Comparing the Ocean to the iPhone

Helio | Compare AT&T iPhone to Helio Ocean | Devices Chart

I heard about this a while ago and avoided it--who wants to see their phone placed in the ring with the most hyped mobile device since the mobile phone itself?--but now that I look at it I'm really glad they did. The Ocean really is feature-packed, and I personally find it to be every bit as fascinating as the Apple offering.

I'm not an iPhone hater. I have more reasons not to get an iPhone than I have reason to pony up the cash, but I recognize it as an exciting new device. Mobile providers have now been challenged to step up their game and support devices that really wow. Mobile device manufacturers now are digging through the R&D dust to unshelve the cool features and designs that were never going to reach the market. And a company that has nothing to do with an industry has turned it on its ear (in the same way it did with portable music--and music for that matter). These are all great things.

I think Torrez said it right when he said that the choice between the two is really about personal philosophy. I can support the importance by I can't personally justify the expense. For me, buying two Oceans makes about as much sense and costs roughly the same.