[Johnny Candles]

In my line of work I get to use several different phones and I have tried a few with the Android OS. The Android OS was snappy and I did like the ability to customize the home screen(s) with widgets. However, being a heavy Exchange mail user, I found the nativie email app to be clunky. Not being able to load my companies cert made using email on the Android OS very combersome. Not being able to search the company's global address list really hurt.

I'm fairly new to Windows Mobile and out of the box, I did not like the Touch Pro 2. The Window Mobile 6.1 home screen, and soft keys just felt very restrictive. Once I purchased and loaded SPB Mobile Shell, I begain to appreciate my Windows Mobile device. Sure, it makes the home screen look a lot like Android and allows customization with widgets. But, the Exchange email integration is great, and that is what I use my device for more than anything. Being able to "check names" to pull from the global address list was very nice.

Honestly out of all the phones I have had a chance to work with, I am most impressed with the Palm Pre, despite the fact that it can be customized the least out of all the devices I have worked on. It was strange how Exchange email seemed to work better on WebOS when compared to Windows Mobile. Simple intuitive features in WebOS made it very slick, easy to use, and functional enough for a business class smartphone.