TechSpot's Smartphone Buying Guide: Q3 2011

[Julio Franco]

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[MilwaukeeMike]

Good overview. I'm surprised Sprint's EVO 4G isn't mentioned though. The Shift isn't less expensive (as stated in the Shift's notes) they're both $100 with contract, and if you have sprint, don't want to pay for 3D, don't care about a slide out keyboard you're left with the EVO (or Samsung Epic, which far fewer people choose), which is a great phone. I have one so I'm baised... now if only Sprint would get on that 4G bandwagon in my city....

 

[matrix86]

I've always been curious why the same smartphone has different names on different carriers. I mean, the phone is the same phone no matter which carrier has it, so why rename it? Just seems pointless to me.

 

[Guest]

You write about 5 phones that are not out yet, and failed to mention the Blackberry Bold 9900 which has been officially advertised.

 

[DelJo63]

Not really the same at all (in the case of iPhone 4) for Verizon vs ATT;
AT&T is GSM and Verizon is CDMA.
GSM can run apps in parallel & CDMA can not (as yet at least).

 

[Julio Franco]

On the absence of the BB Bold 9900. I hear you, while at the same time I have to say it's disappointing that RIM has been shipping rehashes of essentially the same phone over the last year with a somewhat nicer OS but still with a lacking browser and sluggish performance.

 

[princeton]

Julio said:
On the absence of the BB Bold 9900. I hear you, while at the same time I have to say it's disappointing that RIM has been shipping rehashes of essentially the same phone over the last year with a somewhat nicer OS but still with a lacking browser and sluggish performance.

I'm disappointed because RIM is holding up the Kitchener area economy. They need to get back in the god damn game!

 

[anadarco7]

Little confused tho why hasn't the SE-Ray being mentioned here.