SPB Software are one of the best names in the third party mobile app business, and their flagship product is Mobile Shell, which has just been upgraded to Version 3.5. Let's take a look and see whether it can beat three of its interface rivals.
SPB vs Toshiba TG01
It's often said that Windows Mobile needs two things to run at its best: a powerful processor and a big display. Well, say hello to the Toshiba TG01, the phone with the fastest processor AND the biggest display in the history of phones! Weighing in at 1GHz and 4.1 inches respectively, those specs mean that the Toshiba TG01 will run Windows Mobile more smoothly than any other phone in existence; as well as that with that immense screen, the Toshiba TG01 makes drilling down into menus, and actually getting into the internals of Windows, so much easier. If power is your thing (and lets be honest, who doesn't want a powerful phone?), then the Toshiba TG01 is the phone for you, but in terms of interface, the 'stripe' interface the phone has cannot compete with the joys of SPB Mobile Shell, with its widget interface, which just leaves the standard interface on the TG01 in the dust.
SPB vs HTC Touch Diamond2
The HTC Touch Diamond2 actually does a very good job of making it so you don't have to go into standard Windows menus that often, as on top of the operating system, the interface is HTC's patented TouchFLO 3D setup, where everything is achieved through various finger swipes and sweeping gestures. It is truly intuitive, and it's the reason why the HTC Touch Diamond2 is such an unmitigated joy to use. Of course, it's not all about being pretty, a phone needs to have decent features and the HTC Touch Diamond2 has them in spades, from the 5 megapixel camera, through GPS, to incredibly fast HSDPA internet access (not to mention the superb Opera Mobile web browser). To many, the HTC Touch Diamond2 is the ultimate Windows Mobile phone, largely thanks to TouchFLO, but I find the SPB offering to be a far more user-friendly solution, and so, SPB Mobile Shell wins again.
SPB vs HTC Hero
Okay, so we've seen two Windows Mobile phones; first, there was the Toshiba TG01, and its stripe interface couldn't compete with Mobile Shell. Then there was the HTC Touch Pro2, and although TouchFLO is good, again, SPB Mobile Shell won. So, now, let's take a look at the most serious competition for SPB, and it's the HTC Hero, which uses the Sense UI, running on top of Android. As SPB Mobile Shell is reminiscent of the Android interface, this isn't an unfair comparison. It has all the good stuff that made the first Android phone (the G1) good, but puts it all in a touchscreen-only body, which is both sleek and sexy. Since the keyboard has been removed, the HTC Hero also has a full, onscreen keyboard, and a sumptuous new interface, the aforementioned Sense UI. This is again widget-based, and is really the only thing that can come close to the experience with SPB Mobile Shell. Mobile Shell is, though, faster, and runs more smoothly. So, what can we conclude? If you use a Windows Mobile phone, get Mobile Shell. It's a must-buy. And if you use the HTC Hero, Sense UI will let you experience something similar to SPB Mobile Shell.
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