HTC Corporation Announces the HTC Touch

[WyattEarp]

Let's see now
iPhone

• - 620mhz processor
  - 1GB RAM
  - 8GB FlashROM
  - Wifi
  - BT 2.0 +EDR (headset only)
  - Quad Band GSM
  - EDGE (Enhanced)

MS Smartphone

• - 200 - 400Mhz processor
  - 64MB RAM
  - 128MB FlashROM
  - Wifi (maybe dependant on Manufaturer and carrier)
  - BT2.0 +EDR (sometimes crippled by carrier)
  - Tri -Band (some Quad-) GSM
  - EDGE

WM Smartphone hardware is just pathetic. With the exception of a handful of devices manufactures on a whole haven't been truely innovative since the introduction of the Smartphone. We are still running devices with 200Mhz processors to conserve battery life... why? My hx4700 has a 624Mhz processor and it does fine why can't I get that in a phone. 64Mb RAM to conserve battery life give me a break more RAM use more power in such negligible way that this is just an excuse not to add more.
I must admit that I have grown tired of reading post by people who jump on the me to bandwagon when it comes to multimedia play and storage. Yes, we can add memory to our devices but let's be real if you could have 4GB, 8GB or more built-in you'd love it and probably wouldn't think twice about a storage card. This "new" device looks nice but it comes off as a me to and falls short. I think it's a shame that a company that has had aboutt a decade to create a really good OS and make deals with manufactures to create the devices has just sat back and let another company steal there thunder. But then again the same thing happened to Palm so I guess history does tend to repeat itself more often than not. End of rant.

[WyattEarp]

Let's see now
iPhone

• - 620mhz processor
  - 1GB RAM
  - 8GB FlashROM
  - Wifi
  - BT 2.0 +EDR (headset only)
  - Quad Band GSM
  - EDGE (Enhanced)

MS Smartphone

• - 200 - 400Mhz processor
  - 64MB RAM
  - 128MB FlashROM
  - Wifi (maybe dependant on Manufaturer and carrier)
  - BT2.0 +EDR (sometimes crippled by carrier)
  - Tri -Band (some Quad-) GSM
  - EDGE

WM Smartphone hardware is just pathetic. With the exception of a handful of devices manufactures on a whole haven't been truely innovative since the introduction of the Smartphone. We are still running devices with 200Mhz processors to conserve battery life... why? My hx4700 has a 624Mhz processor and it does fine why can't I get that in a phone. 64Mb RAM to conserve battery life give me a break more RAM use more power in such negligible way that this is just an excuse not to add more.
I must admit that I have grown tired of reading post by people who jump on the me to bandwagon when it comes to multimedia play and storage. Yes, we can add memory to our devices but let's be real if you could have 4GB, 8GB or more built-in you'd love it and probably wouldn't think twice about a storage card. This "new" device looks nice but it comes off as a me to and falls short. I think it's a shame that a company that has had aboutt a decade to create a really good OS and make deals with manufactures to create the devices has just sat back and let another company steal there thunder. But then again the same thing happened to Palm so I guess history does tend to repeat itself more often than not. End of rant.