Upgrade now, or wait?

emkorial · #1 (**permalink**) 11-25-2009, 11:42 PM

So I'm an old time Mogul + SERO guy. The little thing is reallystarting to show it's age

Unfortunately, all the curent WM sprint phones have a flaw in them that turn me off

Diamond: No keyboard (could deal with that) or SD slot (can't deal with that)
Touch Pro: Horror stories about shoddy hardware
Touch Pro 2: Tilts, which I can't stand and ruins one handed use

It looks like 2010 is a big year for WM, with possible Diamond 2 (with an SD slot) and the HD2.

Should I try to drag a little more life out of the Mogul and see what's coming up?

bigmoe88 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-26-2009, 12:38 AM

You don't have to tilt the TP2 to use it, you can use it just like the TP and just slide it up. Also, I *think* all future smartphones after the TP2 (even WinMo ones) will require there new Everything plans. I personally would get the TP2 and flash a custom Juicy ROM or MightyROM. Hope this helps

**MrObvious** · #3 (**permalink**) 11-28-2009, 04:53 AM

I'd hold out to see if the HD2 comes to Sprint or what they reveal after the first of the year.

gmfeny · #4 (**permalink**) 11-28-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MrObvious

I'd hold out to see if the HD2 comes to Sprint or what they reveal after the first of the year.

I agree with that... I've been eligible for an upgrade since Feb of this year. When I bought my Touch Pro the day it came out at best buy for some reason I got the 2year discount price but they never started my contract over. So I've been waiting for a powerful device. I was thinking about getting the Touch Pro2 but all it is, is a Touch Pro with a bigger screen. I need that snapdragon power. I'm definitely waiting to see if the HD2 comes to sprint or something as powerful.

.HaVoC. · #5 (**permalink**) 12-01-2009, 01:44 AM

If I were you I would just wait to see what's over the horizon.

**Dr.8820** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-01-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by .HaVoC.

If I were you I would just wait to see what's over the horizon.

ditto. i'd buy a used tp cheap from here or ebay to hold me over until i saw something i liked. no use throwing money at something and then being stuck with it for 2 years.

.HaVoC. · #7 (**permalink**) 12-01-2009, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr.8820

ditto. i'd buy a used tp cheap from here or ebay to hold me over until i saw something i liked. no use throwing money at something and then being stuck with it for 2 years.

I notice with HTC that most of the phones that come out close together have almost identical hardware under the hood. It's usually around every 1 to 1.5 years that something "big" will raise the bar (capacitive screens in this case). Before it was accelerometers (G-Sensor).

Software isn't as much of an issue because they can always just update old devices (which is why I have 6.5.3 on a Tilt lol)

**BooDaddy** · #8 (**permalink**) 12-01-2009, 02:23 AM

+1 on holding out until Sprint announces their next handsets. I am waiting on the HD2 personally. If their new phones dont have anything you like or are to expensive, the Touch Pro 2 is a very nice phone. I recently had my TP swapped for a TP2 from an advanced exchange. I am loving the big screen and case design. I dont really use the tilt that much, but the keyboard and screen are perfect. The case just feels more solid than the old TP1.