Arrive vs. Evo Shift

Bostonbull · #1 (**permalink**) 03-30-2011, 08:26 PM

I am upgrading from my TP2. I had a chance to briefly play with each of these in the store the other day. Both are vastly different OS from WinMo6.5. I use my phone in a business sense, 4 email accts, text, pics, web, MSWord, MS Excel. I want a device thats FAST and wont crash or lag like my TP2 does. I also want a phone that cruises the web well, and will goto any webpage, not just certain "approved" pages and show some of the content.

I like how I can open my email acct's on the TP2 and scroll left or right and see my next emaiul acct. I love the web browsing capabilities, minus the slowness and no flash of my TP2.

Which phone and why do you recommend that for me?

**darren.wlsn1** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-30-2011, 08:35 PM

have a tp2 and had a shift and hated it compared to epic i use as daily drive and played with arrive but i would take arrive over shift but if you throw epic in your choices then take the epic, why is epic not a choice? if arrive had bigger screen than tp2 it would impress me more.

nasa1303 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-30-2011, 08:37 PM

Don't know much about arrive but I was a huge wm fanboy forever. Now I use the evo4g. The only advantage I see a windows phone has over Android is the ms office content if u need it. Exel and word and such. I love me some Android now and probably won't go back to wm but I don't like the office like apps that I have used in Android. I used Samsung moment for awhile and the older version of documents to go was worth using. I can't get the new one to work right for me.

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**gTen** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-30-2011, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nasa1303

Don't know much about arrive but I was a huge wm fanboy forever. Now I use the evo4g. The only advantage I see a windows phone has over Android is the ms office content if u need it. Exel and word and such. I love me some Android now and probably won't go back to wm but I don't like the office like apps that I have used in Android. I used Samsung moment for awhile and the older version of documents to go was worth using. I can't get the new one to work right for me.

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The newest phones bundle Thinkfree office instead of documents to go.

Bostonbull · #5 (**permalink**) 03-30-2011, 09:17 PM

Im partial to HTC devices. I love my WinMo phone, and like that its the odd duck out right now, which makes me want it more.

Just not sure the WP7 platofrm is speedy and bug freeenough for me? I dont need anothr phone that bogs, freezes and crashes on me.

I do need seamless email, and ability to open MS Office docs and .pdf files on the phone, as well as large attachments.

Do either of these offer the ability to Bold/italicise/underline and color text in emails? Or still B&W like the TP2?

**gTen** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-30-2011, 09:42 PM

Here is a video of thinkfree office for android:

YouTube - ThinkFree Office (Dotekománie)

its not in english but you can understand by looking at it..this is one of the many suites

And yes color and bold, italic are there.

not sure about wp7 someone with it will have to confirm

Bostonbull · #7 (**permalink**) 03-30-2011, 09:55 PM

Is that a free app?

**gTen** · #8 (**permalink**) 03-30-2011, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bostonbull

Is that a free app?

Well depends...Thinkfree comes free with the Epic for example..

They have a free version as well but you can't modify docs in the free version.

It goes for 22$ and $15 on sale...

There is also Documents to Go 3 which also goes for $15

Edit: Oh there is QuickOffice Pro as well which goes for 8$

Did a quick Google and there is also OliveOfficePremium which is free, but dont know how good it is..

Bostonbull · #9 (**permalink**) 03-31-2011, 05:25 AM

Based on OS and specs alone, is each phone a major upgrade from the TP2? Or is the Shift ahead of the WP7?

alohanela · #10 (**permalink**) 03-31-2011, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Bostonbull

Im partial to HTC devices. I love my WinMo phone, and like that its the odd duck out right now, which makes me want it more.

AMEN!

I wish the HD2 was CDMA. I find that to be the only phone I would give up my TP2 for. It has great specs and it can run all newer OS options, and probably some more in the future!