What is the best smartphone?

[VetLegion]

My classy Nokia 8110i is really getting old, and I am in the market for a new device. BTW. this one still works excellently and I have no problems with it, except that the battery lasts only a day and a half.



Neo knows what's good.

Anyway, the combination of phone-camera-computer attracts me very much, and I hear the thing is called "smartphone".

Which device would you recommend?

[Urban Ranger]

The pathetic little square that passes for a display on a mobile is nowhere near enough for decent computer use.

[VetLegion]

Oh yeah? How about 640x480? Civilization I ran on 320x240

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I don't own it, but I long for the Sony Ericsson P910a, which has the biggest screen I've seen on a phone and uses a stylus like a PDA (it also has an irritatingly tiny keyboard, but that can be removed). Here's teh cnet review:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_Ericsson_P910a__Unlocked_/4505-6454_7-30974695.html?tag=topprods

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by VetLegion
Oh yeah? How about 640x480? Civilization I ran on 320x240

It's not the resolution, it's the size. Size matters here

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
Here's teh cnet review

Just curious. Do you misspell "the" on purpose?

[VetLegion]

Dave, join me in drooling for this:



640x480 display

[VetLegion]

A keyboard, a huge screen... I think I have a winner here with HTC Universal (sold under other names by carriers). Now I only need to check the prices and availability.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Just curious. Do you misspell "the" on purpose?

No; I do it all the freakin' time, though, and it drives me crazy. In fact, I've been transposing more and more letters lately (which I just spelled, "laetly"); yesterday I rendered "colonial" as "conolial." I've no idea why it's getting worse, but it is.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by VetLegion
Dave,

join me in drooling for this:



640x480 display

Very nice. A little wide, though; what's cool about the P910a is that it's shaped more like a phone than a PDA, and so is easier to hold to your ear. Still, I'd be happy with either.

[VetLegion]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


It's not the resolution, it's the size. Size matters here

Yes, and I'm looking for something I can: 1) carry around, 2) phone with and 3) take photos with. All the extra functionality and software is less important and more of a bonus, and since this baby is Windows based I guess sky is the limit

[Sava]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Just curious. Do you misspell "the" on purpose?

I do.