Smart Phones

[switch842]

I am now officially in the market for a smart phone. I have it narrowed down to 5. Which, I know. LOL I've read reviews and talked to the guy in the store about the various pros & cons of each, but I was wondering if any of you folks have any experience with any of the following:

LG Ally

Droid 2

LG Revolution

HTC Thunderbolt

Droid Charge (Samsung)

Thanks! :-)

Comments

[sgflutegirl.livejournal.com]

My hubby has the HTC Thunderbolt and he loves it. It's a little bigger than I'd like to have, but it's a great phone. It's easy to use, and I've played a few games on it.

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Great to hear. :-)

[eviljr.livejournal.com]

I have a Droid 2 Global and I love it. It's fairly use friendly. The only down side is I didn't get the extended battery, and the charge doesn't last nearly as long as I'd like. If you use it a lot you'd have to charge it twice a day, like I do sometimes. So, in short you might want to get the extended battery. lol

Out of curiosity, what carrier do you use?

[regann]

Hey, do you use the battery manager setting? I just discovered it (lol) and it has helped a lot. I have my phone set to the maximum battery saver setting and it's done a good job at doing that.

[switch842.livejournal.com]

I have Verizon.

The guy did mention the 4G phones do have some battery issues. I mean, right now, with my current phone I charge it like once a week. LOL So, that's definitely going to take some getting used to.

[angstbunny.livejournal.com]

No matter what, with a smartphone, you're pretty much going to have to charge every day (if not more!). But it's not hard to get into the habit of plugging it in every night before bed. I was the same. I went from a phone that I charge every week to a smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S, so not on your list there). I thought it was going to be a pain, but it's not much of an issue at all.

[regann]

I have a Droid 2 Global on Verizon. I love it. If you've never used an Android phone, there is a little learning curve but it only takes a few days and it starts to feel very intuitive.

Like eviljr I charge my phone twice a day but I'm a very heavy user since it's my only internet connection. (Hence the comment fails of the other day ;))

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Cool. I'm fairly good at picking up electronics and how to use them quickly. I've never had a smart phone of any kind, so no matter what I get will be a learning curve.

[ccmskatechick.livejournal.com]

The Thunderbolt is the bigger cousin version of my Droid Incredible. My college roommate has the Thunderbolt & loves it. I do like my Incredible as well.

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[gatehorse.livejournal.com]

I have the original Motorola Droid, and I like it. You will have to charge every night. Kind of sucks-I went from charging once every 5 days to charging every night. But you get used to it.

[switch842.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm hearing. But the phone comes to the bedroom every night, so it shouldn't be too hard to remember to plug it in.