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  • Kevin Starks
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My fav was the letter to Palm. It showed that Engadget actually cares
THE PERFECT SMARTPHONE:


I'm sorry guys but the iPhone is the closest to perfection smartphones get so I will base the perfect smartphone off of it.

Hardware:
I think the hardware is just right for a MOBILE phone (It's not a computer). Mobile is the key word so you have to expect a little lag. As far as graphics goes the iPhone has changed the game. Mobile gaming will never be the same again. I don't think anyone expected the iPhone to be a gaming threat so that along tells you how powerful the hardware is. The only thing is that it could use a bump in more RAM. Oh and I don't have a problem with using the virtual keyboard so I don't think there's a need for a physical keyboard.

Software:
Once again I think OS X Mobile is the most powerful OS on the mobile market. Plus it has the biggest ecosystem so I'm using it. First and foremost OS X mobile has it's limitations. I think they are there for mostly good reasons like power consumption and the overall stabilization of the OS but there alot of negatives too. First it needs a Google overhaul! It need the same Gmail integration as the G1 but with real push. Its needs better Exchange integration for the cooperate world. Hell this is a long shot but I wouldn't mind if they had Blackberry connect for the iPhone because Mobile Me sucks! For everyone who think the iPhone lags, it's a MOBILE phone not a computer! The time it takes to switch between apps can be annoying but thats not a hardware problem, its the OS. The iPhone needs better integration of first party apps in OS X Mobile. If we can't have background processes in 3rd party apps then Apple needs to cater to that. Example, if I'm running a 3rd party app and I receive a text when I hit reply it shouldn't take me into the SMS app. The keyboard should just popup letting me reply right there so I don't have to quit the current app I'm using. Now that I think about it, that could be a problem because the iPhone doesn't have enough RAM. Hopefully Grandcentral will be integrated into the OS X Mobile so we should see a bump in the processing.

So that will be the perfect Smartphone for me Bitches!!! Merry Christmas!
They have a load earlier message button in the text message app reight under the call and contact info at the top of the conversation
Google already said that they would use both web apps and regular apps awhile back. So I look forward to must of the google apps in the app store
I wouldn't be surprised if apple makes a robot. They will be just like that company in iRobot
I got an iTunes update today i'm now running version 7.6. There's nothing different i can see but that means something is possibly coming
Hope i win
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"

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