Lunatic Platitudes

Gonna try not to be wordy.

Pros = Fast browser, many apps, great UI, not Windows dependent, Not Windows, GPS, voice turn-by-turn, great video, great wifi

Cons = hard to use still camera, battery management through application process killing, reserving judgment on the battery but it looks like a charge every night and maybe in the day sometimes kind of phone.

Compared to Windows Mobile <=6.1? A joke to even try to compare them. I’ve owned a lot of Windows Mobile devices since 5.0 and they all suffer from the same problems. They are not in the same class as the Droid OR the iPhone and offer no real benefits over either. Mobile word and excel is a joke at best and that’s pretty much the end of what you get “over” the iPhone or Droid.

Compared to iPhone? No iTunes = GREAT! I’ve never owned an iPhone but just having played around with them in the past, I think it is at least on the level and possibly better considering the open architecture. No AT&T but I have the Motorola Droid which I guess is Verizon only so you could say the same thing about the Droid from the other side. When will carriers stop hog tying us to them? I’d have bought Verizon anyway because I need their network to work at the house.

I got a discount on the phone and accessories with my company association. Cost wise it was cheaper than a new iPhone with comparable storage. Plus I upgraded both our phones so the wife has a Droid too. She’s medium techy and likes it and that says a good bit.

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