Who would have though that one day we would browse the internet with our phones, while downloading apps that can enhance the way we live on a day to day basis? Not me! I am not old, so I do not have stories of phones with turn dials, but I do recall ‘cell’ phones once being large enough to take up the entire space in between seats in a vehicle. They were also very expensive to use and basically only for emergencies.
I have a, lack for better word, not-really-smart-but-not-dumb phone. It can do internet browsing, but very limited. There are no apps and I cannot do all the crazy QR and stargazing that most smartphones can do. But it does me well. That is, until now. I feel like the market has changed so much and the past couple of years I felt as if the smartphone was more of a luxury than anything. Yeah. Sure. Nice. You can browse the internet and do all these wacky things, but in a world were coupons are now only accessible by smartphones, or email can be sent and received by phone along with the ability to use GPS when lost on the road is something I begin to find very helpful. Trust me, there are plenty of times my wife and I would be out on the road and think of something to do but don’t know where it is or how to get there. I am sure there is an app for that.
So I have been researching for the last couple of days and pinpointed a few phones I think would meet my needs. The Samsung Galaxy S2 or the soon-to-release Motorola Droid Bionic. The iPhone, while fancy by all means, just feels a bit more static to me rather than the customizable droids and the android market. Plus, have you seen the screen for the Galaxy S2?
Of course my contract is not upgradable until October 2011, so there is still some time for opinions to change.
