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Re: From Verizon Touch Pro to Sprint version... is it really that much better?
I just wanted to put my two cents in .....
I owned both the Verizon TP and the Sprint TP for 30 days straight (the limit you can keep the phone and still return it). Using both ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. I tried to do everything that I could think of including things that I may NEVER actually do/use in regular use. I have to say that overall the Sprint had a very slight performance boost over the Verizon ...... About 5-10%. I also noticed that the Sprint seemed to install things that the Verizon wouldn't/couldn't.
Obviously the keyboard is a personal choice. Even if you negate the M key, I found it MUCH easier to switch between my computer keyboard and the TP, because it's almost identical with the tab, caps, shift, etc. Heck, even the ? the - and the + are in the right place! I'm one of those FEW GUYS that actually use punctuation and symbols regularly, so I found it EXTREMELY annoying on the Verizon. I believe that he may have gotten a bad speaker since both of my earpieces and speakers acted identically. Towards the last days I put SRS WOW on and haven't looked back!
I also found it VERY STRANGE that I would run the exact same programs on both phones and the Sprint used LESS memory than the Verizon. Unlike the Verizon that I could easily load to 80-90% memory I can't seem to get over 45% on the Sprint.
The rest is up to personal preference. I really like the look of the Sprint, but I REALLY like the feel of the Sprint vs the Verizon. As far as it tearing up and looking bad I can't say anything to that, because I ALWAYS us screen protection and on this phone I used the Best Skin Ever. I like it because it also protects the lower keys. On top of that I use a Plastic Case/Cover. I usually buy a "rubberized" case, but this time I tried something different. I have always hated that the "rubberized" coating came off rather quickly. This time I bought a plain plastic case and I went to Home Depot and bought a spray can of black Performix PlastiDip. It took some time and I had to do it right, but after about 6 layers I got the best "rubberized" case that I've EVER had! You might just want to give it a try yourselves.
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