Smart-Phone Advice

[RobInactive]

So, basicly its that time again, for me to upgarde my phone and what-not. I was wondering if any of you could give some expert advice as to what to buy.

Basicly im looking for a phone with a browser, qwerty keyboard, long battrey life, reasonbly stylish and not laughbly out of date, and of course try and keep the price low. I've looked at various stuff like the HTC TyTN II and nokia 5800 xpressmusic , any ideas?

 

[Jugg]

Depends on what service you have, i have The Verizon Voyager...it's great...touch screen...good quality camera, qwerty keyboard, decently fast internet...all that fun stuff...only thing i DON"T like...is that the chrome trim around the edge is bubbling and peeling off...i haven't dropped it...and i always carry it in my pocket with nothing else, so as to not scratch the screen...i guess it's just defective chrome paint...but the phone is great!

 

[OODA Loop]

g1(200) , at&t fuze (???), iphone (200), or blackjack (50-100)

also black berry is coming out with the thunder and the bold which are cool but expensive

 

[RobInactive]

g1(200) , at&t fuze (???), iphone (200), or blackjack (50-100)

also black berry is coming out with the thunder and the bold which are cool but expensive

Yeah i can't say im a fan of the balck jack/balckberry keybaord, which is directly under the screen, usually too small and box shaped for a qwerty keybaord, i much prefer vitual touch ones or slide outs.

 

[dXm]

I'd recommend a HTC Touch Diamond - Stylish, the features of a normal HTC Touch, and a superb screen...

Did i mention how easy it is to use, and how stylish it is?

 

[OODA Loop]

get a g1 then (aka google phone)

idk if the fuze has a pull out

 

[5starGeneralAlphaSnake]

Bye a free phone and carry a laptop around.

But for realz get a Iphone first edition(cheaper)

 

[v8skittles]

I have the Att Tilt a.k.a. Htc Tytn II and I like it. However, I use mine to help me with my writing so it's great because of Microsoft Office. I agree with what dXm said, the Htc Touch Diamond is sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick, with the Tytn II you can get the HTC Touch UI but its not perfect. For media and other stuff like that i'd go for the Iphone unless you want to have to convert video's. Another great thing about the HTC phones is their Memory cards, they are removable and easily replaced but Micro SD cards don't hold enough for my liking, or for a cheap enough price. Everyone else has made vaild points, and at the end it's all up to you. You can also get some cool programs for the TyTN II annd get custom firmware that helps with the HTC Touch UI.

 

[RobInactive]

Yeah i did look at the TyTN II a bit. Not so keep on the chunckieness of it and the looks, but i will consider this. How about the HTC pro? its liek the touch but with a slide out keyboard as well. Also what is the UI like on the HTC's, I've only used nokia's smartphone UI (N95)

(p.s. thanks for the help so far )

 

[H! Vltg3]

If your going for a professional phone, the blackberry is the phone to get, either the curve or pearl, whichever type of keyboard you prefer. If your going for the best all around than I must say the iPhone. I have had both phones and the only thing the iPhone lacks is professionalism. The calender and reminders are a joke, and there is no copy&paste so that is a huge drawback. Loads of apps, including paid and also good free ones on the iTunes app store. Very poor battery life, if you forget to charge it overnight, your screwed. And ever worse, you can't buy a replacement because you can't take the iPhone battery out. Blackberry lacks the dazzle of a smartphone, its just a small PDA, not a device to entertain yourself on like an iPhone. There are drawbacks to both phones and any smart phone. I suggerst you check out your local dealer to see which one you like.


EDIT: I wouldn't get HTC phone. I have had 2 and they both broke. Screen cracks easily on any of their phones and poor software coding for the most part. The Pantech Duo is like the HTC phones and it somewhat better, after having it for 2 months the only problem I found is that when you flip the phone from keyboard to numeric keypad, or vice-versa you feel like it's going to break, and also the software is a little shotty.