In the last 2 years, I moved from Nokia N95 --> Blackberry Curve --> Samsung Vibrant (Android 2.1).
As a phone, I feel I have downgraded with each move:
**NOKIA** had excellent phone reception, voice, speaker, and response. There was no lag when you want to end a call and when you press the green button, the phone stops whatever it is doing and switch to back to being a phone.
**BLACKBERRY** to some degree same as Nokia, but the batter life and reception and voice quality were a little worse. I had to carry a charger just in case I have made a 1 hr phone conversation or conference.
**ANDROID** using it as a phone is sometimes frustrating. The phone function acts like another app. Huge lag. Reception is not as bad as my coworker's iphone4, but noticably worse than the other phones I had. My office is in the middle of a plant area and I usually get one bar without standing up (will all the phones) but still people heard me better with Nokia and Blackberry.
So if I guess if I really needed “a phone,” then going smartphone would be a compromise. But since most my mission critical communication were replaced by email and SMS and even social interaction had moved to FB, I am caring less about my phone function.
I only got an Android for the apps, the big screen, and faster processor. It really replaced carrying my laptop and kindle everywhere I go, even using them at home. But, I have to keep my power adapter on me all times.
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In the last 2 years, I moved from Nokia N95 --> Blackberry Curve --> Samsung Vibrant (Android 2.1). As a phone, I feel I have downgraded with each move: **NOKIA** had excellent phone reception, voice, speaker, and response. There was no lag when you want to end a call and when you press the green button, the phone stops whatever it is doing and switch to back to being a phone. **BLACKBERRY** to some degree same as Nokia, but the batter life and reception and voice quality were a little worse. I had to carry a charger just in case I have made a 1 hr phone conversation or conference. **ANDROID** using it as a phone is sometimes frustrating. The phone function acts like another app. Huge lag. Reception is not as bad as my coworker's iphone4, but noticably worse than the other phones I had. My office is in the middle of a plant area and I usually get one bar without standing up (will all the phones) but still people heard me better with Nokia and Blackberry. So if I guess if I really needed “a phone,” then going smartphone would be a compromise. But since most my mission critical communication were replaced by email and SMS and even social interaction had moved to FB, I am caring less about my phone function. I only got an Android for the apps, the big screen, and faster processor. It really replaced carrying my laptop and kindle everywhere I go, even using them at home. But, I have to keep my power adapter on me all times.