So, I had the original Instinct, but my number was eligible for the upgrade to the S30. Despite it being the slower EVDO Rev. 0 versus EVDO Rev. A of the original Instinct, I bit the bullet and did it.

Overall, I’m happy. The difference seem like a lot, but in real life, they don’t seem that important.

1) One battery versus two for the original – who cares, I rarely chagned the battery on the original.
2) no case – never used it on the original
3) no stylus – that I used, but my wife lost hers, so I gave her mine months ago – now i just use whatever is handy – pen, toothpick, fingers (heaven forbid)
4) slower data access – hmmm, really? I don’t even notice that.

The S30 is lighter in weight too – it’s not a major diff, but when I pick up the original Instinct now, it feels like a brick.

We ran some speed tests using the same JAD/JAR file on the original Instinct and the Instinct S30 – this app is a LWUIT Speed test written by the LWUIT guys.

On the original Instinct (M800) – the score was 236 – the Instinct S30 (M810) scored 273 – so the S30 is a faster phone with slower data access – kind of a wash really.

The icons for the Pocket Express software from the original Instinct (M800) are still on the Instinct S30, but the software is not installed. The icons now load web pages from the sprint pcsvision website and for the most part provide the same information.

See my post about KBui and the S30 for more info on the Pocket Express app.

The S30 does come with Opera Mini installed.