Switiching from HTC Hero to BB? Or 3GS?
Hey guys,
I'm almost due for an upgrade on Orange from my HTC Hero. After reviewing all the smartphones available on the market I've found only two of them interesting - the BlackBerry 9700 Bold and the iPhone 3GS.
I have been using this kind of devices for a quite a while now, starting from monochromatic Nokia's Communicator series. Why I want to change from Hero? Apart from being really nice handset it is far too slow for me. What I need from a new phone? Well:
- Speedy OS - including fast e-mail client, as I receive about 100 of those daily on my business account and about 20 on the private one and I'm tired of waiting to load up a simple html messages;
- Support of at least 2 different e-mail accounts;
- Support of different calendars - ideally if they could sync with both Outlook and Google Calendar and differentiate in colour when displayed (as in Android devices);
- Stable OS - I can't be bothered with reboots every now and then;
- Usable internet browser - I don't care much about flash support, what I need is to be able to access some of the websites that are not tailored to mobile devices at efficient speeds - here Hero has done absolutely tremendous job;
- Ease of typing.
What phone would you suggest? I know that 3GS's battery life is a joke, but I always have some extra 'juice' with me.
I've read a lot about lagginess of BB 9700 and that is basically the deal breaker for me - could you possibly confirm or refute?
Regards,
Jake.