At first glance stylistically the matt-black G2 seems slightly odd but it rapidly grows on you. It’s very comfortable to hold, looks great on the table. I now think it makes the iPhone look old-fashioned.

Going through Paula’s misinformed statements here’s my take on the G2:

WLAN – great speed with a good range

MS Office docs, PDFs – yup can open and read those. I have a PDF London tube map which I use regularly

Weight – Holding the iPhone and G2 they seem similar. If anything, the G2 feels slightly lighter

Memory – the G2 allows you to use the flash memory you want/need. Can you upgrade the iPhone to more memory if you need it? Can you use Class 6? No, I think not

Multi-touch screen – very good although I think the iPhone has better dynamics eg, bounce at the bottom of a scrolling screen. But am I really that bothered by that??

Browser – the built-in browser is excellent. It was a major major gripe with my old WM6 phone. And it supports gestures (multi-touch)

Sales – frankly, I don’t measure the quality of a phone by volume of sales, but presumably Paula does. Personally, I think Apple has a big battle on its hands with manufacturers falling over themselves to adopt Android

Screen size – I suggest Paula takes a look at the Motorola Droid which, incidentally, also gives you a keyboard

Localisation – err, yes, the G2 supports cell, satellite and wifi). What planet are you on, Paula?

Now, on the reverse foot:

Music – Which iPhone/Pod allows me to play non-DRM OggVorbis music, or WMA or, of course, AAC? And yes, I can store that music anywhere – on my PC, phone, etc, etc.

Battery – Which iPhone/Pod allows me to swap the battery out or to use a high-capacity version for longer life? Having seen a friend desperately trying to swap the SIM out of their iPhone into an ordinary phone in a coffee shop (anyone got a paperclip?) cos the iPod battery had gone flat, I like that I can simply carry a spare battery for those sorts of moments. Not all the time, of course.

Seriously I could go on, but I can see you’re falling asleep. I don’t doubt Apple’s strengths and ability to exploit the marketplace. And I think this competition is good for us consumers. Just make sure you get your facts straight when comparing Android with iXXX products!

Google will always be focussed on world domination…fact is they make it nearly impossible to argue with them as they continue to exceed even their own expectations with regards to the apps and services they produce…and allowing their own developers the freedom to independently produce even more will ensure they remain a dominant figure in software development… Apple is just as focussed on covering all corners of the global market, main difference is they’re more honest about it. You know what you’re getting into from day one.

I’ve seen both phones first hand and they’re both awesome, but if you already have an ipod touch there’d be little point splashing out on the iphone tho as they’re almost identical with the main difference being the phone and txt capabilities of the iphone.

Must admit one of my personal “wins” for the iphone would be Pocket Island…tis awesome!

Built-in wi-fi that runs faster than the iPhone’s? Which phone opens Word, Excel and PDF file attachments? Weigh less than 5 ounces? Which of them are thinner than iPhone at 0.5″? Which can I install more than 3,000 different apps into? Which can I write my own code for? Which phone has more than 8-16 BILLION bytes of ram? (Without buying extra mem cards) Which have a better/faster browser than Safari? Which have 100 accessories that I can buy at stores all over the world? Which phones cost less than the iPhone’s $199? Which have multi-touch screens bigger than 3.5″? Which phone sells more than 1 million units… just in the 1st weekend? Which phone has more than 3 GPS methods? (Cell, satellite, wi-fi.) Which phone gives you high-speed, UNLIMITED data for under $30/month? Which phone has more than 25,000 developers writing apps for it? Which phone can I buy in more than 62 countries? Which screens are sharper than 163 pixels/inch? Which phone quickly sold 10,000,000 phones? Which screens can display more than 16 million colors? Which has a built-in battery that last 5-10 hours of continuous talk-time? Which phones let me leave 5000 songs on my home computer, but still play them on my phone from anywhere in the world? Which phone let’s me listen to more than 1,000 free radio stations, even though it has no radio in it? Which phone can play 50,000,000 movies/videos/TV shows, without storing any of them in the phone itself? Which phone can make free voice-calls over wi-fi, all over the world?