Got my hands on the 9650..
So, today I got 2 9650's... figured I'd give a little insight on the upcoming device and what to expect.
Likes:
First and most noticeable would be the 2GB of Built-in memory.
Processor speed has most definitely been increased, as to where I found my Tour 9630 running like a turd the 9650 is cruising right along... I haven't experienced any lock ups or slow downs as of yet.. I can't say it's as fast as the 9700 but it's definitely an improvement.
Wifi is huge... and we all know it should have been on the original tour
The camera seems to be a big improvement.
Trackpad... as everyone knows, is amazing.
Dislikes:
The screen and the button/trackpad area are no longer flush to the screen, there is a very noticeable lip. One of them that I received the trackpad sticks out pretty far... needless to say I'll be keeping the one that is flush like the 9700's are.
Cosmetically they are identical to the original 9630.. not horrible but a slight change would have been nice. The 2 units I received are Sprint versions, but one is branded and the other is unbranded. They both were activated and worked on sprints network, the unbranded version has an updated battery back kinda like the verizon 9630 back, but with a different pattern then the carbon fiber. The branded version has the exact same battery back that came on sprints 9630. Both have Sprint software installed.. yet the unbranded version did not have the sprint theme pre-installed.
If there is any questions or something particular that you would like to know.. feel free to ask.