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Originally Posted by gjhuff
It's MOTO that the Arrive is much superior on the hardware side. What's a great shame is that this improved hardware is saddled with a restricted OS that prevents customization, tethering and other features that made the Touch Pro 2 great for business use. The Arrive is a consumer phone, not for computer aficionados. The phone is not "smart" anymore unless you want to link it with your Xbox or listen to music purchased on Zune.
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I'd have to disagree with you implying that the Arrive is not a smart phone/business class device.
First off, it will sync with your outlook e-mail servers which many businesses use. It can also sync with just about any other e-mail client that a business might us.
Second, it has a full keyboard on it which is a hallmark of such "smart" and "business" devices.
Third, the calendar app can sync with your e-mail clients which is another big business feature.
Fourth, it comes with a full internet browser which has always been a defining feature of smart phones.
Fifth, it runs Microsoft Office which allows the creation of both One Notes and Word Documents. If that isn't a business perk I don't know what is. You can argue that's a "consumer" feature, but as a college student I use it more for editing documents on the go which is a great business perk. On top of that, the Arrive can also view PowerPoint presentations, though I admittedly haven't checked to see if I can edit one.
Sixth, your argument that since it cannot tether it is not a "smart" phone is simply incorrect. Most businesses are going to have internet either at their building or in the hotel they're setting their employees up in.
Seventh, I'd argue that the fact that it CAN use the Zune software (which includes the Marketplace, etc.) as well as the XBOXLive integration certainly make it a smart phone.
Finally, to argue that the Arrive is not a smart phone is simply absurd and ignorant. It does all the things a modern smart phone can do, the only problem you have with it appears that you cannot use it as a modem (or wireless hotspot) yet and that you can't "customize" it to your liking, though from what I've seen people's definition of "customizing" is hard to nail down and ultimately just boils down to "OMG I CAN'T MAKE MAH FAVORITE SONG MAH RINGTONE" which would mean it is less of a consumer device...hmmm...