Abu Mami

Nice – much better than the iPhone. By the time I was done with all the swiping and tapping on the iPhone, I felt that I was leading a symphony orchestra. And all I wanted to do is to make phone calls.

The HTC device on the other hand is convenient and much more functional. It even has 6 buttons and a trackball – as opposed to the iPhone’s one lonely button.

After using the iPhone for a about three weeks, I finally decided to return to my trusty Blackberry (which I use without a Blackberry plan). Not only was the iPhone crippled by me to provide a normal battery life, but in spite of the fact that many claim the iPhone to be “insanely easy to use”, I found it extemely inconvenient to use. Access to recent calls in a “standard” cellphone is only one button away. On an iPhone (after unlocking) it’s at least three actions away. Same with favorites (even when assigning the favorites to “home”), and I really missed the speed dial option. I also ended up frequently making calls by mistake, and inadvertently hanging up on incoming calls. Are all touch devices (Android, Windows CE, etc) this obtuse?

The iPhone is a slick bit of techno-fluff and great fingerprint magnet. I don’t want a status symbol – I just want an easy to use phone with some smarts for extra apps (Blackberry or other Java-powered phone).