[grkhetan]

1) I have not myself used Swype, but one thing I know is that it is not as fast as iOS keyboard, since I have beaten friends in typing speed (they were using swype and I was using iOS keyboard). Overall iOS's default keyboard is much better than default keyboard.

Is (2) still relevant after Siri?

3) I personally think Widgets clutter the desktop and consume unnecessary power, and they don't provide as much utility to compensate for that.

4) Thats a very minor thing. Mobile Safari is a great browser. There are lot of third-party browsers also available on iOS like my favorite Atomic for iPad which has a ton of extra features and flexibility.

5) Am not sure what that is, but is that relevant after Siri?

[sardonicbryan]

1) Swype - It's just much less awkward to type with Swype because you don't have to shift the phone from its natural position -- holding it with one hand and interacting with it with the index finger of your other hand. Also, much easier to type one handed by Swyping with your right thumb, which is useful when you're, say, carrying something in your other hand. Plus, even over a year later, it's still fun to wave your finger around the screen and make words. YMMV.

2) In my opinion, the home screen shortcuts to individual contacts is way better than Siri. Tapping is faster than talking. Plus, I can see if they're online and IM them if they are. I even have one click video chat with Google Talk Video Chat natively supported. Here's a screenshot of what I mean http://twitpic.com/73xo6d

3) My Galaxy S2 can run for almost 40 hours on a charge with light usage, and probably around 24 hours of heavy usage, so battery life is not an issue as it was on the original Galaxy. I like being able to see my calendar at a glance or the weather forecast without talking to my phone, or toggle on a wifi hotspot in one tap. YMMV.

4) It seems minor, but makes using the browser a much better experience. Don't knock it till you've tried it.

5) Has nothing to do with Siri. It's a Chrome extension that works with your phone. I just click a button in my browser, and it sends a notification to my phone with a link to whatever page I have open. Really nifty for grabbing an address before heading out the door, and sending stuff to read later on the train.

[grkhetan]

1) I can do all of that with iOS keyboard as well, and very conveniently. I am not sure why you feel you need Swype to do that. Perhaps because the size of android phones is larger. 2) Ok, I agree that is powerful -- but I don't need it, but my wife and almost all friends have iOS5, so iMessage can serve me without checking whether they are "online". Overall, I see it provides value, but really my home screen estate is precious and i am not sure if I have place to keep contacts there. Anyway, I give a small plus point for Android here -- but its a philosophical difference -- android is for power-user or for making the phone feel like a computer with lot of flexibility, (which it is really not, and most people don't want it to be), iPhone is for making a pleasant appliance-like experience, not as powerful and flexible as a computer. It is intentional. 3) I am happy with the stock and weather widget in pull down notifications. I don't want to use my iPhone as a computer. 4) What if you actually wanted to change the ringer volume when you are using the browser? 5) iOS5 has synchronized reading list and synchronized bookmarks.

[ZeroGravitas]

regarding 4), it may be minor, but it's occaisonally handy yet doing it would get you banned from the Apple App Store.

Previously camera apps have been told not to provide this feature, yet now it's heralded as part of iOS 5.