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Hello all, I'm in the market for a new phone now that my current AT&T 2 year contract is up on my RAZR and I have a few questions.

1. Most importantly I'm looking for one that has MP3 playback quality that of my Zune and be able to "drag and drop" mp3 files from my PC.
2. Have a decent camera, 3mp bare minimum as my RAZR's 1.3 is just piss poor. Also video capturing would be nice but not required.
3. Not gawdy with a million buttons on the face of the phone. I want a cell pnone, not a laptop.
4. I spend alot of time outdoors hunting, fishing, biking, running, ect... So I need something pretty durable and not going to break on the first drop.
5. 8-10/10 on the "quality" scale. Money really isnt an issue. Iphone 3gs 32gb price range.

I know this site is 80-90% Iphone, Microsoft, Apple haters lol :hello: so please try to be unbiased. I'm looking at the Iphone 3GS 32gb really hard, as with my new contract I can get it for $300. The exploding thing doesnt bother me in the least, tens of thousands sold and only a dozen or so bad, hell those arnt as bad of odds as everyone makes it out to be if their true. The only thing really straying me away is I cannot "drag and drop" my mp3 music files from my PC to Iphone, (or can I?). I'm replacing my Zune 4gb too as I love it its just too small of storage and if I cant get a phone that has pc to phone capabilities I'm going to get the new Zune HD 120gb. But I'd like to get 2 birds with one stone here and get something that does both. Sorry for the lengthy post but I'm trying to be as descriptive as I can. Thanks in advance

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Reply to RAMEON01

Yes iPHONE 3GS is a very good choice,also u can easily drag and drop your musics from PC.
iTunes 9 has just been released and it has got a better syncing too,so no problems here.

If u like iPhone OS,then go for iPhone 3GS,if u like Winmo then some HTC devices like Touch Pro 2 and Touch Diamond 2 are good too

Reply to Maziar

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Reply to milly555

the touch pro 2 would probably fill your bill also. The default media player kinda sux though. If you get one make sure you buy pocket player...it's an awesome media player

Reply to pmerritt

or coreplayer,i have coreplayer with TP2 and its excellent :)

Reply to Maziar

The HTC Hero is probably the best iPhone alternative.

I'm waiting for it to be released here. With Google Android "Cupcake" OS, it is the next best thing. I believe before long it will be a worthy competitor to the iPhone because of Google apps.

Although it is one of the strongest competitors, the reviews I have read all say that it doesn't quite come up to scratch.

Reply to btk1w1

I just got back from the AT&T store earlier with my new IPhone 3GS 32 GB. This thing is sweet! Already have all my music and new apps on it lol, and still have 20 gig left! It took me a good hour how to go "back" to the main menu but its all good now. Thanks for the help.


Message edited by RAMEON01 on 09-21-2009 at 03:02:24 AM
Reply to RAMEON01

btk1w1 wrote :

The HTC Hero is probably the best iPhone alternative.

I'm waiting for it to be released here. With Google Android "Cupcake" OS, it is the next best thing. I believe before long it will be a worthy competitor to the iPhone because of Google apps.

Although it is one of the strongest competitors, the reviews I have read all say that it doesn't quite come up to scratch.


Yes HTC HERO has a great UI but it has it own problems too:
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_hero-review-382.php

Main disadvantages

* No video-call camera
* No FM radio
* No camera flash, dedicated shutter key or lens cover
* Camera features are a bit outdated
* CIF@15fps video recording (352 x 288 pixels) is below par
* No TV-out port
* No voice dialing
* Flash video playback is laggy
* Somewhat limited 3rd party software availability
* No DivX or XviD video support or a third-party application to play that
* Poor MP4 playback performance - barely watchable in video resolution above QVGA
* No Bluetooth file transfers (not without rooting)
* No proper file manager (not without rooting)

Reply to Maziar

http://www.nowsupplier.com provide more choice about mobile phone,where those mobile phone have beautiful appearance and preferantial price,i buy several cell phone there,they are durable and the function is very perfect.so you may try out.

Reply to milly555

Hmmm. I guess I have a bad battery or something. I've only had the phone 2 days and it's on charge for the 3rd time now. I let it drain to 15-20% then charge to 100% via PC the first 2 times now trying the wall socket attachment to see it that helps. It goes from 100% to 20-30% in about 7-10 hours just by texting and browsing youtube? I hope thats not the norm ;(

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