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Smartphone Shootout

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hit-me-with-your-best-shot dept.

An anonymous reader writes "InformationWeek's David DeJean makes the mistake of trying to compare the experience of Web surfing on a BlackBerry, Palm, and HTC smartphones to the experience on the iPhone. According to the DeJean, the three don't come close, but it's very interesting to read about the pros and cons of what can (and can't) be done with current mobile hardware and software."

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  1. Conclusion by _PimpDaddy7_ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Print page:
    http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArt icle.jhtml?articleID=201202372

    Funny:
    One thing that became obvious to me as I looked at these various Web interfaces is that data speed isn't as important as good software.

    You think????

    The good news, as you might expect, is the Apple iPhone. The genius of Apple is its ability, over and over again, to completely reinvent, from the ground up, the user interface for hardware, and to support it with brilliant software. Web browsing on the iPhone is a paradigm shift, a completely different experience -- just as the BlackBerry was, in its time, a paradigm shift.

    The elements of the technology that makes the iPhone so different will find their way into other devices, just as the BlackBerry's thumbpad and push e-mail have become more or less standard on smartphones. Touchscreens and direct interaction with the Web page will become standards of their own sort because they've come along just in time as computing, both personal and business, moves to the Web.

    I've stated this to many people who've asked me about the iPhone. Even if it FAILS, it's technology, features, etc. will be copied into many other phones.

  2. Re:how connected do we have to be? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Do people really need to be that connected? Probably not.

    I think the question you meant to ask is, "do I really need to be that connected." You probably answered correctly.

    But what about the question you actually asked? Do people need to be that connected? Well I really need to be that connected and I chose my phone with that in mind. If a lot of other people agree with me, they'll make a similar choice. If no one felt they needed this, these platforms would die out, wouldn't they? But that's not really happening, is it?
  3. Re:how connected do we have to be? by thedbp · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm willing to bet you've never used an iPhone day to day for any signifcant amount of time.

    I've had mine for a few weeks now. I use it for movies, music, my primary camera, and it is also my primary Internet connection because I have moral objections to giving comcast money. It is, of course my only phone as well.

    I've never even come close to draining the battery in a single day, even using it to browse for hours while listening to music, or streaming h264 video over wifi, using it as a phone, etc.

    Your claims are based entrely on uninformed opinion, and NOT any sort of experience or fact.

    Also, the browsing experience is perfectly fine. The ability to easily and autmatically zoom to content negates the claim of screen real estate. Everything can be as large or as small as you like.

    In short, you are a well spoken troll, but a troll nonetheless.