What kind of smart phone do you have?

[tomato]

OK, I'm in the market for a new phone so I thought I'd conduct my own little survey

Post here the kind of phone you have (iPhone, Droid, Razr, BlackBerry, etc.) and how you like it.



(I know I did an iPhone v. Blackberry thread a long time ago, and there are similar threads specific to one device only, but there is so much more choice out there, it's time for an update ).

Thanks

[MadMax]

I have a HTC Hero (Sprint edition), which is a 'Droid, that was a Christmas present. It took some getting used to considering my old cell phone was pretty basic; but now I love it! I have converted several songs to ringtones (easy through a 'Droid app) and now when my son calls it is Alice in Chains Check my Brain, my wife it's Dean Martin's Ain't That a Kick in the Head? and most everyone else it's Dick Dales Misirlou (a few get Kool and the Gang's Jungle Boogie). Plus I can read email, surf the 'Net, play music or watch videos.

Cheers! M2

[shakurov]

G1 here but if I was to get a new phone I'd look into the Nexus 1

[eht13]

iPhone 3G... love it.

[kenkyd]

iPhone 3gs. once you own an iphone (imo), youll never want another phone. everything about it is fantastic. i dont even need a computer.

[tomato]

I almost got the G1 last year but people warned me the battery sucks.

Same thing with the iPhone, apparently, when you're out and about all day, the battery runs out if you use the Internet too much?

[tomato]

Originally Posted by shakurov

G1 here but if I was to get a new phone I'd look into the Nexus 1

Sexy device, looking into it. My carrier probably would give me a deal on that one if I renewed my contract. I liked the G1 a lot, too.

Originally Posted by kenkyd

iPhone 3gs. once you own an iphone (imo), youll never want another phone. everything about it is fantastic. i dont even need a computer.

Yes, I've heard a lot of people say that. Just about 90% of people around me have an iPhone.

I forgot to say that call quality as well as internet speed is important. the iPhone isn't spectacular in either. Don't take it the wrong way, though, I know it's a cool device just wondering if there is something else that would meet my needs that's all

Originally Posted by PK198105

battery will suck with the original firmware, but if you root it the battery life is somewhat extended

can you please explain briefly what that means? Thanks

[enviri]

i own a 3gs, i love it. Battery lasts all day for me. heck, im on my 4th day without charge (21% left). I surf the web when i need to (avg 30 min/day) and text a good amount. The sites i visit have iphone formatted pages, so i can just turn off the 3g and stay on edge all day.

I like the droids, alot....but not enough to buy one...i work with droids everyday at work and i still just cant find a reason to get one.

[Cutie Pie #2]

I have the Samsung Rogue (Verizon) which is really not a smart phone, but it does a lot for a cell phone. I like that it has a touch screen and you can go online and it's pretty fast along with a qwerty keyboard. And it was free ( every 2 year free phone contract) now I have unlimited minutes with the plan which is only $69.99 a month. Phone doesn't require the extra money per month for smart phone but I do have to pay an extra $9.99per month for memory.
It does what I need to do.

[Cutie Pie #2]

Originally Posted by Cutie Pie #2

I have the Samsung Rogue (Verizon) which is really not a smart phone, but it does a lot for a cell phone. I like that it has a touch screen and you can go online and it's pretty fast. And it was free ( every 2 year free phone contract).
It does what I need to do.

Here's my phone:

[tomato]

Originally Posted by Cutie Pie #2

Here's my phone:

CutiePie#2, your phone may not be a smart phone but it's a smart choice.

It made Editor's Choice at CNET in Sept. 09,
and still has the "excellent rating" as of now

http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/...-33770733.html

[cali yaris]

Palm Pre

[YAR1S]

If I got a smart phone I'd get an iphone, I have the Itouch and everyday I wish it was an Iphone instead..... booo verizon.

[Jerkratt]

Blackberry Tour 9630 with hybrid OS and bunch of tweaks

[kustom play]

Touch Pro 2, love it

reminds me of a better version of my old ppc6700 and i had that phone for well over 2 years without any issue

[JBIZZ]

I've got an iphone 3G and love it. There are rumors of a 4G iphone coming out in June/July.

[BailOut]

I have the iPhone 3G and while it works for many things it can be quite annoying, The inability to multitask is something that irritates me at least once per day, it checks email at random times despite me having it configured to never do so, its call quality is horrible (I often have to ask people to repeat themselves), and if I leave the 3G antenna on it uses power at more than triple the rate without it.

I also intensely dislike that I have no control over the underlying parts of the phone unless I hack it. The iPhone's application handling and memory management is so jacked up that I much prefer to have the ability to kill processes at will. The artificial limitations on the brightness an application can use cripples "flashlight" utilities, so I go around them. Etc.

Still, I don't complain too loudly as neither the phone nor the monthly plan cost me anything. My employer picks up the tab.

If I were buying on my own today I would go with the Nokia N900. It is unlocked and quad band capable (meaning you can use it with any network), it runs a fork of Debian Linux called "Maemo" and has no restrictions in place, meaning that you have root access out of the box and can load just about any package from Debian's vast repositories, as well as applications that are specifically designed for it.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by BailOut

I have the iPhone 3G and while it works for many things it can be quite annoying, The inability to multitask is something that irritates me at least once per day, it checks email at random times despite me having it configured to never do so, its call quality is horrible (I often have to ask people to repeat themselves), and if I leave the 3G antenna on it uses power at more than triple the rate without it.

I also intensely dislike that I have no control over the underlying parts of the phone unless I hack it. The iPhone's application handling and memory management is so jacked up that I much prefer to have the ability to kill processes at will. The artificial limitations on the brightness an application can use cripples "flashlight" utilities, so I go around them. Etc.

Still, I don't complain too loudly as neither the phone nor the monthly plan cost me anything. My employer picks up the tab.

If I were buying on my own today I would go with the Nokia N900. It is unlocked and quad band capable (meaning you can use it with any network), it runs a fork of Debian Linux called "Maemo" and has no restrictions in place, meaning that you have root access out of the box and can load just about any package from Debian's vast repositories, as well as applications that are specifically designed for it.

Thanks for the post. I 've heard a couple of complaints about call quality on the iPhone as well, but we're in san francisco which is a tough area for a cell phone because of all the hills, so I wasn't sure it was the phone or the area

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Drooooiiid.

I love the Moto Droid. It does everything imaginable plus a few more things.

Don't know how I lived without a computer in my pocket before.

I hear that. That's the ultimate geek appeal ;)

Originally Posted by coffiend

I love my iPhone 3g.

Plus with my upgrade through AT&T it was only 100 dollars, hard to pass up.

My girlfriend and I both used to have blackberries and absolutely HATED them. Terrible user interface, froze constantly, crappy browser, and cheaply constructed. I can't say too much about any of the other smart phones because I have no experience with them. All I know is that by the time I got rid of my blackberry, I hated it so much that I smashed it with a hammer... And that felt amazing.

You, my friend, have watched Office Space too many times j/k. You should have put your BB on e-bay, someone like me would have bought it