Well, my local Cingular store got ONE in for demo and I got the chance to play with it for an hour or so. My feelings and observations:
- LIGHTWEIGHT! Feels much nicer in the pocket or in my beltcase.
- FAST! I know it is still just EDGE, but I tell ya, it was MUCH faster than my 650. I went to a number of websites, and I know how they repond on the 650. A winner here...
- Brighter Screen - much more richness in the colors.
- Bluetooth works great! - A big issuue I had with the 650 was the lousy BT implementation. I paired my Jabra 250V and set the 680 to auto answer immediately - and it DID! WOW!
- Sound Clairty - I guess this one had a hooked up mic
; I called my son and he said the clarity was MUCH better on the 680. I have to admit, the received audio was clearer as well.
Is this a BIG jump? No, I have to agree that this is what the 650 SHOULD have been. I do wish it had HSDPA/UMTS, but hey, I don't surf THAT much. I put my money on the table to get one as soon as it arrives.
Just my $3 worth...
Tom