getting tp2 today...thinking about iphone..whos have both?

[clockcycle]

IMHO most people will tell you to go with the phone your like. At the end of the day it's the one you use the most because of the features it has.

Personally I tinker for a while then just leave it at that and use what it's got, reason I tinker is because it's missing something.

Those that will flame about iphone are just not opening minded or have some sort of twisted desire for it, but don't want to give in. Many people on here that have been long time users have both or all 3..

Personally I think the Iphone is a nice piece of hardware and cool software. WinMo trully has it's limits and as much as I try to add to it, it just lacks some interesting things. Now you should consider Android, again IMHO it's best of both worlds.

Just don't let people's opinions sway you, take each as a grain of salt. Go to the stores and handle each. Do on them what you would normally do and see which does it best for you. i.e. Browsing, Social Networking, SMS/MMS, Pictures, Multimedia player, GPS, games, etc..

The TP2 is nothing different from it's predecessors, except for Sence UI, thanks in part to custom ROMS.

With the new plans from Verizon and AT&T, it's only about $20 per month difference. So you have choices.

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Originally Posted by RicoRich196

This is all I really gotta say about this topic:

The TP2 is a great device that is way better than my TP ever was, however, it's internals are showing it's age and the random lockups (no where near as many as my TP had) really bug me. Other than that it's the best WM phone I've had the pleasure of owning.

Next at this point in time you won't catch me buying ANY Apple product unless it was an iMac (and even those are having yellow screen issues check Gizmodo for the full rundown) because on Jan. 27th they will be introducing most likely their Tablet, next MacBook Pro refresh, iPhone OS 4.0 and maybe even a new iPhone which is due for a hardware refresh this June. So more importantly I wouldn't buy an iPhone assuming a newer better one is coming in June.

Good points, consider the same with the TP2, it is outdated. New units already out and others coming very soon (HD2..), would be something more to consider.

So far all versions of WinMo have "nothing" new.. Oh yeah they added a front end gui similar to the Zune's, lucky for most HTC stepped up to the plate and had some Sence, UI that is.. WinMo 7, more of the same.

[NIKKG]

Another thing, as someone mentioned, it that the TP2 is one of the best WinMo phones on the market, especially for Sprint. The problem is that WinMo itself is so outdated that its not really competitive anymore. The problem is so bad is that HTC had to develop its one software just to make the ugly WinMo look halfway decent.

This is all Microsoft’s fault. They basically got lazy and stopped development on WinMo, when the iPhone came and put WinMo to shame, M$ basically conceded the market to iPhone probably to not have anti-trust issues.

M$ only recently got back into the Smartphone game after Google entered because they were worried Google will also later make a full PC OS that can compete with its profitable Windows. I think that’s the real reason M$ is doing WinMo 7, not to stop iPhone, but to go after Android knowing if Google gets too successful in the Smartphone business, they can later enter the PC operating system business and really hurt M$.

[clockcycle]

Originally Posted by gmaine02

actually more correct would be get iphone if you want a regular phone with some nice eye candy.
keep tp2 if you want more out of your phone and want to push it to the limits.
you have to jailbreak to multitask?that is bad not a smart device.
ps nikkig you would think with all the tp2 bashing you do you would have got rid of your tp2 and would be rocking an iphone you must not dislike it as much as you claim.

Here I'm thinking... Yea Jailbreak an Iphone, like Unlock a TP2 or Root an Android, all similar to allow you to further control different aspects of your phone.

Reason you have to jailbreak the iphone is in order to run non-apple store apps, like the one that allows you to multitask on the iphone, similarly to the Palm Pre.

Oh I do have to add though in all fairness, most iphone users complain about it dropping calls. So yes network consideration is an issue.

[brownhornet]

Originally Posted by NIKKG

Another thing, as someone mentioned, it that the TP2 is one of the best WinMo phones on the market, especially for Sprint. The problem is that WinMo itself is so outdated that its not really competitive anymore. The problem is so bad is that HTC had to develop its one software just to make the ugly WinMo look halfway decent.

This is all Microsoft’s fault. They basically got lazy and stopped development on WinMo, when the iPhone came and put WinMo to shame, M$ basically conceded the market to iPhone probably to not have anti-trust issues.

M$ only recently got back into the Smartphone game after Google entered because they were worried Google will also later make a full PC OS that can compete with its profitable Windows. I think that’s the real reason M$ is doing WinMo 7, not to stop iPhone, but to go after Android knowing if Google gets too successful in the Smartphone business, they can later enter the PC operating system business and really hurt M$.

Google has pretty much already said that they're coming out with an android operating system for pc.. but I pretty much agree with the rest of what you said.

[brownhornet]

Originally Posted by clockcycle

Here I'm thinking... Yea Jailbreak an Iphone, like Unlock a TP2 or Root an Android, all similar to allow you to further control different aspects of your phone.

Reason you have to jailbreak the iphone is in order to run non-apple store apps, like the one that allows you to multitask on the iphone, similarly to the Palm Pre.

Oh I do have to add though in all fairness, most iphone users complain about it dropping calls. So yes network consideration is an issue.

Difference is you could always just unlock it and use it on t-mobile if their network is better where you are. When I considered getting an iphone thats what I was going to do.. I may STILL do it and just keep the pro 2 as my main line because im just bored with it and want something new until the next hit phone comes along on sprint.

[clockcycle]

Originally Posted by NIKKG

If only the TP2 had a faster processor, it really wouldn't be that bad. Its just slow and not as smooth viewing web pages like the iPhone was. I don't know why those stupid idiots at HTC didn't bother to update the processor from the TP1.

I mean come on, if your gonna release something "new" they could've at the very least boost the processor a bit and maybe added more memory instead of just slapping on a bigger screen. They probably did it on purpose to give you a reason to jump to the snapdragons later.

Then the complaints would be; device gets hot, battery life is terrible, wow this things weighs a ton, it's thick like a brick, why does it cost $200 more than a TP2, why doesn't it have 8 megapixels, how come no multitouch, where's the flash, where's the keyboard and dude that thing is huge...

BTW just because the MHz are the same 528, doesn't mean it's the same speed as previous CPUs.. Also consider Droid is as fast as Nexus One, if not faster.

It's also hard to consider today's phones, knowing that is 3-6months there is a new one coming out.

[austin420]

Originally Posted by brownhornet

Google has pretty much already said that they're coming out with an android operating system for pc.. but I pretty much agree with the rest of what you said.

googles os is super lite and designed for net books. ive seen it in action tho. it boots up in and is fully running in 7 seconds.

[NIKKG]

Originally Posted by austin420

googles os is super lite and designed for net books. ive seen it in action tho. it boots up in and is fully running in 7 seconds.

Damn, how is it possible to boot up in 7 seconds? My phone takes longer! It has to be on some type of flash drive, I don't think a regular HDD can go that fast. If thats true what you say, now you know why M$ is getting serious all of a sudden.

[NIKKG]

replying to clockcyle:

Then the complaints would be; device gets hot, battery life is terrible, wow this things weighs a ton, it's thick like a brick, why does it cost $200 more than a TP2, why doesn't it have 8 megapixels, how come no multitouch, where's the flash, where's the keyboard and dude that thing is huge...

BTW just because the MHz are the same 528, doesn't mean it's the same speed as previous CPUs.. Also consider Droid is as fast as Nexus One, if not faster.

It's also hard to consider today's phones, knowing that is 3-6months there is a new one coming out.


nahhh, its all called planned obsolesce. They know if they put the snapdragon in the TP2, than you would have little reason to spend more money on the HD2. It’s all a marketing game with us being the pawns.