Seth Fogie of InformIT.com has written a decent comparison between the iPhone and his Windows Mobile 5 Cingular 8125.
Apple has done it again. They created incredible hype over the iPhone and have managed to redefine the landscape of the cell phone market. However, as one who has been around mobile devices for some time, I wondered if the excitement was really justifiable. So, I figured I would take a chance and go buy one of the “Jesus” phones, as it has been called. The following is a review of the iPhone that incorporates a comparison of its closest competitor, a Windows Mobile phone. We hope that this compare/contrast will help dim down the halo that seems to surround this supposed god-like phone from Apple, because as we found — the iPhone is an overrated, over hyped and basically useless device compared to our Windows Mobile phone.
The article basically goes through a variety of comparisons between Windows Mobile and the iPhone. He forgets a few things such as the ability to search contacts by typing a name, syncing PIM data wirelessly, and being able to copy/paste things, but still reveals plenty of other limitations in the iPhone.
I wonder how he’ll feel when he has to pay that 10% restocking fee when he returns his iPhone.
Originally published on Pocketnow on July 2, 2007. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.