What features would you like on your next PDA phone - HTC and SPrint moguls bites

[boe]

After having the mogul for 4 months now, and working with other phones for my clients such as Treos, Blackjacks, Qs, iPhones and occasionally I get a client who gets good stuff from overseas.



I'm not looking for technology that doesn't exist - I'm comparing features of phones that you can buy right now.



Features I'd like -

1. Working Bluetooth - just about any PDA phone except the mogul has this
   
2. Working roaming - just about any PDA phone except the mogul has this
   
3. Better screen technology - the iPHone is twice the resolution of the mogul - battery lasts longer even with the better screen - Eten and Imate also have
   
4. VGA screens in slim units - FOUR times the resolution of the mogul.
   
5. Better battery performance - the iphone has a faster processor, better display and yet the battery life is significantly better
   
6. Better processor performance - the iphone has a much faster processor and video acceleration - yet the battery last longer and the unit is thinner than the mogul
   
7. THINNER - most people look at my latest sprint phone and still say it is a brick compared to the iPhone
   
8. USB 2.0 - correct me if I'm wrong but haven't we been using USB 2.0 since around the turn of the century?
   
9. Full GPS - not assisted - not disabled but full GPS - other units have it built in - no subscription fee - no call required - full GPS capabilities
   
10. A dialpad that stays up after you dial a number - sure, dialing my friends won't require that feature - but this is a business phone isn't it? Not many companies don't have IVR for directing calls
    
11. More memory – it is cheap and no, it doesn’t have to drain the battery – so many things people said couldn’t be done without killing the battery, the
    
12. iPhone somehow miraculously does without defying the laws of God and man.
    
13. Some sort of slider control for the volume – should have tactile functionality

Software I’d like included -

1. LiveSearch with voice recognition - it is available and free for download - not sure why Sprint isn't including the latest version
   
2. Adobe FLASH - free for download - not sure what went wrong with this firmware version
   
3. Office Mobile 6.1 - if you can distribute 6.0 on the phone why not use the current version 6.1 - no fee for the latest verison
   
4. Flashlight - there are a few freeware flashlight apps - you insist on bulking up the phone by including a camera - people are much more impressed when I show them the flashlight app which turns the flash into a camera - virtually no significant battery drain and very handy to have a flashlight with you at all times - why not include it
   
5. Other phones include Voice Command - why not included it - not a must but
   
6. I can't imagine getting a phone without some full featured voice command program
   
7. Sprint TV - it is free - why not include it.

Software I don’t want included/ optional –

1. Crapware – audibles, buy it now, buy sprint crap software.

Future Features I'd like that should be available soon

1. BT 2.1 - similar to BT 2.0 but with much better battery drain than 2.0
   
2. Better battery technology - Lithium Iron is already here, silver based batteries are coming out as well, nanotube isn't that far away
   
3. Hybrid/multiband technology like the new Blackberry – should be able to travel overseas and user your business phone.

For anyone that thinks I’m a mac fanboy – clearly I’m not or I’d own the iPhone – it doesn’t do full exchange sync so it is useless to me. Clearly however their hardware is a full two years ahead of the HTC crap Sprint is trying to sell. The ETEN and I-Mate are significantly more advanced than the mogul but most people in the US are already familiar with the iPhone as a point of reference. HTC does make more advanced phones but they are inbetween pda phones and laptops in size - I want SMALL and THIN but with a fantastic display.


I have no issue paying $500+ bucks for a phone that uses current technology and WORKS WELL. This phone was antiquated when it was released but the incredible lack of testing makes it an expensive paperweight.

[codyppc]

that phone sounds cool. i want one. lol jk

i want stubility first and then full features. gps and wifi would be cool, but working bt first.

no crapware. programs we can always add. the things like bt we cant fix. gps, wifi, ect.

i think the hardware is the key. software is easy.

[landale]

I have a Mogul and have been pretty happy with it although I wouldn't mind some of the things you requested in the future on my next device such as USB 2.0, more memory and thinner design. It's unfair though to compare a 3G CDMA device to a 2G GSM one (like the iphone) in regards to battery life. CDMA will always lose there due to how the technology works so it's not really anything that the Mogul does wrong. The old Cingular 8125 which was the 2G version of the 8525 got 5 hours of talk time with an 1100mah battery. The Mogul is rated at 4 hours with a 1500mah battery. This is why Apple argued they made the right call dropping 3G as the battery life would be much better thus yielding a thinner design.

[boe]

Time to think outside the box about battery consumption - if something is a problem - improve it - BT 2.1 is just that improvement for BT 2.0 - same transfer rate - but better battery consumption.

As far as CDMA, you can use the screen on the iPhone significantly more than the one on the Mogul - even if you turn off the wireless. CDMA may play a roll but that cleary isn't the case since if you turn wireless off it is more of an apples to a apples comparison although of course the iPhone has a much better screen.

[bimmerd00d]

I can't think of anything else I need that the mogul doesn't do already. Sure i'd like it to be a bit faster and better battery life.....but i'm coming from an Apache where it has some hindering features. (a2dp and batt life were my main issues). GPS is cool too

[Existentialism]

Faster, more memory, longer battery life. That's all I need.


BTW, it really sounds like the OP should just get an iPhone

[neodorian]

Essentially a Mogul with typical generational improvements on size and screen resolution/quality.

Also things like GPS, BT, MMS, etc. should be much more stable.

Other than that, I want not much more than I have now. I would just like to see it all working and in a more modern package.

[yakky]

I'd like more memory and the screen to be flush with the face of the phone. Sure the iphone has more resolution but its that good for web browsing either. My battery life is fine, I charge everday in a cradle and it lasts a weekend if I need it to. Better BT sound quality would be a plus but I heard it is much improved in the leaked rom. Its quite usable in 2.17 anyway.

[ls3mach]

iPhone's battery life cannot be directly compared. 1. It has no 3G. 2. It is GSM. GSM gets SUBSTANTIALLY better battery life on all devices.

GPS, I cannot say, but is there a CDMA chipset that has GPS?

I would like to see some of those things too, but with the current state of purchasing in the US, I think it isn't going to happen. Especially not with CDMA. I don't like the carrier subsidy system. It makes everyone think a nice phone should be free.

[Baffles]

Repsponding to the OP's list:

Hardware:
1. Bluetooth works just fine for me, not sure what why so many people have trouble with it.
2. Roaming also works fine for me.
3. I would like my next phone to have at least a VGA screen.
4. ^
5. My battery performance is also fine, I can get 2-3 days on a charge with moderate use on the 3.16 rom.
6. The processor isn't too bad, but a faster one would be nice.
7. My phone is thin enough for me. I don't care if people think it's a brick compared to the iPhone, because it does so much more than the iPhone.
8. Eh, that would be nice, but it's not a deal breaker for me. The phone having a USB host in it would be nice too so it could use USB mass storage and such.
9. Uhm, we have full built in GPS. Just have to use the 3.16 rom.
10. I like how the dialpad goes away. It's not that hard to get it back up (just hit keypad).
11. Yeah, my next phone will hopefully have at least 128-256MB of ram.
12. What?
13. That would be nice but I wouldn't use it much, I just use phone profiles. Silent, Loud, Normal, etc.

Software:
1. No. I don't want that shit.
2. Eh...
3. Ok.
4. No.
5. Mogul comes with it.
6. ...
7. Whatever.

As far as software goes, they should include the bare minimum. Ext rom should let you choose what to install after a hard reset. I don't want half the shit you listed, I'd be inclined to say a bunch of that should go on the crapware list. Software is easy to install, so it's a moot point.

But yeah, I'm hoping by the time my contact is up for renewal in September 2009 I can get a nice phone. Basically a mogul with WiMax, VGA screen, way more RAM, and WM7 would be great.