TWiT : My next phone dilemma (tm)

My next phone dilemma (tm)

The HTC Touch HD is the best phone I've ever had. Period. And I've had a mobile phone since the early 90's. It's just great and, as far as windows mobile legacy (or whatever they are calling 6.n now) goes it's still and amazing device.

However...

It's slow...

Compared to the iphone 3GS and android phones it's painfully slow and most definitely the finest example of a previous gen. Orig Xbox vs 360. And like Xbox Live on original xbox, it's time for it to go quietly into that dark night of things left behind by progress.

Which brings me to "My next phone dilemma (tm)".

I like the iPhone, always have, but I hate Apple as a glaring symbol of style over substance. The iphone delivered (eventually) but the evangelical, poseur fanboi air it carries with it put me off for years. Now I can upgrade to one for less than £100 (and an OS upgrade in the offing) while the coffee-shop-cognoscenti explode over the '4G' and their iPads leaving the excellent 3GS available to those of us who want a device that works and not just shoves a lifestyle choice in peoples faces.

But...

And it's a big BUT. I have an ipod touch. So all the ancilliary non-phone apple-ness is sorted. And we don't want duplication do we? Especially as the HTC Desire is living up to it's name. Android may be a little behind on the apps but it's open and geek-tastic. Linux on a phone with sleek lines and a UI to die for.

So an ipod touch and an Android Desire, but wait...

Soft, what light from yonder window breaks?

The Dell Lightning! Windows Phone 7! Innovative hubs, sleek designs and, oh, Oh, OH! XBOX LIVE INTEGRATION!!

But, that would make me a gen one early adopter. Can I take the risk when a new contract will mean I'm stuck with whichever one I choose for the next 12, 18 or even 24 months!!

What a "My next phone dilemma (tm)"