I personally would of loved if htc had raised the trackpad a bit. Its useable but it feels like Its carved into the phone and doesn't always move when I touch it. Adding gorilla glass would of been great as well and haveing the phone in white(faveorite color) would of made this phone perfect for me! How about you?
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I personally would of loved if htc had raised the trackpad a bit. Its useable but it feels like Its carved into the phone and doesn't always move when I touch it. Adding gorilla glass would of been great as well and haveing the phone in white(faveorite color) would of made this phone perfect for me! How about you?
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The only thing i want in the G2 is a 5 row QWERTY (like the G1).....I like dedicated number buttons
the phone could be a little bit lighter and I wish the trackpad was able to flash different colors. If that's all I can come up with then this phone really is that good.
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I second the five-row QWERTY...
A hinge that "locks" into place.
Better camera, especially in low-light situations.
Four inch screen.
Thinner is always better!
And while we're in fantasy land, I wouldn't say no to an AMOLED display either...
remove the .com button or move it. I always hit it by mistake
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Better hinge design. (Better location for charging port too)
Everything else was addressed with root so I won't bother listing it.
A multi color trackpad... and GINGERBREAD (Oh well, we should have it soon via CM7)
Tri-colour notification LED
A proper dock that rotates the screen and puts it in desk-clock mode
AMOLED screen
Definitely a dev-accessible multi-color trackpad/ball light would be a big improvement, I miss that from my Nexus One.
I really think that's all I would have changed. Maybe a dual-LED flash instead of just a single, but aside from that, I'm pretty satisfied. I'd have preferred a black color scheme, too, instead of the multi-toned grey, but whatever.
My dream DZ would be what I have now - plus....
- tighter hinge
- 4 inch super ahmoled screen
- Thinner
- relocate the micro usb port to the bottom of the device
Not to hijack the thread - but for those of you who want a larger screen - would you consider the Desire HD? Im in Canada and its not available yet - but could be in the near future.
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Not to hijack the thread - but for those of you who want a larger screen - would you consider the Desire HD? Im in Canada and its not available yet - but could be in the near future.
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I'd love a slightly bigger screen, but the keyboard outweighs the screen size for me. You gota decide what is higher on your list of priorities.
Things that would make this device future proof for me,...
Tegra2
Dual LED flash
Bigger screen
5 row KB
.................... most to least important.
I'm happy to wait for the next 'G' series from HTC. I'll never go back to touch screen only.
Edit,.... A G1/Hero style trackball instead of optical trackpad would be nice n all.
Would love to be able to configure the backlight on the keyboard. It's NEVER on when I need it to be.
On what ROM? Mine is on when open, I assume it's off when closed.....
I would have liked the G2 better if it had the same keyboard as the Touch Pro 2. That was probably the best phone I've owned as far as appearance goes (TP2). Too bad the hardware and software sucked.
And it's not that I don't like the hinge design either, slide phones always end up scratching the keyboard surface on the sides. But I loved being able to open it and then tilt, oh and the 5 row keyboard was a beauty... If only the G2 had this, it would be perfect for me. But no phone is perfect.
Oh and access to the SD card slot without having to open anything! Another beautiful thing about the TP2 which had this.
In my dreams I am thinking of a phone with a SECOND SD card slot. Why not?? One behind the battery and one on the side of the phone.
My last phone was the HD2. I do kind of miss the larger display, but something inbetween would be perfect for me. If Android ran a bit smoother though I'm sure I would have never got the G2.
That's all... Every phone has areas it can be improved in. I think the G2 has excellent hardware, though. I think this is the most important aspect now having owned 5 HTC phones. Should be holding onto this one for a while, but then again that's what I always say. >.<
4" amoled screen , 5th row for numbers , a sturdy hinge , a better camera , and maybe a front facing camera.
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For me it is all the wishes expressed by others here, plus a front facing camera and a slot for a sling if one needed it. AND are there ever going to be automatic or dual active sim card smartphones from HTC?
Sd card slot that does not require battery removal. I'm surprised people want samoled on g2 after it has been proven that samoled is highly susceptible to "burn in" and pentile matrix is just killing me.
I think I woupd keed the LCD that we currently have on G2.
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A sturdier hinge mechanism, a 1 GHz processor. That's about it for me.
Interesting, the processor is the one thing I wouldn't change.
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A multi color trackpad... and GINGERBREAD (Oh well, we should have it soon via CM7)
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Seconded. I'm running a "CM build" compiled by someone else in the forum from source code but I sure hope Team Douche hurries up! Heh. Not to undermine the tireless efforts of those amazing phone modders.
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So I am tempted to get the mytouch HD, and just wanted to get some pros and cons from you guys.
Pros:
-Faster Internet (HSPA+)
-Better Processor
-Front facing camera
-A little bit larger screen 3.8, No amoled though I guess
Cons:
-Slower to get updates
-no color trackball notifications
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Con: design and material looks pretty toyish
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No tempation at all; if you go to the store and play with a mytouch slide you'll see. The mytouch series of phones are a joke. The genius button is such a waste of space.
pro: 768MB of RAM
I agree the finish of the myTouch Slide leaves much to be desired, but to me it is still not as bad as the Vibrant. Also, the Engadget mobile podcast mentioned the finish on the new myTouch is much nicer (aluminum battery cover/etc) than previous generations.
We still don't know for sure which CPU/GPU combo is inside, but I feel like it is still a decent upgrade from the Nexus (before new phones next year). Also, the touch panel on the Nexus is driving me insane - I hope they used a nicer one on the myTouch.
At this point in time anything that is coming out to the market is going to better than the nexus one because its been awhile and the n1 is showing its age.
However the nexus one is still a very capable phone and should be a good performer until the dualies come out.
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I have to agree with niftydl. This phone will be much nicer than prior MyTouch phones. That being said, I'm sure it'll still have nasty Espresso... that and the stupid Genius button taint the device for me.
Actually holding the phone at a store, I was pretty impressed with the device. Sure it has a Genius button instead of a standard search button on the Nexus, but I RARELY use the actual search button vs the google search bar widget.
The Design is hit or miss. While I like the materials, being a rubberized border around the sides and a metal battery cover, the buttons are ugly. But physical buttons might not be a bad idea. I know sometimes it takes a few hits to actually get the touch controls on the nexus. It also has a dedicated camera button which is a plus.
Nasty Launcher (which is pretty fugly) should be easily replaceable with Launcher Pro which is what I use on my Nexus.
But the phone feels very stout. Very durable. After seeing FaceTime on my friends iPhones I realized while its nice, I'd never use it now but it's still pretty cool. I feel more and more phones are going to start introducing front facing cams now so its a welcome feature.
The screen is nice but not AMOLED (SLCD). Still looks good.
The larger screen, bigger processor, bigger screen. Seems like a winner.
I'd miss the trackball LED's on my Nexus and the AMOLED deep contrast colors. Gingerbread more then likely hitting the Nexus One first.
I don't know much of the MyTouch brand. Some of them come with a "Sense" feel so are they created by HTC? If so are they prone to unlocking, Rooting, and rom swapping?
Also I'm not thinking in terms of a Nexus One replacement... but lets say your Nexus died and you needed a phone. Would you choose this?
At $70 on contract only a week after release, for anyone looking to jump into Android, this phone is an absolute STEAL.
http://www.wirefly.com/search/all/mytouch 4g/
I have no idea how Wirefly ($70) and Amazon ($80) can get such low prices for such a new device.
That being said, I'd only use one if there was a stock FroYo ROM for it. But since it has been perma-rooted, that will probably come quick.
However, for a Nexus to MyTouch 4G sidegrade, you'd have to be downright INSANE. The benefits are so tiny, and add the fact that the Nexus S is on the nearby horizon, and you'd be crazy to switch from the N1 to the MT4G.
Con: Espresso
I when to buy the MyTouch at T-mobile store but I started playing with it and it changed my mind.
I really don't see myself going to a phone without soft keys like the nexus has. I really didn't like the feeling of regular keys at all.
It seems everyone here, looking forward to their next android device, want something 4" or above.
I would've expected that 4" or above would be for a small percentage, like a niche, and most people would want another 3.7 inch screen.
If there ever is a Nexus 2, or whatever the next Google dev phone, I would prefer it to be the same size as the Nexus One, I think it's the perfect size for a phone.
Anyone with me?
*tumbleweed rolls by*
Just a tad too small for me. If it had a 4" screen it would be easier to surf the web, type emails, read word documents, etc.
I like phones one size and a tablet another. The Nexus is a good size. In the world of Android devices, it's old and it's still the best. Maybe it could use a front facing camera but, who uses those anyway?
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Front facing camera
More internal memory
Faster processer
Same Vanilla goodness
Minor tweaks on a GREAT phone.
I love the form factor. Four inches is too much for me.
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I love the form factor. Four inches is too much for me.
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NSFW LOL
I agree, compared with the droid phone this thing is perfect width wise.....man I can see ppl googling me and finding this quote...*sigh*
Yep, i love the size of the Nexus One. Phones like the HTC EVO are just a little too big for my taste.
3.7" is too small.
4" is great and easy to pocket.
4.3" is even better from a usability standpoint, but obviously more difficult to pocket.
When I'm at the gym doing cardio, I place my N1 on the machine so I can watch videos hands-free. But some machines have the back panel just too far so that the 3.7" screen looks tiny. A tablet would be great, but I don't have the money for a phone AND a tablet, let alone the fact that there are no tablets anyway.
A 4.3" screen would be great for this.
I love the N1. Fits in my pocket well. The screen in landscape is great to type on and I'm a big guy with big hands. Typing in portrait mode is a little tight but thats why spell check and prediction are great. I've had a lot of phones and I know there are newer phones with all these great specs and whatnot, but I haven't seen one that has made me want to ditch my N1. Haven't looked back since I bought it in March.
I'm trying to think it's the perfect size, and it is as a phone and a pocketable device.
OTOH I'm thinking about a car mount and want a long gooseneck so it'll be within 2' of my face so I can see Trapster. Want this gooseneck to swivel down beside the console so I don't look like a dork on dates, but there is no such thing as a swivel with gooseneck. This makes me suspicious the screen is too small.
My N1 is the perfect width wise for my hand, pocket, car mount, and her tight azz jeans
Nexus One owner and I also think it is the perfect size. I bought the G2 thinking I was missing out on something, I found out very fast that the Nexus One is IMO the better looking, build quality is top notch and as far as the keyboard is concerned, don't really use it, I use Vlingo for just about everything on both phones. The Nexus One is a phone I just will never give up. No matter what device comes out in the future, will always keep the Nexus One.
PS. If all the app developers would allow their apps to be moved to the memory card the only down side to the Nexus would not be an issue.
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I like phones one size and a tablet another. The Nexus is a good size. In the world of Android devices, it's old and it's still the best. Maybe it could use a front facing camera but, who uses those anyway?
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Front facing camera
More internal memory
Faster processer
Same Vanilla goodness
Minor tweaks on a GREAT phone.
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I dont thng internal memory is solution , i am using cm6 with i can put every app to my class 10 16gb sdcard
Agree. Nexus's size is perfect for me.
The N1's size is just right for me! I love using phones in one hand, and when I tried the Galaxy S for a couple of weeks, I always had problems accessing the top of the screen with my thumb. With the N1, I can just touch the top enough to dismiss notifications.
4" screens are only nice when you wanna watch videos, but watching videos is not really what I do on my N1 anyway.
Sometimes I wish it were a bit smaller for day-to-day use, at least for my taste.
Almost prefect as is. Trim the "fat" on the bottom, and then it's perfect. I want the 3.7 screen with about 1/8 of trim around it! When I need a bigger screen, I get my tablet out..
I really like the size of the N1. I've tried the Droid, Droid X, Evo, Incredible, Vibrant, Galaxy slider, and more but nothing so far is making me want to spend the money for a new device.
I wish it were just a hair wider. I notice the slight difference between iPhone and N1 when typing in portrait mode.
You know what I wish?
I wish they start making smartphones with no space between the screen and the end of the chassis...so a 4,3" screen phone would have the size of a nexus...and it would look awesome to me...imagine to have the only screen in your hands
Erase that useless boarders!
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You know what I wish?
I wish they start making smartphones with no space between the screen and the end of the chassis...so a 4,3" screen phone would have the size of a nexus...and it would look awesome to me...imagine to have the only screen in your hands
Erase that useless boarders!
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Only problem with that is, as I found out with the SGS, which is sort of quite close to how you described, is that when you pick it up, if say the screen is already on, the edges of your hands (i.e. the flabby bits of your palms) catch the incredibly sensitive touch screen resulting in you often running things you didnt mean to run (like the browser who's icon was in the bottom right of the screen).
The idea sounds good in theory but in reality I dont think it'd work, it would be a nightmare IMO
what changes would you like to see?
i love this phone but there are a few things that i would love to see re-designed on the phone.
for example:
put a slidable door that covers the hdmi & usb ports to keep out dust.
an access door on the side to remove the sd card instead of removing the battery to get to it.
move the power button to the lower right side of the phone for easy access.
a dedicated camera button on the right side.
most important i would of had a gorilla glass / super amoled display like the epic.
then this phone would be complete in my mind.
whats you wish list?
I would just fix the light leak issue, and upgrade the processor so its easier on the battery (dual core or something), that would be it really.
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I would just fix the light leak issue, and upgrade the processor so its easier on the battery (dual core or something), that would be it really.
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Wouldn't dual core cause more battery loss?
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Wouldn't dual core cause more battery loss?
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Depends on the cpu. Could be a newer more efficient CPU.
i think the evo far surpasses any phone design thus far. whoever artistically designed this phone, i want to shake that persons hand.
its elegant, minimal, precise, lightly accented with reds and metals, thin, 3.5mm jack on the top, kickstand, everything about this phone to me still rings "best phone design to date"
im all about contemporary, minimalism and this phone is THAT.
i cant stand samsungs designs, theyre always curved around the edges, round, huge logo, ugly buttons, everything about samsung phones are disgusting to me.
sony, the same way... just because its a sony ericsson doesnt mean you gotta perpetuate the stereotypical sony aesthetics.
htc's design teams are the best hands down.
nothing about this phone i would change, except internal hardware, or a few more mm of lcd screen.
in my opinion the screen and display are just fine. i put mine next to my buddys iphone 4 and my display looked way better... also dont see the big desire for gorilla glass, the screen is already glass and doesnt scratch. honestly if i wanted to change that much i would just buy another phone
super amoled is a must for the evo.
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Depends on the cpu. Could be a newer more efficient CPU.
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Yea thats what I ment by upgrading the processor and then probably underclock it for normal use and battery life, but also have the ability it use it to its full potential, with root access of course.
I would make it thinner.
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in my opinion the screen and display are just fine. i put mine next to my buddys iphone 4 and my display looked way better... also dont see the big desire for gorilla glass, the screen is already glass and doesnt scratch. honestly if i wanted to change that much i would just buy another phone
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Mine has scratched with just keys in my pocket. It seems like it never would, but it can get scratched easier than you think. Gorilla glass would have been nice.
The screen is far superior to that galaxyS samsung screen. If there are better designs than that though, I would have rather had a more power conscious screen. Our screen pulls close to 300ma of power at full brightness... that hurts bad.
I hate the banding on samoleds right now, i hate the over saturation. I love the saturation, don't get me wrong, that is the best thing about them. Unlimited contrast ratios and whatnot, but don't unleash it and let it run overly rampant and make things look stupidly oversaturated. I have a highish end TF panel LCD at home for photo editing purposes only. So it is easy to compare things to it and see their flaws. And personally the Evo LCD looks worlds more natural and worlds better than the samoleds right now. Call it a "super" lcd if you want. Cuz I think it is super sexy.
Things I would change..... Yeah lets get the new dual core snapdragon MSM8660 in here and get 20x the pixel drawing power LITERALLY 20X. That would be nice. And with almost identical power consumption at that *at 1gz* of course the msm runs at 1.2 easily and higher than that when OC'd and pulls some extra juice at that point. Our processor was outdated on release. Kinda sucks.
And what the hell. Get this HDMI desktop mirroring and everything under control. Don't give me an HDMI port that only works where you want it to work. What if I want to host evo conferences. I don't want to have to put my evo on an old school bulb projector or something lol just to be able to show it off.
In all seriousness though, that really makes me angry, let me show off what I want to show off.
The speakers are attrocious. The call speaker is very distorted. I end up EQ'ing out 100hz and below and it helps some, so it is evidently an over excursion distortion issue. Put 3 of the speaker they used in there and extend that slot across the top from edge to edge. I need to be able to talk on my phone... as a phone.
The phone is beautiful as far as design and curves go though. Very thin. I think it is perfectly sized for a phone. Any bigger and the thing would be unusable with one hand. Any smaller and it just makes me want more screen real estate.
unless im mistaken a dual core would save more battery because it only draws half unless running something power hungry like a game and then both cores are used, otherwise its only operating at half
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in my opinion the screen and display are just fine. i put mine next to my buddys iphone 4 and my display looked way better... also dont see the big desire for gorilla glass, the screen is already glass and doesnt scratch. honestly if i wanted to change that much i would just buy another phone
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The display on the EVO is awful, I don't mean this to be another iPhone 4 vs EVO thread but the viewing angles on the EVO display are AWFUL. Throw in the lower resolution and the lower color depth, and well, you know.
That said, being realistic with what is probably currently available to HTC:
-4.3" SLCD display
-768 MB of RAM
-1 GHz 45nm Scorpion/Snapdragon w/ Adreno 205 GPU (maybe higher clock if available)
-Aluminum casing
-Better camera sensor for BOTH the front and back, lower the MP if needed
-I also would like to see a Nexus One like trackball
-Sprint ID instead of Sense. I'd prefer to have 100% stock but Sprint ID is close enough TBH and is realistic.
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The display on the EVO is awful, I don't mean this to be another iPhone 4 vs EVO thread but the viewing angles on the EVO display are AWFUL. Throw in the lower resolution and the lower color depth, and well, you know.
That said, being realistic with what is probably currently available to HTC:
-4.3" SLCD display
-768 MB of RAM
-1 GHz 45nm Scorpion/Snapdragon w/ Adreno 205 GPU (maybe higher clock if available)
-Aluminum casing
-Better camera sensor for BOTH the front and back, lower the MP if needed
-I also would like to see a Nexus One like trackball
-Sprint ID instead of Sense. I'd prefer to have 100% stock but Sprint ID is close enough TBH and is realistic.
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What the hell angle do you view your screen at? I can look at mine at nearly 180° without any color distortion.
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Better GPU (but definitely not a must), 1800 mAh battery standard. It doesn't add any bulk or require a new battery cover. Also, make it a world phone. Oh, and make the white version all-white and make the back glossy on the black cover as well.
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What the hell angle do you view your screen at? I can look at mine at nearly 180° without any color distortion.
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Lol to funny. I agree with most people there isn't to many phones EVER made that are as sexy as the Evo. I think that phone is damn near close to perfect as a phone can get as is aside from the minor hardware things. But to stay on topic I would say maybe a track pad (or ball).
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What the hell angle do you view your screen at? I can look at mine at nearly 180° without any color distortion.
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Sure. Keep believing that the EVO's display is perfect when it's in fact far below most.
fixxxer2008 said:
what changes would you like to see?
i love this phone but there are a few things that i would love to see re-designed on the phone.
for example:
put a slidable door that covers the hdmi & usb ports to keep out dust.
an access door on the side to remove the sd card instead of removing the battery to get to it.
move the power button to the lower right side of the phone for easy access.
a dedicated camera button on the right side.
most important i would of had a gorilla glass / super amoled display like the epic.
then this phone would be complete in my mind.
whats you wish list?
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Canned air fixes that even with a door dust would get in.
I have to agree with the sdcard not a night problem but I'd love to see it like a blackberry or the hero no battery pull needed
Camera button? Is it that hard to slide and press a button? LoL
Gorilla glass is nice bit honestly i think the glass is pretty good the gorilla glass would have jacked the price IMHO.
Me I'd like to see a little better screen myself. The current screen is nice bit could be a lot better
from my phone duh
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unless im mistaken a dual core would save more battery because it only draws half unless running something power hungry like a game and then both cores are used, otherwise its only operating at half
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The new dual cores coming out will get 75% better life due to reduced die size.
A Pico projector would be nice addition. Also the new technology that allows the user to gesture above the screen as opposed to touching it.
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I also find the saturation on the samoled screens to be very unappealing. It is like looking at a pile of melted crayons. However one of the new Sharp "glassesless" 3d screens would be cool.
If we are really dreaming, how about the new plastic screen cover that actually changes shape during use so that you can "feel" the keyboard buttons and the screen goes back to flat when the keyboard isn't being used?
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-A unibody aluminum casing (make it extremely durable) I hate the fact this phone feels cheap in my hand as oppose to holding someone's nexus one, G2 and the iphone. The plastic is turnoff.
-A low-volatge CPU, that can still give the power of a 1gz processor.
-Dedicated Camera Button, if this phone is going have a camera hump that's 8mp, Why not have a dedicated camera button.
-Kill off HTC Sense and use PURE ANDROID W. VANILLA. HTC sense use to many resources in the background at startup than Pure Android, its disgusting that HTC Sense is a big factor of quickly draining the battery.
-Make it thinner
-Just make sure it better than the next gen iphone5
just wondering. i can pick one up locally. brand new, for 250.
why do you guys stay with the nexus since it is not made any longer and what do you love about it?
also..hows the battery life compated to a galexyS phone? ( i have the vibrant)
Personally it's because newer devices haven't offered me anything which I really want/need. I am tempted to go with a HC tablet which will give me access to Tegra2 specific apps/games which is all I feel I'm missing when comparing the N1 to newer handsets. It also runs CM (Never mind the plethora of other ROMs) and trackball alert really is hard to beat once you get used to it
i had one right when it came out. there were no roms really yet for it and it was on 2.1 i think...i cant remember how "fast" it was..i do remember i liked the screen, but im concered about battery life..
i LOVED how thin the phoen was...
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i had one right when it came out. there were no roms really yet for it and it was on 2.1 i think...i cant remember how "fast" it was..i do remember i liked the screen, but im concered about battery life..
i LOVED how thin the phoen was...
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I get great battery life but it will obviously depend on the user. A combo of setcpu and a decent kernel will definitely help extend the battery. I found that ROMs really kicked off when Froyo hit. Although it has slowed over the past few months the N1 still has great support, especially considering it's nearly 18 months old.
$5 internet and Roms
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$5 internet and Roms
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what do you mean??? $5
because no other device so far has the same build quality, materials, sexy work-of-art look and feel of the nexus one. plus no other phone has color trackball alert to set ANY notification to ANY color you want. just glance at my phone, blue-new twitter, red-new gmail, yellow-missed call, etc. that is just a necessity once you have it, and not a single other phone is coming out with even a regular notification light, let alone colored.
plus the nexus one is the size of perfection, not so big monsters like these other phones lately. and it still has the amoled screen, not great in the sun, and not as good as super amoled, but all the same indoors.
i just cant find something to replace my nexus one with
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because no other device so far has the same build quality, materials, sexy work-of-art look and feel of the nexus one. plus no other phone has color trackball alert to set ANY notification to ANY color you want. just glance at my phone, blue-new twitter, red-new gmail, yellow-missed call, etc. that is just a necessity once you have it, and not a single other phone is coming out with even a regular notification light, let alone colored.
plus the nexus one is the size of perfection, not so big monsters like these other phones lately. and it still has the amoled screen, not great in the sun, and not as good as super amoled, but all the same indoors.
i just cant find something to replace my nexus one with
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would you consider the screen the same as like a galexy S phone? crisp/sharpness wise?
i am a HUGE rom flasher, so i think i would benefit from a phone like the N1
dvigue said:
would you consider the screen the same as like a galexy S phone? crisp/sharpness wise?
i am a HUGE rom flasher, so i think i would benefit from a phone like the N1
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it IS in fact teh same screen as the galaxy s, both screens are from samsung. both screens use the same pentile matrix pixel layout. the only difference is the galaxy s has super amoled which means the touch layer and glass layer is merged together to produce thinner glass area. the nexus one has the traditional tiny gap. indoors booth look nearly the same (nexus one is sharper because same resolution but 3.7 inch screen. the galaxy s pixels are more visible). outdoors in sunshine is where the galaxy s might be easier to see the screen.
also, not a single other android device exists that has the desk top dock and car dock. that makes the nexus one the full package that no other android device has.
of course the nexus one has the touch screen bug, cant do more than 2 finger inputs, and has the glitch issue. so its a tough call to buy it now. since its probably only 200 dollars i'd say its a no brainer. but not 500 dollars lol.
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it IS in fact teh same screen as the galaxy s, both screens are from samsung. both screens use the same pentile matrix pixel layout. the only difference is the galaxy s has super amoled which means the touch layer and glass layer is merged together to produce thinner glass area. the nexus one has the traditional tiny gap. indoors booth look nearly the same (nexus one is sharper because same resolution but 3.7 inch screen. the galaxy s pixels are more visible). outdoors in sunshine is where the galaxy s might be easier to see the screen.
also, not a single other android device exists that has the desk top dock and car dock. that makes the nexus one the full package that no other android device has.
of course the nexus one has the touch screen bug, cant do more than 2 finger inputs, and has the glitch issue. so its a tough call to buy it now. since its probably only 200 dollars i'd say its a no brainer. but not 500 dollars lol.
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whats the "glitch" issue? also, is the screen nice and responsive?
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whats the "glitch" issue? also, is the screen nice and responsive?
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Every now and than (1-2 times a day for me) the screen calibration gets borked. So if you touch one spot it reads a few mm away sometimes it thinks your touching the soft keys. The way to "fix" the issue is to shut off the screen than wake it up again.
Thats the only issue I've had. Personally waiting for the HTC Sensation or the next Nexus variant to upgrade.
Free (so far) wireless tethering.
Although I am looking at upgrading to the HTC Sensation 4G when it comes out in June.
I love the n1 because it can do everything i use it for and its still a very responsive phone. I pay 15$ for a grandfathered unlimited data plan from att so until theres a superphone available that can do all mine can do plus more and on att(since im not interested in changing cell providers) then im not really in the new phone market.
i use mine for internet access on the road for work like a the airport for instance.
reference for research for anything and everywhere.
navigation for work and play
music streaming from my home pc with subsonic(fantastic app)
music playing locally while in the car
music music music
reminders and email for work
communication with co-workers and friends via trillian on msn/gtalk/aim/facebook
timewaster and newsreader for my google reader feeds
i dont play many games but the ones i do work decent enough
only drawbacks i see with it is the multitouch, like others have said it will think youre touching the bottom menu buttons for some reason, usually i run into this after i had docked it and undocked it or it had been charging. you can kind of reproduce it if youre movinga touch point in the top left of the screen and then tap towards the lower to mid-right. if you have a multi-touch test app you will see it thinking your finger drops straight down. you get used to it though, i dont mind it too much anymore. being able to rotate the map would be nice like on the vibrant but the two finger perpendicular slide to rotate isnt so bad. I still love my n1 a lot more than my girlfriend's vibrant which is tainted by the samsung ui overlay nonsense. give me aosp or give me death.
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whats the "glitch" issue? also, is the screen nice and responsive?
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the glitch is every once in a while the screen thinks you touched a different spot. this happens about once a week for me, mostly less than that. its easy to fix, just lock the phone then swipe to unlock, the issue goes away for another week lol. but it IS a hardware issue that can never be fixed, so we just live with it.
other than that i think the screen is just fine for responsive. probably not the best in the world, but its good to me. touch a spot and it registers immediately.
I love my sexy nexyyyyyy!!!! I like trackball that's why i keep my N1.
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It's a great Developer device for those who like Flashing!
I'm keeping mine for now to see what the Pyramid looks like when released...
I can get a brand new one unopened for 250 in town....
As a vibrant, vibrant 4g, n1 owner ...the build quality of the n1 is awesome. Just tits when compared to plastics.
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1) Community Support
2) Lighted Trackball - it's a lifesaver during meetings!
3) Incredibly pocket-able..thin/light/resilient
4) It's unique - and it's not a Samsung/Moto device!
XDA is no longer worth my time.
Hello!
I recently switched my HTC Desire for a HTC Desire HD, because I got bored of the purple`ish AMOLED and the used battery...
Now, I find myself in deeper ****, or perhaps it's just the "trial" period I need to go through to fully accomodate with my DHD.
The screen... I didn't trust specification lists, so I went on with the assumption that it's got a S-LCD, just like the other HTC's. But no, the kick-ass DHD got an LCD. I find it very... well, the colours are so musty (sorry if this isn't the right word, just Google Translating around, trying to find the proper word). You get my point, I hope. Comparing my DHD to my girlfriend's Desire S, mine kicks ass, and, at the same time, sucks badly. How do you feel about this? Does it ever irritate your eyes/brain so much to the point that you want to throw it to the wall? I've got a hard case, I could throw it
The speaker...
I was stuck on stock GB w/ Sense until I finally decided to S-OFF, root and all that (3 days, that is). The speaker SUCKED. Not only the quality sucks (say, when you play a dubstep or something like that, the noise really gets... NOISY), but the loudness... it's just lacking! The Desire was kicking everybody's ass when it came to speaker. With that, when the phone rang, the entire subway station could hear it. Now, with the DHD, not even I hear it...
Now, I found LordMod kernels, with +20% volume on speaker. It still sucks.
The camera...
I don't know what's wrong here : me, the camera, or the screen. Doesn't look like 8 megapixels. The Desire S's 5MP camera looks so much better :/ what the hell?!
And now... the last thing... THE BUTTONS!
No, not the touch ones - they work flawlessly, no argue about that. I'm talking about the volume rocker and, more importantly, the power button.
The power button seems to be... well, stuck in. It's not like it is supposed to be. It is somewhat tilted inward the phone, making it not-so-easy to press (compared to the Desire, Desire S, Desire Z, Sensaton).
And the volume buttons... you don't even realise when you just turned the volume up to the maximum, cause it just happened in less than 1 second!
Above all, I have a MOMAX (iCase Pro) hard case, so the access to the power button is even harder, and the access to volume buttons is... well, excessive. I would press the volume buttons by mistake.
My old Desire had the worse volume rocker (had to attempt multiple times in order to actually increase/decrease the volume), but the power button.. IT WAS ORGASMIC!
So, how do you, other DHD owners, feel about all these? The display, the speaker, the hard buttons, the camera...
You're alone on the camera, try camera360 or vignette, might give you better results.
From what I believe is you have used your Desire for a long time and it will take some time for you to get used to this phone.
Yes the screen is not AMOLED but its not bad either, I love the size of screen it has and find resolution absolutely fine.
Speakers I agree I too dislike them but I find them audible when on max even in crowded and always use decent headphones for music and videos in any case.
I don't know why you feel that way for camera, maybe check the settings first and then try the other camera apps as mentioned. I have personally no problems with camera and images are sharp and focussed.
As for the power button, even mine is bit sunken but it took only about a week for me to get used to it and how to unlock and i can now even do it in my sleep without any problem. Volume keys though are something I loathe, they are too fragile and prone to failure and I use it to the minimum by using widgets for changing volume.
It's been almost 3 weeks since I got this, and now, I love it.
Even though the display isn't S-LCD, but LCD, it still rocks (just with its size). My girlfriend's Desire S seems so freaking small now, but the colours, I agree, are sharper than on the DHD, but on the other hand, everything is so small... and dark... x)
I've got a new battery now (it seems that the first one was faulty, barely holding ~50% charge). Things seem to go pretty well so far, and I haven't even calibrated the OS just yet.
On the other hand, right now, the only things that make me wanna say "F*CK YOU, HTC" are the camera, which would be outperformed by a Galaxy S and the speaker, which, too, would EASILY be outperformed by a Galaxy S.
Other than that, everything is working perfectly. I can never fear being left aside from a future OS update, since the RAM and CPU (OC`ed, of course) are MORE than enough. I like it because the screen is very responsive, and so are the capacitive buttons, as well! They are so well placed, unlike on the Desire S and Z, for example.
Only if it had a S-LCD screen...
Well, about the camera. I think the camera is ok in day light but as soon as it gets a little dark it totally sucks.
monki79 said:
Well, about the camera. I think the camera is ok in day light but as soon as it gets a little dark it totally sucks.
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The camera is at least head-turning. People get stunned for a second when they hear it's got a 8MP module. What they don't know is that it's worse than the Galaxy S's 5MP module, or even the iPhone 4's 5MP module.
A classmate of mine has the iPhone 4S. It really is an amazing camera...
I don't get why HTC puts so crappy cameras inside their phones. I mean, why focus on the senzor, when they should work on the lens -.-
Anyway, I'm not using my camera TOO MUCH, but when I do, I wish I had more light with me...
That's sadly true
Even iPhone 4 has a better camera quality, especially in night time. I don't understand, DHD is a younger and stronger smartphone then iPhone 4, still has a worse camera.
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The camera is at least head-turning. People get stunned for a second when they hear it's got a 8MP module. What they don't know is that it's worse than the Galaxy S's 5MP module, or even the iPhone 4's 5MP module.
A classmate of mine has the iPhone 4S. It really is an amazing camera...
I don't get why HTC puts so crappy cameras inside their phones. I mean, why focus on the senzor, when they should work on the lens -.-
Anyway, I'm not using my camera TOO MUCH, but when I do, I wish I had more light with me...
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ok so i went through two desires before switching to desire HD, which i had now for well over a year and half without feeling outdated yet
the first desire was amoled, i hated its guts, the depressing screen color tone and pentile pixel grid made me hate every bit of it, i then switched to SLCD desire which i found amazing almost matching the iphone 4 especially in view angles
when i upgraded to the DHD i found the screen a little disappointing yes its not really SLCD moderate view angles and lesser blacks, however u get used to it and u start liking eventually, also the screen has a cleaner pixels output then the sharp slcd in desire, also starting with GB the colors has imporved a lot
as for the touch buttons and multi touch, i love them a lot better then the desire and its real multi touch here, i cant stand hard buttons anymore, power buttons and volume u find them weird at first but then u start to love the flushed nature of them and the matte metal quality
The camera is a lot better then the iphone 4 in many ways u just need to learn how to use the HTC camera app, check my guide in my signature
and finally build quality! its freaking amazing the DHD is a tank, it has survived so many deadly falls with pixel sized scartches at most on the metal paint, zero damage or scartches to screen/camera, which reminds me the screen is gorilla glass and the plastics despite feeling a little weak they are not they are actually scratch resistant, my DHD has hugged rough asphalt and stones few times, still feels new from box!
check the links in my sig for camera and performance, my DHD with the stock sensation XL ER3bUS sense 3.5 ROM plus ultra smooth roise plus super charger, faster then the Sensation with official ICS firmware, locked 60 fps smooth, it has roughly the same specifications as the Sensation XL so ROMs based on XL firmware runs perfectly
i find this phone better then the newer Sensation in many ways, im still waiting for something to beat it from HTC
Youre definitely alone there
I think the screen is great and I came from an IPhone also the camera is better than my gfs 14.4 MP camera. I do agree the hard buttons aren't the best but I love this phone, I'm upgrading to the galaxy nexus next week but keep this phone for messing around with. its great!
Maate.. the cameras quality.. the iphones camera is cack in comparison, agreed on screen it is diff when u come from desire...
But serious.. dhd wipes the floor with the majority.
Plus sensation is a girls phone so its still winning lol
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As stated, on a nice sunny day camera is awesome, but in a room it just plain suck, but I don't have a DHD cause of camera so that's fine
As for the hardware buttons, actually I find them pretty nice, I love the fact that they're not sticking out, especially the power, since I like tossing the phone in the car and plugging in a headphones cable, so it would end up getting started otherwise. All in all maybe not the best screen, but I love the size and durability.
Yeah amoled vs LCD is a never ending discussion I'm totally used to LCD screens so when i see a galaxy S2 i always feel like somethings wrong with the screen. It looks so unnatural and some colors like the old android market's green are just so ugly for my eyes. I really love the DesireHD screen. I even had some iphone4 users telling me that they love it and thats gotta mean something right?
I guess its all about what you're used to.
All in all i'm still very happy with my over a year old DHD. It has some amazing custom roms that make it totally smooth and give it some pretty good battery life. It runs all the apps including games and emulators perfectly and never feels outdated.
Camera is certainly ok. Not perfect, not bad. It does its job though. I'm not a camera guy so i guess i really dont care all that much about that part of the phone.
And yeah its sturdy as hell. I took mine on several vacations. At the beach, mountain climbing, city trips. It still has no scratch at all. Looks like new.
The power button is a bugger though. Solved it by applying some sticky foam on it.
I'm gonna use it happily another year until my contract runs out and i get a cheap update. Looking forward to see what HTC has in store for us next year. And i hear some rumors on Galaxy S3 as well. I really hope there will be some strong 4.3" phones though. I dont think i want anything bigger.
I agree the camera is nice on the DHD its got more enhancement than the Iphone, in my opinion, its never failed me. Why do people think its lacking?