Apple has set the bar high for mobile phones — finding a product as fun and versatile as its iPhone is difficult. But because some people may not want to use AT&T, the iPhone’s exclusive U.S. carrier, I’ve been testing two new touch-screen competitors. Neither Sprint’s Samsung Instinct nor Verizon’s LG Dare has touch controls as intuitive as the iPhone’s, but both have desirable features lacking in Apple’s product. The Instinct, for example, can shoot videos; the iPhone cannot.
