I'd say if you're going for key size, don't get the Black berry, it's very hard to type on at first. I can't vouch for the other two though and even the Blackberry is my mothers. The other thing about them is BUTT DIALING. You'll definitely need to use a key lock.

Yeah, that is the one thing I like about flip phones. WAAAAY back in the day when the little silver Nokia was THE phone to have, I remember butt-dialing like crazy.

I'm a little iffy on a touch screen because I wonder how long it'll take for them to lose their sensitivity. But I guess since the majority of smartphones have touch screens, its not that big of an issue. Thanks for the info!

I'm personally waiting for some form of phone to have both a functioning touch screen/smart phone feature as well as a TACTILE KEYBOARD.

Even if I'm not texting a lot. Having buttons that actually "click" and "tap" is important to me. In a full keyboard preferably. (yes. I'm picky)

However, my current phone is at the end of its rope... the microphone is breaking, so if anyone tries to call me, it sometimes requires a little yelling to make sure I'm heard. On top of that I'm stuck on AT&T with an arrangement I have from my last job.
So I am thinking about getting an iphone when this phone finally kicks it.

I really could care less about the apple vs microsoft, iphone vs. droid. Anything like that. I do not have brand loyalty. Whichever I like the best, is the one I like the best for its individual merit. I've played around on droids, HTC heroes, and iphones. Honestly, to me, it's all the same thing with slightly different wrapping. Anything I would want to do with it, can be done on any smart phone really.

It really does depend on what you want to do. But I doubt you're doing anything so ridiculous that any of the choices can't do the job. So, just go for it. Whichever makes you happy. if you're already on AT&T, get an iphone.. if you want to change the plan for price or something, go check out one of the others.

I realize this post probably isn't much help, but these are honestly my experiences. They're all so similar to me, it just simply doesn't matter.

I don't have any brand loyalty really because I've never owned a smartphone, so I don't even know what to expect. While I am with AT&T, I'm not particularly thrilled with their service. But I have a ton of rollover minutes saved up, which is the only reason I'd want to stay with them.

And yes! I agree with you on the keyboard. I like the tapping noise, and I feel like I'd miss keys all the time on a touch screen.

I believe the HTC Magic or the model before it has both the touch screen/smart phone feature AND a pull out qwerty keyboard :)

but I don't believe they're available on AT&T. and at the moment I'm staying on this plan.

I wouldn't know, I'm not american

If you do go for a touch screen I'd advise the iPhone. It's a lot easier to use. The Droid is good and is nice but the screen doesn't respond as well as the iPhone does.
I own an iPhone and I do love it, very easy to use. My boyfriend owns a Droid and though it's very pretty and it can do more on the home screen than the iPhone it's very difficult to navigate through. It took me awhile before I could even figure out just how to call someone.

If you'd like to figure out for yourself I'd say maybe go in store and play with the phones a bit. Just to see how you like them :)

That's a good point, I didn't realize that. I find the iPhone a little annoying with how you scroll and enlarge things (the loading time seems a little laggy. But then again, it was over 3G instead of wireless). But the thing I'm looking forward to most is being able to pull up Youtube or Facebook while I'm in a waiting room or at the airport (for a few examples). And either of them are capable of this. The face that the Droid has a slide screen makes me worried I'd break it, lol.

Thanks for the info :3

I originally wanted a Droid, but then I thought... "Hey, I could just buy a basic cell phone, get an iPod Touch, and I get all those cool features without signing a contract selling my soul away for a bagillion dollars and a two-year contract!" Also, you can essentially talk to people on the iPod Touch, there's some VOIP programs for it that would allow you to call others, all you would need is a WiFi connection... So free calls with a WiFi connection, or you could use your basic cellphone otherwise. =P

Of course, it's just an idea. =3

It's a good point, and I actually considered that briefly before. But then you'd have to be in an area with free wifi whenever you wanted to use your apps or the internet. I like the idea of being able to connect to 3G when that's not available.

Either way, I want to get something with apps because there's a lot of useful ones for nurses (drug books, diagnosis look-ups, pill identifiers, etc etc).

Most places nowadays have free WiFi, hell, even fast-food restaurants do. Also, depending on the size of the hospital, it's a good chance they have WiFi too for the most part.

The hospitals do, but we technically have to have wifi turned off on our electronics because of the remote possibility it can interfere with their equipment. Of course, does anyone have it turned off? Hell no, lol

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Apparently google's android has sold twice as many phones as apple has in half the time...

Also their market place (the equivalent of the apple store) Is largely free ^^

I'd get one :3

I've got a friend that has one of the new android phones, he loves it ^^ And I'm planning on getting one when my current contract runs out

I don't really know... I just stick to a regular phone. I tried using an iPhone once, but since I still live in the 1990s, it didn't turn out so well ^^; That, or I just really suck at using modern technology beyond an Xbox.

Well, I've been using a Motorola Cliq XT for awhile now, and I'll never go back. It has no keyboard, and while I had originally thought that I would completely hate being without a full keyboard, it has a full keyboard on screen, wit a small vibration each time you hit a key which mimics the feel of a real keyboard very well.
It runs Android, which as an argument against the iPhone, can run more than one app at a time. You try calling someone, then putting your pone down for a second and try to send them an e-mail while on the phone with them, and you can't do it. Their system won't allow for it. Plus, most everything on the android market is free, while all apps on the iphone are at least 99cents.
Android can do more than any other phones out there right now. And I wouldn't worry about the screen losing sensitivity - My husband had his G1 for 2 years and it never lost any.
Just what I've experienced over the past few years. :)

That's also something that I was wondering about was the price. I figured the iPhone would probably charge for apps, but I didn't realize Android was mostly free. That's definitely a major selling point for me, lol.

Thanks for the info!

yes, the iphone charges ridiculous amounts for most apps D: