Bigger Phones, Kind Of Backwards

[1moreforum]

I love smaller phones. But, I'll sacrifice some of that for what others have already posted. I do want a nice big screen. And I do want a phone that can do more than make a call and play music. If I have to sacrifice a little space for bigger screen and more technology than that's fine. I am not sure I'll like the size of the tp2 but that's just me. There are a couple other phones coming out that look pretty good and are a little smaller as well.

Figure out what is important to you and get a phone that will meet those. Each phone is designed for a certain demographic. No one phone is going to make everyone happy.

[zepsamsung]

I own a business, bulbsbladesandautoglass.faithweb.com. I use my phone for my business all day. I just think, in my opinion that the new pocket pc phones are going larger. The new TP2 would be too big to carry all the time.
I have an IPAQ 2495b and a Mogul, now the Touch Pro. My TP is the perfect size, I use it for college and for business also. I even watch HULU on it with Skyfire. I think the new TP2 looks hot and is great but as I stated is not good for my medical condition without the dpad and larger phone buttons.
BTW, the new TP uses an older cpu. Msm7600 and not the newer msm7501a like the Touch Pro, but that might have something to do with the lawsuit issues earlier this year with broadcom. So in conclusion, I find the new Touch Pro to be an awesome bigger screened phone. However I agree with an earlier post about making the screen fill the front of the phone which could mean a even bigger oled screen in the same size device, that would be nice.

[Carla]

Originally Posted by zepsamsung

Because touch screens do not react well with super dry skin. I can't use an atm well because of dry finger tips. Also can't grip cardboard or paper, glass is the worst to grip.

My fingers are dry, my hands don't sweat unless I am outside doing something physical, and I never have an issue with my screen, ever. Just me though I guess

zepsamsung, I flew by your post kinda fast at first, and your signature made me think I had buggies on the screen LOL, I almost got really freaked out

[frazell]

Originally Posted by zepsamsung

I own a business, bulbsbladesandautoglass.faithweb.com. I use my phone for my business all day. I just think, in my opinion that the new pocket pc phones are going larger. The new TP2 would be too big to carry all the time.
I have an IPAQ 2495b and a Mogul, now the Touch Pro. My TP is the perfect size, I use it for college and for business also. I even watch HULU on it with Skyfire. I think the new TP2 looks hot and is great but as I stated is not good for my medical condition without the dpad and larger phone buttons.
BTW, the new TP uses an older cpu. Msm7600 and not the newer msm7501a like the Touch Pro, but that might have something to do with the lawsuit issues earlier this year with broadcom. So in conclusion, I find the new Touch Pro to be an awesome bigger screened phone. However I agree with an earlier post about making the screen fill the front of the phone which could mean a even bigger oled screen in the same size device, that would be nice.

I agree the Touch Pro 2 has a screen that is far too large. Or the better way of saying what we're saying is "the phone's form factor is now too big."

I'm one who prefers the 2.8" screen size, but I'm not going to argue a point about it. I'm an edge case in that my handwriting is about 0.1" in height so I don't have a problem looking at small things on screens or anywhere else.

Originally Posted by ou2mame

this is not the type of phone you bring hiking with you. actually, its the type of phone you bring to the office with you. these phones are for professionals, and people who need technology. get a netbook? why carry two devices? i got the tp so i don't have to lug my laptop around to work on excel docs and ftp docs. backwards? i have all the basic functionality of a notebook in my pocket, which a phone built into it as well. thats not backwards, thats extremely forward.

i mean, if you don't like it, don't get it. but its not obsolete technology, you're just looking at it like its a phone or something. its not a phone, its a pda with a cellular network capabilities. if you need a "phone", get a "phone". the people who buy these need more than just a phone. they still make small and capable phones, and i don't think thats going to end anytime soon so there's nothing to worry about.

i don't understand the need for sweat on a touch screen... the stylus is just plastic? but i dunno, i'm not an expert in that area. I understand the touch sensitive buttons like call and end not working though, that makes sense. and trust me, atm screens don't work for anybody lol

i don't know what you're looking for either... i don't get the point of this thread. if you want a smartphone that has buttons, look at the palms. if you want one that doesn't, try htc? you want a pda phone that has a number pad? just open the phone, there's buttons right there. but yeah, if you broke the screen the phone prob wouldn't work, but then again, you probably shouldn't be bringing a touch screen phone into the woods if you plan on being so far away, and alone, that it could possibly be the end of your life if it broke. i don't even bring this phone to the beach, nevermind mountain climbing.

I'm not sure what you're actually saying to the OP. Why can't he use his smartphone as both a business and a personal device? Many of us do it all the time. I purchased my Windows Mobile device for my business and business use, but I'm not buying two phones to lug around on seperate occasions. As a result, I've taken my Touch Pro to the endge of the planet and I intend to continue doing so.

I think the OP is just airing his frustration with HTC's current trend to kill buttons; a frustration I share. There are many of us who don't like the "touch" revolution and we would prefer to have the option to opt out of it. Unfortunately for us they make devices with only one consumer in mind. HTC has really skipped over the business user in many ways and have rushed toward the consumer market chasing the iPhone. Is that a bad thing? I think so, but I'm biased.

With that said, I'm skipping the Touch Pro 2 as it just really doesn't bring anything refreshing to the table for me. The cons for the Touch Pro 2 versus my Touch Pro far outweigh the pros for me.