I purchased a Samsung Instinct the day after it was first released. I never considered buying an iPhone for the following reasons:
Sprint’s Pricing Plan — it’s a simple, all-you-can-eat plan with plenty of minutes and lots of included services.
The iPod Touch — I’ll replace my iPod at some point with an iPod Touch and get most of the features I want.
Video Playback — I want to watch video without having to buy every show from iTunes. I don’t want to own every show — sometimes I just ant to watch a show and not keep a copy. Sprint’s streaming video service lets me do that.
Cost of the Unit — Apple cut the cost of the iPhone 3G, but the Instinct gives you a similar features for a lot less.
The Features I Want — I mentioned streaming video; the Instinct also gives me a good camera (including video), turn-by-turn GPS, voice activation and streaming radio.
The Instinct won’t beat the iPhone. But it’s a nice, lower-cost alternative. I’ll write about the Instinct’s features and how well they perform in my next post.
