Why the i760 over the XV6800?

[TheChampJT]

Funny that this is posted. I originally swapped my Treo 700wx for the xv6800 without doing much research because my Treo had trouble connecting to my notebook with Vista. Anyways after reviewing the stats of each I swapped the xv6800 for the i760 and I'll list why:

1. Camera. Even with less megapixels, camera quality is better, xv6800 seemed to diminish the quality, looked a bit faded.

2. The headphone jack!!! One of my bigger reasons for changing. xv6800 has only a mini USB (11 pin) port and I wasn't a big fan of any of the avail bluetooth headsets, I use my PPC for music a lot.

3. External Keypad. Makes it a bit easier for quick dialing numbers, once in landscape the keypad becomes the primary number pad, so you don't have to hit FN to type a digit.

4. Software. This comes with Voice Command, much better than that crappy Voice Dial on the xv6800. Not sure if you have messed with Voice Command, but you can dial numbers or contacts, open apps, control Media Player, or even ask what time it is and may other commands. Oh yeah, it's user reliant, so NO training!

5. Picsel Browser. One of the best document readers avail in my opinion.

6. Battery. Came with both the Extended and Standard battery.

7. Design. Wasn't impressed with the xv6800's design, this one has a more sleek, and I think a more professional design. The keyboard on the xv6800 has a straight, soft-key layout, and I was more used to the "Smile" layout of the Treo, so I didn't like it. The i760 has harder rounded ind keys, so you know you hit the button. As for the face of the xv6800, I did like the extra hardware buttons, but the d-pad was raised a bit over the soft keys with a somewhat sharp edge.

8. Cheaper. By $50.

I know some of these sound a bit petty, but hey, if your gonna get something of this dollar amount that you will be on all the time, get the best.



The only two things I really liked about the xv6800 was the excellent speakerphone quality, far surpasses the quality of most phones with speakerphone off, no joke. And it would take a 4GB SD, but I believe there is a hack to enable higher capabilty on the i760, but haven't installed yet.

Basically, go get the i760!!!