I'm not brand loyal on cell phones or companies and I currently have AT&T. No coverage problems or dropped calls for me so I am happy currently. I looked at the new I phone but ended up with a Palm Pre Plus. It pretty well will do anything an I phone will and I liked the physical keyboard. The main reason that I went with the Palm though is I get a corporate discount through AT&T on my phone and service, except with the I phone and it's plans. Apple needs to get off it's high horse if it wants my business.

 

You can compare the phones but also look at how many apps are available.

iPhone -200,000+
Android - around 40,000
Palm - Less than 5,000
and then windows with under 1000 lol

Camera test:

http://www.macworld.com/article/1523...meratests.html

 

Don't need apps. I have a computer for that. My phone allows me to get email from my 3 different sources, I can get on this site, follow Yahoo for news and weather, work on spreadsheets or word docs. That is all I need. It all depends on one's needs and wants. I tried the Iphone for a day, and a co-worker has one. After discussing his problems with it and playing with it for a day. It was pretty obvious that the BB fit my needs much better.

 

Boy with a source like macworld.com your guaranteed no bias.
You also have to look at how many apps are soundboards and useless apps in the markets, I have not had a problem finding an app that I want for my evo that wasn't free.
Plus in that picture with a simple ISO adjustment (which you can do on an Evo but not on the Iphone) the picture would have looked much better.

http://blogs.computerworld.com/16281...e_4_vs_android

 

If you need an iPhone so that you can always be incontact with everyone and work while your camping or something, I feel bad for you.

 

Why?? It actually allows me to take a vacation with my family instead of having to be in the office to work. I can work any where I have my BlackBerry and lap top so I dont have to limit our camping to just weekends. I can leave and be able to work during the week a few hours during the day and spend time with my famliy.

 

It's getting recalled.....

 

My little Oystr (sic) makes and takes phone calls. And I don't turn it on until I actually need (which is rare, generally for emergencies). I lived most of my life without being joined to someone at the lip 24/7 and I see no reason to change now.

All seriousness aside, I wouldn't mind having a smart phone but they are overpriced to use for the benefit I would receive. That antique Oyster works just fine for me the rare times I do use it.

 

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I wouldn't trade my BB for any other phone on the market. HTC has some sweet phones, but they aren't durable in the least, they have a motherboard and 3-4 separate daughterboards inside them for each antenna and they are all connected with coax. Too much to go wrong if you ask me, breathe on the HTC too hard and you'll need a new one. Simpler is better by far. Couldn't pay me to keep a touchscreen, either.

Edited to add that I do use apps, though.

 

I am right there with you but I do have my cell on whenever I leave the house. All I have is a Razor that is set up as a phone only. I am on my computer all day at work and I have a home computer when I need it. I am not interested in surfing the web, texting or getting emails when I am out living my life. If someone needs to get in touch with me they can call me. The only way I would have one is if I was required to have it for work and the thing would be shut off as soon as my work day was done.

 

I felt the same way when I had a bb but after owning an HTC EVO and being pretty rough with it I am pleasantly surprised at how tough it is, I have dropped it a few times and it stays in my pocket all day at work and it still doesn't have a scratch on it.

 

Last year (and part of this year), I worked for a company that refurbishes cells for companies, and HTC phones were very flimsy. That's what I base my opinion on, I have never owned one, so I don't know how it would hold up to what I would do (hopefully not much) to it, but they have way too many things inside them than they need. If they had a single motherboard (maybe a daughter for the screen or something), eliminated the coax, actually soldered their connections and kept a bar platform without touch features then they could be a ton more durable and less expensive to make (or buy).