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[Merged] HTC Desire - Android Smartphone w/AMOLED screen, SenseUI, 5MP Camera

macfan881 said:
Second With all the diffrent Devices It seems like the phones out dated in a month look at the nexus 1 everyone was saying this was supose to be the iPhone killer etc. now it looks like its been a flop and google is no longer officially selling it.
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It's called evolution. iPhone can enjoy its annual snail upgrade pace. It's also why iPhone sales are stagnant during the final few months because everyone is waiting for the new model that comes out every summer.

As for the Nexus One, it will be sold in stores now, which will greatly increase its presence. N1 will be released by Vodafone in UK and SFR in France.
 
xraydoc said:
I've got a Verizon Droid, but I had to root it to enable tethering. Same with my iPhone on AT&T. Either carrier could enable tethering at the push of a button (more or less), but they don't. So don't mistake a device's capability to do something with your ability to use it - at least not when it comes to the cell carriers.
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Froyo is supposed to have tethering built in. I suppose a carrier could disable it on a phone they sold, but that's the beauty of the Nexus One being a truly open phone. A carrier can't touch the software on it, so you should be able to tether with an N1 regardless of what your carrier says.
 
The Xperia X10 runs Android 1.5 or 1.6..... Thats fairly outdated software, and no update to 2.0 is out.

I've really considered getting the Desire, however being tied to all the apps I've bought is keeping me. Right now, it looks like OS 4.0 on the next gen iPhone will be pretty good, so I might just get it even if the Desire isn't out yet.
 
i recently jailbroke my iphone and i saw what the iphone is really capable of. apple needs to step it up and implement all these features that the iphone is already capable of!
 
Meh. I just don't like Android. Played with the HTC Incredible. Didn't like the interface at all.


As for me, I can't wait to get rid of my Blackberry. I used to love it until I realized the only thing that it had going for it was its superior e-mail. For one, it's slow as molasses. I have to do a battery pull at LEAST twice a day and the reboot time is ~10 minutes. Apps run like crap and BBM is overrated. And recently, I keep getting java error exceptions and my phone freezes while typing a text. I played by the rules and only updated the OS when it was officially released by the carrier and now my phone runs like ****. Completely unacceptable.

I'm getting the new iPhone.
 
timerollson is so perfectly right. His assessment of why I stopped loving my Blackberry is a classic true lament.

I played with the Nexus One but it didn't have the solid feel of an iPhone, it was all plastic. Alas, it's $529 price tag, 2 year commitment, and Google service just made it "not good enough". The phone, though snappy, reminded me of the Blackberry I already had, and (face it) it just wasn't an Apple. As of right now, CBW still carries it, but I think they are burying it under the Blaze and Blackberry. I get the feeling it is going to disappear from the lineup soon.

I had a good introduction to the iPhone with my iTouch. I never regretted that purchase. I am glad I had the experience with the Blackberry, but I am ready for an iPhone now. I am quite sure I won't regret that.
 
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Fabienne said:
timerollson is so perfectly right. His assessment of why I stopped loving my Blackberry is a classic true lament.

I played with the Nexus One but it didn't have the solid feel of an iPhone, it was all plastic. Alas, it's $529 price tag, 2 year commitment, and Google service just made it "not good enough". The phone, though snappy, reminded me of the Blackberry I already had, and (face it) it just wasn't an Apple. As of right now, CBW still carries it, but I think they are burying it under the Blaze and Blackberry. I get the feeling it is going to disappear from the lineup soon.

I had a good introduction to the iPhone with my iTouch. I never regretted that purchase. I am glad I had the experience with the Blackberry, but I am ready for an iPhone now. I am quite sure I won't regret that.
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All plastic? The front fascia and part of the back of my Nexus One is metal. In fact it has more metal on the outside than my iPhone 3g.

Are you sure you used a nexus one?
 
iPhone 4G or HTC EVO

So i sold my iPhone last night in anticipation of the new iPhone 4G... however i just discovered the HTC EVO on the web and it looks really good. I heard good things about Android. Can anyone tell me more about the EVO. The thing has a massive screen. Anyone planning to switch?
 
A lot of posters comment that, "I played with XXX for a few minutes and it was too complicated or different"...

I do understand someone thinking like that. The first time I played around with a Palm Pre, I didn't get its attraction either. Ditto Blackberry. Ditto Android.

In all cases, their extra functionality and/or UI mode takes more than just a casual or impatient few sessions to grok.

Once you do take the time though, it's like night and day.

Not saying they're better than a device that only takes someone two seconds to learn (that's up to each user to decide), just saying that a few minutes isn't enough to judge a lot of cool and very useful things in this world.
 
gimmeiphone said:
sent mine back after a few days, loved the colour and black levels of the screen, but all the little things like the music app not being able to sync properly like ipod (had hours of headaches trying) things like choppy scrolling , and this is evident on ALL desires as i played with about 4 in stores to see if it was just mine, the app store, itunes and a smooth ui made me stick to the iphone, desire is easily 2nd best though and some may prefer it, it may be faster but when things are choppy the iphone just feels faster and slicker, oh and the youtube app on desire is pants, sound sometimes isnt in sync and the quality isnt as good as iphone (even after adjusting it to high)
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A good review from someone who has owned one and sent it back--always good to hear both sides.
 
The reason that (as of now) I am deciding to stick to the iPhone is only because of the operating system. Apple dictates both the software and the hardware, which means that the software is optimized for it in a way that ensures the best speed.

Think of it like a video game. Any video game made for the Xbox 360 is optimized for it in a way that ensures it runs perfectly under any circumstance.
Now once the game is ported to the PC, it will run horribly on some PC's, and smoother on others, but even with the best PC's there will be some (albeit very few) problems, because the software itself is written vaguely to support a massive range of hardware.

The same concept goes for phones. I remember while watching the HTC Evo demo, there appeared to be very minor (but still noticeable) hiccups. I distinctly remember at one point on the Engadget video that when the reviewer closed an application in portrait orientation, the keyboard suddenly appeared landscape and then the app closed.

The software just feels so unpolished, and how they just threw 4G on there as an added feature despite its' extreme lack of reliability just makes the whole deal feel so unpolished. It even takes 4G 15-30 seconds to load up. It may seem like not a big deal but that is just SO unpractical. If I have 4G off to save battery but then wanna watch some HQ youtube while in a bus or something, I don't wanna have to stare at the screen like an idiot for 30 seconds. And even when it does load up, I would most likely have 2 to no bars (as even Engadget had noted) due to the higher frequency of the 4G network, which has trouble transmitting through walls or other objects for that matter. I don't want to have to turn on 4G and then cross my fingers to pray I get a bar or two when I'm in a god damn building. I don't need to be playing games with my cell phone. I need it to work.

I will admit the iPhone isn't problem free, once in a blue moon it does freeze up and even less frequently an app will crash. But at least I know that during the 99.9% of the time when it works, it does so amazingly.

Now, the new operating system and hardware will bring even better speeds and more features. Sure you can say they're playing "catch up" with said features. I don't care though, considering unlike other operating system vendors they don't just throw a feature in there for the sake of listing it on a spec sheet.
 
i've been looking at this one as my mums due an upgrade soon so i looked for a few different ones and this popped up, i showed it to her online and the first thing she said was "i don't want something like an iPhone, i want an iPhone" and that's why i don't think the iPhone will ever be killed.
 
corriewf said:
10 bucks a month for nothing...PASS!
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Well, to be fair, the original plan was already $10 less per month than AT&T's cheapest iphone voice and data plan and it also includes unlimited text (which costs a couple dollars extra on AT&T). The extra $10 means now it's the same as AT&T in terms of monthly cost except you do have unlimited talk and text.
 
ChazUK said:
All plastic? The front fascia and part of the back of my Nexus One is metal. In fact it has more metal on the outside than my iPhone 3g.

Are you sure you used a nexus one?
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It was indeed a Nexus One. I had to go to Cincinnati Bell today on another matter, and thought that while I was there I would find out exactly what the Nexus One was made of (they have them in their showroom). I picked it up again and realized it has qualities of each. It was warmer than metal to the touch and it was lighter than I expected it to be, so I thought it was plastic. But it felt denser in your hand than plastic, and cooler than a plastic object normally is when you hold it. I hit it with my fingernail and it didn't feel like either. So what is it?

I asked the employee there who said it was polycarbonate. That can have characteristics of a metal, but it is a plastic. It's very rugged, and in some ways it's a good choice for a phone body (in terms of shock absorption and reforming after being dropped, not denting and such). Polycarbonate is also extensively used in the manufacture of ocarinas.
 
Fabienne said:
ChazUK said:

It was indeed a Nexus One. I had to go to Cincinnati Bell today on another matter, and thought that while I was there I would find out exactly what the Nexus One was made of (they have them in their showroom). I picked it up again and realized it has qualities of each. It was warmer than metal to the touch and it was lighter than I expected it to be, so I thought it was plastic. But it felt denser in your hand than plastic, and cooler than a plastic object normally is when you hold it. I hit it with my fingernail and it didn't feel like either. So what is it?

I asked the employee there who said it was polycarbonate. That can have characteristics of a metal, but it is a plastic. It's very rugged, and in some ways it's a good choice for a phone body (in terms of shock absorption and reforming after being dropped, not denting and such). Polycarbonate is also extensively used in the manufacture of ocarinas.
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Well I never! Thanks for educating me. :cool: Nice to learn new things now and then. :D
 
Get the HTC Desire or wait for the new iPhone?

I don't know what to do. I really like my wife's Desire, and I actually ordered one. Now I read that the new iPhone will probably be available end June, if not sooner.

I don't know which one to go for. Any (objective) suggestions?
 
Wait. It's far too close to chose a different handset if the iPhone interests you.

EDIT: What you using at the moment to tide you over?
 
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