What does it have going for it?
- It has a nipple!
It’s not a real one, it’s a roller-ball style navigation like the traditional Blackberry Pearl. OK, so having a touchscreen is supposed to make this kind of thing obsolete, but if you’re not used to touch then a nipple can make navigation a lot simpler.
- Web-kit based browser.
Just like apple’s Safari Surfing the net is going to be fast, but just like the iPhone there’s no flash support yet.
- Push email for gmail
It’s push email for the masses, as soon as you get a mail it gets received by your phone – and you don’t need a Microsoft Exchange server.
- It’s the shape of things to come!
Jump onto the bandwagon, and be one of the first to experience a phone with a Google OS.
- 3.2 mega-pixel camera.
Ok, lets be honest – it’s nothing special, especially as phones are around with 5 mega-pixels, but it’s still a higher resolution than the iPhone’s
- Memory card expansion slot
It’s not innovative, but it means that unlike the iPhone you wont have to worry about all those applications using up your storage space.
- Digital Compass as well as GPS
Real innovation here – it means there’s plenty of scope for navigational applications which orientate their maps directly to the way your facing.
- Open Platform
Unrestricted applications, you can download what you want, when you want.
Let’s be honest – here’s what you’re really going to hate…
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