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I'm wondering whether or not to make the switch from my Bold 9650. Is the touch screen the only real new feature? If so, I'm not sure if that's enough of a reason. I am somewhat intrigued by the 7 operating system, but again, is it worth spending the two bills on?
Also, does anyone know if it will work with the charging pods I have for my current 9650?
Looking for some opinions here.
09-23-11 07:14 AM - It is a huge upgrade. The keyboard and the speed of the device alone are worth the upgrade as far as I am concerned.I'm wondering whether or not to make the switch from my Bold 9650. Is the touch screen the only real new feature? If so, I'm not sure if that's enough of a reason. I am somewhat intrigued by the 7 operating system, but again, is it worth spending the two bills on?
Also, does anyone know if it will work with the charging pods I have for my current 9650?
Looking for some opinions here.
You charging pods will not work.09-23-11 07:54 AM - Correct.Again it comes down to what you need from a device.........
I was a looooong time BlackBerry user and up until recently would not even look at anything else.
My first Android was a very fast (and worthless) attempt. Samsung Behold II. Horrible phone with a beautiful AMOLED display and a great camera. It went back in thirty days. Couldn't even come close to any BlackBerry.
Months later the Nexus One came out and that was a great phone, but Android still wasn't mature enough and the keyboards weren't up to par at all. Still, something about the customization (I am not a gamer nor do I watch movies on my phone often enough) intrigued me. But in the end, I sold it and went back to BlackBerry.
I then tried a Captivate under the promise of all things being fixed. Worst. Android. Ever (except for the display). Back to BlackBerry.
What kept making me switch more than anything was the size of the display. When reading things, it was (and still is) so much nicer to have a larger screen to see things. Having touch also became intuitive.
It's funny, when the Torch came out, my wife kept telling me 'That's going to be your phone, isn't it?' I kept telling her no, the display is subpar and BlackBerry hasn't figured out how to work touch into devices yet....way behind.
Still, after all that, when I returned the Captivate, I got the Torch.
And I loved it.
And hated it.
Worst. Keyboard. Ever. for a keyboard-variant BlackBerry; but the size of the screen (even with it's negatives) is what drew me in. I tried to use a non-touch screen and it simply was, old, antoquated, like using rabbit ears for TV.
I stuck with it for quite some time.
Then the problems came. Spinning clock. Apps not being compatible, and I became frustrated again. I thought to myself 'It is going to work itself out...' but in the end, it didn't.
So I went back to Android.
To me, the keyboard is what makes the phone a great communicator. That's where BlackBerry has always won me over....excellent communication device because the keyboard is great.
Then I found SwiftKey X keyboard on the Android. Not the Beta version, the final build.
I will never compare a BlackBerry keyboard to an Android keyboard again. Not in it's current state. The SwiftKey X is so superior to the BlackBerry keyboard - it's not even close. It predicts words for me (it actually reads my emails, texts, Facebook posts, Tweets, etcetera). Anytime I use it, it remembers my word choices and phrasing. I don't have to type full words out anymore - it simply knows what I am going to type. This keyboard is simply the most superior keyboard I have ever used, and for me, a BlackBerry keyboard enthusiast and the MAIN reason I stuck with BlackBerry, is now a non-issue. Nothing comes close to that.
I miss the LED. but my Inspire has one (albeit a pathetic attempt at one) but have come to see that as useful to a point....when I get a message, my phone buzzes, I check it, done - the little LED caused me more grief than it spared me. I have profiles on my Inspire that rival my BlackBerry because there is a fantastic app for that. It's easier to use and switch profiles as compared to the BlackBerry and when I 'accidentally' hit the volume bar, I have ten seconds to 'memorize' that setting, too. Really nice and a non-issue now (one of the other reasons I used and preferred BlackBerry).
On top of that, I find that the email client (Gmail) works for me. This is where preference comes in, but I find that it works. Search is excellent. Voice control is excellent. Having Flash if I want it is excellent. Google Apps are excellent. App selection is excellent.
The biggest draw to me is also having a touch screen.
I knw the Bold 99xx has it, and it is wonderful. I used one and I KNOW how awesome it is.
But it's freaking tiny.
I HATE saying that I am probably not going to use a BlackBerry again, I really do, they are excellent.
Battery life, by the way, I get fairly good battery life....about the same as the new Bold 99xx....so that's also a non-issue.
I believe I will get bashed here...please don't do that. I am sharing my opinion for you and if you like it, that's fine. If not, that's ok, too. I will still preach to the heavens the benefits of BlackBerry because I believe it is a great tool....but for me, the switch was made.
I wish webOS were still viable....because that OS is the most elegant thing I have ever seen. Hopefully that can come into existence again with great hardware.....I believe that QNX will probably be the closest thing to it (using a PlayBook tells me that) and if that becomes the experience on a BlackBerry, then maybe I will come back.
I hope you all appreciate this rather long post and no one gets upset. Just sharing.
Have a great day and be open to change with an OS. Once I took off the blinders and really allowed myself to experience everything......it was a natural and easy decision.Last edited by AliensWanted; 09-23-11 at 10:01 AM.
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