I still have the original motorola droid and it's still functioning very well (over 2 years old). They are smart enough to stop updating the OS so the phone doesn't cripple itself because of the lack of power.

I'm looking to upgrade now and will go droid again. The iphone is fine but it lacks some serious features that the droid has... like the back button. I find the iphone frustrating only having the home button. The iphone also has very few free apps. I have paid for exactly 2 apps. A mantis app for work (3 bucks) and a marine navigation app (10 bucks, and it provides $300 worth of functionality). Every other app I have is free and many are not on the apple store (like an app I love, craigslist app).

I like having the keyboard too because I can use the pad to navigate on sites that have flyout menus... it also provides a bigger physical platform to hold while surfing the web. I have NEVER found a web site I could not browse... forget mobile sites, the full version is what I go for because it works so well.

For an average user that doesn't want to learn a new technology, maybe the iphone is better. For someone with any kind of tech skills... go droid.

I also have a cheap ($190) Vizio tablet that is droid based and everything is in synch between the two which is pretty awesome. it's also nice to be able to give the tablet to the kids to watch movies on, play games, etc. and not be paranoid about a $500+ device.