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View Poll Results: Did HTC finally hit a home run against Apple?
Yes. 95 74.22%
No. 22 17.19%
They're about the same. 11 8.59%
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Old 10-27-2008, 10:30 AM
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

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apples and oranges,

unfortunately the Iphone still has a much better and more responsive interface.
Yeah, if HTC had used the same screen like the iphone does, i think this would have seriously been out of the park. I'm talking hardware, with the capcitative whatever screen. but who knows how that would affect, say, cost?

I guess it would depend on your needs. Me, the pro is so much more useful than the Iphone, and if you're willing to work with it, you can get many of the same features for less or for free.

Overall, i think this phone -finally- brings sprint up to speed with the GSM companies who always seem to get the coolest phones.

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Old 10-27-2008, 10:34 AM
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

my friend has one and gets pissed when we go online because skyfire is sooooooo much faster than safari plus I can send pics to phones thanks to someguy apple only does email plus I can cut and paste .......... I do admit interface on iphone is awsome tho
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Old 10-27-2008, 10:38 AM
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

the tp is good, but the iphone is better insome ways. finger response is superb and storage is great, battery life is better.

but voice dialing bluetooth and qwerty keyboard are things apple forgot for starters, let alone background aps
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

I have used both the TP and iphone and it really is apples and oranges. Both have pros and cons. It really depends on the user and what you will be using the phone for. Of course most of us here love WM and we will say that is the better platform but if you go to a iphone forum and people will trash WM all day and list reasons why the iphone is better. For features, defintely the Pro, but for sleekness, responsiveness and UI definetly the iphone. Both are not very good as "phones" IMO
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Old 10-27-2008, 10:45 AM
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

I think all of you have a valid point. Both devices have strengths and weakness , but are incredible according to the Demographics they draw. I am a WInMo hut as i love the flexibility with the device and my everyday life
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Old 10-27-2008, 11:44 AM
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

hey now, im the biggest win mobile/htc fan yet... but this is kind of a sad comparison. dont get me wrong i love my tp and think its better than the iphone. but on the flip side.. dont you think you have to give apple a little credit? they came out with ONE phone compared to htc's hundreds.. and on top of that... this phone came out LAST YEAR... so considering it took htc a whole year and a half almost to finally "hit a home run against apple" is not too much of a compliment, considering they been making phones for several years now. (im not bashing htc, im just being honest, ive owned plenty of ppcs.) all im saying is, im tired of hearing lame comparison's to that iphone.. especially when it came out so long ago (the 3g is just an upgrade, same thing with faster speeds and better gps and the app store- the interface is exactly the same). if apple did this with their first phone, what you think is going to happen when they decide to put out another one? then how long will it take to match that one!?! lets stop worrying about which phone is better and just be happy that we finally have a monster device that is sexy at the same time
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

To the people saying "you can't compare the two":

Why not? They're both smart devices with touch screen interfaces that also happen to be phones. I don't see why you can't compare them, and I'm tired of people saying that.
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Old 10-27-2008, 12:04 PM
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

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To the people saying "you can't compare the two":

Why not? They're both smart devices with touch screen interfaces that also happen to be phones. I don't see why you can't compare them, and I'm tired of people saying that.
they are saying you cant compare them because they both were geared towards 2 completely different crowds.. you should know that being a vet ppcgeek. the iphone is a media phone, not a smartphone, while the tp is a full fledged business/smart pocket pc. thats why you hear the "apples and oranges"... you can compare the phones literally, but ideally they were made for different purposes. even though the the iphone can be used for business and the tp can be used for media, those arent the phone's strong points, and it was intentional to be that way
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

I mean every phone that comes out is compared to the iphone whether its a Instinct or an Touch pro or a G1 its measured against the iphone they raised the bar on touch screen devices. Like homeboy said earlier there gonna be a new one that everybody's gonna be gunning for soon.
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Old 10-27-2008, 12:43 PM
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

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Htc = Porsche, iPhone = Ford Focus, why do people still compare the two? I just gotta have winmobile...
This is a terrible car comparison.

Porsche: well built, everyday reliable with astounding performance and expensive. Focus: many cost cutting measures, not as well put together performance several factors less and costs one fifth or the Porsche. Tell me how this relates to either phone.

A better comparison is an early 90s Lamborghini (Touch Pro) to a Acura NSX from the same era. Lambo can do amazing things but who knows when it will stop working for no reason, uncomfortable, loud and hot, only a true fan can put up with it's negatives. The NSX is slightly cheaper, slightly less performance, but it is so well made it just works, anyone can live with it day to day.
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