This is another advantage for the iPhone, as Apple's App Store has been a runaway success that has served more than 2 billion downloads and features more than 85,000 applications. When Google first developed Android as an open source mobile operating system, it said the platform's goal was to spur innovation within the mobile development community and also to give users the ability to switch to new carriers without switching their mobile devices. So far, though, Google Android Market has not yet been able to create an online applications store comparable to the App Store, although that could change once Android becomes available on more devices over the next year.

Edge: This one goes to the iPhone, whose App Store has been a remarkable smash hit.

love to about . And they've got lots of survey data to back them up, as Verizon has continuously come out ahead of AT&T in and studies on and . The problem for Verizon is that it has lacked a home-run device such as the iPhone to drag away customers from rival carriers. With the BlackBerry Storm selling well initially but also receiving  Verizon is hoping that either the Droid or the Storm sequel will give it the flagship device it has been looking for.