7 keys to the ultimate smartphone

Ultimate SmartphoneBy Anonymous on October 7, 2009, 7:10 pmReally surprised to not see the following in a business magazine: What about business apps? What about browsers? What about connectivity/compatibility with enterprise apps/infrastructure. I guess you guys really don't like Windows Mobile - not even a mention on the developers side or corporate synch/compatibility side.

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Ultimate SmartphoneBy Anonymous on January 20, 2010, 6:44 pmThe only reason I have not upgraded to the Droid (or Iphone for that matter) is the inability to sync with Outlook on my desktop. Oh, I know there are some apps out there but I don't want to go around the block when I can walk across the street with my Palm 755p.

Screen and OSBy Anonymous on December 9, 2009, 7:09 pmHow can you even overlook a 3.7 in. screen with a resolution of 854x480 (e.g., Motorola Droid)? Wouldn't that greatly overshadow the paltry 480x320 on the iPhone? Having seen both in person, the former just can't be beat. Also, with regard to operating systems, the article said the usability of the iPhone, the open development of Android, and the laying of applications in webOS were the draws. However, Android allows users to multitask the same as webOS, so, given it has 2 out of 3, I would think the Android is ahead of the crowd. But I guess it depends on how much you value you place on out of the box polish.

Ultimate SmartphoneBy Anonymous on December 8, 2009, 8:25 amAccording to your report, all we have to do is change carriers(which has nothing to do with the ability of the phone), lower the price and increase it's enterprise capabilities(which you can do if you take the time to discover some really fine business apps in the app store) and iphone owners would actually HAVE the ultimate smartphone? I like the fact that my iphone is not cheaply made and i wouldn't mind paying full price for it. I like AT&T and won't leave them regardless of what the whiners are saying. I use my phone for business everyday of the week and it has never let me down. I guess given all of this information, I DO have the ULTIMATE smartphone!!! Who knew? I did.

Uh ... no mention of the Nokia N900?By Anonymous on December 1, 2009, 1:53 pmIIRC (as I've been researching) it has the screen, the keyboard, the Linux-based OS for open apps, enterprise solutions since I'm gonna install OpenOffice on it ... sure, 3G is for T-Mobile, but still. Why no mention of it?

ultimate smartphone?By Anonymous on October 18, 2009, 5:12 pmcapacitive touchscreen, super fast processor, open OS (android), WIFI, free access to GPS maps (Google Maps), talking GPS, infra red, 3.5mm jack, MS office compatible, grunty battery, 4"screen, compass, FM radio, bluetooth, expandable memory, easy backup, unlocked GSM for low cost international portability...hopefully the soon to be released HTC HD2 has all/most of these features.

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dual 3.5in screens = 7 inch or 3.5 By Anonymous on October 14, 2009, 2:50 pmopenned or closed, Slide out the screen or open like a book, the key board is not used all the time, so why not make it an on screen qwerty. or half screen when desired. Make the phone modular, let me add a screen or a key board when I would like it. Could be paper thin.. bluetooth ? I suppose that most would not need these, but with todays web malls.. phone - > homesecurity-> car stereo or problem reports -> Displays or TV-> with just a click or wisk. have we stopped providing innovation because it cannot be tied to a service.

I don't understand this at allBy Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 12:17 pmIt's as if the author spent the whole time purposefully trying to see how he/she could avoid anything remotely Microsoft-related. Windows Mobile is not even mentioned to exist, even though it has strengths in so many categories. Enterprise features? Lots of apps and freeware to install? Open to develop for? Lots of devices with great keyboards, screens, and CPUs? The ability to run and switch between multiple apps? Even if it's not the winner in any of these categories, you preferred to draw comparisons to systems that lack the feature at all rather than acknowledge the existence of Windows Mobile phones. And saying the Samsung Omnia is cheap doesn't count.

Call quality, stability, compatibilityBy Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 12:14 pmSomehow the very basics were not mentioned, but somehow these are still dealbreakers for many smartphones. Funny you didn't include any Nokia features. However, to me a smarhtphone is first about calling, and call quality is best on Nokias. I love the iPhone design, but if it drops calls, or people don't hear me on the other end, it is a no go. The other thing I like in Nokia S60 is stability and maturity. It can be seen as an aging system, but in the other hand it means it just works. I love to try out new apps on my pda, or to instal bits to my pc, but my workhorse phone should not be updated every month like the Palm Pre. The third most important thing I need is compatibility. I want to sync my phone hassle free with any computer or PIM suite I want. Only Windows Mobile offers this level of compatiblity.

the device already thereBy Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 11:19 amif you can live without a touchscreen, there is a device that comes awful close to this. the Nokia e90 communicator.

The perfect smartphoneBy Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 9:40 amhardware wise a lighter Motorola MC75 is pretty close. If Microsoft would ever put some effort into their Windows Mobile platform they could own the marketplace but I think maybe they have to many irons in the fire and Windows Mobile is too far down their priority list.

Universal Push to Talk? (PTT)By Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 9:25 amSince this is a fantasy phone what about adding carrier independant Push to talk functionality? Actually this capability is not far off in the future. Maybe a year or two. Check out Hip Voice!

Smartphone = IPhoneBy Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 7:28 amAt the moment, there is nothing out there that even comes close to the IPhone. Especially if its been jailbroken! RT www.anon-web.int.tc

Nothing close to the iPhoneBy Anonymous on October 13, 2009, 12:37 pmReally? Please. Who wants a touch screen? Not me and I am not alone in that regard. The BlackBerry Bold is the device out there that does for a business user that a phone should. I don't have a need to watch movies or play inane games on my phone, thus the Bold is the best smartphone out there.

Stranglephone = iPhoneBy Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 10:06 amThe very exception you site is the very reason the iPhone cannot the best smartphone available. That you have to hack the device in order to make the iPhone completely useful and functional speaks volumes for the device's true status. There are 5 pieces to every mobile device: the hardware, the OS, the software, the cellular service, and manufacturer support. By hacking the iPhone, you explicitly void the iPhone's warranty and throw away the manufacturer's support part of the equation. A device without the manufacturer's support might as well be a brick, especially dealing with Apple, who is notorious for disavowing anything that is not 100% virgin Made By Apple material. AT&T is a huge liability for the iPhone, with spotty service and less than stellar customer service. So 2/5ths of the iPhone's usefulness equation is zeroed-out. Can a device that is only 60% what its users want claim to be the best?

Hello! Tethering!By Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 4:46 amCan't believe that you left this one out. Why do I have to be a contortionist to get tethering to work? It is truly outrageous that tethering is not available as a standard out-of-the-box feature on these phones. I would even be willing to pay a nominal fee to add this functionality...

Tethering (but not on AT&T please!)By Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 7:23 amObviously AT&T's anemic spotty network would run whimpering into a corner if tethering were unleashed on the iPhone, perhaps not even Verizon's massive 3G network would emerge unscathed, but being a fantacy bit why not let me tether via bluetooth? AND via WiFi when available. AND seamlessly hand off the WiFi connection to my cellular network only if necessary. AND Give me eyeFi functionality that syncs my phone pictures/files to my laptop automatically. (BTW, does ATT stand for Anti-Tethering Technology???)

Lights, Camera, Action -or- Flash, Focus, VideoBy Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 4:42 amHow come I can't get a smartphone that has a flash, a focusing camera, and video recording? Seems that these are getting to be standard now, but no one has them all in one package.

Backup And SecurityBy Anonymous on October 8, 2009, 4:40 amWhen did we stop thinking about backup and security? I would buy the Palm Pre, except that I cannot control my backups. I have my life on my PDA, and I see it as a security problem when my schedule and all of my contacts are available on a web service for any hacker to peruse. Hmmm, oh, the family is on vacation and away from the house for that week! How convenient!

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