For about six months, I was leaning toward a new smart phone. Each had its appeal, but it really came down to the iPhone or the Droid. In many ways it is like the choice between a Mac or a PC. Both phones are spoken very highly of among those who own them. To me, one cell phone company is very much like any other, so that really didn’t have anything to do with the decision.

It came down to the simple choice of, “What is best for me?” That is what you should be asking yourself if you are facing the same question. What does each phone do that makes it a better choice for me?

Let’s look at the hardware first. The Droid has a slide out keyboard and as a former HTC user I was a little peeved to find its quality less than I wanted. However, after playing around with the Droid, I found its touch screen keyboard to be very well integrated and ended up never really using the shoddy physical keyboard. The iPhone’s touch screen keyboard worked okay, but the phone felt too thin in my hand to hold comfortably in order to type.

Exploring the phones really made me feel the Mac/PC difference. With the iPhone, I often felt like the apps available and interface of the phone were very guarded. When you browse through the phone, everything kind of had that “everything you need is what we have given you” feel. Modification of style or preference of how to set up the phone felt very limited. I don’t use iTunes, so where that might be a plus to some, for me it really wasn’t anything special.

Once I started to play with the Droid, I felt a bit more in control of what I wanted out of a phone: browsing and setting up folders, widgets, apps on multiple “desktops”. Even the 16 gb removable memory card allows for some flexibility. Everything felt similar to the iPhone, but my ability to do or even to explore more possibilities seemed extended.

The Droid became the clear winner in the when I looked into the integration of Google. I am a big fan of Google, and really wanted to have a phone that fit well with the company’s applications and services. Gmail accounts are all over the place now, but there is so much more than just that. Google Voice, Calendar, Documents and a slew of others all integrate beautifully with the Droid. The iPhone seems yet again hesitant or resistant to allowing such integration.

If you are trying to make this decision yourself, I would simply put it this way: if you want a phone that plays well with Macs and “i” services and products, go with the iPhone. If you are a hardcore PC user that wants to really get into the nuts and bolts of your phone, or you think Google is the next best thing since the 2600 baud modem, then go with the Droid. If you are in between but still want a smart phone, look at both services offered by Verizon (Droid) and AT&T (iPhone) to see what will work best for you. Both phones are really great inventions but when it comes down to it, they are both just phones.

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