Gift Ideas: $150 & Up
If you are ready to step up to a more powerful mobile device, there are plenty to choose from. More money buys you a more sophisticated phone that can do more. Typically you get a better camera, additional applications and, in some cases, entire application stores dedicated to supporting your device. Here are some picks to consider.
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HTC Touch Pro$TBD
The HTC Touch Pro offers a large, 2.8″ 480 x 640 pixel display, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Touch Flo 3D finger-swipe navigation and much, much more. This is one of the most talked about phones of the year. Powerful, fun and easy to use, this phone is definately one that has it all.
The HTC Touch Pro comes with 288 megabytes of RAM, buit-in GPS, stereo FM radio, MP3 player and pre-loaded productivity programs including Word, Excel, Power Point and One Note. And all of these great features run courtesy of MS Mobile 6.1 Professional.
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Apple iPhoneFrom $199.99
And then there is the famous standard bearer, the phone that started the touchscreen revolution – The iPhone! All others are measured against this wonderful phone.
The iPhone makes interacting with the device just plain fun! Its Safari browser provides a full HTML web experience, and the large 3.5″ 480 x 320 pixel resolution display makes everything look awesome. It runs on the 3G network, so it loads pages faster than its predecessor, comes with a 2.0 megapixel camera, video recorder, MP3 player, WiFi, and all the other cool features you would expect in the number one touchscreen phone.
What makes the iPhone especially exciting is that an entire industry has sprung up to develop teriffic applications that can be added to your iPhone with a simple click. Some are free and some have a fee.
Like many Apple products, the iPhone philosophy was to make technical stuff simple and fun. Everything about the iPhone is intuitive, easy and logical. A great phone.
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BlackBerry Storm$TBD
The much anticipated BlackBerry Storm has arrived just in time for the holidays and a lot of people are talking! The Storm is the current flagship BlackBerry device, with a feature set that is hard to beat.
The Storm boasts a very large 3.25″ 480 x 360 pixel display, making it one of the finest high resolution screens on the market today. This is an innovative, clickable touchscreen and truly fun to use. The Storm also features a full HTML browser, an impressive 3.2 megapixel camera, video recorder, email, media player and much more.
Rounding out the large feature set is built-in GPS, 3.5mm stereo jack to really maximize your music, speakerphone and soon you’ll be able to add to your Storm with a planned BlackBerry application store due to launch early next year. RIM has invested a lot of time and effort to produce this device and plans to support it with hundreds of downloadable applications.
If you are looking for the best money can buy, many would argue that the BlackBerry Storm is far and away the best choice currently available.
Note: Keep in mind that while we’ve categorized our selections into separate price tiers, pricing ultimately depends on whether you purchase your phone with or without a contract.
