Phoen Finals

[kingandy]

OK this is probably going to be my last whiny post about being offered too many shiny things...

I'm probably going to go for the Tocco because it looks pretty and is small. Yes, I was tempted by the Androidy goodness of the Pulse, but at the end of the day it's about the same size as the I, Phone and I just don't need two objects of that size hanging around my pockets. My I, Pod-Touch will do me just fine for all the Apps and gadgets I fancy (GPS aside, and I have a GPS for that). I just want a phone, and given that Mr T-Mobile is footing the bill I feel I may as well get a phone instead of just taking the shiniest object. Yes, even with the proprietary headphone jack (which would be just as much of a problem with the Pulse, actually).

Also, it apparently rates pretty well against the other contenders.

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of course what I really want is a 8910HD but they won't give me one

Comments

[ephrael.livejournal.com]

If you didn't have an ipod, would you have gone with the pulse?
I'm looking at shiny new tech, and don't have an ipod.

[stsquad.livejournal.com]

The trouble with most smart phones is they still don't have that much storage compared to dedicated players (4/8 GB compared to the 80Gb on my iPod). Having said that memory capacity is expanding every year and most smart phones have slots to which you can insert memory cards.

On the other hand being able to stream Last.Fm over WiFi (and even at a stretch over 3G) to my Android phone makes the need to carry lots of music on me kinda redundant.

Find someone with some shiny tech and ask to play with it to get the idea of whats possible. There is no substitute for hands on experience.

[kingandy]

My I, Podtouch is the 8GB model. I don't think there would be an issue of redundancy if I had a classic I, Pod - as you say, the storage is different by an order of magnitude, but then the I, Pod can't do the whole apps download email web doidy doidy doidy, so it would be more a case of apples and oranges.

[kingandy]

Totally.

Above and beyond the unappealing prospect of carrying two 10x13 chunks of technology in one's pockets, my selection has also been based on a reluctance to render my nice new I, Podtouch redundant having spent lots of cash monies on it not too long ago...