iPhone or Google Phone

Many who resisted purchasing an iPhone were waiting for the release of the first Google-powered handset. That phone -- the HTC T-Mobile G1 -- launched Wednesday, but the decision to invest in a handset still isn't easy, as Android is a young operating system with as much to learn as Apple's iPhone. Will you go with the tightly controlled, somewhat mature iPhone or the brand new, open-platform G1?

BillShrink introduced a new web tool this week that makes the choice a bit easier by breaking down how the costs fit in to your personalized budget. The calculator enables you to enter how many minutes you typically use, how many texts you send and so on to determine which phone offers a plan to suit your lifestyle.

From there on, you can compare the features of each handset at the site, too. Pretty nifty tool if you're really torn between the two giants.

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