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I would go for the Exhibit, because it's running Gingerbread (Android 2.3) while the Cliq is running Froyo (Android 2.2) - better to have the latest one since it can be hard to upgrade Android sometimes, from what I hear.
Yeah, that's definitely a factor.
Plus, I've really found that the physical keyboard isn't as necessary as you think: it takes about a week for most people to get used to the software keyboard on iOS/Android, and after that the physical keyboard just adds weight/thickness for no reason.
Heh, that's exactly what the T-Mobile guy said.
Does the Exhibit use Swype for typing? Because that's fantastic, and makes it so much easier to use the touchscreen for typing.
It does have Swype. They both do. It seems pretty cool, and I assume it learns?
Oh, I use the bus and BART-tracking app a lot, and IMDB, and Netflix, and Yelp and Open Table. Oh, and the Facebook app.
Oh, yeah, I'd be using all those too!
Down side: the battery drain is significant, and I've had to teach myself to plug it in every night, and I bought a charger for the office.
Yeah, I'm going to have to get used to the fact that smartphones have to be charged every night.
Oh, and yeah, the cost is a factor, but I had my last phone for 4 years, and I figured I would get a high-end one now and keep it for a long time, so I wouldn't get obsolete as fast as I would with a cheaper one.
My impetus behind buying a smartphone now is that my company will pay for part of it and the monthly costs as long as I install the Good application that allows me to check work e-mail on my phone. And I can buy a new one in 18 months (assuming I'm still here, of course). The Exhibit is actually twenty bucks cheaper than the CLIQ 2; I figure I go for the cheaper phone now and then once I actually know what I want from a smartphone, I can shell out for the better phone later (the Galaxy looks really cool, but it's $70 more than the Exhibit).
Apparently the GX2 and the HTC Sensation 4G are the phones to get on T-mobile, but definitely more expensive.
PC, did you consider the Nexus S? It has the advantage of being a pure Google experience phone, which means it should get upgrades faster.
The Nexus S is Sprint; I'm on T-Mobile.
It's also on T-Mobile, I assure you, as I have a T-Mobile Nexus S sitting in front of me right now.
Huh, I don't see it as an option on the website. Weird.
Huh. According to this page, it's also available for Virgin Mobile, which is news to me.
so, google has a new feature where you can search all elements of google (all their "apps") at the same time. I am not sure how best to use this.
