Free call with Google Talk
Facetime is really a popular application. If you have iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or any Apple device and still not tried Facetime for video calls then its time to do so. Facetime works really great with amazing video call clarity. I am a regular user of Facetime on my iPad and have been its Fan from day 1. The easy to use user interface coupled with excellent quality makes Facetime number #1 video calling app (atleast for me).
But what about our Android users. Android is also getting really popular on mobile devices : many of our blog readers have been now using Android mobile phones. So what about making video calls on Android mobile. What about Facetime for Android.The question is "Do we have Facetime App for Android Mobiles" ?
The answer is "No". Facetime is Apple's own app and no facetime app solution is available for Android mobiles.
But now the question is "Do we have any Facetime alternatives for Android Mobiles".
Obvious answer to this question is "Yes", many! To list some of them :
1. Skype Video Calls for Android
2. Tango Video Calls
3. Fring
4. Vtok for Android
You can check this post on Free Mobile Video Calls for more details.
What about a video calling solution from Google itself. Last year, Google announced an updated version of Google Talk that will bring voice and video chat to Android phones, starting with the Nexus S. With the 4G technology and high end phones (quad core/dual core processors), it will be easy to support the Google Video Calling (Gtalk Video) on android mobiles. The quality is also expected to be good.
It is expected that the new version of Gtalk for android mobiles will allow users to voice or video chat with Google Talk users on Android tablets, as well as on computers using Google Talk with Gmail, over 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi connections. Please note that Facetime works with Wifi and not 3G.
As you can see in the video below, this Google Talk video chat feature seems better than Facetime in many ways (who know Apple may launch upgraded version of Facetime soon). So, Google Talk will also overlay text sent via instant messaging on top of your video chat screen, so you can conceivably follow links sent during chat.
I am a fan of video calling and prefer it over voice calls or text messages. I believe the video calling technology has not really kicked off, may be because not any cheap mobiles phones are available having video calling feature, technology is still progressing (not many video calling apps for 3G).
Check the video below about Google Talk Video Calling!
What I can suggest you for now about Facetime alternative for Android , try Vtok for Android.
