The iPhone is geared to the smartphone/ipod user. In a head-to-head battle of speed, power, features, capability, flexibility, etc. the HTC Omni’s specs trump the iPhone in practically every category. Obviously, the less the device will do, the easier it will be to use (cf. Palm v. PPC).

The Omni appears to do a decent job in the “geek sexy” category, but it’s clearly not competing for folks who want to watch Owen Wilson dance on their phone screen.

The fact that the iPhone doesn’t have out-of-the-box office suite sync, no cut-and-paste or editing of office documents, and no 3G network, basically make it an video iPod with a touchscreen and phone – which is great, if that’s what you want.

If you want mobile productivity, it’s just another pretty face that can’t get the job done.