BlackBerry Storm 9530
The trick is in the comparison.
I just spent my lunch hours, and then some, at Circuit City playing with the new Samsung Omnia. I had very high hopes for this phone and thought it would replace the Storm as my choice for to replace my Curve.
Long story short, I left without the Omnia and the Storm is still the most likely choice for my new business device once they get the final (for now) software update out.
The Omnia was a super sharp looking phone and seemed to perform very well...but I just couldn't...
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As far as build quality goes, it is very nicely made. It feels solid and it very, very attractive to look at in your hand. If you want a Dior phone, and performance is less important than looks, I would highly recommend it.
"Though slightly more expensive, Verizon customers looking for a touch-screen smartphone will get a better user experience and faster performance from the Samsung Omnia than the RIM BlackBerry Storm."
They need to come out w/ patch in short order.
BTW, good post Penguin.
The problem for me is that the hardware is just not up to par. It is like a very good smart phone stuck in a fashion phone's body. It is a perfect example of amazing software limited by it's physical shell (like the T-Mobile G1).
The Storm on the other hand is an example of great hardware dragged down by horrible software. Unless you hate the click screen; which is the core feature of the phone. People can debate the click screen all they want, and I can understand why power users hate it so badly, but I do not mind it too much and could get used to it.
I'm going to check out the Omnia it seems like they didn't market that phone like they should have. I never heard much buzz about it. Samsung does have a serious iPhone killer but they aren't releasing it in the states anytime soon. It's called the F700 (http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadg et/samsungs-iphone-killer-f700). I'd like to get my hands on that.
Although 2 years ago I chose an outdated simple Palm OS over the identical phone in Windows mobile because it worked so horrible on the Treo.
How far they have come it appears. I like the attempts to "jazz up" Windows.