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Originally Posted by cowboys  I've had my Moto Q for nearing a year now, and rarely use it (I've used it 3 or 4 times in the past YEAR.). It's a cool phone, but really does not suite my taste/needs. So, I am looking to change Sprint phones now and would like a little guidance in choosing them. I've read the spec sheets for all of the phones, but nothing compares to hearing user experiences.
A few notes:
I won't really need the new phone to be good at voice calling as I have a work phone for that.
Things that bug me about the Q that I want to avoid in the new phone:
- Battery life (!!!!!!). (I don't want to throw more $ at extended batteries.). I've tried the Q tweaks like ending running apps, candlelight, etc.
- The Moto Q buttons feel a bit small to me/hard to use. My hands are not gigantic, but I do find a little more keypad space helpful.
- Some lagging (both data and OS itself)
- No GPS (not a dealbreaker in the new phone, but would be nice)
- Built-in GOOD instant message program for AIM/Yahoo (I've tried Agile, IM+, and a handful of others and none have suited my needs of speed and battery life issues).
- An indicator 'you've got e-mail' light would be cool on the new phone.
- I love the sleek design of the Moto Q-- and am hoping that my new phone will not be a brick/overly heinous/insanely large.
- Playing online videos without TCPMP would rock.
- The Moto Q was a great price (mine was $100ish with contract). I want/need to stay under $400 for the new phone. Still have 1 year of contract left.
Palm Centro:
- Has anyone used this? Is the keypad more spacious?
- I love that it has built-in IM/chat-- is the software really any good?
- How's battery life? Better than the Q with *standard* battery (I hope)?
- Requires no extra data plan other than the Sprint unlimited that I have
Blackberry Pearl:
- has GPS... (does it really work well?)
- can you use POP e-mail without enterprise backend stuff?
- wouldn't this require an additional data plan? How much does it run most of you? (Yes, I currently have the sero plan but with vision unlimited.. not blackberry data plan).
- Does the keypad feel more spacious than the Q?
- I've read that the battery life is generally longer than with the Q. Is that true?
Any parting advice? I'm hoping to find another find with *good* battery life that comes with a basic IM/e-mail/mp3 playing/etc. software suite standard and that has a larger keypad than the Q. Any thoughts? |
The Centro's keyboard is tiny, as is the screen!
The BB would require a separate blackberry plan on top of SERO (kind of defeats the purpose of SERO, if you ask me), though some folks say that it is possible to get one without the BB plan (YMMV on this one).