Mr. Woz, needs 2 release his own phone at some point. I'm sure his current tweaked iPhonemodel would be a best seller. Steve Wozniak carries 2 iPhones (battery & multitasking fixed)... I wonder if a Family plan for a family of phones exists. For those that carry 3 or more devices at a time.
ha ha...I buy most of the significant gadgets that come out...I did not buy an Android right away but I did like the looks of the Motorola Droid so I bought it. When you buy a gadget and it works without hours of figuring things out, it's a joy. At different points in time you'll find me with different Blackberries and other phones. At the time of this interview I carried 2 iPhones (battery and multitasking fixed) and the Droid on my belt. And I do enjoy the Droid and it does my normal stuff fine, but it will take some time to find apps equal to some that are important on my iPhones. When the Nexus One came out I put the Droid aside and shifted to checking out the Nexus One. I'm always on the watch for the latest hot gadgets. When I don't like new gadgets, I keep my mouth shut. It's better to focus on the good. I'm not the conflict type of person so I don't try to get into arguments you never win about which is better. But if I only carried my iPhones, I wouldn't have as good an idea of how others do with their alternate choices....Woz
Sorry but the Blackberry doesn't compare to these near net book devices that can REALLY browse the web. When it comes to e-mail, messaging and security the blackberry CAN'T be beat. But with web browsing and media it fails. These devices are so much like laptop be prepared to carry chargers and spare batteries. One phone doesn't fit all, chances are you will carry two to make the right balance. No phone beats the iPhone with the content universe of iTunes, i repeat NO PHONE!
Hardware wise the Nexus One is the Phone to Beat. The Nexus One is the lightest(130Grms), thinest(11.5mm), fastest(1Ghz) and brightest display. It sets the hardware and software standards of what phones will have to live up to for the next 2 to 3 years. Only to be match hard where wise to the HTC HD2. HTC is the luckiest company in the world to be at both sides of the coin making phones for MS and Google.
Nexus One, Motorola Droid, HTC HD2 and Nokia N900(most underated phone of the year) lead with High level Displays. These are this Falls HEAVY WEIGHTS!! Imagine what will be released next year. For the iPhone to maintain it's lead in this area it will have to give their weak 480/320 display a face light and processor a upgrade. And you can be sure they will step up to the plate. By the Competition going this hard, they've shown Apple the cards their holding...
Nexus One: $529(unlocked)
Network: T-Mobile(HighSpeed), ATT(EDGE low speed), Coming soon to Verizon
Operating System: Android 2.1(Eclair)
1400 mAH battery
Display
HTC HD2
largest of the bunch 4.3 Inches diagonal
Capacitive touch screen
Resolution: 480 X 800 WVGA
157 grams (5.54 ounces) with battery
1GHz Snapdragon™ processor
Capacity: 1230 mAh
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Droid:
3.7-in.; WVGA (480 x 854 pixels); 16:9 widescreen
Dual microphone noise reduction
1400 mAh Li Ion
(a 600MHz, OMAP3430 chip downclocked to 550MHz)(it's similar to the chip inside the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre.)
256MB of RAM, and 512MB of ROM
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola-DROID-US-EN.alt
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Nokia N900 $569 + tax comes unlocked.
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*has a TV output can watch content from phone on the TV. Plus the cables are included. TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, included in box) or WLAN/UPnP
*32 GB internal storage. You can show case pictures or video's you've taken on the larger screen.
Best camera/video off all powerphone devices:CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens, Video recording at up to 848 × 480 pixels (WVGA) and up to 25fps
Processor and 3D accelerator PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support(same as iPhone 3Gs)
TI OMAP 3430: ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
s over the air (OTA) update, a software version AP:ESD56/BP:C_01.3E.01P,
* OS stability is improved.
* Battery life is improved.
* Camera auto focus functionality is improved, and time between
shots is reduced.
* Enhancements for three-way calling.
* Audio for incoming calls is improved.
* When receiving a call on call waiting, the speakerphone now
remains on.
* Bluetooth® functionality is improved; background echo is eliminated.
* Improved Bluetooth phone book transfer of contacts to in-vehicle
Bluetooth solutions.
* After closing a GPS application, the GPS icon will now automatically
be removed from the notification panel.
* Users can now receive SMS and MMS messages after an EMS
message is received.
* SMS and MMS may now be sent to seven-digit addresses.
* Google® contact merging has been updated to accommodate
seven-digit numbers.
* Visual Voice Mail notices now arrive instantaneously.
* The corporate calendar widget user interface is updated.
Seinfeld on Conan O'brien late show says why he doesn't like the blackberry or iphone(funny). It's one of the funniest jokes about blackberries and iphones.