I’m looking for a new smartphone – my BlackBerry 8900 is getting on my nerves with crashes and general tiredness – I’ve been looking around a lot of sites and a lot of review blogs and talking to my friends but haven’t really had much luck in garnering enough opinions. Mostly because I don’t want an iPhone and a lot of my friends are well and truly on that band wagon (no offence, guys).
I think the main cause is because I’ve set a few criteria: It has to be running on 3G or better, it has to have a full Qwerty keyboard (buttons, not touch – I really like buttons), it has to support multiple e-mail clients, it has to have dedicated Twitter and Facebook programs (that match up to those available on the Blackberry – I’m an Ubertwitter fan) and, it has to have a good browser. Compatability with windows would be a bonus too but, to be honest, I dont sync that often.
Not a lot to ask I think you’ll agree?
So I’ve been looking through the options – obviously we have Blackberry as an initial frontrunner as I’m currently a user- the Bold 9700 looks great but I’m being swayed toward a phone that has a hidden keyboard – just for pocketspace but it’s not a massive issue for me – I just haven’t experienced much in the way of broadband content on a BB (as my 8900 is somewhat lacking) so it’s kind of untested ground.
Then there’s the HTC series with the Touchpro and Touchpro 2 looking somewhat phenomenal – I’ve seen them in action, have a lot of faith in their ability to display content and think they’re a strong contender. They are however quite well priced and cost is always a factor.
Nokia have really upped their game with the N900 – it’s the first Nokia in a long time that’s got me looking and thinking it’s attractive and functional for what I want to use it for – that is both it’s plus and it’s minus point – due to my long time away, I’ve had very little experience with their operating system (outside of a girl at work saying “ee by gum, it’s a pile of crap” of her E71) so I’m once again a bit unsure of giving it a go. This is for the good reason that it’s so untried by me or anyone I know (aside from said girl at work) that I’m tending to keep it at the bottom of the pile – is that a mistake? I’m not sure.
Finally in my list of choices is the wildcard (no buttons…). The Nexus One from Google – it looks pretty, it’s built by HTC and to get in on the bandwagon – it’s Google. I like Google and I’m sure I’ll like their phone but, as with with Nokia, it’s completely untested and I’m fearful of using it plus, while I’m sure the touch screen option is great – I’m very irked by it having no buttons.
I am rubbish at decisions – expect more posts on this as I weave about the minefield of getting a phone at works form me.
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