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#94
Originally Posted by gylman View Post
As someone who has used an ipaq 4700 for several years, and is accustomed to getting full VGA resolution from a 4 inch screen, I find it very hard to get excited about the iPhone/iTouch. Regardless of how slick the software MAY EVENTUALLY be, at half-VGA and 3.5 inches, it doesn't surpass today what my iPaq did 3 years ago.

I got the N800 because it had a good screen, and I'm happy with it as an internet browser. In all other ways it is sadly inferior to my iPaq, primarily because of the limited horsepower and lack of mainstream apps.

Now, if apple comes up with an "iTouchMax", with a 4.3 inch screen and true VGA or better.... all bets are off.
I still think interface design and scaling alleviates most of your complaint. Windows Mobile and Maemo both waste an incredible amount of screen real estate on screen and have no scaling. You'll find that everything looks great and fits on the iTouch screen just fine. Even websites are easier to navigate on the 480x320 screen than the 800x480 of the N800. Mostly due to the slick input and resizing.