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What was the best device to hit Canada in 2009?

By Ian Hardy on December 23, 2009 in Mobile News, Various News

Canada has sure been busy in 2009… it seemed a new device was coming out every week. With more Canadians embracing their mobile for more than a phone we’re curious what you think the best device was in Canada this year (keep in mind that Bell is releasing the BlackBerry 8530 on December 26th).

Here are a few (not all) that might get you thinking about what each has to offer:
HTC Hero, Touch Pro2, Maple, Magic or Dream
Apple iPhone 3GS
Palm Pre or Treo Pro
HP iPAQ 910
BlackBerry Storm 9550, 9520 or the 9700, 8900 or 9630
LG Chocolate, Eve, Xenon, IQ, Neon, Rumour2 or Keybo2
Motorola Rival or VE465
Sony Ericsson C905, XPERIA X1, W705, C510
Nokia N97, 5800 XpressMusic, N86
Samsung Galaxy, Reclaim, Omnia II, Vice or Link

So what do you think is best. you can even break it down into Smartphones, OS, weight, value for price etc…

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Discussion

33 comments for “What was the best device to hit Canada in 2009?”

  1. I would have to say a jailbroken 3GS. If you want to stay legit, the BB Tour.

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    Posted by Rob Raymond | December 23, 2009, 9:00 am

  2. The Blackberry Bold 9700! With it’s beautiful texting capable keyboard.

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    Posted by Meshach David | December 23, 2009, 9:14 am

  3. GOt to be Iphone 3gs for smartphone and the lg neon for mobile phone…I think they were the best selling phones. (I have not actually tried the neon)

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    Posted by frank yu | December 23, 2009, 9:21 am

  4. HTC Hero

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    Posted by George Azmy | December 23, 2009, 9:36 am

  5. I traded in my blackberry for an HTC Hereo about a month ago and its the best decision I have ever made. Android is awesome, and the hardware is there to support it. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a phone.

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    Posted by Gemma | December 23, 2009, 9:48 am

  6. iPhone 3GS followed by HTC Hero

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    Posted by Stefan Dumitrascu | December 23, 2009, 10:00 am

  7. To be honest I hate Apple and the iPhone, but it would have to be the 3GS on either Bell or Telus.

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    Posted by Isaiah Copon | December 23, 2009, 10:01 am

  8. I would have to say the 9700 or the palm pre.

    NOt many people are even aware of the pre due to their lack of good advertising, but if you took the time to use it you’ll appreciate the pre for what it is, a truly amazing platform.

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    Posted by Kyle Burt | December 23, 2009, 10:04 am

  9. My HTC Hero is an amazing piece of tech. It definitely wins in my book. iphone is yesterdays news as far as I’m concerned.

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    Posted by Joel | December 23, 2009, 10:40 am

  10. Technically speaking, 3GS or Bold 9700. Otherwise, it’s a matter of opinion. I think Pre, Samsung Galaxy, Tour were also very strong devices.

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    Posted by Pederson | December 23, 2009, 10:43 am

  11. The jailbroken 3GS or the Palm Pre. This is based on their technical and friendliness merits.

    Adi

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    Posted by Adi | December 23, 2009, 10:44 am

  12. The copycatters all want to produce something better than the iPhone, but all they are doing is riding (free riding) off iPhone’s success.

    My vote is on the 3GS. Motorola’s droid won’t make it to Canada until 2010.

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    Posted by chris | December 23, 2009, 10:47 am

  13. I would say the Omnia II

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    Posted by Andy S | December 23, 2009, 11:20 am

  14. Omnia II, its beautiful

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    Posted by Milon T | December 23, 2009, 11:27 am

  15. HTC Hero

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    Posted by Trace | December 23, 2009, 11:28 am

  16. LG IQ is probably the best powerhouse out there with its capacity to play and record HD video, a projector as well as a much more capable keyboard than any other phone except for the TP2.

    The omnia II has the best screen, but the UI samsung put on there slows things down considerably and the screen is not the most sensitive resistive I have ever seen (my TP2 and the IQ are both more responsive)

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    Posted by and the winner is | December 23, 2009, 11:43 am

  17. I would say the hero but if the Motorola Droid came out then that would be it. I’m willing to give up BBM for the Droid in a secound.

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    Posted by Paul Grzy | December 23, 2009, 12:09 pm

  18. 1. HERO White
    2. 9700(with OS update could go to #1)
    3. iPhone 3GS 32 White

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    Posted by jimmy | December 23, 2009, 12:24 pm

  19. The HTC Hero hands down!

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    Posted by jim | December 23, 2009, 12:44 pm

  20. Nokia E71

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    Posted by Nadeem Khan | December 23, 2009, 12:44 pm

  21. In the value category, the Nokia 5800 is the best. It is hundreds of dollars cheaper then the others.

    Best looking phone is the Storm 2.

    Best overall would have to be the Hero.

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    Posted by Tom | December 23, 2009, 12:49 pm

  22. Best consumer device: iPhone 3GS
    Best prosumer/business device: Bold 9700
    Best newcomer: HTC Hero

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    Posted by TNSF | December 23, 2009, 1:26 pm

  23. I’d have to say the Tour 9630 would be the best device I got this year. Other than that, it’d have to be the Bold 9700.

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    Posted by Jeremy | December 23, 2009, 4:16 pm

  24. HTC Hero

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    Posted by Kyle Carruthers | December 23, 2009, 5:55 pm

  25. lg keybo 2 is diffenitly the best texting phone

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    Posted by alexzander | December 23, 2009, 11:13 pm

  26. Omnia 2 for consumer. Fits in hand or pocket great and has beautiful screen. Great call quality, lots of apps. Fast.

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    Posted by cass_m | December 24, 2009, 12:35 am

  27. Blackberry: 9700 for specs, 9630 for cdma

    LG: LG IQ seems to be the best

    Iphone: Iphone

    HTC: Hero

    Nokia: not too satified with this year’s selection, but the N97 tops it

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    Posted by Aiden Cho | December 24, 2009, 12:39 am

  28. Palm pre is the best device ever

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    Posted by Mathieu Le Reste | December 24, 2009, 2:42 pm

  29. iPhone 3gs hands down.

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    Posted by Larry | December 24, 2009, 11:15 pm

  30. HTC Hero and Magic
    (Same processor speed, memory, screen, Android version … only the HTC Sense UI, the 3.5mm audio jack and the 5mpx camera make the difference)

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    Posted by Mathieu | December 25, 2009, 10:39 am

  31. blackberry bold 9700 that optical trackpad is so good, i hated the old trackballs on blackberrys. second in my books is the palm pre. i seriously hate the 3gs, why? because its a 3g with some extra features that shouldve been in iphone three years ago, specifically mms! my w580i does that! and its a “dumbphone”, apple seriously ticks me off and im sick of the iphone hype

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    Posted by mark | December 26, 2009, 12:30 am

  32. It’s hard to vote for any Android phone since they all launched with 1.5 and so far none of them are looking like they are going to be updated.

    Otherwise I’ll say the 3GS or the 9700.

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    Posted by theninjasquad | December 26, 2009, 1:43 pm

  33. i think the htc hero is my favourite

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    Posted by Samuel Ho | December 26, 2009, 11:58 pm

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