1. THE CARRIERS
THE PHONES
+
THE FEATURES iPhone 4 Droid Incredible Evo 4G Nexus One Blackberry Bold
AT&T Verizon Sprint T-Mobile 9650 - Sprint
Storage 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB 4 GB 256 MB
Capacity (32 GB available) (expandable to 32 GB) (expandable to 32 GB) (expandable to 32 GB) (expandable to 2 GB)
7 hrs 3G talk time
Battery 5.2 hrs 3G talk time 5.2 hrs 3G/4G talk 7 hrs 3G talk time 4.5 hrs 3G talk time
Life 14 hrs 2G talk time
146 hrs standby 146 hrs standby 250 hrs standby 324 hrs standby
300 hrs standby
Screen 960x640 800x480 800x480 800x480 480x320
Size 3.5 inch IPS 3.7 inch AMOLED 4.3 inch TFT LCD 3.7 inch AMOLED TFT LCD
Camera
5.0 MP 8.0 MP 8.0 MP 5.0 MP 3.2 MP
with video capabilities with video capabilities with video capabilities with video capabilities
Wi-Fi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GPS
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
App Blackberry App
Store iTunes App Store Android Market Android Market Android Market
World
Number
of Apps 250,000+ 100,000+ 100,000+ 100,000+ 8,000+
Multitasking
Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Price
with $199 $199 $199 $179 $199
Contract ($299 for 32 GB) (After $100 rebate) ($529 without contract) (After $100 rebate)
$108.99 $113.38 $99.99 $79.99 $99.99
Unlimited unlimited voice & unlimited voice, unlimited voice, unlimited voice, unlimited voice,
Plans* messaging, 2 GB data messaging, and data messaging, and data messaging, and data messaging, and data
(only avail. with
$529 purchase option)
Minimum $65.39 $76.18 $53.89 $79.99 $53.89
Plans* 450 minutes, unlimited 450 minutes 450 minutes 500 minutes 450 minutes
messaging & 200 MB data unlimited messaging & data unlimited messaging & data unlimited messaging & data unlimited messaging & data
Unlimited Plan $2815 $2920 $2599 $2449 $2599
Total Costs* (over 24 months,
(over 24 months) (over 24 months) (over 24 months) (over 24 months)
without contract)
Minimum Plan $1768 $1883 $1492 $2099 $1492
Total Costs* (over 24 months) (over 24 months) (over 24 months) (over 24 months) (over 24 months)
Sources: Billshrink.com, Sprint.com, Blackberry.com
*Prices include Washington University discount when available.
Note: You can save additional money on minimum plans by choosing a limited texting plan.

2. THE DEVICES
iPod Touch iPad Kindle Netbook
THE FEATURES Apple Apple Amazon Inspirion Mini 10
Dell
Storage 32 GB 32 GB 2 GB 160 GB
Capacity (8 & 64 GB available) (16 & 64 GB available) (Kindle DX has 4 GB) (Kindle DX has 4 GB)
10 hrs wi-fi
Battery 30 hrs audio 336 hrs wi-fi reading
web/video/music 9.5 hrs tested usage
Life 6 hrs video 168 hrs 3G reading
9 hrs 3G web
Screen 480x320 1024x768 600x800 1024x600
Size 3.5 inch multi-touch 9.7 inch IPS multi-touch 6 inch e-ink grayscale 10.1 inch WSVGA
On the touchscreen, Physical QWERTY Slightly smaller than
Keyboard On the touchscreen
external available buttons normal keyboard
Wi-Fi Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dimensions 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.33in 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.5in 7.5 x 4.8 x 0.335in 10.5 x 7.8 x 1.0in
Weight 4.05 oz 24/25.6 oz 8.5/8.7 oz 43.2 oz
(wi-fi/wifi+3G) (wi-fi/wifi+3G)
App iTunes App Store iTunes App Store None Available Any Windows App
Store
215,000 315,000 0 1,000,000+
Number
of Apps
Yes Yes No Yes
Multitasking
Price $299 $499-$829 $139
($199 for 8 GB, ($499-$699 for 16-64GB wi-fi,
($379 for Kindle DX)
$299
$399 for 64 GB) $629-$829 for 16-64GB wi-fi+3G)
Optional card
Yes, $30/month, no Yes if 3G model,
3G/4G Data Plan Not Possible required, costs vary
contract, AT&T only free & global
by provider
Gaming, watching
Video chat, watching
Gaming, web surfing, movies, web surfing,
Best For Reading ebooks movies, web surfing,
music, short videos typing with external
email
keyboard
Sources: apple.com, amazon.com, dell.com