Which is better, the first generation iPhone or the first generation Android phone?

Google started developing the Android system as early as 2005. However, after Steve Jobs launched the iPhone in 2007, the excellent performance of the iPhone in all aspects forced the Google development team to start the entire Android project from scratch.

Google originally planned to release its first Android phone in late 2007, but Google engineer Chris DeSalvo said Apple's iPhone ruined their plans, Fred Vogelstein reports.

"As a consumer, I was blown away by the iPhone," DeSalvo told Vogelstein. "I wanted to buy an iPhone right away. But as a Google engineer, I thought we needed to start over."

In early 2007, Google engineers resumed development of Android, and about 18 months later, the first commercial Android phone, HTC Dream (also known as G1), was officially released to the public.

In terms of appearance, HTC Dream is not a complete copycat of iPhone, after all, it uses a sliding keyboard design, but it does incorporate some popular design elements led by iPhone. Although Android's market share has far exceeded that of iPhone and Android's user experience is getting better and better, it is undeniable that HTC Dream has definitely played a foundational role.

Recently, YouTube channel EverythingApplePro uploaded a video comparing the first generation iPhone and the first generation Android phone G1, which shows the appearance of iOS 1.0 and Android 1.0 at that time. Although iOS was ahead of Android in terms of appearance and hardware specifications, Android also had its own unique features, such as multitasking, and the G1's camera was slightly better than the iPhone.

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