BlackBerry, Windows Mobile or Android

[sbebenelli]

I'm thinking about getting a new phone. The three phones I have available to me are BlackBerry Bold 9700, HTC Snap (Windows) or Motorola Milestone XT720 (Android).

My first thoughts are I want the Android. The problem is I text alot and this phone does not have a keyboard, it's all touchscreen.

What's everyones thoughts between BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, or Android? I've never used any so I have no clue what to get.

 

[AnAppleSnail]

I'm thinking about getting a new phone. The three phones I have available to me are BlackBerry Bold 9700, HTC Snap (Windows) or Motorola Milestone XT720 (Android).

My first thoughts are I want the Android. The problem is I text alot and this phone does not have a keyboard, it's all touchscreen.

What's everyones thoughts between BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, or Android? I've never used any so I have no clue what to get.

Any of 'em will do you for texting, but here's the breakdown I've seen:

Office/business integration of the phone (done by the boss): Blackberry
Fun apps and lots of stuff (My roomie wrote one of the early voice-dial-with-bluetooth-headset apps): Android
HTC: Pretty good all-around phone.

Look at what you do now and what you'd want to do - do you have a smartphone now?

 

[sbebenelli]

Any of 'em will do you for texting, but here's the breakdown I've seen:

Office/business integration of the phone (done by the boss): Blackberry
Fun apps and lots of stuff (My roomie wrote one of the early voice-dial-with-bluetooth-headset apps): Android
HTC: Pretty good all-around phone.

Look at what you do now and what you'd want to do - do you have a smartphone now?

I do not have a smartphone now. I would want to use the phone for alot more than texting.

 

[PapaLumen]

Android. I think there is a new version of it which is even better coming very soon. Im waiting for that with an HTC.

 

[Sub_Umbra]

Android. Smart phones are now the vector of choice for malware. Androids are very configurable. My wife brought one home a few days ago and very quickly we were able to reconfigure it to use a very secure SMPT server and our favorite filtered HTTP proxy. It's all about control...

 

[Burgess]

. . . . we were able to reconfigure it to use a very secure SMPT server
and our favorite filtered HTTP proxy.

Hello Sub_Umbra --


I think there may be an android Smartphone in my future.

(If it matters, i use Verizon as my wireless provider.)


I very much want to avoid Malware.


However . . . .

I must admit not understanding *anything* in yer' comment above.


Could you kindly explain that, in very specific, (and easy) terms ?



Feel free to pretend that i am real stupid !



Thank you for your help and advice.

 

[THE_dAY]

Don't worry about the lack of physical keyboard, the touchscreen keyboard might actually become your preferred choice once you get used to it.

EDIT: here's a quick comparison of the specs/features of all 3 phones:

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/co...IM-BlackBerry-Bold-9700/phones/4256,3614,3729