I haven't played it, so can't really comment on how much better than this iPhone effort the console version of Split/Second is, but a quick gander at a couple of YouTube videos of the game in action and an impressive Metascore of 83 confirms my suspicions. It is. A lot.
Glu Games follows up its original "Glyder" with an exploration flight sim that doesn't quite soar to the heights of perfection, but makes it close enough that every iPhone and iPod Touch owner not specifically searching for guns, zombies, and/or stuff to blow up would do well to give this one a serious look.