Substitute for BlueAngel

[Kalonian]

I have used the Blue Angel for more than year. Its a great combination of PDA and Phone. Now I want to buy a new PDA phone which should be a real successor to BlueAngel. My considerations are same screen.Please help me decide. What is your opinion regarding HTC Shift?

Thank You.

[xplode]

well maybe better(closer) is TyTN

[HDuser]

HTC Kaiser

[Canaan]

The only real replacement for the BlueAngel is the Xda Flame.No contest!

[leek]

I agree with Canaan. O2 Flame.

To BA users like myself, portrait form factor and a 3.5" or larger screen, are most important.

The Universal, Advantage, Shift, etc. are too bulky to carry around as replacements for phones and laptops. They also cannot be easily held in one hand and used with the stylus in the other, either because of their landscape orientation, or, even if they allow portrait orientation, because they are too heavy for comfort.

I wear loose jeans or dockers, and a BA fits fine in there, with no discomfort. I expect the Flame to be the same.

The 2.8" screens of most "feature phones" are too small.

I've used my BA for 2 years instead of a phone+laptop. I'm ready to switch to the Flame.

As for no QWERTY, that's no problem. I use a Stowaway BT keyboard when I need a real keyboard, while the soft keyboard with stylus is more usual for quick typing. Built-in keyboards, including the BA's, are just too small for my fingers.

http://www.thinkoutside.com/products/xtbtue/images/stowawaybt_1.jpg

As for no GPS, I think this isn't a liability, because BT GPS can be carried in pocket or mounted in vehicle, and having built-in GPS ties you to one GPS solution (or forces you to buy another while wasting it), and raises privacy concerns.

Eagerly waiting for the Flame to arrive...