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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, 12:47 PM
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

If it weren't for some of the functions on the iPhone, I'd say it's not a great phone. But, with that said, HTC solidified themselves as a very formidable opponent in the mobile indistury and look to see more from them for years to come.
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

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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.
that's a great analogy there and i tend to agree...

as for me personally i cant see leaving winmo devices i've been with them for 4 years now... the only thing that could make me switch was if HTC started pumoing out THEIR own OS... given what they've done to mask the inherent limitations/deficiencies of winmo... i'm confident they would get it right!
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Old 10-27-2008, 01:22 PM
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

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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.

I think you're still off.. to stick with the car analogy:

I think the Iphone is like a saleen mustang.. sleek, sexy, and smooth. The very top of the line product offering in it's class... However, it's capabilities are fairly limited. If you want to carry more than a couple sets of golf clubs and a buddy, you're out of luck.

Meanwhile the TP is like a Ford F150 lightning.. Powerful, retooled for speed, able to compete with the mustang, but still ultimately a truck, and full of all of the usefulness of a pickup.

It really does depend on what you want out of a phone. If you're a web surfing media junkie, stick with the Iphone.. but if you need mobile office and a ton of aftermarket software, the HTC devices are the way to go.
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

apples touch interface really makes the TP's look dull and lame. by far apple has made the cake and got the icing on it too. and didnt just bring a couple cupcakes to the fray
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

You're asking this question in a fairly biased environment. I personally think that even the PPC-6600 was far superior, in many ways.

The fact that the Touch Pro is faster, better, and better looking is just icing on the cake.

Oh, and the camera is amazing (compared to any other PPC I have owned) -- and much better than the iPhone's "camera."

although, the iPhone really does have a better camera than the Vogue, so I can't dog on it too much.
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Old 10-27-2008, 01:30 PM
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

I'll take TF3D/M3D over Apple's interface any day. TF3D and M3D have a lot of functionality and look good. Apple "gets it right" by keeping it very simple, I mean look at the total lack of any kind of customization. Think about the number of WM phones you see that have identical home screens/etc compared to the number of iphones that look identical.
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

Moving to the Comparison forum.
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

Until HTC goes capacative on their screens and WM makes a major change to support it no device HTC makes will be quite the same in terms of responsivness and ease of use, not even the Touch HD. What good is a 3.8" screen if you have to flick 500 times to go down a user directory of say 1000 contacts?
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

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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
I agree. if we ARE going to compare, we'd need to compare 2 devices with release dates that are +/- a month or so, not the touch pro, released days ago, to the iphone, released what- a yr and a half ago? I am kinda worried at how bad apple can make our TP's look with their next release, iduno, somewhere within the next year and a half range i bet...

I do agree with that ford lightning vs saleen comparison, that's about right if you ask me.

p.s. slightly ironic that it came up that we can't compare "apples" to oranges, yet we can compare "apples" to windows....
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Re: So...did HTC finally make a better device than the iPhone?

lol. yo hibby, are you following me??

i know you're mad about those sprint plans on 11-2-08 but i can't change it....

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