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best introductory smart phone?
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Posted by: leof

i've been in telecom for over 2 years now, but i have never been in an environment that has been business oriented, and pushed smart phones.
since the smart phone market has been steadily increasing and i am beginning to see the day to day benefits of having such a device for my university/work scheduling, i'm looking into purchasing one soon.
here's what i've looked at so far:
blackberry pearl
moto MING (a1200)
SE p990
nokia e61
SE m600
motorola Q (future released)
a few HTC's.

i've always been a strong supporter of SE handsets, but i fear they are simply not as competitive in this market, so i'm putting my SE bias aside.
my price range is anything up to $800CDN ($700US), and i would prefer a 2mp camera, but it is not a deal breaker.
also battery life is quite important, and a touch screen is preferable (qwerty is not necessary).

so far, i have found the a1200 to be the most appealing in terms of price/performance, although it is not nearly as versatile as some of the other choices, and it's a motorola (i generally look down on moto's...hhaha).

can anyone recommend anything else? or is the a1200 a good choice?

Posted by: mobidemon

Ming is worst choice among them all.
WHY?
- no third party apps
- frustrating preloaded apps
- Dumb Calender and contact manager

Posted by: mobidemon

Forgot to mention

Go for P990 if you can afford

otherwise find a P910i, or Look for a good plan on verizon for PALM 700w

Posted by: wbeckle

If you scan the forum you will find that the p990 is not a good choice. It is probably the most advanced phone available feature-wise but not the most stable.
BTW: I have one, so I can confirm its not a good choice if you want a reliable device.

Posted by: Dw0907

get the E61 if u dont need a camera, cuz nokia's most user friendly to my opinion, and the qwerty keyboard is great. really stable OS!!

Posted by: lapwolf

I've owned many Nokias and Motorolas and the A1200 is THE best phone yet. It's Linux-based (read "very stable"), great RF, has real voice recognition, a QWERTY keyboard or handwriting for data entry, and is the perfect size.

Get it, you won't regret it...

Posted by: wbeckle

Cant seem to fine a lot of info on that A1200. Most sites just give the obvious.

Posted by: wbeckle

Are there 3rd party apps available for this phone?
BTW: Couldn't even find it on the motorola site, how old is this phone anyway?