WP7 vs. EVO vs. Epic vs. iPhone

**jimgriggs** · 01-30-2011, 09:53 AM

WP7 vs. EVO vs. Epic vs. iPhone

Time for a new phone. My WP6.5 (HTC Touch Pro 2) has got to go. I am a business user with the following requirements.

1. Great at making and receiving calls. Key word here: "Intuitive" and does not dial out by itself.

2. Email. Multi email accounts. Fix for "Internet Pictures Blocked" Tell it once that the sender is trusted and thats it.

3. MS Office sync including Access database. (using apps of course but not prevented by os is the concern) a friend says he can do this on his iPhone.

4. SharePoint connectivity. Available on WP7 phones and maybe on EVO (experimenting on my son's EVO but have not been able to implement)

5. Internet browsing designed for a small screen. Find both IE and Opera a pain on my WP6.5.

I would appreciate feedback mostly from business users and others who understand business needs.

kagee108 · 02-01-2011, 02:09 PM

I'm a TP-2 user too. I'll be interested in the replies, but I doubt we'll get much until a phone is actually released. One thing that I can determine is that Android is not for us.

**jimgriggs** · 02-01-2011, 02:52 PM

What is the problem with the Android? My son has a HTC EVO and says it is his best phone to date. He has a friend with an iPhone and is glad he did not get the iPhone. I did a search on his phone for Sharepoint apps a found a couple but did not try them. Have not looked closely into email setup but will when I get a chance. My guess is that the WP7 will be best for Sharepoint and Office apps.

dnoyes · 02-01-2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jimgriggs

What is the problem with the Android? My son has a HTC EVO and says it is his best phone to date. He has a friend with an iPhone and is glad he did not get the iPhone. I did a search on his phone for Sharepoint apps a found a couple but did not try them. Have not looked closely into email setup but will when I get a chance. My guess is that the WP7 will be best for Sharepoint and Office apps.

Documents To Go 3.0 looks pretty nice for most Office-type tasks. Sharepoint support for android looks pretty anemic. You could do your company a favor and move towards things like Jira, Trac, basecamp (sadly not free), and other non-sharepoint solutions, but thats clearly another topic. :P

I'm pretty happy with my Evo, but for MS type products, you might indeed be better off with WP. Or maybe a blackberry + tablet.

Maybe you'd like the Blackberry + Playbook combo?

**jimgriggs** · 02-01-2011, 04:02 PM

We are heavy into Microsoft apps (Office, Sharepoint, SQL etc.). The performance of Sharepoint 2010 with Office 2010 has inproved greatly over previous versions. Cannot say the same of the Win Phones 6.5 and prior. I will have to look again at the blackberry .. not familar with the Playbook .

kagee108 · 02-01-2011, 03:48 PM

Jim, from my research the Android operating system is not business friendly. You can make it useable to a point but not without purchasing more apps. Do a search for DROID and see how many VZ buskiness customers are happy with Android.

**jimgriggs** · 02-01-2011, 04:03 PM

Good point. Thanks

dnoyes · 02-01-2011, 07:28 PM

I had mentioned blackberry because its definitely more of a business phone, but I know that apps on blackberry are... well... not so hot. I have a feeling that the playbook is going to be pretty great for business folks, though. I know there's also a synergy between a blackberry phone and the blackberry tablet.

If I had business needs, i'd definitely look into this combo.

01-30-2011, 09:53 AM	#1
jimgriggs Telegraph User Join Date: Jul 21, '07 Location: HOUSTON TX Posts: 15 Phone: HTC Touch Pro 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 214	WP7 vs. EVO vs. Epic vs. iPhone WP7 vs. EVO vs. Epic vs. iPhone Time for a new phone. My WP6.5 (HTC Touch Pro 2) has got to go. I am a business user with the following requirements. 1. Great at making and receiving calls. Key word here: "Intuitive" and does not dial out by itself. 2. Email. Multi email accounts. Fix for "Internet Pictures Blocked" Tell it once that the sender is trusted and thats it. 3. MS Office sync including Access database. (using apps of course but not prevented by os is the concern) a friend says he can do this on his iPhone. 4. SharePoint connectivity. Available on WP7 phones and maybe on EVO (experimenting on my son's EVO but have not been able to implement) 5. Internet browsing designed for a small screen. Find both IE and Opera a pain on my WP6.5. I would appreciate feedback mostly from business users and others who understand business needs.

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02-01-2011, 02:09 PM	#2
kagee108 Telegraph User Join Date: Jun 18, '09 Location: Toledo Ohio Posts: 70 Phone: HTC EVO Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post SU$: 768	I'm a TP-2 user too. I'll be interested in the replies, but I doubt we'll get much until a phone is actually released. One thing that I can determine is that Android is not for us.

02-01-2011, 02:52 PM	#3
jimgriggs Telegraph User Join Date: Jul 21, '07 Location: HOUSTON TX Posts: 15 Phone: HTC Touch Pro 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 214	What is the problem with the Android? My son has a HTC EVO and says it is his best phone to date. He has a friend with an iPhone and is glad he did not get the iPhone. I did a search on his phone for Sharepoint apps a found a couple but did not try them. Have not looked closely into email setup but will when I get a chance. My guess is that the WP7 will be best for Sharepoint and Office apps.

02-01-2011, 04:02 PM	#5
jimgriggs Telegraph User Join Date: Jul 21, '07 Location: HOUSTON TX Posts: 15 Phone: HTC Touch Pro 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 214	We are heavy into Microsoft apps (Office, Sharepoint, SQL etc.). The performance of Sharepoint 2010 with Office 2010 has inproved greatly over previous versions. Cannot say the same of the Win Phones 6.5 and prior. I will have to look again at the blackberry .. not familar with the Playbook .

02-01-2011, 03:48 PM	#6
kagee108 Telegraph User Join Date: Jun 18, '09 Location: Toledo Ohio Posts: 70 Phone: HTC EVO Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post SU$: 768	Jim, from my research the Android operating system is not business friendly. You can make it useable to a point but not without purchasing more apps. Do a search for DROID and see how many VZ buskiness customers are happy with Android.

02-01-2011, 04:03 PM	#7
jimgriggs Telegraph User Join Date: Jul 21, '07 Location: HOUSTON TX Posts: 15 Phone: HTC Touch Pro 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 214	Good point. Thanks

02-01-2011, 07:28 PM	#8
dnoyes Telegraph User Join Date: Jan 16, '11 Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post SU$: 261	I had mentioned blackberry because its definitely more of a business phone, but I know that apps on blackberry are... well... not so hot. I have a feeling that the playbook is going to be pretty great for business folks, though. I know there's also a synergy between a blackberry phone and the blackberry tablet. If I had business needs, i'd definitely look into this combo.