Thoughts began running through my head as to what potential smartphone could be waiting for me to adopt next. There was the tempting Nokia E7 with a 4inch touch screen and full hardware keyboard or the upcoming HTC Desire Z with a sliding qwerty. I did not have to stay joined at the hip to Android to get a phone with tactile buttons and Google account syncing! In one fleeting moment, it seemed as if the mobile industry was my oyster (as long as I had Exchange), but reality soon hit me with a revelation: the most worthwhile phone OS was Android, and the Captivate offered the best hardware features thus far.
I was not really surprised at my missing Android, for it had proved to be a most useful OS in my daily phone usage. Even if I was mesmerized by the upcoming Nokia E7, there was not doubt that Android with TouchWiz had been the most fulfilling OS for me even without a hardware qwerty. Even if I was stuck with the Captivate on a two-year AT&T contract, the only other device I was moved to save money for was the unattainable Epic 4G on Sprint. Even with the horrendous GPS flaw (THAT STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED WITH THE SOFTWARE UPDATE) and lack of hardware keyboard, there were plenty of good points about the Samsung model that I adored. I could not help but forgive Samsung of its transgressions whenever I watched a movie on that 4inch SuperAMOLED screen, listened to music on that 32GB of total storage capacity, easily shared content via native interfacing with social networks, or browsed the web in all its pinch and zoom glory.
Even with all that positivity for Captivate, there was no ignoring the fact that actions did speak louder than words in regards to my qwerty preference. An earlier blogpost made from the Captivate some months ago stated how comfortable I was getting with the virtual qwerty. However, that was my first and last posting from the device since then. In comparison to the four to five postings from when I had the BlackBerry Bolds, that was definitely a statement in itself (in addition to the fact that I started writing again on the E72). I simply could not feel the impulse to write without a hardware qwerty, and there was no denying it.
I could honestly say the E72 was no longer the phone for me. As much as I found solace in its stable functioning with Symbian 3rd edition, I had simply outgrown it after getting accustomed with Android touch. The recent adoption of the E72 was for the sake of testing Exchange syncing and nothing more. Aside from the excitement of Nokia craftsmanship, hardware keys, reliable GPS, and LED flash, there really wasn't anything to motivate my keeping it over the Captivate. Using the Sports Tracker app along with a newly revamped online interface came pretty close, but not close enough. The way the E72 operated in comparison to the Captivate was not cause for criticism, for they were two different phones made for different purposes. I became more of a multimedia consumer in addition to being a blogger, so it was only natural for me to be drawn to the Captivate's features. Times were different from those days of praising the E71 and E90, and I could only guess it was the inevitable takeover of the touch-driven phone OS with a large screen. Despite the healthy amount of respect I had for the Symbian 3rd edition OS, I had to be honest with myself as a mobile device user.
As much as it would pain me to eventually let go of the stable E-Series model, it was very necessary. Nonetheless, it was good to get a refresher on the Symbian OS before the arrival of the E7.
Trent Smith
Sent from my Nokia E72
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