Legend battery life? - Legend General

Greetings!
I've been looking to upgrade my trusty Jade and have been looking at both the Legend and Desire. I'd like to know how the Legend is on battery life though. It's one of my basic criteria for buying a phone. Another would be if the Legend plays videos well. Thanks in advance!!!

Greetings!
I tested both Legend and Desire. I think Desire consumes a bit more battery due to the bigger screen and the higher processor.
Video perfromance (divx) is goog in both Legend and Desire, but betther quality in Desire, probably due to the processor.
For me, both are great phones and it is near impossible to choose : ) Basicly, you can do the same with both. The big difference is that there are 10 times more threads in Desire forums than Legend forums so there are more roms for Desire (if you like to use several/different custom roms you will prefer Desire). But, Legend has a much better size and it is very nice in the hand. Materials are much better in desire (aluminium) compared with the plastic touch of Desire.
Hope this helps but, in my opinion is near imposible to choose : ) Get both : )

I had both to test!
And finaly i decided to keep the Legend!
1. The desire is bigger in screen and in my opinion and lot of online reviews the desire has less batteries!
2. I installed on both phone software what i need like nav and small apps it was impossible for me to see the difference between the 1ghz and 600mhz processor!
3. the legend has a much better case, the aluminium is really nice and looks good!
So in the end both phones are very similar if u r a hardware geek go for the desire because the processor and ram is bigger, but i dun know when u will need it! The legend is smaller and fit better in ur pocket.
cheers
Kresta

I love my Legend to death, best phone I ever had.
But: honestly, both battery and video capabilities are mediocre at best.
Okay, I play around with it constantly, but in general I have to recharge it at least once a day, sometime twice, if I played a lot or used internet extensively, or it won't last over night.
Video is laggy for mp4 videos and it doesn't support .avi or .flv out of the box. My neighbors Galaxy S does that *much* better (more formats supported) for sure. All my experiments with Rockplayer, xyplayer or that Chinese Wutzenhua or what the name is, are not satisfactory so far.
Still hoping for Core player our some other candidate to change that hopefully in the near future.
And yeah, Froyo is urgently awaited to expand the limited internal storage for applications.
Other than that - it's a smooth and close to perfect phone with only a few bugs to live with. Definitely a keeper for me.

i just had my legend. so far the battery quite satisfactory. im not heavy user of wifi/apps though

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legend worth it to skip desire?

asking few questions to legend owner.
between legend and desire, i'm leaning towards legend because of its design.
but snapdragon on desire sounds very tempting...
what do you say legend users? do you experience any lag because of lack of cpu or ram compare to desire?
The desire is more powerful but don't forget that its screen has a higher resolution, in other words it needs more power...
Why I've chosen the legend over the desire?
- First of all the legend has a much better finish than the desire, that looks too "nerd" for me. It looks more like a small computer than a cell phone..
- The legend is very smooth and do not really need more power
-The legend can almost do everything the desire can do but with a better pocket size.
- With a 3,2 screen instead of 3,7 screen, and a worse processor, it think the battery is better.
However, you should take the desire if:
- You really want to watch videos on your device
- You like playing a lot with your device because i think that games are going to require more and more config to run...
Look at the price for both desire & legend, its nearly the same: there is no best phone between them...
=> The legend has one of the best design for a smartphone
=> The desire is the more powerful
Allow me to offer a few pointers. I've got both devices. Desire for myself and the Legend for my wife.
Performance-wise, there's no doubt the Desire edges out the Legend. But the Legend is not 40% slower as the CPU clockspeeds may suggest. You'll encounter the occasional hiccup with the Legend when compared to the Desire, but you probably won't notice it unless you have both devices like I do. I would call this round a draw.
Aesthetically, it's very subjective. When you pull your Legend out, people will be drawn to the aluminum unibody enclosure. When you pull your Desire out, people will be drawn to the large 3.7" screen. I think the Legend looks nicer, but the Desire is in no way "geeky". It looks better in real life than on photos/videos. I'd describe it as more sophisticated looking while the Legend is more sexy.
Surely, you've read/seen reviews of both. See here for my review on the Desire and here for my review on the Legend. I tried to only put down things that were not mentioned or covered extensively by others. And I mentioned a couple of differences that may or may not matter to you.
Personally, I think it comes down to your screen/device size preference.
every time I pull out my legend I always get asked about it. it stands out from the crowd especially being in a country where you cannot buy it in store.
as for lag on the legend, it gets a little bit of lag if you quickly switch between lots of applications but other than that its fine
also if lag is a problem then disabling HTC sense is always an option but then you are limited to 3 home screens
it is a very good looking device tho.
Sent from my HTC Legend using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
just thought is ask is any one else's home button feel loose like the actual button is on the far left of the key ?
I think mine might be broken but I don't want to send it back to the UK and it still works ok was just curious
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big help from all of you guys......love the look of legend and i think i will go with legend instead of desire unless htc decides to make a legend looking phone with snapdragon processor
i think you will be very happy with it , especially once it is rooted and we can save apps to the sdcard :
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Everytime I pull out my Legend in public I get a fine for indecent exposure. But that's for a different forum.
I love my Desire both how it looks and how it performs. Just needs a better battery to really make it the best phone period.
I haven't touched the Desire, so I can only write about the Legend.
In my own opinion:
The Legend looks GREAT, ATTRACTIVE & CLEAN design, & feels SOLID. I get so much compliments about the phone, even old folks, who don't care about phones, think the my phone is very nice looking.
However, the sharp edge on top of the earpiece sometimes hurts my ear.
It performs very well & smooth.
I use the phone MAINLY for calls & text messages. & I don't play & care for games on the phone. Therefore, the Legend's SIZE is PERFECT for me.
The phone has GREAT audio quality, which is nice & clear, & has good battery life.
I read somewhere that says because of the Legend's aluminum case, it doesn't get excellent signal. However, the reception has not let me down yet.
I'm also using HTC Touch Diamond 2, & HTC HD. My house has really bad signal & I have NO PROBLEMS with the Legend, whereas the other 2 get drop calls constantly.
It has 4 plastic buttons that feel REALLY CHEAP. You'll be disappointed with these buttons.
It has some other Cons, but you'll get that with the Desire too, so I won't go there.
I think you should also go to the Desire's board & ask what they like & dislike about the Desire & then make your own decision.
For now, I'm keeping the Legend until I can find a phone suitable for my need.
Cheers,
D
yeah the only real problem with it are the cheap feeling buttons which is a shame but the rest is of a very high quality
legend or desire
i have used nexus one before i got my legend. speed-wise, nexus one is no doubt faster than hero. but when i used legend, it's almost as smooth as the nexus one. also, when you install a lot of apps or put a lot of widgets in the homescreen, there's a tendency to lag. after using the nexus one for 2 months, i would say i like the legend more compared to nexus one. sorry im comparing legend with nexus one instead of desire. they both have the same specs anyway, well majority.
blitz89 said:
i have used nexus one before i got my legend. speed-wise, nexus one is no doubt faster than hero. but when i used legend, it's almost as smooth as the nexus one. also, when you install a lot of apps or put a lot of widgets in the homescreen, there's a tendency to lag. after using the nexus one for 2 months, i would say i like the legend more compared to nexus one. sorry im comparing legend with nexus one instead of desire. they both have the same specs anyway, well majority.
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Agreed, traded my nexus for the Legend.
It's a bit slower but nothing that ruins the Android experience.It's till very quick.
blitz89 said:
i have used nexus one before i got my legend. speed-wise, nexus one is no doubt faster than hero. but when i used legend, it's almost as smooth as the nexus one. also, when you install a lot of apps or put a lot of widgets in the homescreen, there's a tendency to lag. after using the nexus one for 2 months, i would say i like the legend more compared to nexus one. sorry im comparing legend with nexus one instead of desire. they both have the same specs anyway, well majority.
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nexus one being almost identical to desire, every piece of info helps! thanks
... and something important too: Nexus one is due to be the "first in class" android, so is the most expensive one. Desire is cheaper than Nexus one to avoid confusions in the market. Legend need to be cheaper than Desire due to processor speed. I believe Legend would be more expensive if Nexus and Desire would not be available in the market. So, Legend has a competitive price with an excellent hardware and software configuration.
no doubt you are right. Best device I ever had
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week with legend
I been using Legend just about a week.. first phone ever that don't make any kind of hardware sound.. almost every phone that I had and tested even with HD2.. make those hardware movement noise.. this phone is rock solid.. by the look and design.. it's phone, fit in ur hand perfect.. one of the best sound quality phone that I had.. HTC sense and Android.. sense work great.. since this is my first android phone.. I can't tell much about it..I used my bro's Hero about a week. Legend is much faster.. here in US.. 3G service don't work.. but even with Edge,, it's much faster and smoother internet experience than any other phone that I had or tested.. only thing that I don't like about the hardware is the 4button key.. I wish HTC made this with capacitive touch key like the Nexus one or touch HD..
buy the Legend.. it's cheaper than Desire.. also more phone factor than Desire..
if u need super PDA+ huge phone.. buy the Desire..
LOL.. just buy either one.. u'll like it anyhow..
evank418 said:
asking few questions to legend owner.
between legend and desire, i'm leaning towards legend because of its design.
but snapdragon on desire sounds very tempting...
what do you say legend users? do you experience any lag because of lack of cpu or ram compare to desire?
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I have used google nexus one and legend (I dumped the nexus one in favour of the legend).
i challenge anyone to say there is a difference in speed
the 7227 is a much improved cpu over the hero/touch pro 2/diamond 2 one etc.
its not just the speed.
I think the cpu is a side issue
the real difference between these two is just the screen resolution.
my 2 cents:
1. most android apps just scale up, so actually look worse on 800x480 (no doubt will get better)
2. you can't actually browse at 800x480 on such a small screen, so its benefit is mostly in smoothing
3. 480x320 video will be smoother. very little the human will gain over 800x480 at this size and 320x480 video files will be smaller.
4. 800x480 screeen uses slightly more battery
5. lower resolutions are here to stay, e.g. HTC Tatto, Sony X10 Mini, etc. only have 240x320 !!!
In summary, whilst 800x480 would be theoretically nicer to have, it makes no difference to me at the moment. the biggest thing I wanted was amoled, which I have got.
You will LOVE the Legend. Its a keeper.
I've got the Legend, because my X10 got swiped.
(Risking OT Compared to the X10, the Legend is much smoother.
However, for me, I may consider the Desire strongly, but simply because I am using a Mac and that the WiFi teether on the Desire makes things a snap for me, especially when I am out of the office.
But otherwise, I do agree that the Legend is a keeper... maybe I'll hand it over to the wife, or to one of my kids.
legend looks super awesome in comparison to the staid desire ..
i want to thank everyone on the great informative reply. i just ordered mine at htcperida can't wait to play with this bad boy!! once again, thanks a lot everyone!!!!

[Q] Desire or Desire HD?

Hi dear,
I own galaxy s and I like it.
After I saw HTC desire hd, I've changed my mind though.
I'm about to sell my phone and going to get the phone ot desire.
Do you think if I will get desire(not hd), is it too late to get it?
Should I wait for desire hd?
I'm tired of the laggy on galaxy s...
13 days till HD is released, thats nothing honestly.
I've been waiting for months =X
@jorkobe23 The only reason you're considering buying a DHD is because of the lag issues on the SGS? If so, why not wait until the end of the month for the SGS update to 2.2 to see if it fixes the lag issues?
It may save you a lot of money to wait, especially since from your post it seems that other than the lag you're happy with your SGS.
nono,
I love sense ui and I want to have bigger screen.
I heard android froyo is optimized for snappgon cpu not hummingbird.
So many people guess even though froyo will release for galaxy s,
the laggy and gps problem will not be solved.
Idree: Haha,
did you sell your galaxy s?
wait for the DHD, its will be on stock very soon, until the 22th.
dono, for me anyway the SGS is not the real thing, no cm for that device yet, and dono, its made like plastic.
jorkobe23 said:
nono,
I love sense ui and I want to have bigger screen.
I heard android froyo is optimized for snappgon cpu not hummingbird.
So many people guess even though froyo will release for galaxy s,
the laggy and gps problem will not be solved.
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if you want a bigger screen i wouldn't go for the desire because that has a 3.7" screen which is smaller than your current phone, which is 4" the desire hd will have a screen of 4,3"
Desire HD advantages:
- updated graphics GPU (faster 3d games performance)
- bigger screen 4.3 vs 3.7inch
- 8MP camera with real 720p recording vs 5MP and broken 720p
- more RAM and more internal storage (internal is no issue on desire with A2SD+)
- Full aluminum body
- new sense
Desire advantages
- Slimmer, lighter and easier to operate in one hand
- Higher screen density (252dpi vs 233dpi)
- AMOLED or SLCD (Sexier colors and blacks then standard LCD on the HD with better viewing angle)
- semi aluminum frame
- new sense is on the way (either officially or by xda)
i'm personally in love with my dense SLCD screen and slim body, so i wait for the next desire, praying for 4inch version
Haha Thanks for useful information, hamdir.
Hm... I think I should go desire HD cos I heard desire has had multi touch problem, right?
jorkobe23 said:
Haha Thanks for useful information, hamdir.
Hm... I think I should go desire HD cos I heard desire has had multi touch problem, right?
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a slight multi touch problem, the desire is dual touch, i'm not facing any issues with games like hero of sparta and emulators
the issue appears with FPS like games for example where you might keep one finger still on the movement buttons and aim with the other
in games like heavy gunner where you have to dual control both left and right guns i faced no issues and i've enjoyed that game
as for the interface no problems, pinch to zoom works perfectly
but yes your right if that is a concern go with the HD (i'm not sure if multi touch is confirmed), the HD is more suited to games anyway because of the much faster GPU
for me i compared the HD2 usage to Desire usage and the size was unfortunatly an issue for me
Ok.. so I'm in the same situation here... and I can't make up my mind between the 2 phones ....
I've read this whole forum and also looked at the 20 best mobile phones at techradar - The original desire is still at number 1.
I like the big screen. I am basically in front of a pc the whole day .. So I can pretty much charge the phone anytime.
So I would like some input from fellow xda users ... which is the best to go for? Desire or Desire HD?
Cranzy said:
Ok.. so I'm in the same situation here... and I can't make up my mind between the 2 phones ....
I've read this whole forum and also looked at the 20 best mobile phones at techradar - The original desire is still at number 1.
I like the big screen. I am basically in front of a pc the whole day .. So I can pretty much charge the phone anytime.
So I would like some input from fellow xda users ... which is the best to go for? Desire or Desire HD?
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I have a Desire and just got the DHD last week. The DHD doesn't seem like a big enough upgrade over the Desire for me personally and I prefer the more compact size of the desire.
If I didn't already have the Desire, I would be happy with the DHD on it's merits.
@Cranzy: my opinion is that if you don't mind the extra 4mm height and 8mm width, if you don't mind the touch buttons and don't need the optical trackball, if you don't mind the maybe little lower battery life (on other side, on first run i still have 52% battery after nearly 12 hour run, so it looks like a full day with a bit higher usage than usual for me), then go for Desire HD. I got it yesterday, and it's impossible to compare with my old Milestone, the speed is like from a different planet .
Thanks for the info... Think I'm much more leaning towards the Desire HD ...
Ok... the more i read the forum here .. the more I'm thinking Im gonna make the wrong choice by moving to the desire HD and that I should rather be moving to the normal desire ... maybe I should go start reading the normal desire forums ...
Each phone has probably got their own problems...
Will future firmware updates fix most of these little nagging problems ..?
I am upgrading here from HTC diamond .. so both desire or desire HD is a major upgrade ...
Is everybody still saying I should go for the desire HD?
It all depends what you want, but don't forget that graphical performance of HTC Desire is ~50% of the Desire HD or Z.
I really like the big screen and htcsense feature ... i don't mind the battery ... just been reading about the sensor and camera issues ...
Im still leaning towards the Desire HD though
I'm on my second day of my dhd not totally sure if I'm keeping it . Love the screen size and battery life . But its not that much of an upgrade from my desire and I do like the amoled screen better on the desire .
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I gathered from the forums that if you are coming from the desire .. the upgrade isn't really worth it... but for me coming from htc diamond ... it will be
To be honest they are both great phones . Very tempted to keep the hd but will live with my desire till something a bit better comes along or my desire goes faulty . But never the less the hd is a class phone if your coming from something totally different .
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Choose Galaxy S I9000 before Desire?

Hello.
I stand between Desire and Galaxy S right now, i recently had a X10i, but it has a hardware failure that my service provider arent able to fix.
So is galaxy S the best or Desire.
Galaxy has better battery life, better screen, but i've heard it has some performance trouble once in a while?
Desire has Led light and optical tracking mouse, no particularly failure..
I also thought of Iphone 4, but i think this version has to many defects?
Tnx for all replies..
-Galaxy might have GPS issue, if it is important to you, test it out before buying it (30 min walk on dence city conditions is the worst for any GPS, you'd get an idea if it goes good or bad)
-Display on SGS is the best out there, period!
-GPU (graphic unit) is the best out there, period!
-Issue with the file system (corrected with lag fix) so you'd get "lag" when using intensive read/write on SGS (large ammount of files, slight lag when installing, etc). Froyo seems to lesser the issue
-Camera quality is pretty good. HTC has the reputation of having poor camera, so even higher MP's on the cam might not mean higher quality.
-Led flashs are useless compare to Night Mode on SGS (google it for examples). So unless you want to use your phone as an expensive ligh torch, this shouldn't be an issue.
tnx for reply. anyone else have experience, maybe with both?
someone tried Iphone 4? (Calendar notes on iphone(do they show a notification))?
Desire still has multitouch bug as well that likely cannot be fixed due to hardware limitations:
I've had both. I would say Galaxy S. The lack of LED and touchpad doesnt bother me. The lag can creep in after a while but lagfix solves it pretty well.
On the other hand, Desire camera is nowhere as good as the SGS, same with the GPU...games run much smoother on the SGS and it can play 720p video. Desire struggles with HD video and some games.
Galaxy S needs some tweaking, but once thats out of the way its definitely over the Desire.
Galaxy S hands down having seen them both side by side.
Galaxy S would be great but...
If I were to buy a new phone again after experiencing all these internal issues of Galaxy.
I PERSONALLY would stay away from Galaxy S.
But that is just me.
Just do some reading here before making decision.
Get a Desire HD, or wait for Cyanogenmod.
Unfortunately, I am starting to doubt this phone increasingly every day
wait for a better phone....dont get galaxy s right now.....too many issues...you will regret it.
I own both devices.
If you want worse hardware and zero problems choose HtC Desire, it's nearly flawless and lag free. No problems with insufficient memory etc.
Galaxy s has much better screen, call quality, speaker quality, much better camera despite its lack of flash.
I prefer galaxy s as advanced user, after rooting and lag fix I'd never come back to desire.
But out of the box experience is much better in case of HTC Desire.
Afraid of rooting/flashing? Phone just has to work without xda? Choose Htc Desire.
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if its gaming your most intrested in the iphone 4 games are alot better well polished and its a whole world apart in terms of build quality. The sgs has a kind cheap feeling about it. i wouldnt get the desire but i would def get the desire hd if its available to you go for it
Having owned the Desire before the SGS I'd say the little niggles the SGS suffers from are liveable. I couldn't give up the smoothness (sure with the lagfix but meh) especially when it comes to video play back and games along with the screen it is miles better then the Desire.
Out of the box - Desire
As a phone to play around with - SGS
A phone that works... Just - iPhone
But personally Android any day for me
emms said:
if its gaming your most intrested in the iphone 4 games are alot better well polished and its a whole world apart in terms of build quality. The sgs has a kind cheap feeling about it. i wouldnt get the desire but i would def get the desire hd if its available to you go for it
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You can have plenty of "iphone" like games all over internet with the Flash...
So, unless you wan't something you can't realy fool around with and is closed, I wouldn't go with an iPhone
If you have some time and gaming is important get the galaxy s. The best would be to wait for a new phone, but its always going to be the best and you'll end up going crazy and never getting a phone.
The galaxy s to me is like an alpha romeo. Yeah it gives you **** every now and then but theres just something about it. When the phone works its just all fun, but it has its ****ty moments. Like with the gps.
I figure op would reply back to our replies??
Hope OP made a goodchoice
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Nexus s or desire hd?

Am really struggling to make a decision on which phone to get between these 2 . The desire hd following on from the origional desire has got an 8 megapixel camera, screen looks bigger but then would have to wait for ages to get updates when google releases them. So i just don't know what you guys reckon between these two great phones?, i just can't decide .
Go with the Nexus S.
The Desire HD has a big screen but it sounds like it doesn't look as good as the G2 screen or the Galaxy S. Besides, with the NS you'll have the updates first and probably a better community support.
I think the really hard choice is between the G2 (physical keyboard, better construction, good screen) and the Nexus S... But if you're hesitating between Desire HD and Nexus S take the Nexus S.
I think DHD is better because :
- 720p videos recording
- 8Mpx Camera with dual LED flash
- Micro SD slot
- Radio FM
- Notification LED
- Native support of Xvid and Avi
- Dolby Mobile and SRS WOW
- DLNA
- No PenTile Matrix
- Better support for audio formats
- Body in aluminium
- New Sense
- HTC Locations
- HTCsense.com
- 768 MB of RAM
- Fastboot
But maybe i'm wrong.
The only thing i regret in the DHD is that it hasn't front camera.
today i had a chance to compare my galaxy s and dhd, but anyway few things that are for sure better on ns
- screen - slc on dhd is good, but cant compare at all with samoled, period.
- audio quality is pathetic on dhd
- 8mpx camera is plain average, if not worse than that
- no gorilla glass and body has camera part cose of which u cant normaly place phone on anything without thinking that it will be scratched
im rly lazy to white all that down, but sgS is better than dhd, and nS is just one step ahead at least
DHD has everything. But question is does it deliver on all fronts. No.
According to most of the users. Its External speakers suck, Battery is pathetic. U vl have have to cut the functionality of most the things given to get through the day. Whats the use of having them if u cant use them. Camera is okayish. And many issues related to fittings. Also you would playing much much more than what you would be for Nexus S.
Nexus S has few things. But mostly all needed things. Good battery and with googles backing I think whatever is there on the phone should work flawlessly
Q.... Is the MT4G not a worthy competitor??? Seems to me like the MT4G has all the same things the Nexus S has + what everyone is complaining it doesn't have (now). HSPA+, Expandable memory slot, FM radio, More ram and MADE BY HTC!!! Other than Tmo bloat and no samoled, isnt it right up there! So why is no one putting it in contention?? Am i missing something here? (Aside from pure Google. Hardware wise.)
played with the desire hd today, internet was dead slow, its too big to fit in the hand i must agree, its one big and ugly phone, and now with this whole video calling game stepping up, the desire hd, will be lost so will await the coming of the nexus s, in uk.
marvi0 said:
played with the desire hd today, internet was dead slow, its too big to fit in the hand i must agree, its one big and ugly phone, and now with this whole video calling game stepping up, the desire hd, will be lost so will await the coming of the nexus s, in uk.
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u mean that nexus will be faster with adobe flash than desire ?DD i am laughing right now......sgx540 doesnt have adobe flash hw acceleration try turn off flash on desire u will see best device on the world nexus is **** sorry. desire has some errors but........
Flash how do u turn it off on desire?
I played with my friend's DHD and I dont like it that much. The only thing I like is the screen size. Speed wise is not that impressive.
I will take Nexus S any day just because of some more important aspects:
- Better battery life
- Super Amoled
- Pure Google experience (no need to wait long to get update!)
alex9898 said:
I think DHD is better because :
- 720p videos recording
- 8Mpx Camera with dual LED flash
- Micro SD slot
- Radio FM
- Notification LED
- Native support of Xvid and Avi
- Dolby Mobile and SRS WOW
- DLNA
- No PenTile Matrix
- Better support for audio formats
- Body in aluminium
- New Sense
- HTC Locations
- HTCsense.com
- 768 MB of RAM
- Fastboot
But maybe i'm wrong.
The only thing i regret in the DHD is that it hasn't front camera.
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The Desire HD is really a beautiful piece of hardware. It just feels like a solid quality phone in your hand.
One thing I've realized using both a Nexus One and Desire HD is the difference in the amount of RAM.
I switch between apps a lot when I'm in the gym, especially these three: timer, RSS reader, JEFIT (work out program). On Nexus One say I'm in the routine page in JEFIT and jump to say timer through the notification bar, when I press back to go back to JEFIT the content goes blank. I have to back out to the starting screen in JEFIT and navigate to routine again to see content.
On the Desire HD, this ain't a problem.
It could be a programming issue. But the way Android is designed bigger RAM equals less frequency of apps being cleared from memory.
I wish Google had more leverage to make Samsung beef up the specs of Nexus S more. Don't get me wrong, I still want one very much, mainly for the fastest update, but the S really isn't as revolution as the One when it came out.
For me it's also very hard to find a decision about the two phones...
Right now I have a HTC Desire and I'm really tired to wait for the latest software updates, BUT... i really like the htc additions.. especially the dialer, contacts app, camera app and sense...
And I know that the Nexus S will have a better community and a lot of devs... so can I hope after some time to see a htc sense rom (maybe when 2.3 comes out) ported to the nexus s and all apps work without any problems?
I'm also worried about the RAM... the desire hd doesn't have much more... and I really wonder if it makes any difference. My current HTC Desire also has about 512mb and I think that it's enough... hmm
Reasons not to get the Desire HD
May not get Honeycomb officially (will defo get 2.3)
Internal and external speaker problems, and very quiet. Internal speaker has high static jolts when calling over 2g. This is also the same for the Desire Z.
Heavy phone over a large area, 160g.
Scratch the metal back and your phone devalues without possible rectification.
Terrible screen, big but blacks are very bleached and also you have a white hue over the phone when viewing from an off straight angle.
Horrible battery cover, gap in the back part + easily bends and warped....
JD
I just went with a galaxy s. Until google gets NFC up and running 100%, the NS has absolutely nothign to offer over this phone. (well ok the quick updates, bt the cooking community is pretty good on XDA). Even if NFC is up and running in as little as 3-6 months, odds are that there will be a handfull of hands-down better phones avaiable with NFC.
Anywho... went used so I can sell it again when the time comes and minimize my loss while I wait for this nexus s thing to be over (either by being fixed or by having the first wave of NFC phones out).
nexus s
played on dhd not impressed way to sluggish battery drains like a running tap lol,audio quality quite poor,,,nexus s is far better,thats my oppinion
I would recommend the nexus s
Everything ist fine with the DHD except for the battery. I've tried every method available now to prolong batterylife of my dhd and still lose 40% batterylife on average use [in 4.5 hours]
But if u live in germany or europe and still want a dhd you're more than welcomed to trade da dhd and nexus s
Swyped from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
The Desire HD was the biggest disappointment of the year for me. The screen is absolutely HORRIBLE. It's washed out and dull. I put the Desire HD next to the Desire and the Galaxy S and the result was so glaringly pathetic that I lost all interest in the HD from that moment on. Sure it has a big screen, but I'd much rather loose the .3 (.4?) inches and jump from generic LCD to Super AMOLED.
I'm rather surprised that so few sites (if any) that reviewed the HD seem to make note of it's terrible screen resolution and color.
Anyway, with the Nexus S being essentially the Galaxy S2, it's almost a hands down "yes" in terms of the decision to buy it.
This is the Nexus S section of the forum, what do you think were going to say? If we thought the Desire HD was better, we would probably have the Desire HD, but since most people who come here, including myself, think otherwise I'm going to say get the Nexus S.

so far....would you change your desire HD for a motorola Atrix?

hello comunity, a friend of mine is insisting in changing me his atrix for my desire hd... my phone is in perfect conditions, i am very happy with my phone because it a great support, and the big screen is something i love, i like how it takes the pictures, and my battery life has been ending from the morning to the night with 20% left...
the plus of the atrix is that it has FFC, its dual core, QHD screen, fingerprint unlocker, and bigger battery, but it has a smaller screen, and the UI is so ugly, i dont know hows the camera, and how it performs with the games...
so what do you thin guys... is it a good deal or should i keep my DHD?
in case of UI, that is not a problem. you can always install a custom AOSP rom or a second launcher and modify your system to your wish. Small screen is only concern. I wouldn't change my DHD for anything with smaller screen. Actually only phone I would be able to change my DHD for is Samsung Galaxy Note, which I'm getting in January
But in performance do you guys think atrix is better than DHD..? Maybe with ics coming? And what about camera?
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium
Heard the atrix has okay specs, but I love my inspire/dhd. love it so much I got 2, the inspire and a euro DHD w/ a dead TS . Like that I have more ram then the atrix and looove the solid build that HTC does. If they made this phone a duel core, shot in 1080p, bumbed the 8mpx to atleast 10-12mpx, changed the lcd screen to something more crisp and kills apples retna display then I'd be even more happier and never change this phone
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Motorola? NEVER!
I have both of these phones. I gotta say, the atrix is a better phone. It has way more power, battery lasts me two days using Homebase rom and I love the lapdock. Fingerprint scanner is also awesome. Games like Shadowgun run perfect on it. DHD has a way bigger developing community though and I do like sense. I currently am using runnydroid on my dhd and can barely make a day on the battery. I did just calibrate it last night though, so we'll see how today goes.
Atrix also has the option for a docking station.
I know it sounds a bit mad but for business users this could be a great advantage.
I can get my Windows work desktop to appear on the DHD but if only there was a way to hook up and external monitor and use a bluetooth kb and mouse. I could then ditch all other devices and only have my DHD for everything.
I think the DHD is perfect other than this (battery capacity maybe too) .
no still loving my DHD until 4 core processor release...
maybe i would, given its amazing battery life and the HD dock... pretty neat features. The quality of the phone is also superb. Motorola makes the most solid phones( hardly surprising given its expertise).
BUT BUT BUT.
their after-sales support fails, outside of the USA. ( if you want to keep it stock ROM,unrooted )
and despite grand claims by nvidia, tegra 2 kinda sucks. No neon instruction support and guess what, MOST HD mp4 videos cant be played(some 480p videos too) unless you re-encode the video/use rock player(may be choppy).
Pretty irritating for me given that i love watching videos.
Well I have just gone the other way Atrix back to DHD.
For music with poweramp Atrix is a fab machine beats the DHD.
Battery life too.
Screen looks better on DHD & it's batter to use.
The Atrix is over rated & the software is kak. Not that many Roms out there either.
I'd avoid the Atrix, or any Motokak handset.
It's your choice but I had Atrix for 3 months & got shut & glad I did so
Don't even mention MOTOROLA. I had the worst experience with motorola services. I own a motorola defy and it's been an year since motorola announced FROYO for my eu phone but it's been more than a year and they are still rolling out. I highly doubt if they're even working on it now but it never came...
And why atrix? you've got droid bionic, you've got RAZR so why atrix....but don't even consider buying motorola. You'll have to survive on custom roms...
I like my DHD, and i don't want motorola
Just ask yourself a question: if Atrix is better than DHD, then why does your friend insist in the exchange?
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