because "it marked an important shift"?
@Nilay Patel apps are increasing at a pretty fast rate, and what would be the point of having accesories if the phone will be outdated in a year or 2...
Point being even if you chose not to renew your iPhone contract, you still have an awesome device in your hands and an App store and ecosystem that's still available and growing fast. Plus you can also bring it over to T-Mobile, they seem to be receptive.
@Nilay Patel Dude, that must have been the least biased thing you've ever said and people are still hounding you. Good luck buddy. By the way you guys, there not exactly saying the iphone itself is better, but it does have a bigger ecosystem and has had three years of tweaking to get things together. Next year its going to be between win phone 7 and android =)
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The impressive bit is that the Droid cleaned up in every relevant category *except* Editor's Choice for smartphones, signalling that engadget only needs to *slightly* get with the times.
@chaboud
which really boggles my mind. how can it be gadget of the year, yet not the smartphone? Not saying their choices or wrong, just flawed logic amirite?
@chaboud We thought the Droid was an important gadget and marked a big shift in the industry for both Google and Motorola, but when it came to picking a pure smartphone, the iPhone was our choice. The Droid is great, but it's still not quite as polished as the iPhone, and the app and accessory ecosystem doesn't compare.
@chaboud
The main thing is that there is realistic competition at the top end again. It's take two years to get there after all.
Good lists all round.
@Nilay Patel The iPhone is a smartphone?
@Oli D
Have you been living under a rock for the last three years?
@Nilay Patel
Mobs said it's not a smartphone.
So yer dum.
:P
(runs away still refusing to give +/-/REPORT buttons back)
@Nilay Patel
Did that same logic apply 3 years ago when the iPhone came out? 6 months after the release of the iPhone it didn't have the ecosystem or variety that WinMo or Symbian had. Yet, without digging through the archives I'm sure that the iPhone was the smartphone of the year (even though there was no 3G, copy/paste, mms, etc) at the time.
@bjsguess I don't think Josh and I even worked at Engadget when those awards went down! You'll have to ask Ryan how he ran them.
@Nilay Patel So apparently the iphone is a better smartphone. Why doesn't that make it a better gadget? Did the Droid only win best gadget because "it marked an important shift"?
@Nilay Patel
apps are increasing at a pretty fast rate, and what would be the point of having accesories if the phone will be outdated in a year or 2...
@Nilay Patel
Dude, just taking a harmless shot at you guys, like nagging Car and Driver for endless BMW and Honda Accord love.
@masta vaan
Point being even if you chose not to renew your iPhone contract, you still have an awesome device in your hands and an App store and ecosystem that's still available and growing fast. Plus you can also bring it over to T-Mobile, they seem to be receptive.
@Nilay Patel Dude, that must have been the least biased thing you've ever said and people are still hounding you. Good luck buddy.
By the way you guys, there not exactly saying the iphone itself is better, but it does have a bigger ecosystem and has had three years of tweaking to get things together. Next year its going to be between win phone 7 and android =)
This shows how "neutral" Engadget is...
/s
Just another thought, is there *really* a need for Editor's choice awards?
Its the readers who count, who cares what a group of editors think? No, seriously...