Originally Posted by markouk

I have more respect for your take on this as a user of a variety of phones. We all get so worked up about phones and which is the best and the new iPhone Killer etc etc but it really is totally subjective!
I'm fascinated by the mobile phone space now as it's so much like the games console space a generation or so ago. It's all about fanboi(y)s and blinkered attitudes toward mobile technology. Now, this is more a slight on the so called casual consumer which is the polar opposite of what the games console situation was all about. I think most people on these forums, or maybe any forums to be fair, are just geeks and huge tech junkies and are not indicative of what the random less savvy public consumer is. I think we are better equipped to see through the marketing spin on a new piece of tech and can see the pros and cons of each device and can weigh that up against what our needs and desires are. I have an iPod Touch 1G and was very much an early adopter of that device without having bought any other Apple product before that. I could see what the product had to offer ME and understood the downfalls compared to my other devices, owned a Sony NW-A3000 which has much much better sound quality than any recent iPod Touch/iPhone product. I have now grown tired of the iPod Touch/iPhone interface and of my Nokia products (devoted for many years) so feel the Android based phones will fill a gap. I would hold my hand up and say, this device is better than this device or some other device but not to the detriment of any one specific piece of technology. No one will ever bring out a perfect device. The whole Jesus Phone moniker placed on the iPhone was totally comical to me as it failed in so many areas compared to other phones at the time. Things like multi-tasking, replaceable battery and competitive standard of camera were plainly overlooked in favour of other revolutionary changes - touchscreen/interface/music application. I'm sure we could all sit down for an hour and put together our ideal dream phone but there are so many factors to juggle with these things that such a device may never be released or would cost so much that the market penetration would cripple the manufacturer.
Anyway, I've rambled too much and basically all I wanted to say was that every device out there is going to be subjected to personal preference assessment which will no doubt throw up some harmonious or repelling views. Try to be happy with your choice and justify why the product you have is right for you.
"I'm rubber, you're like glue - whatever you say, rubs off me sticks to you"