Mr Gunn - SmartPhone Input Required Please

[YozzaSport]

Mr Gunn,

Hope you are well.

It is smartphone time I am afraid, and your knowledge needs tapping.

What I don't want:iphone

I would consider:

HTC There seem to be a few good ones available here: http://www.htc.com/au/product.aspx
Nexus (essentially a HTC?)
Others at your discretion?
Samsung?
Blackberry?

I need (android maybe?) email, camera, GPS, wireless internet access, bluetooth, connection sharing with laptop, web, apps (4Square, Social Etc.) Good battery life.

What says you at the moment sir?

Thank You.

/y0z

 

[Tom]

Nexus one or HTC Desire for you old chap.

If not, then maybe hold out a bit longer for some of the Samsung android units.

 

[Tom]

Did a bit of checking, Telstra are carrying the desire very soon.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

Legend

 

[YozzaSport]

Thanking you kindly Mr Gunn.

I will probably get it Sim-Free from the UK for Nexus.

Telstra are awful over here - Voda is the one to go for - will have a look & see what they have coming:

http://the-mobiler.com/htc-desire-gets-a-price-and-release-date-for-australia

All packages over here are without data which is a nightmare!

What do you think the benefit of the Samsung units will be over HTC/Gorg?

/y0z

 

[YozzaSport]

I am thinking it might be cheaper to get it in the UK and bring it over:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0035ER8OY/?tag=cliospnet01-21

/y0z

 

[Tom]

http://www.expansys.com.au/

?

 

[y0z2a]

Just to let you know... it is ordered.

Just found out today that there is going to be a bug fix for this GPS problem, but... I'll let you know what its like.

/y0z

 

[Tyler@Ultimate]

The best phone by far out atm on android is the Droid (US) or milestone (UK)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/195090/motorola_droid_still_leading_the_android_pack.html

 

[Tom]

This is no longer the case.

 

[PinkoCommie]

Don't get a nexus if you want tethering and don't fancy rooting the device.

It doesn't support it out of the box. You will need to root it (and therefore invalidate your warranty) to install any tehtering apps.

The HTC Desire on the other hand (which is pretty much the same except it isn't tri band) does do tethering out of the box.

I have both devices, and actually run the HTC Sense/Desire Rom on my Nexus, the interface is that good.