It's tempting to declare the iPhone the automatic winner in the media category. A direct connection to the biggest music retailer in the world -- how can anything compete? But it's not quite as simple as that. As good as the iPod and, by extension, the iPhone is, it's an inflexible platform and it only really functions if you're prepared to operate exclusively inside the iTunes environment.
The iPhone can play Apple's chosen video and audio formats with ease, as you would expect. It will not, however, contemplate playback of non-Apple sanctioned audio or video. So the likes of DivX and XviD are out, unless you first convert them.
There's another problem with the iPhone -- in order to function, it must be paired to one computer, and one computer only. You can't sync it to a desktop PC and then start using it with your laptop. This is a truly horrible problem caused by iTunes, and so far Apple seems unrepentant.
The Pre and Android, on the other hand, are far more flexible. Both use standard USB to operate and both can be plugged in to any computer you chose.
Android supports SD card memory, which means you can switch cards and upgrade your capacity. Obviously, not all phones will support all cards, but you get much more flexibility than with either of the other two.
Android also wins in terms of its video playback. There are free apps on the Market that'll play a variety of media, and there's support for quite a few different audio codecs too. Oh, and you don't have to use iTunes.
iPhone App 
Newsletters 
RSS Feeds 
Send Us Tips 
24 month contract
24 month contract
