Oh, I read the reviews and played with a storm yesterday and I think it's kind of cheap. The screen is wobbly and the navigation is chunky. I think the iPhone has perfected everything the storm is trying to do. So, in buying my very first smartphone, I think the question should be: Do I go all the way Blackberry, or all the way touchscreen (iPhone)?
And I'd love Jeff's opinion. Seriously, I'm stumped over here.
Jeff and I went to a store and played with one too. Jeff said that it was clear the Verizon people didn't know how to set up the floor models. He was so concerned that he came home and sent emails up the chain in RIM-he told his bosses that if he were a consumer who had never held the product that if he based his decision on his experience on the floor model he wouldn't buy one. He can explain it better but I guess its amazing when set up properly. As for the choice between the other two he'll tell you that if watching movies and music is more important get an iphone. If you do a lot of texting or emailing get the bold
See, I had issues with the floor model as well. But my biggest draw to the Bold is the ease of typing. It's a very comfortable keyboard. But here's what I absolutely must be able to do with whichever new smartphone I buy:
1) carry it in my pants pocket 2) read the NYT, DailyKos, Huffpo, Politico, TPM, and a thousand other blogs all day long 3) check my facebook, lj, and upload photos to flickr 4) find and listen to new bands on myspace, purevolume and last.fm 5) Twitter, blogger and wordpress my ass off 6) Watch videos (youtube, revver, daily motion, metacafe, etc.) 7) social networking. I want to be able to use sites like Yelp and Loopt to keep track of my friends and find new places to eat. 8) Check in to flights and buy movie/concert tickets from where ever, whenever.
PLEASE show this list to JeffLA, I'd love to hear what he has to say. Thanks!
I have used blackberries, windows mobile devices, and now the iPhone 3G. The iPhone 3G wins hands down in ease of use, reliability, and it's really really pretty in the right ways.
I *LOVE* my iPhone. Most of the usage scenarios you mention actually have an app specially designed to take advantage of the iPhone. Facebook, Myspace, etc. I've seen Loopt and many others
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1) carry it in my pants pocket
2) read the NYT, DailyKos, Huffpo, Politico, TPM, and a thousand other blogs all day long
3) check my facebook, lj, and upload photos to flickr
4) find and listen to new bands on myspace, purevolume and last.fm
5) Twitter, blogger and wordpress my ass off
6) Watch videos (youtube, revver, daily motion, metacafe, etc.)
7) social networking. I want to be able to use sites like Yelp and Loopt to keep track of my friends and find new places to eat.
8) Check in to flights and buy movie/concert tickets from where ever, whenever.
PLEASE show this list to JeffLA, I'd love to hear what he has to say. Thanks!
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