ceremorphosis

I flashed my HTC TyTN aka Cingular 8525 to Windows Mobile 6. The ROM installed was an optimized version from the XDA site, and it’s definitely snappier than the default Windows Mobile 5 ROM. There are some nice touches from HTC and Microsoft in making settings and task management easier for the end user, and the Aero-like look is slick. It appears Microsoft took a page from the Treo, and put Live search on the Today page by default.

I did use the ROM-included tweaks to turn off menu animation to improve UI interaction performance. Between the optimizations and the tweaks, the beachball doesn’t appear as often.

It’s going to be asked, so I’ll answer – the iPhone’s UI is just better. For example, spinning Pocket IE horizontally by extending the keyboard might just take a moment more, but that moment is a noticeable one when it comes to human interaction. Now, the HTC TyTN’s keyboard is much better than the on-screen one of the iPhone, but overall interaction goes to the iPhone. I’ll readily admit I am still in the gee-whiz stage with the iPhone, so check back in a week more.