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Got Samsung's Instinct.
It's a phone; first and foremost. A multi-communication device second, and a mp3 player last.
Apple got it bassackwards.
And Sprint's everything plan is well, Everything!
I read that the Samsung Omnia is pretty good, but have no personal experience with it.
You should wait on the Storm, as the initial reviews haven't been that good. One of the main reasons is that the software was not developed from the scratch for a touch screen phone, but it is actually their old OS tweaked to respond to a touchscreen. Majority of the touchscreen phones have their OS developed specifically for the phones. I would probably wait until there is more firmware updates (I heard a recent one does fix some bugs already) or for the next model on the Storm.
Im really not a big fan of the touch-screen phone, thats way too advanced and Id be afraid that because I always have it in pocket, it wouldnt be too hard to lean back, or move, and accidentally push a button that could cost major airtime/internet time, or even log into something you dont want to sign into. I'll stick with something with either locking keyboard or a flip phone.
Storm user here. not as responsive as the iPhone. The storm's spring loaded screen is neat, except the focal point is the very center of the screen... so its not as responsive when you move away from the center. All in all, its not very impressive. We're currently running a beta firmware (.91), so some of the issues are better, but its not flawless.
All in all - if you are using this for personal reasons, BB really has no distinct advantages IMO. I'd stick with a iPhone, or similar products with your respective carrier. BB is still a business oriented phone, its integration with an Exchange environment, Centralized administration / security, and availability of business tools is in my opinion, still unmatched. However, as a personal phone.. its kinda pricey and underperforms when compared with other available products. iPhone has tons more consumer based apps......
Just my .02 of course. As soon as the bold is available on Verizon, I'll be making the switch again.
Im really not a big fan of the touch-screen phone, thats way too advanced and Id be afraid that because I always have it in pocket, it wouldnt be too hard to lean back, or move, and accidentally push a button that could cost major airtime/internet time, or even log into something you dont want to sign into. I'll stick with something with either locking keyboard or a flip phone.
I don't know about other phones, but the iphone's touch screen only responds to touch. You have to touch it with your skin to make it respond, so it wouldn't be activated by the things in your pocket. I guess you could accidentally activate it by sticking your hands in your pocket, but even then, you'd have to accidentally press one of the buttons, then swipe across the screen to get to the home page, which would be hard to do by accident.
I've been looking at the Nokia N95/N96. The N97 is coming out soon. As far as specs go they blow the iphone out of the water. I've never used one though. I don't think a single company in the states carries them, but you can buy them online from newegg and other tech websites. Camera, video, bluetooth that isn't crippled, wifi, and there is a phone somewere in there.
Kinda pricey though.
I have the N95 and a Blackberry Curve. I continue to use the Curve more because of the full keyboard, but have used the N95 on occasion for VOIP phone calls. My N95 was bought from Nokia so it's not branded to a carrier and nothing is crippled.
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