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Written by Duke Carico
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008 |
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OK, so after 10 years with various Palm units, I made the switch to WM in an HTC TyTN II. So what do I like better? What do I miss in my Trusty and Faithful Palm OS? Below are the Categories that I have come up with and how everything shakes out! - Size: the TyTN is actually smaller than the 680! It might weigh a little more, but its a smaller phone. Winner TyTN II
- Operating System: The Palm OS is Simple. WM is more complicated, but I am learning also that it is much more powerful. Winner TyTN II
- As a phone: For the ability to make a quick call, WM and yes, even Apple could learn a thing or two from Palm's interface. There are shortcuts that you can incorporate in WM to bring your favorites a little closer to you, but I am still missing my 680 interface when it comes to pulling or looking up contacts. Winner: Palm Treo
- Data input: I was very concerned about the lack of a keyboard on the front of the device. But the TyTN II design is simple to to access, and is a pleasure to type on. I don't miss the Palm's qwerty at all! I still say its an excellent design, but the TyTN II is also well designed. My bet is however, that the Palm's qwerty might be more durable. Time will tell, but given my experience so far, I am calling this one to the TyTN corner: Winner: TyTN II
- WiFi: Since the Palm isn't capable: Winner TyTN II
- Camera: The TyTN II has some video issues. HTC is said to be working on them. Even if they don't address them, the video quality as well as the Camera Quality blows the 680's out of the water! Forget that we are talking 3.2 megs vs VGA quality! This camera is better at 1.2 megs than any camera phone I have used to date! Winner: TyTN II
- Flash Support: Again, Palm doesn't support it: Winner TyTN II
- Web Browsing: IE is a pleasure compared Blazer! And the ability to go from a protrait screen to landscape only adds to the appeal. Add the fact that you have a qwerty for text input, and well . . . Winner: TyTN II
- Included Software: The TyTN includes a nice package to get you started. To see the list, head here . Winner: TyN II
- Signal Strength: The Palm 680 ain't bad, but I believe the TyTN is even better. Winner TyTN II
- Email: Give this one to the Palm as long as you are adding on Chatteremail: Even with the highly touted Flexmail for WM, its still not as good as the Palm was with Chatter. Winner Palm OS.
- SMS: Its hard to beat Palm's out of the box threaded SMS. Winner Palm OS
- User Interface: The Palm might be a hair friendlier to use, but WM on a TyTN is sure a lot nicer to look at! Winner TyTN II
- Price: Palm is very affordable! Winner: Palm OS
So without a doubt, I am much more impressed with my TyTN II than I was with the Palm OS. I still think Palm can do some really nice things, but the TyTN has certainly opened my eyes to Palm's shortcomings! Yes, it came at a pretty steep price, but I am very happy all and all with the TyTN II. On tap very soon will be my reviews of some ebay sellers where I picked up some accessories and also some applications!
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