So you can't even view YouTube on your iphone?

FLASH is one thing... it also depends on if you are in a 4g area... Verizon 4G is blazingly fast if you are in the right area.

Also, the iPhone normally has a new model in June/July but it looks like this year they are going to wait until September or October (this is all rumor at this point but it's based on sources within the supply chain)

Also, if you don't currently use iTunes, the iPhone is a complete pain in the ass. If you do, then its actually easier to sync because you won't need another app to sync your music.. although there are plenty available for Android.

My only knock on the Thunderbolt is that it is one generation too early to support NFC payments. Those phones will be coming out this Fall (best guess).. of course the Google/Citi/MasterCard NFC network won't be up and running this year so it really shouldn't matter.

Battery life is a tricky one.. the iPhone will probably have better battery life UNLESS you turn off all the extra feature on the Thunderbolt (4G, Flash, etc) the extra functionality comes at a price. But as someone mentioned, you can put a batter manager on the phone to mitigate that.

I'm not in 4G but in the link posted above, the review of the Thunderbolt said that LTE thermonuked the battery.

Yep, you can watch SOME YouTube on an iPhone using the YouTube app.. but a TON of content is marked as unavailable for mobile (and won't play in the app).. which means you are S.O.L. unless you can run FLASH.

It does, but man it is REALLY nice to be able to turn it on when you need the speed. It's crazy fast.

you can view most of youtube... with a separate application. but content within a page that is flash based will be invisible if you go with iphone.

They're probably not going to get 4G in BFE for about 9,000 years anyway.

Does anyone have a Thunderbolt yet?

Just picked up an htc evo. It is the greatest thing in the world.

Now, the XDA forums have a wealth of info for you on the Thunderbolt as well as some ROMs for your modding pleasure.

Just like with the iphone, if you root it (jailbreak), it voids the warranty. For the most part, you can un-root (jailbreak) either phone if you need to do any warranty stuff.

I LOVE my Evo. But I've never had an iphone, so I can't really contribute to the conversation. I think these phones are getting closer and closer to one another though, so cost of plan, and phone should play a large part in your decision. My phone does everything I need it too, and then some.

Oh, Swype is available for iphone too, right?

A bunch of us have EVOs.. the Thunderbolt is basically an updated Verizon version of an EVO.

Yeah, my plan won't change (**** Verizon by the way). And Thunderbolt is pretty expensive. When I get to the store I may look at an X. But pretty much everything is too damn expensive.:harumph:

Does it have the giant ass 4.3 screen? If so, is it too big? Is it heavy?

fixed your post :D

Maybe it's just the stuff I watch (mostly music) but I get about 50% "not available for mobile" when I use the app