{"id":6180,"date":"2010-08-11T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/?p=6180"},"modified":"2012-05-15T16:48:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-15T22:48:46","slug":"the-perfect-cellphone-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/the-perfect-cellphone-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"The perfect cellphone (revisited)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6190\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-content\/uploads\/400px-Mobile_phone_evolution.jpg\" alt=\"Evolution of the mobile phone\" title=\"Evolution of the cellphone\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6190\" srcset=\"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-content\/uploads\/400px-Mobile_phone_evolution.jpg 400w, http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/wp-content\/uploads\/400px-Mobile_phone_evolution-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evolution of the cellphone | Via <a href='http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mobile_phone_evolution.jpg'>Wikicommons<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In April 2008, Laurie and I were on the search for new cellphones. We both ended up with a BlackBerry Curve, which met almost every thing on my dream list at the time.<\/p>\n<p>I went on and upgraded to a newer BlackBerry Curve and she moved to the iPhone 3G. <\/p>\n<p>And now I&#8217;m sporting a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/techno\/how-im-running-a-g1-on-att-with-android-2-2\/\">G1 running Froyo<\/a> after my BlackBerry took a nose dive on our new tile floor.<\/p>\n<p>I try not to be too picky about my cellphones, but for the initial (and monthly) cost, I do have my preferences. <\/p>\n<p>So I think its time to upgrade my wishlist for the perfect cellphone (especially considering with the recent advances in phones like iPhone 4, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003N9B3CY?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=malesurvival&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B003N9B3C\">Evo 4G<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003UESOGA?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=malesurvival&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B003UESOGA\">Droid X<\/a>) in hopes that some carrier and manufacturer will get this all together by the time my contract is up in April 2011.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4G<\/li>\n<li>Android 2.2+ operating system (without the annoying manufacturers overlay themes or software that blocks features within stock Android)<\/li>\n<li>An ethically produced phone &#8211; all the way down to the plastics, <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/take-action\/politics\/iphones-and-dirty-coltan-justicefriday\/\">coltran<\/span> and manufacturing<\/li>\n<li>An <a href=\"http:\/\/solar.calfinder.com\/blog\/going\/greenest-cell-phones\">eco friendly phone<\/a> &#8211; throughout the entire life-cycle of the phone<\/li>\n<li>Wi-Fi<\/li>\n<li>GPS<\/li>\n<li>1 ghz+ processor<\/li>\n<li>64 GB+ internal memory<\/li>\n<li>MicroSD\/SD card external memory<\/li>\n<li>8-megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p HD video capture<\/li>\n<li>HD video playback<\/li>\n<li>HDMI output<\/li>\n<li>Front-facing camera for Skype video chat via 3G and\/or Wi-Fi (who needs Facetime?)<\/li>\n<li>A standard headphone jack (vs the really odd USB plug the G1 uses)<\/li>\n<li>8+ hour data\/Wi-Fi time battery (Most batteries are ranked on talk time &#8212; I rarely talk 8 hours on my phone in one month. So talk time is nice, but I don&#8217;t want my battery draining simply because I use Wi-Fi, GPS, or data throughout the day either.)<\/li>\n<li>Slide out keyboard &#8211; the speech to text feature in Android 2.2 is amazing, but it&#8217;s still not as fast as typing out an e-mail on the G1&#8217;s slide out keyboard&#8230; especially when you&#8217;re in public and you don&#8217;t want the rest of the world to hear what you&#8217;re texting<\/li>\n<li>An <strong>amazing<\/strong> non-contract plan like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginmobileusa.com\/cell-phone-plans\/beyond-talk-plans.html?intcmp=p-hp-pt3-25plan\">Virgin Mobile&#8217;s $25 for 300 minutes<\/a> plus unlimited messaging, email and data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As of today, AT&#038;T isn&#8217;t offering a &#8220;top of the line&#8221; Android phone (or 4G) and really no one else is offering both an amazing Android phone with no contract or the great rates like Virgin Mobile &#8212; but perhaps someone will have it all ready for me by the time my contract is up next April.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who&#8217;s it gonna be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s on your list?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2008, Laurie and I were on the search for new cellphones. We both ended up with a BlackBerry Curve, which met almost every thing on my dream list at the time. I went on and upgraded to a newer BlackBerry Curve and she moved to the iPhone 3G. 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