M520 VS. Rumor?

[sploshyjay]

The slider phone will be new for me, I can't decide which to pick, the side slider with the qwerty, or the traditional. Thanks

[BHare]

Would you rather have highspeed internet or be able to text quickly?

That is what it boils down to.

[sploshyjay]

I don't have evdo in my network, and is does a qwerty keypad make texting that much quicker?

[MNguyen82]

I believe it does...If I were you, just go to the nearest Sprint store and play with the phones.

[ATS_Helper]

I don't have evdo in my network, and is does a qwerty keypad make texting that much quicker?


EVDO is the only major advantage the M520 has IMO. Without it I'd say get the LG but I hate the rumor so I'd still probably still go with the M520.

[BHare]

Okay I'll get into the nitty gritty of each phone.

Samsung M520
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+ EVDO Internet
+ Voice Dialing
+ Todo List (Organizer)
+ Pre-installed memory card (64 MB)
+ 2.75 oz with battery
+ Sleek and fits many universal cases
- No music ringtones (mp3s, lyric)
- 3.5 hrs battery talk time
- No email client

LG Rumor
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+ Slide out keyboard
+ Music ringtones
+ 4.5 hrs battery talk time
+ 3 colors to choose from
+ Email cleint
- no EVDO Internet
- no voice activated dialing
- No todo list.

Those are the public specs of them. This is what I see from working at a repair center, we get around 20 phones a day in.

The LG Rumor has had many bugs involving the LCD. Either the screens turn white out of no where or they get scrambled. Sometimes there will be a 3-4 second delay from when the screen turns itself when the keyboard is slid out. When we order replacements for rumors they been sending us black rumors even when we order whites 50% of the time.

The 520s arent perfect either. A few times we've have people say they freeze up a lot. They seem to be a bit hexed, almost everyone seems to messed up the screen, break it or has problems within the first week.