[Touch HD General] eaglesteve:
iBluetooth is not as reliable as in winmo (but only if moblue is used. without that, the standard bluetooth is also not reliable) before OS3.0.

As for file download, it depends on what type of files. Music, pictures, movies, ebooks, etc download much more easily with iPhone. There may be other type of files which it is less than capable.

I don't have issue with Backgrounder and PDANet.

As for having to forego your winmo software investment, I feel that it is worth it. After all, I get so many free and really cheap replacements anyway.

Don't know about your case, but IN MY CASE, below is a quick summary of some of the things which I can either only do with my iPhone, or can do better with it.

GENERAL USAGE

1) It can run more quickly, reliably, responsively, and smoothly.

2) It can provide consistent user interface across all applications.

3) I can use finger all the way, and not having to pull out the stylus when the final application is evoked by the front end launcher.

HARDWARE

1) It can prevent unintentional making of calls since there is no green phone hardware button.

2) It can prevent unintentional rejecting of calls when trying to take it out of my pocket.

3) It let's you hold it without having to worry about accidentally touching the hardware button.

MULTI-MEDIA

1. It can smoothly and quickly scroll the thumbnail pages of photos with no lag or delay, using gestures alone.

2. It can play music without occasional stutters.

3. It can play video without frame drop, and without having to spend months tweaking it.

4. It It can directly download free movies and musics without requiring any PC.

5. It can hide sensitive movies and pictures making it completely hidden from prying eyes.

6. Shazam can do things which Music id can't.(e.g., Save all the tags I've made. After identification, let me either buy it from iTune or play the same music video from youtube)

7. Besides music identification, I can take a picture of a book, CD, or DVD, and get the prices from major retailers so that I get the best bargain.

8. Edit photos after taking it on the device without PC (e.g, Noise reduction, change contrast, change brightness, etc)

9. Specialised applications to upload and share pictures and video on sites such as photobucket, facebook, friendster, flickr, and hundreds of other sites effortlessly.

VOIP

1. It can provides much clearer, echo free conversation over wifi as well as over 3G, without having to use a headset.

GOLFING SOFTWARE (GOLF CARD ON IPHONE VS MOBILE GOLF SCORER ON WINMO)

1. GC lets me add as many players as I want per round, even after the round has started. MGS can't.

2. GC lets me play the first nine twice, or second nine twice, and to change my mind even after score recording has started. MGS can't.

3. GC lets me delete a player in the middle of the round if a friend decides to quit halfway. MGS can't.

BLOOMBERG APPLICATION

1. It can give me free bloomberg application. The same application on winmo requires subscription.

BANKING AND FINANCE APPLICATIONS

1. I can find many internet banking applications released by banks for the iPhone, but not for winmo devices.

2. Simmilar, organizations such as eBay, Paypal have released iPhone based applications to use their services. On winmo devices, these would have to be done using generic web browser.

USING LEXISGOO DICTIONARY

1.The iPhone version can translate from any language to any other language. This feature is not in the winmo version.

READING EBOOKS USING WATTPAD

1. It can search for and download free ebooks directly to iPhone.

BETTER WEATHER APPLICATIONS

1. It can automatically use the GPS location to search for the nearest weather station and add that into the database.

2. It provides animated radar for that area.

3. It can give me camera captured picture of the snowfield

4. It can tell me if the snowfield is open or close that day.

5. It can give me the snowfield's trail map.

6. It can tell me how many lifts are in operation

7. It can tell me if the airport is open or close.

BETTER WAY TO SEARCH FOR MOVIES AND RELATED DVD

1.It let me look for theaters around me, and tell me what movies are on today and also upcoming.

2.It plays the trailers of the movies to help me decide if I'm interested in it.

3.It tells me what DVD related to those movies I can buy, how much it cost, and where to get them, and bring me directly to the site (e.g. amazon) selling that DVD.

EMAIL

1. It can display HTML mails correctly.

2. Using Group Mail application, I can send the same mail to a predefined group of people (e.g. all my golfing buddies) without having to enter mail address individually.

TRAVELLING

1. It can show me live web camera for traffic, so that I can decide which way to take or to avoid.

2. I can find many free bus and tube/train guide for many cities (such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney). Given point of origina and destination, it tells me how to get there. Similar applications on winmo are hard to find or expensive.

3. It can help me look for specific type of restaurant in specified price bracket, and bring me there.

NEWS APPLICATIONS

1. I can find many news related applications on iPhone, e.g., Channel News Asia, Wall Streets Journal, and ABC which provide not just the news, but also photos and videos.

WIDE VARIETY OF REFERENCES, INSTRUCTIONS, AND EDUCTIION SOFTWARE

1. Lots of recipe application. If I like a recipe, it automatically create shopping list for me.

2. Exercise instructions, first aid/medica instructions, dancing instructions, golf swing instructions, information on drinks/wines/cocktails.

3. Really nice Television guides.

4. Specialised sporting results applications on all kinds of sports.

GAMES

1. Extremely fast graphics.

2. Multitouch, so you can play guitar hero type of games where you may have to touch more than one place simultaneously.

Okay, will stop here, otherwise I'd be accused of making long post again.;)