My thoughts exactly. I told the WinMo guys they should just continue to add real OS features to WinMo 6.5 and then hire a company like SPB to do the entire UI. Get out of the UI business altogether and hire someone to do it for you (one of the smartest things that Linux does - makes the clean break between the UI and the OS).
I know it was slow sometimes on my Samsung i760, but HTC Touch Pro 2 screams with it, even when I have Google Maps, Skype, WM WiFi Router, and Windows Media Player running simultaneously.
The key, I've found, is to install ALL apps to phone memory, but set it to save all data to the micro SD card (encrypted, of course). REALLY speeds up operations.
My battery life isn't as good though; that beautiful screen (800x480) with GPS and Bluetooth always running (I use Ageye's G Profile, a VERY slick way to make your phone switch profiles based upon location, handy when at places like church, or client offices, etc) I get it down to 30% by the end of the night. Picked up a spare extended capacity battery in China, though (for $30) and I have all the backup I need.
I turn on bluetooth when I need it, so maybe that’s why my phone battery lasts so long. Along with never turning on GPS unless I need it as well.
I’m not into that whole four Square thing or even facebook for that matter. I don’t like my personal life being out there, plus I may get fired for some of my conservative viewpoints.
Another great app is the SBP Time.
I have a co-worker with an iPhone that was raving about it and how winmobile sucks. He said look at how easy setting an alarm is on the iPhone....he did it in like 3 taps.
I showed him I could do it in two taps :-)
Feature for feature I beat him; however, where I failed was that I had to customize winmobile to do all that. The iPhone was out of the box ready. The sad thing is this guy is a pretty technical guy so if he didn’t want to play with his winmobile phone (he had touch pro 2 from verizon) to get it to work the way it should I doubt most ignorant users will. Plus he switched to ATT from Verizon which typically isn’t a good thing in my area. I have ATT and am happy with them but I know Verizon is the better one to use.
Well ATT is better for me because I can talk and tether at the same time. Huge deal for me as I have highspeed Internet anywhere I go and as long as ATT has 3G coverage. I don’t have to choose between talking and working.