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Editors' recap: In this Elite Eight fistfight, the competition heated up, as did the fans. At the beginning of the match, the Kyocera was hammering the Sony, and it looked like a landslide. But last year's champ gained some serious ground in the second and third quarters. However, when all was said and done, the Kyo KO'd the T68i--and will go on to do battle with Nextel's formidable i95cl.
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The fans sound off: - "The 7135's vastly superior CDMA vs. Sony's spotty GSM? I don't think so. The 7135 is your daddy."
- "I have to agree that these are both good devices. With the Kyocera, I might get some jealous glances from fellow geeks, but with the T68i I might--just might--get some glances from the ladies. (OK, probably not but that's not the phone's fault.) Enough said, I want the T68i!"
- "This matchup is like comparing a BMW to a Geo. The BMW (7135) serves a sophisticated market as a CDMA phone with a seamlessly integrated PDA and a great number of business-oriented features. The Geo (T68i) competes in the common market as a GSM phone with flash-in-the-pan, soon-to-go-out-of-style features. If all I want is a phone, I would reluctantly buy the Geo. My vote is for the BMW."
- "Gotta go with the T68i. For the size, this is the best-featured phone I've ever owned. The 7135 has more features (although no Bluetooth), but given the size, they'd have to be really well implemented to win out over the T68i."
- "The Kyocera phone rocks, plain and simple. You can't beat the style and feature combination, not to mention the amazing packaging design. Holler!"
- "Definitely the T68i--there is nothing better than the pleasure of holding the T68i in your hand."
- "Flip phones are so dated. What the T68i lacks in screen size and colors, it more than makes up for in connectivity and form. Bluetooth is a must-have these days. If you want an MP3 player, buy a real one, and 16MB memory cards don't hold much anyway. The T68i rules."
- "The Sony brings exactly one thing to this contest: great looks! And that's about it. Even if you don't want a fully functioning PDA, the Kyo walks all over the Sony, with far better radio performance and a versatile offense (tri-band CDMA/AMPS) that lets it play well from anywhere in the court."
- "The 7135 blows it away in functionality and features. Because it's Palm based, it's easier to use and navigate. The T68i has it points; however, there's an overkill of features for such a tiny screen and no easy way to navigate though it all."
- "The T68i wins it for me. It's compact, and there's no antenna to break. I have e-mail client capabilities and picture options galore. The built-in Bluetooth options are the clincher."
- "The Kyocera 7135 has a winning combination of Palm functionality and a clamshell design, while T68i is basically just another phone--and a buggy one, at that."
- "The call quality on the 7135 is slightly better because of the flip feature, but that's about it. Sony's build quality can't be matched. Hands down, the T68i is more durable. It's like buying a car; what would you rather have, a Lexus or a Kia?"
- "We're talking about a cell phone vs. a smart phone (the 7135) armed with high-speed CDMA 1xRTT data. The T68i is like a finger painting, whereas the 7135 is a Rembrandt."
- "The T68i is a great phone. When it was released two years ago, it had all the features everyone wanted and more. Now, two years later, it can still compete with new phones."
- "I just got the Kyo and had the T68i before that. The Palm OS, tri-mode phone did it for me! I actually like the larger size. The T68i was just too small for me. The buttons were tiny. The browser and the ability to use Snapper mail is great on the Kyo!!"
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