I'm eligible for an upgrade now, and I'm debating between some phones. There's a lot of good stuff out there now. I've been using a Blackberry Bold 9000 for 2 years now, which I've loved. One key feature for me is that I want a real tactile QWERTY keyboard on the phone, and I really don't know how I'd do with a slider phone. I like the bar format phone with screen and keyboard all on the front face, like the Bold. I've been looking, and really the only other phone like this that might be better is the Palm Pixi Plus which is now on AT&T. At the same time, there is also the more capable Palm Pre Plus also, but it is a slider. And of course there is the iPhone 4, but I don't know if I could get use to the touch screen typing. I've also looked at the HTC Aria (Droid 2.2) phone. So, what to get?
Palm Pixi Plus - Leaning toward this phone right now, has a QWERTY keyboard under a capacitive touch screen which is nice. The screen is a bit small though, but is 18-bit versus my Bold's 16-bit so should have better color, but the screen is basically the same size which is kinda small. The camera is only 2 MP, same as my Bold, so that is only a lateral move there. But, WebOS looks pretty darn cool, and it looks like web browsing will be better. I like the dual nature of the phone, to have a touch screen and a QWERTY keyboard, I really really like this. It just seems though that the Palm Pixi Plus is a little underpowered, and the camera is only 2MP, and there is 8GB (7GB usable) of internal memory. One good thing about this phone is that it will only cost me $50 out the door!
Palm Pre Plus - This phone is much more powerful, has OpenGL graphics, and a 3MP camera. However, it is a slider phone, the QWERTY keyboard slides out from the bottom, and the phone is pretty thick. The touch screen is bigger, and 24-bit, but I'm not sure if that slider nature of it would bother me or not. There is however internal 16GB of storage. This one will cost me a little more on ATT, it isn't real cheap.
HTC Aria - This is an Android 2.2 touch screen phone, all touch screen, no keyboard. It looks nice, performs pretty fast, i'm just not sure if I can get use to touch screen typing. I'm also not sure about the Android OS really and apps. I had an HTC phone once and I hated it.
iPhone 4 - This phone is plauaged with problems like dropped calls, bad reception, and maybe Apple can fix some of this stuff, but again touch screen and not sure if I'll get use to typing on a screen. This is also the most expensive out of the bunch, I'd want the 32GB model and that would set me back $300 ouch. However, iTunes is a plus, and out of all the phones it has the most features and the highest specs, I'm impressed with the CPU and the graphics.
So what to do, what to do. I think RIM is a bit behind the curve right now, and while OS 5.0 is good, OS 6.0 will be better but its not out yet. I like iOS 4, but I've never used WebOS or Android. Watching video reviews of all these phones on Youtube WebOS looks pretty darn cool though, I would say it is the most iPhone like, and that is kinda what I'm looking for, but with a QWERTY keyboard. That is why I am leaning toward the Pixi Plus. I just wish it had a bigger screen and a better camera and better graphics chip. For that, I'd need to go to the Pre Plus, but its a slider phone, and thicker, and more expensive, but it has the bigger screen, better camera and graphics I want.
Ughhhh, so what to do!?
Palm Pixi Plus - Leaning toward this phone right now, has a QWERTY keyboard under a capacitive touch screen which is nice. The screen is a bit small though, but is 18-bit versus my Bold's 16-bit so should have better color, but the screen is basically the same size which is kinda small. The camera is only 2 MP, same as my Bold, so that is only a lateral move there. But, WebOS looks pretty darn cool, and it looks like web browsing will be better. I like the dual nature of the phone, to have a touch screen and a QWERTY keyboard, I really really like this. It just seems though that the Palm Pixi Plus is a little underpowered, and the camera is only 2MP, and there is 8GB (7GB usable) of internal memory. One good thing about this phone is that it will only cost me $50 out the door!
Palm Pre Plus - This phone is much more powerful, has OpenGL graphics, and a 3MP camera. However, it is a slider phone, the QWERTY keyboard slides out from the bottom, and the phone is pretty thick. The touch screen is bigger, and 24-bit, but I'm not sure if that slider nature of it would bother me or not. There is however internal 16GB of storage. This one will cost me a little more on ATT, it isn't real cheap.
HTC Aria - This is an Android 2.2 touch screen phone, all touch screen, no keyboard. It looks nice, performs pretty fast, i'm just not sure if I can get use to touch screen typing. I'm also not sure about the Android OS really and apps. I had an HTC phone once and I hated it.
iPhone 4 - This phone is plauaged with problems like dropped calls, bad reception, and maybe Apple can fix some of this stuff, but again touch screen and not sure if I'll get use to typing on a screen. This is also the most expensive out of the bunch, I'd want the 32GB model and that would set me back $300 ouch. However, iTunes is a plus, and out of all the phones it has the most features and the highest specs, I'm impressed with the CPU and the graphics.
So what to do, what to do. I think RIM is a bit behind the curve right now, and while OS 5.0 is good, OS 6.0 will be better but its not out yet. I like iOS 4, but I've never used WebOS or Android. Watching video reviews of all these phones on Youtube WebOS looks pretty darn cool though, I would say it is the most iPhone like, and that is kinda what I'm looking for, but with a QWERTY keyboard. That is why I am leaning toward the Pixi Plus. I just wish it had a bigger screen and a better camera and better graphics chip. For that, I'd need to go to the Pre Plus, but its a slider phone, and thicker, and more expensive, but it has the bigger screen, better camera and graphics I want.
Ughhhh, so what to do!?
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