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Billshrink Highlights the Total Cost of Smartphone Ownership

By James Alan Miller
August 7, 2009

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BillShrink.com has pulled together an apples-to-apples comparison to help consumers determine exactly how much it costs to switch to one of today's newest and most-sort-after smartphonse—be it the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, the Palm Pre, or the iPhone 3G S. 

All of these smartphones go for the same $199 with a two-year contract. However, the total cost of ownership differs considerably over a couple of years. See below for a cost comparison. It is a contest that the new Google Android phone models wins by a considerably margin, followed by the Palm Pre and then, in last, the iPhone 3G S.

--MyTouch: $1998 - 1000 minutes/month + unlimited data and messaging
--Palm Pre: $2359 - 900 minutes/month + unlimited data and messaging
--iPhone 3G S: $2839 - 900 minutes/month + unlimited data and messaging 

After the break is an infographic that comprehensively compares these smartphones feature sets. Notice the difference in the number of apps available in each platform's application stores.

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