[Galaxy S I9000 General] richardbroder:
Switching a SGS for a DHD is the same as changing 6 for half-a-dozen.

I do have one law for switching cellphones - my new cellphone must be better then my old cellphone in EVERYTHING (or at least, as close being better in everything as possible). If changes are too few, or even non-existant (as Nokia N95 8GB to N96) then I know it´s not the right time to switch phone.

So, now that I have my SGS, my next cell phone will need to have:

-The next generation of the Hummingbird

-SAMOLED display with more then 800x480 pixels

-Camera with more then 5MP and something over 720p 30fps video

Of course, it doesn´t have to have, necessarily, those 3 factors combined (although I will be happy if it does), but it will need to have at least of one them, and it can´t be worse then the SGS in any aspect, if it is, this means I will be downgrading... and I never downgrade.

Switching from a SGS to a DHD is in no way an upgrade, in fact, you will be downgrading in lots of aspects. First off, its processor is not faster, it apparently isn´t even as fast, as every test that has been made suggest the DHD is ALMOST as fast as a SGS... great, I´m "upgrading" to something thats ALMOST as fast as something I already had, that´s not an upgrade.

2nd, screen - once you SAMOLED, you don´t go back.

3rd, form factor. I don´t know about what others think, but I personally think the SGS is already too big at 4", for me, 4" is as big as it should go. Thankfully, what saves the SGS is the fact that it´s superslim and superlight. Its "3GS clone" design, with rounded edges, make it feel even THINNER then what it really is. So we´re talking about a phone that really does feel thin, in fact, the iPhone 4 (the only device in the world that manages to be thinner then the SGS) feels thicker then the SGS.... going back to the DHD - it´s bigger then a SGS, that´s a minus for me, not only is it bigger, it´s also heavier and thicker, so it´s form-factor is certainly a minus.

The SGS sure has its minuses, but that´s why I spent so much time reading about it. Now that´s its beautiful-looking and snappy with quick and fluid OS animations and transitions (backed up by SAMOLED), I really don´t see much of a point in changing it for anything that isn´t noticeably better. In fact, a lot of iPhone 4 owners that see my device do get seriously impressed by it, would a DHD be able to impress a iPhone 4 owner to the point to make him think about switching his iPhone 4 the way the SGS does?

Sense UI is just not enough reason, for me, to change my phone. It´s just the launcher, and I personally think the TW is doing fine the way my phone is setup, it actually looks and feels better then iOS, not to mention it´s much more powerfull in terms of features and control.

For last, there´s the GPS hell. And I seriously do doubt DHD´s GPS will be as bad, or anything as close to as bad as SGS´s GPS is. Either way, I´ve already learned how to get to places with SGS´s GPS, I wouldn´t be able to switch to another phone just because of its GPS. Switching to a DHD just because of its GPS would mean having to downgrade in a bunch of other stuff.... and downgrading goes against my rules...