In addition to the points mentioned, also take into consideration the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), which is the cost of the equipment plus the cost of your services. I'm getting a new cell phone in March/April, and I was down between the n900 and a BlackBerry Bold.*

Here's my spreadsheet if anybody is interested: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...tN25CU0E&hl=en

*The following smartphones were disqualified:

• Anything from Apple: Lock-in to AT&T and Apple's obsession with lock-ins.
• Anything with no physical keyboard (it is the must-have like some folks mentioned)