Touch or Mogul, undecisive!

[tc3jg]

HAHAH lol wow well since the unoffical rom release and working Gps on my Mogul id have to say umm you ^^^ and the other guy should/shouldve kept your mogul.

[Mastanthony89]

Originally Posted by tc3jg

HAHAH lol wow well since the unoffical rom release and working Gps on my Mogul id have to say umm you ^^^ and the other guy should/shouldve kept your mogul.

intergrated GPS is very nice feature but dont forget Touch Users can still use a Bluetooth GPS adapter....And yes i do have a mogul and love it=D>

[Musicman247]

GPS and rev A will come to the touch as well. Then what will you gloat about?

[jude_b23]

Originally Posted by Musicman247

GPS and rev A will come to the touch as well. Then what will you gloat about?

the ability of the mogul to pull your pants down when you're working out.
the ladies love that

Originally Posted by apollooff320

I'v had my mogul since release and justs got a touch. I like the touch since it fits in my pants pocket without noticing it. I can't take the mogul to the gym with me because it pulled down my shorts or pants with it in my pocket. I don't use Wifi since I have unlimited data. The only thing I will miss on the Mogul when I sell it is the keyboard...but oh well...I rather take a smaller phone that looks sexy then a bulky phone.

and that is why the mogul is cooler

[apollooff320]

Originally Posted by tc3jg

HAHAH lol wow well since the unoffical rom release and working Gps on my Mogul id have to say umm you ^^^ and the other guy should/shouldve kept your mogul.

I have a GPS already (Nuvi 260) why would I use GPS on a small phone? I also still have my Mogul and the update sure doesn't change the size of the phone and the crappy memory it has.

[superflysocal]

All of this back and forth stuff between mogul and touch users are silly and it doesn't help the OP or others on the fence like him make a decision. This thread has gotten so out of control I doubt if OP still even reads this thread anymore.

However, if you are still interested, I would just like to bring up some points that may niot be emphasized alot.

I have owned a mogul for about 4 months and have loved it but recently decided to get a touch (still have the mogul).

First, what got me to get the touch was the form factor...omg amazing. even iPhone owners will drool over this design..You have to hold one in your hand to believe (hopefully you can hold one in your hand without a security wire attached to it at a store). Snall, light, perfect. I hardly used wifi and hardly used my KB so i figured there is not much to be missed.

However, ther are some downsides to Touch especially if you are a long term mogul user and are used to certain things:

First, the screen on the touch is average to below average. What i mean is the viewing angles are horrible and can almost give you a headache looking at it. This is made even worse on landscape..esp when watching Sprint TV or a video in full screen. The mogul is amazing compared to the touch although not as good as iPhone.

Second, the glass over the screen is nice but it decrease the touch sensitivity and accuracy, even with a stylus. After a while it drive ya nuts!

I haven't made that many calls yet, but I think reception is not as good as Mogul...but again not enough time spent and too many variables to say for now.

Finally, after customizing the mogul a certain way, I really miss the lack of hard buttons of the Touch. TouchFlo is cool but not very useful IMHO and doesn't really makeup the lack of hard buttons.

These are things that are minor but over time I can see driving me nuts. Perhaps if I didn't own a Mogul before it wouldn't bother me, but it does.

I am keeping both for now.

[jungle i]

I have the mogul, and deeply researched the touch before i made my purchase. I have oversized fingers, thus the lack of tactile response was a deal breaker for me. Both phones run from EV-DO, but only the mogul has wi-fi. I do like how fast the touch is, as well as it's very responsive touch screen. But what's the point of having a PPC if you're not gonna type. On the mogul typing is much faster, but the Qwerty board makes it the size of a house. The touch however is unremarkably small and makes for good presentability. It's also quite sleek. but it's the long term functionality that bought me.


As far as windows mobile goes, it's pretty much the same phone. and there are more updates (that i've seen) for the mogul.
HTC is working on a processor speeder-up-thingie for all HTC models, so don't worry about the lag in the mogul rotation speed.

In all, the touch has a truely amazing screen compared to the mogul. but mogul is alot more friendly to handle (if you know what you're doing)

Happy hunting.

PS i believe verizon is coming out with the Touch Dual. (it's a touch with a vert slide out keypad.)

[johnnychimpo]

Figures. Sprint never hooks us up with the new phones. We get all the left overs. The other carriers always have the new stuff....

[jungle i]

Originally Posted by johnnychimpo

Figures. Sprint never hooks us up with the new phones. We get all the left overs. The other carriers always have the new stuff....

Correction.... they never bring in the good phones. They prefer to swallow parts for phones and shit them out x.x; besides my wonderful mogul of course

[clockcycle]

Doh, cut & paste of a long post. grr don't you hate that.

Anyways, here goes again.

I am stuck on the fence with this as well.

I initially liked the 6800 and would have jumped at the opportunity to "upgrade" from my 6700 to one, as it felt as the natural progression.

But in reading many threads on the Mogul and problems people claim to have with them, it has put me in doubt.

In trying to look thru the threads on the subject of "mogul vs touch", I see many people claiming there are many other threads on the same subject, reading those of threads, also claims many other threads on the same subject, but ending up without any real useful information or just plain making people even more confused.

Making it hard for one like me have to read thru and sift out the whining, bragging, touting for the one that person might be the owner of at the time or post about there's already another thread on this posted by the same person on every thread about the subject..

Now to give you a little background on where I come from to perhaps help me along on making a choice.

True to each his own, but that's why we have reviews on things, so others can judge things using others' experiences. One personally can not base their choice on thier own exprience or needs, without having both, each item/device to compare for enough time spent with each device.

I love gadgets, the geekiness / nerdiness of things, I enjoy hacking, editing, customizing, troubleshooting, upgrading, updating, being on the cutting edge. But at the end of the day having a working device, not just more head aches with something thats more trouble than its worth. I'd rather customize rather and troubleshoot any day..

That said I am a little late on the 6800 as an upgrade to the 6700 boat. But am I too late? Is the 6800 as an upgrade a thing of the pass, now being surpassed by other devices, such as the 6900 the next best thing?

So you can say I am an enthusist at heart.

I enjoyed the features of 6700 alot. Wifi once in a while to show to friends when and if it stayed connected. Or to actually look something up on the net. But this is comming from a carrier with only 1x net access (at best) it felt more like dialup, but atleast I had the option. Now on a EVDO carrier, net browsing is nice.

I didn't mind using the popup keyboard on the 6700, but once in a while it would cover the place I was typing into, so I switch the hardware keyboard or perhaps sometimes when I had to type something a bit longer, like this post I would as well.

ATM I have actually replaced my 6700 with a Treo 700wx and I am quite happy with it. I don't miss the wifi, since it's on an EVDO carrier.

I liked the hardware buttons on the 6700, but didn't use them that much, and don't use them on my treo at all except for occasional volume & the mute switch. I find I use the front dial / end and dpad alot.

I like using the PDA/phone alot and often. I enjoy taking random pictures. I use it as my computer away from home often.

So that being said, what's your opinion or suggestions? Or perhaps any questions I have not answered that might help you help me make a choice?

Thanks,

-CC