{"id":401596,"date":"2010-03-07T23:20:24","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T04:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/?p=13879"},"modified":"2010-03-07T23:20:24","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T04:20:24","slug":"androidgals-where-are-the-girlie-android-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/401596","title":{"rendered":"AndroidGals: Where are the Girlie Android Phones?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>The first smart phone that I truly fell in love with was a Blackberry.\u00a0 I loved it so much that I never thought I would see the day that I would switch to another phone.\u00a0 To me, the Blackberry form factor was very female friendly.\u00a0 There were two big things that appealed to me as a girl; It came in a variety of different colors and I could also buy hard shell cases to change with my moods.\u00a0 The other was that it offered a full keyboard, with raised letters and great spacing.\u00a0 Women with acrylic nails know what I am talking about.\u00a0 Texting and writing emails were very quick and effortless.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Near the end of my relationship with my BlackBerry, I\u00a0 started gettting some operating issues, and began to consider a new phone.\u00a0 Android had been out for a year and I was aware of the cool, new apps I wouldn’t be able to download if I stayed with BlackBerry.\u00a0 I would have switched to Android earlier, but there weren’t any “girlie” phones out there and I had some specific needs as well. The G1 was completely out of the question because the chin made it difficult for me to type.\u00a0 The soft keyboard of the G1 and myTouch 3G didn’t help because the screen is a capacitive display.\u00a0 My previous experience with a Windows Mobile phone (T-Mobile Wing) was nice because I could use my fingernails in place of stylus on the resistive screen.\u00a0 Along comes the Motorola CLIQ.\u00a0 This would be the most appealing phone that I could find with Android on it.<\/p>\n

I didn’t visit a store to try the CLIQ out before buying it because I didn’t want to over-analyze the phone and find features I didn’t like.\u00a0 I liked the idea of the keyboard without a chin and the camera was quite a step up from the one in my BlackBerry.\u00a0 After a few months, I can safely say that I am definitely not in love with this phone.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, I love Android.\u00a0 In fact, the apps are what have kept me from going back to BlackBerry.<\/p>\n

I feel like I am using a man’s phone.\u00a0 Call me picky, but I don’t like that it only comes in “Winter White” and “Titanium”. \u00a0 The phone is somewhat bulky and rather heavy.\u00a0 As thick as this phone is, I would expect more raised buttons or something easier for me to type quickly on.\u00a0 I know it sounds like I hate this phone or that I wouldn’t recommend it to others, but that’s not the case.\u00a0 It’s just not for me and my needs.<\/p>\n

I’ve looked around at other carriers and don’t see anything else that really appeals to me.\u00a0 I find the DROID to be downright ugly and lacking personality.\u00a0 I know all that it can do inside, but on the outside it is very box-like and cold.\u00a0 All of the Android phones I have seen so far have capacitive touch screens or don’t have a full keyboard.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I remember seeing an upcoming HTC phone called the Salsa<\/a>.\u00a0 To me, that’s the perfect design.\u00a0 At least from what I can tell in the pictures.\u00a0 It would be a step down in camera quality, but I’d give that up for the 4-row QWERTY keyboard, directional pad, and full touch screen.\u00a0 It looks just like a BlackBerry to me and I love that.<\/p>\n

For now, I will continue to put up with my Motorola CLIQ and wait for something like the Salsa to come along. In the meanwhile, I see a bunch of Android phones on the horizon that appeal to males and\/or the uninformed.\u00a0 By that, I mean that I didn’t even know there were two types of displays – resistive and capacitive.\u00a0 I learned the hard way that not all screens can be tapped with a fingernail.\u00a0 I can imagine someone going to a carrier tomorrow to buy the “latest and greatest” and end up with something that doesn’t fit them like it should.\u00a0 Over time, though, this problem should go away as more carriers and handset makers put out new products with unique features and designs.<\/p>\n

I guess in the end, I just wish I had more choices as a female at this point.\u00a0 Android has been out nearly a year and a half and I feel like my demographics doesn’t matter.\u00a0 I’d love to sit in on some of these focus groups or test products for companies like HTC and Motorola. I think they could learn a thing or two about what us girls want in a phone.<\/p>\n

Talk Back to Me!<\/h3>\n

Are there any other AndroidGals out there who feel like these companies aren’t speaking to them?\u00a0 What is it that you want or need in a phone?\u00a0 Are you happy with your Android phone or are you like me and just putting up with it?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Might We Suggest…<\/h3>\n