Gmail App or Exchange, which is better?

[jamn424]

Does anyone have any reason to use one or the either?

I'm currently using the Gmail app to sync my gmail contacts/calendar/mail. But using exchange would do the same. So is the only difference the app?

Using Gmail App we can:
1) archive and do many gmail related actions.

Using Stock email client with exchange setting:
1) Quicker?
2) Unread count on the icon.
3) efficient use of battery?

I think the gmail app is a little slower and might drain battery, but dont know.

what do you fellow geeks think? Vote above!

[cal_j]

Use gmail to sync my personal items and use touch down for exchange to sync work things. All though I'm still in the debate of paying for it right now.

[Genjinaro]

I'm not sure if the default mail client keeps the mail on the SD card, it does keep the attachments. So I say Gmail, given it does confirm it with an option.
I hate using internal storage.

The default has, Gmail app doesn't:

Copy & Paste
Better look (Sense UI theme)
Attachment view
New Mail preview in notifications (barely)

^This upsets me becuase I want the best of both worlds lol
I set my college email (Google Apps) & corporate mail to the default app.

[arparent]

If you receive an email in the default app, you can add the sender to your contacts. You can't do that from the Gmail app.

[jamn424]

one thing i noticed with the Gmail App is that I cant preview videos or mp3s; nor can we download them. Has anyone else had that problem? This is making me want to switch to stock client.