HTC Touch Pro 2 OR HTC Imagio

[BrandonTP2]

I have a couple of quesitons for everyone.

I see all over the WWW, that the HTC Imagio aka HTC Whitestone is suppose to come out the 6th of Oct. Has this been confirmed or is it just a rumor?

I have a TP2 now and I love it. The only thing that kind of bothers me is the thickness and weight....Im just trying to figure out what to do. Would you keep it or trade it in for the Imagio? My big fear for the Imagio is that they virtual keyboard is going to stink and I'm going to be mad I swapped.

Thanks,

Brandon

[92GTA]

So you just don't want a qwerty keyboard?

[Cicatrize]

All I can say about this is that I traded in my Mogul for the Touch, and it was the worst phone decision I have ever made in my life. However, the on screen keyboards on these large WVGA devices are a lot easier to use. I find myself using the one on my TP2 fairly frequently.

[eman]

Originally Posted by Cicatrize

All I can say about this is that I traded in my Mogul for the Touch, and it was the worst phone decision I have ever made in my life. However, the on screen keyboards on these large WVGA devices are a lot easier to use. I find myself using the one on my TP2 fairly frequently.

I had a mogul and tried not to use the keyboard much because it seemed to take to long to flip the screen.....Went to a Touch and then Diamond. Learned to use the onscreen keyboards pretty well and played with a lot of different ones. SPB Full Screen Keyboard was probably the best one to use as it worked in landscape and took up the whole screen.

Now back to the TP2, yes the on screen keyboard is very nice as I was use to typing on the 2.8 inch screens. Definetly easier on this device, but it is great knowing that the physical keyboard is there and I find myself using it a lot for typing anything more then 2 sentences. I thought I was going to want the Diamond 2 if it was released for Sprint but after using the TP2 for the past 3 weeks, I have no intention of giving up the physical keyboard.....

I thought the size of the TP2 was going to bother me and that size was the reason I went with the Diamond over the Pro. But for some reason the size on the TP2 does not bother me at all. It just feels right. I never liked the way the TP felt, it was like short and chunky....The TP2 size is much better distributed in my opinion......

[Adrianh85]

Originally Posted by Cicatrize

All I can say about this is that I traded in my Mogul for the Touch, and it was the worst phone decision I have ever made in my life. However, the on screen keyboards on these large WVGA devices are a lot easier to use. I find myself using the one on my TP2 fairly frequently.

i concur

[slide]

I can't wait for HTC Imagio, and I hope Sprint will follow through with Verizon, and bring it soon, if not, i'll seriously consider jumping in Verizon's yard.

The 5-megapixel camera only will make it worth any upgrade cost. This is a huge leap that beats even the mighty Iphone. Not to mention the WM6.

One consideration in chosing between TyTN and screen keyboard:

If you need a physical keyboard to type in with both hands, get a freaking tablet. IMHO a phone is a device that one can use single-handed. Coming from Treo Pro, I never felt comfortable with any sidekick/tytn-type devices. Those are for teenagers. On an iphone size screen one can type a txt or e-mail, even single-handed. You don't need to write novels in train.

Now with the Imagio the iphone will have a true lookalike, but it will be the iphone that will look like a poor contender.

[headshokfatty]

Yeah IMO hardware keyboard is something either you need or you dont. I use putty to ssh to servers that I manage frequently, and email a lot off it so hardware keyboard is mandatory. I won a ipod touch 16gb and spent a great deal of time using it (while I had my mogul). I was able to get fairly proficient on the screen keyboard, and compared to the sometimes glitchy, sticky function key on my mogul it was equal. But now, with this TP2, it just feels right, I donno how many words per minute I'm doing, but I bet its twice as fast as on the ipod or mogul.
Thats just my 2 cents on the keyboard. BUT, If my usage requirements were different I'd probably stick to a "touch only" device.

[8notime]

Originally Posted by BrandonTP2

My big fear for the Imagio is that they virtual keyboard is going to stink and I'm going to be mad I swapped.

The virtual keyboard on the Whitestone will be exactly the same as the one on the TP2. Force yourself not to use the physical keyboard on the TP2 for the next 3 days & see if you can do it. If you can't then stick with the TP2. If can, then the Whitestone will be a no brainer.

[Cicatrize]

Originally Posted by 8notime

The virtual keyboard on the Whitestone will be exactly the same as the one on the TP2. Force yourself not to use the physical keyboard on the TP2 for the next 3 days & see if you can do it. If you can't then stick with the TP2. If can, then the Whitestone will be a no brainer.

Good advice here.

[BrandonTP2]

You guys are awesome! These responses and opinions are great, really helpful.

Does anyone have any information on the release? Is it official, or just a rumor?

Thanks again!
Brandon