| day`s busy world, people live and work differently than | | | | iPhone and the Droid and is also more expensive. It is |
| they did mere decades ago. Businesspeople and | | | | more appropriate and useful for the business user as it |
| teenagers alike feel a constant need to be in touch | | | | runs Windows Mobile and comes with conference call |
| with colleagues and friends. Whether it is keeping up | | | | management tools. It also has a high-quality and large |
| with the stock market or finding out who asked who | | | | touch screen as well as a pop-out QWERTY |
| out on a date, the exchange of information is always | | | | keyboard. Unlike the Droid`s keyboard which some |
| flowing and no one wants to be left out of it. | | | | have found unwieldy to use, the HTC Touch Pro`s |
| Smart phones provide the solution for people who | | | | keyboard manages to have enough space between |
| need to be in touch while they are on the go. The | | | | the keys to make typing very easy. The phone |
| devices generally have phone call capability as well as | | | | provides excellent call quality and is a great solution for |
| a built-in organizer/calendar functionality, web browsing | | | | the businessperson on the go. |
| ability and email and texting applications. Many smart | | | | The Blackberry Bold complements Blackberry`s line of |
| phones can run word processing and spreadsheet | | | | smart phones and adds a little more style to their |
| software, allowing a user to have a virtual office | | | | selection with its sleeker design. Because the |
| literally in the palm of his or her hand. | | | | keyboard is part of the main body of the phone rather |
| The options are wide and varied in terms of features | | | | than a pop-out, the screen on the Blackberry Bold is |
| and price. A selection of top Smart Phone choices | | | | obviously smaller than that of the iPhone, Droid or HTC |
| include: Apple iPhone 3GS, Motorola Droid, HTC Touch | | | | Touch Pro. It is a question of personal preference, as |
| Pro2, Blackberry Bold 9700 and the Palm Pre. They | | | | some people would rather sacrifice the screen size for |
| have some shared features and each has its own | | | | the convenience of having the keyboard always |
| unique attributes. | | | | accessible. While Blackberry users are generally |
| Some see Apple`s iPhone as the ultimate Smart | | | | satisfied with the products, the web browser lags |
| Phone. Many people eagerly anticipated the original | | | | behind that of the other smart phones in terms of |
| version`s entrance to the market and Apple did not | | | | ease of use. |
| disappoint. The 3GS, the newest version, is worth its | | | | Finally, there is the Palm Pre, which has been hyped as |
| price tag. It is very slim and lightweight and has an | | | | another major competitor to the iPhone. The Palm Pre |
| attractive looking touchscreen with large icons. | | | | is smaller than the iPhone but with a similar look in |
| Everything you could need is at your fingertips, from a | | | | terms of a simple touch screen. The screen provides |
| calendar to your email to a variety of other | | | | a very high quality picture and is easy to navigate. For |
| applications that can be downloaded easily. On the | | | | those that prefer the keyboard experience, there is a |
| downside, there have been complaints about call | | | | QWERTY keyboard that is easily accessible, although |
| quality and access to the 3G network. | | | | small and not so easy to use. Where the Palm Pre |
| The Motorola Droid is a strong competitor to the | | | | stands out over other smart phones is in its |
| iPhone, running on Google`s Android platform as | | | | multi-tasking capability. It is simple to run several |
| opposed to Apple. The Droid has a touch screen as | | | | applications at once and easy to switch back and |
| well as a full QWERTY keyboard, which may be | | | | forth among them. |
| easier for some people to use. The Droid is slightly | | | | The choices are limitless when it comes to choosing a |
| larger and heavier than the iPhone, but it surpasses the | | | | Smart Phone. As with most things, it is all about |
| iPhone in terms of call quality and picture quality on the | | | | personal preferences and finding the one that has the |
| screen. | | | | features that best suit you. |
| The HTC Touch Pro is larger and heavier than the | | | | |