Here's my requirements - down to 3 phones

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GeorgiaPeach18

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Would like opinion on final selection on phones. I've narrowed it down to following three (MotoQ, A900m, RAZR 3) from Sprint.

My requirements are (generally listed in order of importance) and final candidates when listed:

1) - Availability and QoS - Research guides me to Sprint for my specific location and usage

2) - 3G - Given Sprint this is EV-DO Rev 0/1

3) - unrestricted web access (going with SERO plan so it unlimited web access)

4) - easy to use, solid ergo design

5) GPS support available to 3rd party apps

6) - quality and number of 3rd party apps.

7) less than 100 bucks with plan (i.e. Moto Q, A900m, RAZR 3m)

8) QWERTY for easy typing


Thanks
 
Assuming sprint:
1) - Availability and QoS - Research guides me to Sprint for my specific location and usage
Again assuming sprint hast he best coverage

2) - 3G - Given Sprint this is EV-DO Rev 0/1
Note that EVDO rev A (1) is not available on any current sprint phone (only data cards). The only upcoming phone confirmed to have rev A is the titan, or the 6800, pocket pc device.

3) - unrestricted web access (going with SERO plan so it unlimited web access)
Yep, unlimited access with sero

4) - easy to use, solid ergo design
Here things start to get messy. In my experience, the a900 is the easiest to use out of the three for phone/(limited)data combinations. The favorates menu, faster menus/UI than either of the other devices, and a few other things (no keypad lock like the Q requires, more specialized apps) makes it the best in that regard. However the razr has a longer battery life, and the Q has far more features, far more apps, and offers tethering without paying any extra to sprint.

In RF and other areas, the moto Q is now considered to be one of the top three in the sprint linup; the razr also tends to hold a signal well. The a900 is a bit behind, but not by much, I would put the a900 at the 4th place. Note that there are a few known problems with the Q when switching from normal network to roaming (roaming does not cost anything with new sero accounts); some people find they need to restart the Q before it switches. By brother has a Q though, and he does not have to do that.

5) GPS support available to 3rd party apps
Another messy one. I'll divide this into two sections, agps and gps.

Agps is the system used by the phone network/chip in every cell phone. It's not quite as accurate or as reliable as the normal GPS (it was the other way around till recently, but newer GPS receiver chipsets changed that) but it gets the job done, and it's not like you need to aim a missile or anything. The a900 has had numerous problems with its GPS, and while the a900m fixed a few of them, many people report a hard time getting a location with the a900m. The razr is better, as far as I know there are no notable problems with the location service on the razr.

The moto Q, like all wm5 smartphones/pda's, don't have access to the location functions offered by the carrier. (
 
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