Pseudo-techie query on Smart Phones

[Wodewick]

I know it should probably be in Technical but readers of General are every bit as helpful and informative as over "there".

I am thinking of getting a new phone (my contract is coming to an end) and I must confess to being a bit of a dinosaur in that I don't follow trends and stuff like that so would like the congregations thoughts.

Possibilities I have heard of, but don't really know much about
a) IPhone
b) Blackberry
c) HTC Desire
d) Samsung Galaxy

I am sure you will tell me about lots of variations and alternatives

This is a serious question - although I am not a fashion victim I don't want to look a total muppet with a Nokia 3310 or something

[AtW]

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[TimberWolf]

I was looking at some in the shops the other day and I was surprised how tacky "the competition" looks. I think HTC Desire in particular looked flimsy, plasticy and shoddy. Expensive too.

[TimberWolf]

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[Wodewick]

I was looking at some in the shops the other day and I was surprised how tacky "the competition" looks. I think HTC Desire in particular looked flimsy, plasticy and shoddy. Expensive too.

Sorry which are "the competition"?

WHS?

[Virtual Lover]

Whats a smart phone ?

[Moscow Mule]

Some questions to ask

1) Do you use itunes? If so, the only thing that will reliably sync your media is an iphone
2) Do you want a physical keyboard? If so you can't get an iphone
3) If you don't want an iphone, do you want a google or microsoft supported os?
4) There will be more apps created for android than windows mobile, but there are a lot of ropey ones as the app store is not curated. Is that a big deal? If so you'll want to stay away from android.

[TimberWolf]

Sorry which are "the competition"?



WHS?

I meant the iPhone.

[Wodewick]

Some questions to ask

1) Do you use itunes? If so, the only thing that will reliably sync your media is an iphone
2) Do you want a physical keyboard? If so you can't get an iphone
3) If you don't want an iphone, do you want a google or microsoft supported os?
4) There will be more apps created for android than windows mobile, but there are a lot of ropey ones as the app store is not curated. Is that a big deal? If so you'll want to stay away from android.

1) Well I do use ITunes - but not much, I dump a load of tunes onto a player (IPod upto now) periodically.
2) Not too bothered - but over the past year-ish I have had ClientCo supplied Blackberry (Curve?) which has only got a tulipy little keyboard and tulipy little screen. I don't think I am abnormal but my fingers are a bit clumpy to use it easily, although if I used it more I might become more adept in its use my old and failing eyesight will never really cope with the screen for much.
So I guess that means I would like a big-ish screen!
3) Dunno - Why would I care?
4) Ropey in what way? Just tulipe or likely to cause me problems? I am not "into" apps particularly but that might be because I don't have a phone to run them on. (Same catch 22 as the keyboard)

[Wodewick]

........... although I am not a fashion victim I don't want to look a total muppet with a Nokia 3310 or something

I meant the iPhone.

The IPhone makes me think "fashion victim" - but if it really is "the best" I won't dismiss it out of hand.