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Suggestions for New Mobile Phone

RobertRobert
edited November 2009 in Technology
I have to admit it, my mobile phone is now obsolete.

I only just realised this now, with me struggling to browse a website on my usual mobile (a Sony Ericsson w810i) to try and find the booking reference needed to get prepaid train tickets, and nearly missing the train as a result.

So now I'm looking for suggestions for a new mobile phone to replace my aged w810i. The iPhone 3GS seems to be the popular choice for many people, but I'd really like to have a non-Apple alternative to it, if possible. It has to have good internet browsing, and 3G, though I could skip it. I've been looking at the HTC Tattoo Ink, and it's Android OS, so I'm wondering if that'll be any good.

Any other suggestions, or should I just go with an iPhone 3Gs?

Comments

  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    Are you tied to any particular carrier?
  • WindUpBirdWindUpBird
    Hold off for the Droid.
  • AprecheApreche
    Droid does. This is the reason I am going with the Droid when my iPhone contract expires. Also because Verizon's network actually fucking works, and AT&T is shit.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    I'd also suggest looking at the Droid Eris, or whatever they're calling the Verizon version of the HTC Hero. My one friend has that phone and loves it.
  • TechparadoxTechparadox
    Go with the Droid. Verizon may be "the evil empire" of mobile phone usage, but their coverage kicks ass and if the Droid delivers on even half of its promised goodness, they're going to see me renewing my contract mid-stream when I buy a new one.
  • RobertRobert
    edited November 2009
    I'm on Orange Pay as You Go in the UK. Apparently next Tuesday they'll get the iPhone 3Gs, but they have the HTC Hero and Tattoo Ink (which has 3G) as well, so I'm a little torn.

    And the reason I want 3G is because I'd like to go to Japan again and not have to leave my phone behind like I did the last time I went, or have to rent a phone.
    Post edited by Robert on
  • DarthFasaDarthFasa
    I have the G1 with T-Mobil. Even though its old, and relatively underpowered, its freaking awesome. I highly suggest you go with an android os biased phone.

    Also streaming to ustream from the G1 is pretty cool.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    I'm on Orange Pay as You Go in the UK. Apparently next Tuesday they'll get the iPhone 3Gs, but they have the HTC Hero and Tattoo Ink (which has 3G) as well, so I'm a little torn.

    And the reason I want 3G is because I'd like to go to Japan again and not have to leave my phone behind like I did the last time I went, or have to rent a phone.
    Of those, I'd go with the Hero.
  • GreatTeacherMacRossGreatTeacherMacRoss
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  • ChurbaChurba
    I'll see your brick and raise you...
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  • GreatTeacherMacRossGreatTeacherMacRoss
    How would that even work?!
  • ChurbaChurba
    edited November 2009
    How would that even work?!
    What? It's a phone, and it's mobile. I'd like to see a HTC hero do 100 MPH without assistance.

    Edit- Slight derail, but am I the only one that thinks she's a cute as all get out? GodDamn.
    Post edited by Churba on
  • WyattWyatt
    ...I the only one that thinks she's a cute as all get out? God Damn.
    She's looks like Velma.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    ...I the only one that thinks she's a cute as all get out? GodDamn.
    She's looks like Velma.
    Cute and intelligent.
  • Kate MonsterKate Monster
    Are her eyes closed?
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    I don't think so, it's just a low quality picture.
  • Kate MonsterKate Monster
    She is incredibly cute. I think it is the hair, glasses, cheekbones, and tiny little mary janes.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    Bringing up this thread to discuss my current phone shopping dilemma. On verizon: Droid or Eris?

    Droid Pros:
    -powerful
    -Android 2.0
    -large res screen

    Eris Pros:
    -sleek look
    -no moving parts
    -Sense UI
    -cheaper
    -will get Android 2.0

    What do you guys think?
  • NeitoNeito
    Are the features of the Droid worth 100 extra bucks to you?
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    Are the features of the Droid worth 100 extra bucks to you?
    I like the Eris more, but the sticking point for me is it's kinda old hardware wise.
  • AprecheApreche
    Some Android phones have the Google logo on them, some don't. Personally, I would only get a "Google Experience" phone. Sure, some of the modifications that manufacturers and carriers do to the non-Google Android devices can be good, but losing the Googleness is not worth it. I know the Droid is sporting the Google Experience. I would double check on the Eris.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    I would double check on the Eris.
    It is also, I have checked this.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    So I played with both these phones for about half an hour. The Droid didn't feel any faster than the Eris. Perhaps HTC just did a much better job optimizing for their hardware, but I was unimpressed with the "power" of the Droid. This leaves the only major selling point for me that the the screen is really pretty. The Eris has a better UI, a nicer home screen, and 7 screens to put things on rather than 3.
  • AprecheApreche
    So I played with both these phones for about half an hour. The Droid didn't feel any faster than the Eris. Perhaps HTC just did a much better job optimizing for their hardware, but I was unimpressed with the "power" of the Droid. This leaves the only major selling point for me that the the screen is really pretty. The Eris has a better UI, a nicer home screen, and 7 screens to put things on rather than 3.
    Only consider hardware differences. It's open source. You can always change the software.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    You can always change the software.
    Can't get the HTC Sense UI on a non-HTC phone. Well at least not without considerable effort and breaking the phone for root access. And those are things I care not to do. I want my phone to just work.

    I'm still perplexed by the similar performance of the two devices, the Droid was supposed to be so much more powerful. Maybe it's a limitation of RAM, because they have about the same amount of RAM as far as I know.
  • AprecheApreche
    I want my phone to just work.
    Get an iPhone, and don't jailbreak it. Pick any other smartphone, and you are going to have to do some fiddling. Even Blackberries crash, and you see BB users always taking out the battery and such.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    Sound advice, but I don't like nor want any apple products.
  • AprecheApreche
    Sound advice, but I don't like nor want any apple products.
    Accept that it won't "just work". If you want it to be the way you want it, hacking is in your future. You'll be flashing firmwares, rooting, and sideloading before you know it.
  • ChurbaChurba
    I want my phone to just work.
    Get a good Nokia Smartphone. Bonus - Unlike many modern phones, they're practically bombproof.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    Accept that it won't "just work".
    My blackberry has "just worked," for the better part of a year. It's just when I load an app that's written poorly that I have issues with it and need to pull the battery. Mostly Twitter apps.
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