HTC Tilt 8925 (AT&T Wireless)

The good: The AT&T Tilt features a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard and a tilting screen. The Windows Mobile 6 smart phone also offers the full gamut of wireless options, including 3G and GPS, push e-mail, a 3-megapixel camera, and support for AT&TMusic and Video.

The bad: Speakerphone quality isn't the greatest, and talk-time battery life is on the short side. The Tilt was sluggish at times, and picture quality was subpar.

The AT&T Tilt has a full range of wireless options, Windows Mobile 6, and an innovative tilt screen that arguably makes it the most powerful smart phone around, great for the corporate user, or the consumer who needs the best.

Here is a very in depth review of this phone from a software developer:

The Tilt contains the strongest hardware featureset of any to date. The built-in GPS unit merges beautifly with Google Maps. In fact, it acquires signals in situations that my Garmin eTrex couldn't touch. The 3G network exists in many metropolitan areas, but I live on Wifi whenever possible. The 3.0 megapixel camera is decent (certainly better than its competitors), but is far from the realm of standalone digital cameras, and the lack of a flash makes capturing unblurred images any motion not possible. I am a Linux lover, but currently Windows Mobile 6.0 is the best OS for a handheld device out there (Blackberry, Palm, iPhone, etc.).

I was a bit disappointed with the software bundle provided with the AT&T Tilt. But being a power user of these devices, I rarely keep more than a couple of programs it comes with anyway. I will say this though... If you are not comfortable configuring your device for hours, then I would see the software offered by other carriers when they make this same device available.

The advantages over the 8525 are dramatic. AT&T seems to push the fact that the screen tilts up to 40 degrees. This is mildly useful at best, and certainly not its major difference, but it does allow the device to balance better when sitting flat on surfaces. Many people complain about the size and weight, but I find it par for the course. Show me a small SmartPhone, and I will show you how weak it is vs. its larger competitors. Also, I see that others dont find the slide out keyboard useful. This blows my mind... If you are not living on the slide out keyboard, then I would argue that you are not using this device for any productivity tasks. This is a corporate device, not for users that want an iPod that can make calls and allow texting. That is not to say that mp3 and movie playback is lacking (I would argue that in some ways it is better than the iPhone), but this device is meant for people that read copious numbers of emails each day, need to view/update office documents often, and need a extremely slimmed down version of their laptop that is quickly accessible.

Enough of my propaganda... the QualComm Dual Core processor is vastly superior to the 8525's Samsung, and the additional memory is fantastic (the one REAL flaw that I noted in the 8525).

Moral of the story... if you are technically able individual who needs to a powerful productivity tool, then you will fall asleep at night with this thing on your pillow.

Also... I would plan on spending at least 150-200 additional dollars to getting this device to be perfect (35 for an extended battery, 75 for a pair of Bluetooth headphones, 25 for a case, and 75 for a few third-party applications.

Credit to: bentleybrad and cNet