There are some things coming in the Pre that can be said to be better than any of the iPhones simply because those features simply don’t exist in the iPhones.

The biggest of these is multi-tasking, specifically the ability to jump from app to app without losing any app’s context. For a phone that is “based on OS-X”, the lack of multi-tasking in this form seems a bit…surprising.

Another biggie is the unobtrusive, non-taking-over-your-screen notifications. Not only that, the system is available to any application, not just the ones the phone’s designers make (I don’t remember where I read about that second bit as an iPhone app limitation, that their notification system can mostly only be used by Apple’s apps).

Smaller things that may or may not float your boat:

• Copy/Cut-paste…without jail-breaking your phone. Based on a Mac OS, and no copy/cut-paste? Seriously?!

• Removable battery. Want more power than the phone’s designers think is sufficient for everybody? Think you use your phone more than the next guy, or think you just want more battery life? You’ll be able to get a more powerful battery and use that one instead of the original. Or maybe you’re geeky enough to want to carry a spare battery around to swap in when the other one runs out on you; you’re free to do that, too. Or even just go with what they give you… But notice something? It’s up to you.

Uhh, no… YOU”RE not too bright. Ever try to get a wireless card that works with a Mac back in the day? Sprint’s reaction: “Mac? what’s a Mac? Is that one of those weird Apple thingys?”

I had Sprint for 11 years! F**k ‘em, now!

Some you crack me up though. Sprint is much better than AT&T, better quality, faster speed, more 3g coverage. Not to mention better priced plans. The iphone succeeds despite AT&T..not because of AT&T. That’s a credit to the iphone. If you think otherwise, then you’re not too bright but we do live in a nation of “not too bright.”

The Pre will be superior in its own way but won’t touch the itunes experience that apple offers. Other compelling features as well as the missing basics that the iphone lacks will sell the Pre.

Finally, apple won’t be releasing anything noteworthy in July. Definitely not multitasking as there is no compelling need for it from users and would require much better hardware while alienating users of the iphone and iphone 3g.

Rumors abound for higher resolution but this could create more problems for a feature that’s not really needed. More storage for sure, but that’s expected. Perhaps a slight redesign but nothing too drastic. Expect minor tweaks to the OS but nothing major. It’s simply too soon after the iphone 3g to do anything radical.

But bottom line, the Pre is the gadget of the year and makes the iphone (or any new iphone in July) look dated. Comparisons of the upcoming Pre launch to the ill advised Storm’s are laughable. Those wanting a beginner’s smartphone that is very simple or the itunes experience will want an iphone. Those wanting more than that will look at the Pre.