Originally posted by: Optical
I'll tell you why the 5250 sucks. My co-workers who just bought one also feels the same way. The key pad is hard and not nice to push. If anyone has used a Nextel phone, it has a similiar feel to it. If you do a lot of surfing or just key pushing, you will hate the 5250. Also, the screen on the A400 is a lot nicer. It's bigger and graphics is better. As you dial on the A400, the numbers are enlarged and it's very easy on the eyes. I also like the flateness of the A400 - very stylish. At first I was attracted to the front LCD indicator on 5250 but that is really more a gimmick than anything else. To me, it's nice but I don't have to have it. The things that really count is usability of the phone. I had a Motorla I85s from nextel which I was attracted by the techno features (screen, java apps, etc). As I used it day by day, I started to hate the key pad (very hard) and the size of the phone. It's very big by today standard and couldn't stand the fact it was not a flip phone.
I also compared the A400 to Motorola V60. V60 is smaller but again the LCD is small which you can't fit much info on the screen. In addtion, it doesn't support wireless web. It does have a speaker phone which is nice. I couldn't stand the antenna protruding so far out on the V60. It feels like it doesn't go with the smallness of the phone.
After much consideration, I settled on the A400. When you compared them side to side then it's becomes obvious. I think first you have make sure it's usable (size, feel, etc) then look for the techno gimmicks.
my 2 cents
What this all amounts to is personal preference. Just because YOU don't like the way the buttons feel or you think the 5250 is too small, doesn't mean the phone is "worthless" or "sucks." In fact, you and your friend are a small minority if you would rather have a larger phone without external callerID on a flip-phone.
In fact, you basically say that the Sprint "sucks" in comparison to the A400 because:
a) You don't like the way the buttons feel. Well, I got news for you, buddy, plenty of people don't have a problem with the buttons. People buy cellphones to TALK on them, not play tic-tac-toe.
b) You think the flatness of the A400 is "stylish." Perhaps it didn't occur to you that some people would NOT appreciate the bulkiness of the A400 in comparison to the TP5250? I personally would rather NOT having a larger phone.
c) The screen is bigger on the A400. Yeah, no $h_t. It's a bigger phone. The screen on my laptop computer is bigger too. ...and when you dial on the 5250, the letters are plenty-big...unless you are wear glasses like Marcy from Peanuts.
d) Any feature that the 5250 has that the A400 does not have is a "gimmick." That's right. Perhaps it also didn't occur to you that the biggest complaint of flip-phone users from previously was not being able to see who was calling without flipping open the phone and looking inside...the problem was you couldn't use "open to answer" without losing your ability to see who was calling first (defeating the point of callerID). This is a HUGE benefit. Most people use and appreciate this feature!! And for many, this is the reason why they don't buy an A400!
So you see, your opinions that the 5250 "sucks" and is "worthless" are largely unfounded, and are based on YOUR own personal needs which hardly reflect the needs of the general public.
Valsalva
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