Not sure about Prada phone

Prada phone keyboard

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Prada's phone is as close to the iPhone as you'll get. Everything is done with a tap of your finger. There are essentially no buttons to work with.

Once you get beyond how this looks, though, you'll face up to a major cell phone decision: do you really--I mean REALLY--like this feature? In my case, it's starting to feel like a "no." There's something to the tactile feel of a standard cell. Even with a flat panel (think Razr), you still get a feel for the numbers you're dialing. Not so here. You need to double-check everything. Odds are you've made at least one mistake. And getting to a keyboard after you've dialed (to punch in your voice mail password, for instance) is a task. Finally, you do need the side lock. But having to click it every 5 to 10 seconds gets tiresome.

Makes you wonder if the touch screen really will totally overtake sliders, clamshells, and candy bars.

[rduffy12]

Its the prada phone

I think it's just the Prada phone that's uncomfortable. Apple has never
disapointed me with any product they have made, and this iPhone they're
making just seems like they have everything right because they have been
working so long on it. LG has experience in phones, but they suck at touch
phones, example, the chocolate. They tried to make it like the iPod. But just
as this is going to go, the iPod is awesome and the Chocolate isn't.

The Good The Bad
iPhone = Prada
iPod = Chocolate

[Kev50027]

I agree entirely

There has never been a great touch screen only device out there. PDAs have it for a reason, and it works, GPS devices it works well for, but phones are just NOT the right place to use touch screens.

Companies seem to think touch screens are just simply better, but they are not. Not only are they innacurate, get dirty and scratched quickly, and difficult to use, they are bulky and clumbsy. I chose my Nokia N80 over waiting for an iPhone because the N80 offers more features, a lower price, and tactile controls. It makes dialing and texting so easy.

I've been using PDAs since they were a new market, and I still think they're clumbsy. Surfing the web on a PSP is easier than on even the very best PDA out there (an HP iPaq hx4700 with a 4" screen).

[bleech]

I own it, and so far, no problem

Yes, it gets smudged very easyly [any sleek plastic device does it].
No, it´s not unconfortable to use, and there are other options but locking the screen: use the supplied leather case, for instance.

I do really sometimes not understand some critics about the touchscreens. Yes, they have some drawbacks, but it is about being consistant with one´s choices. The RAZR was as delicate as the Prada is, and I guess that no one will complain about how easy is the aluminum keypad to scratch. Mainly because everyone [logically] closes it.

I have seen liberal complaining about the touchscreens in satnav systems, and the other options seen mainly in german cars are hideous, too complicated and fidgety.

Somehow, we can showcase this with the glasses. Nobody leaves the glasses behind because they have to clean them.

[DuckInA.Pond]

LG is better than Apple, hands down.

The Chocolate was awesome, I dodn't think it was hard to use. I put the sensitivity on the controls at the top setting. And people have to stop treating the Prada like it's some iPhone clone, 'cause it isn't. It came out before it, looks better, and comes with a nice case... :) Also, the iPhone is too big, and was a MUCH bigger dissapointment. And the only reason the Prada didn't get as high ratings is because of the price, it was very feature-filled when it came out, and it still is compared to MANY other phones.
Also, Ronn Owens should stop putting Crave posts.