Phone comparison questions
 

My Blackberry is quitting :cuss:

I am looking at an iPhone or HTC Thunderbolt. I don't really know which to choose. I've looked through the app stores of both Droid and Apple, and they have comparable apps for what I would be looking for.

I also read JOhn's thread here.

A few specific questions I have

• When does the Iphone 5 come out?
• How will battery life compare between Iphone and HTC Thunderbolt?
• Will there be any issues with either phone synching to Outlook?
• Which phone is more durable (I understand the thunderbolt is pretty new)
• Is there any discernible difference in touch screen sensitivity or use?

My primary needs are durability, battery life, and signal strength (I live in the ****ing boonies).

Has anything changed since JOhn's thread? Is there anything else I should consider other than the typical "APPLE ROCKS"/"**** APPLE" arguments?

TIA.

Don't know the specs, but your going to want to go Thunderbolt unless you want to wait for the next iphone

as long as your are comfortable with droids

I've never had either one. I've had 2 blackberries.

Android or Apple would be a major upgrade over Blackberry. Before I got my Droid a yr ago, I had a BB for a week and hated it. I'd go with the Thunderbolt.

I have an iPhone 3, that I've had for about 1.5 years.

I use an Otter case. It is very shock absorbent and somewhat water resistant. Makes the phone somewhat bulky, but for me the protection is worth it.

I can get by charging every other day, but I'm not a heavy user. I think the battery life is pretty good.

For me the 3G network isn't that fast. Signal strength is pretty good. I once got a connection on top of a mountain five miles from my car.

Synchs to Outlook perfectly.

I'm happy with my phone, but I'm not very picky.

You want durability? You could drive your tractor over one of these.

http://www.specialistauctions.com/fo...DSCN0369_1.jpg

If you do any web browsing from your phone, I would definitely go Android. If you want the ability to massively customize your phone then go Android.

If you don't care about either of these things then both offer some very nice features that will do everything you need. You can even install battery managers on both phones to suit your style of use.

In the otter case, is the touchscreen compromised at all?

I'm pretty sure Dad did back in the 90s. Didn't go well.

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What makes the Thunderbolt (Droid) superior for web browsing?

www.phonescoop.com

There's even an HTC Thunderbolt review on the home page. Neat.

Nope.

The one thing I don't like about my phone is that the editing features for text are really lousy. You can't move the stylus character-by-character or drop it into the middle of a word. Not sure if that has been fixed on the newer models.

I currently have a droid 2. I used to have a blackberry storm. The droid is far and away better.

Yeah, my buddy told me he couldn't find a way to edit his auto correct. LAME.

Apologies... I edited that out by mistake.

The Android phone can handle flash. A TON of web content is presented in flash. You miss out on that with the iphone.