After a few months research and reading lots of reviews I made the decision to purchase the HTC Touch HD.
Many friends own the iPhone and I cant help but compare it to that... I'd say they're pretty much equal.
Its been 1 month now since buyin the phone, moving from a SE K850i and this being my first smartphone, it took a bit of getting used to... but not as long as I expected!
Features are outstanding, very easy to navigate and plenty of additional software you can add on to it already with lots more to come... the difference being, iPhone you download it direct from their app store either free or paid... HTC you have to connect to your computer and download it onto the SD card.
It offers everything the iPhone has minus their operating system , instead you get Windows Mobile 6 which isnt too bad!
I now use my phone for a few addictive games, tomtom Sat Nav, emails and internet browsing is very good, albeit, slower than using a mouse. I also watch DivX movies and have downloaded an application to watch TV... and its now BBC iPlayer compatible.
It connects to my Home Wireless without problems.
Tetxing is good, it shows the conversation in text form each time adding your reply and theirs.
Phone clarity is good and the speaker phone is clear.
Cons:
1. No flash on camera, shame.
2. Can freeze every now and then for 3-5 secs (apparently htc will fix this?)
3. Size, it fit in your pocket, but it is alittle on the big size, pretty much the same as the iPhone.
4. Battery... about 2 days with regular usage.
5. Unless I'm missing something... you cant switch the damn alarm off until the tune finishes itself!!! annoying!
6. Sometimes I can answer the phone before I've even got it out of my pocket, not sure why at this point in time.
If you're like me, not too knowledgable about technology, but love gadgets and want a phone that offers the above (plus more) then I would highly recommend.