Props to Gizmodo.com for the image. Great site.
I know we haven’t been updating much, but there’s been a ton of stuff going on in the Pwnagepickle HQ. Now, time for what you’re reading this for. Apple just announced the iPhone 3GS, a new update to the iPhone line with double the memory and more features for a base price of $199. There’s also Apple’s older Phone 3G that they’re willing to keep on the market, for a cheaper price. While, at Palm HQ, John Rubinstein, also known as father of the iPod, brewed up what could be a device that could bring Palm, called the Pre. Its most loved features are the physical keyboard, meshing of accounts (Synergy), and the easy app multitasking. T-mobile’s newest Android phone has been leaked and the specs are already out, thanks to Vodafone, who grabbed the so called HTC Magic earlier this year. It’s a big step from the G1 in terms of form factor, quality, and just looks. RIM also got some ‘oohs; and ‘ahhs’ with it’s first ever touchscreen Balckberry, labeled the ‘Storm’. The only major smartphones left are just the flimsy ones running Windows Mobile and Symbian, but those aren’t very ’satisfying’ choices to the common intelligent human. The question, though, is, which one should you buy?
Gizmodo created a article similar to this, but I just wanted to plant my own opinion and a little more inbiased info on this matter. Here is Gizmodo’s comparison chart, as shown:
The hardware specs tend to be what the carriers and makers boast the most about the phone they’re trying to sell. The first 3 phones got internal storage for their memory, while the last phones tend to use microSD card. Let’s hope T-mobile is as good of a sport as Verizon and offer a 8GB+ card with their phone. In terms of being a smartphone, Apple and Palm got it right, because as little mini computers, we need a good amount of space. Most microSD cards are a little too much to spend on after buying a an expensive phone. Just have it built in. It makes the customer’s life easier. But software matters the most. If you got jesus-phone, in terms of hardware, with Windows Mobile running on it, most wouldn’t buy it, if they were in their right mind:
In other words, the Pre is really slick and it’s multitasking ability is great, but their app store lacks items and the SDK is restrictive. The iPhone claims ease of use with it’s great multi-touch and popular app store, but is restrictive on the app content and lacks good multitasking. The Magic and the Storm have an attitude of ‘Do whatever the fuck you want’ when it comes to apps. It isn’t really restrictive, which is great, but the app stores, like Palm’s, lack content. Only Android has a good enough amount to compete with Apple’s app store. Both phones lack multi-touch, but Androids is a very robust platform, and the Blackberry OS never fails business men and women.
If a customer were convinced not to buy one of these phones, it most likely would be because of the carriers:
After looking at this chart, I can make the conclusion that Sprint and T-Mobile have the best prices on their phones. In terms of service though, Sprint and Verizon are the best, according to where I live (Chicago). AT&T is overpriced and actually has a slower network than it says. T-Mobile has the slowest out of all 4, but it still handles user traffic a lot more well than AT&T. Sprint’s Everything plan gives the Pre the biggest bang for the buck, and the Everything plan includes every single service Sprint offers (That’s mobile TV, AT&T! TV on your phone. Such a fucking fast network, isn’t it, guys?). The Storm and the 3GS pretty much tie for most expensive, and if T-mobile or Sprint has some low life service in your area, just wait when Verizon is rumored to get the Pre next year, and AT&T will probably have an Android soon. If AT&T has crappy service where you live, you’re out of luck ’till around 2012. That’s when AT&t’s contract with Apple is over, so you might get an iPhone on T-Mobile, if T-mobile wants it…
Would you rather have none of these phones? Or maybe one we didn’t list? Just list it in the coments with your reasons!
