Smartphone Browser Comparison: Palm, BlackBerry, HTC vs iPhone

[mandy]

I surveyed the Web-browsing capabilities of three new phones -- the Palm Treo 755p, the RIM BlackBerry Curve, and the HTC Wing -- and compared them to the current favorite, the Apple iPhone. They were chosen because, like the iPhone, each is the newest model in a distinct product line, and they're readily available from one or another of the major mobile service providers in the United States. There are other great phones, like the Nokia E61i, for example, that may give good browse but don't meet these two criteria. (One major smartphone OS isn't represented on the list, either: Symbian, once a front-runner, doesn't have a pony in the current race -- although it's got one comer, the Samsung SGH-i400, announced in April, but not currently scheduled to make it to the United States.)

Along the way, I found three rules that govern how well a smartphone handles Web browsing:

    * Rule #1: Does it have a full keyboard?
    * Rule #2: The more pixels, the better.
    * Rule #3: Browser features matter -- a lot...

full article: http://www.informationweek.com/news/show...=201202372