I'm sort of on the lookout for a new phone and have resisted the urge to buy an iPhone and unlock it though I had my second long play with it last week in Bellevue. To be honest I was more tempted to by a new Nano. Regardless, it'll be out in the UK soon with O2 apparently so even more attainable. Why will I still not get one? Here are my quick answers:

    1. Despite the price drop, it's still too expensive
    2. I think the novelty of showing to my friends would wear off after about 7 days
    3. I can't imagine holding that thing up to my ear to make phone calls
    4. It doesn't sync with my Exchange server (same reason the LG Prada I have got short shrift)
    5. Texting is tough (A study has determined that iPhone’s touchscreen is two times slower than QWERTY phones when it comes to texting)

I've seen the new Treo via Jason's site and that has potential but still the downside of size as I'm a real phone boy and like the small, portability. My bro has the new HP iPAQ 514 which though it looks very corporate I was quite impressed with. That may be the one in the absence of a clamshell replacement for my trusty QTEK 8500. Any other suggestions? I've already ruled out the HTC Touch btw...and have an S620 for email editing on the road so just looking for a small, cool phone with WM6.

side note: following some quick research I see Mr Armani is about to enter the party - sadly not with Windows Mobile

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