AT&T Avail vs. AT&T Fusion - What's the Difference?

[Piqutchi]

I looked at both the AT&T Avail and the AT&T Fusion on GoPhone. Both sound like alright phones, but I'm a bit confused about the difference between the two. Which would you say is the superior choice?

[CeluGeek]

The Avail has a 5 MP camera while the Fusion has a 3 MP camera. The Fusion is built by Huawei, who has a bit more experience making phones for the US than ZTE, who makes the Avail. The Fusion is better looking than the Avail, but part of what makes the Avail look ugly in those shelves is that clock widget, which of course can be replaced. The phone in itself isn't sexy but not ugly either.

[curvefan]

Here's a site that I used to compare the various models. It really helped me make up my mind as to which phone to buy.

Keep in mind that the Huawei Sonic is the exact same phone as the Fusion.

http://geekaphone.com/compare/AT-T-A...s-Huawei-Sonic

Hope that helps you compare.

[Piqutchi]

The Avail has a 5 MP camera while the Fusion has a 3 MP camera. The Fusion is built by Huawei, who has a bit more experience making phones for the US than ZTE, who makes the Avail. The Fusion is better looking than the Avail, but part of what makes the Avail look ugly in those shelves is that clock widget, which of course can be replaced. The phone in itself isn't sexy but not ugly either.

It's mostly the button style on the AT&T Avail (the arrangement of the physical buttons, I mean) that seems strange to me. If the capacitive buttons on the Fusion were closer together (and maybe moved down a bit), then I would find that phone pretty attractive.

If I had to choose between the two for my next phone, I would have to say the Avail sounds like a superior choice on paper (512MB RAM instead of 256MB RAM, 5MP camera vs 3.2MP camera, etc.).