Touchscreen phone comparison Q3 - U.S. carriers
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Not only did the iPhone revolutionize mobile multimedia, it took mobile browsing to a whole new level. Mobile Safari set a new standard for browsing, and Apple’s implementation of multi-touch made it downright enjoyable. It’s as great as ever on the 3G, and only Opera Mobile 9.5 has given it true competition.
The Dare and Instinct both feature “full” HTML browsers, but neither can really compare to the iPhone experience. It’s true, they do render HTML pages just like you would see on your computer screen, but they are not nearly as smooth as the iPhone and lack of multi-touch makes it an unfair playing field. In terms of rendering the two are nearly identical. The Dare has a full-screen option the Instinct lacks, but the Instinct has easier to navigate controls and a better page overview feature (similar to Opera Mini.) Both run over EVDO Rev. A, but the Dare renders pages significantly quicker than the Instinct. Neither phone has a great browser, but they are both acceptable.
The Vu also has an HTML browser, but we got an error message when trying to load our homepage. After several attempts we were finally able to get it running, but it was slow, did not render properly and was generally unusable.
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The iPhone of course supports Wi-Fi as well, which earns it some brownie points. Wi-Fi hotspots are rapidly growing, especially with AT&T and Starbuck’s agreement, but while it may work fine in your home or at the coffee shop, it does not afford you the true widespread high-speed data 3G does, especially on the CDMA providers.
Rating: iPhone 5, Dare 3.5, Instinct 3.5, Vu 2
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174 Comments
1. (unregistered) posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:55 0 0
whoever wrote this review is an idiot and an apple fan boy how can a phone get a perfect 5 in almost everycatagorey, no phone is perfect especially not the Iphone. WOW can i get an unbiased review please. this is just rediculus cell phone reporting/reviewing.
2. (unregistered) posted on 23 Jul 2008, 17:18 0 0
i have been reading reviews from alot of different sites n everybody has rated the iphone as the best phone out of all touch phones....there is even like 5 youtbe videos that has all the phones ( iphone...instinct...vu...dare...) n all of them says that the iphone is the best...there are only 1 or 2 things that the iphne doesnt have n the things that it does have tops the other phones.....just stop hating and face it...the iphone is the best n no phone can beat it when its hacked
3. (unregistered) posted on 23 Jul 2008, 18:14 0 0
i don like iphone and i don use iphone and i'm a big verizon samsung i760 fan.. but there's one thing i agree.. the iphone is the best touch screen phone out there.. so don be mad at this article #1..
18. (unregistered) posted on 24 Jul 2008, 00:27 0 0
they are not saying it is perfect. they said the top phone in each category would be the standard. that means the top phone got 5 by default. it may have barely beat another phone in a category but it still beat it and got the boost to a 5.
41. (unregistered) posted on 25 Jul 2008, 13:09 0 0
DARE is so much better than the other ones! No questions asked.
54. (unregistered) posted on 25 Jul 2008, 16:00 0 0
i'm not going to get into a fanboy pissing match about the I-phone ruling the world and everything else sucking.... But what i noticed during this review, is when reviewed by itself the Dare was highly reviewed and 95% of the"issues" mentioned in this review were never brought up in the other one I'm not saying the Dare is the best phone in the universe or that the I-phone sucks, it just seems more than a little biased that the Dare is trashed in this review in order to make the I-phone and even the instinct look like much more superior products This lowers my opinion of this site's reviews considerably
95. (unregistered) posted on 27 Jul 2008, 21:01 0 0
and im not saying that the iphone is the best in the world becuase there are some features i world take from the dare the vu n the instinct to make my perfect....to b honest there is no prefect phone it is all in who ownes it.....
103. (unregistered) posted on 28 Jul 2008, 11:12 0 0
I dont think u all read the last page of the review. On a average score rate basis, the instict is the best of the four. Dumbasses learn to read before you start making judgements and all the iphone freaks are stoooopid.lol
107. lessthanzach1 (unregistered) posted on 28 Jul 2008, 13:31 0 0
This review is a wonderful way to market the cruddy INSTINCT. We have the verizon GLYDE by samsung and if that screen is anything like the INSTINCT's then it is indeed no comparison to the lg or iphone touchscreens. This review sucks.
117. (unregistered) posted on 28 Jul 2008, 21:37 0 0
the glyde and instinct use completely different screen technologies. glad you based your opinion of the review off of your ignorance.
151. (unregistered) posted on 07 Aug 2008, 22:33 0 0
Ok, because VZW has a crappy phone from Samsung, then this review sucks. Makes a lot of sense. How about you at least check the Instinct out before you spout idiotic comments. If you did, you would see there's no comparison between the two.
173. soundofclocks posted on 17 Dec 2008, 15:36 0 0
Actually, the person who wrote this article is an idiot b/c the Dare is the ONLY one of the 4 phones that uses a resistive screen. The iPhone, Instinct, and Vu ALL use capacitive screens. Try using a stylus on any of the phones but a Dare and see if it works.
174. SellPhones82 posted on 24 Dec 2008, 15:29 0 0
The Instinct comes with a stylus and it works on it...only the iPhone has a capacitive touchscreen of the four phones.
4. (unregistered) posted on 23 Jul 2008, 18:23 0 0
this review is hilarious. this same site gives the iPhone 3G a rating of 8 and the LG Dare a rating of 9 in their individual phone reviews. Yet, when they compare the two, the Dare scores below a 3 out of 5 in most categories??? That doesn't make any sense.
42. (unregistered) posted on 25 Jul 2008, 13:10 0 0
iphone sucks! DARE kicks everyones A@@ BEST PHONE hands down :-)
75. a1016neo (unregistered) posted on 26 Jul 2008, 20:57 0 0
BYE BYE TROLL! STOP POSTING THIS GARBAGE ALL AROUND PHONE ARENA! I will look into a Dare once it gets a proper browser & E-mail, multimedia, 3rd party apps, and exchange support....
98. LessthanZach posted on 28 Jul 2008, 03:52 0 0
its not a pda you moron, so I suppose you wont be looking into it...
132. (unregistered) posted on 30 Jul 2008, 04:47 0 0
they gave it a 9 out of 10 in their review. That's usually a good score
