Seven smartphones, 3 years. In search of the smartphone holy grail, what was once the perfect phone becomes the ugly duckling. What drives this search? I am not sure. It’s not just one feature (push email, web browsing, GPS, or bluetooth modem tethering) that creates the impulse to switch, but instead a combination of factors that makes the old phone seem terribly useless. Below is the story to date (early December 2006).
The Good & The Bad
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Siemens SX1 |
Nokia 9300
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Palm Treo 650 |
Sony Ericsson p910 |
BlackBerry 7290 |
Sprint PPC 6700 |
Motorola Q |
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March 2004 |
January 2005 |
April 2005 |
July 2005 |
September 2005 |
October 2005 |
August 2006 |
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Good + |
Series 60 | 640 pixels wide EDGE |
SnapperMail TomTom |
QWERTY | PGP Support Package for BlackBerry | EVDO | EVDO Fits in pocket |
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Bad - |
Slow data Funky keypad |
Creaked OS X unfriendly |
Two or more resets a day | No PGP email encryption | Web browser? | Black screen of death No PGP email encryption |
6hr battery life No PGP email encryption |
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As of 7 December 2006, I’ve happily switched to a BlackBerry Pearl and don’t miss a thing. Comparison photos of Q vs. Pearl at http://flickr.com/photos/kevinbocek/318466314/