After having the mogul for 4 months now, and working with other phones for my clients such as Treos, Blackjacks, Qs, iPhones and occasionally I get a client who gets good stuff from overseas.
I'm not looking for technology that doesn't exist - I'm comparing features of phones that you can buy right now.
Features I'd like -
- Working Bluetooth - just about any PDA phone except the mogul has this
- Working roaming - just about any PDA phone except the mogul has this
- Better screen technology - the iPHone is twice the resolution of the mogul - battery lasts longer even with the better screen - Eten and Imate also have
- VGA screens in slim units - FOUR times the resolution of the mogul.
- Better battery performance - the iphone has a faster processor, better display and yet the battery life is significantly better
- Better processor performance - the iphone has a much faster processor and video acceleration - yet the battery last longer and the unit is thinner than the mogul
- THINNER - most people look at my latest sprint phone and still say it is a brick compared to the iPhone
- USB 2.0 - correct me if I'm wrong but haven't we been using USB 2.0 since around the turn of the century?
- Full GPS - not assisted - not disabled but full GPS - other units have it built in - no subscription fee - no call required - full GPS capabilities
- A dialpad that stays up after you dial a number - sure, dialing my friends won't require that feature - but this is a business phone isn't it? Not many companies don't have IVR for directing calls
- More memory – it is cheap and no, it doesn’t have to drain the battery – so many things people said couldn’t be done without killing the battery, the
- iPhone somehow miraculously does without defying the laws of God and man.
- Some sort of slider control for the volume – should have tactile functionality
Software I’d like included -
- LiveSearch with voice recognition - it is available and free for download - not sure why Sprint isn't including the latest version
- Adobe FLASH - free for download - not sure what went wrong with this firmware version
- Office Mobile 6.1 - if you can distribute 6.0 on the phone why not use the current version 6.1 - no fee for the latest verison
- Flashlight - there are a few freeware flashlight apps - you insist on bulking up the phone by including a camera - people are much more impressed when I show them the flashlight app which turns the flash into a camera - virtually no significant battery drain and very handy to have a flashlight with you at all times - why not include it
- Other phones include Voice Command - why not included it - not a must but
- I can't imagine getting a phone without some full featured voice command program
- Sprint TV - it is free - why not include it.
Software I don’t want included/ optional –
- Crapware – audibles, buy it now, buy sprint crap software.
Future Features I'd like that should be available soon
- BT 2.1 - similar to BT 2.0 but with much better battery drain than 2.0
- Better battery technology - Lithium Iron is already here, silver based batteries are coming out as well, nanotube isn't that far away
- Hybrid/multiband technology like the new Blackberry – should be able to travel overseas and user your business phone.
For anyone that thinks I’m a mac fanboy – clearly I’m not or I’d own the iPhone – it doesn’t do full exchange sync so it is useless to me. Clearly however their hardware is a full two years ahead of the HTC crap Sprint is trying to sell. The ETEN and I-Mate are significantly more advanced than the mogul but most people in the US are already familiar with the iPhone as a point of reference. HTC does make more advanced phones but they are inbetween pda phones and laptops in size - I want SMALL and THIN but with a fantastic display.
I have no issue paying $500+ bucks for a phone that uses current technology and WORKS WELL. This phone was antiquated when it was released but the incredible lack of testing makes it an expensive paperweight.