Mobile
Browser Comparison: iPhone 4, myTouch 4G, & HTC HD7
This is a less than scientific browser test over WiFi using the iPhone 4, myTouch 4G, and the HTC HD7. We have 3 devices and 3 operating systems. Who will win? Before you watch the video, the phones brightness settings were set to auto. I noticed after the video that the iPhone 4’s screen was way less bright than the others. I should have set them all to max so we could get a fair screen comparison too. I guess I will have to do another video for to do that now. :)
It seems that the iPhone 4 outdid the others on some tries and the myTouch 4G won one too. The thing I really don’t like about the myTouch 4G’s browser is the way it zooms in on the page. I like how Windows Phone 7 and the iPhone display a fresh webpage. I can zoom in where I want from a zoomed out view. Maybe this is able to be changed via settings, I will check into that.
Josh
11/08/2010 at 4:27 pm
So Win Phone 7 doesn’t use the Ajax mobile site for google?
drphysx
11/08/2010 at 4:38 pm
Afaik Android has a setting for whether to start in zoomed out view. Have a look.
Chris Leckness
11/08/2010 at 4:42 pm
Yes, you are correct. I was fairly sure myself, but this myTouch 4G was basically out of the box condition. Totally default. The options are Far/Medium/Close. It was set to medium. Thanks.
Chris Leckness
11/08/2010 at 4:41 pm
Yes, you are correct. I was fairly sure myself, but this myTouch 4G was basically out of the box condition. Totally default. The options are Far/Medium/Close. It was set to medium. Thanks.
EricC
11/12/2010 at 12:24 pm
Actually looks like the myTouch 4G beat out the iPhone 4 by a few seconds on the Amazon.com search test. Check the video again. The iPhone just finished settling when you turned to it. myTouch 4 G had already settled before then.
Chris Leckness
11/12/2010 at 2:31 pm
Yes, you are correct. I updated that on the video description on YT too. Thanks.
Justin Chase
11/19/2010 at 4:00 pm
Great job Chris keep it up!
Danjrwalsh
10/01/2011 at 6:55 pm
The 7.5 update made the WP7 browser faster than both