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Blackberry Torch, Palm Pre 2, Motorola Atrix, or HTC Sensation?
I know the Torch and Pre 2 are a bit outdated but I can get great deals on them. Also keep in mind most people I know are getting Blackberrys.
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Just to narrow down your choices, a definite no on the Torch and Pre 2.
I had the Torch to test for a bit and it was pretty underwhelming. It's a pretty hefty phone, kind of slow, and the OS is pretty meh in comparison to other OSes out there. As for the Pre 2, the hardware is lacking. The body feels cheap, keyboard isn't that great, and the Pre 3 should be out semi-soon. If you really want a Blackberry, I'd recommend just going with whatever the latest Bold is or wait out for the 9900 ( gdgt.com/rim/blackberry/bold/9900/ ).
Based on what I've read about the Atrix and Sensation 4G, I dont think you can go wrong with either.
I had the Torch to test for a bit and it was pretty underwhelming. It's a pretty hefty phone, kind of slow, and the OS is pretty meh in comparison to other OSes out there. As for the Pre 2, the hardware is lacking. The body feels cheap, keyboard isn't that great, and the Pre 3 should be out semi-soon. If you really want a Blackberry, I'd recommend just going with whatever the latest Bold is or wait out for the 9900 ( gdgt.com/rim/blackberry/bold/9900/ ).
Based on what I've read about the Atrix and Sensation 4G, I dont think you can go wrong with either.
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The Sensation is the best device of this bunch in my opinion. I'll admit I don't understand the appeal of Blackberrys, and I say this as some one who likes a hardware keyboard, the software seems really outdated and you won't go back once you have had a nicer screen then RIM put in there devices.
The Pre 2 is a dead end and given HP/Palm's history of support you won't see much after the Pre 3 comes out soon.
The Atrix is a good device but has Motoblur, which ruins the device and is hard to remove. It also doen't run Gingerbread yet and thus can't do things like Skype video chat.
The Sensation on the other hand share the best point of the Atrix, the QHD screen, the dual core processor, Android. But has the Gingerbread, the lateist sence (which as far as skins go is the lesser of many evils) and is getting it bootloader unlocked which means if you don't like sence you can remove it.
The Pre 2 is a dead end and given HP/Palm's history of support you won't see much after the Pre 3 comes out soon.
The Atrix is a good device but has Motoblur, which ruins the device and is hard to remove. It also doen't run Gingerbread yet and thus can't do things like Skype video chat.
The Sensation on the other hand share the best point of the Atrix, the QHD screen, the dual core processor, Android. But has the Gingerbread, the lateist sence (which as far as skins go is the lesser of many evils) and is getting it bootloader unlocked which means if you don't like sence you can remove it.
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