OMG I know!
In my opinion the perfect galaxy s phone would have the following:
Led Indicator
Flash for the camera
FFC
16gb built in
No BING, or at least give the option to uninstall bing and install google w/o root
Also make a varient with keyboard and one without.
what else what else, I think thats it. That would be perfect! It seems like no one varient of the galaxy s phone is perfect, they all are missing something. For example my vibrant has no flash. no biggie but would have been nice to have it.
I was really impressed with the screen (of the Vibrant and Captivate of course). And I like that it is more rounded (pocket friendly) and no bulge (also pocket friendly). But the Droid X (from what I've read) has a clear lead in battery life. In addition, it won't have Bing, is getting Froyo
extremely soon, had HDMI output (with at least stereo audio - just fine to hook up to a client's flat panel TV for a quick presentation or workshop - RIGHT OFF MY PHONE, in hi-res ... yes, that's right, I said PHONE!), and it has quadruple the internal memory for apps and content that I always want on the phone, rather than having to have some apps and some frequently used content on a card I might take out.
It would've still been a tough choice even with 8 or 16 GB of internal storage, but the Bing crap (I KNOW you can root and get rid of it - shouldn't have to! Whole point of an "open" android system!) And Samsung is promising Froyo by the end of the year??? So I have to either root the phone or wait until who knows when to be able to start tapping the true performance of my phone.
I've already had some pretty crappy experience with Samsung (Omnia owner) and HTC (Eris owner ... I really know how to pick 'em!) But get this, my original Razr, and second Razr (v3m) still work, albeit slowly, but every blasted feature still works fine on those phones. They were slower than snot, but they worked good and didn't freeze up all the time like my Omnia and Eris do. And when someone called, and I hit the stupid answer button, I could actually start talking to the person calling me.
I'm the type that typically likes to vote with my wallet, and where Samsung and HTC have kinda sorta failed to "take care of me" in the past, but Motorola has not, I'm a little more inclined to shell out the dinars for a Droid X.
If it doesn't work out, or I try a Fascinate and LOVE it, indicators are that it's coming down the pipe within my 30 day window, so I can switch.
Two things would make me consider switching:
1. A safe, easy, non-root required way to switch back to Google.
2. The micro USB to HDMI
actually exists, shows up on someone's door and
proves to work well with the Galaxy S phones.
Unless I hate the Droid X, only BOTH of the conditions above would be able to sway me back to the Samsung. I was originally leaning toward the Fascinate, especially after one of my best friends raving about his Captivate's awesomeness and seeing the screens in person. But the limitations its been given, combined with other factors mentioned above, and a lot of reading and research, I ended up ordering the Droid X last night.
I'll keep y'all posted. I won't be able to compare the DX personally to the Fascinate until we get Fascinates in our hands, but I can certainly compare it to other Galaxy S phones my friends have when it comes in. I know you guys can find all sorts of comparisons online already, but I think the combination of comprehensive user opinions and feedback over a wider audience can really help one decide what one wants in a device and make a more educated decision. I didn't do enough of that research before getting the Omnia or the Eris, and boy am I sorry I did.
I guess I can chear up, it has a flash, but then again, I wish it had a flash and internal 16gb of memory