Need some unbiased responses on Evo 4G and next phone!

[shaned197]

I have recently graduated from college and am starting work within the next week. I have had my HTC diamond on Sprint since the phone arrived. I have done the modding/hacking/rom changing as well as finding applications and manually installing multiple keyboards/addons. Lets just say, I was obsessed with altering my phone.

Within the last year or so, I have just been frustrated with windows mobile and looking to upgrade to the latest and greatest, however am unsure of what direction to go. I am in no means a fanboy of any OS, just want to hear why or why not you would choose the phone/carrier listed below!

My diamond has recently stopped accepting charge, so I am using my brothers phone to charge my battery then place it into mine... very annoying. Therefore, it is time to buy a new phone!

I have been highly anticipating the EVO 4g and staying with my parents on their sprint plan. However, am unsure of how the Android OS operates and how much modding and other tweaks will be needed. To be honest, I'm tired of the tweaking and want something that just works. I spoke to many about their DROID on verizon, yet they still use other iphones and "like" their phone, but do not love it. I will also not be in a 4g network area!

Therefore, I was thinking about switching to at&t and purchasing an iphone. I have an ipod touch and have absolutely no complaints with how it works. Love the apps, keyboard is responsive, everything just works the way it is suppose to. I argued for many years against my iphone lover friends that my tweaking and modding made my phone superior to theirs. However, the only benefits I had were having android ports and tethering options. Everything else on my diamond is subpar. So should I wait and see what the next iphone has and how it operates? The only worry about the iphone is I feel the interface becomes mundane and the cost of at&ts plan.

Lastly, I was thinking about blackberries. I am heavy into texting and writing emails. I absolutely love the keyboard on the Bold and would be able to stay on Sprint. I also love the battery life, which is a HUGE advantage above all phones previously mentioned. However, I am afraid I will miss out on the web browsing experience and game/entertainment aspect.

Note: My main features required by a phone are: Texting, Facebook, Emails, Internet, Maps/directions, and entertainment (games)

For those of you who have tried many of these, what do you recommend? Any suggestions will be helpful and sorry if its in the wrong thread and sorry for being so lengthy!!