I think you just made my point for me: Nearly all of the ones I mentioned have both street view and 3D models of buildings. (I'd really discourage using MapQuest's web UI, mind you.)
If you had used anything but Google, you'd realize everyone else has these features too.
Bear in mind, Bing Maps powers a world-scale reproduction of the world for Flight Simulator... you thought that didn't have 3D models of buildings? It does have to fill in a lot of missing data, but it does start on a very good foundation.
Thanks for mentioning. I tried but there are some deficiencies.
- Apple Map : Better street view than Google. The scenes look more natural and having a higher point of view is much better but the point of interest is quite unfocused and their map app acts quite weirdly and very laggy under 3D and almost unusable. Funny their UI guideline always says not to block UI process but they can't do that themselves.
- Bing map : Map is very good. Point of interest is fairly placed but their satellite view is very rough in Japan.
Searching is weird. If I search for "California" I get taken to some location in Columbia with that name...
And not sure how they don't support Android? I get redirected to their search site when I visit maps.
- HERE map : I suppose this is US only? I checked a Japanese location and there's 1 big road in a major city and nothing else...
- MapQuest : Not really competing...
All in all, there are a few better things here and there for other maps, but nothing really beats the overall quality of Google maps at this point.
...Massive kudos for actually checking them out and comparing. You point out that you are outside the US and that's also potentially a big factor. All these companies are American and so their focus starts from there and moves out. It's totally believable to me they're not as good elsewhere!
HERE is based in Chicago, so it's possible I have a drastically better experience with this than average. I probably get their best as a local resident. As for who they are: They got bought up by a big auto conglomerate, you'll find their software on a lot of car nav systems. (EDIT: It's actually based in the Netherlands, but there's a pretty big Chicago team. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Technologies and https://www.builtinchicago.org/company/here-technologies)
I'd be pretty surprised if Bing Maps doesn't support Android, given that's Microsoft's recommended mobile platform. I haven't used an Android in years though.
I use Apple when I use Maps these days, but that's because it's already on my phone and it's been good enough every rare occasion I've needed it.
If you had used anything but Google, you'd realize everyone else has these features too.
Bear in mind, Bing Maps powers a world-scale reproduction of the world for Flight Simulator... you thought that didn't have 3D models of buildings? It does have to fill in a lot of missing data, but it does start on a very good foundation.