[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stan.s:
Leaning to Samsung but SE's always been more user friendly

Martin,

I'm in the same delemma. I got a X10 for my daughter in college and at this point she loves it, but I'm not sure for myself. I love SE for the excellent thought they put in for usability. Even their feature phones have full contact fields including addresses, calendars, and backup capability. They have Windows software to do full backups and sync with Outlook and even iTunes libraries. I can't tell you how many times SE's online configuration tool properly recreated my APN settings (which you need second level tech support at ATT) or a email account's settings for my ISP, et al, properly.

1. It's a certainty IMHO, that the X10 will never get 2.2 officially. This is because all of the other models in the series are not required to get 2.2 or anything beyond 2.1. Google has said that 'lessor phones' can stay at 2.1/2.2. SE is hurting for money and has more limited staff after the layoffs. The X10 is the only phone that could go higher to 3.0 since it has the 1Ghz CPU, but it isn't worth the investment if they introduce a newer more high powered phone. I also think that some of the features in 2.2 would have to be disabled on ATT (tethering or setup to send them a message so they can bill you extra), and some 2.2 features step on SE camera software and Timescape UXP. But they may incorporate the auto-archive/delete msgs from 2.2.

1b. Engadget reports that today, Aug 30, SE reps stated that the 2.1 will be released in September. How long it takes to get through ATT is a different story, but it's easy enough to debrand. I have debranded all my SE phones in the past.

2. Larger internal storage on phone (not SD card) on the Galaxy. There is a 16GB phone storage on the GS, and only 1GB on the X10.

3. Larger SD card capable. 32GB vs 16GB on the X10. (I don't think this is a Donut vs Froyo feature, but I'm willing to be corrected.)

4. Galaxy's "N" wireless. Though I can't find out anywhere if this is two channel bonded 'N' or not. My home is all "N". My daughter can use her laptop to make a wifi network at home.

5. More video codecs out of the box than the X10. X10 doesn't have SE's Megabass or Walkman features like a equalizer.

6. I like X10's hardware buttons for Android. I push a button, I know it's been pushed, I touch a space on the screen, I'm not so sure.

7. X10's little LED for message waiting and power status.

8. My local ATT store let me play with both phones without theft devices for HOURS. I think the X10 is more comfortable in your hand.

9. Software drivers aren't as half baked like the Galaxy's even with the wi-fi bug the x10 exhibits on some firmware, you could think of it as a 'battery saver' turning off the wi-fi when the signal disappears. X10's AGPS works, and no reports of file names with more than 16 characters causing the phone to reset to factory defaults (wiping everything in the process).

10. multi-touch isn't important to me, I want to be able to work the phone with one hand if needed. I don't play a lot of games.

11. While it seems to be a lot of overhead, the Timescape thing is fascinating when compared to a list...

While I don't change phones often it's a certainty that once ATT announces LTE that all both of these phones are dated. 2 years use may be a stretch.