Does anyone remember this ad for the Verizon Droid? "Everything iDon't," it said, "Droid does!"Of course, the iPhone can do half of those things now, like take 5-megapixel pictures in the dark. And the usefulness of some of the others is up for debate. (What exactly is "Open development?") But even today, there are some pretty big things the iPhone can't do, that Android phones can ... and you may be surprised by some of them.
Come in all different shapes and sizes
Here's one you probably won't be surprised by, although you might be surprised by some of the weird Android phones out there. A slider phone with a second touch screen instead of a keyboard?
In all seriousness, though, the one-size-fits-all iPhone leaves out the people it doesn't fit. Want a keyboard with actual keys? A gigantic screen, plus a kickstand for watching movies? There's an Android phone out there for you. There's even a phone with a slide-out game controller, a la the PSP Go. And speaking of portable PlayStations.Run PlayStation games
And I don't just mean games that were originally made for the Sony PlayStation (although like the Xperia Play.
These things are made for gaming, to Sony's specs, and have access to tons of exclusive games. They can even connect to the PlayStation Network, using will be able to play Android games designed for the PlayStation Certified phones, which just shows how committed Sony is to gaming on Android devices.Buy apps from Amazon
That's right, Amazon has its own "Appstore for Android." So why would you want to go through its 8-step signup process?
Well, first off is the "free app of the day." These aren't apps that are normally 
free, and are being promoted; they're paid apps, costing as much as $4.99 sometimes, they're put up for download for free. A new one goes up each day, like it says. You can also use Amazon.com to look for all discounted apps, or to read reviews and look for similar apps, just like you would for any other product you buy from Amazon.A bunch of other stuff?
The iPhone doesn't support text reflow, which is an Android feature that makes it so zoomed-in text on a website fits the screen width, so that you don't have to 
swipe back and forth to read paragraphs. It also doesn't support home screen "widgets," which let you do things like check your bank balance or the latest news stories without opening an app. There's even a widget to set your phone to silent mode. With all this stuff Android phones can do that the iPhone can't, one might ask: Why does anyone buy an iPhone at all?The answer's as simple as it is obvious. The iPhone's the best-designed smartphone there is, and it has more and better apps than every Android phone combined. Plus, Apple's clout means that the wireless carriers can't mess up its phones, with huge logos and non-uninstallable apps.
One size, though, doesn't fit all. And thanks to Android's open-source programming code, companies like Sony and Amazon are getting to try some interesting things, that they never would've been able to on the iPhone.
