With a faster processor, the Xda Zinc has a slight performance edge over the Dopod 838 Pro but falls short by a slight margin in terms of aesthetics. Unless you're looking for a QWERTY handheld, there are more options out there.
While not a iPhone killer, the HTC Touch represents good value for money. If you can do without 3G support or a high-res camera, then the Touch will offer most features you'd require from a smartphone.
I am looking at upgrading my phone and would like something that will sync with Outlook. I currently have a phone, PDA and iPod and would ideally like to converge all of these into the one phone. Do I need to get a PDA-type phone to be able to do this?
While we can't tell you just yet whether the iPhone will live up to the hype just yet, we can tell you what features the iPhone will offer and whether those features are the first of their kind.